December
2, 2007
WE GATHER
GATHERING MUSIC Louise Hershberger
WELCOME Pastor Todd Martin
PRELUDE “Canticle
of the Nativity” Adult Choir
ADVENT
James and Linda Myers (brother & sister)
WE PRAISE GOD
CONGREGATIONAL SONGS Velma Shetler
“Come, Thou Long-expected Jesus” HWB 178
“Dona Nobis Pacem” HWB 346
WELCOME/GREETING
CHILDREN’S STORY Roxie Ramseyer
SPECIAL MUSIC “The Star”
Mark Gerber,
Ben Rohrer, Brandon Rutt,
Dave
and
OFFERING PRAYER/OFFERING Darrell Smucker
OFFERTORY
WE HEAR THE WORD
MESSAGE “A Scandal, a Summons, and a Savior” Pastor Todd
Matthew
1: 18 - 25
WE RESPOND
RESPONSE SONG “Away
in a Manger “ MH
472
SHARING/PRAYER
CLOSING SONG “A Stable Prayer” Adult Choir
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 – Ralph & Lila Smucker
9:30 a.m. Sunday School for all ages
Women’s Elective
Class – Book Study
“Get Out of that Pit”
By Beth Moore
P.A. System Rich
Shetler
Multi-media Eric
Ramseyer
Nursery Care Denise
Rufener & June Steiner
2:00 p.m. Leadership
Book Study at Todd Martin’s
(having read Step 6)
3:00 p.m. Frisbee
Football
5:00
p.m. Choir Practice
5:30
p.m. MYF – “Come Together” at
Orrville Mennonite
7:00 p.m. Preparation
for Parenting Class at Tim Laird’s
7:00 p.m. Grow
Group at Howard Worthen’s
Next
Sunday. . .
10:30 a.m. Worship
Venture Club
Christmas Party in Social Hall
3:00 p.m. Frisbee Football
Last Sunday . . .
Worship attendance – 167
Offering: Budget ………………………….…....…$2317.50
Sunday School ….…………….......….….
10.50
Building
Fund…………………….………..500.00
Central Student Fund……….……….…...250.00
Mongolia Fundraiser
Meal…………..….2083.00
Coming Up…
December 11 Mennonite Women
12
Kid’s Praise, practice and party
13
Elders
15
16
Messiah at Oak Grove
16
MYF to
WHAT’S HAPPENING AT SMC . . .
During the Sundays of Advent, the
Worship Committee is requesting that there be no verbal announcements made
during the morning worship service.
We have the opportunity
again this year to bring toys to place under the Christmas tree at the front of
the sanctuary. Gifts can be wrapped or unwrapped, but please mark any wrapped
gifts with appropriate age and gender. The toys will be donated to the
Salvation Army.
The song of the month is
Hymn # 346, Dona Nobis
Pacem. It
is an old Christmas round written by
an unknown German composer of the 16th or 17th century.
The message of the song is Grant unto us peace.
As we learn and sing this song over this Advent season, may we
experience the peace of Christmas.
Youth and mentors, remember
to come to the meeting this Wednesday night
at 7 p.m. at the church. We will be
having a Christmas celebration.
Remember to get your tickets soon for the Ted &
Company production, Dove Tale,
next Sunday evening 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 $2Contact Kristen Hilty at the school to make reservations: 330-857-7311 or khilty@ccscomets.org.
THIS WEEK AT SMC . .
.
Monday, December
3
9:30 a.m.
Healthy Walk at the church
Tuesday, December 4
9:30 a.m. Healthy Walk
at the church
7:30
p.m. Growing Kids class at Eric Ramseyer’s
Wednesday, December
5
9:30 a.m. Healthy Walk at the church
7:00 p.m. Mentors
Thursday, December
6
9:30 a.m. Healthy Walk at the church
7:00 p.m. Worship Committee
7:30
p.m. Trustees
Friday, December 7
8:30 a.m. Women’s Prayer in the library
9:30
a.m. Healthy Walk at the Church
Saturday, December
8
7:00 p.m. Explorers
Class Christmas Party at Eric Ramseyer’s
In Our Prayers . . .
·
Pray
for Pastor Todd, that he would be a good husband and father.
·
Our
SMC friends and family—Roger and Cheryl Amstutz,
Melody, Andy, Brandi, and Michael Amstutz, and Ella
Yoder
·
Pray
for Mabel Horst and her family, as she continues to experience critical
complications from knee replacement surgery.
·
Pray
for Vesta Landis, recovering from shoulder
replacement surgery.
·
Pray
for President Bush and the Israeli – Palestinian leaders who met in the Mideast Peace Summit this week. Pray that these leaders
will continue to work toward 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, 8:00 a.m. to 12 noon
E-mail:
lmsmucker@smithvillemennonite.org or todd@smithvillemennonite.org