DWELLING IN THE WORD:  A SHARING SERVICE

 

HYMN                                   Immortal, invisible, God only wise    HWB 70

Call to Worship

                Leader: O God, we come seeking you in our worship together.

                People:   We come seeking truth,

                                 We come seeking strength,

                                 We come seeking wisdom,

                                 In your word.      

                Leader: Lead us in our worship today.

                People: Accept our songs of praise,

                        And the meditations of our hearts.

Amen.   

Introduction to service

HYMN                                   How clear is our vocation, Lord        HWB 541

Children’s teaching

HYMN                                   Lamp of our feet                                   HWB 312

Dwelling In The Word:   Scripture, Meditation and Sharing

Scripture Reading                                              Isaiah 42:1-7

Meditation

 Isaiah 42:1-7  The Jewish Study Bible

                1 This is My servant, whom I uphold,

                  My chosen one, in whom I delight,

                  I have put My spirit upon him,

                  He shall teach the true way to the nations,

2 He shall not cry out or shout aloud,

                Or make his voice heard in the streets,

3 He shall not break even a bruised reed,

                Or snuff out even a dim wick

                He shall bring forth the true way,

4 He shall not grow dim or be bruised

                Till he has established the true way on earth;

                And the coastlands shall await his teaching.

 

5 Thus said God the Lord,

                Who created the heavens and stretched them out,

                Who spread out the earth and what it brings forth,

                Who gave breath to the people upon it

                And life to those who walk thereon:

6 I the Lord, in My grace, have summoned you,

                And I have grasped you by the hand,

                I created you, and appointed you

                A covenant people, a light of nations --

7 Opening eyes deprived of light,

                Rescuing prisoners from confinement,

                From the dungeon those who sit in darkness.

 

Sharing                                 Carolyn Holland

Scripture Reading                              John 15: 6

Meditation

Sharing                                 Stan Reedy

Congregational Sharing and Prayer

Announcements/Offering

Closing HYMN                    God be with you                   HWB 430

Sending words                                     Go in peace,

and may the holy God surprise you,

and the lively Spirit call your steps.

 

Worship leader and children’s teaching:  Rebecca We, Song Leader: Nelson Sz, Piano: Stephanie Ne, Prayer: Amanda Kn, Sharing: Carolyn Hd and Stan Ry.

 

* Visitors are invited to stand and introduce yourselves during the sharing time so we can  welcome you.

** 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

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

·         Patti Sr                                                          

Poetry Meeting :  Sun. August 26, 7:30 a.m. Wn residence                         

·         Don Ty 

Peace and Justice Interest Group, Monday, September 10, 7:30, Wks’

·         Gertrude Wn

Readers Club:               August 26, 7:00 p.m., Sz residence

                    "The Namesake" by Jhumpa Lahiri [Houghton Mifflin, 2003]

·         Priscilla                         

Slow Cookers:  Tues. Sept 4, 6:30 p.m. Ry residence

·         Gertrude Wn 

 

Meetings:

Finance Committee                                             

Nurture Comm. Meeting    

Worship Committee             Monday, August 27, 7:30, Wk residence

Congregational Life Committee        

Congregational Business Mtg.  Sunday, September 9 after potluck Gretchen’s House

Service – Outreach                                                             

 

Next Sunday, September 2,  will be the last Sunday for worship service to begin at 11:00 am.  Beginning September 9, 2007 until January 1, 2008 the worship
service will begin at 10:00 a.m.   Following worship at 11:00 a.m. will be the Sunday School hour which will usually involve discussion with our guest speakers for
the adults. The worship service will be audio taped and available on disc for anyone to hear.

 

Betsy Harvey and Patti Sprunger are interested in getting some people to volunteer to help during the Sunday School and post Sunday School time in the new fall schedule.  This could involve preschool or elementary age children. 

The early fall congregational Business Meeting will take place on Sunday, September 9 following potluck.  Everyone who attends Shalom, regularly or otherwise, is encouraged to attend and give input on the items of discussion.  The agenda for the meeting will be forthcoming.

Youth group for September 9 will be at the Harvey house from 6:30-8:30.  Activity TBA.  Bring a snack to share.

 

 

Some of you have been making donations to Shalom through the Mennonite Foundation at www.MennoniteUSA.org.  If you are doing so or intend to do so, please
know that Mennonite Foundation will issue receipts for tax purposes for all of those donations.  Those donations will NOT be included in the statement that is supplied
by Shalom Community Church at the end of the year.  Additionally, the Foundation takes a fee of 3% on all transactions before they are deposited in the SCC account. 
If you have questions, please contact Anita Ts. 

 

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

 

 

SERVICE OUTREACH

 

The next and last Highway Pickup date for this year will be September 8-16.  More info about the Adopt-A-Highway program can be found online:

http://www.michigan.gov/mdot/0,1607,7-151-9621_11041_14408---,00.html

 

SAVE THE DATE!  Annual CROP Walk will be October 7, beginning at 2: p.m.at First United Methodist,  120 S. State Street, Ann Arbor. 

 

Last call!  The American Association of University Women has a major book sale in September.  The money goes to scholarships for girls.  They do not accept
text books or books with a lot of underlining.  If any of you have books to donate, let Gertrude Wn know.  She is willing to take them to the collection site, or you could
take them to 3744 Carpenter on Monday, Thursday, or Saturday between 10 and 2.  They are collecting until August 26 (today). 

 

12th Annual Gimme Shelter fundraiser for Alpha House
 The 12th annual Gimme Shelter will be held on Saturday, October 20, 6:30 p.m. at the Morris Lawrence Building at Washtenaw Community College.  Gimme Shelter
is the sole fundraiser for the Interfaith Hospitality Network at Alpha House and funds go to support local families experiencing homelessness.  The Silent Auction preview with loads of must-have items begins at 6 p.m. with appetizers and drinks.  The evening includes a strolling dinner and a performance by one of the best local bands around, the RFD Boys.  Tickets are $40 ahead and $45 at the door.  To purchase your tickets, call or email Casey Frazee, Development Coordinator for IHN, at (734) 822-0220 x204 or cfrazee@alphahouse-ihn.org.
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You can read about Misha Lze’s experience as a New York City Teaching Fellow in his blog:  http://www.interconnectedness.net/category/nyctf/.

Betsy Hy is soliciting food contributions for the time following Kathy Br’s surgery for September 3,5, and 7.  If you can assist, talk to or email Betsy.