Worship Service Bulletin for Sunday November 19, 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 Proverbs 4:23 Links to the text for previous months are found on the scripture recitation page.

November 19, 2006

GATHERING
Prelude
Welcome & Announcements
Call To Worship
O Prince of peace
Great is the Lord
Parent-Child Dedications: Calla Ellison Stoltzfus & Calvin Lowell Bixler
Child of blessing, child of promise

PRAISING
November Scripture Recitation, Proverbs 4:23
Offering with Offertory (The Love of God)
Offering for Sons of the Day
Celebrations & Concerns
Praise, praise, praise the Lord
Cantemos al Senor
Re A O Leboha

PROCLAIMING
Children's Church dismissal (age 3 - 2nd grade)
Scripture Reading, Acts 6:1-6
Sermon, "Table Waiters"
MDS Report (during sermon) - Gary & Karla Souder & Keith Morris

RESPONDING
Lord, you have come to the lakeshore
Benediction
A Parting Blessing

Sermon: Clyde G. Kratz
Worship & Music Leader: Matthew Hunsberger
Prelude, Offertory, Benediction: Sons of the Day (Stephen Horst, Matthew Hunsberger, Jon Leichty, Joel Ross, Clay Showalter, Jared Stoltzfus)
Greeters: Doug & Kathy Alderfer

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, November 12, 2006
Worship: 202
Offering: $ 3,717
Offering YTD: $ 218,932
Budget YTD: $ 261,853

Ministry Assignments for Sunday, November 26, 2006
Sermon: "Baptism of Blood" by Clyde G. Kratz
Greeters: Marvin & Ruth Kaufman

Ministry Assignments for Sunday, December 3, 2006
Sermon: "Love Lights the Darkness" by Clyde G. Kratz
Worship Leader: Deb King
Greeters: Marvin & Ruth Kaufman
CHILDREN'S LESSON

• Thank God for our pastor, youth minister, and secretary, who perform their duties faithfully.


• Pray for Nell Alger as she continues to recuperate at home from knee surgery.


• Ask God to give our newly elected leaders wisdom to make good decisions for our country's future.


• Pray against the escalating trouble in Iraq, and ask God for coolheaded thinking and fair negotiations to prevail.


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

BOARDING HOME NEEDED. Eastern Mennonite High School needs a boarding home immediately for an international student. She is a 16-year old girl, who is currently a sophomore. Call Jeanette Miller at 433-0825 for more information or to suggest a possible host family for her to contact.

EASTERN MENNONITE SCHOOL & BARNES & NOBLE will partner again this year to benefit the school. A percentage of all sales (with a voucher) at the Harrisonburg location on November 22, 24, 25, & 26 will help support the budget. See an EMES, EMMS, or EMHS student for vouchers.

TIS THE SEASON...FOR GIFT-WRAPPING! Gift-wrappers are needed at Rockingham Co-op during the holiday season. Income from this project benefits Patchwork Pantry. Volunteers are needed from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m, beginning November 24 & 25, each Friday & Saturday through December 23, and for each day of the final week before Christmas, December 18-22. Two adults are needed for each time slot. Training will be provided. Contact Carmen Wyse (434-0915 or family@waynegehman.com) to reserve your gift-wrapping hours!

REGISTRATION IS NOW OPEN for "Places, People, & Prayers: 2007," a Middle East study tour offered by Eastern Mennonite Seminary from May 4—26, 2007. Visit: www.emu.edu/seminary/crosscultural/.

“LIVE THE CALL! ¡VIVE EL ILLAMADO!” is the Mennonite Church USA convention theme for San José 2007. Plan now to attend, July 2—7, 2007. Look for registration materials in December! And watch for updates on the Web at www.SanJose2007.org.

MUSICAL GIFT IDEA: Give a gift that keeps giving with music that sets the heart singing. Singing in the Spirit is a new 28-song 2-CD reissue of camp-meeting songs, spirituals, & folk tunes celebrating a diverse spiritual heritage, a 12-voice men’s ensemble from the long-running Mennonite Hour radio broadcast. For more information or to order, call 800-999-3534, or go online to www.mennomedia.org/resources after December 1.

JOB OPPORTUNITY: Harrisonburg Mennonite Church is now accepting applications for a director of an after-school & summer day camp program to begin February 1, 2007. Visit www.hmcchurch.org (ministries tab) for a job description & application. Questions may be directed to Mark Keller at 434-4463, ext 106.