Smithville Mennonite Church

April 20, 2008 - 10:30 a.m.

 

WE GATHER

GATHERING MUSIC                                                     Kathy Gerber

ANNOUNCEMENTS

WE PRAISE GOD

PRELUDE                                                                          Kid’s Praise

            Sanctuary

            I  Lift Up My Hands

CONGREGATIONAL SONGS                                      Mark Gerber 

            By the Waters of Babylon                                                   STJ 22

            If You Believe and I Believe                                                STJ 32

            He is Exalted                                                               Overhead

WELCOME/GREETING

CALL TO WORSHIP                                                      Richard Ross  

CONGREGATIONAL SONGS                                   

            God is Here Among Us                                              HWB 16

            Come, Thou Almighty King                                      HWB 41

OFFERING PRAYER/OFFERING

OFFERTORY

WE HEAR THE WORD

SCRIPTURE                     Psalm 119:33-48                         

MESSAGE            Ten in a Row You Should Know          Pastor Todd

 

WE RESPOND

RESPONSE SONG  

              Immortal, Invisible, God Only Wise                           HWB 70 

SHARING/PRAYER                                           Pastor 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 – Elvin & Emma Mast

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

                                    Elective Class – Book Study

                             Living Beyond Yourself  By Beth Moore”

           10:30 a.m.          P.A. System    Monica Mease

             Multi-media      Hank Reifsnyder

             Nursery Care    Gary & Lynette Neuenschwander

           

            7:00 p.m.          Cantate Singers at Sonnenberg

 

           

Last Sunday . . .

Worship attendance – 170

Offering:            Budget ……………………….……...….$3343.46

                        Sunday School……………….………………7.04

                        Central Student Fund…………………….450.00

                        Compassion Fund……………….…...…..311.91

                        Tonya Starner Sheepdog Book Fund….358.00

                       

Coming Up . . .

                    May        2      Scrapbooking

                                        4      Central Christian Concert Choir at SMC

                                         5     Sr. Citizen Day at Camp Luz

                                       10      Hilary Watson Concert at SMC

                                  23-24       Ladies Retreat at Countryview Inn,

                                                        with speaker, Trish Berg

              July    28 - Aug. 1       Vacation Bible School

             

 

 

 

WHAT’S HAPPENING AT SMC . . .

Congratulations to Jacob Ramseyer and Amanda Laird on completing all of their Bible Memory verses.

 

Mary Naumoff is collecting donations for Tonya Starner’s Sheepdog Book Fund. $1 will buy one book. Mary will accept your donations at the table in the hallway after church.

 

The Jr. high Bedroom Blitz that was scheduled for April 26 will be postponed. The date has yet to be decided.

 

Ladies, you are invited to another evening of scrapbooking here at the church May 2, at 6:00 p.m.  If you have any questions, see Kathy Gerber or Barb Steiner.

 

Please join the Jr. High youth for supper on Sunday, April 27, anytime between 5 and 7:30 p.m. at CiCi’s Pizza in Wooster to raise money for their summer trip to The Lighthouse in Canton.  Simply place your receipt in the box provided at the restaurant that evening and they will donate 10% of the total receipts to our group.

 

Mark your calendars for the Smithville Community Crop Walk, Sunday, May 4, at 3 p.m.  If you are unable to walk, please consider pledging your support for those who will be walking.  Roger Amstutz is in the hallway today to help you sign up.

 

Anyone who works with youth is invited to a training event that will be held at Camp Luz on May 17, from 9 am until 3 pm.  Duffy Robins will be the featured speaker and he will be sharing from the book “Hurt: Inside the World of Today’s Teenagers”, by Dr. Chap Clark.  Please keep the date and reserve a spot with Rebecca martin and watch for more information that will be coming.

 

SMC Women’s Retreat, May 23 & 24, at CountryView Inn Bed & Breakfast in Charm, Ohio.  Sign up at the table in the hallway.  The cost is $50 per person.

 

                       

Remember the Mongolian Mission Trip Sale,

Saturday, April 26, at 7 a.m.

 

Please notice the time change for baked goods.  We would like to have them on Friday night if possible, or Saturday morning between 7 and 9:30.

 

Coffee and donuts will be available Saturday morning, and a light lunch (hotdogs, chips, & pop) closer to noon.

 

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Mark your calendars for a night of acoustic pop & folk music, Saturday, May 10, at 7 p.m.  Smithville Mennonite is hosting Hilary Watson in concert.  Hilary is a 23 year-old musical artist from Southern California who will be on tour in Ohio in May.  She released her debut album in 2007 and joined Fernando Ortega for several dates on his summer tour. There will be a freewill offering.

 

The Cantate Singers invite you to their 2008 spring program this evening at 7 p.m., at Sonnenberg Mennonite Church in Kidron, and again on Sunday evening April 29, at Northside Christian Church in Wadsworth, at 7 p.m.  Carol Schrock, and Dave and Geneva Smucker sing with this 40 voice choir.

 

Camp Luz Senior Citizens’ Day, May 5, 2008, 9:30 a.m.  Michael Mast will share about his hike on the Appalachian Trail! Please call 330-683-1246 for lunch reservations.

 

 

 

THIS WEEK AT SMC . . .

Tuesday, April 22

          9:30 a.m.          Healthy Walk

           12:00 p.m.          Open Circle Eat-Out at Smithville Inn

                                    Connie Geissinger will host

Wednesday, April 23

            6:30 p.m.          Seeker’s Class Eat-Out at Jake’s (Wooster)

                                    Vern & Mabel Horst will host

Thursday, April 24

            6:00 p.m.          Elders at Todd & Rebecca Martin’s

 

Friday, April 25

          8:30 a.m.          Women’s Prayer

           

Saturday, April 26

            7:00 a.m.          Mongolia Trip Garage & Bake Sale

 

 

In Our Prayers . . .

·         The four young people in the membership class, and Pastor Todd

·         as he leads them

·         Our SMC friends and family:  Joe, Sandy, Nate, & Natalie Hoover, and Anna Seko

·         Sam and Amanda Parks, and those in Kenya to whom they are ministering. Gangs have formed during the recent conflict there, causing much violence.

·         Pray for our Vacation Bible School, that God will raise up teachers and staff who can minister to our children in this way this summer.

 

 

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