Smithville Mennonite Church

April 27, 2008 - 10:30 a.m.

 

 

WE GATHER

GATHERING MUSIC                                                     Lila Smucker

ANNOUNCEMENTS

SPECIAL MUSIC                                           Smithville High School

                                                                    Choralettes and Debonairs                                                                          

WE PRAISE GOD

WELCOME/GREETING

CALL TO WORSHIP                                                      Richard Ross  

CONGREGATIONAL SONG                                      Carol Schrock         

            My Faith Has Found a Resting Place                          Overhead

OFFERING PRAYER/OFFERING

OFFERTORY

DISMISSAL FOR CHILDREN’S CHURCH

WE HEAR THE WORD

SCRIPTURE                                                                 Luke 18:26 & 27

MESSAGE                                                             Pastor Todd Martin

                         S.A.V.E.D. From What, For What?

WE RESPOND

RESPONSE SONG        

            You Are the Salt for the Earth                                     HWB 226

SHARING/PRAYER                                                         Sandy Oyer

BENEDICTION/POSTLUDE

 

 

 

 

 

 

We want all people who come to this worship service to know that they are sincerely welcomed.  Be assured that your presence here brings joy to all followers of Christ.   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    Ryan Steiner

             Multi-media      Dave Miller

             Nursery Care    Tim & Kristen Laird

           

            5 – 7:30 p.m.     Jr. MYF Fund raiser at CiCi’s Pizza

Next Sunday

      10:30 a.m.          Worship c/o Central Christian Concert Choir

            3:00 p.m.          Crop Walk

Last Sunday . . .

Worship attendance – 171

Offering:            Budget ……………………….……..….$4,270.25

                        Sunday School……………….………………2.75

                        Central Student Fund……………….…….470.00

                        Kingsway Student Fund……………….….500.00

                        Tonya Starner Sheepdog Book Fund.....178.00

                        Mongolia Trip 08………........................1,130.00

                       

Coming Up . . .

                    May        5      Sr. Citizen Day at Camp Luz

                                       10      Camp Luz Work Day

                                                Hilary Watson Concert at SMC

                                  23-24       Ladies Retreat at Countryview Inn,

                                                        Speaker, Trish Berg

            July 28 - Aug.       1      Vacation Bible School

 

 

 

 

 

WHAT’S HAPPENING AT SMC . . .

Thank you for your concerns, prayers, calls, and flowers during my recent illness and recovery. Our plans are to leave Arizona on Saturday to travel home.  Please pray for safety for us as we travel.  – Al Miller

 

Please join the Jr. High youth for supper this evening, 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.

 

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.

 

Next Sunday is the Smithville Community Crop Walk,  If you are unable to walk, please pledge your support for those who will be walking.  Roger Amstutz is in the hallway today to help you sign up.

 

Central Christian School’s middle school production of the Chronicles of Narnia, The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe will be held on Friday, May 2 and Saturday, May 3 at 7:00.  All seats cost $4 and tickets will be available at the door.

 

Come enjoy a Gerber’s chicken barbecue at Central Christian School on Friday, May 2 from 5:00 – 7:00.  A half chicken dinner costs $8, and a quarter chicken dinner costs $6.  Tickets are available in the school office or from an elementary student.

 

You are invited to the Spring Banquet of the Amish & Mennonite Heritage Center on Friday evening, May 2 at 6:30 p.m., at the Carlisle Inn, Walnut Creek.  The guest speaker is John Ruth, from Harleysville, Pa., who will talk on “our Swiss Homeland in Scene, Story and Song”, using story and photography.  All are welcome.  There is no charge for the meal.  An offering will be received for the dinner expenses and program support.  Please call 330 893-3192 for reservations.

 

 

The Lantz family will be having a blood drive in honor of Tom’s birthday on Saturday, May 3rd, 9 a.m. - 2 p.m. at Wilbur Berkey Field House.  We would like to encourage everyone to celebrate a life well lived by donating blood that day for the many cancer patients who are receiving chemotherapy and are experiencing low blood counts that are a side effect of their treatment.  Tom enjoyed quality of life during his battle with multiple myeloma because of the generosity of many.  In a 3-year period, he received 182 units of red blood cells and 179 units of platelets.  We hope you will consider remembering Tom by joining us or by contacting the American Red Cross at www.givelife.org.

 

New Destiny Treatment Center is pleased to announce that the award-winning Collinsworth Family will offer a concert of Family Worship and Praise for the benefit of the Treatment Center on May 9, 2008, at Grace Church in Norton.  Tickets are $20 for dinner and the concert, or $10 for the concert only. Dinner will be served from 5:30 – 7:00 p.m., and the concert begins at 7:30. Phone 330-825-5202 for tickets. 

 

Camp Luz Spring Work Day will be held May 10.  Come help wake the camp up for the summer!  Outdoor and indoor work needs to be accomplished!  Our day begins at 8: a.m.  Please RSVP for lunch reservations.  330-683-1246. 

 

Greene Middle School will be performing Disney’s Beauty & the Beast on May 16 & 17 at 7:00 p.m., and May 18 at 2:30 p.m.  Avery Trent is in a lead role as Lumiere, the candlestick, and Allison Trent will play the trumpet in the orchestra.  All reserved seating tickets are $9.00 and non-reserved seats are $8.00.  Tickets will be sold in the GMS office during regular school hours (7:15 a.m. -2:30 p.m. M-F) beginning May 5.   

 

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.

 

May is “Feed-a-Family” month at People to People Ministries. This ministry provides each requesting family with food for three days – breakfast, lunch and dinner. You can help by dropping off items at 454 East Bowman Street in Wooster.  You may bring food for a meal, misc. food, personal items or a cash donation to purchase a case of food.  Paper products and personal hygiene items are also needed. 

 

 

 

THIS WEEK AT SMC . . .

Tuesday, April 29

          9:30 a.m.          Healthy Walk

          

Wednesday, April 30

            7:00 p.m.          Finance Committee Meeting

            7:00 p.m.          MYF Mud Football

Thursday, May 1

          9:30 a.m.          Healthy Walk

            7:30 p.m.          Trustees

 

Friday, May 2

          8:30 a.m.          Women’s Prayer

            6:00 p.m.          Scrapbooking

 

 

 

In Our Prayers . . .

·         Pastor Todd, that he would effectively preach The Word

·         Our SMC friends and families, Richard, Velma and Elijah Shetler and Danny Boney

·         Al & Anna Miller, for health and safety as they travel back from Arizona

·         Geneva Smucker and her family as she begins treatment for cancer

·         Pray with congregations across the United States, Canada and Colombia for an end to the Colombian conflict and for policy changes that reflect God’s kingdom values.

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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