Worship Service Bulletin for Sunday October 1, 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 Isaiah 33:5-6 Links to the text for previous months are found on the scripture recitation page.

October 1, 2006

Gathering
Prelude
Welcome & Announcements
Call To Worship
What Is This Place
All Hail The Power Of Jesus' Name

Praising
October Scripture Recitation, Isaiah 33:5-6
Offering with Offertory
Celebrations & Concerns
Let There Be Light, Lord God
O Healing River

Proclaiming
Children's Lesson
Scripture Reading, Matthew 15:21-28
Sermon, "The View From Lebanon"

Responding
For The Healing Of The Nations
Communion
Benediction
God Of Grace And God Of Glory

Sermon & Children's Lesson: Ken & Kass Seitz
Worship Leader & Communion: Clyde G. Kratz
Music Leader: Dave King
Greeters: Bill & Michele Baker
Communion Music & Accompaniment: Matt Hunsberger & Deb King

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, September 24, 2006
Worship: 173
Offering: $ 3,721
Offering YTD: $ 183,198
Budget YTD: $ 222,006

Ministry Assignments for Sunday, October 8, 2006
Sermon: "Faith in the Name of Jesus" by Clyde G. Kratz
Worship & Music Leader: Matt Hunsberger
Greeters: Ryan & Bethany Landgraff
CHILDREN'S LESSON
Footwashing

Ministry Assignments for Sunday, October 15, 2006
Sermon: "Called to Engage in Ministry" by Clyde G. Kratz
Greeters: Tony & Becky Brenneman
EMU HOMECOMING WEEKEND

• Thank God for the life of Maude Lantz, and pray that He will comfort her family in her passing.


• Remember the Jr. MYF in prayer this morning as they worship with VMC youth at the Jr. High Youth Retreat.


• Ask God to give wisdom to those members making decisions regarding the day-to-day tasks of building our new church facility.


• Pray for the body of Christ as a whole in Israel—Christian Arabs & Messianic Jews—that they will present the united presence of Christ in the midst of all the suffering in this region.


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

MARK YOUR CALENDARS NOW FOR MENNOFOLK! Mennonite folk musicians will appear in concert on Friday, October 13, in downtown Harrisonburg & Saturday, October 14, on EMU’s campus, in conjunction with Eastern Mennonite University’s annual Homecoming celebration. Over the Rhine will also give a concert on October 14 at 9 p.m. in Lehman Auditorium. Tickets are available through the EMU Box Office, 432-4582.

JOHN RUTH (historian, storyteller, writer, & filmmaker from Pa) will discuss the “Migration of Mennonites & Brethren from Pennsylvania to Virginia” at 7:30 p.m. on October 15 at Bridgewater Church of the Brethren. Donations will be accepted in support of CrossRoads.

LES MISERABLES. Eastern Mennonite High School will perform the musical, Les Miserables, whose central message is that “...to love someone is to see the face of God.” Performances are: October 19, 21, 27, & 28 at 7:30 p.m. & October 20 at 8 p.m. All seating is reserved, so call 432-4931 or visit www.emhs.net to reserve your seats.

ARCHBISHOP ELIAS CHACOUR—Nobel Peace Prize Nominee, Ambassador for Peace & Reconciliation, author of Blood Brothers & We Belong to the Land—will be speaking October 24—25 in Harrisonburg. Take a look:

ANNOUNCEMENT OF VACANCIES: Eastern Mennonite University is seeking qualified applicants to fill the following positions: Assistant to the Provost (12 months, full-time), Office Coordinator for the Center for Justice & Peacebuilding (12 months, 20 hours/week), & Office Coordinator for the Bible & Religion Department (9 months, 20 hours/week). Visit EMU’s website, www.emu.edu/humanresources/vacancy/allopen.html, for more information.

VMC CONGREGATIONS ARE INVITED to help with the 2006 apple-drying project, preparing apples for relief around the world. Bring peeling knives & pans at 6:30 p.m. to the Mennonite Relief Center in Hinton on October 2. For more information, call Sterling Beachy at 867-0713.

OPEN HOUSE AT EMES: There will be an Open House at Eastern Mennonite Elementary School on October 12. The school will be open for visitors, 9 a.m—6:30 p.m, with special tours given by teachers and parents from 9 to 10 a.m. & from 5:30 to 6:30 p.m. Visitors will have the chance to visit classes, converse with current parents, & talk with Maria Archer, an administrator & teacher. Please call 833-2500 for more information.