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September 20, 2009
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Gathering
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Opening Songs
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Come, all you people
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Blessed be Your name
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We will walk with God
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Welcome and Announcements
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Opening Words
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Hymns
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WB # 8
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Brethren, we have met
to worship
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WB # 37
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Praise to the Lord,
the Almighty
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Outreach Report
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Foster Care Closet -
Leigh Esau
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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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Anita Breckbill,
Garry DeFreece
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Scripture
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Luke 11:1-4
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Hymn
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WB # 500
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As the hart with
eager yearning
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(younger children are dismissed to the
nursery)
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Sermon
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Spiritual
Disciplines: Depending upon God
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The Lord's Prayer
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Leader
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Our Father who art in heaven,
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People
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hallowed be thy name.
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Leader
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Thy kingdom come,
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People
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thy will be done on earth as it is in heaven.
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Leader
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Give us this day
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People
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our daily bread;
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Leader
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and forgive us our debts
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People
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as we forgive our debtors;
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Leader
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and lead us not into temptation,
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People
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but deliver us from evil.
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Leader
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For thine is the kingdom
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People
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and the power and the glory forever.
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All
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Amen.
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Responding to
the Word
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Hymn
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WB # 575
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Precious Lord, take
my hand
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Sharing and Prayer
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Hymn
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WB # 658
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All praise to thee,
my God
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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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Worship Leader: David
Wiebe
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Music Leaders: Jennifer
Lantz, Julie Schlegel, Heidi Hochstetler
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Children's Story Next Sunday: Jeanette Harder
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Snacks Next Sunday: Jolene Boshart
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Drivers Next Sunday:
Waeglis
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Nursery Today: Emma
& Erin Cooney
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Nursery Next Sunday: Evrett Lunquist & Ruth Chantry
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Birthdays
and Anniversaries
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Monday, September 21 - Kerm & Linda Wenger Anniversary
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Thursday, September 24 - Teresa Dowling
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Friday, September 25 - Diane Focht
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Record
for September 13
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Attendance: 82
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Offering $1,770
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Sept. Budget
$8,564
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Sept. Offerings
$3,765
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YTD Budget $79,217
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YTD Offerings
$78,974
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3rd Quarter Building Offerings $3,419
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Calendar
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Today, 12:00 pm
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Potluck Meal
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Tues. Sept. 22, 9:00 pm
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UNL Discussion Group
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Wed. Sept. 23, 7:00 pm
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Small Group 2 - Harwood
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Wed. Sept. 23, 7:00 pm
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Small Group 3 - Breckbill's
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Sat. Sept. 26, 6:30 am
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Women's Saturday Study
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Sun. Sept. 27, 4:00-8:00 pm
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Church Fall Party - Boshart's
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Wed. Sept. 30, 6:30 pm
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First Annual FMC Game Feed
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Sat. Oct. 3, 10-4
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Relay for Life Vendors - FMC
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Sun. Oct. 4, 12:00 pm
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Primary S.S. Teachers Meeting
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Sun. Oct. 4, 1:30 pm
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High School Bowling & Bonfire
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Announcements
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FOSTER CARE CLOSET - This morning we welcome Leigh Esau,
founder of the Foster Care Closet.
The program provides free clothes for foster children. Bring gently used clothes to the south
wall of the sanctuary during September.
Clean items are needed: infant through teen sizes, dress and casual
clothes, and shoes. Baby items are
also needed (blankets, etc.).
Remember that lots of teens are adult size! If you have questions, please contact Carol Knieriem or Leigh
Esau.
POTLUCK TODAY - Join us right after the worship service
for fellowship and food. There is
always enough food, and everyone is invited to stay.
HIGH SCHOOL YOUTH
GROUP - Bowling and Bonfire with the youth group from Salem
Mennonite Church in Shickley, will be here in Lincoln on Sunday, October
4. Meet at Rick & Wanda Stauffer's at 1:30. We will bowl at Parkway Lanes and then come
back to Stauffer's for a bonfire.
ALL-CHURCH FALL PARTY - Mark your calendars now for a
Church Fall Party next Sunday, September 27 from 4:00 to 8:00 at Chad and
Kathy Boshart's house. Details on the
church door and in your mailbox.
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ARE YOU IN OUR DIRECTORY? - The church directory will be
published in October and we don't want to leave you out! Please check the pages on the wall of the
fellowship hall for your name, address, birthday, etc. and make any
corrections. If you don't see your
name there, write it on the wall!
SMALL GROUPS - New and old small groups are starting
soon. Please contact Nurture
Committee (Dallas, Julie, Gerry, David O., Brenda McLey) if you were not in a
group last year but would like to be.
MEN'S NIGHT OUT -
It's our First Annual FMC Game Feed. Pheasant, Quail, Turkey, Goose, Bear,
Deer, and Duck to be served on Wednesday, September the 30th, 6:30 p.m. at
Rick's house. Please RSVP to Rick or Brett by Sunday, September the 27th.
For all the non-red meat eaters, we
will fry up some excellent fish. Come and enjoy.
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FUN LUNCH FOR WOMEN - Inviting all women 16 years and up
to have a fun lunch at "Art Chicks" in Louisville on Saturday, October 10th.
Lunch will be at 11:30. There
is a sign up sheet and Becky Waegli needs to know who can go in the next
couple of weeks so that she can give the owners a head count.
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PRIMARY SUNDAY SCHOOL TEACHERS - We will have a meeting
and lunch after the morning worship service on Sunday, October 4.
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MISSION STIMULUS PAYMENT II - In response to special needs
during the current economic downturn, the Leadership Board has agreed to make
a second above budget gift of $1,000 to People's City Mission and a $1,200
gift to Christian Peacemaker Teams to support one month of Jessica
Frederick's work in At-Tuwani. Her
latest email report is posted on the bulletin board.
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BIRTHDAY OFFERING - Our monthly Birthday and Anniversary
offering will be held next Sunday.
Everyone born or married during September is invited to bring a gift
to support our Global Family students in Calcutta, India as well as the work
of Mennonite World Conference. This
year our commitment to each student has increased to $300 per year and our
offerings have been falling a bit short of this goal.
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HELP STOP HUNGER -
It's CROP WALK time again, where neighbors from different faiths, cultures
and ages walk together to take a stand against hunger in our world.
Lincoln's Crop Walk will take place on Sunday afternoon, October 11.
Pick up your donation forms from Anita Breckbill. This year, if you are
contributing to Mennonite Central Committee through CROP, please make out
your checks to MCC, indicating CROP on the memo line.
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ROOFING INFORMATION - Tom H. has decided that October 9th
and 10th would work the best for him to have First Mennonite re-roof his
house. Nebraska plays football on the 8th so we would like
to get started on Friday afternoon to start getting the shingles off and get
the black paper back on. It is a 20 square roof so it should be doable in
a day and half with a good turnout. Please let Wade or Dallas know so
that we can coordinate numbers, for food and drink.
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RELAY FOR LIFE EVENT - Do your holiday shopping and
support cancer research, too. Come to
First Mennonite Church on Saturday, October 3, anytime from 10 to 4. Booths will be set up from many vendors
including Tupperware, Tastefully Simple and Tammy (Riedel's) crafts. A portion of the proceeds goes to Relay
For Life to support cancer research.
See church bulletin board for more details.
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HESSTON COLLEGE - A
Centennial Heritage Auction featuring historical items and works by alumni
artists will be held at 1:30 p.m. on Saturday, September 26, Yost Center, as
a part of Hesston's Centennial Homecoming Weekend. Alumni and friends of the
college are invited to attend. Proceeds support the renovation of Erb Hall
Dorm for students. For information see bulletin board or go to www.hesston.edu/centennial.
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ANABAPTIST SEMINAR - Rev.
Daniel L. Buttry, Global Consultant for Peace and Justice with International
Ministries of the American Baptist Churches, will speak at First Mennonite
Church next month. Buttry is the
author of Christian Peacemaking: from Heritage to Hope, which is being
discussed by the elective Sunday school class. Please save the dates.
Sunday, October 11
Steps Toward
Win/Win Solutions - 9:30 a.m.
Overcoming Evil
With Good: Romans 12:19-21 - 10:45 a.m.
The Bible and
Conflict Transforming Initiatives - 7:00 p.m.
Wednesday, October
14
Mainstreams
and Margins - Two Roles in Conflict - 7:00 p.m.
Combined adult Sunday school classes will meet on October
11. Small groups are asked to come on
October 14 in place of their regular meetings.
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CAMPUS DISCUSSION GROUP - The UNL campus discussion group
will meet each Tuesday at 9:00 p.m.
All college and university students are welcome. Meet in the Nebraska Union near the
Caffina Café. This week the group
will conclude the study of Habakkuk.
During the potluck immediately following worship everyone
interested in the group is invited to meet at the reserved table in the
fellowship hall to discuss forming a Registered Student Organization.
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