Sunday, January 18, 2026 Bulletin
Stories from the Gospels
January 18, 2026
Gathering to praise …
Prelude
Call to Worship and Prayer
Hymn: See Whose Glory Fills the Skies VT 274
Scripture: Ephesians 4:1b-6
Hymn: Praise, I Will Praise You, Lord VT 131
…to learn from Jesus …
Children’s Time
Hymn: Come and See VT 282
Scripture: John 1:29-42
Sermon: “Come and See”
…who transforms us …
Hymn: Open My Eyes That I May See VT 738
Congregational Prayer
Offering & Offertory
…and sends us forth to see in new ways.
Announcements
Hymn: We, Your People, Sing Your Praises VT 849
Benediction
Postlude
Leading us in worship:
Prelude/Offertory/Postlude: Delphine Schwartzentruber
Worship Leader/Congregational Prayer: Mark Scheerer
Song Leader: Suzanne Bender
Children’s Time: Ben Winter
Scripture: Ashley Drudge
Sermon: Pastor Louise Wideman
A/V: Cliff Kennel, Paul Hammer
Special Coin Offering: Breakfast Club
Today
Christian Education (Sunday School): Intergenerational Sunday School (all ages) led by the Jr. Youth in the Fellowship Hall
Coffee Time in the Fellowship Hall following the service.
Pastor Ben and Pastor Sara are away, taking their quarterly weekend off.
Next Sunday
9:45 am Livestream and in-person worship
Speaker: Pastor Ben Cassels
Pastor Louise is preaching at Vineland United Mennonite Church.
This Week at Steinmann MC
Jan 19 & 20 (Mon & Tues) 6:30 – 9 pm: Pickleball
Jan 21 (Wed) 9-4 pm: Quilters Unite! All quilters are invited to help finish the current project.
Jan 22 (Thurs) 10 am: Women’s Bible Study meeting in the Fireplace Room. We will meet on the 2nd and 4th Thursdays of the month. For more information, contact Joy Wagler or Darlene Gingerich.
Jan 22 (Thurs) 1:30pm: PCRC Meeting
Jan 24 (Sat) 10 am: Core Team Meeting
MYF (Grades 9-12+)
Jan 22 (Thurs) 7:30-9 pm: Bible Quizzing chapters 3-5.
Jan 23 (Fri) 7-10 pm: Gym Night with youth from Waterloo North Mennonite Church.
Jr. Youth (Grades 5-8)
Jan 28 (Wed) 6-8 pm: Pizza & movie night at the church.
Feb 6-8: Overnight Retreat at Hidden Acres. RSVP by Jan 25.
KidsLIFE (Grades SK-5)
Jan 21 (Wed) 6 – 7:30 pm: Winter Games Night (inside)
Small Groups
Jan 25 (Sun) 1pm: Young Adult Brunch
Jan 30 (Fri) 5:30 pm TGIF: A gathering of young families for a meal that you don’t have to make or plan! If interested, RSVP to darryl.drudge@gmail.com by the Wednesday prior.
Congregational Life
Jan 23 (Fri) 9 pm: Steinmann Bruins, Church League Hockey Game at Wilmot Rec Centre.
Interested in Baptism? Are you considering baptism? Or even wanting to dive a bit deeper in your faith? We are planning to offer some faith exploration classes (baptism prep) this winter with the possibility of an Easter Baptism (or later if desired). You don’t have to commit to being baptized to join the classes. If interested talk to one of the Pastors.
Highlights from Vision Focus Team
- VFT spent time visioning on the formation team and how much of a blessing it is to have children, youth and adults that are living and growing together in community.
- Finance Team presented rough drafts of the 2025 year-end financials and the 2026 Congregational Spending Plan.
- We want to thank Ashley Drudge for going through the Operation Manual and finding roles that are out of date so they could be archived.
- We continued to discuss the LGBTQ+ discernment process.
Joys & Concerns
Let us pray for healing and hope for:
Nyle Hofstetter, in at St. Thomas hospital.
Sharon Leis, convalescing at home.
Cathy Knipfel, has moved to the Palliative Care Unit at Freeport Hospital.
Community Events
Conrad Grebel and University of Waterloo, Grade 10 Info Night is on Thursday, February 19th. Guests are invited to come to Grebel at 5pm. Here’s a link for more info. Please email grebelstudentservices@uwaterloo.ca by Wednesday, February 4th to register for supper.
Feb 16 (Mon) 10-3:30: Free Family Day Open House @ Hidden Acres- Join us for a self guided day of snowshoeing, sledding, treasure hunts, crafts, pretzel making, games, puzzles and more. Bring a bagged lunch or pay $6 for a hot lunch. Visit hiddenacres.ca to register.