Call to worship    

One:        We gather together to worship God in spirit and truth. 

All          God, we thank you for giving us wisdom for the journey of life. 

One:        Wisdom from God is first pure, then peaceful, gentle, willing to yield, full              of mercy and good fruits, without a trace of partiality or hypocrisy.[ Jam3:17]

All          God, we thank you for giving us courage for the journey of life.

One:        “Be strong and courageous; do not be frightened or dismayed, for the Lord         your God is with you wherever you go.”  [Joshua 1:9]

 All         God, we thank you for giving us hope for the journey of life.

One:        The thought of my affliction and my homelessness is wormwood and gall?            My soul continually thinks of it and is bowed down with in me.  But this I call
to mind and therefore I have hope:  The steadfast love of the Lord never      ceases, his mercy never comes to an end,…I will hope in God [Lam 3:19-22]

All:         God, we are grateful for the wisdom, courage and hope you provide.

 

Gathering hymn                  Strong Son of God, immortal Love                    HWB 488

Poetry reading                     First gestures, by Julia Kasdorf        

Scripture reading               Mark 8:11-21

A Field of voices                   Blessed

Children’s teaching

 

Words of challenge and words of wisdom to graduates

                 

¨       A Graduation Prayer

 

Loving God, we pray that we would be attentive to you.

                Hear our prayer, O God.

We pray for the wisdom to make good choices in the face of so many options.

                Hear our prayer, O God.

We pray for grace to love you, your creation, our neighbor and ourselves.

                Hear our prayer. O God.

We pray that our faith in God will grow and be rooted in the beloved community

                Hear our prayer, O God.

We pray we will trust the sweet guest of your Holy Spirit within us.

                Hear our prayer, O God.

We pray for the courage to seek justice and make peace.

                Hear our prayer, O God.

We pray for strength to follow Christ and walk in the power of the resurrection.

                Hear our prayer, O God.

 

¨       A Graduation Blessing      Franciscan Blessing

 

May God bless you with discomfort at easy answers, half truths, and superficial   relationships, so that you may live deep within your heart.                  Amen

May God bless you with anger at injustice, oppression, and exploitation of people,              so that you may work for justice, freedom and peace.     Amen

May God bless you with tears to shed for those who suffer from pain, rejection,   starvation and war, so that you may reach out your hand to comfort them and to turn
 their pain

 into joy.                                                                Amen

May God bless you with enough foolishness to believe that you make a difference              in this world, so that you can do what others claim cannot be done.  Amen

May the peace of God and the God of peace be with you forevermore.     Amen

 

Congregational response  Be thou my vision                                                HWB 545

Offering                               

Sharing, offering and announcements

Hymn of sending  Praise God from whom                                        HWB 118

Benediction                         

 

Leading us in worship:  Shelly Wk. Worship leader, Paul Versluis. Speaker, Titus Kg. Song leader, Anita Ts. Pianist, Rebecca We. Children’s Story, Caleb Py. Sax

 

* 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

¨       Pattie Sr                                                

Poetry Meeting                                                    June 2     7:30         Ty

¨       Don Ty                                 

Peace and Justice Interest                                  June 11   7:30PM  @ Wk

¨       Janet Ry                

Readers Club:                                                       June 3     7PM Versluis

¨       Priscilla  A Cappella: Mennonite Voices in Poetry

Slow Cookers       

¨       Gertrude Wn 

Meetings:

Finance Committee                                             

Nurture Comm. Meeting    

Worship Committee                                             June 4                     7:00PM   Versluis

Congregational Life Committee                         June 14                   7:30        

Congregational Business Mtg.                         

Service – Outreach                                              June 24   Lunch     12:45       Ty

 

Today a time is provided for us to share ‘wisdom for the journey’ with our graduates from High School.  What word of challenge or wisdom would you be lead
to share with them?  What challenge or wisdom was shared at your graduation ? 

 

The worship committee has decided that the worship service will begin at 11:00 am this summer.  On September 9, 2007 until January 1, 2008 the worship service
will begin at 10:00 am Please feel very free to contact any of the worship committee members with questions or comments.  Worship Committee: Rebecca We, Shelly
Wk, Tim Sh, Titus Kg, Paul Versluis

 

The last day of Sunday School for this academic year is today.  There will be no Sunday School during the summer, but it will resume on Sept. 9, during the church service for children 6th grade and under, and at 11:30 for adults and youth (7th grade up). (Please note:  church begins at 10am on Sept 9 and throughout the fall of 2007).

 

Pentecost 2007 to end poverty (sojo.net/pentecost) was hosted by Sojourners in Washington D.C. this weekend.  Barack Obama, Hillary Clinton and John Edwards gave talks and workshops.  Misha Le will share of his experience next Sunday.

 

Next week we will meet at the Delhi Metro Park for a baptism and Potluck, beginning at 11AM  Sunday morning.  The annual youth auction will be held on June 17 rather than on June 10^th.  The Dexter-Huron Park was full, so we were left with the Delhi Park.  The only way into the park is off Miller Road, going west out of Ann Arbor.  There is no access from Huron River Drive.  You will be charged a $4 entrance fee at the gate.  The church is happy to reimburse the $4.00 parking fee for anyone who requests it. Please see Shelly Wk to ask for a refund. 

 

Congregational concerns?  Contact the Congregational Life Committee, Janet Ry, 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  [Paul Versluis will be our delegate attending the conference]

¨       COB Annual Conference: June 30- July 4 Cleveland Ohio.  [Roxanne Cs will attend and be our delegate to the annual conference]

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

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

 

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/. 

 

Church of the Brethren Pastor Spouse gathering today at the Versluis home.

 

 

 

SERVICE OUTREACH

 

The youth made $1000 in their Read to Feed project for Heifer Project.  That translates into $2000 thru the matching grant that Heifer Project now has.

 

Our congregation received $800 in 2005 and $1041.20 in 2006 in matching grant moneys from Mennonite Mutual Aid. The grants were for Pastor Continuing Education, 
Youth Group Service, Community Outreach, and an Adoption Grant."

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.