Assisted listening devices and large print hymnals are
available at the audiovisual desk.
Worship Leader:
Holly Rocole
Music Leader:
Jeanette Harder
Greeters: Steve
& Angela Nitzsche
Drivers Next Sunday:
Jerry & Sue Burkey
Children's Story Next Sunday: Nancy Peters
Nursery Today:
Evrett Lunquist & Ruth Chantry
Nursery Next Sunday:
Brenda & Megan McLey
Snacks Next Sunday:
Kevin & Lynnae Troyer
Calendar
Today, 12:00 pm
Potluck Meal
Tue. March 16, 7:00 pm
Economic Justice Committee
Fri./Sat. March 26 & 27
MCC Sale - Aurora
Birthdays
& Anniversaries
Tuesday, March 16 - Ben Breckbill
Wednesday, March 17 - Benjamin Nitzsche
Thursday, March 18 - Sheryl Friesen
Record for
March 7
Attendance 66
Offering $1,794
March Budget
$9,100
March Offerings
$1,794
YTD Budget $22,750
YTD Offerings
$19,600
Announcements
HESSTON CHORALE - We are thankful to have the Hesston
College Chorale with us this morning as they conclude their 2010 Spring
Tour. During their concert they will
receive a special offering to help with the expenses of their tour.
BRING THOSE PENNIES - Fill our penny jar with COINS,
COINS, and more COINS!! All the money
goes to Mennonite Central Committee (MCC).
POTLUCK TODAY - Everyone is invited to join us today for a
potluck meal following the worship service.
We hope you can stay.
ECONOMIC JUSTICE - Our congregation has selected a topic
for special focus in 2010. The
Economic Justice Focus Team plans to create a display showing both economic
justice and injustice. Your help is
needed! Please bring your submissions
to David Orr. Materials related to
economic justice and injustice might include: news articles, original
photographs or images found on the web, poetry, artwork, posters, artifacts
(think Equal Exchange coffee packages, Habitat for Humanity tee shirts, or
items made in sweatshops). Be
creative! Questions? Check with team members: David Brubacher,
Rhonda Brubacher, Stan Harder, Carol Knieriem, David Orr, and Marty Roth.
CONFERENCE MINISTER POSITION - Central Plains Mennonite
Conference is seeking a gifted leader for the position of Executive
Conference Minister. This is a full-time position for an individual who will
be able to give overall leadership to the conference through tending and
articulating the vision of Central Plains. It also involves leading and
working with a ministry team that has two members in place.A complete
job description is available at www.centralplainsmc.org.
If you know of someone who you think is especially gifted for this role
please encourage them to apply. Interested individuals should forward their
Ministerial Leadership Information Form and send a letter of application to
Central Plains Search Committee, c/o Diane Zaerr Brenneman. The target start date for this position is
August 1, 2010.
MEMBERSHIP - Jef Winterlin will be received as a member of
First Mennonite Church on Sunday, March 21.
Jef is finishing his studies at the University of Nebraska/Lincoln and
is currently doing his student teaching at North Star High School. He has been attending First Mennonite
Church for the past two years.
DAVID ORR - Pastor David is visiting his family in
Ohio. He will be back on March
15. Contact our congregational
chairperson, Brenda McLey, with any pastoral care concerns.
THIRD WAY - The UNL campus fellowship will not meet on
March 16 due to spring break. The
next meeting will be at 9:00 p.m. on Tuesday, March 23 in the Nebraska Union.
ORDINATION
- The Milford Mennonite Church in Milford, Nebraska will celebrate the
ordination of their pastor, Tim Springer this Sunday, March 14 during the 10
a.m. service. Join this congregation in celebrating the confirmation of
Tim's call to ministry.
BIRTHDAY OFFERING NEXT SUNDAY - We have the opportunity to
support three students in India in their education. If you have a birthday or anniversary in March you are invited
to contribute to the birthday offering next Sunday to support these three
young people.
MCC OFFERING MARCH 28 - Our first quarterly mission offering will be used
to help Mennonite Central Committee (MCC) continue to respond boldly to
expanding need in a time of tight resources.
On Sunday, March 28, the day after the Nebraska MCC Relief Sale, Barb
Schrag, Associate Director of the Resource Generation Department of MCC in
Akron, Pennsylvania, will visit First Mennonite Church. She will report on the Global Family
Program during our combined Sunday School classes and will give a brief
update on earthquake response in Haiti during the worship service.
Our mission offering will support MCC's ongoing relief and
development work in Haiti and around the world. It will be received on March 28 and will be in addition to our
regular tithes and offerings. Please
prayerfully consider how you can participate. MCC is our trusted partner with a long tradition of making the
most efficient use of resources it receives.
If you can't eat more than one verenika dinner or make the winning bid
on a quilt, our mission offering is a wonderful opportunity to partner with
the dedicated women and men of MCC who serve "in the name of
Christ."
First Mennonite Church, 7300 Holdrege, Lincoln, NE 68505 (402)467-1526
