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In January 2003, we started doing a scripture recitation during the Sunday worship service. We use the same scripture for each Sunday in the month. Click here for this month's scripture recitation text which is Colossians 3:12. Links to the text for previous months are found on the scripture recitation page.

May 11, 2008

GATHERING
Prelude
Welcome & Announcements
Call to Worship
Come, let us all unite to sing
Open now thy gates of beauty
Here in this place

PRAISING
May Scripture Recitation, Colossians 3:12
Offering
Holy Spirit, come with power
Jesus, be the center
Celebrations & Concerns

PROCLAIMING
Scripture Reading, John 3:1-9
Sermon, "Celebrating Women's Spirituality"

RESPONDING
Children's Lesson
Take my life
Benediction
Sending Song

Sermon: Clyde G. Kratz
Worship Leader: Paul Leaman
Music Leaders: Dave & Deb King
Children's Lesson: Susan Stoltzfus
Greeters: Bobby & Brenda Fairweather

Statistics for Sunday, May 4, 2008

Attendance & General Fund Offering:
Worship: 248
Offering: $5,958
Offering YTD: $89,946
Budget YTD: $100,385

Special Offerings:
Building fund: $331
EMHS Touring Choir: $460
LCC (Dintamans): $100
Colombia (Kauffmans): $30

EMHS fund: $450
EMHS fund goal (by May 18): $2,950

Welcome to all who join us for worship today. May you experience God’s peace and joy as we worship and fellowship together. If you are a visitor with us, we invite you to fill out a visitor card found on the back of the pew so that we may know you better. Please place the visitor card in the offering basket or hand it to one of the ushers.

Zion Mennonite Church Ministry Assignments

Ministry Assignments for Sunday, May 18, 2008:
Sermon: "Welcome the Stranger" by Clyde G Kratz
Worship Leader: Elwood Yoder
Music Leader: Matthew Hunsberger
Greeters: Daryl & Marci Myers

Ministry Assignments for Sunday, May 25, 2008:
Sermon: "Proclaiming Justice - Confronting Culture" by Clyde G Kratz
Greeters: Daryl & Marci Myers
CHILDREN'S CHURCH

• Start praying now for summer programs our church offers, and the people who are preparing these: summer Sunday school teachers, Bible school, youth trips, and Zion’s church camp out, especially the baptism service. We ask God for his leadership in these ventures, and for lives to be touched and enriched.


• Pray for graduates from high school and university settings—for God’s presence and guidance as they experience transition.

VMMISSIONS NEEDS SHORT-TERM WORKERS for the following summer projects! Assist with Vacation Bible School and construction in Jamaica & Trinidad. Teach English in China, Israel, or Ukraine (specialized training not required). Do construction and ministry in Belize. Paint and care for orphans in Guatemala. Contact Philip Rhodes (434-9727) ASAP if you are interested in serving in these ways and places.

MEDA SPRING BUSINESS TOUR on Thursday, May 15, at 6 p.m. begins at BrydgeWorks on Route 42 North and ends at Kreider Four Seasons. Bring the family for a picnic meal (no cost for children) and experience the latest in water jet cutting and design and then on the Kreider’s new “Green” designed building with environmentally-friendly equipment, supplies, and practices. RSVP: Patty Eckard at 432-4150 or eckardp@emu.edu.

THE VMRC AUXILIARY will hold its annual meeting on Thursday, May 15, at 7 p.m. in Detwiler Auditorium at VMRC. Special music and refreshments will be included. Everyone is welcome. Questions? Contact Mary Kauffman at 434-5604.

THE SHENANDOAH VALLEY BACH FESTIVAL will be June 8 at 3 p.m, June 13 at 7:30 p.m, June 14 at 7:30 p.m, & a Leipzig Service on June 15 at 10 a.m. in EMU’s Lehman Auditorium. For information & online ticket purchase, go to http://www.emu.edu/bach. Men interested in joining the festival choir may contact Cindy Mathews at mathewsL@emu.edu or 432-4225.

HIGHLAND’S 50TH YEAR CELEBRATION will include a reunion of former staff (summer and year-round) and board members on the weekend of the Annual Steak Barbecue, June 20-22. Call 852-3226 or see the website for more details (http://www.highlandretreat.org).

EXCELLENT TROUBLE, starring Ted Swartz & Ingrid De Sanctis, will debut in Harrisonburg June 26 & 27 at 7:30 p.m. in the Eastern Mennonite School auditorium. The new show explores the relationships between Biblical pairs such as Jacob & Leah, Abraham & Sarah, Samson & Delilah, Mary & Jesus, and more. To order tickets, call 574-4877. Tickets are $10/adult, $8/seniors & students, $2 more at the door. Recommended for ages 10 and up.

EMU FITNESS CENTER’S SUMMER SPECIAL: Pick up your membership May 1—23 at the Front Desk. The following specials are valid 3 months from purchase date: $60 – Community members; $50 – EMU alumni, pastors, seniors, EMHS employees, EMU part-time employees, EMU employees/student spouses; $45 – High school students (15 or older). Ask about our FREE hands-on Orientation, where one of our staff shows you the equipment, explains how to properly use each one, and answers questions about the facility. Our summer hours are: Monday—Thursday, 6 a.m.—8 p.m; Friday, 6 a.m.—7p.m; Saturday, 9 a.m.—1 p.m; and closed Sunday.

PARK VIEW FEDERAL CREDIT UNION SEEKS a Marketing Manager. For more information, please visit http://www.pvfcu.org (Careers at PVFCU link) or contact Yvonne Boettger, Human Resource Manager, at 434-6444 (ext. 144).

LOOKING FOR LEADERS! Service Adventure needs unit leaders in Johnstown, Pa., Philippi, W.V., and Raleigh, N.C. Leaders should be at least 24 years old, and can either be single or a married couple. Here is an opportunity to minister with young adults (age 17-20) as you live in community and serve the local community and church. Room, board and insurance are just part of the benefits! Terms start in late July. For more information, visit http://Service.MennoniteMission.net and follow the Service Adventure links, call us at 1-866-866-2872, or send an e-mail to Service@MennoniteMission.net.

MCC SERVING & LEARNING TOGETHER: SALT is an eleven-month program of Mennonite Central Committee for Canadian & US Christians ages 18 to 27 interested in a cross-cultural service experience. Through participation in the daily lives & realities of communities in need, SALT participants will learn, reflect, absorb, & above, change. For more information, check out: http://www.mcc.org/salt.