Worship Service Bulletin for Sunday July 9, 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 Corinthians 12:9 Links to the text for previous months are found on the scripture recitation page.

July 9, 2006

A 10 a.m. Virginia Mennonite Conference Assembly Worship is at EMU's University Commons with the congregations of local Mennonite churches.
Sunday School will not be held.

Sermon: "The Work Prepared For Us" by Art McPhee, Associate Professor of Mission, AMBS

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, July 2, 2006
Worship: 131
Offering: $
Offering YTD: $
Budget YTD: $

Ministry Assignments for Sunday, July 9, 2006
Virginia Mennonite Conference Assembly Worship at 10 a.m. in EMU Commons with local Mennonite Churches
NO SUNDAY SCHOOL

Ministry Assignments for Sunday, July 16, 2006
CHILDREN'S SUNDAY
Sermon: Clyde G. Kratz
Worship & Music Leader: Matt Hunsberger
Prelude & Offertory: Jason Lantz
CHILDREN'S LESSON

Ministry Assignments for Sunday, July 23, 2006
Sermon: Clyde G. Kratz
Worship Leader: Sarah Bixler
Music Leader: Welby Showalter
COMMUNION

• Praying for our youth, May through August. As you pray for our youth this week, bank on the promise that God has made to them about the future - physically, emotionally, and spiritually. My God will meet all your needs according to his glorious riches in Christ Jesus. (Philippians 4:19) Names for the week of July 2: Drew Shrock and Hannah Stoltzfus.


• God's promise to our youth: "For I know the plans I have for you," declares the Lord, "plans to prosper you and not to harm you, plans to give you hope and a future." (Jeremiah 29:11) Names for the week of July 9: Joslyn Vaccaro and Kevin Leaman





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

VESPERS AT THE CROSSROADS AMPHITHEATER: Experience serenity on Sunday evenings in a lovely woodland setting with music & meditations to inspire you! Services are every week in July & August, from 7 to 7:45 p.m. Jay Hartzler, choir director at EMHS, will lead a hymn sing on July 9. Then, on July 16, experience music by harpist Virginia Bethune & meditation by evangelist Steve Wingfield. For more information, call 438-1275 or e-mail info@vbmhc.org.

A COMMUNITY SING LED BY ALICE PARKER will be at 7 p.m. on Friday, July 14 at Park View Mennonite Church.

VMC ASSEMBLY WORSHIP: Help your children see they are part of a large group of God’s people—bring them to the worship service in the EMU Commons on Sunday, July 9. Sing with over 1,000 brothers and sisters from around the world, hear Art McPhee preach, and join in praise and prayer at this large gathering. No registration is needed! Come and worship!

THE ANNUAL TEARS AND ASHES BUS TOUR, sponsored by CrossRoads & The Valley Research Associates, is set for Saturday, July 15, 8 a.m—4 p.m, and will cover sites in northwestern Rockingham County. Places of historical interest to Brethren & Mennonites include: Singers Glen, specifically the home of Joseph Funk; the Breneman-Turner Mill, which survived the flames of the Civil War; and the Jacob Wenger & Jacob Geil houses, the latter called a “Union hole.” Other places of interest: Trissels Mennonite Church and a Timberville farm that is rich in Brethren history & ghost stories. The tour will include a skit by Linda Waggy at the Jacob Wenger house, and an impersonation of Brethren Elder John Kline by Larry Glick. The $60 per person fee includes a Mennonite-German meal by local caterers, entertainment by the Rhodes Sisters, & a book with photos and descriptions of the places you visit. Leading the tour will be Norman Wenger & Dave Rodes, researchers and compilers of the book series, Unionists and the Civil War Experience in the Shenandoah Valley. The tour will begin and end at the CrossRoads Welcome Center. Call 438-1275 by July 7, in order to register for the tour.

EASTERN MENNONITE SCHOOL is in the search process for a Director of Development. This person will nurture community relationships and provide supervisory leadership for the fundraising, admissions, communications, and marketing staff. Desirable candidates will value church relationships, are successful fundraisers, enjoy youth, create positive first impressions, are energetic, optimistic, encouraging, and articulate in spoken and written language. The successful candidate will share a passion for Anabaptist-Mennonite education in a Christ-centered academic environment and be available to begin employment between August 2006 and July 2007. Please express interest to Paul Leaman, leamanp@emhs.net or 432-4502.

WHAT'S NEW AT MCC: Sign up to receive What's New?, the weekly e-mail newsletter of Mennonite Central Committee. What's New? contains news digests from throughout the MCC system, ways to get involved with MCC's work, advertisements for positions with MCC, links to new informational resources available from MCC, and stories from MCC workers and partners around the world. To subscribe, go to www.mcc.org and type in your e-mail address under "What's New at MCC."

CROSSROADS NEEDS THE FOLLOWING equipment & landscape items: a versatile tractor with attachments, a riding lawnmower, a weed whacker, rakes, shovels, hoes, garden hose & sprinklers, mulch, top soil, grass seed, straw bales, plants, & a storage shed. Call 438-1275, if you, your congregation, Sunday School class, or youth group can help.

TAKE THE DEO CHALLENGE. DEO (Discipleship, Encounter, Outreach) is still looking for young adults (ages 18-30) who are ready to experience an intimate encounter with Jesus. Participants spend 2 months developing their faith before serving in community-based organizations in Phoenix & Denver. The yearlong program wraps up with a 2—month internship in the participant’s home congregation. For more information, look online at Service.MennoniteMission.net/DEO.

GATHER ‘ROUND CURRICULUM is accepting applications for three staff positions: Editor, Marketing & Communications Coordinator, & Project Assistant. For more information, visit www.gatherround.org/news/Spring2006Hiring.htm.

TRAINING AVAILABLE. Sexual abuse continues to be a difficult problem for us to address in our homes and churches. In response to numerous requests for resources and assistance, the Office on Peacebuilding & Women's Advocacy at MCC U.S. has planned a "roundtable" for pastors and church leaders on this issue to be held August 7-9 (Monday morning through Wednesday lunch) at MCC's Welcoming Place in Akron, PA. We envision this to be a time for pastors and church leaders to share their experiences and gain additional insights on how to respond helpfully in situations where there has been sexual abuse within the church family or community. Leadership will be provided by Carol Penner (pastor of The First Mennonite Church in Vineland, ON), Marcus Smucker (co-pastor of Akron Mennonite Church in PA), and Jim S. Amstutz (professor emeritus of Pastoral Theology at AMBS in Lancaster, PA). To reserve a space for this training, contact the church office for a flyer or call (888) 563-4676 by July 17.