Worship Service Bulletin for Sunday November 13, 2005.

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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 Psalm 103 Links to the text for previous months are found on the scripture recitation page.

November 13, 2005

Gathering
Prelude: Praise Team
Days of Elijah
Shout to the Lord
Come Now is the Time to Worship
Welcome & Announcements: Penny Driediger
Call to Worship
Congregational Singing: Elwood Yoder
You're Worthy of My Praise
Lord, Reign in Me
They That Wait Upon the Lord

Confessing
November Scripture Recitation: Psalm 103
Offering
Offertory: Kaitlin Stauffer
Celebrations and Concerns: Clyde G. Kratz
Congregational Singing: Elwood Yoder
Rise and Follow Me
Jesus Took a Towel

Proclaiming
Scripture Reading: Matthew 25:14-30
Sermon:“Well Done! Faithful Servant,” Clyde G. Kratz
Footwashing
Hymn of Response: Elwood Yoder
I Surrender All

Sending
Benediction: Elwood Yoder
Praise God From Whom

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 Ministries

Zion Mennonite Church Ministry Assignments

Attendance & Offering for Sunday November 6, 2005
Worship: 156
Offering: $4,714
Offering YTD: $213,376
Budget YTD: $221,192

Ministry Assignments for Sunday November 20, 2005
Music Sunday
Worship Leader: Clyde G. Kratz
Music Leader: Matthew Hunsberger

Ministry Assignments for Sunday November 27, 2005
First Sunday of Advent
Sermon: Clyde G. Kratz

• from the Prayer Vine: Pray for director Burton Buller as he leads the Mennonite Media team responding to new calls to use media in church ministry. Ask God for wisdom and creativity both in production and stretching budgets.

SAM HORST, Professor Emeritus of History at EMU, will share his “story” on Monday, November 14, at 7:30 a.m., in the West Dining Room of EMU.

DR. CHRIS MARSHALL will speak on "For God's Sake! Terrorism, Religious Violence & Restorative Justice" in the Science Center room 104 at EMU on Monday, November 14, at 3:45 p.m. For more information call 432-4463.

EASTERN MENNONITE SCHOOLS. Students and parents who are interested in learning more about EMHS and EMMS can attend the Open House on November 15. Contact Jean Fisher at 432-4521 or fisherj@emhs.net to make arrangements.

THE VMRC AUXILIARY ANNUAL BAKE SALE will be held on Saturday, November 19, at Park Gables Main Street. Baked items are needed for this fund raising event: homemade breads, pies (no cream pies), cinnamon buns, and cookies. Baked items may be brought to the Park Gables reception area on Friday afternoon, November 18.

HISTORIC HOUSE TOUR. The Bounty of Hearth and Heritage tour will be Saturday, November 19, 10 a.m.—3 p.m. It will feature four homes in the Broadway area built in 1794, 1832, 1853, and 1867, and will also include refreshments at the Linville Creek Church of the Brethren.

GEORGE FRIDERIC HANDEL’S “MESSIAH” will be performed in EMU’s Lehman Auditorium on Saturday, November 19, at 7 p.m. Messiah will feature the Chamber Singers, University Chorale, and University Orchestra, conducted by Ken Nafziger. Soloists in this performance will include Katie Derstine and Matthew Hunsberger, both of whom attend Zion. A $10 suggested donation will benefit the EMU Music Scholarship Fund and the Mennonite Disaster Service Hurricane Relief Fund.

AN ALBANIAN FESTIVAL, celebrating the ministries of Allen Umble & Norma Teles, will be on Saturday, November 19, at 4:00 p.m. at Park View Mennonite Church. For more information call Ken Horst or Eva Eberly at 434-9727.

VMC YOUTH OFFICE is accepting applications for the new Youth Leadership Cabinet. The application deadline is December 1, 2005. This committee will be assisting in planning and implementing future youth events and retreats. For more information, visit the Conference web site at vmconf.org/youth/.

YOUTH WORK FOR DUMMIES, the annual youth workers retreat, January 20—22, 2006, will be in Williamsburg, VA. Glen Guyton, youth minister at Calvary Community Church will be the speaker. The cost is $125/person (double occupancy) when you register by Jan. 1, 2006. For more information, refer to the brochure included in the Growing Leaders packet.

EMHS HOST FAMILIES NEEDED. EMHS is urgently seeking homes for two students: one already enrolled and one who has applied to come in January. Host families are paid $317 each month by the school. Students supply their own personal items and eat lunch at school. Please contact Jean Fisher for more information at 432-4521 or fisherj@emhs.net

MCC'S SALT DEADLINE is February 15, 2006. SALT (Serve and Learn Together) is a one-year cross-cultural living and service experience for young adults aged 18-27, sponsored by MCC. Assignments are available in the Caribbean, Latin America, Africa, the Middle East, Europe, and Asia. For more information, see www.mcc.org/vep/salt/index.html.

A PARTNERS IN MISSION work group will go to Nazareth and Bethlehem on May 5—22, 2006! For more information, contact Dorothy Weaver at 432-4276 or weaverdj@emu.edu.

JMU STUDENTS: Peace House, an Anabaptist intentional community, is now accepting applications for you to be a part of the student ministry for the 2006-2007 academic year. For application information, contact Mark Keller at 434-4463 or mkeller@hmcchurch.org.