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Sunday Worship, March 19, 2023 at 10:30 am
(meeting in the Shady Oak fellowship building beside the church, during construction) Welcome & Announcements Dennis Kuhns Scripture Reading Proverbs 3:5-6, Matthew 6:25-34 First Fruits Giving Worship in Song c/o Noah Yoder "Holy Is The Lord" "Open The Eyes Of My Heart" VT 401 "At The Cross" Message: "Journey" Curt Stutzman Scripture: Acts 21 Song of Response "That's Enough" (live stream will end) Sharing and Prayer Sending Song "Reckless Love" VT: Voices Together Hymnbook Nursery is available in an adjoining classroom during the Worship Service (staffed today by: Lisa Hertzler and Brenda Bechler) Upcoming Weavers Calendar
Announcements Happy Birthday this week to Arlo Wenger(4 years old), Susie Shank, Holly Mumaw, and Bryanna Bechler. Thank you for your continued contributions. Ways to give may include your bank's bill pay, which is often a free service. Other ways are via mail, paypal on the church website, bank transfer or dropping by the office. Designations from this past week: Budget - $2,953, Building Fund - $1,600, Women's Retreat - $100 Team Easter Egg will still take orders for 8 oz Chocolate Covered Easter Eggs (Building Fundraiser). These eggs sell themselves when you put them in a school lounge or office lounge so if you need a sample, please let me know! Thanks again for your support in this project! - Dianna Lehman Weavers is participating in the food backpack program this month at Mountain View Elementary School. These are the food items that can be donated. Bring them to the collection tubs next to the kitchen in Shady Oak. Granola bars, mini cereal boxes, oatmeal packets or cups, applesauce cups, mixed fruit or peach cups, snack packs of raisins, ravioli, mac & cheese, ramen noodles, soup, corn, green beans, canned potatoes, mixed vegetables, snack packs of Goldfish or other crackers, fruit snacks, bag of rice, bag of dried beans, pasta and pasta sauce (no jars). We will be having a noon fellowship meal on March 26, followed by a Congregational Business Meeting. It would be appreciated if each family bring a main dish (consider using a crock-pot) and either a salad, dessert or bread. Please bring enough food for your family and guests too. Be sure to label all of your dishes and lids. You are also invited to bring your own plates/trays and cups if possible. This practices better Creation Care, as well as saves money on paper products. Virginia Mennonite Conference Would you like to know about things happening in our wider Mennonite Church community? Bulletin announcements are available on our website or you can subscribe to the weekly email. virginiaconference.org. Need for a vehicle: Mark & Sarah Schoenhals, along with their daughters Heidi and Hannah will be back in the states from Thailand for home ministry from mid-April to the end of July. Please contact Sandi Good if you know of a possible vehicle they could use during that time. VPAS is Cooking Up Community! Want to join us? Celebrate March for Meals by becoming a Meals on Wheels volunteer. And, if you are over 60, join at a VPAS Cafe this month for a delicious meal, fellowship and fun. More info: vpas.info.News or 540-615-5341. Mennonite Women of Virginia invite you to a day of supporting missionary women, locally and globally, on Annual Missions Day. Grace Mennonite Church in Harrisonburg, Va will be hosting this event April 22, 2023 beginning at 9am with breakfast. Women serving through VMM with local colleges will be sharing stories of their work. The day provides many opportunities to give to various projects and mission's needs. Lunch will then follow. Childcare is provided. For questions regarding childcare, please contact Sharon Arbaugh at (540) 292-1085. Please RSVP for yourself and any children at mwvsecretary@gmail.com by April 8th. Anyone looking for a volunteer opportunity is invited to come to Highland Retreat on Saturday, March 25 for our Spring Clean-Up Day! We’ll be working on projects like planting trees, prepping flower beds, cleaning up sticks, blocking and splitting firewood, and building campsites. Come work for the morning (9am-12 noon) and/or the afternoon (1pm-4pm), AND enjoy a tasty lunch as our way of saying thanks! More info and the online sign-up form at highlandretreat.org/get-involved/work-days, or call the office at 540-705-0554 More than 1.4 billion people live in urban slum communities. How might followers of Jesus respond to such immense need? Join us Thursday, March 23rd at 7:00 at Harrisonburg Mennonite Church (Fellowship Hall entrance) for an opportunity to hear Yosiah and Anita Rahma (pseudonyms) share about their 12 years of living and working in a slum in Indonesia. Questions: contact Carmen at cschrock-hurst@harrisonburgmennonite.org. Jonny Rashid, pastor, author, speaker and podcaster from Philadelphia, Pa., will speak at Eastern Mennonite School Thursday, March 23 at 7 p.m. "Jesus Sides With The Oppressed: How Can I Be On His Side?" is the title of Rashid's talk, which will draw on his book, Jesus Takes a Side Embracing the Political Demands of the Gospel (Herald Press 2022). No registration required. You are invited to the annual meeting and dinner for Brethren and Mennonite Heritage Center, Friday, March 24, 6:00 pm, at Mt. Olive Brethren Church! (2977 Pineville Rd, McGaheysville, VA 22840) We look forward to an evening of good food, fellowship, singing, reflection, and visioning for the future. Enjoy a homestyle meal catered by Marjorie Shank, and acapella special music provided by a group of singers from Pilgrim Christian Fellowship. This year, thanks to the generosity of a few anonymous donors, the expenses for the meal have already been covered—so all of the funds raised at the event go directly to support the ongoing mission of the Heritage Center! In order to help us prepare, please reserve a place at the meal by March 15 by visiting our website: https://brethrenmennoniteheritage.org You are invited to attend WRE Students 2023 Choral Presentation, "The Lord's Prayer" on Saturday, April 1, 4pm at the EMU Commons. Weekday Religious Education, who has "Released Time" with students in the county elementary Schools, asks for your prayer and support for this event. Learn more about how WRE is engaged in Rockingham County at https://wrerocks.com/. |
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