Smithville Mennonite Church

November 18, 2007 - 10:30 a.m.

 

WE GATHER

GATHERING MUSIC                                                    Kathy Gerber

ANNOUNCEMENTS

PRELUDE                                                      

WE PRAISE GOD

CONGREGATIONAL SONGS                                    Velma Shetler

     “We Gather Together”                                                          HWB 17

     “Sing to the Lord of Harvest”                                                HWB 98

WELCOME/GREETING

CALL TO WORSHIP                                                        Paul Rohrer

CONGREGATIONAL SONG               

What a Mighty God We Serve” (x2)   Ah, Lord God” (x2)  

 He is Exalted” (x2)       All in All

OFFERING PRAYER/OFFERING

OFFERTORY                                                           

WE HEAR THE WORD

SCRIPTURE     Genesis 46: 1-4 & 26-30, 50:15-21    Cheryl Amstutz   

MESSAGE               Joe’s Faithful Future                      Todd Martin 

 

WE RESPOND

RESPONSE SONG           “Longing for Light”                            STJ 54

SHARING/PRAYER                                                       Todd Martin

BENEDICTION/POSTLUDE  

 

 

 

 

 We welcome all to our worship service today.  If you are a guest at Smithville Mennonite, we pray that you have been blessed by worshipping with us.  If you need assistance, our ushers will be glad to help you.  We invite you to sign our guest book in the foyer and to come and worship with us again.

 

TODAY . . .

          8:45 a.m.          Prayer time in pastor’s office

            9:00 a.m.          Coffee/fellowship time – Al & Anna Miller

            9:30 a.m.          Sunday School for all ages

                                    Elective Class – Book Study

Get Out of that Pit  By Beth Moore

                         P.A. System    Monica Mease

 Multi-media      Hank Reifsnyder

 Nursery Care    Ben & Gen Rohrer

2:00  p.m.         Leadership Book Study at Paul Rohrer’s

                                    (having read Step 4)

            3:00 p.m.          Frisbee Football

6:00 p.m.          Choir Practice (note time change)

            7:00 p.m.          Smithville Area Thanksgiving Service

                                    With East Chippewa Vocal Band

Next Sunday. . .

          10:30 a.m.         Worship

                                    Message by Terry Hershberger

             2:00 p.m.         Leadership Book Study

                                    (having read Step 5)

             3:00 p.m.         Frisbee Football

             5:00 p.m.          Choir Practice

             7:00 p.m.         Preparation for Parenting Class

Last Sunday . . .

Worship attendance – 176

Offering:            Budget ………………………….…....…$2999.38

                        Sunday School  ….……………........….….10.62

                        Central Student Fund……….……….…...518.00

                        Mongolia ’08 Trip………………….……..1000.00   

Coming Up…

          November 27    Open Circle Class Eat-out

                              28    Seeker’s Class Eat-out

                             29    Elder’s

         

 

WHAT’S HAPPENING AT SMC . . .

 

The flowers today are from  the children of Ruth Snyder.  They are in celebration of her birthday which is tomorrow.

Choir practice today has been changed to 6 p.m.

Todd & Rebecca Martin’s email has changed to treat777@embarqmail.com. Please note this in your SMC phone book.

The Youth – Mentor meeting that was scheduled for November 28 has been rescheduled for December 5. MYF will meet at the church instead for a Bible Study.

You won’t want to miss the Smithville area Thanksgiving service this evening, here at SMC, at 7:00.  East Chippewa Vocal Band will be performing. Light refreshments will be served in the social hall following our time of worship and thanksgiving.

The 73rd rendition of Handel’s Messiah will be Sunday, December 16 at 2:30 P.M. at Oak Grove Mennonite Church, with Bill Mateer conducting. Help us make a joyful noise and come join the chorus (and bring a friend!).  Chorus rehearsals will be Friday, December 14 and Saturday, December 15 at 7:00 P.M. to 9:30 P.M.  Come worship with us and celebrate God’s master plan for the world, as expressed in this wonderful oratorio.

What would it be like to have an angel crash into your house and say that you’d soon be bearing God’s child?  The Christmas play Dove Tale, takes on such questions for a fresh and funny look at the nativity.  This drama was originally written by Ted Schwartz and the late Lee Eshelman along with Ingrid DeSanctis.  The production of DoveTale will be held at the Performing Arts Center at Central Christian Schools in Kidron on Sunday, December 9th at 6:00 pm.  DoveTale is appropriate for all ages.  Tickets are &10.00 for adults, $8.00 for students, $32 for a family, and $8 for groups of 10 or more and can be purchased in advance by calling the school at 330-857-7311 or at the door.

Sonnenburg Station will be singing on November 25, at 7 p.m. at Sonnenburg Mennonite Church. See the brochure on the bulletin board for more information.         

 

THIS WEEK AT SMC . . .

Monday, November 19

            9:30 a.m.   Healthy Walk at the church

Tuesday, November 20

          9:30 a.m.   Healthy Walk at the church

Wednesday, November 21

          9:30 a.m.   Healthy Walk at the church

          7:00 p.m.   MYF-Mystery Night

Thursday, November 22

                         Happy Thanksgiving

Friday, November 23

          8:30 a.m.   Women’s Prayer in the library

 

           

In Our Prayers . . .

·         Pray for Pastor Todd, that he would have wisdom in giving counsel.

·         Our SMC friends and family—Mary Amstutz and Leatha Zook

·         Pray that the leaders of our country will be filled with divine wisdom, that they will judge righteously and carefully, as God wills, not according to man’s wisdom.

 

 

Smithville Mennonite Church

6097 Akron Rd., P.O. Box 455, Smithville, OH  44677

Phone:  330-669-3601           

Pastor:  Todd Martin

Youth Pastor:  Rebecca Martin

Website:  smithvillemennonite.org

Church office hours:  Monday - Friday, 8:00 a.m. to 12 noon

E-mail:  lmsmucker@smithvillemennonite.org todd@smithvillemennonite.org