Here I am, for you called me. *All who are able are invited to stand.

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1 Eighth Street Mennonite Church We are a Christian community rooted in Anabaptism that welcomes diversity and is devoted to worshiping God and to extending God's love to the congregation, to Goshen, and to the world. Here I am, for you called me. GATHERING Prelude: Here I am, Lord (HWB 395) Linker (As this prelude prepares us for worship, please transition to worship by turning off your cell phone.) Welcome & Announcements Lighting the Peace Lamp Interlude *Call to Worship Leader: O LORD, you have searched me and known me. People: I praise you, for I am fearfully and wonderfully made. Leader: Now the LORD came and stood there, calling as before, Samuel! Samuel! And Samuel said, People: Speak, for your servant is listening. Leader: Nathaniel said to him, Can anything good come from Nazareth? Philip said, People: Come and see. Leader: God knows us, speaks our name, calls us to abundant life. ALL: We praise God, listen for God s voice, rise up and follow. *Hymn #91(SJ) Like a mother who has borne us (v. 1 solo) *Invocation Hymn #71(SJ) Alleluia, the Great Storm is over (cong refrain only) KNOWN BY GOD Hymn #533(HWB) Jesus, my Lord, my God, my all Scripture Reading: Psalm 139:1-6, (Psalm will be read between verses) Hymn #284(HWB) Come away to the skies CALLED BY NAME Scripture reading: I Samuel 3:1-10 Children s Time: Hymn #47(SS) Let the children come (refrain only) *Hymn #261(HWB) I will sing the Lord s high triumph CALLED TO FOLLOW INTO LIFE Scripture reading: John 1:43-46 Vocal Octet: True Evangelical Faith Larry Nickel Scripture reading: John 1:47-53 *Hymn #60(SS) Come to me, come to us Offering and Offertory: Let the hungry come to me (HWB 464) Kerr (Please sign the registration pad at the end of your pew.) Sharing Joys and Concerns The Church at Prayer Hymn#347(HWB) Through our fragmentary prayers SENT INTO LIFE *Hymn#30(SS) Arise, your light has come! *Benediction *Organ Meditation *Postlude: When in our music God is glorified (HWB 44) Proulx *All who are able are invited to stand. Worship Leader - Leonard Beechy Children s Time Leader - Karen Miller Rush Organist - Patricia Oakley Pianist & Viola - Brian Wiebe Song Leaders - James Nelson Gingerich, Karen Hershberger, Janeen Bertsche Johnson, Roger Nafziger Soloists - Janeen Bertsche Johnson, Kate and Will Leichty Octet - Karen Hershberger, Janeen Bertsche Johnson, Kate Leichty, Elizabeth Woodworth, James Nelson Gingerich, Will Leichty, Roger Nafziger, Brian Wiebe Violins - James Nelson Gingerich, Karen Hershberger Cello - Benjamin Wiebe Flute - Janeen Bertsche Johnson Hymnals used in worship are: HWB Hymnal: A Worship Book (blue); SJ Sing the Journey (green); SS Sing the Story (purple). Hymnals are located in the racks in front of you and underneath the pews. Please see an usher if you would like a large print hymnal and bulletin, hearing device, or assistance using the lift.

2 All ages are welcome in this worship service! If desired, childcare is available in the nursery for infants and in the toddler room for children ages 2 to pre-kindergarten (4-5 years old). These rooms are located at the top of the stairs in the children s Sunday school wing. Eighth Street Mennonite Church 602 South Eighth Street Goshen, IN Kevin D. Farmwald, Pastor Brenda Sawatzky Paetkau, Pastor Office Hours: Monday Friday 8:30am-2:30pm Telephone: addresses: Office office@8thstmennonite.org Pastoral Team.. pastors@8thstmennonite.org Kevin. kfarmwald@8thstmennonite.org Brenda..bpaetkau@8thStMennonite.org Preschool.preschool@8thStMennonite.org Financial Issues...finance@8thStMennonite.org January 15, 2012

3 Birthdays and Anniversaries: January 15 21, David King 20 Marion Bontrager 17 Jane Farrell 20 Leah Richardson 18 Christine Amstutz 21 Bob Smoker 19 Evie Bertsche 21 Bob & Kathy Smoker 73 Church Calendar this week: January 15 21, 2012 Monday No Preschool Christian Education Commission, Meeting Room, 7pm Wednesday Midweek Meal, Fellowship Hall, 6pm Venture Club, MCC Meat Canning, 6:30pm Church Board, Meeting Room, 7pm Saturday Basketball vs. Yellow Creek, Elkhart Sports Center, 9am Church Rental, Fellowship Hall & Kitchen, 11:30am-2pm Church Calendar next week: January 22 28, 2012 Sunday Choir Rehearsal, Sanctuary, 8:30am Monday Preschool Mother s Night, 6:30pm Tuesday Preschool Mother s Night, 6:30pm Wednesday Supper for Body & Soul, Youth Room, 7pm Thursday Men s Luncheon, Trolley Café, 11:45am Women s Luncheon, Trolley Café, 11:45am Preschool Mother s Night, 6:30pm Friday Junior Youth Winter Retreat, Camp Friedenswald thru Sunday LAST SUNDAY, JANUARY 8, 2012 ATTENDANCE: 179 OFFERING: $4, Budget $4, January Giving Box Year to Date Giving for the Budget $11, Needed for the Budget (year to date) $12, Balance $(1,373.06) Due to generous giving throughout 2011, we surpassed our budgeted contribution goal. Expenses were a bit under budgeted amounts which will leave us with a budget surplus of approximately $2,200 for Contributions for the December Giving Box and White Gift Offering totaled $7388 which will support Maple City Health Care Center & Elkhart County Clubhouse. Thank you for your generous support as we together strive to become the church that Christ envisions for us. January 15, 2012 Greeting us this morning are Ron Byler & Mim Shirk. Mim Shirk and Ron Byler have been Eighth Street members (this time) since They were members before in the late 1980s. Mim is vice president with Mennonite Health Services Alliance and Ron is Executive Director of Mennonite Central Committee US. They have each served on several commissions over the years. Mim is currently on the Executive Committee. They enjoy beach vacations, reading and Scrabble. Their son Jesse lives in Pittsburgh. Staffing the Nurseries Today: Worship (Infants) Cathy Beery Berg & Zach Berg (Toddlers) Eileen Saner & Rachel Eisenhour Second Hour (Infants) Barbie Swihart Stutzman Next Sunday: Worship (Infants) Barbie Swihart Stutzman & Sarah Rush (Toddlers) Mary Liechty-Caskey & Oscar Peterson Veatch Second Hour (Infants) To be announced Front & Back Door Greeters Today: Ardean Friesen and Bob Kauffman Next Sunday: Lyn and Lois Miller Staffing the Sound Booth Today: Shawn Rittenhouse Next Sunday: Hesston Lauver SECOND HOUR B1 Builders: God establishes a faithful people: Genesis, Exodus, Luke, Galatians; God preserves a remnant, Emma Zehr B3 Seekers: God establishes a faithful people: Genesis, Exodus, Luke, Galatians; God preserves a remnant, Mel Friesen B4 Challengers B7 Vessels: Confession of Faith in a Mennonite Perspective discussion B5 - Senior Youth (Grade 9-12) Room #5 - Junior Youth (Grade 6-8) Room #9 Middlers (Grade 2-5) Room #6 - Primary (4-6 years) Room #7 Early Childhood (2-3 years) ANNOUNCEMENTS The January Giving Box is for the Service Support Fund used by the Mission and Service Commission to support individuals doing service projects outside the congregation. In the past the fund has supported the 8thDS service trip to Meridian, Mississippi; medical mission trips, and serving with Habitat for Humanity.

4 In 2006, after hurricanes Rita and Katrina devastated the Gulf Coast, 8 people from this congregation went to Meridian, Mississippi and connected with Jubilee Mennonite Church to assist their ministry to victims of the hurricanes. Since that time a relationship has been built between Eighth Street and Jubilee with a group from Eighth Street going to Meridian every year to work at various service projects. In 2010, a group from Jubilee came to Goshen to work at The Window, LaCasa and other places. You can follow the activities of this year s group going to Meridian January through the link on our church website, 8thstmennonite.org. The group will also be sharing on Sunday, January 29 during second hour. Everyone is welcome to Midweek Meal on Wednesday, January 18, at 6pm in the Fellowship Hall where a small donation will get you good food and great conversation with other Eighth Streeters. We'll be serving mounds of chili-spiced beef (plus a bean-tastic vegetarian option) and sharp cheddar cheese over a bed of crisp greens, all doused with a chunky tomato lime dressing and topped with shards of corn chips. Join us for these healthy, hearty taco salads prepared by Allison Goertz. Eighth Street will help with Mennonite Central Committee (MCC) Meat (turkey) Canning for Relief this Wednesday, January 18 from 7am-8:30pm at The Depot. Shifts are morning, afternoon, or evening. Checks to help with costs can be made payable to Foreign Relief MCC and sent to Ernie Miller. The website canning.mcc.org has interesting history and pictures of the project. Venture club will meet this Wednesday, January 18, from 6:30-7:30pm. We will visit the MCC mobile canner to see it in action. Upcoming Second Hour Opportunities for Adults include: January 22 with Cesar Garcia, General Secretary Elect of Mennonite World Conference; January 29 with the 8 th DS service group reporting on their trip; and February 5, March 4 and April 1 with First Sunday of the Month Intergeneration Adult Classes. More details to follow. The Eighth Street Vision Team has begun a process of discerning goals to guide congregational life and planning for the next several years (somewhat akin to the EMBRACE goals of ). Over the course of the next few months the Vision Team will be asking each regular attendee to respond to several questions about your experience with the church and your dreams for the future. Vision Team members are Leonard Beechy, Dave Gerber, Janeen Bertsche Johnson, Kate Leichty, Steve Nolt, Heather Reichenbach and Cal Zehr. The Trustee Commission encourages suggestions regarding the maintenance and improvements of the church building and grounds. Please put a signed note in the Church Mailbox or office@8thstmennonite.org identifying repairs needed or improvement suggestions. A 40-voice choir from Canadian Mennonite University is coming to Goshen. They need lodging for Tuesday night, April 24, and breakfast and a sack lunch for the next day. Please contact the church office this week and indicate the number of people you could host that evening. The 2012 Flower Calendar is posted on the bulletin board next to the church office. If you would like to provide flowers for worship, please indicate your name and occasion on the calendar. Today Stephen Morris, who played the organ here at Eighth Street in the mid 70 s while in high school, is giving a free concert at 3pm at St. Paul s United Methodist Church in Elkhart. See the bulletin board for more information. Martin Luther King Jr. Day events will feature Dr. Vincent Harding, an associate of Dr. King, January At Associated Mennonite Biblical Seminary (AMBS), 3003 Benham Avenue in Elkhart, Dr. Harding will speak on January 16 at 3pm; on January 17 in a chapel service at 11:30am and forum at 12:30pm. Call or send a message (574/ or volunteercoordinator@ambs.edu) if you plan to purchase a lunch for $6. Dr. Harding also will speak on January 15 & 16 at College Mennonite Church and Goshen College, on January 17 at several South Bend locations, and on January 18 at Historic Roosevelt Center in Elkhart. Full details at Bethany Christian Schools has a quilt in the school lobby for friends to quilt for its auction. Quilters may come Tuesday from 6:30-8pm or Monday-Friday, anytime between 8am-4pm. Check in at the office upon arrival during the school day. If you would like to stay for a complimentary lunch, call the school in advance at The school will also be open for quilting on Monday, January 16 (MLK Day) from 1-4pm. Ron Guengerich will teach Hebrew Culture & Language at Silverwood Mennonite Church on Monday & Wednesday from 3-4pm beginning January 18. The class is free. If you have questions, contact Ron at ron@silverwoodmc.org. Contact Silverwood Mennonite Church office if you plan on attending the class.

5 Working for Peace: Seniors for Peace will meet this Thursday, January 19 at 9:30am at Greencroft s Jennings Auditorium. Alan & Eleanor Kreider will speak on worship, mission & peace. The Christian Peacemaker Teams Signs of the Times is on the literature table if you would like to learn more about their work. You are invited to attend Healing of Memories: Apology and Forgiveness in our Relationships with Lutherans and Catholics on January 20, 7pm at Menno-Hof. Don t miss the stories of astonishing new activities in Anabaptist history from John Rempel, professor of theology at AMBS, and André Gingerich Stoner, director of holistic witness and interchurch relations for Mennonite Church USA. César García, new General Secretary of Mennonite World Conference, will also be introduced. RSVP at 260/ or info@mennohof.org to be assured a seat. New Perspectives on Faith meeting next Sunday, January 22 at 7pm, Room at College Mennonite Church will host Larissa Fast, Assistant Professor of Conflict Resolution at the Kroc Institute, University of Notre Dame. Her topic will be "Aid in Danger: Providing Emergency Relief in the Midst of Violence." New Perspectives meetings are free and open to the public; all are welcome to attend and participate in discussion following the presentation. More info at Center for Hospice s Living with Loss Bereavement Support Group meets weekly on Thursday for 7 sessions at 10am noon beginning January 19 through March 1 at Old US 20 East, Elkhart, IN. Bereavement services are free of charge. To pre-register or for further information about this group or other bereavement support services, including individual and family counseling please contact: Greg Suderman, LCSW, Bereavement Counselor, Elkhart Office at 574/ or 800/ or sudermang@centerforhospice.org Service Opportunities: Want to serve next year alongside a church and community to make a difference? Apply now to Mennonite Mission Network s year-long programs. Mennonite Voluntary Service, Radical Journey, Service Adventure and DOOR Dwell are all accepting applications for fall Visit Service.MennoniteMission.net for applications and details.