Blessed
Are Those Who Hunger and Thirst for Righteousness
GATHERINGCurtis
Funk
Come, Ye Thankful People Blue #94
Call
to WorshipLaurie Yoder
Leader: Hallelujah!
For you, the Lord our God,
reigns over all.
All: We rejoice and give you the glory.
Leader: For your
faithfulness to the saints
through all generations,
All: we praise you, O God.
Leader: At the banquet
feast you prepare for all people
All: we are blessed with your goodness.
Leader:
Hallelujah! For you, the Lord our God,
reign over all.
All: We rejoice and give you the glory.
Opening
Prayer
PRAISING
Invitation
to Candle Lighting
Lighting
the Candles
We Are Not Alone (P. Choplin)Choir
Congregational
Response
Leader: For all
the saints who went before us
who
have spoken to our hearts and
touched
us with your fire,
All: we praise you, O God.
Leader: For all
the saints who live beside us
whose weaknesses and strengths
are woven with our own,
All: we praise you, O God.
Leader:For all
the saints who live beyond us
who challenge us to change the world with them,
All: we praise you, O God. Amen.
Matthew
5: 1-2, 6
Peter Householter
Holy God, We Praise Thy NameBlue #121
O Worship the LordBlue #124
Lamb of GodGreen #21
CONFESSING
Prayer of Confession
Words of Assurance
Hearing God’s Word
Scripture
Reading
Gloria Garza
Leader:Listen
for the Word of the Lord.
People:Our ears
are open.
Isaiah
25: 4-8 (p. 568); Luke 16: 19-31 (p. 851)
Revelations
19: 6-10 (p. 1006)
Leader:This is
the Word of the Lord.
People:Thanks
be to God!
SermonJohn Stoltzfus
“A Constant Hunger and Thirst”
RESPONDING TO GOD’S WORD
You’ve Got a
PlaceGreen
#4
Heavenly Banquet
Pan de VidaGreen #85
Offering (Please pass the Friendship Register in your
row)
Congregational Sharing and Prayer
Leader:Lord,
in your mercy/goodness,
People:hear our
prayer.
SENDING
O God, Your Constant CareBlue #481
Words
of Blessing
Please join us downstairs in the Fellowship
Hall immediately
after the service for refreshments.
Today
at Our Church
Choir
Practice
8:30–9:30 AM
Worship
10:00–11:15 AM
Nursery (for 1-2 year
olds): Ken G. Kabira, Karen Householter
Children’s
and Youth Education
11:15–12:15 PM
Nursery: Bob Boltz, Derek
Yoder
Adult
Education
11:30–12:15 PM
Peacemaking
Sanctuary
Life Together
Conference Room
Faith Journey
Fireplace Room
What’s So Great About
Hymns
Church Office
Patchwork Place
Fellowship Hall
YMDA
Potluck
12:15 PM
This
Week’s Activities
Tue
Men’s/Women’s Lunch at
Maxfields
12:00 PM
Wed
Potluck
6:00 PM
Prayer
7:00 PM
Bible Study
7:30 PM
Thu
Pastoral Care
7:00 PM
Sat
Work Day at Ewerts (sale
prep)
9:00 AM
Coming
Events
Nov 8
Todd Preaching
Nursery:
Darla Bradley, Doug Kimball
Kermit Eby, TBA
Nov 14
Work Day at Ewerts
Nov 15
Healing Work with KIPCOR
Nov 18-21
Ten Thousand Villages Rug
and Craft Sale
at Ewerts
Nov 22
Congregational Meeting
Announcements
·Today is the sixth
in our series on the Beatitudes. Next Sunday, Todd will preach on
"Blessed are the peacemakers…”
·A big thank you to all who helped at the
church workday yesterday. We successfully tore all the old shingles off Todd’s
roof, but now we need to put new shingles on! Please join us tomorrow at 8 AM
for a barn(roof) raising. Paul Yoder
from Camp Menno Haven will oversee our work; lunch will be provided. Please
contact Ned Richer for more information.
·Robert Yutzy and Kirsten Zerger of KIPCOR will be with us again on November 15, for a
full day of activities. Please plan now to participate. For the potluck that
day, households A-M please bring a salad/dessert and N-Z a main dish.
·We will need help with childcare during the November
15 afternoon session with KIPCOR. A marathon session for the adults means a
very long day for our children as well. In order that adults may participate in
as many of the afternoon activities as possible, we are asking for one-hour
shift commitments. Please see the poster downstairs and sign up to help.
·The Ten Thousand Villages Rug and Craft Sale at the
Ewerts is fast approaching. We need help cleaning the Ewert home in
preparation for the sale this Saturday from 9 to 3, and cleaning and unpacking
next Saturday (Nov 14) from 9 AM on. During the sale, we’ll need help
monitoring merchandize, bagging, flipping rugs, you name it. We also need
people to bring food for the workers. Please contact Jane Halteman to sign up.
·The Alhany children need tutoring help in
history, biology and algebra. Can anyone donate a couple of hours per month?
Please contact Arlee Blackburn, Ines Rosas Devia or Patti MacGregor for more
information.
·You are invited
to offer your prayer on a piece of cloth in the lobby. Each week, these prayers
will be added to our prayer web overhead in the sanctuary.
·Volunteers
Needed for CPT Workday: Christian
Peacemaker Teams is in urgent need of workers to prepare their new office space
for a late November move-in date. LMCers are invited to join a work day
this Saturday (Nov 7) at CPT's new office at 2649 W. 21st Street in Chicago. Carpoolers will leave LMC at 9:00
AM. Questions and RSVP's should go to Dave Martin at 630-768-9305.
Last Sunday
·Attendance last Sunday:
125
·Offering:
$1,848
·Total October Offering
$22,244
·Monthly Giving Needed to Meet our 2009 Mission
Goals
