Sunday, October 5, 2025 Bulletin

Gathering to Love God…
Prelude
Call to Worship & Prayer
Hymn: Here in This Place VT 10
Confession of Faith VT 922
Hymn: Praise with Joy the World’s Creator VT 428
…to listen for God’s Spirit…
Children’s Time
Presentation of bibles to Grade 4 students
Hymn: Jesus Loves Me VT 516
Scripture: Luke 10:25-37
Sermon: God of the unexpected
Hymn: Lord Jesus, You Shall Be My Song VT 581
… who nourishes and sustains…
Service of Communion (All bread is gluten free)
Congregational Prayer
Offering & Offertory
…and sends us forth to be bearers of compassion.
Announcements
Hymn: We, Your People, Sing Your Praises VT 849
Benediction
Postlude

Leading us in worship:
Prelude/Offertory/Postlude: Doris Martin
Song Leader: Suzanne Bender
Worship Leader/Scripture: Rick Brenneman
Children’s Time: Ben Winter
Sermon: Pastor Louise Wideman
Congregational Prayer: Pastor Sara Erb
Grade 4 Bibles: Jacqueline, James, Vera, Sarah, Emma
A/V: Cliff Kennel, Mike Gingerich

An unsupervised nursery is available across from the washrooms for children ages 5 and under. Parents are expected to supervise their children while in the nursery.

Special Coin Offering: We are supporting the Food Bank of Waterloo Region.

Pastor Ben is away from October 3-17 for Mennonite Church Canada meetings followed by some vacation.

Today
Christian Education (Sunday School) for all ages:
11:00 – 12 pm Children’s Sunday School (Age 2 – Gr. 4), basement
11:15 – 12 pm Jr. Youth (Gr. 5-8) & MYF (Gr. 9-12+), basement
Coffee time in the Fellowship Hall following the service.
Pastor Sara’s Appreciative Inquiry – north side of the Fellowship Hall. Grab a coffee and a cookie and join us!

Next Sunday
9:45 am Livestream and in-person worship
Speaker: Pastor Sara Erb; Deut 6:1-5, Matt 22:33-40
Thanksgiving Food Drive: bring non-perishable food items

This Week at Steinmann MC
Oct 6 & 7 (Mon & Tues) 6:30-9 pm: Pickleball

Oct 8 (Wed) 7 pm: VFT meeting

Oct 9 (Thurs) 10 am: Women’s Bible Study

Oct 9 (Thurs) 7:30 pm: Bible study group is meeting at the home of Don and Marilyn Steinmann. We’ll be looking at Matthew 3&4.

MYF
Oct 17 (Fri) 7 pm: Event and details to come

Jr. Youth (Grades 5-8)
Oct 16 (Thurs) 6:30 – 8 pm: Outdoor Scavenger Hunt. Meeting at the home of the Drudges.

KidsLIFE (Grades SK-5)
Oct 15 (Wed) 6 – 7:30 pm: Games & Crafts

Congregational Life
Oct 10 (Fri) 9 pm: Steinmann Bruins, Church League Hockey Game at Wilmot Rec Centre.

Oct 16 (Thurs): 9 am – 12 noon Steinmann members are needed to help cut rags at the MCC Material Resources Centre.

Please pick up empty containers from potlucks etc. in the kitchen. These items will be taken to MCC Thrift in a few weeks.

Worship Committee is looking for people who have interest in creating visuals for a worship service on occasion. Please speak with Lynnette Hammer, Joy Wagler, Michelle Wagler, Nancy Steinmann Yantzi, or Pastor Louise to add your name to the list.

Compassionate Care Committee (Sara Roth and Janessa Otto) invite a few more names for the list of persons to contact to provide items for funeral visitation meals for families. Thanks.

Last June, we began a trial period of wearing name tags on Sunday mornings. This practice has proven helpful so we have decided to make name tag use a part of our congregational life. Thanks for living into this new practice of hospitality.~Worship & Care Team

Joys & Concerns
Thank you to our church family for your acts of care, prayers and support in the past three weeks since David’s cardiac arrest and hospitalization. We are grateful for your cards, emails, visits and well-wishes. ~David and Susan Seyler

Happy Birthday to Dianne Gruhl, turning 81 on October 8.

Let us continue to remember Sharon Leis who remains hospitalized at St. Mary’s for testing.

Remember Terry Tweedle, who is quarantined at home with a lung infection. Pray for Elaine as she cares for Terry.

Pray for Janet and Stu Day as Janet lives through a covid diagnosis.

Community Events
Empty Bowls for Haiti: Saturday, October 18, 5 pm and 7 pm, at Steinmann MC. Local potters donate hand-crafted bowls and local restaurants provide a wide variety of delicious soups. Funds raised strengthen communities in Haiti via MCC. Tickets are $35 each. Go to mcc.org/events to buy your tickets.

November 19: Join a five week peer support group where we will create a sacred space to explore our mental health journey where scripture is used to ground us. The location and time may change depending on interest of people. Email melodysteinman@gmail.com