Bulletins - First Mennonite Church of Reedley

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September 7 , 2008
10:45 a.m.

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Gathering
Music for Gathering                                          Eleanor Friesen
         My Jesus Leadeth Me (Brahms)
Choral Introit                                                Church C hoir
         O Come Ye Servants (Tye)
Greeting, Welcoming, and Prayer          Ruth Buxman
Songs of Praise
         Come, L et U s A ll U nite to S ing                              WH 12
Sing to the Lord of Harvest                                 WH 98
Sharing and Praying
Presenting our T ithes and O fferings to God
         Behold a Host (Peterson)
Reading from the Psalms
         Psalm 8
Morning P rayer
A S ung P rayer
         Healer of O ur E very I ll                                     WH 377
Listening, C ontemplating, H earing
Time with our Children
A R eading from the Older Testament
         Genesis 1:26-31 and Isaiah 24:3-10
Choral A nthem                                                 Church C hoir
         Simple Gifts (Pooler)
Proclamation                                                  Steve Ratzlaff
         Can We Save God's Good Earth?
Responding
Song of R esponse
All T hings B right and B eautiful (verses 1-2)               WH 156
Sharing with E ach O ther
Song of R esponse
         All T hings B right and B eautiful (verses 3-4)              WH 156
Sending
Benediction
Postlude
         Praise the Almighty, My Soul, Adore Him (Bender)

P RIMERA IGLESIA MENONITA
REEDLEY, CALIFORNIA

Septiembre 7 , 2008
10:45 am
Servicio de Alabanza y Adoración

Lema de la semana:
``BIENAVENTURADOS LOS QUE OYEN Y HACEN LO OíDO''      JUAN MONTES

Coordina                                                      Carmen Montes
Lectura Bíblica / Oración                            Coordinadora

Santiago 1:19-27

Testimonios                                                  Voluntarios
Don Yo-Yo                                                  Juan Gómez
Tiempo de los N iños               S y lv i a Gómez
Canto s de Alabanza                                  Grupo de Alabanza
Diezmos y Ofrendas / Oración                       Coordinadora
Cantos de A doración                                  Grupo de Alabanza

Predica `` BIENAVENTURADOS LOS QUE OYEN # 2 '' Pastor Juan Montes

Peticiones / Anuncios Pastor

``Todos están convidados a gozarse con Dios en este ambiente familiar. En esta congregación basada y segura en Jesucristo.''

Calendario d e Actividades Mes de Septiembre 2008

Septiembre 7, 14, 21, 28, (Todos los Domingos) 9:30 - 10:30 am. Escuela de Entrenamiento. 10:30-10:45 Compañerismo . 10:45- 1:00 pm. Servicio Alabanza y Adoración. [7] Intercambio de Talentos. [14] Reunión de la Iglesia [Consejos, evaluación, planes para el futuro y Avance. 7:30 pm. [25 - 26] Encuentro de Alabanza para Cristo 2008. [21] Red De Apoyo Para Matrimonios 7:00 pm .

Septiembre 10, 2008. Servivio de Alabanza. Testimonies y 0ración, 7:00 pm. Coordina: Jesús Durán. Predica José Míreles . (tendremos traducción al I ngles) Para acompañarles con la música pueden ir con los hermanos Alexis, Manuel, Jorge, José , Ruben, Leonard o usar c ds.

STAR Workshop September 22-25 the Center for Peacemaking and Conflict Studies at Fresno Pacific University will be hosting a STAR workshop. STAR stands for Seminars on Trauma Awareness and Resilience and this workshop has been arranged and supported by West Coast MCC for Central Valley practitioners who desire to experience a training approach to trauma healing. STAR is a program of Eastern Mennonite University and Church World Service. Interested persons are invited tocontact the Center for Peacemaking at (559) 453-3418 for more information. Registration is limited to 30 people and scholarships are available.

Art Exhibit at Fresno Pacific Chris Janzen informs us that an art exhibit by Ian Huebert, formerly of Henderson, Nebraska and now residing in Berkeley, is on display at Fresno Pacific University. The exhibit is called Die Stillen im Lande. The exhibit explores the artist's Mennonite roots, the conflicting messages of contemporary popular culture and Anabaptist/Mennonite culture, as well as the unique aesthetic qualities of the Midwest. Huebert graduat ed from Bethel College in 2005 and then spent time with MVS in London before settling in Berkeley.

Welcome to Steve Ratzlaff We are very pleased to have our good friend Pastor Steve Ratzlaff with us this morning. Steve is the pastor of Mennonite Community Church in Fresno. Previously he enjoyed long pastoral stays at Seattle Mennonite Church and at First Mennonite Church in Lincoln, Nebraska. Steve has been passionately involved in an array of peace and social justice concerns for many years. Recently he published a book, 7 Steps to End War & Save the Planet , which is an energetic argument for pacifist approaches to addressing vexing problems in our world. Steve is married to Lynette and they have two children, Amber and Chris. Chris married Heidi early this past summer.

Thank you for choosing to worship with us this morning. If you are visiting with us today we ask that you sign the guest book at the back of the church and that you please accept a small gift prepared just for you. The gift can be found in a basket on the back table!

The Oil Lamp at the front of our meeting place symboliz es our prayers for peace between our country and neighbors around the world.

Assistance f o r the hearing impaired is available from the audio operator.

Later Today We are glad that you have joined us for either of our worship services today. This afternoon at 5:00 p.m. Steve and Glena Penner will be showing pictures and sharing stories about their trip to Cambodia this summer for their son's wedding. This will take place in the Fellowship Hall. Church in the Basement meets at 6:00 p.m. in the basement worship cent e r for the concluding night of a weekend of services with the Firestorm ministry team from the Bethel Church of Redding, California.

September 14, 2008 On this Sunday morning we will gather for a united service in our sanctuary. Jeff Wright, our conference minister, will be with us to share the morning message. On this Sunday we will also recognize our Christian Education activities and present Bibles, as is our custom, to our sixth graders. In the evening, at 5:00 p.m., Jeff Wright will share with us in the Fellowship Hall about the Pacific Southwest Mennonite Conference. Our conference is a dynamic and diverse collection of believers, and this is an opportunity to learn more. Church in the Basement meets at 6:00 p.m. for worship in the downstairs worship center.

September 21, 2008 On this Sunday morning we meet for worship in English in our sanctuary and in Spanish in our Fellowship Hall. Steve Penner will preach from the book of Obadiah and our church choir will sing. Juan Montes will be preaching in our Spanish service and the worship team will lead our singing.

Nursery Workers are greatly appreciated. The staffed, early childhood nursery is in Room 3 of the Education Wing. The un-staffed infant nursery is in the back of the sanctuary.

September 7 Sharon Reimer, Graciela Sandoval
September 14 Maxi Ambriz, Isaias Montaño
September 21 Christine Moyer, Jessica Ambriz
If you are unable to take your turn on the scheduled day, please trade with someone .

Fellowship Time Everyone is invited to come to the Library at 10:30 a.m. on Sunday mornings after the Sunday School Hour for a time of food and fellowship. The following people are scheduled to help with coffee prep and bring food on the following Sundays:

September 7 Dave & Melinda Hasegawa (coffee); David & Dorothy Boldt, Francisca Valdovinos (food)
September 14 Jim & Annie Compton-Schmidt (coffee); Maxi Ambriz, Dick & Karen Peterson (food)
September 21 Cathy Ratmeyer (coffee); Juan & Sylvia Gomez, Paul & Ruth Buxman (food)
If you are unable to take your turn on the scheduled day, please trade with someone.

Joys, Concerns, Prayers The children and young people of our church bring us all great joy. Many of them have recently returned to school. Some of our older children are back in college, and others still have a little more summer to live before classes begin. For all our children, young and old, we give thanks to God, and we pray for them much wisdom as they grow in knowledge and understanding of the world we all share together.

Our C hurch C hoir R eturns! Our worship will be enhanced this morning by two numbers presented by our church choir. This Sunday marks the beginning of the choir ``season,'' which roughly corresponds to the school year. We deeply appreciate the contribution our choir makes to our Sunday morning gatherings. David Boldt is our choir director and Ele Friesen is our accompanist. We appreciate the significant time they give to make our times of worship meaningful. The choir always welcomes new members. To be part of the choir just come to practice on Wednesday evenings at 7:30 p.m.

Learn more about the Pacific Southwest Mennonite Conference Next Sunday evening, September 14, our PSMC conference minister, Jeff Wright, will be speaking in the Fellowship Hall about our conference. He will give an overview of our conference and share about some of the challenges and opportunities we currently face. This will take place at 5:00 p.m.

M ennonite Women The Mennonite Women Salad Super will be tomorrow night, September 8, at 6:00 p.m. in the Fellowship Hall. All FMC/PIM women are encouraged to attend to become familiar with the activities at our local church as well as nationally. Bring a salad of your choice and your own table service. Rolls and drinks will be provided. Also bring your donation for the programs and activities of Mennonite Women.

W est Coast MCC Sale You are invited to the West Coast Mennonite Relief Sale annual meeting tomorrow night, September 8, at 6:30 p.m. at the West Coast MCC office, 1010 G Street in downtown Reedley. Board members will be elected and planning will begin for the April 3-4, 2009 sale. Come hear how your sale is making a difference in the world. There are still openings on the Board, so if you would like to be a part of this exciting work, please come.

Peace Center Friday, September 12 , 6:30-8: 30 Movie: The Milagro Beanfield War. Residents of a New Mexico agricultural community face a crisis almost without a stir, until a young, unemployed father of four begins to irrigate his father's parched bean field. The ensuing struggle against state politics and big business interests over water for crops is a war of competing values and competing definitions of what makes a community rich.

Choice Books of West Coast invites you to attend their annual ``Touching Lives, One Book at a Time'' dinner and fundraiser on Thursday, September 18 at 6:30 p.m. This dinner will be catered by the Grand Occasions banquet facility in Fresno. Guest speaker will be H. Norman Wright, gifted communicator, popular conference speake r, and author of many bestselling books on relationships, marriage enrichment and recovery from loss and grief. Norm will personally autograph his books as a gift to those attending the dinner. The talented musical singing group Undivided Praise will be returning as guest musicians. Tickets are $25 per person (suggested donation) and reservations must be made by September 10 by call ing 638-1745.

O pen Gate Ministries of Dinuba == a non-profit, don-denominational center which has provided emergency food, shelter and clothing, job training, financial aid, spiritual encouragement, and counseling to the needy of Tulare County since 1974 will hold its 74 ^th Anniversary Dinner and Silent Auction on Friday, September 12, 6:30 p.m., at the Dinuba First Methodist Church (corner of Fresno and North ``K'' Streets). Tickets are available for purchase in advance at the Open Gate Shelter (511 North ``K'' Street, corner of El Monte Avenue) for $10. This year's theme is ``Jesus is the Vine and we are the branches;'' keynote speaker is Dr. Terry McKittrick, Mayor of the city of Dinuba. The menu is Italian. No tickets will be sold at the door. For more information call 591-1241.

CALENDAR FOR THE WEEK OF
September 7 , 2008
Today
8:45 a.m.       Prayer Time in the Fireside Room
9:30 a.m.       Christian Education Classes for all ages
10:45 a.m.       English Worship Service in the Sanctuary
10:45 a.m.      PIM Worship Service in the Fellowship Hall
12:30 p.m.      Education Committee
5:00 p.m.        Cambodian Wedding in FH
6:00 p.m.       Church in the Basement

Monday, September 8
6:00 p.m.        Mennonite Women Salad Supper

Tuesday, September 9
8:00 a.m.       Quilting
7:00 p.m.       Worship

Wednesday, September 10
8:00 a.m.       Quilting
9:30 a.m.       Young Women's Group
7:00 p.m.       MYF
7:00 p.m.       Kids Club
7:00 p.m.        PIM Grupos de Crecimiento "Growing Groups"
7:30 p.m.       Choir Practice

Friday, September 12
6: 3 0 p.m.       Peace Center

Sunday, September 14
8:45 a.m.       Prayer Time in the Fireside Room
9:30 a.m.       Christian Education Classes for all ages
10:45 a.m.       English Worship Service in the Sanctuary
10:45 a.m.      PIM Worship Service in the Fellowship Hall
5:00 p.m.       PSMC Update with Jeff Wright FH
6:00 p.m.       Church in the Basement

UPCOPMING EVENTS
September 26- 27 Community Outreach
October 10-11 Reedley Fiesta

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