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Bread of Life

                              

GATHERING                                                                    Ben Gac

To God Be the Glory                                                    Blue #102

 

Call to Worship                                                       Amy Mellinger

 

Leader:   I believe in God,

       People: the giver of grain and bread,

       Leader:   and in Jesus Christ,

       People: the bread of life broken for us,

       Leader:   and in the Holy Spirit,

       People: God’s nourishing power in every grain and loaf.

                            

Leader:   I believe that Christ is to be leaven in us,

       All:         so that we may offer the bread of life

                      to the hungers of every human heart.

 

Opening Prayer

 

Music for Meditation                                          Katie Aucremann           

 

CONFESSION                                                                  

       Prayer of Confession                                                       

       Words of Assurance                                                        

 

Put Peace into Each Other's Hands                              Green #87

      

Hearing God’s Word                                     

Scripture Reading                                                     Derek Yoder

 

Leader:   Listen for the Word of the Lord.

People:  Our ears are open.

 

John 6: 25-40 (p. 867)

 

Leader:   This is the Word of the Lord.

People:  Thanks be to God!

 

       Children’s Time                                                        Laurie Yoder

Heart with Loving Heart United                                   Blue #420

      

Meditation: Ingredients                                             Laurie Yoder

You've Got a Place at the Welcome Table                       Green #4

 

       Meditation: Waiting

They That Wait Upon the Lord                                     Blue #584

 

Meditation: Fulfillment

 

RESPONDING TO GOD’S WORD 

Become To Us the Living Bread                                    Blue #475

 

Offering (Please pass the Friendship Register in your row)  

Offertory:                                                     Katie Aucremann          

 

Congregational Sharing and Prayer                                     

Leader:  Lord, in your mercy/goodness,         

People:  hear our prayer.

        

SENDING

       Praise God From Whom All Blessings Flow                  Blue #118 

Words of Blessing

 

Please join us downstairs in the Fellowship Hall immediately

after the service for coffee and refreshments.

 

Prayers of the People                                       

·         For Carol Bohnert as she goes through testing and rehabilitation following a minor stroke; for her family as they care for her

·         For Joe McHugh and Crystal Langys who were married on Friday

·         For Chad Friesen, Todd’s brother, struggling with ill health; for Todd, Dennette and Jasmine as they spend this week with him    

·         For Lauren Eby (Kermit’s daughter) and her fiancé Matt Clemens as they prepare to be married next spring

·         For our Capital Campaign Committee 

·         For Katerina Friesen as she learns and serves with Wheaton’s Human Needs and Global Resources program in the Philippines

 

Today at Our Church                                         

Worship

9:30–10:45 AM

Nursery (for 1-2 year olds): Darla Bradley & Caroline Steelberg

Coffee & Fellowship

10:45–11:00 AM

Children’s and Youth Education

10:45–11:45 AM

Nursery: Karen Householter & Sharon Parker

Primary 1 (through Kindergarten, meets in basement library):

Darla Bradley

Primary 2 (1st-5th Grade, meets in conference room):
Leah Kabira

Adult Education

11:00–11:45 AM

Peacekeeping Class

Sanctuary

The Faith Journey

Fireplace Room

Patchwork Place

Fellowship Hall

Softball Game

1:00 PM

 

 

This Week’s Activities                                      

Tues

Men’s & Women’s Lunches at Maxfields

12:00 PM

Thur

Worship Commission

7:00 PM

Fri-Sat

International Gift Sale

10:00 AM – 4:00 PM

 

 

 

Coming Events                                                    

Aug 17

John Preaching

 

Nursery:

 

Ken G. Kabira & Hilary Rhodes

Leah Kabira & Melissa Miller

 

Capital Campaign Meeting

Aug 19

Todd Returns from Sabbatical

West Suburban Faith-based Peace Coalition Monthly Meeting

Aug 24

SummerFest

Sept 12-13

Church Retreat at Camp Menno Haven

 

Announcements                                                

·         Batter up! Join other LMC youth and adults for a fun afternoon of softball this afternoon at 1:00 PM. All skill levels are welcome. Games will begin around 1 PM at Madison Meadows Park (east of the church, on the corner of Madison and Ahrens Ave).

·         Our International Gift Sale is this Friday and Saturday (Aug 15-16), from 10 AM – 4 PM in the Fellowship Hall. All proceeds from the sale go to Global Family Program, Mennonite Central Committee’s program to help children get education around the world. Please tell your friends and neighbors and stop by to shop yourselves. Alta still needs some helpers on Saturday; please contact her if you’re available.

·         Our church flourishes as each of us contributes our gifts in significant ways. We’re grateful to Charles Unruh and Pete Graber for installing a new drainage pipe by the parking lot entrance on Monday (in the rain). Charles also returned on Thursday to help install a sump pump in the elevator pit.

·         Bad bulletin poetry is back. (Psst: run for the hills.)

Summer is almost over
No, I do not jest
But at least we’ll have a party
It’s known as SummerFest

We’ll eat and talk, swim and sing
At the Richer home out west
Play games ‘til dark, eat some more
Homemade ice cream is the best.

What’s one of the best things about SummerFest on August 24 at 4:00 PM? No poetry readings. A flyer with more information is in your mailboxes; hope to see you there! 

·         Congratulations to Jill McHugh, who had a busy week. On Wednesday, her son Mike and his wife Heidi welcomed a newborn daughter. Joe, her other son, and Crystal Langys were married on Friday. Congratulations Jill!

Last Sunday                                                           

·         Attendance last Sunday:

118

·         Offering:

$11,447

·         Weekly Giving Needed to Meet our 2008 Mission Goals

$8,741

 

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