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March 1, 2009
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Gathering
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Prelude
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Welcome and Announcements
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Call to Worship
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Leader:
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We gather in this Lenten season to remember, repent, and
seek renewal.
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People:
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Creator God, open
our minds and hearts to your Spirit and help us to claim your promises.
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Leader:
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We see your movement through history: from destruction to
provision, from flood to foundation, from death to life.
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People:
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You are an active,
responsive God. We trust your
mysterious ways and rest in your mercy. AMEN.
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Hymn
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WB # 303
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Come, gracious Spirit
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Confession and Assurance
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Psalm 25:1-10
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Leader:
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O Lord, I give my life to you.
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People:
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I trust in you, my God!
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Leader:
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Do not let me be disgraced,
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People:
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or let my enemies rejoice in my defeat.
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Leader:
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No one who
trusts in you will ever be disgraced,
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People:
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but disgrace comes to those who try to deceive others.
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Leader:
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Show me the right path, O Lord;
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People:
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point out the road for me to follow.
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Leader:
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Lead me by your
truth and teach me, for you are the God who saves me.
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People:
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All day long I put my hope in you.
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Leader:
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Remember, O
Lord, your compassion and unfailing love,
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People
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which you have shown from long ages past.
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Leader
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Do not remember
the rebellious sins of my youth.
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People
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Remember me in the light of your unfailing love, for
you are merciful, O Lord.
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Leader
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The Lord is good and does what is right; he shows the
proper path to those who go astray.
He leads the humble in doing right, teaching them his way.
The Lord leads with unfailing love and faithfulness
all who keep his covenant and obey his demands.
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Hymn
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WB # 385
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What gift can we
bring
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Quarterly Building Offering
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Hearing the Word
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Children's Story
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David Wiebe
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Scripture
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Mark 1:9-15
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Hymn
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WB # 445
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Come, Holy Spirit,
Dove divine
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(younger children are dismissed to the
nursery)
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Sermon
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What's Baptism All
About?
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Responding to
the Word
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Hymn
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WB # 443
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We know that Christ
is raised
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Sharing and Prayer
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Tithes and Offerings
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Hymn
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WB # 553
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I am weak and I need
Thy strength
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Benediction
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Worship Leader:
Dallas Schlegel
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Music Leader:
David Breckbill
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Greeters: Steve
& Angela Nitzsche
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Children's Story Next Week: Stan Harder
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Nursery Today: Jay
& Becky Waegli
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Nursery Next Sunday:
David & Kendra Wiebe
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Snacks Next Sunday:
OPEN
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Birthdays
and Anniversaries
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February 29 - Victoria Wiebe
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Monday, March 2 - Rick Stauffer
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Donation Drive for Foster Care
Closet at First Mennonite Church during March! Clean used items of
all sizes are needed: infant through teen sizes, dress clothes & casual
clothes, shoes & all other. Baby items also needed (blankets, etc.)
Remember also that lots of teens are adult size! Items not accepted are used
as undergarments. FCC also prefers modest clothing. Thank you for your
donations - they were thrilled with what we brought last time! If you have
questions, please contact Ruth Chantry or FCC Director Leigh Esau at
402.617.0667.
NOTE: Please leave
items on east side of Classroom #1. Donations accepted at FMC from March 1
through March 29, 2009. If you have a
very large quantity & wish to donate to FCC directly, please call FCC's
Leigh Esau directly & arrange a delivery time. Thanks much!
Foster CARE Closet:
is
a non-profit organization (501c3);
all donations are tax deductible. FCC
services all children in the state of Nebraska who are wards of the state.
All items in FCC are FREE to clients. FCC operates on donations from
volunteers & the community. FCC has a biblically-based mission to care
for wards of the state.
Want to help
deliver the donations to FCC? We'll be in need of several volunteers to
take donations to FCC (near Lincoln High) at the end of March. Let Ruth know
if you can deliver. Thanks!
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Calendar
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Today, 12:30 pm
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Baptism Exploration Group
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Today, 12:45 pm
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Women's Movie Matinee - East Park
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Mon. March 2, 9:00 pm
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Campus Bible Study - UNL Union
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Wed. March 4, 7:00 pm
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Full Flavored - Kym's
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Wed. March 4, 7:15 pm
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And/Or?! Group - Breckbill's
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Thurs. March 5, 7:00 pm
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Outreach Commission - B. Schlegel's
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Sat. March 7, 1-8:30
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FMC Retreat - Beatrice, NE
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Sun. March 8, 7:00 pm
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Baptism Exploration Group
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Fri.-Sat. April 3 & 4
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MCC Sale - Aurora Fairgrounds
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Sat. April 25, 10:00 am
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Women's Tea
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Record
for February 22
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Attendance: 101
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Offering $1,282
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February Budget
$8,564
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February Offerings
$9,062
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YTD Budget $17,128
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YTD Offerings $18,187
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Jr. Youth Valentine Dinner $527
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Announcements
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WE'VE MOVED! - Chad, Kathy & Liz Boshart have a new
address. Please make the change in
your church directory.
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BUILDING OFFERING - Today we give thanks to God for the
new space we enjoy with our first special building fund offering. We are depending upon this offering to
cover a little more than half of our mortgage payments for the first three
months of the year, a total of $1,800.76.
The offering is an opportunity to meet this obligation together. The building offering will be in addition
to our regular tithes and offerings.
Contributions designated "building fund" are invited and may be made
at any time.
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WOMEN'S MOVIE
MATINEE TODAY - All women are invited to meet at East Park Theaters,
66th and "O" St, today at 12:45 for a matinee movie followed
by coffee and dessert at Panera Bread.
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BAPTISM CLASS
TODAY - The Baptism Exploration Group will meet today at 12:30 at church.
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THANKS! - Thanks to the small groups that helped make
school kits Wednesday. We accomplished
a lot. If any person or small group would like to help finish them
before the MCC sale, talk to Tammy Riedel.
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BIRTHDAY OFFERING NEXT SUNDAY - If you have a March
birthday or anniversary, you are invited to contribute to our birthday
offering during next Sunday's worship service. All the money is used to support three students in India in
their education.
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PARTICIPANTS SOUGHT - Carly Jacobs, a colleague and friend
of Amanda Balzer and Mike Gruszczynski, will be at First Mennonite on Sunday,
March 8, seeking volunteers (19 and older) to participate in a research
project. She will be available before Sunday school, between Sunday school
and the worship service and after church. Carly (and Mike and Amanda) would
much appreciate your participation.
This project is for a class on Human Variation (ANTH 842)
offered through the Department of Anthropology at the University of
Nebraska-Lincoln. Interviews with
adults in the Lincoln area are used to help evaluate and explore perceptions
of race and racial identity in the community at large. You will be asked 6 questions concerning
your ideas and opinions on race - there are no right or wrong answers to
these questions and you do not have to answer a question if you do not wish
to. The interview should be
relatively short (15-30 minutes at most) and your results will be completely
anonymous. There is no way to
identify individual responses to any of the questions. This research has been approved by the
Institutional Review Board at UNL and you will be provided with an informed
consent form at the time of your interview containing contact information for
the faculty members serving as the primary investigators on this project.
Thank you so much for your willingness to participate!
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FMC
RETREAT
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Come
for a day of fun!!!!
Saturday, March 7, 1:00 - 8:30 pm
The Goosen Recreation Facility in Beatrice, NE
921 West Court (which is also Hwy. 136)
Cost: FREE (Donations accepted for food & use of
facility)
Activities
include: Group games, Table
games, Volley-
ball, "Talent" show,
Supper, and...... more
Bring: Your
favorite snack and beverage
Wear: A T-shirt
(or 2) with one of the following themes:
- Anabaptist/ Mennonite
- Interesting Slogan
- Animal/ Nature
- Oldest/ Ugliest shirt
Please let Kevin or Lynnae (Fellowship Committee) or
Dallas (Nurture Committee)
know if you can attend.
You
won't want to miss it!!!!!!!!!
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