Worship Service Bulletin for Sunday February 5, 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 II Chronicles 16:9 Links to the text for previous months are found on the scripture recitation page.

February 5, 2006

Gathering
Prelude: Jessica Myers
Welcome & Announcements: Becky Brenneman

Call To Worship

Congregational Singing: Clay Showalter

Here In This Place

In Your Sickness

Seed, Scattered And Sown

February Scripture Recitation, II Chronicles 16:9

Praising
Celebrations and Concerns: Clyde G. Kratz
Congregational Singing: Clay Showalter

Healer Of Our Every Ill

Oh, Have You Not Heard

Offering with Offertory: Sarah Bixler & Maria Driediger

Proclaiming
Children's Lesson: Patty Baer
Scripture Reading, Mark 1:29-39
Sermon, "Healing and Proclaiming": Clyde G. Kratz
Celebration of Communion: Clyde G. Kratz
Song of Response: Clay Showalter

There's A Wideness In God's Mercy

Responding
Benedication: Becky Brenneman
Sending Song: Clay Showalter

Sent Forth By God's Blessing

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 29, 2006
Worship: 192
Offering: $4,173
Offering YTD: $17,583
Budget YTD: $28,462
5th Sunday Habitat for Humanity Offering: $1,497

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

Ministry Assignments for Sunday, February 19, 2006
Sermon: "Healing, Walking and Sins" by Clyde G. Kratz

• Continue to pray for Joel Lehman as he adjusts to life at home and continues rehabilitation.


• Pray this week for older members of our church--thanking God for the wisdom they bring to us, and asking that His presence, suppot, and affection surround them.


• We have been on a "prayer journey" for the last seven weeks, praying for selected countries in Africa. Now we are moving to a group of nations in Asia. This week center your prayers for God's movement in Japan





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.

YOU ARE INVITED to join the celebration of African American writers at the annual African American Read-In this Sunday, February 5 from 1:30-2:30 p.m. in Martin Chapel/Seminary Building at EMU. Local authors Dr. Joanne Gabbin and Angie Williams will read from their books. Dr. Abraham Davis and other invited readers will also be featured. The Read-In is FREE; a delicious meal from "Soul Food Cafe" will be offered for $10.

THE HUNT FAMILY FIDDLERS will perform lively Irish dances and fiddle music this afternoon 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.

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.

EASTERN MENNONITE HIGH SCHOOL will be hosting Jeff Wright for the annual Kennel-Charles lecture on Monday, February 13, at 7 p.m. in the auditorium. Jeff is the conference minister of the Pacific Southwest Mennonite Conference, director for the Center for Anabaptist Leadership, and serves in Mennonite Church USA as an Urban Ministry Director for Southern California with Mennonite Mission Network. He will be speaking on “My View of Mennonite Church USA from Southern California,” sharing his insights about the church gained from working in Los Angeles and the surrounding areas.

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.

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.

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.

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.

SHEKINAH AND SONS OF THE DAY will perform on February 16 at 7 p.m. at Park View Mennonite Church to support EMU’s spring break service trips! Come support this a cappella fundraiser sponsored by Young People's Christian Association & Campus Ministries. For additional information, contact Jenee' High at ypca@emu.edu or 437-6058.

AN AUTHENTIC TRINIDAD MEAL will be served on Friday, February 17 at Lindale Mennonite Church from 5:30—6:30 p.m. Ganesh & Risha Kalloo, church leaders in the Mennonite Church of Trinidad & Tobago, will share their experiences. Daphna Creek, a gospel bluegrass group, will perform at 7 p.m. Donations will benefit the ministry of Richard & Margaret Keeler in Trinidad. Reserve your meal by contacting Laura Moyers at 434-9727 by February 13.

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.

“AND TWO SHALL BECOME ONE…” You are invited to come away from the world, for an entire weekend, focusing on your spouse and your relationship with each other toward God’s plan for your marriage. Mennonite & Brethren Marriage Encounter can help make a good marriage even better. The next Marriage Encounter is February 24—26 in Richmond. To register, pick up a pink form from the foyer or call 434-8450.

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.

“FROM EVERY TRIBE & NATION,” August 3—6 in Dallas, Texas, is the first Racial/ Ethnic Conference planned by MCUSA Intercultural Relations, African-American Mennonite Association, Iglesia Menonita Hispana, & Native Mennonite Ministries. For more information or to request a brochure, send an e-mail to: intercultural@Mennonite.USA.org.