November 25, 2007 - 10:30
a.m.
WE GATHER
GATHERING MUSIC Lila Smucker
ANNOUNCEMENTS
PRELUDE
WE
PRAISE GOD
CONGREGATIONAL SONGS Lynette Neuenschwander
“O God in Heaven” STJ 53
“Longing for Light” (v. 1,2
& 5) STJ 54
Kelly
Steiner, violin, &
Lynette Neuenschwander, flute
WELCOME/GREETING
CALL
TO WORSHIP
Alta Rohrer
CONGREGATIONAL SONGS
“Take My Life” Overhead
Brandon Rutt, guitar
“You Are All We Have” STJ 29
OFFERING PRAYER/OFFERING
OFFERTORY
WE
HEAR THE WORD
SCRIPTURE Ephesians 2:1-10 Ben
Rohrer
MESSAGE “ Take My Life” Terry
Hershberger
WE
RESPOND
RESPONSE SONG “Take
My Life” HWB 389
SHARING/PRAYER Carol Schrock
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 . . .
Elective
Class – Book Study
“Get
Out of that Pit” By Beth Moore
P.A. System Ryan
Steiner
Multi-media Dave
Miller
Nursery Care Eric
& Roxie Ramseyer
2:00
p.m. Leadership Book Study at Todd Martin’s
(having read Step 5)
3:00
p.m. Frisbee Football
5:00 p.m. Choir Practice
7:00 p.m. Preparation for Parenting Class at Tim
Laird’s
Next Sunday. . .
2:00 p.m. Leadership
Book Study
(having read Step 6)
3:00 p.m. Frisbee
Football
5:00 p.m. Choir Practice
5:30 p.m. MYF
– “Come Together”
7:00 p.m. Preparation
for Parenting Class
Grow
Group at Mease’s
Last Sunday . . .
Worship attendance – 140
Offering: Budget ………………………….…....…$3041.79
Sunday
School ….…………….........….….
8.21
Compassion
Fund………………………...293.10
Central
Student Fund……….……….…...385.00
Coming Up…
December 5
Mentors
8
Explorers Class Christmas Party
9 Venture Club Christmas Party
WHAT’S
HAPPENING AT SMC . . .
Ruth Steiner celebrated her 99th
birthday this past week. Honor her today with your thoughts, best wishes, and
prayers.
Please pray often for, and send cards to those who are no
longer able to attend our services:
Lloyd & Trudie Curie, Paul & Ruth
Kauffman, mary Lou Laird,
Robert & Mary Miller, Arthur & Velma Miller, Dorothy Schrock, Merl Smucker, Anna Seko, and
Rolland Villard. Also, encourage those
who struggle with health issues: Mary
Amstutz, Mabel Hartman, Martha Miller, Ruth Steiner, Ivan & Geneva Swartzentruber and Irene Troyer.
Thank-you to those who helped with and supported the Mongolia
Fund-raiser meal. The net amount
raised was $2083.00.
Inside the Big Blue
Marble is the theme for the Young Adult Retreat at
The 73rd rendition of Handel’s Messiah will be Sunday,
December 16 at 2:30 P.M. at
On the evenings of December 14 and 15, a limited number of
people will have a chance to step back 500 years in history and mingle with
dukes, princes and knights and Central’s Varsity Singers in their annual
Christmas Madrigal Feast. An evening of
festivity, food, music, noble speeches, and laughter will be a part of this
event which is fast becoming an expected tradition. Appetizers will be served at 6:30 each
evening. Tickets cost $25. Contact
Kristen Hilty at the school to make reservations:
330-857-7311 or khilty@ccscomets.org.
THIS WEEK AT SMC . . .
Monday, November 26
9:30
a.m. Healthy Walk at the church
Tuesday, November 27
12:00 p.m. Open Circle Class
eat-out at Farmer Boy (Martha Miller)
9:30 a.m. Healthy Walk at the
church
7:30 p.m. Growing Kids class at Eric Ramseyer’s
Wednesday, November 28
9:30 a.m. Healthy Walk at the
church
6:30 p.m. Seeker’s eat-out at Green Leaf (Harold Steiners)
7:00 p.m.
MYF-Bible Study
Thursday, November 29
9:30 a.m. Healthy Walk at the
church
5:30 p.m.
Elders at Paul Rohrer’s
Friday, November 30
8:30 a.m. Women’s Prayer in the library
9:30 a.m. Healthy Walk at the Church
Saturday, December 1
7:30 p.m.
Just Marrieds at Todd Martin’s
In Our
Prayers . . .
·
Pray for Pastor
Todd, that he would have a vision for future ministries.
·
Our SMC friends
and family—Dave Amstutz and Mike, Diane, Nikki, Jake,
and Bryce Zimmerly
·
Continue to pray
for Mary Naumoff’s son-in-law, Dennis Felty as he battles brain and lung cancer.
·
Mongolia
Missionaries, Drew and Mary Ellen Robinson and their daughter, Sophie, who
fractured her arm in an accident at home. Pray for healing and peace.
Phone: 330-669-3601
Pastor: Todd Martin
Youth Pastor: Rebecca
Martin
Website:
smithvillemennonite.org
Pastor’s office hours: Tuesday – Thursday, 9:00 a.m. – 12 noon
Church office hours:
Monday - Friday,
E-mail: lmsmucker@smithvillemennonite.org
todd@smithvillemennonite.org