Buletin: February 11, 2007                                                                                                                                                   

 

Pre service music                                                                                 Laura Br

                               

Call to Worship                                                                                    HWB 664

 

Hymn                                     Will You let me be your servant        HWB 307  

 

 Scripture                               The Good Samaritan                            Luke 10:25-37 

 

Introduction to the speaker

 

Reading                                 Matt Kaiser

 

Children's story                    Stephanie Nance

 

 Teaching                              Matt Kaiser

 

Hymn of response               I Bind my heart this tide                      HWB 411              

 

Sharing and Prayer

 

Announcements and offering

 

Sending Hymn                      A charge to keep I have                      HWB 393 

 

Blessing and prayer for congregational meeting   

 

Leading us in worship; Stephanie Ne pianist, Marty Sr song leader

* 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.

 

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SHALOM COMMUNITY CHURCH HAPPENINGS

 

Finance Committee                             

Facilities Committee                            

Slow Cookers                                       

Service – Outreach                              Feb                         1 pm        Ty

Congregational Meeting                     Feb 11                    1 pm        Gretchen’s

Peace and Justice Interest                  Feb 12                    7:30         Wk

Nurture Comm. Meeting                     Feb 13                    7:00        Priscilla

Mom’s Small Group                             Feb 15                    7:30         Wn

Poetry Meeting                                    Feb 16                    7:30am    Ry

Readers Club                                        March 4                 7pm         Sz

                                Jimmy Carter’s book Palestine:  Peace not Apartheid   

Worship Committee                             March 5                 7:30         Wk

Congregational Life Committee         March 17               9 AM      Vs

 

 
Next Sunday, Feb 18th, we will continue the series on FAMILY LIFE, TO SUPPORT, STRENGTHEN AND HEAL FAMILY LIFE through sharing stories, 
songs, poetry, prayers, biblical teaching and literature.  Please tell Paul Versluis if you are willing to participate in the service. 
 
 
Today, immediately after the noon Potluck, is our first quarter Congregational Meeting. The routine agenda for this meeting is reports from the Worship Cmte, 
Congregational Life Cmte (CLC), and Discernment Cmte. We'll also approve the minutes from the Nov. '06 mtg, attached here (2007 budget as attachment that goes with
the minutes will follow shortly in a separate email).  Moderator, Janis Mr/Py

Youth Group   Sunday Feb. 11, Hay’s house, 6:30-8:30.  Come and make donuts and watch a movie.  Donut ingredients will be assigned.

 
The next Mom's Small Group will be Thursday, February 15, 2007 at Gertrude Wan's home at 7:30 pm.  All are welcome.  If you have any questions, please don't hesitate 
to contact me at
 
Rotating Potlucks will occur on Feb.17 and March 17.  Be a host and or participant by calling or emailing Betsy Hy.  Rotating potlucks are meals that take place at 
people's homes and include anywhere from 6-16 people.  Each month if you participate, you get to eat with a different group of people.  If you host, you host once.  These
potlucks are an excellent way to get to know new people-- whether you have been around a long time or are new yourself.  You can participate one or all of the months. 
The host decides on the menu and assigns food to each of the guests.  These are always total family affairs too.  Most everyone in the church participates and in the years
we have been doing the potlucks we've gone from 5 to 12- hosts per month, which are the numbers we had last year.  Betsy Hy is in the process of compiling the lists of
folks who want to participate and host nd would appreciate you emailing or calling her and letting her know if you want to join the fun.  Please respond whether you have
participated before or not.
 
Please pick up a copy of The Shepherd on the table in the foyer.
 

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

 

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/. 

 

Matt Kaiser, who works with the Lambi Fund through Mennonite Voluntary Service, is our speaker today. 

 

 


COMMUNITY EVENTS

 

Anti-War Action! is co-sponsoring a Dinner & a Movie showing of Helen's War with the Interfaith Council for Peace and Justice (ICPJ).  This is a FREE event taking place on Wednesday, February 14th at 6:30PM hosted at First United Methodist Church of Ann Arbor (120 S.  State St.). There will be a light dinner served.

 

SERVICE OUTREACH

 

A few folks are still handing in health kits, so Service and Outreach will collect these remaining kits THIS Sunday.  Noah has volunteered to take this 2nd collection to Goshen for us soon.  If anyone else was intending to donate a kit(s), please feel free to hand them to Kevin, Paul, Noah or myself on Sunday.

 

Contents for Health Kits (NEW items only)

 

     * 1 toothbrush (adult size; leave in wrapper)

     * 1 squeeze-tube toothpaste (minimum 130ml / 6oz; leave in box)

     * 1 bar soap (110-140g / 4-5oz, in wrapper)

     * 1 fingernail clipper

     * 1 hand towel (larger than fingertip, dark color)

 

Place contents in gallon-sized Ziplock bag.  For more information, visit online mcc.org/kits.  Thank you! Sherry Thackrey