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Easter Sunday
April 4, 2010
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Gathering
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Prelude
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Call to Worship
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Leader
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Jesus, crucified, dead, and buried.
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Women
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He is risen.
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Leader
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Laid in a borrowed grave.
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Men
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He is risen.
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Leader
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The stone rolled away.
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People
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He is risen.
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Leader
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He is risen.
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All
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He is risen indeed!
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Hymns
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WB # 273
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Low in the grave He
lay
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WB # 272
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Christ is risen!
Shout hosanna
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Hearing the Word
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Children's Story
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Moon Yu
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Tithes and Offerings
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Scripture
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John 20:1-18
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Hymn
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WB # 263
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The strife is o'er
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(younger children are dismissed to the
nursery)
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Sermon
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Risen Today
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Responding to
the Word
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Hymn
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WB # 276
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This joyful
Eastertide
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Announcements
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Sharing and Prayer
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Hymn
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SR # 117
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The strife is o'er
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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 Leaders:
Kevin & Kathy Haake
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Music Leader:
David Breckbill
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Greeters: Craig
& Brenda McLey
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Children's Story Next Sunday: David Wiebe
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Drivers Next Sunday:
Dallas & Barb Schlegel
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Nursery Today:
Steve & Angela Nitzsche
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Nursery Next Sunday:
Glen & Tammy Riedel
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Snacks Next Sunday:
David & Kendra Wiebe
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Calendar
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Mon. April 5, 7:00 pm
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Celebration of Life - church
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Tues. April 6, 9:00 pm
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Third Way Fellowship - UNL
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Wed. April 7, 7:00 pm
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Full-Flavored Group - J. Boshart's
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Wed. April 7, 7:00 pm
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Be Well Group - R/S Stauffer's
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Wed. April 7, 7:00 pm
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Small Group 2 - Cooney's
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Wed. April 7, 7:15 pm
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Small Group 3 - church
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Sat. April 24, 9:00 am
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Yardwork and Landscaping Day
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Birthdays
& Anniversaries
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Today, April 4 - Arla Roth
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Monday, April 5 - Travis Roth
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Record for
March 28
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Attendance 95
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Offering $2,537
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March Budget
$9,100
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March Offerings
$8,710
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YTD Budget $29,575
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YTD Offerings
$26,516
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Sharing Fund $625
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Building Fund $485
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Special Offering for MCC
$1,611
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Building
Loan Report
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YTD Building Offering
$2,220
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Building Repayment Fund
$18,764
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YTD Principal Paid
$3,096
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YTD Extra Principal Paid
$2,214
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Current Loan Balance
$118,270
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Total Payments Saved
4.5 Years
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Announcements
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BOB SHANKLAND - Thanks to everyone for thoughts, prayers,
and expressions of sympathy on the passing of Bob (Shank) Shankland. A celebration of life will be held at
First Mennonite Church on Monday, April 5, at 7:00 p.m.
DAVID ORR - Pastor David will be participating in the
Central Plains Mennonite Conference Pastors Retreat next weekend. Gordon Brubacher will be preaching on
Sunday.
BECOME A VOLUNTEER MEDIATOR - Help bring about
reconciliation, healing, and restoration.
Lancaster County Juvenile Offender and Victim Mediation needs
volunteer mediators. The program
conducts face-to-face dialogues between juvenile offenders and their
victims. Volunteers will receive
Nebraska Office of Dispute Resolution approved basic mediation training
(regularly an $850 course) free of charge. Information and applications are available online at: www.hsfed.org/community-information.php. For more information check with David Orr
or call Juvenile Justice Coordinator, Sara Hoyle, 402-441-8495.
MARK YOUR CALENDARS - Saturday, April 24th will be
Yardwork and Landscaping Day at the church. Spring is the time to
divide your hostas and daylillies. If you have extras, please donate
them to the church. We can use
them!! The workday will start at 9:00. There are lots of things
to do so please come to help. Please bring gloves, shovels, trimmers,
etc. if you have them. Let Holly or Robbyn know if you have questions
and will be able to help. Thank you.
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SARA BRUBACHER - Sara wll participate in Mennonite training this summer. |
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BIRTHDAY OFFERING NEXT SUNDAY - Next Sunday we will
celebrate all the April birthdays and anniversaries. Those celebrating in April will be invited
to contribute to the birthday offering during the worship service which is
used to support three students in India.
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