Worship Service Bulletin for Sunday March 25, 2007.

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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 John 6:35. Links to the text for previous months are found on the scripture recitation page.

March 25, 2007

GATHERING
Prelude
Welcome & Announcements
Words for Gathering

Leader: O God, you are our God. We seek you.
People: Our souls thirst for you as in a dry and weary land where there is no water.
Leader: The Lord does great things for us and we rejoice.
People: The Lord restores our fortunes and we shout for joy.
All: O God, you satisfy our souls as with a rich feast. In the shadow of your wings, we sing for joy and you uphold us.

In thee is gladness
Joys are flowing like a river
Here I am

PRAISING
Offering
Lenten Scripture Recitation, John 6:35
I heard the voice of Jesus say
Celebrations & Concerns

PROCLAIMING
Scripture Reading, Isaiah 43:16-21
Sermon, "God Makes a Way"

RESPONDING
Keep me safe, O God
Confession and Reconciliation

Leader: We are all invited to see the new work of God. Let us bring ourselves to God in prayer.
All: God of hope, give us eyes to see the new work you are doing among us. When we struggle to discern what lies ahead, we will see the new work of God.
Leader: When our circumstances appear to hold no hope, we will see the new work of God. When our souls hunger for your presence, we will see the new work of God.
All: In the morning and in the evening, we will see the new work of God.
Leader: Our gracious God provides for us.

Benediction
New earth, heavens new

Confession & Reconciliation: Phoebe Brenneman
Greeters: Larry & Marilyn Yoder
Music Leader: Matthew Hunsberger
Musicians: Kristina Landis & Matthew Tieszen
Sermon: Clyde Kratz
Worship Leader: Penny Driediger

Statistics

Attendance & Offering for Sunday, March 18, 2007
Worship: 185
Offering: $ 6,064
Offering YTD: $ 49,602
Budget YTD: $ 64,731

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 Ministry Assignments

Ministry Assignments for Sunday, April 1, 2007
Sermon by Clyde G. Kratz
Worship Leaders: Mandi Stoltzfus & Erica Lehman
Greeters: Todd & Mandi Stoltzfus
Worship Planners: Penny Driediger, Matt Hunsberger, Deb King, Erica Lehman, and Mandi Stoltzfus

Ministry Assignments for Sunday, April 8, 2007
Sermon by Clyde G. Kratz
Greeters: Todd & Mandi Stoltzfus
Music Leader: Dave King
Worship Planners: Peggy Driediger, Matt Hunsberger, Deb King, Erica Lehman, and Mandi Stoltzfus

• Pray for Zion’s Congregational Care Commission as they work behind the scenes to enrich our relationships.


• Pray for youth in our church as they get ready to go to the youth convention this summer. Ask God to make this a very meaningful time for them.


• Pray for those who have experienced bereavement in our congregation in past months.


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

GET READY! The Young Life 5K Walk/Run will be held at 2 p.m. on March 25 at Bridgewater College. Proceeds will benefit local middle & high school kids who wish to attend Young Life Camp. For more information, call the Young Life office at 434-5806 or visit the website at www.younglife5k.com.

COLLEGE SCHOLARSHIPS AVAILABLE: Park View Federal Credit Union is proud to make available two $500 scholarships. The applicant must be a graduating senior & a member at PVFCU. If there is a high school senior in your family, please encourage him or her to apply! For more information, visit www.pvfcu.org.

DEREK WALCOTT’S TI-JEAN & HIS BROTHERS, a Caribbean folk tale in which the Devil challenges Ti-Jean and his older brothers to a duel, will be showing March 29-31 in EMU’s Mainstage Theater. For more information & ticket pricing, take a look at the poster on the bulletin board in the foyer.

FAIR TRADE EVENT: Artisan’s Hope, partnering with Hess Greenhouse, will host a Houseplant Repotting Event on March 31 from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. Planters from Ten Thousand Villages will be 15% off & volunteers will repot your plants for you. For more information, see the poster on the bulletin board or call 433-4880.

VOLUNTEER APPRECIATION. Gift & Thrift, Inc. announces its annual Volunteer Appreciation Banquet, to be held on Thursday, April 12 at 6:30 p.m. at Eastern Mennonite High School. Each member of a sponsoring congregation is invited to attend. Guests, who are not regular volunteers at Gift & Thrift, are encouraged to give a donation to cover the expenses of the evening. Please contact your congregational representative, Jonathan Kratz (746-5225 or kratzja@emu.edu), by April 1 to reserve a space.

AN EASTER SUNRISE SERVICE will be hosted by CrossRoads on April 8 at 6:30 a.m. on the hill at the Valley Brethren—Mennonite Heritage Center. Ron Wyrick, pastor of First Church of the Brethren, will lead an Easter meditation. Bring a lawn chair. In case of rain, meet at Weavers Mennonite Church.

VOLUNTEERS are needed at Gift & Thrift. If you’re interested in helping on the donation dock, sorting, or cashiering, call Deb King at 433-8844, ext. 103.

PARK VIEW FEDERAL CREDIT UNION is accepting applications for a Chief Financial Officer & a Members Title Agency Assistant. For more information, visit our website at www.pvfcu.org (Careers at PVFCU link), or contact Yvonne Boettger, HR Manager, at 434-6444, ext. 122 or careers@pvfcu.org.

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.

SPEND THE SUMMER SOMEWHERE NEW. Are you interested in traveling to Germany, Northern Ireland, Israel, or somewhere in North America? Do you want to serve others & have new experiences? Plan a summer of service with Youth Venture, a program of Mennonite Mission Network that provides summer service opportunities for individual youth & young adults, ages 14-25. To find out more, call (866) 866-2872, visit www.mennonitemission.net/Work/Service/YV/opportunities.asp, or e-mail YouthVenture@MennoniteMission.net.