Pa-Salms 2017 Joel Schoon-Tanis / Eyekons; joelschoontanisart.com.
Alexanderwohl Mennonite Church Volume LXIII October 22, 2017 No. 43 Welcome! Music is the language of our hearts, bringing us together in worship to give honor and glory to God. We are glad you are here to join us as we raise our voices in singing the story of how God is renewing our lives and restoring the world. Let all creation praise the Lord! Gathering Music Welcome GATHERING TO WORSHIP Opportunities for Celebration and Service (Please sign, pass, and return the friendship registers.) Moment in Mission Emily Flaming, flute Pastor Caleb Yoder Cesar Flores Call to Worship Leader: Sing to the Lord a new song. People: Sing to the Lord, all the earth. Leader: We come with songs in our hearts and on our lips. Songs of joy, songs of sorrow, songs of celebration, songs of lament. All: God delights in our music, and rejoices over us with singing. Invocation Instrumental Call to Worship Karen Unruh When In Our Music God Is Glorified ~Hobby *Hymn Sing a New World Into Being bulletin insert Prayer of Confession Kyrie eleison Renae Peters bulletin insert Words of Assurance (based on Zephaniah 3:17) Renae Peters Morning Prayer God of Peace and Justice Pastor Linda Ewert Bulletin insert Worship With Our Tithes and Offerings First Fruits Giving Offertory Be Still My Soul Karen s heart song (#73 in 1969 The Mennonite Hymnal) ~ arr. Ham Though there are many hymns that I could call a heart song, the text put to this beautiful hymn, found in the hymnal that preceded our current one, has been a source of great encouragement to me in times of loss and change. ~Karen *Song of Dedication Let Us Build a House (v. 1, 4, 5) HEARING GOD S WORD bulletin insert Children s Story (for children through grade 3) Amy Flaming
Scripture Reading Megan and Cambry Duerksen A Reading of Praise from the Psalms (Psalm 96:1-4; 100:1-2; 92:1-2; 19:1; 146:1-2) Heart Song Stories Justine Unruh O Let All Who Thirst HWB 495 Pete Flaming They That Wait Upon the Lord SWJ 68 SENT AS GOD S PEOPLE *Song of Response As You Go Out from Here bulletin insert *Benediction Pastor Linda Ewert *Postlude God of Grace ~Organ Karen Unruh *All who are able are invited to stand. HWB - Hymnal A Worship Book (Blue) SWJ - Sing With Joy (Red) Music and worship resources for today's service have been provided by MennoMedia and the Mennonite Worship and Song Committee. This 13- member committee has launched Resonate: Join the Everlasting Song, the new worship and song collection to be released in 2020. TODAY Welcome! Cesar Flores and his spouse Lizette Miranda are MCC area directors for Central America and Haiti. A Supervised Nursery is available for children ages 3 and under during worship. Attendants are Rosi Reimer and DJ Freeman. Song Leader: Renae Peters Guitar: Eric Schrag Visual Arts: LaNae Unruh Banners: Janice (Funk) Voth made the banners you see. They are in use this Sunday for the first time. Thank you, Janice! Cover image: From MennoMedia resource. In this work inspired by the Psalms, realistic and playful images are combined with kid thought in an explosive invitation to join with all creation in praise of our Creator. The artist, Joel Schoon-Tanis, aims to help others encounter God s world with childlike wonder, whimsy, and honesty. Adult SS: Radical Hospitality Class - Guest Speaker Cesar Flores Noon - Mennonite College Student Noon Fundraiser Meal 5:00 pm - Mentor/Mentee Event -- Fellowship Hall PRAYING FOR OUR CONGREGATION AND BEYOND For our student athletes as they finish the fall season of sports; for personal, relational, and physical growth, fulfillment of goals, and safety. For those fighting serious health concerns. Christ, be our healer. Wisdom and personal strength for those navigating difficult relationships. Thanksgiving for our Senior Coffee and Conversation held at Kidron- Bethel
WEEK AT A GLANCE Monday, October 23 9:00 am Staff Meeting 1:30 pm Prayer Team 7:00 pm Board of Worship Tuesday, October 24 7:00 pm Praying for Our World Wednesday, October 25 5:45 pm Fellowship Meal Served Menu: Chili dogs, apples, carrots, chips and a brownie Thursday, October 26 Bulletin items and announcements due at noon in church office 7:00 pm Board of Deacons Sunday, October 29 9:30 am Sunday School - Radical Hospitality - Break Week -- attend your regular class 10:30 am Worship Message: Pastor Linda Ewert Nursery: Nicole Hein and Beth Yoder Noon - Light Lunch Served Congregational Meeting Junior High Fall Harvest Party Oct 30 Nov 4 Nov 5 Nov 7 Nov 9 Nov 12 Nov 17 Nov 23 Dec 2 Dec 3 Dec 10 COMING EVENTS Goessel Blood Mobile Daylight Saving Time Ends (move clocks back 1 hour) Bethesda's Pillars Banquet MCC Meat Canning Bethesda Program - Upper Room Sunday School Class Community Thanksgiving Dinner Senior Coffee and Conversation Thanksgiving Day Service Daughters of Grace Christmas Brunch First Sunday of Advent Community Brass Concert ANNOUNCEMENTS Join us for lunch today in the fellowship hall! The Mennonite College Student Ministry Team is serving a fundraiser meal for our college students attending Mennonite colleges in the spring. It ll be great food matched with good fellowship and a worthy cause in supporting our students. Please join us! Thanks for your support! Tonight we will be having our mentor/mentee event. Meet in the fellowship hall at 5 pm for activities (non-physical); supper is included. Mentors, please make contact with your mentee to see if they can come and if they need a ride. All activities are geared towards the pairs, so if one or the other cannot come, the other does not need to.
This Wednesday, October 25, the Children s Midweek department will be hosting their Fall Harvest Party with a hayrack ride out in the country. Children will meet at 6:30 pm in their regular classrooms (there will be no music time.) Please have your child dress warmly and bring their signed permission slip. Friends are welcome to join us! Everyone is invited to a light lunch and quarterly congregational meeting on Sunday, October 29, immediately following the worship service. You will get to hear about the new elevator project, presented by architect, Warren Ediger; give your affirmation for board positions for 2018; participate in a discussion on the first fruits spending plan for 2018; and learn about the Emergency Plan for our church. Child care for infants through second grade will be provided. Sign up on the sheet in the south lobby by Wednesday, October 25. It's time for a fall harvest party! All junior high youth are invited to Ron and Patsy Dirksen's house for a time of food, fun, and pumpkin carving on Sunday, October 29. Look for more details to come! Bethesda Pillars Banquet November 5 at Cross Wind Conference Center. Punch bowl and informal social time begins at 5:30 p.m. and banquet begins at 6:00 p.m. Entertainment will feature Sadie and the Larks from Hesston College. All proceeds to toward the Benevolent Care Fund annual Medicaid deficit of approximately $350,000. Your attendance and generosity is appreciated. Call 367-2291 for reservations or contact Karl Brubaker, Pat Flaming, Duane Unruh, or Verney Voth. Sign up in the south lobby to help with meat canning Nov. 7. The 5 th Annual Goessel Community Thanksgiving Meal will be on Sunday, November 12, 5:00-6:30 p.m. at the Goessel Elementary School Gymnasium. Everyone in the community is invited. The Alexanderwohl, Goessel and Tabor Churches will again provide food for this event. The sign-up sheet for salads, bread or dessert, turkey or ham is in the south lobby. Monetary donations are welcome to be used toward the expenses for the meal, such as paper goods and other food items. You may write your check out to Goessel Ministerial Alliance and give it to your church office. The meal planning team is Keith and Barb Banman, Linda Peters, Kimberly Voth, Becky Wedel and Lynette Duerksen. We are so grateful for your participation and support! ~Goessel Ministerial Alliance
What s your heart song? Write your heart song here and place in baskets provided. We will work to include as many heart songs as we can over the coming months.
Seniors MENTOR PAIRS 2017-2018 Emily Meier -- Marcia Brubaker Madeline Meier -- Aileen Esau Jayce Schmidt -- Chet Roberts Kara Burkholder -- Cindy Hastings Nathaniel Schmucker -- Travis Duerksen Juniors Delica Ewert -- Brittany Hiebert Julianna Schrag -- Chrystiana Miller Savanna Wuest -- Sandy Banman Drew Lindeman -- Brian Burkholder Kendall Hiebert -- Greg Meier Sophomores Brody Schroeder -- Jim Schmidt Dylan Lindeman -- Patrick Flaming Luke Freeman -- Kent Peters Alyssa Burkholder -- Tammy Flaming Alexandria Nickel -- Gayle Voth Brooke Nafziger -- LaNae Unruh Jerah Schmidt -- Garrett Hiebert Bea Gaeddert -- Karen Unruh Freshmen Elizabeth Schmucker -- Ann Hiebert Luke Wiens -- Eric Schrag Eddie Gaeddert -- ElRoy Wiens 8 th Graders Caiden Duerksen -- Weston Hiebert Emily Flaming -- Denise Voth Timothy Schrag -- Bryant Miller Jacob Schrag -- Ben Schrag Bane Spurlin -- James Voth Logan Sterk -- DJ Flaming 7 th Graders Jake Wiens -- Myron Schmidt Sarah Spurlin -- Rachael Burkholder Caleb Burkholder -- Larry Lindeman Mallory Schroeder -- Amy Flaming Emma Schroeder -- Tina Schrag 10/18/17
THANK YOU Thanks so much for the generosity of Alexanderwohl in sharing your First Fruit Gifts with the Mennonite Heritage & Agricultural Museum! Your faithful support allows us to keep an open door, welcoming a wide variety of guests, from families who wish to make generational connections to those off the highway who are curious about who we are as Mennonites. We were also blessed by the volunteer time of thirteen individuals as part of the "Community Service Day." In a few short hours they did an amazing amount of work to spruce up and maintain our facilities. ~With sincere appreciation, the board and staff of the Mennonite Heritage & Agricultural Museum Our Purpose Statement for 2017 This year we will Be rooted in Jesus' way Renew relationships with each other Listen with respect to one another Relate to our community in loving ways Reclaim our Gospel hope over fear Last Sunday, October 15 Attendance: Sunday School 135 Worship 195 Offerings: Sunday School $73.36 First Fruits Giving $4,451.48 Sunday School 9:30 a.m. Worship Service 10:30 a.m. 1304 K-15 Hwy, Box 8 Goessel Kansas 67053 Office: (620) 367-8192 email: alexmenno@mtelco.net website: www.alexanderwohl.org Pastors: Caleb Yoder (319) 930-7754 alexcaleb@mtelco.net Linda Ewert H (620) 367-3882 C (316) 204-4896 alexlinda@mtelco.net Deacons: Judy Goertzen Delbert Peters Linda Peters Brian Stucky James Voth Tim Voth If you would like a visit or a phone call from one of the pastors or deacons, please feel free to contact us.