Worship Service Bulletin for Sunday April 16, 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 Philippians 3:10—11 Links to the text for previous months are found on the scripture recitation page.

EASTER
April 16, 2006

Gathering
Prelude
Welcome & Announcements
Call To Worship
Christ Is Arisen
Low In The Grave He Lay
The Strife Is O’er
April Scripture Recitation Philippians 3:10—11

Praising
Offering with Offertory: The Wonder Of Your Cross
Celebrations & Concerns
Christ The Lord Is Risen Today
Lift Your Glad Voices
O Sons And Daughters, Let Us Sing

Proclaiming
Scripture Readings:
Matthew 27:62-66; John 20:1-2, 11-18; Mark 16:9-13; Luke 24:13-27
Sermon: “While It Was Still Dark”

Responding
Thine Is The Glory
I Know That My Redeemer Lives
I Know That My Redeemer Liveth
Baptism of Kaitlin Stauffer
If Ye Then With Christ Be Risen
Benediction
The Lord Is Risen Indeed

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, April 9, 2006
Worship: 252
Offering: $ 5,761
Offering YTD: $ 70,545
Budget YTD: $ 85,387

Ministry Assignments for Sunday, April 23, 2006
SPIRITUQAL RENEWAL WEEKEND
Sermon: Joe & Cheryl Hollinger
Worship Leader: Susan Stoltzfus
Music Leader: Dave Yutzy
Greeter: Jon Kratz

Ministry Assignments for Sunday, April 30, 2006
Fifth Sunday offering: EMHS
Sermon: Owen Burkholder
Worship Leader: Penny Driediger
Music Leader: Allison Fletcher
Greeter: Amy Rush

• Pray for God to stir our hearts regarding "the world's most pressing humanitarian crisis,” the intense suffering in the Darfur region of Sudan.  It is estimated that:
  • 400,000 people have died from malnutrition, disease, and civil war in the past 3 years,
  • 2.5 million have fled their homes, and
  • 3.5 million are hungry.
• Pray that the U.S. and other nations would have the courage to acknowledge this crisis and to respond in appropriate and compassionate ways. Take action today; get more information at www.savedarfur.org/faith or call Katherine Donnelly.
  
  Prayer concerns may be sent to: zionprayerroom@aol.com.

THE VIRGINIA MENNONITE CONFERENCE ASSEMBLY will be July 6-9 at Eastern Mennonite University. The theme is Sent! Around the World: New Perspectives on Mission. Evening speakers will include: Ramesh Jaimani, from Trinidad; Willard Eberly, from Italy; Nancy Heisey, from Mennonite World Conference; Art McPhee, professor at Associated Mennonite Biblical Seminary.

VMRC WELLNESS CENTER is offering a free of charge Arthritis Foundation Exercise Program, which is a community-based, non-clinical group exercise program designed to help those who have joint and/or muscle problems achieve improved joint mobility, muscle strength, and endurance, in order to improve the performance of their daily activities.  These one-hour classes are taught twice a week by instructors certified by the Arthritis Foundation.  The next 8-week session starts the week of May 1.  For more information or to sign up, please call 574-3850.

A CROSS-CULTURAL EXPERIENCE IN YOUR HOME! This summer, the Intensive English Program at EMU needs host families for young people from other countries. There are three sessions: May 8-July 21 (Summer Session), July 24-August 18 (Summer Vacation Course for students 18 and older), and July 17-August 4 (SELAM 2006 for students ages 12-17). Host families provide: housing and family fellowship for one or more students; breakfast and supper for students on weekdays; all meals on weekends (unless the students have a field trip); daily transportation (if needed) from your home to IEP. All host families will be remunerated at $120 per week per student. To find out more, call the Intensive English Program at 432-4059 or Matt Carlson at 433-3235. You can also e-mail Matt at matthew.carlson@emu.edu

“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.