April 6, 2008 - 10:30 a.m.
WE GATHER
GATHERING
MUSIC Louise Hershberger
ANNOUNCEMENTS
PRELUDE
WE
PRAISE GOD
CONGREGATIONAL
SONGS Lynette Neuenschwander
If
You Believe (song of the month) STJ
32
O Sing to the Lord STJ 12
WELCOME/GREETING
CALL
TO WORSHIP David & Velda Rohrer
CONGREGATIONAL SONGS
There
are Many Gifts HWB 304
When We Walk with the Lord HWB 544
OFFERING
PRAYER/OFFERING
OFFERTORY
SPECIAL MUSIC Aubrey Schrock, Kelly Steiner & Barb
Steiner
God,
Whose Giving
WE
HEAR THE WORD
SCRIPTURE
Matthew 25: 14-30 Ryan Steiner
MESSAGE Show Me the Money Mitch Mann
WE
RESPOND
RESPONSE
SONG Like a Mother Who has Borne Us STJ
91
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 . . .
Elective
Class – Book Study
“Get
Out of that Pit” By Beth Moore”
10:30 a.m.
P.A. System Ryan Steiner
Multi-media Dave
Miller
Nursery Care Eric
& Roxie Ramseyer
Next
Sunday. . .
Last Sunday . . .
Worship attendance – 162
Offering: Budget ……………………….……...….$ 220.00
Capital
Improvement……………….…..2502.24
Sunday
School …………………………..…9.76
Central
Student Fund…………………..5474.00
Coming Up . . .
April 16
All Church – Bible Quizzing
18 MYF Retreat
18-20
Ron Sider Conference at CCS
19 Mongolia Prayer Breakfast at Mrs. Yoder’s
25-26 Lasting Flame Marriage Seminar
26
May 23-24 Ladies Retreat at Countryview
Inn, Charm, OH with
speaker, Trish Berg
WHAT’S HAPPENING AT SMC . . .
Please note: The
Mennonite High School Choir Festival will be held next Sunday afternoon in the Allliance High School Auditorium, not at Central as stated
on the calendar. See the poster on the bulletin for times and address.
SMC Women: Sign up today,
for the
The MCC Relief
Next Sunday is the deadline for renewing your subscription to
The Mennonite. If you wish to subscribe or renew your subscription, see Rhonda
today.
The Smithville area Crop Walk will be held Sunday, May 4,
2008. We are still in need of a
coordinator from our church. Please consider coordinating, walking, or
sponsoring a walker for this outreach ministry.
Central Christian School is hosting Believers in Conversation with Ron Sider,
Friday, April 18 through Sunday, April 20. Ron Sider is a widely
known evangelical speaker and writer. Pre-registration, with a $25 suggested
donation, is encouraged, but not required. See the pamphlet on the board for a
registration form and more information.
MMA (Mennonite Mutual Aid) has made arrangements for Lutheran
Social Services Financial Counseling of Minnesota to provide education and
counseling on budgeting and credit and debt management as a service to those
interested in integrating their financial decisions with their faith. Call toll free (877) 809-0039 to set up a
telephone appointment with a certified financial counselor.
OSU Wooster Campus Scarlet, Gray and
Green Fair, 1-7
p.m., Tuesday, April 22 (Earth Day). Selby
Hall parking lot, OARDC,
THIS WEEK AT SMC . . .
Tuesday,
April 8
9:00 a.m. Mennonite Women – Guest Day
9:30 a.m. Healthy Walk
7:00 p.m. Worship Committee
Wednesday, April 9
7:00 p.m. Mentors
– Mini Careers Festival
Thursday, April 10
9:30 a.m. Healthy
Walk
7:00 p.m. Elders
Friday, April 11
Saturday, April 12
8:00 a.m.
Meet at SMC
to carpool
In Our
Prayers . . .
·
Pray for Pastor
Todd, that he would be a good husband and father.
·
Pray for our SMC
friends & family…remember especially this week; Terry, Louise, Anna and
Katie Hershberger.
·
Aylana Worthen
is going to
·
Continue to pray
for Al Miller. He is doing better, but remains on oxygen. The doctors are
working to regulate his medication.
·
Pray that our
leaders will be filled with divine wisdom, that they will judge righteously and
carefully, as God wills, not according to man’s wisdom.
Phone: 330-669-3601
Pastor: Todd Martin
Youth Pastor: Rebecca
Martin
Website:
smithvillemennonite.org
Church office hours: Monday - Friday,
E-mail: lmsmucker@smithvillemennonite.org
todd@smithvillemennonite.org