Visitors:  We're delighted you are here.  Please complete a Welcome card (at the Welcome Table), and we invite you to introduce yourself during the sharing time. 

 

Call to Worship:

               

Leader:   Grant us, Lord, a vision of your world as your love would have it:

Youth:                    a world where the weak are protected,

Congregation:       and none go hungry or poor;

Youth:                    a world where the riches of creation are shared,

Congregation:       and everyone can enjoy them;

Youth:                    a world where different races and cultures

Congregation:       live in harmony and mutual respect;

Youth:                    a world where peace is built with justice,

Congregation:       and justice is guided by love.

All:                          Give us the inspiration and courage to build it, through Jesus Christ our Lord.  Amen.

 

Scripture Reading                Colossians 3:12-15

 

Song:                                      Open the Eyes of My Heart

 

Children’s Story                   Thoughts on Service

 

Speaker #1, Miriam:             Overview:  where we worked and our general schedule

                                                Ginger Thomas

 

Speaker #2, Dylan:               Boys & Girls Club

                                                the Imam’s presentation

 

Scripture Reading                II Corinthians 8:12-15

 

Song:                                      “Here I am, Lord”

 

Speaker #3, Caleb:                Queen Louise & Josh

                                                Snorkeling

 

Speaker #4, Michelle:                          Lighthouse

                                                                Closing thoughts

 

Scripture Reading (Miriam):               I John 4:11-13

 

Song:                                                      “N’nung Yeh Dah”

 

Offertory

 

Sharing & Announcements

Prayer

Scripture Reading                                Hebrews 10:23-25

 

Song:                                                      “Go Light Your World”

 

Benediction                          

 

Leading us in worship today: Worship Leader:  Caleb Polley, Pianists:  Joy Versluis & Scott Hein, Song Leader & Children’s Story:  Michelle Webster-Hein

Speakers:  Miriam Weaverdyck, Dylan Polley, Caleb Polley, Michelle Webster-Hein

 

If you have congregational concerns, contact the pastor or the Congregational Life Committee:  Roxanne Cross at;

Curtis Weaverdyck at,; Arlene Seelbach,

 

COMMUNITY CHURCH HAPPENINGS 

 

Moms’ Small Group

 

        •     Patti Sprunger

       

Peace and Justice Interest Group                    Sept 14, 7:30 Weaverdyck

 

·         Gertrude Warkentin

 

Readers’ Group  Sahara Unveiled by W.Langewiesche, Aug 23, 7PM, Toews

·    Priscilla Chamberlain 

 

Slow Cookers                                                       

·         Gertrude Warkentin 

 

Congregational Meeting                                     Sept. 13 after potluck

 

Committee Meetings:

 

Finance Committee:                                                                                                                                                                            

Nurture Committee:                                                                                       

Worship Committee:                                             August 24  7 PM           Shantz

Congregational Life Committee                           Sept 3         7 PM           Cross         

Service Outreach Committee                               Aug 13       6:30 PM      Warkentin

Folk music showup                                               Aug 27       7:30PM       Weaverdyck

Hi-way pickup                                                        Sept 12-20

 

 

Joel and Rachel and Vera Nofziger would be interested in getting food taken to their house or to church on Sunday.  If you are interested, please contact me and I will make sure the meals come in a well spaced fashion.  Email or call Betsy H at.  There are no dietary concerns.

 

Come celebrate Vera Nofziger’s birth at a dessert baby shower, Sunday, August 16^th, 6:30 pm at Jan Hallberg’s house (11908 Jordan Rd. Saline, MI). All ages are invited so come with (or without) a dessert. Beverages & tableware will be provided. Let Jan, Su, or Joy know if you need directions.

                       

The Nurture Committee is interested in the important happenings in your life as they are also important to our Shalom community.  Please let us know of graduations, weddings, births, deaths or major illnesses in your family.  

Joy Versluis, Norene Kanagy, and Su Hansen

 

Due to so many absences, PAJIG is cancelled this month.  The next PAJIG meeting will be September 14, 2009.

 

SCHOOL KITS.  It is time to start collecting items for school kits for Mennonite Central Committee.  We (Service and Outreach Committee) will be collecting items until September 20.  You may donate whole kits or select items.  The requested items are:

 Contents (NEW items only)

• 4 spiral or perforated notebooks (about 21.5cm x 27cm / 8.5" x 10.5" and 70 sheets U.S. / 140 pages in Canada
• 4 unsharpened pencils
• 1 ruler (flat, flexible plastic; indicating both 30cm and 12")
• 12 colored pencils (in packaging)
• 1 large pencil eraser

 We will be making bags for the school kits on August 9, 2009 after the church potluck.  Roxanne and Isabelle will be hosting us at her home.    If you are interested in helping out with this project please contact Patti Sprunger at (248) 437-4263 or sprunger2@hotmail.com. P.S.  Sewing skills are not required.

 

 

SUNDAY SCHOOL.  Plans are underway for children's Sunday School.  A community like ours presents some challenges and a lot of wonderful opportunities for both our young people and the adults who work with them.  At this time we want to know if you want a part in educating and supporting our children in their faith journey.  Flexibility is the word in our planning.  We are flexible about time commitment, skill and experience level and the amount of planning you want or can take on.  There will be an adapted curriculum. As the organizer, Patti Sprunger is the one to contact regarding your interest;. Think about it, pray about it.  The Nurture Committee