September 21, 2003

O God, you are our God, we seek you,
Our souls thirst for you;
our flesh faints for you, as in a dry and
weary land where there is no water.

September 21, 2003

Gathering in Christ's name

Leader: O God, you are our God, we seek you,
People: Our souls thirst for you;
our flesh faints for you, as in a dry and
weary land where there is no water.
Leader: We have seen you in the sanctuary,
And beheld your power and glory.
People: Because your steadfast love is better than
life, our lips will praise you.
All: We will praise you as long as we live;
we will lift up our hands and call on your name

Prayer of invocation
Hymn Come thou fount of every blessing MH 310
What a friend we have in Jesus MH 337

Proclaiming God's Word

Scripture Luke 19:1-10
Sermon "Reflections on a missional journey"
Hymn I bind my heart HWB 411

Responding to God's call

Joys and concerns
Pastoral Prayer and the Lord's Prayer
Offering
Announcements
Children's Story
Dedication of Casey Upton
Hymn Dona Nobis Pacem HWB 346
Benediction

Today

Worship Leaders - Roy Hange & Maren Tyedmers Hange
Music - Dottie Scott, Lois Alderfer, Jen Larson Sawin
Sermon - Richard Early
Nursery - Shinsky family

Announcements

Two weeks ago we began a worship series on reconciliation in the Old Testament. Coming up are the following scriptures:

Did you know that the following groups are meeting currently? If you are interested in any of these please contact:

Please remember to sign up for the various ministries of the church: e.g. offering music, flowers, greeters, nursery, children's story. There are also several slots left for the various shifts at the MCC Relief Sale Funnel cake booth.

This afternoon at 2 pm Central Virginia Restorative Justice is sponsoring a compelling work of theater titled "A Body in Motion" at Piedmont Virginia Community College. The play is based on the stories of survivors of crime as originally told in the book Transcending. The play presents some of the many varied and complex responses to a violent event with hope of transcendence. These stories remind us of the strength of the human spirit and the fragility of life. A reception will be held immediately following the production. Dr. Howard Zehr, author of Transcending: Reflections of Crime Victims, and The Little Book of Restorative Justice will be on hand to sign copies of these two books. Admission is $ 5 and any proceeds will benefit the work of Central Virginia Restorative Justice.

Prayers and Praises

VMBM: Omar and Dolores Beiler invited Philip Rhodes to play
guitar and sing for an all-day children's clinic at the Joyland Clinic
in Jamaica. While people waited for a check-up, they joined Philip
in singing worship songs. A man from the community also led
some popular Jamaican worship songs that Philip enjoyed learning
as he strummed along.

Mennonite Mission Network: Pray for Mennonite Mission Network workers Marlow and Vicky Ramsay in Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia. Marlow recently accepted added responsibilities as Development Director for Projects, serving with Joint Christian Services.

Pray for the local services for people in need: Love Inc., Shelter for Help in Emergency, Foodbank and the Salvation Army.

Pray for the Virginia Mennonite Women's conference in Williamsburg, September 26-28. Eight women from CMC are planning to go.

Pray for those who still don't have their power returned to their homes after the hurricane and those whose houses have been damaged.