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March 22, 2009
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Gathering
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Prelude
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Welcome and Announcements
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Opening Scripture
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Ephesians 2:1-10
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Unison Prayer of Confession
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We acknowledge before you, Lord,
that under our own power,
through our own wisdom,
we can't free ourselves from sin, suffering, or death.
Give us grace to trust in Christ.
Grant us your wisdom, forgiveness, healing, and salvation.
AMEN.
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Hymns
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WB # 120
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Holy, holy, holy
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WB # 89
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For the beauty of the
earth
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Tithes and Offerings
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Hearing the Word
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Children's Story
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Sheri Nitzsche
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Hymn
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WB # 545
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Be Thou my vision
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(younger children are dismissed to the
nursery)
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Scripture
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John 3:14-21
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Sermon
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Life in the Light
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Responding to
the Word
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Hymn
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WB # 646
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O Splendor of God's
glory bright
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Sharing and Prayer
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Hymn
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WB # 429
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Go now in peace
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Benediction
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Assisted listening devices
are available at the audiovisual desk.
Please stand and use a
microphone during announcements and sharing
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Unison Prayer of Confession
adapted from Mennonite Worship Bulletins.
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Worship Leader:
Dallas Schlegel
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Music Leader:
David Breckbill
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Greeters: Steve
& Angela Nitzsche
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Children's Story Next Week: Wanda Stauffer
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Nursery Today: Gerry
& Mary Cooney
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Nursery Next Sunday:
Ruth Chantry & Evrett Lunquist
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Snacks Next Sunday:
OPEN
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Birthdays
and Anniversaries
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Today, March 22 - Nancy Peters
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Monday, March 23 - Carol Knieriem
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Monday, March 23 - Lisa Thiessen
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Monday, March 23 - Anne Yoder
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Wednesday, March 25 - Sharon Orr
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Thursday, March 26 - David Breckbill
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Thursday, March 26 - Jared Stauffer
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Friday, March 27 - Sid Conrad
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Friday, March 27 - Dallas Schlegel
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Record
for March 15
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Attendance: 79
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Offering $2,757
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March Budget
$10,705
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March Offerings
$7,057
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YTD Budget $23,551
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YTD Offerings
$25,244
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Calendar
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Mon. March 23 9:00 pm
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Campus Bible Study - UNL Union
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Tues. March 24 7:30 am
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Nurture Commission
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Wed. March 25 7:00 pm
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Baptism Exploration Group
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Wed. March 25 7:00 pm
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Full-Flavored Group - J. Boshart's
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Wed. March 25 7:15 pm
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And/Or?! Group - Brubacher's
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Fri.-Sat. April 3 & 4
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MCC Sale - Aurora Fairgrounds
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Fri.-Sat. April 3 & 4
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Peacemaking Workshop - Lincoln
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Sat. April 25, 10:00 am
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Women's Spring Tea
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Announcements
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HOMEMADE FOOD NEEDED - First Mennonite Church is
responsible for providing the following homemade items for the Soup Supper at
the MCC Sale on Friday, April 3 in Aurora:
15 pies, 12 loaves of bread, and 8
jellies
There is a signup sheet posted on the bulletin board for
you to indicate what item(s) you would be willing to donate. Any extra
amounts of food that are not used for the Soup Supper will be sold either at
Priced Foods or submitted to the auction on Saturday. Thanks for your
help!
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Two more Sundays! Keep bringing donations for the Foster
Care Closet at First Mennonite Church during March! Clean used items of
all sizes are needed: infant through teen sizes, dress clothes & casual
clothes, shoes & all other. Baby items also needed (blankets, etc.)
Remember also that lots of teens are adult size! Items not accepted are used
as undergarments. FCC also prefers modest clothing. Thank you for your
donations! If you have questions, please contact Ruth Chantry or FCC Director
Leigh Esau at 402.617.0667.
NOTE: Please leave
items on east side of Classroom #1.
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CAMPUS DISCUSSION GROUP - We will resume this Monday at
9:00 p.m. in the Nebraska Union. The
focus will be on Philippians 3:12-21.
All students and college age folks are welcome!
HOSTS NEEDED - Looking for hosts for the Peacemaking
Workshop, which will be held at our church on the morning of Saturday, April
4. Let David Orr know if you could
help.
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MCC GOLF
TOURNAMENT - The tournament is June 13th, at Hidden Acres Golf
Course in Beatrice. It's a 2 Person
Scramble with an 8:30 a.m. Shotgun start.
Call the Golf Course at 402-228-2146 to sign your team up or reserve a
cart. Still needed are four $25
donations for flag prizes. Contact
Glen Riedel if you can help.
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BAPTISM CLASS
WEDNESDAY - The Baptism Exploration Group will meet this Wednesday, March 25
at 7:00 p.m. at church.
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PEACEMAKING WORKSHOP XXII: Checkpoints -
Roadblocks - Settlements - The Wall.
These are part of the daily life in the West Bank. Hope - Unity - Empowerment - Dialog. How do we support peacemaking and conflict
transformation in the troubled Middle East?
Attend Peacemaking
Workshop XXII to hear the eyewitness accounts of Anna Baltzer. Anna is a Jewish American Columbia
graduate, Fulbright scholar, granddaughter of Holocaust refugees, and human
rights worker with the International Women's Peace Service. She will be speaking on the challenges for
peace on Friday, April
3, at 1:00 p.m. at the Miller Chapel in Old Main at Nebraska Wesleyan
University (5000 St. Paul Ave.); sharing her acclaimed
presentation at the Peacemaking
Workshop XXII on Friday evening, April 3, at 7:00 p.m. at First United
Methodist Church (50th & St. Paul); and discussing ideas
for action as the workshop continues on
Saturday, April 4, from 8:30 to 11:30 a.m. at First Mennonite Church (7300
Holdrege). For more information call 466-1906 or visit
www.fmclincoln.org/peacemaking_workshop/2009.
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