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Sunday, May 24, 2020 - Services cancelled at our physical location (10:30am service via Facebook) We can't "go" to church right now, but that doesn't mean we're going to stop "being" church. We will continue to trust God, for nothing can separate us from the love of God in Christ Jesus. Prelude (and Offertory) c/o Sandy Byler & Sara Byler Welcome & Scripture/Prayer Regina Brubaker Announcements Regina Brubaker Worship in Song c/o Sandy Byler & Sara Byler Children's Story Regina Brubaker First Fruits Giving Worship in Song Sermon: "Threading the Eye of the Needle" Phil Kanagy Scripture: Luke 18:18-27 Sharing and Prayer Phil Kanagy Benediction Postlude We can't "go" to church right now, but that doesn't mean we're going to stop "being" church. We will continue to trust God, for nothing can separate us from the love of God in Christ Jesus. Announcements Happy Birthday wishes this week to Vickie Kauffman, Lowell Kauffman, Harold Huffman, Abby Oyer, Sara Byler, David Alleman, Ruth Knicely, Edith Kuhns, and Helen Driver. Thank you for your continued contributions via mail, paypal, bank transfer or dropping by the office. These have been the designations in the last week: Budget - $3,829.76; Building Fund - $100 Care & Share - $200 Administrative Council has unanimously approved the Facilities Committee Proposal of a building design to present to the congregation, though we need to wait for presentation to the congregation until we are able to again have a typical gathering for processing with the congregation, so that we can appropriately address questions. You are invited to make special contributions to Weavers purchase of the new hymnal, Voices Together! We have placed our pre-order to take advantage of the early discount. The time between the publication of The Mennonite Hymnal (1969) and Hymnal: A Worship Book was 23 years. When Voices Together is published in Fall 2020, it will have been 28 years since the publication of Hymnal: A Worship Book. Congratulations to Nevin Lehman and Alesha Melendez who were married here on Saturday! Their address will be 3229 Amberly Rd., Rockingham, VA 22802. Our VBS will look different this summer. Rather than meet on site, we will be delivering packets to each of the families that sent children previously. There will be ways you can be involved... more information coming later. Have you taken advantage of our Weavers Library lately? The library is open by appointment to one household at a time or requested materials may also be delivered to your home. Use the following link to read Weavers Library Guidelines During the Covid19 Pandemic, 2020 for more information. Contact Rebecca Shank using the church directory listing to arrange an appointment, request delivery, or ask questions. The library also has some free items available (from donations). If there are persons in the congregation who have lost jobs or work because of the Covid-19 and are in need, please contact one of the pastors or elders, or our Chair of Weavers Care & Share Committee, Barb Martin. We have funds designated for such a time as this. We want to be supportive of each other during this difficult time. VMMissions has launched the Coronavirus Immigrant Care Fund: Many immigrant families, Latino and otherwise, depend on their weekly check for meeting the needs of their families. Unfortunately, the present coronavirus emergency has left many families jobless or with their work hours reduced to a minimum. VMMissions invites you to help share God’s love with our immigrant neighbors in need. Learn more and donate at https://vmmissions.org/cicfund/ The annual Mississippi Catfish Fry in support of Lezha Academic Center in Albania will be held as a carry out drive-thru at Weavers Mennonite Church on June 12. The fish comes fresh from Mississippi. Hush puppies, beans, coleslaw, and desserts are all locally prepared. Cost is $20 per unit. For more information on the exciting story of this emerging school, see a video where Jim Beachy, Principal, shares the story. This event is co-sponsored by the Albania Christian Education Foundation and Virginia Mennonite Missions. To RSVP: Please call Rita Steiner at (540) 421-7166 to place your order and the time of pickup which will begin at 3:00pm. Save the Date for Virginia Mennonite Conference Assembly, July 18. Assembly will look different this year in light of social distancing, gathering in an online forum in a one-day event via Zoom. Participants will engage the theme "Living as Those Made Alive in Christ," and Assembly will feature input by Mennonite Central Committee U.S. Executive Director Ron Byler. More information to come. Link to VMC's bulletins online is https://virginiaconference.org/vmc-bulletin-notes/ See the June VMMissions prayer calendar. Welcome all women! Mennonite Women of Virginia Virtual Prayer Breakfast will be held at 9 a.m. on Saturday, July 11 via Zoom. We encourage you to prepare your coffee, tea, or breakfast and join us online as we anticipate having VMMissions workers sharing with us on "Experiencing God Through COVID-19." If you do not currently receive Virginia Mennonite Women's emails and would like to be a part of this event, please click here to join our email list and you will receive a link to the event in July. Note: This event is being planned the Saturday before Virginia Mennonite Conference Assembly. |
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