Smithville Mennonite Church

March 9, 2008 – 10:30 a.m.

 

WE GATHER

GATHERING MUSIC                                                Rebecca Martin

ANNOUNCEMENTS

PRELUDE               

 

WE PRAISE GOD

CONGREGATIONAL SONGS                                     Mark Gerber

     

WELCOME/GREETING

CALL TO WORSHIP                                                    Bryce Lehman

CONGREGATIONAL SONGS             

     

OFFERING PRAYER/OFFERING                      

OFFERTORY                                                                        

SPECIAL MUSIC                           Myers Sisters & Joilyn Zimmerly

DISMISSAL FOR CHILDREN’S CHURCH

 

WE HEAR THE WORD

SCRIPTURE                  John 6:1-15

MESSAGE             “The Miracle of More”        Pastor Todd Martin

 

WE RESPOND

RESPONSE SONG                 

SHARING/PRAYER                                              Rev. Richard Ross

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 – Robert & Ruth Shetler

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

                               Elective Class – Book Study

Pathway to Purpose for Women”

By Katie Brazelton

                                     P.A. System    Ryan Steiner

 Multi-media      Tim Laird

 Nursery Care    Ben & Gen Rohrer

            3:00 p.m.     Local Quiz Tournament at Sonnenburg                     

7:00 p.m.     Grow Group at Mease’s

           

Next Sunday. . .

         10:30 a.m.    Worship - Message by Pastor Todd Martin

                               Dedication of Aaron Laird

Last Sunday . . .

Worship attendance – 189

Offering:            Budget ………………………..…...…$5551.74

                        Sunday School  ….………….........….…13.13

                         Central Christian School Fund…….….250.00

                        Ella Pearl Smucker Memorial ……...…100.00

                        Paul Kauffman Memorial……………….620.00

Coming Up . . .

          March    20        Maundy Thursday Meal and Service

                                    MYF Overnighter at Rebecca Martin’s

             30        Silent Service

April      4-6       Men’s retreat at Camp Luz

             26        SMC Mongolia Team Yard & Bake Sale

May       10       Hillary Watson Concert at SMC

              23-24  Ladies retreat at Countryview Inn, Charm, OH.

                                    With Speaker; Trish Berg

 

 

 

WHAT’S HAPPENING AT SMC . . .

 

On your bench this morning you will find an order form for Easter Lilies. These will be placed in the sanctuary on Easter morning, and your dedication will be printed in the bulletin. Please attach payment if possible and place in the secretary’s mailbox by next Sunday.

 

Come to lunch and a craft event on Thursday, March 13, to help chase the winter blues away.  Meet at Longhorn Steakhouse in Wooster at 11:30 a.m. for lunch.  Then we will go to Pat Catan’s at 1:00 p.m. to make a wreath or centerpiece.  You may come for just lunch, just craft, or both. See the sign up sheet in the library.

 

Membership Matters!  Have you accepted Christ as your Lord and Savior?  If you have, I invite you to become a part of the SMC family.  A 5-session class will begin in March, exploring what it means to become a member of our family here at SMC.  Please let me know if you are interested. –Pastor Todd

 

Church Cookbook Update:  Ladies and Men—you may continue to submit recipes.  Please put in Louise Hershberger’s church mailbox.

 

Friendship Circle Eat-out & Craft:  Ladies, see your mailbox for details on this Thursday’s (March 13) outing.  Sign up in the hallway today, or call Louise by Wednesday, March 12.

 

Thank-you to all who helped with, and donated so very generously to the fund-raiser meal last Sunday. The total amount raised was $2,358.00.

 

 

Please note this schedule for our Easter Services:

    Thursday, March 20 – 6:30 p.m. Maundy Thursday Meal and Service

    Sunday, March 23   –: 7:00 a.m.  Sunrise Service

                                     8:00 – 8:45 Breakfast (MYF Fundraiser)

                                     9:00 – Sunday School – children’s classes &

               one adult class in the sanctuary

                                     10:00 – Worship Service

                                               

Central’s Fish Fry is this Friday, March 14 from 4:30 -7:30.  Juniors are

Selling tickets or they will be available at the door.  Adult tickets are $7.00 and children’s tickets are $4:50.  Children under age 5 eat free.

 

Central Christian’s spring musical, Honk, which is a family-friendly, humorous adaptation of The Ugly Duckling also begins this Friday.  Performances are Friday and Saturday at 7 p.m. and Sunday at 3:00. All seats are $7.

 

 

THIS WEEK AT SMC . . .

Tuesday, March 11

9:00 a.m.          Mennonite Women

9:30 a.m.          Healthy Walk

7:00 p.m.          Worship Committee, place TBA 

Wednesday, March 12

          6:30 p.m.          Lenten Prayer Breakfast at

Smithville Brethren Church

7:00 p.m           Mentors

Thursday, March 13

           9:30                Healthy Walk

11:30                Friendship Circle at Longhorn Steakhouse

7:30                  Elders

Friday, March 14

          8:30 a.m.          Women’s Prayer                                                                                    Quiz Team Meets to go to Lancaster, PA

            5:30 p.m.          Bible Memory Benefit Auction / Mt. Hope

            4:30 – 7:30        Central’s Fish Fry

Saturday, March 15    

            7:30                  Mongolia Prayer Breakfast at Mrs. Yoder’s

 

In Our Prayers . . .

·         Pastor Todd—that he would grow in his love and likeness of Jesus.

·         Our SMC friends and family –Steven & Carol, Melanie, James, & Jennifer Hahn, and Ralph & Lila Smucker

·         Al Miller, hospitalized in Arizona with breathing difficulties.

·         Safe travel and spiritual growth for the quiz team as they travel to PA, for tournament.

 

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