Pianoforte music

Singing “by heart”

Scripture reading of Psalm 100, a Psalm of thanksgiving.

                Make a joyful noise to the Lord, all the earth.
                                Worship the Lord with gladness;
                                come into his presence with singing.

                Know that the Lord is God.
                                It is he that made us, and we are his;^*
                                we are his people, and the sheep of his pasture.

                Enter his gates with thanksgiving,
                                and his courts with praise.
                                Give thanks to him, bless his name.

                For the Lord is good;
                                his steadfast love endures for ever,
                                and his faithfulness to all generations.

Prayer    

“Sing, sing a song”, a segue to a worship theme

Singing from Sing the Journey, with a few from Hymnal: A Worship Book

Mothers' Day Proclamation: Julia Ward Howe, Boston, 1870

Children’s teaching – more songs “by heart”

Singing the “500s” from Hymnal: A Worship Book, plus a few ‘outsiders’

Sharing

Announcements 

Offering STJ 60    Lord of all good

Solfeggio singing school, using moveable ‘Do’

Singing a few more favorites

 

All:                          As water falls on dry tea leaves

                                and brings out their flavor,

                                as the songs of birds and humankind

                                express beauty through singing,

                                so may your Spirit fall on us and renew us

                                so we may bring refreshment and joy to others.

 

Blessings               HWB 478               Sent forth by God’s blessing

 

Leading us in worship:  Song leaders are Titus Kg and Nelson Sz, Pianist is Anita Ts

 

* 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                                                    May 19  7:20         Hu’s

¨       Don Ty                 

Peace and Justice Interest                                  May 14   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                                    

Congregational Life Committee

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

Service – Outreach                                              May 20   Lunch     12:45       Versluis

Worship Committee                                             June 4                     7:00PM   Versluis

 

Potluck today, followed by congregational business meeting. 

On May 20th John Powell will speak on the subject of the "Missional Church' in conjunction with the Service Outreach Committee.

 

On Sunday, May 27th we will have our Memorial Day service, an open service remembering people who have died.  Please be prepared to light a candle (will be provided or you can bring your own), share a story, poem, suggest a song, or do so silently.  It does not need to be someone who has died in this past, any death that
has had particular meaning for you.   .

 

On Sunday June 3rd the focus of our Sunday meeting will be our graduates, all high school graduates are encouraged to attend.

 

Check out Pentecost 2007 to end poverty (sojo.net/pentecost). It's hosted by Sojourners in Washington D.C. June 3-6. Jim Wallis, Shane Claiborne, Ron Sider, Brian McLaren, Lynne Hybels, Sam Rodriguez, Rich Nathan, Wallace Charles Smith, Barack Obama, Hillary Clinton and John Edwards will talk and/or give workshops there. Learn to lobby our congresspeople and meet other Christians for social justice.  Misha Le will be there,  interested see 

 

Youth group for May 20, 6:30-8:30, at the Wk's house, badminton, trampoline and a dairy queen chaser.  Bring some money and badminton equipment.

 

Do you like to smile and seeing new faces?  Have people said you made them feel welcome?  Please consider serving as a greeter.  Looking for one or two people to
join Joy Vs as a team to alternate Sunday mornings. Contact Joy if interested.

 

We will have a baptism at the Delhi Metro Park on June 10th, beginning at 10 AM on Sunday morning, to be followed by a pot luck picnic and annual youth auction.  Please note the time [10 AM] and location [Delhi Metro Park].  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 very happy to reimburse the $4.00 parking fee for anyone who requests it. Please see Shelly Wk to ask for a refund. 

 

Worship services will begin at 10 AM Sunday mornings during the summer, beginning on June 10th.  There will be no Sunday School during the summer months.  Our last Sunday School will be on June 3rd.

 

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

¨       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

 

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/. 

 

 

COMMUNITY EVENTS

Sacred Storytelling is a play based on the stories told by over a hundred high school student from Washtenaw County.  An initiative to help build bridges of
understanding and overcome stereotypes and prejudice for both youth and adults.  This project has been drawn together by the Interfaith Round Table and playwright/director, Jeffrey Steiger.   The play itself is a composite of voices and experiences of the students engaged in dialogues with Jeffrey over the last year.  
Following the play there will be a talkback  with the director and cast.   $10 for adults, $5 for high school students and younger.  call 734-424-1535, Sunday,
May 20, 7:00 p.m., The Neutral Zone, 310 E. Washington, AA, Monday, May 21, 7:00 p.m., Temple Beth Emeth / St. Clare*s Episcopal, 2309 Packard AA

 

SERVICE OUTREACH

 

The youth made $1000 in their Read to Feed project for Heifer Project.  That

will of course translate into $2000 thru the matching grant that Heifer Project now has.  Huzzah to the youth!!!!!!!!

 

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 Kaufman for their recent work
in Jamaica, and Susie Flink for her medical mission work in Argentina.  Please contact Paul Versluis if you are interested in applying.