Call to Worship

GATHERING

Opening Words:

Leader: We have found the way to Jesus. We have found the way to love.

All: We have found the way to God.

Leader: When did we find new life in Jesus? When did we find love?

All: When did we find God?

Leader: Arise, shine for our light has come, and the glory of the Lord has risen upon us. Arise, shine for our light has come; all nations come to love's light.

All: Arise, shine; for our light has come, and we shall proclaim the praise of the Lord.

Leader: Now see the way of Jesus. Now see the way to love.

All: Now see the way to God.

Invocation

PRAISING GOD

Singing: HWB 185 Hail to the Lord's anointed

HWB 219 Bright and Glorious is the sky

HEARING GOD'S WORD

Gospel Readings: Matthew 2: 1-12, Matthew 5: 38-48

Children's Time

Singing: HWB 319 Jesus shall reign

Thoughts and Sharing on Peace

Response Hymn: HWB 218 As with gladness men of old

Offering/Sharing/Announcements

Prayer

SENDING SJ 109 There is move love somewhere

Benediction

* 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

Finance Committee

Facilities Committee

Mom’s Small Group

Slow Cookers

Poetry Meeting Jan 20 7:30am Vs

Nurture Meeting #2 January 21 1 pm Ty

Service – Outreach January 21 1 pm Ty

Readers Club January 21 7:00pm Versluis

Congregational Life Committee Jan 27 9 AM Mr/Py

Worship Committee Feb 5 7:30 Wk

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

[The death of Ivan Illich by L. Tolstoy; all are welcome to attend]

A FOUR SUNDAY SERIES ON FAMILY LIFE, January 21, January 28, February 4^th, and February 18^th.  TO SUPPORT, STRENGTHEN AND HEAL FAMILY LIFE
 through sharing stories, songs, poetry, prayers, biblical teaching and literature.  Please see the handout and respond by telling Paul Versluis how and on what date 
you would be willing to participate.

Please calendar in Feb 11th, immediately after the noon potluck, for 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). Let me know if there are other items that you'd like to have on the agenda for the Feb mtg.  
Moderator, Janis Mr/Py.

rotating potlucks which will occur on Jan.20, 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.

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

DENOMINATIONAL NEWS

Please view the Mennonite Church new online giving website. Households 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/.

Paul Versluis will be attending a ‘Nonviolent Atonement Conference in Akron Pa Jan 22-23.

Matt Kaiser, who works with the Lambi Fund through Mennonite Voluntary Service, will be our speaker on February 11^th.

COMMUNITY EVENTS

Lecture: The Center for Faith & Scholarship is sponsoring a lecture by Dr. Miroslav Volf, professor of theology at Yale University and director of the Yale Center for Faith & Culture. His lecture, entitled "Free of Charge: Giving and Forgiving in a Culture Stripped of Grace," will be given Thursday, January 18, at 8pm in the Great Lakes South Room (4th Floor) of the Palmer Commons. The lecture is free and open to the public. For more information, visit www.cfs-aa.org

SERVICE OUTREACH

Ecumenical Center and International Residence -- Dinner in U. S. homes.  Help build bridges of hospitality and understanding:  Invite 2 or 3 International students from 
the University of Michigan to dinner in your home.  This can be offered any evening of the week or weekend.  You may prefer to have students over for Thanksgiving or 
Christmas dinner but it can be also any time that works for you and your family.  All students speak some English.  Students come from a variety of religious traditions or 
none at all.  All are eager to experience life in a local U. S. home.  Please contact: Esperanza Barcelona, Ecumenical Center (ECIR) 734-662-5529 or ecir@provide.net.

MCC is appealing for 25,000 health kits, 7,000 relief kits, and 500 AIDS care kits to be donated by Jan. 31. To help fill the need, SOC is sponsoring a collection for health kits. These kits are often presented to children living in refugee camps, who do not have access to hygiene supplies. Some are given to women in rural education centers to encourage health care. A collection box for donated kits will be available for January 14th and 21st.

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.