Bulletin: April 8, 2007                                                                                                     

Pre-service music

Call to worship

Poem                                      Easter wings, by George Herbert

Gathering hymn                    Lift your glad voices                                           HEB 275

Scripture reading                  I Corinthians 15:19-26

Children’s teaching             Symbols of the resurrection

Congregational hymn          Christ the Lord is risen today                            HWB 280

Offering and a time of quiet

Hymn for communion          Here, O my Lord, I see thee face to face           HWB 465

The Lord’s Supper              

¨       Mark 14:22-25

¨       Instruction:  an Anabaptist understanding of the Lord’s Supper

¨       Communion          

Come forward and stand around a common table and share the bread and cup. 

Pass the bread and take a piece, speak the words that are provided on the table. 

‘The bread which we break is the communion of the body of Christ.’

 

Raise your together, speak the words provided on the table and drink together. 

‘The cup which we bless is the communion of the blood of Christ.”

 

Congregational hymn          Thine is the glory                                                 HWB 269

Sharing and prayer

Announcements

Hymn of sending                                 Praise God from who all blessing flow              HWB 118

 

Leading us in worship:  Paul Versluis, song leader, Marty Sr, pianist, Anita Ts, Harpist, Ben Bn, poetry reader, Joy Vs,

* The offering is a commitment of our regular attendees.  Visitors should feel no obligation to donate.  Visitors and regular attendees are invited to submit the “I wish card” found in the back of the hymnal. 

 

 

SHALOM COMMUNITY CHURCH HAPPENINGS

 

Next Sunday we will meet from 10AM to 12 AM with Leo Harshorn from the Mennonite Mission Network.  He will lead us in worship through the experience of drumming.  Please bring all the five gallon buckets you can find.  Sticks will be provided.  Guests are most welcome. 

 

Small Group Opportunities: the following  groups meet regularly and are open to interested persons in the SCC community.  You can drop in and ‘drop out’ as you are able.  Call the contact person for information, dates, times, direction or location.

 

Mom’s Small Group

¨       Pattie Ser                                                          

Poetry Meeting                                                    April 20                  7:30AM  @Ty

¨       Don Ty                    

Peace and Justice Interest                                  April 10                  7:30PM   @Versluis

¨       Janet Ry                         

Readers Club:                                                       April 22 6:30 PM  @Ts

¨       Priscilla   The World is Flat  by Thomas Friedman         

 

Meetings:

Finance Committee                                             

Nurture Comm. Meeting                                  April 24                   7PM       Priscilla’s

Congregational Life Committee                        April 14                  9:30         Ry’s

Facilities Cmt. report to Congregation              April 15                  12:30       Gretchen’s

                *please bring a bag lunch

Congregational Meeting                                  April 22                  12:30       Gretchens

                *please bring a bag lunch

Service – Outreach                                         May 6     Lunch     12:45       Versluis

Worship Committee                                        May 7                     7:00PM   Versluis

Congregational Business Mtg.                         May 13                   12:30       Gretchen’s

 

 

"Do you like to smile?  Do you enjoy seeing new faces?  Have people said you made them feel welcome?  If you answered yes to any of these, please consider serving our community as a greeter.  We are looking for one or two people to join Joy Vs as a team to alternate Sunday mornings. Contact Joy if you are interested."

 

Youth group April 15, game night at the Hy’s 6:30-8:30 bring a snack to share.

 
The Shepherd--You are invited to submit pieces for the congregational newsletter, The Shepherd. Please pass them on to Carolyn H. or Joy V. or discuss any ideas 
you might have with them.  We are working towards a late spring issue, so gentlewomen and gentlemen, start your writing engines.
 

                The Shalom Facilities Committee has been working busily since our last report to the congregation in December, 2006.  Most of you will know that this committee is working with two other partners to design and build a jointly-owned facility that can be used by all partners.  That work has reached a critical juncture in its development, and we are calling the congregation together for review and for consideration of next steps.

                On November 28, 2006 we submitted an application to Lodi Township for preliminary approval of our project.  The township’s response to our application required that we gather additional information about the nature of our site.  The departure of a fourth partner from the venture in November and the higher-than-acceptable cost of our first design have also had an impact on our work.

                We have recently concluded work on redesigning the building and site plan in response to all of these constraints. We are re-submitting these plans along with an application for a ‘special use’ permit to Lodi Township with the expectation of being on the April 24 Township meeting agenda.

                While that process goes forward, we are also planning a pair of meetings to present these plans to the Shalom congregation.  Those meetings will take place after church on Sunday, April 15, and Sunday, April 22.  We ask everyone to make a concerted effort to participate in those meetings.  Although we will make available a packet of information for those unable to attend, we strongly encourage your active participation; the packet will have obvious limitations by comparison to the presentation being prepared for the meeting.

                We plan to provide child care.  We plan to begin shortly after the end of worship, at about 12:30 pm.  Everyone is asked to bring a bag lunch.  

                    A more detailed version of this announcement was e-mailed to all on March 18; printed copies are available on the lobby table or from Nelson Sz for anyone 
who does not use e-mail
 

If you have Congregational concerns, please contact the Congregational Life Committee.  Janet R, Patti Sr or Dave Py

DENOMINATIONAL NEWS

COB= Church of the Brethren; CD = Mennonite Church Central District Conference

¨       Central District Conference: June 21-23 meeting in Berne Indiana

¨       COB Annual Conference: June 30- July 4 Cleveland Ohio.  [Roxanne Cs will attend]

¨       Mennonite Assembly:   July 2-7, San Jose CA. [Paul and Joy will attend]

¨       COB District Conference:  August 9-12, ,2006, Hastings Michigan

 

Interested in serving on the board of Adriel School for Central District?  See Paul

 

Please view the Mennonite Church new online giving website.  You are able to make credit card donations to all Mennonite Church organizations, including congregations.  View the following web sights:  http://giving.menoniteusa.org, https://giving.mennoniteusa.org/organization/detail/1254/. 

 

College scholarships:  Students can get financial assistance through the MMA College Scholarship program.  Each year MMA awards up to 36 scholarships to students who are member of a congregation with an MMA advocate.  For details see Gertrude Wn /visit MMA-online.org. Applications are due by Mar 31.

 


COMMUNITY EVENTS

 

Lecture:  The Center for Faith & Scholarship is sponsoring two lectures by Dr. Helen Sterk, professor of communications at Calvin College and an expert on gender roles and communication theory.  The first lecture, entitled "Masculinity Theory:  Secular Meets Sacred" will be given at 8 p.m Ap 12, in the Kuenzel Room of the Michigan Union.  The second lecture, entitled "Gender, Culture, and Care", will be given at the Campus Chapel (1236 Washtenaw Ct.) Friday noon, April 13. 

 

SERVICE OUTREACH

 

Attention Shalom's active participants!  The Service Outreach Committee would like to encourage you to do service through an organization or take personal involvement in a service project.  We have a special budget to sponsor you in doing this work.  Past examples have been Mandy & David Kn for their recent work in Jamaica, and Susie Fk for her medical mission work in Argentina.  Please contact Paul Versluis if you are interested in applying.

 

Property Disposal Department.  Ten folding wooden chairs are available.  These are remnants from the historic days of the ‘basement church.’  They are presently in Nelson Shantz’s workshop but will not be kept after April 15.  A small donation to Shalom’s coffers is suggested.  Talk to Nelson Sz.

 

HIWAY PICKUP for 2007:  Pickup dates are April 21-29, July 14-22, Sept 8-16.

Paul and Joy will be at the Baker Exit Park and Ride at 9 AM on Saturday, April 28th for our first pick up of the year.  If you plan to come, please arrive by 9AM.