To prepare for next Sunday’s message, the Scripture readings are: Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday Exodus Exodus Exodus Exodus Exodus Exodus 28-30 31-34 35-36 37-38 39 40 Prayers and Praise of the Congregation To know Jesus, to be like Him, to make Him known. We praise God for Ken Denlinger’s excellent week. He has more energy and had a good report on his latest test! 8:30….Coffee & Fellowship 9:00….Sunday School 10:00….Worship Service We continue to lift in prayer Mary and Paul Lefever and Violet Buckwalter during this season of their lives. Both Mary and Violet are experiencing increased weakness and diminished health. We are thankful for the wonderful response to the Affinity Group registration and look forward to how God will use these groups in the coming year. For those interested in following Barry and Jessica Weixler-Landis as they minister in Burkina Faso, their blog can be found at: https://hearthandarrow.wordpress.com . Pentecost May 24, 2015 Welcome .................................................................... Jim Keener Announcements Congregational Singing Ministry Team Joe Miller ...................................... 808.2417 Lead Pastor Ministry of Mission and Evangelism Joanne Kuniholm………………………….381.7938 Minister of Congregational Life Leon Oberholtzer………………………….393.7747 Minister of Congregational Life Andrea Brubaker…………………….......665.7696 Minister of Worship Brenda Weaver………………………… ..725-9800 Interim Youth Coordinator Lynelle Kreider ................ ………......283.7986 Minister of Christian Education Jared Erb...................................... 490.6888 Preaching Team Roger Weaver ............................... 725.2984 Preaching Team Ray Leaman - Deacon ................... 392.7745 Durelle Leaman............................. 471.2541 Music Assistant Dorothy Nickles…………………………...209.7156 Administrative Assistant Jane Mininger……………………………...397.1772 Secretary For pastoral care and visitation, please contact Joanne Kuniholm. Offering and Congregational Prayer ..................... Leon Oberholtzer Children’s Time ................................................... Pastor Joe Miller Scripture .............................................................. Proverbs 3:1-18 Message ............................................. More Precious Than Rubies Song of Response Mellinger Mennonite Church 1916 Lincoln Highway East, Lancaster, PA 17602 717.397.9360 [email protected] - mellingerchurch.org [email protected] www.mellingerchurch.org Benediction This Week: Today: 6-8 pm - Family Game Night/Fellowship Hall Monday: Church Office will be closed Tuesday: 7-8 pm - Lifetree Café - How to Pay Attention Saturday: MYF356 Car Wash/Pork BBQ Sale 7-10pm - Emmaus Road Café - Ryan Peters Upcoming Events: May 31 Vote for calling Nolan Livengood as Associate Pastor for Youth & Young Adults. Save the Date: June 1 7 pm - MWC Asia Celebration/Sanctuary June 2 7 pm - Sewing Circle June 4 3-8 pm - Blood Drive (Sign up in the foyer today) June 22-25 9-11:30 am - Vacation Bible School June 28 MYF356 Activity June 30-July 6 Mennonite USA Convention/Kansas City July 3-5 Church Weekend at Camp Hebron July 13-16 Children’s Music Camp July 21-26 Mennonite World Conference at Harrisburg July 24 2:30 pm - Landis Homes Bible Fellowship July 26 Mennonite World Conference Sunday/Fellowship Meal 6-8 pm - Family Game Night/Fellowship Hall Emmaus Road Café will be closed for the month of July May 17, 2015 Offering: Congregational Ministries Online Giving Missions Online Giving Sharing Fund Total Received Registration for the 2015 Camp Hebron Weekend is underway! Please bring your forms to the Registration Table in the church foyer. Registration ends on Sunday, May 31. If you have not attended a CH Weekend before or it has been a long time since you joined us, please consider joining us this year. Camp Hebron 2015 Mellinger’s Got Talent Night will be held after the Chicken Barbecue on Saturday, July 4. Please take advantage of this opportunity to share your talent - big or small, funny or not – with the rest of us. We invite people of all ages to sign up at the Camp Hebron Registration table in the church foyer. We won’t be doing this every year, so please seize the moment and share your talent at the 2015 Camp Hebron Weekend! Children's Musical Our children will be presenting “Joseph and the Dream Team Extreme” musical, September 11 & 13. Music Camp will be held July 13-16 from 9 to 11:30 am. Rehearsal dates are July 22 & July 29; all Wednesdays in August; and September 2 & 9, from 6:30 to 8 pm. Children in the musical will be attending the performance of “Joseph” at Sight and Sound on Wednesday, July 15. Reservations must be made to Andrea, by tomorrow, May 18. Phone: 575-6706 or email: [email protected]. CVCCS has a generous clothing bank available for persons in the CV district, however, items such as underwear and socks need to be new! We will be collecting these two items (all sizes) this morning. Laundry baskets are in the foyer. MWC Asia Celebration—Learn about the experiences of Asian Anabaptist Mennonites and Brethren in Christ at 7 p.m. on Monday, June 1, at Mellinger Mennonite Church. Enjoy a panel discussion featuring Indonesia with Benny Krisbianto and Aldo Siahaan, Vietnam with Tuyen Nguyen, and India with Paulus Thalalhoti and Ken Hoke, There will also be music and light refreshments during this free event in preparation for Mennonite World Conference (MWC) Assembly in July at the Harrisburg Farm Show Complex. $ 9,396.00 1,397.00 20.00 30.00 10.00 Kitchen hosts needed for Connections at the Parent and Preschool Center. Beginning in September, we need one or more persons to set up in the kitchen on Tuesday mornings. Service can be weekly or bi-monthly. Orientation will be provided! Call Connections Coordinator, Laura Nguyen, if you are interested. (717)669-1876 $ 10,853.00 Host families are needed for a visiting international teacher at the Locust Grove Campus of Lancaster Mennonite School for the 2015-16 school year, one for the fall and another for the spring, starting in mid-August. A stipend is provided to cover expenses. Responsibilities include providing transportation to and from school each day. The international teacher is coming through the MCC International Volunteer Exchange Program. (see http://ivep.mcc.org/host). If interested, please contact the Locust Grove Campus office at (717) 394-7107. This morning our offering will go toward congregational ministries unless otherwise designated.
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