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.
Introduction to the service
Call to Worship HWB 671
Leader: O God, we come seeking you in our worship together.
We come to you for truth, because we are untrue.
We come to you for strength, because we are weak.
We come to you for wisdom, because we are unwise.
All:
Move
in our midst; show us your truth, your strength, and
your
wisdom, through our Savior, Jesus Christ.
Prayer
Opening Hymn: What is this place HWB #1
Scripture Reading Ephesians 2:13-22
Children's Story
Hymn: Brethren, we have met in worship HWB #8 (1,2,4)
Teaching: “Living in (and shaping) community”
Hymn of Response: Like the murmur of the dove's song HWB #29
Offertory
Sharing, prayers, and announcements
Sending Hymn: I cannot dance, O Love HWB #45
Benediction
Leading us in worship today: Song Leader-Nelson Shantz, Pianist-Kathy Brubaker, Children's Story-Patti Sprunger, Speaker-Joe Harvey, Worship Leader-April Hicks
If you
have congregational concerns, contact
the pastor or the
Congregational Life Committee: Dave
Polley..; Roxanne Cross; Curtis Weaverdyck
SHALOM COMMUNITY CHURCH
HAPPENINGS
Small Group Opportunities: the following groups meet regularly and are open to all interested persons. You can “drop in” and “drop out” as you wish. Call the contact person for information, dates, times, directions or location. Or call Norene Kanagy
Peace and Justice Interest Group, Feb 9, 7:30 PM Weaverdyck
· Gertrude Warkentin
Readers’ Club: Our Mutual Friend by Dickens Jan 25, 7:00 PM Warkentin,
· Priscilla Chamberlain
Slow Cookers:
·
Gertrude Warkentin
Committee Meetings:
Finance
Committee:
Nurture Committee:
Jan
8,
Worship Committee: Jan 26, 7PM Versluis
Congregational Life Committee
Feb
10,
Service Outreach
Committee
Jan
22,
Congregational Business Meeting Feb 15, Gretchens House
These are the hosts and guests for the January
rotating potlucks. The date is on or around Jan. 17.
If you have not been included and wish to be, please let me know.
If
there are newcomers not listed and you wish to invite them to your
potluck (if
you are the host) please do so.
Host: Weaverdyck, Guests: Ponstein, Clemens
Host: Versluis, Guests: Cross, Harvey, Hein
Host:Showalter, Guests: Brubaker, Seelbach, Hollander/Chamberlain
Host: Kanagy, Guests: Nofziger, Shantz, Tang, Hallberg
Host: Miller-Polley, Guests: Sprunger, Hansen
Host: Ropp, Guests: Burkholder, Smith, Kaufman
Host: Brubacher/Clingenpeel, Guests: Warkentin, Holland/Carbary
SERVICE – OUTREACH
¨
Food
collection: The
Service-Outreach committee asks you to remember to bring canned/
packaged food
to potluck for donation. 110 lbs of
food was delivered last week to Food Gatherers.
¨
Titus and Joy K , Nelson and Ruth S,
Paul V, and
Paul S are making plans to volunteer with Mennonite
Disaster Service the week of Feb 15th in
¨ On the third or fourth Sunday of each month Paul and Joy will be hosting guests at their home for lunch.
¨ On January 17 we did some painting at Interfaith Hospitality House and we hope to finish the work this week..
INTERFAITH ROUND TABLE Round Table Dinners: Share a meal in a home with people from a variety of religious traditions (possibly Jewish, Hindu, Christian, Buddhist, Muslim, Baha’i, Unitarian Universalist, Quaker, Unity or Interfaith). A simple meal becomes a vehicle to tell our stories, laugh, ask questions and see generosity in action. What a good way to deepen our understanding of people from different faith backgrounds. Sign up for a seat at the table. Flyers with details can be picked up where literature is handed out or call 734-424-1535 / email gbrides@umich.edu.
UMS tickets on sale for “Sweet Honey In The Rock,” Thursday, Feb. 12th and “The Silk Road Ensemble with Yo-Yo Ma,” Friday, Mar. 13th, Saturday, Mar. 14th. More ticket information and prices at 734-424-1535 or www.irtwc.org (click on University Musical Society)