How To Be Happy: In Hardship. March 3, 2013

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1 Pastor Roger Shenk (appts) Cell: Minister of Worship Larry Diener Home: Minster of Youth Zack Morris Cell: Faith Community Nurse Carolyn Stoll, RN Cell: Director of Communications Bonnie Telinger Cell: Office Manager Treva Kurtz Please submit prayer & visitation needs directly to the church office. Minister of Service Dennis Bontrager Cell: Minister of Community Shirley Good Cell: Asst. Minister of Children Kayla Miller Cell: Asst. Director of Music Rodney Shenk Cell: Church Bookkeeper / Multi-Media Galen Swope galen@bahiavistachurch.org multimedia@bahiavistachurch.org Church Administrator Gene Yoder gene@bahiavistachurch.org Cell: Office Hours Monday Friday 9:00 am 3:00 pm How To Be Happy: In Hardship March 3, Bahia Vista Street Sarasota, FL Ph: Fax: info@bahiavistachurch.org

2 We re so glad you chose to worship with us today. Please let us know how we can serve you. We want to connect with you at your speed & in your way. Please take a moment to complete a Communication Card & place it in the offering during the service. Even better, bring it by the Welcome Center to receive a special gift. During our Family Worship Service, our Nursery is fully staffed to care for children from birth through 3 years old. Kids from PreK through Grade 5 will be dismissed for Kids Church during the service, & will return to the back of the church at the end of the service. Visit the Welcome Center to register your child prior to the service. 9:30 10:15am Every Sunday Morning Open Class Room #4 United Class Room #9 Practical Living Room #11 Faith Issues The Invisible War by Chip Ingram Room #17 Prime Time Study on the Book of Philippians Room #18 Winter Residents Fellowship Hall Signing with Cindy Room #6 Seven Priorities of the Mennonite Church Library Our website is updated every week? To view live sermons, past sermons, volunteer opportunities, photo albums, current information & more, please visit Also available on the website are volunteer schedules for most areas in the church. Take some time & get yourself acquainted. First Aid Responder... Jan Graber, Judith Miller Librarian...Edna Frye Nursery... Jeff & Julie Shank Prayer Room... Rachel Hershberger Welcome Center...Treva Kurtz, Eloise & Taylor Kauffman 1 Please include the following members of our church family in prayer throughout the week: Drew Gerber, nephew to Kay Schlabach, is slowly continuing to improve after his two strokes on Jan 7 th. Please continue to pray for patience & healing. Norma Miller who is hospitalized for testing. Please pray for Marylynn who has recently learned that she has breast cancer. Marylynn faces surgery & likely further treatment. If you are a breast cancer survivor and would be willing to pray for her as her needs change, please contact Carolyn Stoll, Faith Community Nurse: carolyn@bahiavistachurch.org Unspoken Needs Please continue to pray for the unspoken needs here at BVMC and beyond. Remember to pray for both the physical and spiritual health of the church. Please continue to pray for: Lisa Bennett, Gertrude DeLacey, Fern Eash, Drew Gerber, Lila Good, Brad & Brenna Steury-Graber, Andrew Hall, Malinda Hershberger, Janet High, Noah Hostetler, Tim Kane, Melvin Kizer, Laurene Leinbach, David Ray Miller, Dorothy J. Miller, Rebecca Miller, Jean Pilgrim, Queena Phu, Patricia & Michael Pratt, Velma Ross, Ruth Shue, Dave Weiler, Leroy Willoughby. AM Attendance PM Attendance Offerings & Contributions... $14,759 Change for a Dollar... $979 Missions... $150 Eggucation... $85 Brad & Brenna Graber... $275 6

3 by Dennis Bontrager Community Builders Update: This week the new kitchen cabinets will be installed in our Meadows property. We need experienced painters for ceilings, walls and trim. The following week we will begin the floor tile and will need helpers to carry and cut tile. Please call Dennis Bontrager if you can help. Family Promise begins March 31 st Family Promise will be hosted at BVMC from the afternoon of the 31 st through April 7 th. There are several opportunities for evening hosts to greet guests from 5-8pm & overnight hosts from 8pm to 7:30am. Sign up at the Welcome Center or by contacting Dennis Bontrager directly at or dennis@bahiavistachurch.org. Not familiar with Family Promise? Visit their website & check out what's happening with Family Promise nationwide. BV Kids has a painting project that needs your help! If you have a few hours that you could share with Kayla, she has a fun painting project to complete ASAP. No art skills are necessary. You just need to be able to get down on the floor. Contact Kayla directly at kayla@bahiavistachurch.org. VBS 2013 is well underway! Be on the lookout for updates and info. Save the Date Mark your calendars. More info to come on these important events: Mar. 10 th : SCS Fundraising Meal Mar. 10 th : Andrew Lapp Concert (CFAS) Mar. 11 th : Lifeline Vascular Screening Mar. 17 th : Chuck Wagon Gang Mar. 19 th : Overseers Meeting Mar. 23 rd : Easter Egg Hunt Mar. 24 th : Blood Pressure Screening Mar. 24 th Sarasota Young Voices (CFAS) Mar. 25 th : Caring Sisters Event 5 Sunday, March 3 Generosity Sunday 8:15am Traditions Worship Service 9:30am Adult Christian Education 10:30am Family Worship & Kids Church 3pm & 6:30pm Sarasota Male Voice Festival Monday, March 4 8:30am Visitation Team Meeting Room #9 Tuesday, March 5 8:30am Pastoral Team Prayer Day Wednesday, March 6 3-6:30pm Faith Community Nurse is IN Church Office 4:30pm Seniors Balance & Exercise Overflow Area 6:30-7:30pm BV Kids Club Room #4 6:30-8:30pm Connect Youth Fellowship Hall 6:30-8pm BV Singers 6:30-7:30pm Community Classes Thursday, March 7 8:30am Dorcas Circle Rooms #9 & 10 10am-12pm Faith Community Nurse is IN Church Office 11:45am Lunch with Pastor Roger Der Dutchman 7pm Wissmann Family Concert - Sanctuary Friday, March 8 10:30am GriefShare Module #17 Saturday, March 9 8am-5pm Sarasota Male Voice Festival Rehearsal Sanctuary 2

4 TODAY is Generosity Sunday - Each year we have two Generosity Sundays where we delight in the generosity of our church family. The extraordinarily large offering that is collected supports the BVMC mission in an extraordinary way. Last year about 15% of our budget was raised on these two Sundays alone. Looking at this year s budget, this amounts to just under $105,000. God has provided us with all the resources we need to diligently pursue our mission: to befriend all with the love of Christ, through community, worship & service and to help new people feel included, inspired & involved. Please take time to prepare your finances prayerfully so that you re able to give generously in accordance with God s blessings, and your affirmation for what God is doing here at BVMC. Sarasota Male Voice Festival 3pm and 6:30 pm - The men's chorus, under the direction of Lloyd Kauffman, offers two concerts this year. The Sommers Family String Ensemble will join the chorus for several selections. Proceeds from the offering will go toward Gator Camp. Come, and worship! LUNCH with ROGER, March 11:45am Join Pastor Roger for lunch on the 1st & 3rd Thursday each month at Der Dutchman at 11:45am. All are welcome. There is no program or agenda. Come. Talk. Listen. Eat. Build relationships. Use a napkin. Don t skip seats. Wissman Family - Thursday, March 7pm - Coming from Milford, Nebraska, the Wissman Family will present a concert of Christian/gospel music using a variety of instruments and vocal arrangements. Their mission is to "share the hope and promise that's found in the Lord Jesus Christ." An offering will be received. Brunch NEXT SUNDAY Plan now to stick around after the service next week for another delicious brunch including breakfast casserole with eggs, sausage, bacon, & hash browns as well as yogurt cups with granola & fresh fruit & a variety of breakfast breads, PLENTY of breads. Brunch service will begin at 9:15am and be offered until noon. Your generous donations help BVMC families attend Sarasota Christian School. 3 Andrew Lapp in Concert - Sunday, March 6pm - The Christian Fine Arts Series is please to present Andrew Lapp in concert again. Andrew will play a variety of classical and sacred pieces including some of his own arrangements of favorite hymns. An offering will be received. Chuck Wagon Gang - Sunday, March 6pm - This well-loved gospel group will be at Bahia Vista once again. Invite your friends and neighbors. An offering will be received. Don t forget! The Eggucation campaign continues through Easter. Use the Orphans Know More envelope in the pew pocket and drop your contribution in the offering. For more information about this campaign and/or Orphans Know More, please visit their website at Women s Tuesday Eve Bible Study - The Velveteen Woman will be meeting every two weeks on Tuesday evenings in Module #3 from 7-8pm beginning March 5 th. The study will be facilitated by Dawn Van Beck and Patricia Pratt. No need to sign up, just come on out and join us. Don t forget to bring a friend. Women s Tuesday Morning Bible Study It s not too late to join. One Thousand Gifts is a study which strives to find the meaning of life and fully embrace the surprising truth from the final scenes of Jesus earthly life. Study meets 9:30am in Room #9, and is facilitated by Miriam Nauman and Julie Shank. Childcare provided. Sign up at the Welcome Center. DVD study of The Invisible War by Chip Ingram is starting in the Faith Issues class. This study focuses on what every believer needs to know about Satan, Demons, & Spiritual Warfare, & is based on Ephesians 6: Join Faith Issues in Module 9:30am and strengthen your wisdom and yourself for the future. 4

5 March 3, 8:15am March 3, 10:30am Prelude... Larry & Marilyn Herris Welcome & Invocation... Dennis Bontrager, Minister of Service Community Life Announcements... Larry Diener Praise & Worship All Hail the Power, #285 In the Bulb, #614 Bridge of Faith Jesus, Name Above All Names Pastoral Prayer... Dennis Bontrager Welcome! Make yourself at home. We ll be here a little more than an hour. We pray. We sing. We take an offering to bless others. Kids will be dismissed for Kids Church just prior to the message. Message How To Be Happy: In Hardship Generosity Sunday Offering... Roger Shenk Special Music... Angel Cappar How Great Thou Art Message... Roger Shenk, Pastor How To Be Happy: In Hardship Benediction The Lord Lift You Up, #73, STJ Larry If this is your first time here, be sure to meet Pastor Roger at the Popcorn Stand in the courtyard following today s service. He d love the chance to meet you.

6 Kayla Miller Kayla Miller comes to us from Nabinway, MI. The daughter of a preacher/worship leader, Kayla has grown up being involved in the Mennonite church. During high school Kayla was involved with music, athletics, academics and children, serving both at church and in the elementary school. Upon her graduation, Kayla attended Cornerstone University and studied elementary education. During this time her love for children continued to grow as she served at Sabaoth Ministries, an afterschool program for low-income, inner-city students ages For the past three summers, Kayla has worked at Little Eden Camp as a counselor during kid s camp and kitchen staff during family camp. All these experiences have led Kayla here to BVMC and developed in her a vision for the BVMC Children s Ministry. She is very excited to get the ball rolling and see what God has in store for the children already here and the ones to come. Next Sunday a short Congregational Meeting will be called to order during our worship services. Pastor Roger Shenk and the Overseers are enthusiastically recommending Kayla Miller as our new Children s Minister. This is a planned transition to allow current Children s Minister, Bonnie Telinger, to focus exclusively on her position as Communications Director. Please contact me directly (nanyoder37@gmail.com or ) with any comments or questions prior to this meeting. Nancy I. Yoder, Overseer Chair Everybody needs to do a little Spring Cleaning each year, don t they? BVMC needs some Spring Cleaning, too! It s that time when you get all the extra cleaning done, that there just isn t enough time for during routine cleanings. Won t you spare a few hours to help? Saturday, March 16 th 8am Now, you may say EIGHT IN THE MORNING?! But we d be willing to bet that you ve met a friend for breakfast at 8am at least a time or two this winter. :-) Light mid-morning refreshments will be served. Project areas include: Sanctuary Song Racks Office Blinds Kitchen Walls Window Sills Pews Chairs Windows Library Kitchen Drawers & Shelves A/C Vents & Returns Special thanks to Naomi Sebourn, Leona Yoder, and Cal Mills who have already offered to coordinate specific areas. Please take a moment to sign up at the Welcome Center so that we can plan the projects for the day. Last year our participation was a little low and we were not able to do all we had hoped to do. We need men and women and all ages are welcome. Come get dirty with us!

7 Sarasota Christian has an extraordinary opportunity to receive matching funds through the Community Foundation of Sarasota's 36- Hour Giving Challenge on March 5. There is $645,000 in matching and incentive grants available to the school! Donations and matching funds received will go toward the new proposed high school building. It's EASY, all you have to do is: 1. Visit on Tuesday, Mar 7am 2. Give a $25 or more online donation to Sarasota Christian School $430,000 in matching gifts are available to SCS and other local nonprofits. Please donate promptly at 7am, as matching funds are quickly dispersed. $215,000 in incentive grants are also available throughout the 36-hour period, and so gifts given after 7 am will be of great benefit to SCS as well. Visit for more information.