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Peace Mennonite Church
February 25, 2007
First Sunday of Lent

Peace Mennonite Church
1204 Oread Avenue, Lawrence, KS 66044-3142
(785) 841-8614; peacemennonitegmail.com
Joanna Harader, Pastor; Roger Martin, Moderator

Mission Statement
Peace Mennonite Church is a Christian community committed to the Hebrew concept of shalom, which embodies the blessings of peacemaking, wholeness and grace and which was expressed through Jesus' ministry. We endeavor to practice a spirituality grounded in these same principles and to make loving kindness our standard of conduct. Acknowledging the Holy Spirit's presence everywhere and at all times, we seek to meet the physical, emotional and spiritual needs of others and to behave respectfully toward all creation.

Welcome Statement
We welcome into the full life of Peace Mennonite Church all who seek to follow Jesus' way of peacemaking and compassion. We rejoice in the diverse characteristics each person brings to our community, and we embrace differences in race, gender, sexual orientation, physical ability, mental ability, economic status, marital status, and age.

To subscribe to our group e-mail, simply e-mail: Peace-Mennonite-subscribeyahoogroups.com Mennonite-subscribeyahoogroups.com.



Gathering
Prelude: "Sonata Eb 1st Movement" Mozart
Welcome
Call to Worship:
 Come from wandering. Come into worship.
We come with our longings, our questions, our fears.
In the wilderness, remember: God is here.
God is here.
Lenten Call to Prayer
Hymn: "There is a place of quiet rest" #5
Passing the Peace
Sharing Joys and Concerns
Congregational Prayer & The Lord's Prayer (Please use ``sins.'')
Hearing
Children's Time
Hymn: "In the Desert" (handout)
Scripture: Luke 4:1-13
Morning Message: The Double-Dog Dare
Silent Reflection
Responding
Sharing
Hymn:"My dear Redeemer and my Lord" #547
Prayer of Confession
We are a pilgrim people, accompanied by our God,
 who journeys beside us, accepting who we are;
yet goes before us, beckoning toward who we might become.

But as we move through our days,
other gods call to us, questions confound us,
direction blurs, indifference lulls; we love our way.
So we enter into silence, to discern again the nearness of God, who is our hope and guide.
silence
Sisters and brothers, we can trust God at all times,
for the Holy One is our refuge and our salvation!
So with confidence, let us pour out a shared confession of our hearts.
We confess to you, steadfast God, that we wander from the path of love upon which we are meant to walk. Fears divide us, prejudice hardens us, violence destroys us.
In this silence, O God, hear now the individual confessions of our hearts.
silence
God of grace and mercy,
Forgive us and guide us to walk more fully in Your ways. Amen
Hear now this assurance:
God's grace is abundant, God's love is never ending.
Friends, the gospel affirms that in Jesus Christ we are forgiven.
May the Peace of Christ be with you.
And also with you.
Offering
Hymn: We give thee but thine own #384 (v. 1)
Offertory Prayer #749
Announcements
Sending Hymn:"God be with you" #430
Blessing







Peace Mennonite Church Announcements
February 25, 2007


IF YOU ARE WORSHIPING WITH US FOR THE FIRST TIME this morning, welcome! Please sign our guest book on the back table. Feel free to stay after the worship service and talk with others about Peace Mennonite Church.

REMEMBER TO CHECK YOUR MAIL SLOT. If you do not have a mail slot and would like one, please e-mail or call the church office. (peacemennonitegmail.com; 841-8614.)

 EXPLORATION CLASS SCHEDULE: All classes held from 2-4 p.m. on Sunday afternoons. Baptism Exploration is February 11, 18, and 25. Membership Exploration is March 4, 11, and 25. We will celebrate baptism and new members during worship on Easter Sunday, April 8.

CHECK OUT OUR NEW SERVANT BOARD! If you see a need on the board that you are able and willing to fill, simply sign the back of the card and return it to the pocket facing backwards. Someone will then contact you the following week to discuss the task.

The Sunday School class is currently focusing on issues of consensus-building. Join us at 9:30 a.m.

IF YOU ARE INTERESTED AND ABLE TO PROVIDE MUSIC FOR THE PRELUDE/OFFERTORY ON SUNDAY MORNINGS PLEASE CONTACT LOLA LOHRENTZ AT LOHRENTZ@GMAIL.COM OR 841-6572. SHE WILL BE COORDINATING THIS STARTING THE FIRST SUNDAY IN MARCH.

CHECK OUT OUR WEB SITE: http://peace.ks.us. mennonite.net/Home. Joanna's weekly schedule has been added to the home page and you can read past sermons on the "documents" page. We will soon be posting the bulletin each week and updating the church calendar.

 OUR SECOND SPIRITUAL FORMATION event is scheduled for Sunday, February 25 from 4 to 7 at the home of Barbara Yoder and Roger Martin: 1212 West 25th Street. Again, we look forward to singing, praying, making art and fellowshipping around the theme of peacemaking. The focus for February is "Love and Live with our Neighbors." All PMC friends are invited to join the children for a simple supper at 5:45. If you have questions about this event, please contact Barbara Yoder or Joanna Harader.
JOIN MEMBERS OF PEACE MENNONITE church in viewing Lawrence's 20th annual St. Patrick's Day Parade, to be held downtown on March 17th. The parade kicks off at 1:00. Join other members of the congregation for a picnic lunch in the Japanese friendship garden next to Papa Keno's Pizzeria on 11th and Mass. Bring a sack lunch.


ROBERT WEAVER, A SENIOR AT BETHEL COLLEGE,is looking for anybody who was connected with the church when John Linscheid was pastor. He is conducting interviews to research his history seminar topic Kansas Mennonite Views Toward Homosexuality from 1968-1999. Robert will be in Lawrence all day Tuesday, February 27th, for these interviews. If you are available and willing please contact Robert at robfenixyahoo.com.
THE IF THIS WALL COULD TALK: Stories of Occupied Palestine interactive photo installation will be opening in the ECM building on Saturday, March 3rd at 7:30 PM. This work was created during the fall of 2006 during a visit to West Bank, Palestine.

PEACE MENNONITE CHURCH WILL HOST a Christian Peace Witness for Iraq at 7 p.m. on Friday, March 16. This is part of a national event to commemorate the fourth anniversary of the war in Iraq. Both the Peace and Justice and Worship committees are helping to plan and publicize the event.
 You can learn more about the national event and see the details of our event at the Sojourners web site (www.sojo.netscroll down to "Christian Peace Witness" link). Please mark your calendars and tell your friends about this important action.
        
 JOANNA'S SCHEDULE: WEEK OF FEBRUARY 26
MONDAY:  9-12 SEMINARY CLASS
         1-2:30 SERMON PREP IN LIBRARY
         7 P.M. MINISTRY TEAM
TUESDAY:         9-3:30 PASTOR-PEER MEETING IN MANHATTAN
         10:30 ON: ROBERT WEAVER CONDUCTING INTERVIEWS IN OFFICE
WEDNESDAY:       DAY OFF
THURSDAY:        9-12; 1-3 OFFICE HOURS
FRIDAY:  9-12 OFFICE HOURS
         3:30 LEAVE FOR ANABAPTIST HISTORY CLASS
SATURDAY:        IN NEWTON FOR CLASS
Sunday:  10:30 Worship
         2:00-4:00 Membership Exploration Class

Today's worship participants: Accompanist & Song Leader: Rhea Miller Prelude: Emily Edwards & Richard Johnston; Worship Leader: Joe Casad; Speaker: Joanna Harader
Childcare: Lola Lohrentz & Chessa Carter Set-Up/Clean-Up: Roger Martin & Barb Yoder; Snacks: Rebecca Barret-Fox

Reminder for next Sunday:
Childcare: Aly Beery & Patrice Krause
Set-up/Clean-up: Aly Beery & C.J. Friesen
Snacks: Roberta Renz

PLEASE E-MAIL ANNOUNCEMENTS that you would like included in the church bulletin to Jim Russo at jjrussopmcyahoo.com.

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Peace Mennonite Church
 March 4, 2007
Second Sunday of Lent    


Gathering
 Prelude
Welcome
Call to Worship: Psalm 32
 Blessed is the one
         whose transgressions are forgiven,
         whose sins are covered.
 Blessed are they
         whose sin the LORD does not count against them
         and in whose spirits is no deceit.
 When I kept silent,
         my bones wasted away
         through my groaning all day long.
 For day and night
         your hand was heavy upon me;
         my strength was sapped
         as in the heat of summer.
Then I acknowledged my sin to you
         and did not cover up my iniquity.
 I said, "I will confess
         my transgressions to the LORD "
         and you forgave the guilt of my sin.
Therefore let everyone who is godly pray to you
         while you may be found;          surely when the mighty waters rise,
         they will not reach them.
 You are my hiding place;
         you will protect me from trouble
         and surround me with songs of deliverance.
Many are the woes of the wicked,
         but steadfast love
         surrounds those who trust in the LORD.
 Rejoice in the LORD and be glad, you righteous;
         sing, all you who are upright in heart!

Gathering Hymn: Come, thou fount 521
Passing the Peace
 Sharing Joys and Concerns
 Congregational Prayer & The Lord's Prayer (Please use ``sins.'')
Hearing
 Introduction
Children's Time: A story from Jim
Scripture: Genesis 3: 1-13
Hymn: Amazing Grace 143
Scripture: II Samuel 11: 1-17, 26-27; 12: 1-7
Story from Anne Lamott
Scripture: Acts 5: 1-11
Story: A murder trial
Scripture: Matthew 27: 1-26
Silent Reflection
Responding
 Sharing
Lord's Supper
 Communion Hymn: Bread of the world 469
 Communion Prayer:
 Merciful God,
We do not come to this table because we are good.
 We come because we are sinful and need forgiveness
and because Jesus welcomed sinners.
 We come because we are hungry for life and need to be fed.
 Merciful God, forgive us and feed us.
 We come in gratitude and wonder, to offer ourselves in worship.
 Receive us and our praise through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen. a
Instructions & Invitation
 Sharing the Supper
Prayer of Thanksgiving
 Offering
 Hymn: We give thee but thine own 384 (v. 1)
Offertory Music
 Offertory Prayer #749
 Announcements
Sending Hymn: God of grace and God of glory 366
Blessing
a By Phil Bedsworth from Words for Worship; used by permission of Herald Press.

(For today's and next Sunday's worship participants, see inside of bulletin)


Peace Mennonite Church: 1204 Oread Avenue, Lawrence, KS 66044-3142; (785) 841-8614; peacemennonite@
gmail.com; Joanna Harader, Pastor; Roger Martin, Moderator
 Mission Statement
Peace Mennonite Church is a Christian community committed to the Hebrew concept of shalom, which embodies the blessings of peacemaking, wholeness and grace and which was expressed through Jesus' ministry. We endeavor to practice a spirituality grounded in these same principles and to make loving kindness our standard of conduct. Acknowledging the Holy Spirit's presence everywhere and at all times, we seek to meet the physical, emotional and spiritual needs of others and to behave respectfully toward all creation.
Welcome Statement
We welcome into the full life of Peace Mennonite Church all who seek to follow Jesus' way of peacemaking and compassion. We rejoice in the diverse characteristics each person brings to our community, and we embrace differences in race, gender, sexual orientation, physical ability, mental ability, economic status, marital status, and age.


Peace Mennonite Church Announcements
March 4, 2007


IF YOU ARE WORSHIPING WITH US FOR THE FIRST TIME this morning, welcome! Please sign our guest book on the back table. Feel free to stay after the worship service and talk with others about Peace Mennonite Church.

REMEMBER TO CHECK YOUR MAIL SLOT. If you do not have a mail slot and would like one, please e-mail or call the church office. (peacemennonitegmail.com; 841-8614.)

EXPLORATION CLASS SCHEDULE: All classes held from 2-4 p.m. on Sunday afternoons. Membership Exploration is March 4, 11, and 25. We will celebrate baptism and new members during worship on Easter Sunday, April 8.

CHECK OUT OUR NEW SERVANT BOARD! If you see a need on the board that you are able and willing to fill, simply sign the back of the card and return it to the pocket facing backwards. Someone will then contact you the following week to discuss the task.

THE SUNDAY SCHOOL CLASS is currently focusing on issues of consensus-building. Join us at 9:30 a.m.

IF YOU ARE INTERESTED AND ABLE TO PROVIDE MUSIC for the prelude/offertory on Sunday mornings please contact Lola Lohrentz at lohrentzgmail.com or 841-6572. She will be coordinating this starting the first Sunday in March.

CHECK OUT OUR WEB SITE : http://peace.ks.us. mennonite.net/Home. Joanna's weekly schedule has been added to the home page and you can read past sermons on the "documents" page. We will soon be posting the bulletin each week and updating the church calendar.

JOIN MEMBERS OF PEACE MENNONITE church in viewing Lawrence's 20th annual St. Patrick's Day Parade, to be held downtown on March 17th. The parade kicks off at 1:00. Join other members of the congregation for a picnic lunch in the Japanese friendship garden next to Papa Keno's Pizzeria on 11th and Mass. Bring a sack lunch.
PEACE MENNONITE CHURCH WILL HOST a Christian Peace Witness for Iraq at 7 p.m. on Friday, March 16. This is part of a national event to commemorate the fourth anniversary of the war in Iraq. Both the Peace and Justice and Worship committees are helping to plan and publicize the event.
You can learn more about the national event and see the details of our event at the Sojourners web site (www.sojo.netscroll down to "Christian Peace Witness" link). Please mark your calendars and tell your friends about this important action.

URGENT MCC RELIEF RESPONSE TO IRAQ: You can help more than 500,000 people who have been displaced by the war in Iraq. MCC is shipping material aid, including 4,200 relief kits and raising $60,000 for shipping and related costs in the month of March. In Central States, we are committed to collecting 865 relief kits and $12,000. Designate funds for "Iraq Emergency Assistance." Details about relief kits can be found at www.mcc.org/ iraqrelief. Questions? Please call 316-283-2720. Joanna can take kits to the drop off site in Newton on March 30 or April 27.
        
 JOANNA'S SCHEDULE: Week of March 5
Monday:  9-12 Seminary Class
        1-2:30 Sermon Prep in library
        7 p.m. Ministry Team
Tuesday:        9:00 ECM meeting
        10-12:30 Office hours
Wednesday:      day off
Thursday:       9-12 Office hours
        7:30 p.m. Coordinating Committee
Friday: 9-12 Office hours
Saturday:       Off
Sunday: 10:30 Worship
        2:00-4:00 Membership Exploration        Class

 PLEASE E-MAIL ANNOUNCEMENTS that you would like included in the church bulletin to Jim Russo at jjrussopmcyahoo.com.

Today's Worship Participants:
Accompanist: Whitney Baker; Child Care: Aly Beery, Patrice Krause; Prelude/
Offertory: Whitney Baker; Readers: Barbara Preheim, Jim Russo, Rebecca Barret-Fox; Set-up/Clean-up: Aly Beery, C.J. Friesen; Snacks: Roberta Renz; Song Leader: Twila Schmidt; Worship Leader: Joanna Harader

ReminderDuties for 3/11/2007: Accompanist: Lola Lohrentz; Child Care: Elizabeth Marks, LaVonne Marks; Preacher: Joanna Harader; Prelude/Offertory: Jasmine Harader-Ellett, Lola Lohrentz; Set-up/Clean-up: Adam Kehler, Rhea Miller; Snacks: Jim Russo, Whitney Baker; Song Leader: Aly Beery



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Third Sunday of Lent

Gathering
 Prelude
Welcome
Call to Worship: # 661
Gathering Hymn: Here in this place 6
Passing the Peace
Sharing Joys and Concerns
Congregational Prayer & The Lord's Prayer (Please use ``sins.'')
         (Copies of the Lord's Prayer are located in pocket in the back of your hymnal.)
        

 Hearing
 Children's Time:
Hymn: Be Thou my vision 545
Scripture: Exodus 3: 1-17
Morning Message: On Having a Hero Complex
Silent Reflection

 Responding
 Sharing
Hymn: Lord of light, your name outshining 410
Prayer: # 732
Responsive Reading: # 711
Offering
 Offertory Hymn: We give thee but thine own (v. 1) 384
Offertory Music
Offertory Prayer #749
 Announcements
Sending Hymn: Lead on, O cloud of Presence 419
Blessing

 IF YOU ARE WORSHIPING WITH US FOR THE FIRST TIME THIS MORNING, WELCOME! PLEASE SIGN OUR GUEST BOOK ON THE BACK TABLE. FEEL FREE TO STAY AFTER THE WORSHIP SERVICE AND TALK WITH OTHERS ABOUT PEACE MENNONITE CHURCH.

 REMEMBER TO CHECK YOUR MAIL SLOT. If you do not have a mail slot and would like one, please e-mail or call the church office. (peacemennonitegmail.com; 841-8614.)

 EXPLORATION CLASS SCHEDULE: All classes held from 2-4 p.m. on Sunday afternoons. Membership Exploration is March 4, 11, and 25. We will celebrate baptism and new members during worship on Easter Sunday, April 8.

 THE SUNDAY SCHOOL CLASS is currently focusing on issues of consensus-building. Join us at 9:30 a.m.

 IF YOU ARE INTERESTED AND ABLE TO PROVIDE MUSIC for the prelude/offertory on Sunday mornings please contact Lola Lohrentz at lohrentzgmail.com or 841-6572. She will be coordinating this starting the first Sunday in March.

 CHECK OUT OUR WEB SITE : http://peace.ks.us. mennonite.net/Home. Joanna's weekly schedule has been added to the home page and you can read past sermons on the "documents" page. We will soon be posting the bulletin each week and updating the church calendar.

 JOIN MEMBERS OF PEACE MENNONITE church in viewing Lawrence's St. Patrick's Day Parade downtown on March 17th at 1:00. Join other members of the congregation for a picnic lunch in the Japanese friendship garden next to Papa Keno's Pizzeria on 11th and Mass. Bring a sack lunch.

PEACE MENNONITE CHURCH WILL HOST a Christian Peace Witness for Iraq at 7 p.m. on Friday, March 16. This is part of a national event to commemorate the fourth anniversary of the war in Iraq. Both the Peace and Justice and Worship committees are helping to plan and publicize the event.
You can learn more about the national event and see the details of our event at the Sojourners web site (www.sojo.netscroll down to "Christian Peace Witness" link). Please mark your calendars and tell your friends about this important action.

 URGENT MCC RELIEF RESPONSE TO IRAQ: You can help more than 500,000 people who have been displaced by the war in Iraq. MCC is shipping material aid, including 4,200 relief kits and raising $60,000 for shipping and related costs in the month of March. In Central States, we are committed to collecting 865 relief kits and $12,000. Designate funds for "Iraq Emergency Assistance." Relief kit contents are as follows (NEW items only): * 4 bars bath soap (110-140g / 4-5oz, in wrappers) * 1 plastic bottle shampoo (380-710ml / 13-24oz; place bottle in a resealable plastic bag) * 10 cups powdered laundry detergent (double bag in 4 liter / 1 gallon resealable plastic bags) * 1 squeeze-tube toothpaste (minimum 130ml / 6oz; leave in box) * 4 adult-size toothbrushes (leave in packaging) * 4 new bath towels (medium weight, dark color) * 1 hairbrush (remove packaging) * 1 comb (20cm / 8") * 1 fingernail clipper * 1 box adhesive bandages (minimum 40, assorted) * 1 package sanitary pads (18-24 thin maxi or ultra thin). Place contents in a box or bag. Questions? Please call 316-283-2720. Joanna can take kits to the drop off site in Newton on March 30 or April 27.

 JOIN THE CONVERSATION on our church blog. We have created a forum for discussing upcoming sermons. Everyone is welcome to participate. Just go to www.peacemennonite.blogspot.com.

 PEACE MENNONITE IS HOSTING A PEACE WITNESS for Iraq this Friday, March 16, at 7 p.m. Please come if you can. You can sign up on the servant board to help with set-up/clean-up. You are also welcome to help plan the service this Monday, 7 p.m. in the church office.

 DURING SUNDAY SCHOOL TIME on March 18 we will view a video related to the situation in Iraq. Please join us at 9:30 a.m.

 PEACE MENNONITE AND THE LAWRENCE SOCIETY OF FRIENDS are collecting healthy, individually wrapped snacks to donate to the Veteran's Health Clinic. The snacks will be given to veterans who are unable to buy their own for use before and after blood testing. Please place the snacks in the box at church or bring them to the Peace Witness on March 16.

 IF YOU HAVE AN E-MAIL ACCOUNT , please join the Peace Mennonite list-serve. Simply send an e-mail to: Peace-Mennonite-subscribeyahoogroups.com.

        
 JOANNA'S SCHEDULE: Week of March 12
Monday:  My Spring Break!
         1-3:00 Sermon Prep
         7 p.m. Peace Witness Planning
Tuesday:         9:00 ECM meeting
         10-12:30 Office hours
Wednesday:       Day off
Thursday:        9-12 Office hours
         1-3 Office hours
Friday:  6 p.m. Set-Up at ECM
         7-8 p.m. Christian Witness for Peace
Saturday:        No Office Hours
Sunday:  10:30 Worship
         No Membership Class this Week
PLEASE E-MAIL ANNOUNCEMENTS THAT YOU WOULD LIKE INCLUDED IN THE CHURCH BULLETIN TO JIM RUSSO AT JJRUSSOPMC@YAHOO.COM.
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 March 18, 2007
Fourth Sunday of Lent

Gathering
Prelude
Welcome
Call to Worship
Gathering Hymn: Like the murmur of the dove's song 29
Passing the Peace
Sharing Joys and Concerns
Congregational Prayer & The Lord's Prayer (Please use ``sins.'')
Hearing
Children's Time
Hymn: Oh, for a thousand tongues to sing 110
Scripture: James 3:1-12
Morning Message: In the Beginning Is the Tongue
Silent Reflection
Responding
Sharing
Prayer Hymn: Spirit of the living God 349
Silent Prayer
Unison Prayer: #726
Offering
Offertory Hymn: We give thee but thine own (v. 1) 384
Offertory Music
Offertory Prayer #749
Announcements
Sending Hymn:Heart with loving heart united 420
Blessing

Accompanist: Twila Schmidt; Child Care: Ben Preheim, Joe Preheim; Children's Time: Joanna Harader; Preacher: Roger Martin; Prelude/Offertory: Anne Bailey, Choir Music; Set-up/Clean-up: Barb Yoder, Roger Martin; Snacks: Roberta Hofer; Song Leader: Anne Bailey; Worship Leader: Steve Unruh

Next week (3/25):
Accompanist: Rhea Miller; Child Care: Barb Yoder, Phil Weaver; Preacher: Joanna Harader; Prelude/Offertory: Jim Krause; Set-up/Clean-up: Adam Kehler, Rhea Miller; Snacks: Matt Jones; Song Leader: Rhea Miller


Announcements
IF YOU ARE WORSHIPING WITH US FOR THE FIRST TIME this morning, welcome! Please sign our guest book on the back table. Feel free to stay after the worship service and talk with others about Peace Mennonite Church.

REMEMBER TO CHECK YOUR MAIL SLOT. If you do not have a mail slot and would like one, please e-mail or call the church office. (peacemennonitegmail.com; 841-8614.)

IF YOU ARE INTERESTED AND ABLE TO PROVIDE MUSIC for the prelude/offertory on Sunday mornings please contact Lola Lohrentz at lohrentzgmail.com or 841-6572.

 CHECK OUT OUR WEB SITE : http://peace.ks.us. mennonite.net/Home. Joanna's weekly schedule has been added to the home page and you can read past sermons on the "documents" page. We will soon be posting the bulletin each week and updating the church calendar.
URGENT MCC RELIEF RESPONSE TO IRAQ: You can help more than 500,000 people who have been displaced by the war in Iraq. MCC is shipping material aid, including 4,200 relief kits and raising $60,000 for shipping and related costs in the month of March. In Central States, we are committed to collecting 865 relief kits and $12,000. Designate funds for "Iraq Emergency Assistance." Relief kit contents are as follows (NEW items only): * 4 bars bath soap (110-140g / 4-5oz, in wrappers) * 1 plastic bottle shampoo (380-710ml / 13-24oz; place bottle in a resealable plastic bag) * 10 cups powdered laundry detergent (double bag in 4 liter / 1 gallon resealable plastic bags) * 1 squeeze-tube toothpaste (minimum 130ml / 6oz; leave in box) * 4 adult-size toothbrushes (leave in packaging) * 4 new bath towels (medium weight, dark color) * 1 hairbrush (remove packaging) * 1 comb (20cm / 8") * 1 fingernail clipper * 1 box adhesive bandages (minimum 40, assorted) * 1 package sanitary pads (18-24 thin maxi or ultra thin). Place contents in a box or bag. Questions? Please call 316-283-2720. Joanna can take kits to the drop off site in Newton on March 30 or April 27.

JOIN THE CONVERSATION on our church blog. We have created a forum for discussing upcoming sermons. Everyone is welcome to participate. Just go to www.peacemennonite.blogspot.com.

PEACE MENNONITE AND THE LAWRENCE SOCIETY OF FRIENDS are collecting healthy, individually wrapped snacks to donate to the Veteran's Health Clinic. The snacks will be given to veterans who are unable to buy their own for use before and after blood testing. Please place the snacks in the box at church.    

IF YOU HAVE AN E-MAIL ACCOUNT , please join the Peace Mennonite list-serve. Simply send an e-mail to: Peace-Mennonite-subscribeyahoogroups.com.

ENVIRONMENTALISTS and bird lovers might be interested in a presentation on the Tongass National Forest by Stan Senner, Executive Director of Audubon Alaska (also brother of Roberta Hofer and son of Rachel Senner). His presentation is sponsored by the Jayhawk Audubon Society and is scheduled for March 26 at 7:30 p.m. in the Trinity Lutheran Church Fellowship Hall at 1245 New Hampshire. Stan is an inspiring and entertaining speaker with extensive knowledge of environmental issues.

ROGER HILL VOLUNTEER CENTER will host a volunteer fair on Tuesday, April 17, from 3-6 p.m. at the Lawrence Public Library. This is an opportunity to learn about hundreds of ways you can help others in our community.

SARAH STUCKY WRITES: Thank you for the directory. I appreciate you thinking of me. I am doing well here in Wichita. School is moving quickly this semester which is great because I can't wait until the summer when I have 2 four week rotations. They should be much more interesting than sitting in a classroom. One of my rotations will allow me to live with my grandparents which they are very excited about. I hope everything is going well with PMC. Perhaps I will get a chance to visit Lawrence sometime. Peace to all.

HABITAT FOR HUMANITY needs lunches for the Saturday crews for the next four months. They will need two or three groups to provide lunches each Saturday so that no one group has to provide lunch for more than about 25 to 30 people. Please contact Gwen Klingenberg in the Habitat office if you are able to help provide lunches. 785.832.0777; gwenlawrencehabitat.org.

REMEMBER TO CHECK THE SERVANT BOARD for service opportunities within the church. And much thanks to so many of you who already do so much.
        
JOANNA'S SCHEDULE: Week of March 19
Monday:  9-12 Class
         1-4:30 Sermon Prep
Tuesday:         9-12 Office hours
         1-4 Office hours
Wednesday:       Day off
Thursday:        On Spiritual Retreat at Crosswind in              Hesston, KS
Friday:  No Office Hours
Saturday:        No Office Hours
Sunday:  10:30 Worship
         7-9 p.m. Membership Exploration                   Class

 PLEASE E-MAIL ANNOUNCEMENTS THAT YOU WOULD LIKE INCLUDED IN THE CHURCH BULLETIN TO JIM RUSSO AT JJRUSSOPMC@YAHOO.COM.
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Peace Mennonite Church
March 25, 2007
Fifth Sunday of Lent

Peace Mennonite Church: 1204 Oread Avenue, Lawrence, KS 66044-3142; (785) 841-8614; peacemennonitegmail.com; Joanna Harader, Pastor; Roger Martin, Moderator

Mission Statement
Peace Mennonite Church is a Christian community committed to the Hebrew concept of shalom, which embodies the blessings of peacemaking, wholeness and grace and which was expressed through Jesus' ministry. We endeavor to practice a spirituality grounded in these same principles and to make loving kindness our standard of conduct. Acknowledging the Holy Spirit's presence everywhere and at all times, we seek to meet the physical, emotional and spiritual needs of others and to behave respectfully toward all creation.

Welcome Statement
We welcome into the full life of Peace Mennonite Church all who seek to follow Jesus' way of peacemaking and compassion. We rejoice in the diverse characteristics each person brings to our community, and we embrace differences in race, gender, sexual orientation, physical ability, mental ability, economic status, marital status, and age.


IF YOU HAVE AN E-MAIL ACCOUNT , please join the Peace Mennonite list-serve. Simply send an e-mail to: .

CHECK OUT OUR WEB SITE : http://peace.ks.us. mennonite.net/Home. Joanna's weekly schedule has been added to the home page and you can read past sermons on the "documents" page. We will soon be posting the bulletin each week and updating the church calendar.

Gathering
Prelude ``Unclouded Day'' (Trad.)
Welcome
Call to Worship:
Gracious and loving God, as we gather this morning
to worship you:
May the words of our mouths
And the meditations of our hearts
Be pleasing in your sight. Amen.
Scripture Reading: Matt. 5: 1-10 (New Revised Standard Version)
Gathering Hymn: Here, O Lord, your servants gather, #7
Passing the Peace
Sharing Joys and Concerns
Congregational Prayer & The Lord's Prayer (Please use ``sins.'')
(Copies of the Lord's Prayer are located in pocket in the back of
your hymnal.)

Hearing
Scripture Reading: Matthew 5: 1-10 (Cotton Patch Version)
Children's Time
Scripture Reading: Matthew 5: 1-10 (The Jerusalem Bible)
Hymn: Strong, righteous man of Galilee, #540
Scripture Reading: Matthew 5:1-10 (The Message)
Morning Message: Blessed are the Consensus-Builders
Silent Reflection

Responding
Sharing
Hymn of Response: Ubi caritas et amor, # 452
Prayer: ``And we are different'' by Walter Brueggemann
Offering
Offertory Hymn:         We give thee but thine own (v. 1) 384
Offertory Music ``In Christ there is no east or west'' (Trad.)
Offertory Prayer #749
Announcements
Sending Hymn: May the grace of Christ our Savior, #423
Blessing

Accompanist/Song Leader: Rhea Miller; Child Care: Barb Yoder, Phil Weaver; Preacher: Joanna Harader; Prelude/Offertory: Jim Krause; Worship Leader: Adam Kehler; Altar: Carol Grieb; Set-up/Clean-up: Adam Kehler & Rhea Miller; Snacks: Matt Jones

Next week (April 1): Accompanist: Lola Lohrentz; Child Care: Anne Bailey, Rhea Miller; Prelude/Offertory: Twila Schmidt; Worship Leader: Joanna Harader; Special Music: Choir; Snacks: Phil Weaver

Announcements
IF YOU ARE WORSHIPING WITH US FOR THE FIRST TIME this morning, welcome! Please sign our guest book on the back table. Feel free to stay after the worship service and talk with others about Peace Mennonite Church.

Children's Education Event: Are you handy with a hammer? Would you like to do some literal community building? Join the PMC children this afternoon from 3 to 7 to build and bless a Habitat for Humanity prayer wall. Wood and nails will be delivered to our backyard: 1212 W. 25th St. We will need to add the necessary muscle. After the basic structure is built, we'll write prayers on the wall and/or decorate the wall with artwork. Please folks==I can supervise children's artmaking, but I'm NOT a carpenter! (Help!) If you can't make it for the entire time, at least stop by for a bit and swing a hammer or add your blessings. We'll enjoy a brown bag picnic afterward. Barbara Yoder

Worship Committee is meeting on Monday, March 26 at 7 p.m. Please share your feedback about worship with a member of the committee: Aly Beery, Jim Krause, Andy Gingerich, Barbara Preheim or Barbara Yoder.

During Holy Week we will have two special services. Both will be held in the chapel room (behind the church office).
        Maundy Thursday, April 5, 7:30. This service will include footwashing.
        Good Friday, April 6, 7:30. This will be a Tenebrae service of scripture reading and Taize music.
The social committee is planning a breakfast potluck for Easter Sunday, April 8. Please come at 9:15 with breakfast food to share. Also, bring your own place setting or be prepared to wash ECM dishes you use.

New service opportunities are available on the servant board.

REMEMBER TO CHECK YOUR MAIL SLOT. If you do not have a mail slot and would like one, please e-mail or call the church office. (peacemennonitegmail.com; 841-8614.)

URGENT MCC RELIEF RESPONSE TO IRAQ: You can help more than 500,000 people who have been displaced by the war in Iraq. MCC is shipping material aid, including 4,200 relief kits and raising $60,000 for shipping and related costs in the month of March. In Central States, we are committed to collecting 865 relief kits and $12,000. Designate funds for "Iraq Emergency Assistance." Relief kit contents are as follows (NEW items only): * 4 bars bath soap (110-140g / 4-5oz, in wrappers) * 1 plastic bottle shampoo (380-710ml / 13-24oz; place bottle in a resealable plastic bag) * 10 cups powdered laundry detergent (double bag in 4 liter / 1 gallon resealable plastic bags) * 1 squeeze-tube toothpaste (minimum 130ml / 6oz; leave in box) * 4 adult-size toothbrushes (leave in packaging) * 4 new bath towels (medium weight, dark color) * 1 hairbrush (remove packaging) * 1 comb (20cm / 8") * 1 fingernail clipper * 1 box adhesive bandages (minimum 40, assorted) * 1 package sanitary pads (18-24 thin maxi or ultra thin). Place contents in a box or bag. Questions? Please call 316-283-2720. Joanna can take kits to the drop off site in Newton on March 30 or April 27.

ENVIRONMENTALISTS and bird lovers might be interested in a presentation on the Tongass National Forest by Stan Senner, Executive Director of Audubon Alaska (also brother of Roberta Hofer and son of Rachel Senner). His presentation is sponsored by the Jayhawk Audubon Society and is scheduled for 7:30 p.m. on Monday, March 26 in the Trinity Lutheran Church Fellowship Hall at 1245 New Hampshire. Stan is an inspiring and entertaining speaker with extensive knowledge of environmental issues.

PEACE MENNONITE AND THE LAWRENCE SOCIETY OF FRIENDS are collecting healthy, individually wrapped snacks to donate to the Veteran's Health Clinic. The snacks will be given to veterans who are unable to buy their own for use before and after blood testing. Please place the snacks in the box at church.    

IF YOU ARE INTERESTED AND ABLE TO PROVIDE MUSIC for the prelude/offertory on Sunday mornings please contact Lola Lohrentz at lohrentzgmail.com or 841-6572.

HABITAT FOR HUMANITY needs lunches for the Saturday crews for the next four months. They will need two or three groups to provide lunches each Saturday so that no one group has to provide lunch for more than about 25 to 30 people. Please contact Gwen Klingenberg in the Habitat office if you are able to help provide lunches. 785.832.0777; gwenlawrencehabitat.org.

JOANNA'S SCHEDULE : Week of March 26
Monday: 9-12 Class
          1-2:30 Sermon Prep
                7:00 p.m. Worship Committee meeting             
Tuesday: 9-10 ECM meeting
         10-11:30 Office hours
         12-1 Clergy Women lunch                        
Wednesday: day off
Thursday: 9-12 Office hours
         7 p.m. Ministry Team meeting
Friday: 10:30-1:30 Office hours
         3:30==leave for class in Newton                
Saturday: In Newton
 Sunday: 10:30 Worship
 7-9 p.m. Worship planning with new members

 PLEASE E-MAIL ANNOUNCEMENTS THAT YOU WOULD LIKE INCLUDED IN THE CHURCH BULLETIN TO JIM RUSSO AT JJRUSSOPMC@YAHOO.COM.
> Sat, 7 Apr 2007 01:16:10 GMT April_1_2007.rtf http://peace.ks.us.mennonite.net/Documents:=April_1_2007.rtf@CB2 Peace Mennonite Church
 April 1, 2007
Palm Sunday
Gathering
Prelude
Welcome
Announcements

Call to Worship:
Hosanna! Blessed is the one who comes in the name of the Lord.
Today we enter Holy Week, with its cycle of life, death, and new life.
Hosanna! Blessed is the one who comes in the name of the Lord.
Jesus, the holy one, the whole one, enters Jerusalem as he rides on the back of a donkey colt. Crowds wave palm branches and cry out,
Hosanna! Blessed is the one who comes in the name of the Lord.
Jesus, holy one, enter the gates of our hearts today as we join you in this time of your Passion. With you, let us remember and celebrate your birth, your calling, your ministry.
Hosanna! Blessed is the one who comes in the name of the Lord.
Jesus, our mentor of wholeness, guide us through the streets of our journey. Open our eyes and our ears to the guiding of God's spirit who calls us to costly faithfulness and to joyous wholeness. Let us sing with all our selves.
Hosanna! Blessed is the one who comes in the name of the Lord. Hosanna in the highest heaven. Amen.
 [Beth Richardson, "Passion Sunday." From Imaging the Word, Volume 1 , United Church Press, 1994]

Gathering Hymn: All glory, laud, and honor 237
Passing the Peace
Sharing Joys and Concerns

Prayer of Blessing for Ken Lohrentz's Retirement
Loving, Sustaining God,
we thank you for the long life of Ken and for the gift of retirement he has before him.
With thanksgiving in our hearts, we ask that you will bless him with discernment and guidance for ways he can use his gifts to serve you.
You know his gifts of research, of organization, of gardeningall of the passions and skills that you have given to him.
 You know his generous heart; we have seen his commitment to you and your church.
Bless him and make clear your vision for him.
 Bless him and Lola as they embark on this new phase of their marriage.
Give them both courage and strength and abundant blessings as they partner with you in the days ahead. In the name of Jesus, we pray. Amen.
 [Adapted from a prayer by Mary Cline Detrick at www.brethren.org]

More good news
Other sharing
Congregational Prayer & The Lord's Prayer (Please use ``sins.'' Copies of the Lord's Prayer are located in pocket in the back of your hymnal.)
Hearing
Children's Time: Palm Crosses
Scripture: Luke 19: 28-44
Thoughts on Palm Sunday
Silent Reflection
Sharing
Responding
Prayer Hymn: O young and fearless prophet 374
Offering
Offertory Music
Offertory Prayer: Generous God, you have given your love, your life, for us. In offering our money now for the work of your church, we seek to follow your example of generosity. Let our generosity extend to all areas of our lives. Guide our giving to bring glory to you and deep peace to your world. Amen.
Lord's Supper
Introduction
Scripture Reading: I Corinthians 1: 18-30
Hymn: O sacred Head, now wounded 252
Communion Prayer: #697
Instructions and Invitation
Sharing the Supper
Sending into Holy Week
Blessing: Now Do We Behold Him Choir

Today's Worship Participants: Accompanist: Lola Lohrentz; Child Care: Anne Bailey, Rhea Miller; Prelude/Offertory: Twila Schmidt; Set-up/Clean-up: Joe Preheim; Snacks: Phil Weaver; Song Leader: Jim Krause; Special Music: Choir; Worship Leader: Joanna Harader
                                            
Reminder, Easter Sunday: Accompanist: Whitney Baker; Childcare: Paid childcare; Preacher: Joanna Harader; Prelude/Offertory: Whitney Baker: Set-up/Clean-up: Andy Gingerich; Song Leader: Thomas Heilke

Peace Mennonite Church Announcements
April 1, 2007

IF YOU ARE WORSHIPING WITH US FOR THE FIRST TIME this morning, welcome! Please sign our guest book on the back table. Feel free to stay after the worship service and talk with others about Peace Mennonite Church.

REMEMBER TO CHECK YOUR MAIL SLOT. If you do not have a mail slot and would like one, please e-mail or call the church office. (peacemennonitegmail.com; 841-8614.)

IF YOU ARE INTERESTED AND ABLE TO PROVIDE MUSIC for the prelude/offertory on Sunday mornings please contact Lola Lohrentz at lohrentzgmail.com or 841-6572.
 CHECK OUT OUR WEB SITE : http://peace.ks.us. mennonite.net/Home. Joanna's weekly schedule has been added to the home page and you can read past sermons on the "documents" page. We will soon be posting the bulletin each week and updating the church calendar.

JOIN THE CONVERSATION on our church blog. We have created a forum for discussing upcoming sermons. Everyone is welcome to participate. Just go to www.peacemennonite.blogspot.com.

PEACE MENNONITE AND THE LAWRENCE SOCIETY OF FRIENDS are collecting healthy, individually wrapped snacks to donate to the Veteran's Health Clinic. The snacks will be given to veterans who are unable to buy their own for use before and after blood testing. Please place the snacks in the box at church.    

IF YOU HAVE AN E-MAIL ACCOUNT , please join the Peace Mennonite list-serve. Simply send an e-mail to: Peace-Mennonite-subscribeyahoogroups.com.

ROGER HILL VOLUNTEER CENTER will host a volunteer fair on Tuesday, April 17, from 3-6 p.m. at the Lawrence Public Library. This is an opportunity to learn about hundreds of ways you can help others in our community.

HABITAT FOR HUMANITY needs lunches for the Saturday crews for the next four months. They will need two or three groups to provide lunches each Saturday so that no one group has to provide lunch for more than about 25 to 30 people. Please contact Gwen Klingenberg in the Habitat office if you are able to help provide lunches. 785.832.0777; gwenlawrencehabitat.org.

NEW SERVICE OPPORTUNITIES are available on the servant board.

 DURING HOLY WEEK you are encouraged to journey with Jesus through the events that lead up to his crucifixion and resurrection. Daily scripture readings are provided on a handout. In addition, we will have two special services. Both will be held in the chapel room (behind the church office).
         Maundy Thursday, April 5, 7:30. This service will include footwashing.
         Good Friday, April 6, 7:30. A Tenebrae service of scripture reading and Taize music.

WORSHIP COMMITTEE IS MEETING ON MONDAY, APRIL 9 at 7 p.m. Please share your feedback about worship with a member of the committee: Aly Beery, Jim Krause, Andy Gingerich, Barbara Preheim or Barbara Yoder.

CHECK OUT THE CHURCH BLOG at www.peacemennonite.blogspot.com. You can give input on upcoming worship themes and join discussions on scriptures that will be used in future sermons.

THE SOCIAL COMMITTEE IS PLANNING A BREAKFAST POTLUCK for Easter Sunday, April 8. Please come at 9:15 with breakfast food to share. Also, bring your own place setting or be prepared to wash ECM dishes you use.

PEACE MENNONITE HAS DONATED seven complete Iraq relief kits to Mennonite Central Committee. Thank you to everyone who has donated supplies and money to MCC's relief efforts. You can still donate. More kits will be taken to Newton the last Friday of April.
        
JOANNA'S SCHEDULE: Week of April 2
Monday:  9-12 Class
1-2:30 Sermon Prep      
Tuesday:         9-10 ECM meeting
         10-12:30 Office hours
4 Meet piano tuner at ECM
Wednesday:       day off
Thursday:        9-12 Office hours
         7:30 Maundy Thursday Service
Friday:  10:30-1:30 Office hours
         7:30 Good Friday Tenebrae Service
Saturday:        Holy Saturday
Sunday:  9 Easter Breakfast
         10:30 Worship

PLEASE E-MAIL ANNOUNCEMENTS that you would like included in the church bulletin to Jim Russo at jjrussopmcyahoo.com.
 Tue, 10 Apr 2007 06:58:16 GMT April_8_2007.rtf http://peace.ks.us.mennonite.net/Documents:=April_8_2007.rtf@CB2 Peace Mennonite Church
April 8, 2007
Easter Sunday

Gathering
 Prelude
Welcome
Prayer: "Easter Us" by Walter Brueggemann
Call to Worship:
Christ is Risen!
Christ is Risen Indeed!
Hallelujah!
On this day we celebrate resurrection.
 The power of life has overcome the power of death.
Hallelujah!
The light of love has shattered the darkness of fear.
Hallelujah!
The way of peace has prevailed against the violence of empire.
Hallelujah!
 We come to worship the God
whose resurrection power lives on
in the Christ we serve. Hallelujah!
 Gathering Hymn: Christ the Lord is risen today 280
Passing the Peace: Please greet each other this morning with the news, "Christ is risen!" and respond, "Christ is risen indeed!"
Sharing Joys and Concerns
Congregational Prayer & The Lord's Prayer (Please use ``sins.'' Copies of the Lord's Prayer are located in pocket in the back of your hymnal.)

Hearing
Children's Time: Lord of the Dance 67
Scripture: Luke 24:1-12
Hymn: Low in the grave he lay 273
Morning Message: Taming Easter
Hymn: Come, ye faithful, raise the strain 265 (v. 3 of 407)
Silent Reflection

Responding
Sharing
Special Choir Music: The day of resurrection
Welcoming New Members
Introduction
Sharing from Andy and Aly
Commitment of Andy and Aly
Commitment of Congregation (794)
Prayer
Hymn of Welcome: For we are strangers no more 322 (v. 1 & 2)
Offering
Offertory Music
Offertory Prayer #749
Announcements
Sending Hymn: Thine is the glory 269
Blessing

Today's Worship Participants: Accompanist: Whitney Baker; Altar: Carol Grieb; Child Care: Paid Childcare; Preacher: Joanna Harader; Prelude/Offertory: Whitney Baker; Set-up/Clean-up: Andy Gingerich; Song Leader: Thomas Heilke; Worship Leader: Aly Beery

REMINDER, APRIL 15:
Accompanist: Twila Schmidt; Child Care: Jim Russo, Ryan Ellett; Preacher: Aly Beery; Prelude/Offertory: Anne Bailey; Snacks: Barbara Preheim; Song Leader: Anne Bailey; Worship Leader: Andy Gingerich


Peace Mennonite Church Announcements
April 8, 2007

IF YOU ARE WORSHIPING WITH US FOR THE FIRST TIME this morning, welcome! Please sign our guest book on the back table. Feel free to stay after the worship service and talk with others about Peace Mennonite Church.

REMEMBER TO CHECK YOUR MAIL SLOT. If you do not have a mail slot and would like one, please e-mail or call the church office. (peacemennonitegmail.com; 841-8614.)

CHECK OUT OUR WEB SITE : http://peace.ks.us. mennonite.net/Home. Joanna's weekly schedule has been added to the home page and you can read past sermons on the "documents" page. We will soon be posting the bulletin each week and updating the church calendar.        

JOIN THE CONVERSATION on our church blog. We have created a forum for discussing upcoming sermons. Everyone is welcome to participate. Just go to www.peacemennonite.blogspot.com.

PEACE MENNONITE AND THE LAWRENCE SOCIETY OF FRIENDS are collecting healthy, individually wrapped snacks to donate to the Veteran's Health Clinic. The snacks will be given to veterans who are unable to buy their own for use before and after blood testing. Please place the snacks in the box at church.    

IF YOU HAVE AN E-MAIL ACCOUNT , please join the Peace Mennonite list-serve. Simply send an e-mail to: Peace-Mennonite-subscribeyahoogroups.com.

ROGER HILL VOLUNTEER CENTER will host a volunteer fair on Tuesday, April 17, from 3-6 p.m. at the Lawrence Public Library. This is an opportunity to learn about hundreds of ways you can help others in our community.

HABITAT FOR HUMANITY needs lunches for the Saturday crews for the next four months. Please contact Gwen Klingenberg in the Habitat office if you are able to help provide lunches. 785.832.0777; gwenlawrencehabitat.org.


 WORSHIP COMMITTEE IS MEETING ON MONDAY, APRIL 9 at 7 p.m. Please share your feedback about worship with a member of the committee: Aly Beery, Jim Krause, Andy Gingerich, Barbara Preheim or Barbara Yoder.

CHECK OUT THE CHURCH BLOG at www.
peacemennonite.blogspot.com. You can give input on upcoming worship themes and join discussions on scriptures that will be used in future sermons.

PEACE MENNONITE HAS DONATED seven complete Iraq relief kits to Mennonite Central Committee. Thank you to everyone who has donated supplies and money to MCC's relief efforts. You can still donate. More kits will be taken to Newton the last Friday of April.

WOMEN'S TRANSITIONAL CARE SERVICES will host a Mother's Day Tea and Silent Auction which will be held at Pachamama's at 2621 Quail Creek Dr. on Saturday, May 12th, 10:00 to noon. If you are interested in participating in this fundraiser, please contact Sarah Terwelp at 331-2034 or kswtcsyahoo.com.

JOIN IN A CHRISTIAN PEACE WITNESS for Iraq every Monday in April from 12-1 pm at Danforth Chapel. This event is coordinated by Ecumenical Christian Ministries and our church is a co-sponsor. Please contact Joanna if you are available to help with the witness any Monday in April.

SUNDAY SCHOOL PLANNING: Please join us next Sunday morning at 9:30 as we plan our Sunday School studies for the upcoming months. Feel free to bring along any ideas you have.

A BENEFIT CONCERT FOR HABITAT FOR HUMANITY will be held April 29, 2:30 p.m., at the Lawrence Arts Center. The Church of God Inspirational Choir will perform gospel music.
        
JOANNA'S SCHEDULE: WEEK OF APRIL 9
Monday:  9-12 Class
         7 Worship Committee     
Tuesday:         9-10 ECM meeting
         10-12:30 Office hours           
Wednesday:       9:30-3:30 Pastor-Peer Meeting (Topeka)
Thursday:        9-11 Office hours
         1 Meet with spiritual director
         7:30 Coordinating Committee
Friday:  day off
Saturday:        9 am Habitat nail-driving ceremony @ Comfort Court #7
Sunday:  9:30 Sunday School planning
         10:30 Worship

PLEASE E-MAIL ANNOUNCEMENTS that you would like included in the church bulletin to Jim Russo at jjrussopmcyahoo.com.


        
Tue, 10 Apr 2007 06:58:30 GMT April_15_2007.rtf http://peace.ks.us.mennonite.net/Documents:=April_15_2007.rtf@CB2 April 15, 2007: Dr. Derek H. Davis, guest speaker


 Prelude
Welcome
Call to Worship:
 O living Christ, come to us in the glory of your risen power;
 Come to us in the humility of your wondrous love.
 Come and reign among us!
 Let new life course through our veins.
 Let new love bind us together.
 Let new vision spur us on to follow you forever.
 Even so, come Lord Jesus. AMEN (from Hymnal: A Worship Book , 677)

 Gathering Hymn: Come, we that love the Lord 14
Passing the Peace
Sharing Joys and Concerns
Congregational Prayer & The Lord's Prayer (Please use ``sins.'')
         (Copies of the Lord's Prayer are located in pocket in the back of your hymnal.)

Children's Time
Hymn: Christ is alive! Let Christians sing! 278
Scriptures: Psalm 24
         Matthew 22:15-22
Offering
 Offertory Hymn: We give thee but thine own (v. 1) 384
Offertory Music
Offertory Prayer #749

 Prayer Hymn: Dona nobis pacem 346
Introduction of Speaker
Morning Message: Dr. Derek H. Davis
Silent Reflection
Sharing
Announcements
Sending Hymn: You are salt for the earth 226
Blessing

 Sun, 22 Apr 2007 17:10:06 GMT April_22_2007.rtf http://peace.ks.us.mennonite.net/Documents:=April_22_2007.rtf@CB2 Gathering
 Prelude
Welcome
Opening Poem:
Call to Worship:
 Come, people of God and worship the Christ.
Once we were separated from him,
aliens and strangers who did not belong,
without hope and without God in the world.
Once we loved darkness rather than light.
Once we could not sing the Lord's song.
 But now we are joined with Christ,
brought near through his blood,
for he is our peace.
Now we who lived in darkness
have come into the light.
Now we who could not sing
have been given a new song.
 Let us give thanks to God!
Let us worship the Christ!
 Gathering Hymn: Jesus, stand among us    25
Passing the Peace
Sharing Joys and Concerns
Blessing for Justin
 Gracious God of all time and all places,
We hold before you this morning our friend Justin.
 We thank you for the time he has spent with us and for his music, worship leading, and computer expertiseall of the gifts that he has shared.
 We pray your blessing on him now as he moves to a new city for a new job.
 Bless him with a new church community in which he can find a spiritual home.
 Bless him with new friends and with nurturing relationships with his new neighbors and co-workers.
 Bless him with the knowledgein his mind and in his spiritthat your presence of peace goes with him always.
 O God, even though Justin will no longer live among us, let us, as a congregation, continue to pray for him and to offer the support and encouragement he will need through this time of transition.
 We rejoice in the time we have been able to spend with Justin.
Whatever his future holds, may he always know that he is deeply lovedby You and by us. Amen.
 Congregational Prayer & The Lord's Prayer (Please use ``sins.'' Copies of the Lord's Prayer are located in pocket in the back of your hymnal.)
 Hymn: For the healing of the nations     367
 Hearing
 Children's Time
Scripture: John 20:19-31
Hymn: Breathe on me, breath of God       356
Morning Message: Show, Don't Tell
Silent Reflection
Responding
 *Sharing
Poem: ``Prayer for Courage''
Our God, we would see Jesus as
the cherished babe lying on the hay,
the energetic healer of Galilee,
the triumphant risen Christ.
We confess that we find it troubling
to speak of Jesus as the humble servant,
calling us to take up a cross.
We hesitate when loyalty to Jesus
means discomfort, inconvenience, suffering, or death.
Forgive our too-easy affirmations;
our noble Sunday-morning intentions
which quickly slide into weekday compromises.
Nurture us in the eagerness of children,
the boldness of prophets,
the vision of poets,
the courage of disciples.
May we continue to trust your promise of a time of peace,
when swords will be beaten into plowshares,
when you will wipe away all tears,
when pain and death will be no more.
May we give our lives in service to that vision,
living with and for others
as if the promise were already fulfilled. Amen.
Offering
 Hymn: We give thee but thine own 384 (v.1 & 2)
Offertory Prayer #749
 Announcements
Hymn: Softly and tenderly Jesus is calling 491
 Blessing


Announcements
 IF YOU ARE WORSHIPING WITH US FOR THE FIRST TIME THIS MORNING, WELCOME! PLEASE SIGN OUR GUEST BOOK ON THE BACK TABLE. FEEL FREE TO STAY AFTER THE WORSHIP SERVICE AND TALK WITH OTHERS ABOUT PEACE MENNONITE CHURCH.

 REMEMBER TO CHECK YOUR MAIL SLOT. If you do not have a mail slot and would like one, please e-mail or call the church office. (peacemennonitegmail.com; 841-8614.)

 CHECK OUT OUR WEB SITE : http://peace.ks.us. mennonite.net/Home, and our church blog, www.peacemennonite.blogspot.com.

 IF YOU HAVE AN E-MAIL ACCOUNT , please join the Peace Mennonite list-serve. Simply send an e-mail to: Peace-Mennonite-subscribeyahoogroups.com.

 WOMEN'S TRANSITIONAL CARE SERVICES will host a Mother's Day Tea and Silent Auction which will be held at Pachamama's at 2621 Quail Creek Dr. on Saturday, May 12th, 10:00 to noon. Contact Sarah Terwelp at 331-2034 or kswtcsyahoo.com.

 JOIN IN A CHRISTIAN PEACE WITNESS for Iraq every Monday in April from 12-1 pm at Danforth Chapel.

 A HABITAT FOR HUMANITY BENEFIT CONCERT will be held April 29, 2:30 p.m., at the Arts Center.

 THE COORDINATING COMMITTEE IS SEEKING nominations of persons (including self-nominations) to serve on the Nominating Committee. This is a short term assignment, and the three Nominating Committee members work with the pastor to prepare a slate of committee members and those filling other positions to present at the summer congregational meeting. Please nominate three or four active members of Peace Mennonite Church that you believe have a deep knowledge of the church and a gift of discernment. Deadline for submitting nominees is April 29. You may nominate by e-mail or by depositing a slip in a box near the mailboxes on Sunday mornings. E-mail nominations to peacemennonitegmail.com .

 I WISH TO EXPRESS MY HEARTFELT THANKS to all of my PMC friends for the gift certificate from Sunrise Gardens, for the surprise party, for your many cards, and for all your warm wishes shared with me for my retirement. It has all added to such a meaningful time, for which I am most thankful. Ken Lohrentz
THE ADULT SUNDAY SCHOOL CLASS will begin studying "Going on a Promise: the Stories of Abraham" on April 29. Leadership will rotate among class participants. Please join us!

 IRAQ RELIEF KITS OR OTHER ITEMS for Mennonite Central Committee should be brought to the church office by 1:30 this coming Friday afternoon.

 CAMP MENNOSCAH INFORMATION and registrations are here! Please take one from the back table if you know a child who might be interested in attending summer camp.


TODAY'S WORSHIP PARTICIPANTS: Accompanist: Lola Lohrentz; Altar: Carol Greib; Child Care: Joe Casad; Greeter: Barbara Preheim; Preacher: Aly Beery; Prelude: Joe Casad; Set-up/Clean-up: BarbYoder,RogerMartin; Snacks: Barbara Preheim; Song Leader: Aly Beery; Worship Leader: Andy Gingerich

 REMINDER FOR APRIL 29: Accompanist: Rhea Miller; Child Care: Carol Grieb, Rebecca Barret-Fox; Preacher: Joanna Harader; Prelude/Offertory: Lola Lohrentz; Set-up/Clean-up: Adam Kehler, Rhea Miller; Snacks: Lola Lohrentz; Song Leader: Rhea Miller


Sun, 22 Apr 2007 17:10:16 GMT April_29_2007.rtf http://peace.ks.us.mennonite.net/Documents:=April_29_2007.rtf@CB2 Peace Mennonite Church
April 29, 2007
Fourth Sunday of Easter
Gathering
 Prelude
Welcome
Call to Worship: # 661
Gathering Hymn: Here in this place (v. 1, 2, 4) 6
Passing the Peace:
Sharing Joys and Concerns
 Congregational Prayer & The Lord's Prayer (Please use ``sins.'' Copies of the Lord's Prayer are located in pocket in the back of your hymnal.)
Hearing
 Hymn: Lord, You have come to the lakeshore 229
 (During the singing of this hymn, young children may go to the kitchen with Rebecca Barrett-Fox and Carol Greib)
 Scripture: John 21: 1-14
Morning Message: In the Boat Together
Silent Reflection

 Responding
 Prayer #725 (unison)
Offering
 Offertory Hymn: We give thee but thine own 384
 Offertory Prayer #749
 Announcements
Benediction Hymn: Praise God from whom 118
Blessing

 Today's Worship Participants: Accompanist: Rhea Miller; Altar: Anne Bailey; Child Care: Carol Grieb, Rebecca Barret-Fox; Preacher: Joanna Harader; Prelude/Offertory: Lola Lohrentz; Set-up/Clean-up: Adam Kehler, Rhea Miller; Snacks: Lola Lohrentz; Song Leader: Rhea Miller; Worship Leader: Joe Preheim

Reminder for next week: Accompanist: Whitney Baker; Child Care: Aly Beery, Patrice Krause; Prelude/Offertory: Whitney Baker; Snacks: Rebecca Barret-Fox

Announcements
IF YOU ARE WORSHIPING WITH US FOR THE FIRST TIME THIS MORNING, WELCOME! PLEASE SIGN OUR GUEST BOOK ON THE BACK TABLE. FEEL FREE TO STAY AFTER THE WORSHIP SERVICE AND TALK WITH OTHERS ABOUT PEACE MENNONITE CHURCH.

 REMEMBER TO CHECK YOUR MAIL SLOT. If you do not have a mail slot and would like one, please e-mail or call the church office. (peacemennonitegmail.com; 841-8614.)

 CHECK OUT OUR WEB SITE : http://peace.ks.us. mennonite.net/Home, and our church blog, www.peacemennonite.blogspot.com.

 IF YOU HAVE AN E-MAIL ACCOUNT , please join the Peace Mennonite list-serve. Simply send an e-mail to: Peace-Mennonite-subscribeyahoogroups.com.

 WOMEN'S TRANSITIONAL CARE SERVICES will host a Mother's Day Tea and Silent Auction which will be held at Pachamama's at 2621 Quail Creek Dr. on Saturday, May 12th, 10:00 to noon. Contact Sarah Terwelp at 331-2034 or kswtcsyahoo.com.

 JOIN IN A CHRISTIAN PEACE WITNESS for Iraq every Monday in April from 12-1 pm at Danforth Chapel.

 A HABITAT FOR HUMANITY BENEFIT CONCERT will be held today, April 29, 2:30 p.m. , at the Arts Center.

 THE COORDINATING COMMITTEE IS SEEKING nominations of persons (including self-nominations) to serve on the Nominating Committee. This is a short term assignment, and the three Nominating Committee members work with the pastor to prepare a slate of committee members and those filling other positions to present at the summer congregational meeting. Please nominate three or four active members of Peace Mennonite Church that you believe have a deep knowledge of the church and a gift of discernment. Deadline for submitting nominees is today, April 29. You may nominate by e-mail or by depositing a slip in a box near the mailboxes on Sunday mornings. E-mail nominations to peacemennonitegmail.com .
THE ADULT SUNDAY SCHOOL CLASS has begun studying "Going on a Promise: The Stories of Abraham." Leadership will rotate among class participants. Please join us!

 CAMP MENNOSCAH INFORMATION and registrations are here! Please take one from the back table if you know a child who might be interested in attending summer camp.

 ATTENTION, GUIDEPOST SWEATER KNITTERS

Please submit your completed sweaters to Whitney Baker by June 1 so that she can mail them to Guidepost offices for distribution.

 JOANNA'S SCHEDULE FOR THE WEEK OF APRIL 30
Monday:  9-12 Class
         7:30 Coordinating Comm. in       office
Tuesday:         9-10 ECM meeting
         10-12 Office hours
Wednesday:       Off
Thursday:        No office hours
         7 Ministry Team (@ Anne's house)
Friday:  9:30-12 Office hours
Saturday:        No office hours
Sunday:  10:30 Worship

 PLEASE E-MAIL BULLETIN ANNOUNCEMENTS to Jim Russo at jjrussopmcyahoo.com.

Wed, 2 May 2007 04:10:37 GMT May_6_2007.rtf http://peace.ks.us.mennonite.net/Documents:=May_6_2007.rtf@CB2 May 6, 2007
Gathering
 Prelude
Welcome
Call to worship: #735
Gathering hymn: Come, let us all unite to sing, #12
Passing the peace
Sharing joys and concerns
 Congregational prayer/The Lord's Prayer (please use ``sins'')
Hearing
 Children's time
Scripture: Psalm 148
Hymn: Let the whole creation cry, #51
Scripture: John 13: 31-35
Morning message: All you need is love

Communion
 Hymn: Let us break bread together, #453
Invitation
Words of Institution
Sharing the elements
Prayer




 Responding
Sharing
Offering/offertory music
 Hymn: We give thee but thine own (v. 1), #384
          Offertory prayer, #749
Announcements
Sending hymn: Heart with loving heart united, #420

 Sending
 Leader: God of love, Jesus commanded us to love one another as he loved us. May we show love to one another and to your entire creation. Christ is risen!
 All: Christ is risen indeed!
Today's worship participants: Accompanist: Whitney Baker; Song leader: Jim Krause; Worship leader: Barbara Yoder; Message: Andy Gingerich; Set-up/clean-up: Aly Beery & C.J. Friesen; Snacks: Rebecca Barrett-Fox


 Reminder for May 13: Childcare: Lola Lohrentz and Chessa Carter; Accompanist: Twila Schmidt; Snacks: Roberta Renz



Announcements
May 6, 2007


IF YOU ARE WORSHIPING WITH US FOR THE FIRST TIME this morning, welcome! Please sign our guest book on the back table. Feel free to stay after the worship service and talk with others about Peace Mennonite Church.

 REMEMBER TO CHECK YOUR MAIL SLOT. If you do not have a mail slot and would like one, please e-mail or call the church office. (peacemennonitegmail.com; 841-8614.)

 CHECK OUT OUR WEB SITE : http://peace.ks.us. mennonite.net/Home, and our church blog, www.peacemennonite.blogspot.com.

 IF YOU HAVE AN E-MAIL ACCOUNT , please join the Peace Mennonite list-serve. Simply send an e-mail to: Peace-Mennonite-subscribeyahoogroups.com.

 WOMEN'S TRANSITIONAL CARE SERVICES will host a Mother's Day Tea and Silent Auction which will be held at Pachamama's at 2621 Quail Creek Dr. on Saturday, May 12th, 10:00 to noon. Contact Sarah Terwelp at 331-2034 or kswtcsyahoo.com.
THE ADULT SUNDAY SCHOOL CLASS has begun studying "Going on a Promise: The Stories of Abraham." Leadership will rotate among class participants. Please join us!

 CAMP MENNOSCAH INFORMATION and registrations are here! Please take one from the back table if you know a child who might be interested in attending summer camp.

 ATTENTION, GUIDEPOST SWEATER KNITTERS

Please submit your completed sweaters to Whitney Baker by June 1 so that she can mail them to Guidepost offices for distribution.

 PLEASE E-MAIL BULLETIN ANNOUNCEMENTS to Jim Russo at jjrussopmcyahoo.com.

Wed, 16 May 2007 23:18:18 GMT May_13_2007.rtf http://peace.ks.us.mennonite.net/Documents:=May_13_2007.rtf@CB2 May 13, 2007: Sabbaths of Hope

Gathering
 Prelude
Welcome and Introduction to Sabbaths of Hope
Call to Worship: 816 (Psalm 42)
 Gathering Hymn: As the hart with eager yearning 500
Passing the Peace
Sharing Joys and Concerns
 Congregational Prayer & The Lord's Prayer (Please use ``sins.'' Copies of the Lord's Prayer are located in pocket in the back of your hymnal.)
Hearing
 Children's Time

 Hymn: Precious Lord, take my hand 575
Scripture: 2 Corinthians 1: 3-7
Morning Message: Hoping for Each Other
Silent Reflection
 Responding
 Sharing

 Prayer of Intercession
Prayer Response: They that wait upon the Lord 84
Offering
 Offertory Music
Offertory Prayer #749
 Announcements
Sending Hymn: Healer of our every ill 377
Blessing


 Today's worship participants: Childcare: Lola Lohrentz and Chessa Carter; Accompanist: Twila Schmidt; Snacks: Roberta Renz


Announcements
May 13, 2007


IF YOU ARE WORSHIPING WITH US FOR THE FIRST TIME this morning, welcome! Please sign our guest book on the back table. Feel free to stay after the worship service and talk with others about Peace Mennonite Church.

 REMEMBER TO CHECK YOUR MAIL SLOT. If you do not have a mail slot and would like one, please e-mail or call the church office. (peacemennonitegmail.com; 841-8614.)
CHECK OUT OUR WEB SITE : http://peace.ks.us. mennonite.net/Home, and our church blog, www.peacemennonite.blogspot.com.

 IF YOU HAVE AN E-MAIL ACCOUNT , please join the Peace Mennonite list-serve. Simply send an e-mail to: Peace-Mennonite-subscribeyahoogroups.com.

 THE ADULT SUNDAY SCHOOL CLASS has begun studying "Going on a Promise: The Stories of Abraham." Leadership will rotate among class participants. Please join us!

 CAMP MENNOSCAH INFORMATION and registrations are here! Please take one from the back table if you know a child who might be interested in attending summer camp.

 ATTENTION, GUIDEPOST SWEATER KNITTERS

Please submit your completed sweaters to Whitney Baker by June 1 so that she can mail them to Guidepost offices for distribution.

 JOHN & REINHILD JANZEN are seeking renters for their condo (2 bedroom, 2 bath, kitchen, dining/living area, big play room, two car garage) off of Lawrence Avenue, in the Applegate Court complex, beginning in mid-July on. They will consider leaving it furnished, or partially furnished. If you are looking for a place for a while or more permanently, contact them at jjanzenku.edu.

 JOANNA, RYAN, JAMES, JASMINE, AND GRACE would like to thank everyone for their support as we grieve the sudden death of Ryan's father. Your food, prayers, childcare, cards, flowers, and kind words are much appreciated.
BUILDING UPDATE: The contract on the building at 615 Lincoln has been signed by both parties. Peace Mennonite Church is purchasing the building, land, and many of the building contents (including folding chairs and tables, microwave, and dishes) for $120,000. The Coordinating Committee is working diligently to obtain a loan through Church Extension Services (a Mennonite Agency) and should have all of the paperwork sent in on Monday. If you would like more details on this process, feel free to speak with a member of the Coordinating Committee: Roger Martin, Ken Lohrentz, Patrice Krause, Rod Hofer, and Joanna Harader.
 Important dates:
June 4: Closing date on the property
June 10: Our final worship service at ECM
June 17: Our first worship service at 615 Lincoln followed by a potluck picnic (hopefully with people from other North Lawrence churches)

 JOANNA'S SCHEDULE: WEEK OF MAY 14
Monday:  Class Work
         (I can be reached at home.)
Tuesday:         9-10 ECM meeting
         10-12 Office hours
Wednesday:       Off
Thursday:        9-12 Office hours
Friday:  9-12 Office hours
Saturday:        No office hours
Sunday:  10:30 Worship

PLEASE E-MAIL BULLETIN ANNOUNCEMENTS to Jim Russo at jjrussopmcyahoo.com.

Wed, 16 May 2007 23:18:29 GMT May_27_2007.rtf http://peace.ks.us.mennonite.net/Documents:=May_27_2007.rtf@CB2 May 27, 2007: Celebration of Pentecost & Baptism

Gathering
 Prelude
Welcome
Call to Worship:
 A wind breathes among us,
 calling us to gather
in the name of the Holy One.
 A fire burns within us,
calling us to service,
calling us to prayer.
 A spirit moves around us,
calling us to turn in joy
toward the sorrows of the world.
 Burning, breathing, Spirit of Compassion,
we bring our lives to you.
 Gathering Hymn: Holy Spirit, come with power 26
Passing the Peace
Sharing Joys and Concerns
Congregational Prayer & The Lord's Prayer (Please use ``sins.'')
         (Copies of the Lord's Prayer are located in pocket in the back of your hymnal.)

 Hearing
 Children's Time
Scripture: Acts 2: 1-21; 37-42
Hymn: Filled with the Spirit's power 289
Morning Message
Silent Reflection
Responding
 Offering
 Offertory Hymn: We give thee but thine own (v. 1) 384
 Offertory Music
Offertory Prayer #749
 Baptism
 Introduction
 Faith Statements from Phil and C.J.
Baptism Hymn: Will you let me be your servant 307
Responsive Reading #778
Baptismal Questions and Baptism
Laying on of Hands
Congregational Response and Re-Commitment #777
 Lord's Supper
 Instructions & Invitation
 Words of Institution
Sharing the Supper
 Prayer
Announcements
Sending Hymn: Go, my children 433
Blessing

This week:
Accompanist and Prelude and Offertory: Jim Krause; Song Leader: Ali Beery; Worship Leader: Steve Unruh; Preacher: Joanna Harader

Next week:
Accompanist and Prelude and Offertory: Lola Lohrentz; Worship Coordinators: Barbara Preheim and Barbara Yoder

 Announcements
May 27, 2007

IF YOU ARE WORSHIPING WITH US FOR THE FIRST TIME this morning, welcome! Please sign our guest book on the back table. Feel free to stay after the worship service and talk with others about Peace Mennonite Church.

 REME MBER TO CHECK YOUR MAIL SLOT. If you do not have a mail slot and would like one, please e-mail or call the church office. (peacemennonitegmail.com; 841-8614.)

 CHECK OUT OUR WEB SITE : http://peace.ks.us. mennonite.net/Home, and our church blog, www.peacemennonite.blogspot.com.

 IF YOU HAVE AN E-MAIL ACCOUNT , please join the Peace Mennonite list-serve. Simply send an e-mail to: Peace-Mennonite-subscribeyahoogroups.com.

 THE ADULT SUNDAY SCHOOL CLASS has begun studying "Going on a Promise: The Stories of Abraham." Leadership will rotate among class participants. Please join us!

 ATTENTION, GUIDEPOST SWEATER KNITTERS
Please submit your completed sweaters to Whitney Baker by June 1 so that she can mail them to Guidepost offices for distribution.

 JOHN & R EINHILD JANZEN are seeking renters for their condo (2 bedroom, 2 bath, kitchen, dining/living area, big play room, two car garage) off of Lawrence Avenue, in the Applegate Court complex, beginning in mid-July on. They will consider leaving it furnished, or partially furnished. If you are looking for a place for a while or more permanently, contact them at jjanzenku.edu.

 JOANNA, RYAN, JAMES, JASMINE, AND GRACE would like to thank everyone for their support as we grieve the sudden death of Ryan's father. Your food, prayers, childcare, cards, flowers, and kind words are much appreciated.
SINCE PMC'S NEW BUILDING IS AIR CONDITIONED, we will not change worship times this summer.

 OUR NEXT CONGREGATIONAL MEETING WILL BE JULY 15. We will affirm new committees at this meeting.

 SCHOLARSHIP FUNDS are available for any children or youth attending a Mennonite camp this summer. The funds will be evenly divided between all campers. Please let Joanna know as soon as possible if you or your child will be attending camp.

 BUILDING UPDATE: Peace Mennonite's loan application has been approved by Church Extension Services (a Mennonite agency). Also, Don Fornelli has inspected the building and says that the building is structurally sound. The sellers are currently addressing the primary concerns raised by the report. (Some heating, plumbing, and wiring concerns.) A copy of the complete inspection report is available on the back table.
 Important dates:
June 4: Closing date on the property
June 10: Our final worship service at ECM
June 17: We will celebrate our first Sunday at 615 Lincoln with worship and a potluck meal. We will plan a special dedication service for the new building some time in the fall.


 MENNONITE DISASTER SERVICE (MDS) continues to respond to the tornado damage in the Greensburg, Kansas area. Volunteers, equipment and contributions are still greatly needed. For further info and prior to volunteering, please call Marvin Penner in Newton, KS at (985) 291-1296, or e-mail him at . Please pray for those that have suffered such severe damage and loss, and those trying to help those in need.

 THE NOMINATING COMMITTEE is Joe Casad, Lola Lohrentz, and Anne Bailey. Please let one of these wonderful people know how you would like to use your gifts to serve Peace Mennonite Church in the coming year.

 JOANNA'S SCHEDULE:
Joanna is on vacation this week. Please contact the following people if needed:
Regarding worship on June 3: Barbara Preheim
Regarding pastoral care issues: Anne Bailey, Carol Greib, or Steve Unruh
Regarding other issues: Roger Martin


 PLEASE E-MAIL BULLETIN ANNOUNCEMENTS to Jim Russo at jjrussopmcyahoo.com.
Thu, 31 May 2007 00:54:05 GMT July_8_2007.rtf http://peace.ks.us.mennonite.net/Documents:=July_8_2007.rtf@CB2
Peace Mennonite Church
July 8, 2007

Gathering
Prelude: Clarinet duet
Welcome
Call to worship: #672
Gathering hymn: God is here among us, #16
Passing the peace
Sharing joys and concerns
Congregational prayer/Lord's prayer (please use ``sins'')

Creator, open our hearts
To peace and healing between all people.
Creator, open our hearts
To provide and protect for all children of the earth.
Creator, open our hearts
To respect for the earth, and all the gifts of the earth.
Creator, open our hearts
To end exclusion, violence, and fear among all.
Thank you for the gifts of this day and every day.
Hearing
Scripture: Philippians 4: 6-7
``The Gospel of Peace'' (Menno Simons: Germany, 1552)
Hymn: We are people of God's peace, #407 (verses 1&2)
Contemplative prayer for peace (adapted from Praying with the Anabaptists, by Marlene Kropf & Eddy Hall)

Responding
 Hymn: We are people of God's peace , #407 (verse 3)
Sharing
Spiritual: Down by the riverside , handout
Offering
         Offertory hymn: We give thee but thine own, #384 (v.1)
         Offertory music: Clarinet duet
         Offertory prayer #749
Announcements
Sending hymn: God be with you , #430
Blessing

Prelude/offertory: Emily Edwards and Richard Johnston
Accompanist: Whitney Baker
Song leader: Jim Krause
Worship leader: Barbara Yoder
Readers: Barb Preheim and Roger Martin

Announcements
IF YOU ARE WORSHIPING WITH US FOR THE FIRST TIME this morning, welcome! Please sign our guest book on the back table. Feel free to stay after the worship service and talk with others about Peace Mennonite Church.

 REMEMBER TO CHECK YOUR MAIL SLOT. If you do not have a mail slot and would like one, please e-mail or call the church office. (peacemennonitegmail.com; 841-8614.)

 CHECK OUT OUR WEB SITE : http://peace.ks.us. mennonite.net/Home, and our church blog, www.peacemennonite.blogspot.com. If you have an e-mail account, please join the Peace Mennonite list-serve. Simply send an e-mail to: Peace-Mennonite-subscribeyahoogroups.com.

 OUR NEXT CONGREGATIONAL MEETING WILL BE JULY 15. We will affirm new committees at this meeting.

 THE NOMINATING COMMITTEE is Joe Casad, Lola Lohrentz, and Anne Bailey. Please let them know how you would like to use your gifts to serve.

WE WOULD LIKE SOME ITEMS FOR THE NEW CHURCH. Donations of items or funds are appreciated:
child safety cabinet locks and outlet plugs; cooking utensils; pots and pans; table for altar; dish towels; dish cloths; serving dishes.
        
PEACE MENNONITE IS COLLECTING good clean clothing for children in an orphanage in Vietnam . Sizes needed are from kindergarten to 4th grade. The type of clothing is summer/spring (they don't really have cold weather). If children or families would like to add a picture of themselves and a note with the clothing, that would personalize this project. There will be a collection box for these items in the new building through Sunday, July 22, when the donations will be mailed off.

ARE YOU HANDY with a hammer? The church office space needs to be finishedand we would like to convert the storage room into a play room for the children. Let Joanna know if you can help.

PASTOR JEFF BLACKBURN, GREENSBURG MENNONITE CHURCH, reports "that more than 80% of the debris has been removed, thanks in large part to the countless MDS volunteers who continue to make the trek to Greensburg. We face a long process of recovery now that clean-up is so far along.Local residents share a keen sense of motivation to begin to rebuild our town, and we know that we could not have come this far without so much help from our neighbors." There are still weeks of cleanup to be done, concrete and basements to be removed, and MDS still needs volunteers, heavy equipment, help with rebuilding, and donations. To volunteer, contact Marvin Penner at: (985) 291-1296 (marvinpennercox.net). Donations designated for ``May 2007 Kansas Storms'' may be sent to MDS via internet (www.mds.mennonite.net), or mailed to MDS, 1018 Main Street, Akron, PA 17501, or sent to Kansas MDS Unit, Gerald Selzer, 249 S. Weaver Ave., Hesston, KS 67062.

WE ARE LOOKING FOR PEOPLE to serve as delegates at the annual Western District Conference convention in Tulsa, OK. It will be July 27-29, and there are some funds available through the church to assist with expenses. Contact Joanna Harader, Roger Martin, or Ken Lohrentz if you are interested.

A BOARD OF TRUSTEES has been chosen by the nominating committee at the request of the coordinating committee. This board will be formally approved at the July 15 congregational meeting, but will have its first meeting on July 10. This group is responsible for building improvements and upkeep. The members are LaVonne Marks, Stan Moyer, Matt Jones, and Rod Hofer.

A TASK FORCE is being established by the coordinating committee to look at needs and possibilities for building expansion. Please let a member of the coordinating committee know if you would like to serve on this task force. (Members are Roger Martin, Ken Lohrentz, Patrice Krause, and Rod Hofer.)


NEW ANNOUNCEMENTS
FINALIZE PLANS FOR YOUR CONGREGATION to be represented at the Western District/South Central joint conference, July 27-29 in Tulsa, Oklahoma. Registration deadline without a late fee is this coming Friday, July 13. The theme is "Speak Lord! Habla Senor", focusing on the calling and nurturing of leaders. See: www.mennowdc.org for information.

ENJOY MUSIC? Come to the (final) concert of the Possum Boys for bluegrass, hymns, and original folk music on Sunday, August 12 at 7:00 p.m. at the Bethel College Mennonite Church, North Newton, KS (air conditioned). All proceeds from the offering will go to Western District Conference Vision 2012 campaign.
Mon, 9 Jul 2007 02:54:18 GMT Jul_1_2007.rtf http://peace.ks.us.mennonite.net/Documents:=Jul_1_2007.rtf@CB2 July 1, 2007

 Gathering
 Prelude
Welcome
Call to Worship 817
Gathering Hymn We gather together 17
Passing the Peace
Sharing Joys and Concerns
Congregational Prayer & Lord's Prayer

 Hearing
 Children's Time
Hymn: And is the gospel peace and love 406
Scripture: Matthew 10: 34-39
Message: Hard Peace
Discipline of Silence

 Responding
 Sharing
Prayer of Confession 697
Assurance of Pardon
Lord's Supper
         Communion Hymn: I bind my heart this tide 411
         Invitation and Words of Institution
         Sharing the Meal
         Prayer of Thanksgiving
Offering & Offertory Music
Offertory Prayer 749
Announcements
Sending Hymn: Sent forth by God's blessing 478
Blessing


Peace Mennonite Church Announcements
July 1, 2007


IF YOU ARE WORSHIPING WITH US FOR THE FIRST TIME this morning, welcome! Please sign our guest book on the back table. Feel free to stay after the worship service and talk with others about Peace Mennonite Church.

 REMEMBER TO CHECK YOUR MAIL SLOT. If you do not have a mail slot and would like one, please e-mail or call the church office. (peacemennonitegmail.com; 841-8614.)

 CHECK OUT OUR WEB SITE : http://peace.ks.us. mennonite.net/Home, and our church blog, www.peacemennonite.blogspot.com. If you have an e-mail account, please join the Peace Mennonite list-serve. Simply send an e-mail to: Peace-Mennonite-subscribeyahoogroups.com.

 OUR NEXT CONGREGATIONAL MEETING WILL BE JULY 15. We will affirm new committees at this meeting.

 THE NOMINATING COMMITTEE is Joe Casad, Lola Lohrentz, and Anne Bailey. Please let them know how you would like to use your gifts to serve.

WE WOULD LIKE SOME ITEMS FOR THE NEW CHURCH. Donations of items or funds are appreciated:
child safety cabinet locks and outlet plugs; cooking utensils; pots and pans; table for altar; dish towels; dish cloths; serving dishes.
        
PEACE MENNONITE IS COLLECTING good clean clothing for children in an orphanage in Vietnam . Sizes needed are from kindergarten to 4th grade. The type of clothing is summer/spring (they don't really have cold weather). If children or families would like to add a picture of themselves and a note with the clothing, that would personalize this project. There will be a collection box for these items in the new building through Sunday, July 22, when the donations will be mailed off.

ARE YOU HANDY with a hammer? The church office space needs to be finishedand we would like to convert the storage room into a play room for the children. Let Joanna know if you can help.

PASTOR JEFF BLACKBURN, GREENSBURG MENNONITE CHURCH, reports "that more than 80% of the debris has been removed, thanks in large part to the countless MDS volunteers who continue to make the trek to Greensburg. We face a long process of recovery now that clean-up is so far along.Local residents share a keen sense of motivation to begin to rebuild our town, and we know that we could not have come this far without so much help from our neighbors." There are still weeks of cleanup to be done, concrete and basements to be removed, and MDS still needs volunteers, heavy equipment, help with rebuilding, and donations. To volunteer, contact Marvin Penner at: (985) 291-1296 (marvinpennercox.net). Donations designated for ``May 2007 Kansas Storms'' may be sent to MDS via internet (www.mds.mennonite.net), or mailed to MDS, 1018 Main Street, Akron, PA 17501, or sent to Kansas MDS Unit, Gerald Selzer, 249 S. Weaver Ave., Hesston, KS 67062.

JOANNA'S SCHEDULE FOR THE WEEK OF JULY 2-9.
Joanna will be at the Mennonite Church USA Conference in San Jose, California, this week. Please contact the following people in her absence:
For pastoral care: Steve Unruh, Anne Bailey, or Carol Grieb
Regarding worship on July 9: Barbara Yoder
Church business/building issues: Roger Martin or Ken Lohrentz


NEW ANNOUNCEMENTS

WE ARE LOOKING FOR PEOPLE to serve as delegates at the annual Western District Conference convention in Tulsa, OK. It will be July 27-29, and there are some funds available through the church to assist with expenses. Contact Joanna Harader, Roger Martin, or Ken Lohrentz if you are interested.

A BOARD OF TRUSTEES has been chosen by the nominating committee at the request of the coordinating committee. This board will be formally approved at the July 15 congregational meeting, but will have its first meeting on July 10. This group is responsible for building improvements and upkeep. The members are LaVonne Marks, Stan Moyer, Matt Jones, and Rod Hofer.

A TASK FORCE is being established by the coordinating committee to look at needs and possibilities for building expansion. Please let a member of the coordinating committee know if you would like to serve on this task force. (Members are Roger Martin, Ken Lohrentz, Patrice Krause, and Rod Hofer.)

YOU CAN HELP SUPPORT the San Francisco Mennonite Voluntary Service House by bidding on a hand-stitched quilt being crafted this week at the San Jose Mennonite Convention. Bidding on the quilt began Friday, June 29, on eBay and will continue until July 7 at 6 p.m. (Pacific Daylight Time). See www.mennoniteusa.org/GlobalFabric for the link to the eBay site and a picture of the quilt.


 Mon, 9 Jul 2007 02:57:14 GMT Nov_4_2007.rtf http://peace.ks.us.mennonite.net/Documents:=Nov_4_2007.rtf@CB2 November 4, 2007: Jesus' ParablesTenants of the Vineyard

Gathering
 Prelude
Welcome
Call to Worship:
 We gather together this morning, O God, seeking the bread of life.
 We are hungry for justice, hungry for peace.
 With parched throats and open mouths, O God,
 We wait to receive the living water.
 With loving hearts and serving hands, O God,
 We open ourselves to you in worship. Amen.
 Gathering Hymn: Come and be light for our eyes 5 (handout)
Passing the Peace
Sharing Joys and Concerns
Congregational Prayer& The Lord's Prayer (Please use ``sins.'')
         (Copies of the Lord's Prayer are located in pocket in the back of your hymnal.)

 Hearing
 Children's Time
Scripture: Mark 12:1-12
Hymn: We are people of God's peace 407
Morning Message: Desperate Times
Silent Reflection

 Responding
 Sharing
Offering & Offertory     Ich Weiß Einen Strom
Communion
 Prayer of Confession: #703
 (Silent prayers of confession.)
 Assurance of Pardon
 Communion Hymn: Seed, scattered and sown 454
 Great Thanksgiving
 The Lord be with you.
 And also with you.
 Lift up your hearts.
 We lift them up to God.
 Let us give thanks to the Lord our God.
 It is right to give our thanks and praise.
 It is right, and a good and joyful thing, always and everywhere to give thanks to you, O God of life, creator of heaven and earth. And so we thank you this morning for the table you have prepared. Thank you for those who work in the vineyards so that we can drink of this cup.
 Thank you for those who work in the wheat fields so that we can eat this bread.
 May this meal strengthen us as we work with you to increase justice.
 May this meal embolden us to speak the power of peace in the midst of a violent world.
 Through Jesus Christ--the Prince of Peace, with the Holy Spirit in your holy church, all honor and glory is yours, almighty Creator, now and forever.
 Amen
 Instructions
Invitation and Words of Institution
 Prayer of Thanksgiving
Announcements
Sending Hymn: Sent forth by God's blessing 478
Blessing

Those serving in worship: Accompanist: Twila Schmidt; Prelude/Offertory: Jim Krause; Song Leader: Ben Chappell; Worship Leader and Children's Time: Joe Casad; Scripture Reader: Stan Moyer; Table: Sandra Jones; Childcare: Rebecca Barrett-Fox and Marike Janzen; Bread: Janice Puderbaugh; Preacher: Joanna Harader;

Peace Mennonite Church Announcements
November 4, 2007


IF YOU ARE WORSHIPING WITH US FOR THE FIRST TIME this morning, welcome! Please sign our guest book on the back table. Feel free to stay after the worship service and talk with others about Peace Mennonite Church.

 REMEMBER TO CHECK YOUR MAIL SLOT. If you do not have a mail slot and would like one, please e-mail or call the church office. (peacemennonitegmail.com; 841-8614.)

 CHECK OUT OUR WEB SITE : http://peace.ks.us. mennonite.net/Home, and our church blog, www.peacemennonite.blogspot.com. If you have an e-mail account, please join the Peace Mennonite list-serve. Simply send an e-mail to: Peace-Mennonite-subscribeyahoogroups.com.

 THE NORTH LAWRENCE NEIGHBORHOOD ASSOCIATION meets in this meetinghouse on the second Monday of each month. If you are interested in participating with the group and hosting them here, please contact Joanna.

 JOANNA'S SCHEDULE FOR WEEK OF NOVEMBER 5
Monday:  Class
Tuesday:         Office Hours 9:30-3:00
                  Trustees Meeting 8 p.m.
Wednesday:       Off
Thursday:        Working from home
                  Worship Committee meeting 1:00                     (@ my house)
Friday-Sunday:   In Winfield, guest preaching at                            First Baptist Church

 VOLUNTEERS ARE STILL NEEDED to repair the extensive tornado damage in Greensburg, Kansas. Current tasks include house framing, insulating, roofing, drywalling, painting, and cleaning up for seniors. Volunteers of all skill levels are needed for day-long or week-long assignments. Please call Marvin Penner at 958-291-1296.

 PLEA SE SHARE YOUR THOUGHTS and ideas with your church family this holiday season! Thanksgiving Our post-Thanksgiving worship service will feature thoughts of gratitude for the people of Peace Mennonite Church. Who are you grateful for? What has someone in the church done to brighten your life this past year? Please share brief expressions of gratitude--a few sentences--and be as specific as possible regarding why you are grateful for another person in the church. You may submit as many notes as you like. Please send them to the church e-mail ( ) or give hard copies to a member of the worship committee: Jason Barrett-Fox, Roger Martin, Barbara Yoder, or Joanna Harader. Deadline is Wednesday, November 14. Christmas You've all seen the Santas in the stores already. Let's help each other escape the commercialization of the holidays and celebrate the true joy of the Christmas season this year. During Advent (which begins December 4) we will have handouts with suggestions for keeping the spirit of Christ in Christmas. Please let us know about any personal or family traditions that you enjoy this time of year. E-mail your thoughts to peacemennonitegmail.com by November 27.

 YOU ARE INVITED to the "Chocolate and Tea at Three" fundraiser for the Lawrence Community Shelter. It is today , Sunday, November 4, at the SpringHill Suites (1 Riverfront Plaza), from 3-5 p.m. Tickets are $15 each or 2 for $25. Tickets may be purchased at the shelter or at the door.

 JOYCE PANKRATZ, DIRECTOR OF CAMP MENNOSCAH , has announced her resignation effective January 31, 2008. If you are interested in this full-time position, please contact Dorothy Nickel Friesen, dorothynfmennowdc.org by November 15. An application packet is required.
                          

NEW ANNOUNCEMENTS

PLANS FOR THE HOLIDAY FAIR TRADE MARKET are taking shape. We will unpack and set up the 10,000 Villages area on Saturday, November 17, at 3 o'clock . There will be training sessions for anyone who has signed up to be a salesperson. These sessions will be on the 19 th and 20 th , probably around 6 p.m.exact time yet to be announced. The sale begins on Friday, November 23please remember your time slots if you are working. Much thanks to all who signed up or have offered to help with unpacking or packing. Thad and the rest of the committee are grateful for our participation.

 DO YOU ENJOY SINGING? Come and be part of the PMC choir during this holiday season. A rehearsal will be held November 10, 2007, 4:00-5:00
pm at the home of Twila Schmidt. (Directions available upon request.) Planning which Sundays to sing also on the agenda. Join inall are welcome.

 DR. JEAN HENDRICKS, president, Mutual Aid Association, Abilene, KS, and former pastor at Peace Mennonite will perform works by Arensky, Brahms, and Rachmaninoff with Dan Masterson, chair, Bethany College Music Department, Lindsborg, KS on Thursday, Nov 8, 1:15 p.m., at the home of Judy and Denny Chadwick, 2009 Oxford (right off 9th and Iowa). Please attend.

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 March 30, 2008
 Service of Anointing
Gathering
 Prelude
 Welcome
 Call to Worship:
 Gathering Hymn: There is a place of quiet rest 5
 Passing the Peace
 Sharing Joys and Concerns
 Congregational Prayer & The Lord's Prayer (Please use `` sins. '' Copies of the Lord's Prayer are located in pocket in the back of your hymnal.)
Hearing
 Children's Time: Jesus the Healer
 Hymn: By Peter's house 378
Contemplating Suffering & Healing
 How do we suffer?
 Scripture Reading: Genesis 3
 Thoughts:
 Intercessory Prayer: #722
 Why do we suffer?
 Scripture Readings: Job 1:6-12; John 9:1-3
 Thoughts
 Prayer of Confession 1 1    Taken from Rev. Richard J. Fairchild. :
Loving God,
we hold before you our lives.
Examine how we have used the resources you have given us:
our time, talents, money and energy.
Give us grace to understand how our decisions, our actions, and even our inactions, affect our lives and the lives of others.
Rejoice with us in the good we have done, sorrow with us in our sin.
Help us to accept accountability for those things for which we are truly responsible, to make amends to any we have injured, and to turn to you.
In your loving kindness restore and forgive us.
Assurance of Pardon
What is God's will regarding suffering?
 Scripture Reading: Matthew 9:18-22; Mark 5:1-20
 Thoughts
 Hymn: Heal us, Immanuel 375
 Time of Anointing
Responding
 Offering
 Offertory Hymn: God, whose giving 383 (v. 1)
 Offertory Prayer #749
 Announcements
 Sending Hymn: New Earth, Heavens New 299
 Blessing
Worship Leader and Table: Carol Grieb; Song Leader: Anne Bailey; Accompanist: Twila Schmidt; Prelude: Anne Bailey; Scripture Reader: Steve Unruh; Pastor: Joanna Harader



Peace Mennonite Church Announcements
March 30, 2008


this morning, welcome! Please sign our guest book on the back table. Feel free to stay after the worship service and talk with others about Peace Mennonite Church.
Remember to check your mail slot. If you do not have a mail slot and would like one, please e-mail or call the church office. (peacemennonitegmail.com; 841-8614.)
Check out our web site: http://peace.ks.us. mennonite.net/Home. If you have an e-mail account, please join the Peace Mennonite list-serve. Simply send an e-mail to: Peace-Mennonite-subscribeyahoogroups.com.
                           
 The Vision Team has set the dates for our two visioning retreats: May 3 and June 14. Both are on a Saturday from about 9:30 or 3:30. The teams first task is to assess strengths and needs within our new north Lawrence community. If you are interested in helping with this process by interviewing people connected with the neighborhood, please contact Joanna. If you would like more information about the visioning process, feel free to talk with any team member: Roger Martin, Anne Bailey, Gary Brunk, Adam Kehler, or Joanna Harader.
A few people have mentioned that it would be nice to have greeters again. If you would be willing to coordinate greeters, please contact Joanna.
Two more volunteers are needed for the childcare rotation schedule. This will give us a full eight-week rotation so that each volunteer is asked to watch the children during worship only once every eight weeks. Please contact Joanna or sign up in the hall.
         
 Mark your calendars for Joanna's ordination celebration which will be on Sunday, June 1, at 4:00 in the afternoon. Our conference minister, Dorothy Nickel Friesen, will join us.
We will discuss Lynn Miller's book The Power of Enough on Thursday night, April 17. We will begin our time together at 6 p.m. at the meetinghouse where we will share a potluck meal and an informal discussion of what it means to live with enough. There are copies of the book available for those who would like to read/skim it and join us for the discussion.

NEW ANNOUNCEMENTS

Fair Trade in the Heartland: Starting a Movement, Building Communities: This conference will be held at the ECM bldg - 1204 Oread, and the Kansas Memorial Union.on April 11 and 12. This is open to all. Registration is $10 for students, $15 for non-students and this pays for Friday appetizers and three meals on Saturday and fair-trade coffee and tea. For information or to become a sponsor, go to www.lawrencefairtrade.org.
A Quarterly Congregational Meeting is scheduled for Sunday, April 20th. Agenda items include: reports on the budget and visioning team; affirmation of the nominating committee; and a decision about pastoral time during the visioning process. Childcare will be provided. The meeting will take place after lunch, which will consist of either a potluck or sack lunch (plans to be determined later). Please plan to attend.

It is the time of year when we need to appoint a nominating committee . If you are willing to serve on this committee, or if you wish to nominate someone else to serve on the committee, you will have an opportunity to place you nomination in the offering plate or you may submit your nomination to one of the Coordinating Committee members before April 20th. The committee will be affirmed at the upcoming congregational meeting.

 The Trustees are planning for the `` 2008 Spring Work Day '' on May 10 th from 9:00 a.m. ~ 3:00 p.m. More information forthcoming on work items and supplies needed. See separate announcement from the Gardening/Landscaping Committee for their work plans for the same day. Please reserve this day to work and fellowship together, and have some fun!! Mark your calendars!! (Rain date will be May 17 th ).
Men & Boys Retreat at Mennoscah (April 25-27)
 Picture yourself sitting by a camp fire with friends, fishing and playing in the river, flying kites, star gazing … . Mark your calendars for the last weekend in April for the annual retreat and campout, sponsored by the Mennonite Men of the Plains. This is a great opportunity to start a tradition with your son or invite someone to "church" in a relaxed atmosphere. Don't put it off another year … come see why this event has been successful for over 50 years! Questions? Email or call 316-284-2657 and ask for Brent.
PMC will be celebrating Earth Day by marching in Lawrence's parade, to be held on Saturday, April 19th. If you'd like to participate, meet at Watson Park at 10:30. Feel free to dress up and make some signs! Bikes, scooters, skates all welcome--as are pets on leashes. Even if you can't march, please come out and cheer on participants, then join them at South Park for a post-parade lunch. Questions? Ask Rebecca Barrett-Fox.

Joanna's Schedule for the week of March 31:
Monday:  9:30-3:00 Office Hours
 Tuesday:         9:30-3:00 Office Hours
                   8:00 p.m. Meeting
 Wednesday:       Off
 Thursday:        9:30-12 Office Hours
 Friday:  No Office Hours Sat, 29 Mar 2008 14:22:25 GMT April 06 2008.doc http://peace.ks.us.mennonite.net/Documents:=April 06 2008.doc@CB2 April 06 2008.doc Sun, 6 Apr 2008 03:19:37 GMT April 20 2008.doc http://peace.ks.us.mennonite.net/Documents:=April 20 2008.doc@CB2 April 20 2008.doc Sun, 20 Apr 2008 13:13:25 GMT May 18 2008.rtf http://peace.ks.us.mennonite.net/Documents:=May 18 2008.rtf@CB2 May 18, 2008: Being Mennonite

Gathering
 Prelude
Welcome
Call to Worship   from Seekerschurch.org :

 Leader: Holy Beloved, bring us together
to join our voices in prayer and praise.
Side 1: Our hearts are heavy with yearning
for justice for the poor
and peace for the afflicted.
Side 2: With loving hearts and serving hands
we await the announcement
of the dawn of your kindom.
All: May our work and our worship
unite us in the Body of Christ.

 Gathering Hymn: Lord, whose love in humble service 369
Passing the Peace
Sharing Joys and Concerns
Congregational Prayer & The Lord's Prayer (Please use ``sins.'')
         (Copies of the Lord's Prayer are located in pocket in the back of your hymnal.)

 Hearing
 Children's Time
Hymn: The work is thine, O Christ 396
Scripture: James 1:22-27, 2:14-26
Morning Message: Being Mennonite as an Ethical Practice
Silent Reflection

 Responding
 Sharing
Hymn of Commitment: I bind my heart this tide 411
Prayer
Offering
 Offertory Thought
Offertory Prayer #749
 Announcements
Sending Hymn: O young and fearless prophet 374
Blessing

Worship Leader: Joanna Harader; Song Leader: Rhea Miller; Accompanist: Rhea Miller; Prelude: Jasmine Harader-Ellett; Children's Time and Table: Rebecca Barrett-Fox; Scripture Reader: Stan Moyer; Speaker: Ben Chappell; Childcare: Jenny Welch Buller

 ANNOUNCEMENTS
MARK YOUR CALENDARS for Joanna's ordination celebration which will be on Sunday, June 1, at 4:00 in the afternoon. Our conference minister, Dorothy Nickel Friesen, will join us.
THE ROADS WE TAKE: There are many names for the divine, from God to ``higher power.'' There are many practices that people use in an attempt to close the gap between themselves and the ineffable; a short list includes prayer, meditation, nature walks, retreats, journaling, singing, voluntary service. There are also paths that may appear to lead in the right direction that prove to be moving you in the wrong one. What is your path . . . your story? The worship committee invites you to contemplate this and to share your story at church this summer, at whatever length feels comfortable. If you are willing to share, please let us know what spiritual practice you would like to discuss, and if you have a sense of how long you would like to talkanywhere from three to fifteen minutes. You may give this information to the Worship Committee by e-mailing the church (peacemennonitegmail.com) or by writing it out and putting the paper in the suggestion box by the back door. The committee will use the proposals to help structure services this summer. Thank you for considering this request.
NEW ANNOUNCEMENTS

JOANNA'S SCHEDULE FOR THE WEEK OF MAY 12
Monday:  7 p.m. Meeting re: Family Promise
Tuesday:         1-3 Office Hours
         8 p.m. Pre-marital counseling
Wednesday:       10:30-3:00 Pastors' Meeting
         7:15 p.m. Vision Team
Thursday:        9:30-11:30 Office Hours
         12:00 Lunch
Friday:  Day Off
                  


MENNONITE CENTRAL COMMITTEE is responding to recent disasters in Myanmar and China. MCC does not have any service workers in Myanmar, but MCC is currently distributing aid through four trusted partner organizations. All eleven MCC workers in China are safe. Watch for details next week and check mcc.org for stories, photos and more information. MCC is raising funds for Myanmar and China. You can contribute through the church by placing money in the MCC jar.

 FAMILY WORSHIP will not be held this afternoon. We will schedule a time for playing and planning in June. If you have ideas for a fun group activity, please let Joanna or Rebecca know!

 VISION TEAM REPORT: Our first visioning retreat was held on May 3; our consultant, Dennis Koehn, facilitated. We shared stories of the church's past and looked forward together toward the future. (A full summary of the retreat is available upon request.) We will have our second (and final) retreat with Dennis on Saturday, June 14. In the meantime, your Vision Team is working to process information from the first retreat and prepare for the next.
         During the first retreat, we were encouraged by the similarities expressed by all participants regarding the church's core values. We have summarized those values as: Centered in Christ; Creating Peace; Working for Justice; Caring for Creation; Serving Others; Nurturing Thoughtful Faith.
         We invite you to imagine what Peace Mennonite Church could look like in ten years if we are more fully living out our core values. Please share your grand ideas and dreams on the graffiti board located in the hallway between the bathrooms.

 THE TRUSTEE COMMITTEE WILL MEET on Monday, May 19, at 8:00 p.m. at PMC.

 THE TRUSTEES WOULD LIKE to thank all those who came out for our Spring Work Day. Your help is much appreciated! Special thanks go out to the Gardening/Landscaping Committee for another garden, and to the Interior Decorating Committee for spiffing up the bathrooms. Thanks to all those who donated the plants, the wonderful design Dena created for our new sign and Matt for framing it. It looks wonderful and lets everyone know we're here.

 COME TO HESSTON on June 27-28, where delegates and others from Western District Conference and South Central Conference congregations will be meeting and sharing. The theme of "Bold Witness: Pray with Courage, Share as One" will be developed through sermons, stories and workshops. Registration brochures are now available online at: www.mennowdc.org. Peace Mennonite Church is encouraged to bring two delegates from our congregation. Funds are available in the church budget to help with convention costs for delegates. Please contact Joanna if you are interested in serving as a delegate.
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Gathering
 Prelude
Welcome
Call to Worship: #661
Gathering Hymn: Open my eyes, that I may see 517
Passing the Peace
Sharing Joys and Concerns
Congregational Prayer

 Hearing
 Children's Time: Guide my feet 546
Scriptures From: Exodus 3:1-6; Deuteronomy 30:11-14; 1 Kings 19:11-13; Proverbs 3: 5-6; Mark 1:32-39; Luke 9: 28-36; Luke 5:16; Luke 6: 12-13; Romans 12:1-2
Hymn: Dear Lord, thou life of humankind 523
Morning Message: Models of Listening
Silent Reflection

 Responding
 Sharing
Prayer Hymn: Father in Heaven folder #4
Offering
 Offertory Music
Offertory Prayer #749
 Announcements
Sending Hymn: Move in our midst 418
Blessing

Worship Leader: Carol Grieb; Song Leader, Prelude & Offertory: Thomas Heilke; Accompanist: Twila Schmidt; Children's Time: Thomas Heilke and Joanna Harader; Scripture Reader: Dawn Haverkate-Ens; Message: Joanna Harader; Table: Tara Heilke; Childcare: Ryan Ellett

 ANNOUNCEMENTS
MARK YOUR CALENDARS for Joanna's ordination celebration which will be on Sunday, June 1, at 4:00 in the afternoon. Our conference minister, Dorothy Nickel Friesen, will join us.
JOANNA'S GRAD UATION from Seminary will be Saturday, May 17, at 11 a.m. The event will be held in Shawnee Mission and all are invited to attend. Contact Joanna for directions.
WHO ELSE IS GRADUATING? The Worship Committee would like to recognize 2008 graduates in May. Please let Joanna know of any.
        
 MDS WORK IN GREENSBURG continues. We have begun a new house build and need help for this project. If you would like to help with the project please call Nancy at (985)291-1296 for more information.

 THE TRUSTEES INVITE Y OU to provide a quote for custom built Library shelving. Or, if you know of any quality carpenters, we invite you to submit their names and phone numbers. If you have any questions, please see Joanna or LaVonne.

 DO YOU HAVE EXPERIENCE IN STRIPPING and refinishing tile flooring of the type in our building? If so, please see one of the Trustees; Ron, Rod, Stan, Matt or LaVonne.

THE ROADS WE TAKE: There are many names for the divine, from God to ``higher power.'' There are many practices that people use in an attempt to close the gap between themselves and the ineffable; a short list includes prayer, meditation, nature walks, retreats, journaling, singing, voluntary service. There are also paths that may appear to lead in the right direction that prove to be moving you in the wrong one. What is your path . . . your story? The worship committee invites you to contemplate this and to share your story at church this summer, at whatever length feels comfortable. If you are willing to share, please let us know what spiritual practice you would like to discuss, and if you have a sense of how long you would like to talkanywhere from three to fifteen minutes. You may give this information to the Worship Committee by e-mailing the church (peacemennonitegmail.com) or by writing it out and putting the paper in the suggestion box by the back door. The committee will use the proposals to help structure services this summer. Thank you for considering this request.
CAMP MENNOSCAH SUMMER CAMPS The Early Registration Discount ends May 16 th ! Information and registration forms are available on the back table.
        
 CAMP MENNOSCAH SUPPORT STAFF We're going to have a blast at Camp Mennoscah this summer, and we want you to be there! Nurses are needed for the weeks of June 8-14, June 15-19, and June 22-28. Kitchen helpers are needed for the weeks of June 8-14, June 15-19, June 22-28, July 20-26, and July 27-August 1. Nurses are paid or receive a full discount for a camper. Kitchen helpers/parent volunteers receive a full discount for a camper. Contact Camp Mennoscah for more information.

NEW ANNOUNCEMENTS

JOANNA'S SCHEDULE FOR THE WEEK OF MAY 12
Monday:           7:30-9 Vision Team Meeting (at Gary Brunk's house?)
 Tuesday:                  3-4 Nominating Committee meeting (at Joanna's house)
         8-9 Pre-marital Counseling
Wednesday:       Day Off
Thursday:        7:30-9 Coordinating Committee
Friday:  Graduation rehearsal and activities
Saturday:        10 a.m. Graduation!
Sunday:  10:30 a.m. Worship
         4-6 Family Worship event

 *Note that I have no scheduled office hours this week due to a kitchen remodeling project. I will be working from home and you are welcome to contact me there.





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Gathering
 Prelude
 Welcome
 Call to Worship: ``Why I Wake Early'' by Mary Oliver
 Gathering Hymn:God of the earth, the sky, the sea 53
 Passing the Peace
 Brief Report on Visioning Retreat
 Sharing Joys and Concerns
 Congregational Prayer & The Lord's Prayer (Please use ``sins.'')
          (Copies of the Lord's Prayer are located in pocket in the back of your hymnal.)
Hearing
 Children's Time
 Hymn: This is my Father's world 154
 Scripture: Genesis 1: 23-2:3
 Morning Message: It Was Very Good
 Silent Reflection
Responding
 Sharing
 Time of Communion
 Hymn of Prayer and Confession: O Creator of the cosmos (folder)
 The Great Thanksgiving    Communion liturgy from www.seasonofcreation.com/liturgies/earth/
         The Creator be with you and all creation.
         And also with you.
 Open your hearts.
 We open them to our Creator.
         Let us give thanks to our Creator.
          It is right to join creation in thanking God .
         It is right to give you thanks, loving Creator.
         Your Word is the impulse for all things to be,
         for space, stars, and stardust to appear,
         for Earth to emerge from the deep,
         for life to be born of Earth,
 and for humans to be born of Earth and the Spirit.
         You chose to be born a human being,
          to become a part of Earth,
         to suffer, die, and rise from death
         to redeem humankind, renew creation,
         and affirm all born of Earth and the Spirit.
         Your presence is the living impulse in all things,
         the Christ deep among us,
         filling Earthland, sea and air;
         filling every element and place;
         filling the grain and the grape
         we share with you this day.
Therefore with angels and archangels,
ancient voices in the forest,
high voices from the sky,
deep voices from the sea
and the whole company of creation,
we proclaim your presence among us
Holy, holy, holy, God of all life,
 Earth and sea and sky
 and all things that exist
are full of your presence
and glorify your name. Amen
         Words of Institution
         
Invitation
          Come, for all things are now ready.
         
         Come to the table with all your kin
                  and share with all in need
 the gift of healing for those in pain,
                  the gift of forgiveness for those in sin,
                   the gift of assurance for those in doubt,
                  and the gift of hope for those in tears.
                  May we who share these gifts,
                   share Christ with one another
                   and with all our kin.
Sharing the Meal
 Songs During the Meal: Taize #9 and #20
Prayer of Thanksgiving

 Offering
 Offertory music
 Announcements
 Sending Hymn: You shall go out with joy 427
 Blessing
 Tender God, touch us.
Be touched by us;
make us lovers of humanity,
compassionate friends of all creation.
Gracious God, hear us into speech;
speak us into acting;
and through us, recreate the world. Amen (Carter Heyward)

Worship Leader: Adam Kehler; Song Leader, Children's Time and Offertory: Aly Beery; Accompanist: Twila Schmidt; Prelude and Scripture Reading: Whitney Baker; Speaker: Joanna Harader; Childcare: Carol Moyer and Patrice Krause

Peace Mennonite Church Announcements
May 4, 2008


MARK YOUR CALENDARS for Joanna's ordination celebration which will be on Sunday, June 1, at 4:00 in the afternoon. Our conference minister, Dorothy Nickel Friesen, will join us.
THE TRUSTEES ARE PLANNING for the ``2008 Spring Work Day'' on May 10 th from 9:00 a.m. ~ 3:00 p.m. The garden committee would like to focus their attention on the area directly to the south of the front entrance. Tools needed: lawn mowers for shredding leaves, rakes, shovels, gloves, trash bags. Plants needed (any that tolerate full to part sun): ornamental grasses, coneflowers, black eyed Susans, sedum, bee balm, penstemonanything you can spare from your garden as you divide plants this spring! (Rain date will be May 17 th ).

PRACTICING SABBA TH There is a small group of people exploring and planning to experiment with the practice of Sabbath-keeping. If you are interested in joining this experiment, please contact Joanna.
JOANNA'S GRADUATION from Seminary will be Saturday, May 17, at 11 a.m. The event will be held in Shawnee Mission and all are invited to attend. Contact Joanna for directions.
WHO ELSE IS GRADUATING? The Worship Committee would like to recognize 2008 graduates in May. Please let Joanna know of any.
        
 MDS WORK IN GREENSBUR G continues. We have begun a new house build and need help for this project. If you would like to help with the project please call Nancy at (985)291-1296 for more information.

 THE TRUSTEES INVITE YOU to provide a quote for custom built Library shelving. Or, if you know of any quality carpenters, we invite you to submit their names and phone numbers. If you have any questions, please see Joanna or LaVonne.

 DO YOU HAVE EXPERIENCE IN STRIPPING and refinishing tile flooring of the type in our building? If so, please see one of the Trustees; Ron, Rod, Stan, Matt or LaVonne.

NEW ANNOUNCEMENTS

THE ROADS WE TAKE: There are many names for the divine, from God to ``higher power.'' There are many practices that people use in an attempt to close the gap between themselves and the ineffable; a short list includes prayer, meditation, nature walks, retreats, journaling, singing, voluntary service. There are also paths that may appear to lead in the right direction that prove to be moving you in the wrong one. What is your path . . . your story? The worship committee invites you to contemplate this and to share your story at church this summer, at whatever length feels comfortable. If you are willing to share, please let us know what spiritual practice you would like to discuss, and if you have a sense of how long you would like to talkanywhere from three to fifteen minutes. You may give this information to the Worship Committee by e-mailing the church (peacemennonitegmail.com) or by writing it out and putting the paper in the suggestion box by the back door. The committee will use the proposals to help structure services this summer. Thank you for considering this request.
CAMP MENNOSCAH SUMMER CAMPS The Early Registration Discount ends May 16 th ! You have plenty of time to register for an exciting week of camp, but only two weeks to get your discount. Our theme this summer is The Bible: Digging for Treasure. Come join us for a week of funcanoes, river play, swimming, crafts, and friends galore. We especially want to invite 3 rd and 4 th graders (fall 2008) to our First Camp and 4 th and 5 th graders (fall 2008) to our Pre-Junior I Camp! We've got lots of roombring all your friends! Confirmation cards should be arriving for those campers who have already registered. Please check the cards for any inaccurate information. Questions? Contact us at 620-297-3290 or campmnomennowdc.org.

 CAMP MENNOSCAH SUPPORT STAFF We're going to have a blast at Camp Mennoscah this summer, and we want you to be there! Nurses are needed for the weeks of June 8-14, June 15-19, and June 22-28. Kitchen helpers are needed for the weeks of June 8-14, June 15-19, June 22-28, July 20-26, and July 27-August 1. Nurses are paid or receive a full discount for a camper. Kitchen helpers/parent volunteers receive a full discount for a camper. Contact Camp Mennoscah for more information.

 JOANNA'S SCHEDULE FOR THE WEEK OF MAY 5:
Monday:  1-3 Office Hours
Tuesday:         9-2 Senior-Led Chapel at Seminary
                  8 p.m. Pre-marital counseling
Wednesday:       Off
Thursday:        9:30-1:30 Office Hours
                  7:30 p.m. Ministry Team meeting
Friday:  11-3 Office Hours
Saturday:        9-3 Work Day at Meetinghouse

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Gathering
 Prelude
Welcome and Invocation: 669
Opening Hymn: "Lord, I am Fondly, Earnestly" (514)
Passing of the Peace
Sharing of Joys and Concerns
Congregational Prayer, ending with The Lord's Prayer

 Hearing
Scripture Reading: Deuteronomy 4:29-31, and Colossions 1: 9-14 and 3: 12-17
Children's Sermon
Hymn: "When We Walk with the Lord" (544)
 Sermon by Greg Wellnitz, St. Lawrence Center
 Silent Reflection

 Responding
Responses to the Sermon
Hymn: "Come Thou Fount" (521)
Offering
Offertory Prayer (749)
Announcements
Closing Hymn: "Here I am Lord" (395)
Benediction: 766

ANNOUNCEMENTS

THE ROADS WE TAKE: There are many names for the divine, from God to ``higher power.'' There are many practices that people use in an attempt to close the gap between themselves and the ineffable; a short list includes prayer, meditation, nature walks, retreats, journaling, singing, voluntary service. There are also paths that may appear to lead in the right direction that prove to be moving you in the wrong one. What is your path . . . your story? The worship committee invites you to contemplate this and to share your story at church this summer, at whatever length feels comfortable. If you are willing to share, please let us know what spiritual practice you would like to discuss, and if you have a sense of how long you would like to talkanywhere from three to fifteen minutes. You may give this information to the Worship Committee by e-mailing the church (peacemennonitegmail.com) or by placing a suggestion in the box by the back door. The committee will use the proposals to help structure services this summer.

 VISION TEAM REPORT: Our first visioning retreat was held on May 3; our consultant, Dennis Koehn, facilitated. We shared stories of the church's past and looked forward together toward the future. (A full summary of the retreat is available upon request.) We will have our second (and final) retreat with Dennis on Saturday, June 14. In the meantime, your Vision Team is working to process information from the first retreat and prepare for the next.
         During the first retreat, we were encouraged by the similarities expressed by all participants regarding the church's core values. We have summarized those values as: Centered in Christ; Creating Peace; Working for Justice; Caring for Creation; Serving Others; Nurturing Thoughtful Faith. We invite you to imagine what Peace Mennonite Church could look like in ten years if we are more fully living out our core values. Please share your grand ideas and dreams on the graffiti board located in the hallway between the bathrooms.

 THE TRUSTEES WOULD LIKE to thank all those who came out for our Spring Work Day. Your help is much appreciated! Special thanks go out to the Gardening/Landscaping Committee for another garden, and to the Interior Decorating Committee for spiffing up the bathrooms. Thanks to all those who donated the plants, the wonderful design Dena created for our new sign and Matt for framing it. It looks wonderful and lets everyone know we're here.

 COME TO HESSTON on June 27-28, where delegates and others from Western District Conference and South Central Conference congregations will be meeting and sharing. The theme of "Bold Witness: Pray with Courage, Share as One" will be developed through sermons, stories and workshops. Registration brochures are now available online at: www.mennowdc.org. Peace Mennonite Church is encouraged to bring two delegates from our congregation. Funds are available in the church budget to help with convention costs for delegates. Contact Joanna if you would like to be a delegate.

 MENNONITE CENTRAL COMMITTEE is appealing for $500,000 to support relief and recovery efforts in Myanmar following cyclone Nargis. MCC has committed $100,000 to support initial relief efforts of trusted partners who are already at work in Myanmar. Water, medical treatment, food and emergency supplies are immediate priorities. MCC has committed $400,000 for longer-term recovery and rebuilding. Please send checks designated "Myanmar Relief and Recovery" to MCC Central States, PO Box 235, North Newton, KS 67117 or donate online at mcc.org/myanmarrelief.

 MENNONITE WORLD CONFERENCE ASSEMBLY XV will be in Asuncion, Paraguay; July 14-19, 2009. For registration and info, visit www.mwc-cmm.org. See the information booklet in the entrance.

 LOIS BRAMLEY LETTER (in entrance): Thank you from all of us at Visiting Nurses and Hospice in Douglas County, and the patients and families we serve for your gift of $30 in memory of Lois Bramley.

 JOHN LINSCHEID has an article in the Spring 2008 "Outspoken" newsletter. You can read it at www.bmclgbt.org/index.shtml (a donation to Brethern Mennonite Council is suggested).

NEW ANNOUNCEMENT
                          
 PLEASE ATTEND JOANNA'S ORDINATION celebration today, Sunday, June 1, at 4:00 in the afternoon. Our conference minister, Dorothy Nickel Friesen, will join us. There will be a potluck reception following the ordination. Please bring food to share.

 PLEASE PRAY FOR MENNONITE MISSION NETWORK program human resources staff members as they orient new international mission workers and Christian Service participants and also help international workers re-enter life in North America.


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Gathering
 Prelude   Pastorale (Alec Rowley)
Welcome
 Call to Worship:
 L:       God of the light and of the darkness
 N:       Open our eyes to the signs of failure which reveal your presence
S:       Open our ears to your words spoken in unexpected places
All:     Open our hearts to your love shown towards us by those you have sent to share our lives
N:       May our worship not interrupt true worship of you
S:       May our agendas not leave out the Kingdom of God
All:     May our planning not separate our confidence from faith.          By Kirsty Thorpe

Gathering Hymn: What is this place 1
 Passing the Peace
 Sharing Joys and Concerns
 Congregational Prayer & The Lord's Prayer (New Zealand Version)
 Eternal Spirit
 Earth-Maker, Pain-bearer, Life-giver,
 source of all that is and that shall be,
Father and Mother of us all.
 Loving God, in whom is heaven.
The hallowing of your name echoes through the universe!
The way of your justice be followed by the peoples of the earth!
Your heavenly will be done by all created beings!
Your commonwealth of peace and freedom sustain our hope and come on earth.
With the bread we need for today, feed us.
In the hurts we absorb from one another, forgive us.
In times of temptation and test, spare us.
From the grip of all that is evil, free us.
For you reign in the glory of the power that is love, now and forever.
Amen.
Hearing
 Children's Time: A Vision for our Church
 Hymn: Be thou my vision 545
 Scripture: Philippians 1:1-10
 Contemplating Vision
 Silent Reflection
Responding
 Prayer of Confession and Assurance 700 (Menno Simons)
 Silent Prayers
 Lord's Supper
 Communion Hymn: Let the hungry come to me 464
Words of Instruction
Words of Preparation:
 We gather now as one body
 Joined around the table.
 Here we celebrate God's presence among us
 United in Christ's spirit, broken and whole all at once.
 Nourished and hungry, loved and loving, sinner and forgiven;
 We make one circle of knowing, rejoicing, being, as God lights our way.   From SeekersChurch.org
Words of Institution
Sharing the Meal
Prayer of Thanksgiving
[God of abundance and mercy, we give joyful thanks for your eternal love and healing presence in our celebration of bread and cup. Bless this body of Christ that we may attend faithfully to our call to be your servants, with each other and throughout the world. Amen.]

 Offering
 Offertory Music
 Offertory Prayer #749
 Announcements
 Sending Hymn: Go, my children 433
 Blessing
 Leader:  Our brother Jesus, you set our feet upon the way and sometimes where you lead we do not like or understand
 N:       Bless us with courage where the way is fraught with dread or danger;
 S:       Bless us with graceful meetings where the way is lonely;
N:       Bless us with good companions where the way demands a common cause;
S:       Bless us with night vision where we travel in the dark, keen hearing where we have not sight, to hear the reassuring sounds of fellow travelers;
N:       Bless us with humourwe cannot travel lightly weighted down with gravity;
S:       Bless us with humility to learn from those around us;
N:       Bless us with decisiveness where we must move with speed;
S:       Bless us with love, given and received;
Leader: And bless us with your presence, even when we know it in your absence.
All:     Bless us, lead us, love us, bring us home bearing the gospel of life.     By Kathy Galloway



Worship Leader: Joey Sprague; Song Leader: Aly Beery; Accompanist: Twila Schmidt; Prelude & Offertory: Twila Schmidt; Children's Time & Speaker: Joanna Harader; Scripture Reader: Gwen Wiens; Table & Bread & Childcare: Carol Greib
ANNOUNCEMENTS

THE ROADS WE TAKE: There are many names for the divine, from God to ``higher power.'' There are many practices that people use in an attempt to close the gap between themselves and the ineffable; a short list includes prayer, meditation, nature walks, retreats, journaling, singing, voluntary service. There are also paths that may appear to lead in the right direction that prove to be moving you in the wrong one. What is your path . . . your story? The worship committee invites you to contemplate this and to share your story at church this summer, at whatever length feels comfortable. If you are willing to share, please let us know what spiritual practice you would like to discuss, and if you have a sense of how long you would like to talkanywhere from three to fifteen minutes. You may give this information to the Worship Committee by e-mailing the church (peacemennonitegmail.com) or by placing a suggestion in the box by the back door. The committee will use the proposals to help structure services this summer.

 THE VISION TEAM invites you to imagine what Peace Mennonite Church could look like in ten years if we are more fully living out our core values. Please share your grand ideas and dreams on the graffiti board located in the hallway between the bathrooms.

 COME TO HESSTON on June 27-28, where delegates and others from Western District Conference and South Central Conference congregations will be meeting and sharing. The theme of "Bold Witness: Pray with Courage, Share as One" will be developed through sermons, stories and workshops. Registration brochures are now available online at: www.mennowdc.org. Peace Mennonite Church is encouraged to bring two delegates from our congregation. Funds are available in the church budget to help with convention costs for delegates. Contact Joanna if you would like to be a delegate.

 MENNONITE CENTRAL COMMITTEE is appealing for $500,000 to support relief and recovery efforts in Myanmar following cyclone Nargis. MCC has committed $100,000 to support initial relief efforts of trusted partners who are already at work in Myanmar. Water, medical treatment, food and emergency supplies are immediate priorities. MCC has committed $400,000 for longer-term recovery and rebuilding. Please send checks designated "Myanmar Relief and Recovery" to MCC Central States, PO Box 235, North Newton, KS 67117 or donate online at mcc.org/myanmarrelief.
NEW ANNOUNCEMENTS

THE VISION TEAM HOPES YOU CAN JOIN US for our all-church retreat next Saturday, June 14, from 9:30 until 3:30. This is the second in our series of two retreats and it promises to be an exciting time of listening, learning, and moving forward. Lunch will be provided. Childcare will be provided if needed. Thank you to those who have already RSVP'd. There is a sign-up sheet on the back table. It will help our planning efforts if we know who is and is not coming. Thank you!

 WEEKEND MUSIC RETREAT by the Mennonite Society of Musical Heritage, July 25-27, First Mennonite Church, Denver Colorado(303) 892-1039. "Hymn singing our Faith" w/Timothy Stalter, Director. Deadline July 5th. For more information see- www.mennonmusic.orgor call Beth Breithaupt (303) 755-2389.

 PRAYER REQUEST: THANK GOD FOR THE STUDENTS who will be graduating on Saturday, June 14, from United Evangelical Theological Seminary near Madrid, Spain, where Mennonite Mission Network worker Dennis Byler teaches.

 NATIONAL CALL-IN DAY FOR DIALOGUE WITH IRAN . You may be already praying for peace; please consider making phone calls for diplomacy with Iran on Tuesday, June 10. Call both of your senators and your representative (1-800-788-9372). Remember to thank them for their restraint thus far and for diplomacy efforts with North Korea and Libya.

 JOANNA'S SCHEDULE FOR THE WEEK OF JUNE 9:
Monday: No Office Hours
7-9 p.m. Vision Team
Tuesday: 9-11:30 p.m. Office Hours
Wednesday: 9-11:30 p.m. Office Hours
Thursday: 9-11:30 p.m. Office Hours
Friday: Day Off
Saturday: 9:30-3:30 Vision Retreat
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