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November 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 WB
# 670
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Hymns
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WB # 22
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Lord, Jesus Christ,
be present now
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WB # 104
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Of the Father's love
begotten
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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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Marvin Gerritse &
Marty Roth
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(younger children are dismissed to the
nursery)
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Scripture
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Amos 1:1; 7:14-15
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Hymn
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WB # 395
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Here I am Lord
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Scripture
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Amos 1-2
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Sermon
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It's Hard To Hear
You, Amos!
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Responding to
the Word
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Hymn
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WB # 135
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God, whose purpose is
to kindle
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Prayer of Confession
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(Amos 7:12-13; 5:6)
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Leader
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We confess that we try to stifle your prophets.
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People
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We say, "Go somewhere else."
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Leader
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We do not want to hear your message for us.
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People
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We say, "Speak to someone else."
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Leader
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We do not want our pleasant church to be disturbed.
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People
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We say, "Do not trouble our congregation."
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Leader
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But you, O Lord, have sent your message.
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People
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Give us ears to hear.
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Leader
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Let your words break upon us.
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People
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Soften our hearts.
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Leader
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Turn us from evil.
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People
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Let us seek you and live.
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All
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AMEN
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Hymn
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WB # 505 vss. 1 & 3
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I am Thine, O Lord
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Benediction
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Assisted listening devices and large print hymnals are
available at the audiovisual desk.
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Worship Leader: Teresa Dowling
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Music Leader: David Breckbill
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Greeters: Jay & Becky Waegli
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Children's Story Next Sunday: Julie Schlegel
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Nursery Today: Tisha & Tonya Roth
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Nursery Next Sunday: Derek & Terah Stewart
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Snacks Today: Becky Waegli
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Snacks Next Sunday: Mary Cooney
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Record -
October 25, 2009
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Attendance 92
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Offering $1,479
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October Budget $8,564
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October Offerings $7,693
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YTD Budget $92,063
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YTD Offerings $91,067
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ELECTRONIC DIRECTORY - Our new church directory is
available as an HTML file. Contact Gerry
Cooney for a copy.
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Calendar
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Today, 4:45 pm
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Third Way Fellowship - City Mission
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Tues. Nov. 3, 9:00 pm
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Third Way Fellowship - UNL
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Weds. Nov. 4, 7:00 pm
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Jr. Youth - Church
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Weds. Nov. 4, 7:00 pm
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Full Flavored - Buller's
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Weds. Nov. 4, 7:00 pm
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To Baby - Brett and Mary Stauffer's
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Weds. Nov. 4, 7:00 pm
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Group 2 - Church
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Weds. Nov. 4, 7:15 pm
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Group 3 - Breckbill's
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Sat. Nov. 7, 6:30 am
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Women's Saturday Study
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Sun. Nov. 8, 12:00 pm
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Circle of Grace Training
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Tues. Nov. 10, 7:00 pm
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Worship Committee
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Sun. Nov. 15, 12:00 pm
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Potluck Dinner
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Birthdays and
Anniversaries
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Today - Megan McLey
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Wednesday, Nov. 4 - Kelsey Nitzsche
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Sunday, Nov. 8 - Debbie Miller
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Announcements
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ADULT SUNDAY SCHOOL - Want to build on the movie
"FireProof"? Then join the adult Sunday School class
reviewing questions and scriptures that will help build principles
for strong, God-centered, lifelong marriages. Class begins Sunday,
November the 8th. Let's learn together as we discuss "Fireproof
Your Marriage."
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CIRCLE OF GRACE - We will be using the Circle of Grace
curriculum for children K-12 in January 2010. The goal of the Circle of
Grace program is to educate children and empower children and young people to
actively participate in a safe environment for themselves and others. The training for this curriculum will be
on Sunday, November 8, from 12-3, lunch included. Teachers are urged to attend; parents are welcome. Please RSVP to Jeanette Harder.
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THE SHARING FUND balance is below zero due to increased
need in our community and congregation.
Designated contributions may be made through the morning offering.
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WHICH TOPIC? - Are you into wellness (exercise, eating
healthy, emotional and mental health, etc.) issues? How about "going green" (reducing our carbon footprint)? Maybe
economic justice (fair trade, living wage, advocacy for the poor) or
financial stewardship (accountability to God for our finances)? Would you
like to focus more on the scriptures (in-depth studies, how scriptures can
and have made a difference in our lives, etc)?
Now is your opportunity to VOTE on the topics you are most
passionate about or would like to learn more about. In 2010 our congregation will focus on one of these
topics. Please vote today. Indicate the two topics you are
most interested in. Place your ballot
in the box in the fellowship hall.
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CHILDREN'S BOOKS FOR TELLING IN CHURCH - The latest
newsletter from the Western District Resource Library features two dozen
beautifully written and illustrated children's books that could be used for
children's time during worship, for Sunday School, or for home use. Themes include friendship, kindness,
outreach, generosity, praise, creation and more. Find it online
at: www.mennowdc.org/2009-11-CIO.pdf or
take a printed copy from beneath the mailboxes.
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Mission and
Service News
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PCM THANKSGIVING - We are committed to providing 300 boxes
of Stove Top Stuffing and 300 large cans of yams for Thanksgiving dinners to
be distributed to needy families by People's City Mission. Leave your donation in the fellowship hall
by November 15.
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GIFTS OF LOVE STORE is coming soon!! City
Impact's Christmas store will be open in mid-December, with volunteer sign-up
beginning Nov. 2. Each year, FMC has donated gifts
and numerous volunteers have enjoyed helping with this exciting
outreach to the community. If you, your family, or small group would
like to volunteer, go to www.cityimpact.org
to sign-up, or let Wanda Stauffer know.
Good time slots go fast. And
start shopping for your donations.
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MEAT CANNING - MCC Meat Canning will be held November 9
and 10 at the Milford Fire Hall.
Adult and youth help is appreciated any time during the two-day period. Donations for the purchase of turkey meat
may be made through the offering and should be designated "Meat Canning."
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MCC MINI AUCTION - First Mennonite Church in Beatrice will
have their annual Mini Auction on Sunday Nov.15th, 6:30p.m, on West Highway
4 Beatrice. There will be lots of food and auction items to purchase
and enjoy. All proceeds go to the Nebraska MCC Relief Sale. You
are invited to enjoy an evening with friends from Beatrice.
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MCC ASIA DISASTERS APPEAL INCREASES - In response to
the needs of flooding and earthquake survivors in Asia, Mennonite Central
Committee (MCC) is increasing its appeal for donations to $250,000. The
additional contributions will allow MCC and its partners to respond to
extensive flooding damage in southern India and Cambodia and to provide
permanent housing for people in Indonesia, where earthquakes devastated
entire villages. Please donate placing gifts designated "Asia
Disasters" in the offering or by sending checks to MCC Central States PO Box
235 North Newton, KS 67117 or online at donate.mcc.org.
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DONATE HOUSEHOLD GOODS - Imagine you have "aged out" of
foster care, are starting over after living at the mission, or just arrived
as a refugee. You need everything.
Every year hundreds of people in
Lincoln have to set up housekeeping from scratch.
Outreach Commission, with tremendous help from Stan
Harder, is developing a "Virtual Warehouse," a private, password
protected, website. We will ask
you to list things you could donate: furniture, kitchen items, lamps, linens,
and anything else a new household might need. Donors will be asked to store their items until they are
selected by authorized agency staff members for people in need.
The website will be ready soon. For now, send an email listing items with a brief description
of each to david<AT>fmclincon<D0T>org. Feel free to attach a photo if that would
be helpful.
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BIRTHDAY OFFERING - Our offering to support Vocational
Training and Community Schools programs in Calcutta, India through Mennonite
Central Committee's Global Family Program will be held next Sunday. Those with birthdays or anniversaries in
November are invited to help us meet our annual goal of $900.
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FAIR TRADE COFFEE
IS COMING!
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The Senior Youth will soon have a table in the fellowship
hall with coffee, tea, and hot chocolate for sale from the Mennonite Central
Committee Equal Exchange Coffee Project.
For many of us, coffee, tea, or chocolate are important
parts of our daily lives, as well as the life of our congregation. But they are also very important in the
lives of the people who grow them.
Coffee, especially, is big business and is a direct link between our
community and farming communities in Latin America, Africa and Asia. In recent years, a crisis in the world
coffee market has meant that many farmers typically receive less than the
cost of production for their beans.
But there is an alternative: FAIR TRADE. Fair trade shares the bounty of the coffee
trade with those who grow the crop, helping them build a better future for
themselves and their communities. By
purchasing fair trade coffee from our youth, you can share fellowship with
our global neighbors in several different ways. You will know that the farmers received a fair price for their
harvest. Also, for every package of
coffee purchased, a contribution is made to MCC's Small Farmer Fund. In addition, our youth will receive almost
$3 per bag for their youth convention fund.
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