Worship Service Bulletin for Sunday January 29, 2006.

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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 Hebrews 13:5 Links to the text for previous months are found on the scripture recitation page.

January 29, 2006

Gathering
Prelude: Dave Yutzy & friends
Welcome & Announcements: Susan Stoltzfus

Call To Worship

Congregational Singing: Dave Yutzy

Great Is The Lord

Holy Is Your Name

My Hope Is Built On Nothing Less

January Scripture Recitation, Hebrews 13:5

Praising
Stained Glass Window Recognition: Susan Stoltzfus

Barbara Gautcher

Steve & Becky Brydge

Stained Glass Window Dedication: Clyde G. Kratz
Celebrations and Concerns: Clyde G. Kratz
Congregational Singing: Dave Yutzy

Santo, Santo, Santo

You Are Salt For The Earth

Offerings: Dave Yutzy

General Fund

Habitat for Humanity

Offertory: Dave Yutzy

Down To The River To Pray

Proclaiming
Scripture Reading, Mark 1:21-28

Jenny Leaman

Dan Nafziger

Heather Vaccaro

Lauren Yutzy

Sermon, "A New Teaching!": Clyde G. Kratz
Hymn of Response: Dave Yutzy

Responding
Sending Song: Dave Yutzy

May God Grant You A Blessing

Benedication: Susan Stoltzfus

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, January 22, 2006
Worship: 175
Offering: $3,530
Offering YTD: $13,409

Ministry Assignments for Sunday, February 5, 2006
Communion
Sermon: "Healing and Proclaiming" by Clyde G. Kratz
Worship Leader: Becky Brenneman

Ministry Assignments for Sunday, February 12, 2006
Sermon: "You Can Be Made Whole" by Clyde G. Kratz
Worship Leader: Jonathan Kratz
Music Leader: Matt Hunsberger

• Pray for Monica Compagnari and her family, for the safe and healthy birth of their baby.


• Pray for the Spirit's direction in the choice of a new overseer for our district.


• Pray for the 470,000 children, who are growing up alone and vulnerable in Mozambique, because they have lost one or both parents to AIDS. MCC has developed a special HIV/AIDS fund and is planning a multi-million dollar decade-long response. Pray for MCC workers in that country.





Prayer concerns may be sent to: zionprayerroom@aol.com.

YOUTH PASTOR POSITION AT BELDOR. Beldor Mennonite Church in Elkton is looking for a part-time youth pastor or a couple interested in serving as a youth pastor team. Responsibilities and salary will be based on one-fourth or one-fifth of a full-time position. For more information or to apply, contact Kenneth Wood at (540) 298-8835 or (540) 298-1866; or Eldon Layman at 433-1519.

CHURCH MEMBER PROFILE 2006: Fifteen to thirty members of Zion Mennonite Church have been chosen to participate in a study that includes more than 120 Mennonite congregations in the United States. Those of you who were selected will soon receive a questionnaire through the mail. Please refer to the flyer in your mailbox for more information.

IT’S TIME FOR NEW STUDENTS TO APPLY! If you know of anyone who is thinking of coming to Eastern Mennonite School, encourage them to apply now. For more information, contact Jean Fisher at fisherj@emhs.net.

ADULT WINTER BIBLE SCHOOL, focusing on Revelation, is held on Sunday evenings until March 5 (except February 5) at 6:30 p.m. in EMS Auditorium.

A POSITIVE PARENTING CLASS led by Harvey Yoder will be held at Family Life Resource Center on five Mondays, 7—8:30 p.m, beginning January 30. The cost is $35, or $60 for two persons from the same household. The text, Common Sense Parenting, is available for $13. For more information or to register, call 434-8450.

MARK YOUR CALENDARS NOW! Children and adults alike will enjoy the Hunt Family Fiddlers as they perform lively Irish dances and fiddle music. See this amazing family of 9 members on Sunday, February 5 at 4 p.m. in the EMS auditorium. There is no admission charge; an offering will benefit the ministries of Virginia Mennonite Board of Missions.

SPIRITUAL RENEWAL WEEK at EMHS and EMS will be held February 6-10. Lana Miller, an EMU seminary student who has served as convention planner for the Mennonite Church and is a former youth pastor and chemistry teacher, will be speaking. Everyone is invited to chapel to hear her speak. Chapel times are Monday, Wednesday, & Friday from 8:24-9:30 a.m, and also Tuesday from 9:25-9:55 a.m.

UNVEILINGLORY, a seminar to help the body of Christ discover the glory of the Lord in new ways, is coming to EMU on Saturday, February 11 from 9:30 a.m.—4:00 p.m. in EMU Suter Science Center Room S 106. The speaker will be Gerald Robison, from Newport News, who is vice-president of UnveilinGlory, co-auther of Cat and Dog Theology and trainer for Walk Thru the Bible Ministries. This event is designed and geared especially for young adults, but adults and high-school students are also welcome. Lunch will be provided. Contact Laura Moyers at 434-9727 or laura.moyers@vmbm.org to register. A registration fee of $10 will be received at the door.

MENNONITE ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT AGENCY (MEDA) is hosting a light meal and forum entitled "Practical Applications of Technology in Your Business" on Thursday, February 16 at 6 p.m. at Eastern Mennonite High School. Forum participants include: Michael Stoltzfus, Jason Garber, Larion Hostetler, and Dwight Wyse. The cost of the meal is $5, and advance registration is required. Contact Patty Eckard at 432-4150 or eckardp@emu.edu.

LEGACY FIVE, a Southern Gospel group, will be in concert on Sunday, February 19 at 2:30 p.m. in EMHS Auditorium. Audiences respond overwhelmingly to the rich four-part harmony of these five men, as well as their ability to effectively communicate the message of Christ. Please refer to the flyer on the Church Office bulletin board for more information.

2006 MCC TURKEY CANNING, scheduled for February 27—March 3 at the Mennonite Relief Center in Hinton, is an effort to feed the less fortunate in the world. And you have an opportunity to help! Anyone is welcome to come and help during the hours of 5 a.m. to 11 p.m. on each day (morning hours are usually the time when more help is needed). VMC is responsible to provide help on Tuesday, February 28. The last day of this effort—Friday, March 3—is community day! If you cannot help in the canning process, funds are needed to purchase turkey for processing and for the on-going operation of the Relief Center. If you would like to contribute to this project, you can send a donation to: Mennonite Relief Center, PO Box 519, Dayton, VA 22821, earmarked for the meat canning project. For more information, contact Leon Rhodes at (540) 867-9751 or Gerald Knicely at (540) 879-2077.

EASTERN MENNONITE UNIVERSITY would like to invite you to come see for yourself why EMU is an exceptional Christian university. Special visit dates are: February 23 & 24, March 30 & 31, and March 18. Please call EMU at 432-4118 or register on-line at www.emu.edu/admissions/brochure/cv.html.

SPRING BUS TRIP TO YODER BARN! Pieced Together: We Had It Good, which includes stories of change and traditional four-part harmony to dramatically illustrate the sharp contrast all communities feel between the present and the past, will show at Yoder Barn in Newport News. Ed & Edie Bontrager are coordinating an overnight bus trip on March 31. Please refer to the flyer in your mailbox for more information.

THE SHENANDOAH VALLEY MEN’S CHORUS will practice each Sunday 3:00-4:30 p.m. in EMS from January 29—March 19, preparing for programs on March 25 & 26. Men of all ages are invited to join. Jay Hartzler is directing. If you have questions, call Jacob Heatwole at 421-7780.