First Mennonite Church McPherson, KS Jan 15, 2017 Extending the Table: Outreaching Hospitality Spontaneous Hospitality Gathering Music Welcome and Announcements Prelude to Worship Call to Worship Prayer Come to me, come to us Isaiah 55:1-3 Come, all you who are thirsty, come to the waters. You who have no money, come, buy and eat! Come, buy wine and milk without money and without cost. Why spend money on what is not bread, and your labor on what does not satisfy? Listen, listen to me, and eat what is good, and you will delight in the richest of fare Give ear and come to the Lord; listen, that you may live. Songs and Words of Praise Come, thou fount HWB 521 Psalm 40:1-3 Sing praise to God who reigns HWB 59
Offering and Offertory Prayer of Blessing Sharing and Prayer Children s Feature And MCC Penny Offering Scripture Lesson Luke 9:10-17 Faith Story: Because of you... Sermon: Taking Time Kathy Goering Sending Song: For we are strangers no more HWB 322 Benediction Postlude ********************************************************************* HWB Hymnal: A Worship Book (blue) SJ: Sing the Journey (green) Songs reprinted by permission: CCLI license #1625189 and OneLicense.net license # A-719542 Hospitality is outreaching. Hospitality is when we open our lives to others, welcoming them with sensitivity, attention and respect, so that they might find a place of comfort & belonging with us. We do this because that is what Jesus does for us. Outreaching hospitality is a vital ministry in a healthy congregation. Hospitality is Good News evangelism. The worship theme that began last Sunday is Extending the Table. o Jan 22 Risky Hospitality o Jan 29 Contagious Hospitality o Feb 5 Holy Hospitality NEXT SUNDAY begins a two-session Sunday School hour study and conversation about our hospitality ministry at FMC. What might outreaching hospitality look like for FMC in the next chapter with the next pastor? What can we dream? What is realistic? Plan to be part of this conversation. 2
Welcome to First Mennonite Church. If you would like to know more about us, please speak with our pastor or another member. Welcome folders are available in the foyer or from a greeter. We hope you meet Jesus here. Assistance Available: We have large-print hymnals and bulletins, as well as assisted listening devices. Please ask an usher for any of these items. Bible Adventure! After Children s Gathering during the worship service, children are invited to age-appropriate spiritual formation through Bible stories, music, crafts and other fun stuff. Prayer Time: Each Sunday at 9:10am, a group meets in the overflow room to pray for the future of this congregation. Please join us in prayer. Worship Volunteers: Today: Next Week: Song Leader: LaVon Ediger Jayson Thurston Scripture Reader: Mark Stucky Keri Duree Children s Gathering: Pastor Randy Bob Bartel Musician: Kathy Sawatzky Kathy Sawatzky Sound Tech: John Duerksen John Duerksen Flowers: Dayle Toews January Greeters: Gary & Amber Stucky January Ushers: Delmar Duerksen, Stan Miller, Mark Stucky Offering TODAY: Benevolence Offering NEXT SUNDAY: Local Church SCRIPTURE NEXT SUNDAY Lectionary: Isaiah 9:1-4; Psalm 27:1, 4-9; Matthew 4:12-23; 1 Corinthians 1:10-18 Sermon: Luke 10:25-37 3
WHAT S HAPPENING THIS WEEK: Wed, Jan 18: Thurs, Jan 19: Sun, Jan 22: Offering Totals Jan 8, 2017 Sr SS $ 14.00 Cash $ 42.00 Peppernuts $ 20.00 Mission Partner $ 158.00 Ruth Stucky Memorial $ 50.00 Local $2395.00 Total $2679.00 Attendance Jan 8, 2017: 65 Budget Snapshot: We ended the year with a positive balance of $963. Praise the Lord! And thank you for your generous giving. Let s resolve to keep the balance positive, and give as the Lord leads. Remember today is Benevolence Sunday, and anything not otherwise specified goes to Benevolence. If you wish your contribution to go toward the church budget it must be so designated. Birthdays & Anniversaries Jan 15-22, 2017 Birthdays Jan 15 Brandon Friesen Jan 16 Kaylie May Jan 17 Jessica Taylor Jan 17 Kelsie Martin Jan 18 Benjamin Dick Jan 18 Dayle Toews Jan 18 Lynn Schlosser Jan 19 Rebecca Schlosser Jan 21 Marlene Unruh No Anniversaries 7:00 p.m. Bells 9:00 a.m. Quilters 9:10 a.m. Prayer Time 9:30 a.m. Sunday School 10:40 a.m. Worship 4
FIRST MENNONITE PRAYER REQUESTS If you share a prayer request during worship that you don t want printed, please indicate that at the time, or notify Laura by Wed morning, either by a note on her door or by email. Pray for our congregation during this time of transition. Remember the family of the mother & son who died after falling through the ice in Moundridge. Remember the Milo Schrag family in his passing. Dale Yoder, a ReUse It volunteer, is in Cedars rehab after a fall from a ladder. Dayle s friend, Jeannie, has a serious lung condition, and is on oxygen. She hasn t been able to leave the house for several weeks. Pray for Eric s friends, Luke and Mindy, in the unexpected loss of mother-in-law. FIRST MENNONITE ANNOUNCEMENTS We thank you for your many expressions of kindness over the Christmas season and for your concern and prayer for our daughter-in-law. She is at home now but still recovering. ~Randy and Ann Thank you church family for all the prayers, calls, cards, and expressions of sympathy as we said good bye to Betsy's mother Esther Wenger. I especially enjoyed the beautiful bouquet of flowers from the church. Thank you for that encouragement. ~Randall & Betsy Who made time for you? Is there someone who made a difference in your life? If you would be willing to share briefly about it through a Faith Story: Because of you, please let Randy know. Coffee time! Bill Goering and Pastor Randy are meeting for coffee at The Well every Wed at 10:00. In the name of hospitality, YOU are welcome too, and bring a friend if you like. 5
FIRST MENNONITE ANNOUNCEMENTS CONTINUED NEXT SUNDAY begins a two-session Sunday School hour study and conversation about our hospitality ministry at FMC. What might outreaching hospitality look like for FMC in the next chapter with the next pastor? What can we dream? What is realistic? Plan to be part of this conversation. There are still a few peppernuts for sale: $5 for ½ lb, $10 lb. Annual Reports are in your church boxes. Please look them over prior to the annual meeting. ~Laura Annual meeting: Feb 5. After worship, we will have a meal, and move into the annual meeting when most of us are through eating. Plan to attend! WIDER CHURCH AND COMMUNITY ANNOUNCEMENTS Invitation for stories: Rooted and Built Up in Christ (Colossians 2:6-7), will be the WDC theme for 2017, selected by the Executive Board to celebrate WDC's 125th anniversary year. As a way to kick off the year, the first issue of the WDC newsletter Garden in 2017 will plant some "seeds" by featuring several short stories from WDC congregations. Does your congregation have a creative idea to share, or have you recently been present for an interesting experience in witness, worship, faith formation or community building in another congregation? If so, please send in a 100-word story or description to the WDC office at wdc@mennowdc.org, by January 18, for consideration for the Feb/Mar issue of Garden. Registration Mennonite Church USA Convention 2017 opens January 17. "Love is a Verb" July 4-8, Orlando FL. Enjoy fellowship, worship and activities with Mennonites from around the country while enjoying the attractions of the Orlando area. Go to http://convention.mennoniteusa.org/registration/ for more information. 6
WIDER CHURCH AND COMMUNITY ANNOUNCEMENTS CONTINUED Inauguration Day special prayer event: Jan 20. Anyone is invited to come and go between 11 a.m. and 12:30 p.m. to the Administration Building chapel on the Bethel campus to pray for our country, its leaders and the world. Come when you can and stay for as long or short a time as you like. There will be no agenda other than silence, prayer and candle-lighting if desired. Please e-mail Melanie Zuercher, mzuercher@bethelks.edu if you have questions. Applications for Camp Mennoscah's summer staff positions are now available. More information at campmennoscah.org/application. What's So Funny about Money? Feb 19, 7 pm, McPherson Opera House. This Ted & Company show is open to the public by donation to benefit the WDC Matching Fund, assisting pastors with financial challenges. Sponsored by Everence. For more information, contact Kathy at kathynd@mennowdc.org or 316-283-6300. Fundraiser for the Whale! Feb 26, 4-6pm, Eden Mennonite Church will have a hymn sing and dessert auction fundraiser for the new Camp Mennoscah playground structure otherwise known as "the whale." All are invited to come to this time of singing, fellowship, and bidding on tasty desserts! WIDER CHURCH PRAYER REQUESTS School groups are celebrating the Martin Luther King Jr holiday with DOOR Atlanta and DOOR Miami this weekend. Mennonite Mission Network requests prayer for participants as they return to their home communities tomorrow and begin to share what they learned about civil rights history and current social injustices, and how their faith calls them to respond. (MMN) Pray for the Hesston College community this week as they honor Martin Luther King Jr s legacy. May King s life and teachings inspire each of us to work for justice. (MEA) 7
FIRST MENNONITE INFORMATION Pastor s hours: Randy Smith is our transition pastor. His office hours are Tues, Wed, Thurs mornings, 9:00am-noon. He will be in town but not necessarily in the office, on Wed & Thurs afternoons. He is always available on his cell, 620-947-3524. Sunday School (9:30am): ADULTS: Library: Uniform Series: First Things Sojourners (Fellowship Hall): Anabaptist Issues YOUTH: Rainbow Room Worship cancellation information: In the event of inclement weather, you can find out if worship has been cancelled. Listen to local radio station KBBE 96.7 Watch TV channel 3, 10, or 12 Check your e-mail or Call the church, 241-4040, for a message Giving Project: Cleaning supplies & toilet paper for Omega House. We continue to support men turning away from addiction toward freedom in Christ. ~Christian Ed Commission Care Casseroles are in the freezer for any need, (ie: new baby, death in family, surgery or any other time a gift of food would be appreciated) for anyone, church member or community friend. Just note it on the list on the freezer when you take one. ~Witness & Hospitality Commission ****************************************************************************** First Mennonite Church 1161 E Ave A McPherson KS 67460 www.firstmennonitechurchmcpherson.org Email: firstmennonitemac@gmail.com Pastor: Randy Smith Cell: 620-947-3524 Email: transitionpastor@gmail.com Secretary: Laura Hale Office Phone: 620-241-4040 OUR CHURCH MISSION STATEMENT First Mennonite Church is an Anabaptist Christian community called by Christ to: Follow Jesus and his teachings in our daily life Serve others in word and deed Bring people to God and reconcile with each other through the Holy Spirit, demonstrating evangelism and peacemaking We welcome all who wish to join us on the journey of faith.