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Sunday, October 13, 2024 - 10:30AM
9:30AM Sunday School classes Prelude Jennifer Wright Welcome & Announcements Lydia Martin Moment in Mission: Patchwork Pantry Cristin Iwanicki First Fruits Giving Scripture Reading 1 John 1:5-2:2 Worship in Song c/o Julia Alleman VT 98 “Immortal, Invisible, God Only Wise” VT 161 “I Sought the Lord” VT 590 “I Know Not Why God’s Wondrous Grace” Children’s Story Joyce Nussbaum Message “Wisdom” Curt Stutzman Scripture: Psalm 32 Song of Response HWB 149 “Great God of Wonders” vs 1, 2, 4 (live stream will end) Sharing and Prayer Sending Song VT 816 “Guide My Fee VT = Voices Together purple hymnal; HWB blue hymnal Nursery is available during the Worship Service (Staffed today by: Abby Oyer, Gloria Mumbauer, Marcia Nussbaum) Our Service is live streamed and recorded. Upcoming Weavers Calendar
Announcements Thank you for your continued contributions. We have a basket at the back of the sanctuary. Other ways to give may include your bank's bill pay, which is often a free service, via mail, paypal on the church website, bank transfer or dropping by the office. Designations from this past week: Budget - $3,320.51; Building Loan - $300 Weavers Mennonite Church members will be will be voting today, Oct. 13 on our affiliation with VA Mennonite Conference. Please continue to be in prayer for this process that has been ongoing following disassociating with MC USA on Jan. 28, 2023. For those participating in the next ladies Bible Study “Rest” begins Oct. 15, 6:30 in Shady Oak. Come with prep for the first study. October’s young adult event will be volleyball at EMHS’ gym, Oct 13th, starting at 4pm! Contact Joy or Lamar ([email protected]) with your questions if you have not already done so. Happy Birthday this week to: Leslie Early, Karen Smucker, Kevin Byler, Susan Deputy, Timothy Martin, Annamary Pierantoni, Jennifer Wright. Next Sunday, Greg Kanagy from Gator Wilderness Camp School will be providing both the morning teaching AND lunch! Please come prepared to donate generously and support the program. Lunch will be provided: pulled pork, chicken, roll, a couple of sides and dessert. If it's nice outside, we may eat outside, but will also have room in Shady Oak. Wilderness Camp School in Punta Gorda, FL is a year around camping program dedicated to sharing Christ’s unconditional love with families and their sons, and is designed specifically to serve adolescent boys from the ages of 11-15 years old. This group of boys is significantly struggling to interpret a myriad of issues in their families, schools, and communities. It is the goal of Gator Wilderness Camp to pursue relationships with those in need and to offer a navigational beacon of hope and healing in the name of Christ. Our Fall Block party is quickly coming up, Oct. 27, 3:00-5:30pm with supper following! This is an event for all ages and a great opportunity for outreach to those who might not feel comfortable attending a church service. Bring a salad or dessert for the meal. Hotdogs, mac and cheese, chips and drinks will be provided. How else can you be involved?
We will be providing a lunch on Sat., Nov. 2 for a bus tour group with the Shenandoah Valley Historical Society. Would you be willing to coordinate this meal, or to help provide desserts or fruit salad, and/or to help serve? Contact Sandi Good or Marilyn Schlabach. Weavers Child Care has officially received our letter of Religious Exemption! We can officially open as a child care center and plan to start January 6, 2025 and are also now eligible to apply to become a Title 1 Subsidy Vendor. We are still looking for an Activity Leader and volunteers to help with child care and the pick-up line. If you or someone you know might be interested, please contact Leslie Early via phone (540-209-5181) or email ([email protected]). Our "Special Missions Offering," one of four-five for missions & church agencies during our calendar year, will be received October 27. The offering will be distributed as shown: Weavers Missions (10%) Central District (15%) Virginia Mennonite Missions (25%) Mennonite Missions Network (11%) VA Conference Ministries (6%) VA Menn. Retirement Comm (4%) Eastern Menn. High School (5%) MCC - Canning (4%) Family Life Resource Center (4%) Mennonite Education Agency (2%) Highland Retreat (4%) MennoMedia (2%) Pleasant View Home, Inc. (2%) Minority Groups (2%) VA Menn. Disaster Service (2%) Eastern Mennonite Seminary (2%) Weekday Religious Education’s Fall Benefit Auction will be held Oct. 19 at Shady Oak 10AM. The event includes a bake sale and Silent Auction starting 5-7pm Friday. Breakfast biscuits and lunch is available on Saturday. Heralds of Hope invite you to come enjoy an evening of food and fellowship (Thursday, Oct. 31, 6:30pm at Shady Oak of Weavers Mennonite Church). This will include an exciting update on new avenues of ministry and plans for the future. Perhaps you would you partner with us by inviting 8 people to fill a table? An offering will be raised to fund our Bible distribution and teaching efforts, making it possible for individuals worldwide to encounter the transforming story of Jesus. RSVP by October 16: Seating is limited, so confirm your registration by calling 1.866.960.0292 ext. 204. https://www.heraldsofhope.org The Brethren & Mennonite Heritage Center invites you to a Heritage Festival on October 19 from 9am to 2pm. This special open house event at BMHC will include horse-drawn buggy rides, a singing-school reenactment and hymn singing, heritage skill demonstrations (sorghum molasses making, cider pressing, corn-meal grinding, crosscut sawing, blacksmithing, etc.), hands-on children's activities (similar to BMHC field trips), Civil War storytelling, and interpretive guides in the Heritage Center's historic buildings. A lunch of homemade soup and pie will be served (for a freewill donation), as well as complimentary kettle-cooked popcorn. Admission is FREE! For more information, visit brethrenmennoniteheritage.org/heritage-festival. Mennonite Disaster Service (MDS) volunteers are both in western North Carolina responding to the impacts of Hurricane Helene and in FL following Hurricane Milton. MDS is accepting donations for the recovery effort. Please pray for the people impacted by the hurricanes and the volunteers as they respond. Visit MDS.org to see the latest volunteer needs or to make a donation. Check donations can be mailed to Mennonite Disaster Service, 583 Airport Road, Lititz, PA 17543. Write “Hurricane Relief” on the memo line. Men's Breakfast and Bible Study: VMC Men's Breakfast and Bible Study: Join us for fellowship, bible study, and worship on Tuesday mornings at Park View Mennonite Church. Breakfast 6:45 am, study 7:00 am. If you can't make it in person, you can livestream the study or watch recordings of previous studies on the VMC Men’s YouTube page. For further information, you can visit the Men's Bible Study webpage. Save the date for the Virginia Mennonite Men's Fall Workshop on Saturday, November 2, from 8:00 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. at Harrisonburg Mennonite Church. Mark Sensabaugh will lead the workshop "Achieving Relational Wholeness." Don't miss this excellent opportunity to explore how to develop life-giving, Christ-centered relationships. Mennonite Women of VA invites you to register for the Women’s Fall Retreat at the Marriott in Short Pump, November 8-10th! Enjoy time away from the business of life to spiritually connect and spend time in fellowship with other ladies. This year, LaShonda Russell will be presenting on Embracing God's Story: A Journey of Faith, Trust, and Renewal. To register, view the brochure via this link, Facebook, or contact us at [email protected]. Opening to Grace Retreat: Join Paula Stoltzfus and Pat Hostetter Martin, Gestalt Pastoral Care (GPC) Ministers, on December 6 & 7 for retreat and renewal using GPC to nurture inner growth work. Experience the healing art of weaving together mind, body, spirit, emotions, and social context into greater integrated wholeness. GPC trusts in God’s Spirit at work in each of us no matter what faith background we come from. All are welcome! For more information and to register, https://www.gestaltpastoralcare.org/paula-otg-december-retreat Eastern Mennonite Seminary is excited to announce that Felipe Hinojosa will be our guest speaker for the 2024 Augsburger Lectureship. He is Professor of History and the Jackson Family Chair for Baylor University in Latin American, as well as the author of two award-winning books. In light of the 500th anniversary of Anabaptism, Dr. Hinojosa will be speaking on Quiet Riots: The Promise of Interethnic Anti-Racism and the Future of Anabaptism. Mark your calendars for Thurs, Nov. 7, Martin Chapel, 7:00pm. Walk to End Alzheimer’s, Saturday, Nov. 2nd, 9am at the Rockingham Park at Crossroads. The Alzheimer’s Association in Harrisonburg invites participation this fall to join the walk. Registration link is: https://act.alz.org/site/TR/Walk/General?fr_id=17979&pg=entry. |
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