Staunton Mennonite Church

2405 3rd St - Staunton, VA 24401
Phone 540 886-5869
Office hours Monday and Friday, 9am until 1pm
Kevin Gasser, Pastor - 540 292-4507
Glenn Zendt - Elder - Phone 886-3550
Greeters for January: Glenn & Kathy Zendt
Nursery this week: Frances Weaver - Nursery next Week: Marlene Wenger
 

“Love, Hope, and Light in the Community”

January 11, 2009  ~ No. 2 Vol. XLIII

   

9:30 SUNDAY SCHOOL

Choosing among commitments - Discussion led by Ronald Freisen

10:30 WORSHIP

Gathering

Announcements - Sonya Gasser
Call to Worship
Children's Time - Kevin Gasser

Praising

Worshiping in Song - Garlan Yoder
Moment in Mission
Offering - Sonya
Sharing/Congregational Prayer

Listening

Scripture Reading -  Mark 1:1-14

Sermon

"Identity Theft" - Pastor Kevin Gasser

Responding

Hymn of Response - Glenn
Benediction - Kevin

Announcements.

If you are visiting us for the first time today we hope that you feel welcome.  We would appreciate it if you could fill out the “Welcome” card in the pew backs and drop them in the offering plate so we can get to know you.
Church Council will meet this Wednesday at 7:00. Kathy Zendt is in charge of devotions.

Everyone is invited to a daylong event of food, fun, and entertainment for all ages at the Virginia Mennonite Retirement Community Winter Fest 2009 on January 31st at VMRC. See your mailboxes for a list of planned events or visit www.vmrc.org.

Prayer Concerns

  • Please pray for a peaceful resolution to the conflict between Israel and Palestine.
  • Please pray for the Jamaica Mennonite Church as they seek to incorporate a small group of believers into their conference over the next few months.
  • Pray for our friends and family members dealing with cancer and its treatments.
  • Remember to thank God for the many blessings we have received

Mark 1:10b-11; “He saw the heavens torn apart and the Spirit descending like a dove on him. And a voice came from heaven, ‘You are my Son, the Beloved; with you I am well pleased.’ ”
 

  Sunday, January 4, 2009
Worship attendance 32
Offering $1,197.00
Next Sunday, January 18, 2009
Sunday School leader:  Marvin Showalter
Worship Leader:  Deona Houff
Music Leader: Lowell Wenger
 

"No one truly knows Christ unless they follow Him daily in life" - Hans Denck