BACK TO SCHOOL SUNDAY

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1 BACK TO SCHOOL SUNDAY Let L Let the children come... Luke 18:16 August 27, 2017 PARK VIEW MENNONITE CHURCH 1600 College Avenue Harrisonburg, VA (540) office@pvmchurch.org facebook.com/pvmchurch

2 Vol. LXIII August 27, 2017 No. 35 a community of communities engaging in God s mission, a diversity of voices discerning the Spirit s call, a family of faith bearing with one another in Christ s love [from a leadership vision for our times full statement on website] Visiting today? Welcome! Please stop by the desk in the foyer to say hello and get some church info. Today s hosts are Lee and Marie Moyer. Greeting at the doors are Andre, Gloria, Reuben and Hannah Mast; Jeremy, Trisha, Dylan and Simon Blosser; Jason, Laura, Miriam and Adam Rhodes. Today s ushers are Ed Bontrager, Paul Yoder, Lily Taylor, Kenton Brubaker, Gordon and Bonnie Zook DID YOU KNOW? DVDs or CDs of the service are available in the library to borrow. Large print hymnals and bulletins are available in the foyer. Hearing assistance units are available at the sound booth. To get church s, announcements, prayer requests: bit.ly/pvmc- THIS MORNING AT PARK VIEW WORSHIP (9:30-10:45 am) Nursery for Infants-3yrs: Melodie May and Andrea & Chloe Weaver FELLOWSHIP TIME (10:45-11:00) Beverages & visiting in Fellowship Hall. FAITH FORMATION HOUR (11:00-12:00) Nursery attendants: Holly & Rod King K-5th Grade - Welcome to Shine Time! Kids Café: Following the service we meet downstairs in Rm 4/5 (Fireflies: PreK-K), Rm 8 (Stars: 1st-2nd) and Rm 9/10 (Lunas: 3rd- 5th) for our own time of snacks and fellowship. Snack assistant: Dorothy Logan Sing Out (Rm 17): We move our bodies and join our voices in song Scripture Speaks (Rm 12): Special guests present this week s Bible Story Storyteller: John Fairfield Activity Time: Craft/activity related to the Bible story, in three groups: Grades PreK-K: Rebecca Shank and Kim Schmucker Grades 1-2: Mark Brubaker and Elizabeth Rohrer Grades 3-5: Trisha Blosser and Laura Yoder MYF (Room 14-A): Christian Early JYF (Room 18): Moriah Hurst and Sandy Brownscombe Colloquy (FP room): Backyard watershed: Park Woods - Kenton Brubaker Logos (Rm 3): Reflecting on the sermon and service SALT (Phil s office): An inclusive community - Don Steiner

3 Shalom (Rm 7): Choral collections - John Horst ROOM 16 (Rm 16): Life meets sermon Yalla (balcony): Faith and Life Together Intergenerational Conversations on Spirituality and Faith (Conf rm): College Students and Young adults welcomed and encouraged to attend. Prayer Room: Prayer Room is available downstairs for silent meditation THIS WEEK AT PARK VIEW TODAY: Shine Time orientation meeting, 8:30-9, fellowship hall Colloquy fellowship meal, noon, fellowship hall THURSDAY: Worship Commission, 4-5 pm, conference room SATURDAY: 40+ Men s breakfast NEXT SUNDAY: Extended fellowship time after worship FURTHER AHEAD AT PARK VIEW SEPTEMBER 8-10 Church Retreat: Creation is a song Safe Church approved adult training, 9-12 noon, fireplace room 17 School Kit Blitz 24 PVMC Leadership retreat, 2 pm 26 Men s Bible Study begins DETAILS ON HAPPENINGS AT PARK VIEW Welcome back Phil & welcome back college students! - join us NEXT SUNDAY for an extended fellowship time following worship. Please bring fruits and (nut free) breads to share for this celebration. DO YOU KNOW... Check the easel beside the Welcome Center in the foyer. Calvin & Jean Miller, now living in Broadway, are currently being featured. School Kit Update: A QUIZ FOR ALL: The PVMC-MCC School Kit Blitz celebrates 10 years on September 17. What is your guess of the total number of school kits sent to MCC from 2008 thru 2017? Two clues are: (1) In 2008, 1,001 were sent; (2) we will pack 2,000 on September 17. Include this number in your guess. Use the form on the table to record your guess of the number of kits sent to MCC in the last 10 years, sign your name, and deposit your guess in the box on the table. Pastor Phil will announce the two persons who guess the correct total number, or the closest to the total number at the end of the blitz on September 17. Attendance is required to receive the prize. Safe Church Approved Adult Training - September 16 from 9am-12 noon, Fireplace Room. If you have interest in working with the young people of our

4 church or just making our church a safer place for young people, you are strongly encouraged to attend this training. Talk to Pastor Moriah if interested. Church retreat: Creation is a song... : Please plan on attending our church retreat at Camp Brethren Woods, on September Please sign up, if you haven t yet!!! (Link included in Friday ). VMRC transportation to Church Retreat: To all VMRC residents who might like to take advantage of the van transportation to and from Camp Brethren Woods for the morning worship on Sept. 10, please contact the church office next week to reserve a spot. There are 6-7 more seats on the van. Worship attendance last Sunday: 223 Faith promise offering: $7,349 OFFICE HOURS: Monday-Thursday 9-4, Friday 9-3 Morning prayers: 9-9:15 daily, all are welcome; office closed for lunch Senior Pastor: Phil Kniss Contact info: , phil@pvmchurch.org, office hours Tues-Fri Nurture & Faith Development Pastor: Moriah Hurst Contact info: , moriah@pvmchurch.org, office hours Tues-Fri Care & Visitation Pastor: Barbara Moyer Lehman Contact info: , barbara@pvmchurch.org, office hours Tues-Thur Congregational Administrator: Sandy Wenger Contact info: , office@pvmchurch.org, office hours Mon-Fri Finance & Facility Manager: Jane Eanes Contact info: , jane@pvmchurch.org, office hours Tues-Wed Custodians: Warren Bock, John Fast, Don Burkhart Music: Judy Bomberger (music director), John Fast (organist), Karen Moshier-Shenk (choir director) Congregational Council: Ron Yoder (chair), Sandy Brownscombe (vice-chair), Peggy Landis, April Sachs, Rosemary King, John Wenger, Annmarie Early, Alex Click Elders: Gloria Diener (chair), Phil Helmuth, Edgar Miller, Laura Yoder, Shirley B. Yoder

5 ORDE R OF WORSHI P Back to School Sunday August 27, 2017 HWB = Hymnal: A Worship Book; STJ = Sing the Journey, STS = Sing the Story Gathering Gathering hymn: HWB 43 Christ is our cornerstone Prelude Welcome and lighting the peace lamp STJ 4 You ve got a place Call to worship (a prayer from Psalm 8) one O Lord, our Sovereign, How majestic is your name in all the earth! all Out of the mouth of babes and infants you have founded a bulwark because of your foes, to silence the enemy and the avenger. one When I look at your heavens, the work of your fingers, the moon and the stars that you have established; what are human beings that you are mindful of them, mortals that you care for them? all Yet you have made them a little lower than God, and crowned them with glory and honor. You have given them dominion over the works of your hands; you have put all things under their feet, all sheep and oxen, and also the beasts of the field, the birds of the air, and the fish of the sea. one O Lord, our Sovereign, how majestic is your name in all the earth! HWB 70 Immortal, invisible, God only wise Celebrating Milestones Recognizing Age 3s and Kindergarten Age 3: Susannah King, Grant May, Indigo Clymer Kurtz Kindergarten: Hazel Shank, Olive Shank, Lilah Tierney, Jayden Will Sing: O little children, gather [stanzas 1 and 2, see inside] Recognizing Grades 6 and 9 Grade 6: Sophie Hendricks, Silas King, Eleanor Yoder, Sophia Yoder Grade 9: Sarah Keim, Harriet King, Halie Mast, Hannah Mast, Jacob Petersheim, Ava Shenk, Sophie Weaver Sing: O little children, gather [stanzas 3 and 4] At conclusion, sing O little children, gather [stanza 5]

6 Hearing the word Old Testament reading: Deuteronomy 6:4-9 New Testament reading: Luke 18:15-17, 9:46-48 Sermon: Welcoming children with openness

7 Responding STS 47 Let the children come to me Litany of Dedication for Church Workers (see insert) Offering our First-fruits and My Coins Count (Children pass a second basket for My Coins Count, to help MCC & VMM) In gratitude and worship, we offer the first and best of who we are and what we have, to be used for God s mission in the world. [Deuteronomy 26:1-11] Offertory: It is Well With My Soul (arr. John Purifoy) Doxology [stand if you are able... words below, music in HWB 48] Praise God from whom all blessings flow; Praise God all creatures here below; Alleluia! Alleluia! Praise God the source of all our gifts! Praise Jesus Christ whose power uplifts! Praise the Spirit! Holy Spirit! Alleluia! Alleluia! Alleluia! Text: Thomas Ken, adapted. Gilbert Viera, 1978, reprinted under OneLicense.net A Prayers of the congregation when leader says, In your mercy, Lord... respond, hear our prayer Ending with the Lord s Prayer... Sending Announcements Benediction HWB 422 May God grant you a blessing Moriah Hurst, sermon Shirley Yoder Brubaker, worship leader Judy Bomberger, music leader Sara Godshall, Steve Nyce, Christopher Clymer Kurtz, Greg Sachs, Nathan May, musicians Eric Schmucker, Perry and Simon Shank, scripture reader Donna Shank, worship arts John Fairfield, sound Greg Sachs, video Paul Yoder, radio Pastors Phil Kniss, Moriah Hurst, and Barbara Moyer Lehman, post-service greeters