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January 11, 2009
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Gathering
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Opening Songs
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Go light your world
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Thy Word
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Welcome and Announcements
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Opening Words
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Hymn
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WB # 389
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Take my life
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Sharing and Prayer
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Tithes and Offerings
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Hearing the Word
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Children's Story
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Amanda Balzer
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Hymn
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WB # 416
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For Christ and the
church
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(younger children are dismissed to the
nursery)
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Sermon
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This One's for the
Girls
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Responding to
the Word
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Hymn
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WB # 401
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This little light of
mine
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Prayer for Peace
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Leader
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God whose voice spoke, "Let there be light" -
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All
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Let your overcoming light
scatter the violence that darkens Gaza and Israel;
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Men
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Let your guiding light give
wisdom to leaders who seek for peace;
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Women
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Let your healing light
envelop the wounds of war and restore wholeness to body and mind and spirit.
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Leader
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God whose voice is powerful and
full of majesty -
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Women
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Open our ears to hear your
Word;
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Men
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Open our eyes to see your glory;
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All
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Open our hearts to humbly
walk in your way of justice and peace.
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Leader
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God whose voice spoke, "You are
my Son, the Beloved, with you I am well pleased" -
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All
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Make us secure in knowing
that we are your dearly loved children;
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Women
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Make us confident in our calling as your ambassadors of
reconciliation;
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Men
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Make us steadfast in loving others as you have loved us.
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Leader
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God whose Spirit empowers us to
speak words of truth -
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Men
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Give courage to our timid
spirits;
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Women
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Fill us with fresh passion
for peace;
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All
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Make us bold to stand up
for what is just and right and true.
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Service of Communion
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Hymn
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WB # 118
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Praise God from whom
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Benediction
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Assisted listening devices
are available at the audiovisual desk.
Please stand and use a
microphone during announcements and sharing
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Prayer for Peace by Cynthia and J. Daryl Byler, MCC
representatives for Palestine, Jordan, Iraq and Iran. They live in Amman,
Jordan, and frequently travel throughout the region. They wrote this prayer
for Mennonite Church USA's weekly "Prayers for Peace."
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Worship Leader:
Anita Breckbill
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Music Leaders:
Harwood House
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Greeters: Marlin
& Betta Kym
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Children's Story Next Week: Marty Roth & Marvin Gerritse
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Nursery Today: Dave & Sheri Nitzsche
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Nursery Next Sunday:
Steve & Angela Nitzsche
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Snacks Next Sunday:
OPEN
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Record
for January 5
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Attendance: 89
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Offering $1,865
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2008 Budget
$102,566
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2008 Offerings
$102,804
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Calendar
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Today, Jan. 11, 7:00 pm
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Baptism Exploration Group
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Mon. Jan. 12, 7:35 pm
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Basketball A (Red)
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Mon. Jan. 12, 9:15 pm
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Basketball B (Green)
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Tues. Jan. 13, 7:00 pm
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Worship Committee
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Wed. Jan. 14, 7:00 pm
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Annual Congregational Meeting
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Thurs. Jan. 15, 7:00 pm
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Leadership Board
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Sun. Jan. 18, 12:30 pm
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Baptism Exploration Group
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Birthdays
and Anniversaries
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Monday, January 12 - Anita
Breckbill
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Tuesday, January 13 - Marlin
Kym
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Tuesday, January 13 - Peter Schlegel
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Friday, January 16 - Steve
Ratzlaff
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Announcements
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WELCOME to Catie McLey who is bringing the message this
morning. Catie is a member of our
congregation and a first year student at Doane College.
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CONGREGATIONAL MEETING - Our annual congregational meeting
to receive reports and act on the proposed 2009 budget will be held at 7:00
p.m. this Wednesday, January 14.
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BAPTISM GROUP TONIGHT - The Baptism Exploration Group will
meet tonight at 7:00 p.m. at the church.
DIRECTORY CHANGE - Catie McLey has a new telephone number. Please mark your church directory.
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JUNIOR YOUTH! - The Junior Youth Group (grades 6-8) will
meet on Wednesday, January 21 at 7:00 p.m. at the church. We will be
having an evening of fun & games and planning our next activity.
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VALENTINE INVITATION - Be watching your mailboxes
carefully in the next couple of weeks. There will be a special Valentine
invitation from the Junior Youth Group. You won't want to miss it!!
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BIRTHDAY OFFERING
NEXT WEEK - We will celebrate all January birthdays and anniversaries next Sunday. If you are celebrating in January, you are
invited to contribute to the birthday offering during the worship
service. All money is used to support
three students in India.
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