Worship Service Bulletin for Sunday December 24, 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 1:9-11 Links to the text for previous months are found on the scripture recitation page.

December 24, 2006

GATHERING
Prelude: Advent Congregational Singing
Announcements
1: We have found the kingdom.
2: We have found love.
ALL: We have found God.
1: When do we find the kingdom?
2: When do we find love’s promise?
ALL: When do we find God?
1: When we stand and feed God’s flock in the strength of the Lord;
2: when we stand in the majesty of the name of the Lord, our God;
ALL: when we, with the Lord, are one in peace.
1: Now look to the kingdom.
2: Now look to love.
ALL: Now look to God.
Invocation from Psalm 80:1-7
1: Hear us, O Shepherd of Israel
ALL: Shine forth.
2: Restore us, O God.
Let your face shine, that we may be saved.
ALL: Restore us, O God of hosts;
let your face shine,
that we may be saved.
Amen

PRAISING GOD
December Scripture Recitation, Philippians 1:9-11
The first Noel, the angel did say HWB 199
Break forth, O beauteous heav'nly HWB 203
Oh, how joyfully HWB 209

HEARING GOD’S WORD
Old Testament Reading, Micah 5:2-5a
Infant holy, Infant lowly HWB 206
Children’s Lesson
Gospel Reading Luke 1:39-55
Sermon “Love Promises the Kingdom”

RESPONDING TO THE WORD
Longing for light STJ 54
Lighting of the Advent Candle
Shine on us by Michael W. & Deborah Smith, 1996
Celebrations and Concerns
Offering with Offertory

SENDING
Benediction
To us a Child of hope is born HWB 189

Sermon: Clyde G. Kratz
Worship Leader: Valerie Helbert
Children’s Lesson: Anne Juarez
Music Leader: Elwood Yoder
OT Scripture Reader: Marie Morris
Gospel Readers: Barbara Risser, Aaron Yutzy
Greeters: Dave & Cheryl Lantz
Thanks, musicians: Celah Pence, Dave Yutzy, Maria Yoder, Joy Yoder, David Pence, Philip Yoder, and Jason Lantz.

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, December 17, 2006
Worship: 205
Offering: $ 16,020
Offering YTD: $ 255,971
Amount to go: $ 33,757

Ministry Assignments for Sunday, December 31, 2006
Sermon: "Love Produces Growth" by Steve Dintaman
Worship Planners: Kathy Alderfer, Anna Dintaman, Valerie Helbert, Matt Hunsberger, Deb King
Greeters: Dave & Cheryl Lantz
CHILDREN'S LESSON

Ministry Assignments for Sunday, January 7, 2007
Sermon: "Love Reveals the Way" by Clyde G. Kratz
Worship Leader: Valerie Helbert
Music Leader: David Brenneman
Greeters: Diane Emswiler & Heather Vaccaro
CHILDREN'S LESSON

• Our prayers go out this week for traveling mercies to all traveling families.


• We ask God to bless the Dintamans and the Kauffmans as they speak to us about their ministry.


• We pray for members of the community, who are experiencing difficulty and sickness at this time.


• We thank God for the gift of His Son.


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

A WORLD OF GOOD THRIFT SHOP is receiving applications for a full-time manager. This position requires commitment to Anabaptist faith, as well as five years of management experience in an active retail business (or the equivalent). You should be available for occasional evenings and two Saturdays each month, beginning February 1, 2007. To request an application, which is due by December 30, contact Debra King at giftandthrift@yahoo.com or call 433-8844.

HOST FAMILY NEEDED. The Intensive English Program at EMU needs a host family for a young man from Palestine (Gaza) for the Spring Semester, from January 4 to April 27. Host families provide lodging, breakfast & dinner, transportation to & from EMU, and social interaction for students. For more information, call 432-4059 or e-mail iep@emu.edu.

EMU FITNESS CENTER HOLIDAY SPECIAL: EMU Fitness Center offers the following holiday special:

MCC’S SERVING AND LEARNING TOGETHER (SALT) is an 11-month program for Christians, ages 18 to 27, interested in a cross-cultural service experience. The primary goal is a personal transformation & learning in hope of sowing seeds for future transformation of our own society & of global relationships. For more information check out www.mcc.org/salt.

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.