Sunday, June 21, 2026 Bulletin
Stories of God’s People: Daniel
June 21, 2026
Gathering
Prelude
Call to Worship: SMC Shared Commitments
Opening Prayer
Hymn: Summoned by the God Who Made Us
Scripture: Daniel 1:1-7
Hymn: By the Waters of Babylon
Receiving
Children’s Time
Hymn: Come, Thou Fount
Scripture: Daniel 1:8-21
Sermon: “Wherever We Go”
Blessing
Blessing: MDS Trip Participants
Hymn: Go, My Children
Congregational Prayer
Offering & Offertory
Sending
Announcements
Affirmation: SMC Welcome Statement
Hymn: Draw the Circle Wide
Benediction
Postlude
Leading us in worship:
Worship Leader: Dwight Brenneman
Accompanist: Susan Seyler
Song Leader: Tim Miller Dyck
Congregational Prayer: Pastor Louise Wideman
Scripture Readers: Zach Schwartzentruber, Samantha Wagler
Children’s Time: Pastor Sara Erb
Affirmation of Welcome Statement: Gladys Bender
Sermon: Pastor Ben Cassels
A/V: Steve Carter, Steve Kennel
MDS Blessing Prayer: Pastor Ben Cassels
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: In June we are supporting MDS & MWC (Mennonite Disaster Service & Mennonite World Conference).
Today
No Sunday School for all ages.
Coffee time in the Fellowship Hall following the service.
Next Sunday
10 am Livestream and in-person Speaker: Pastor Louise Wideman, A Dream of Peace for All People: Zechariah 8:1-13
This Week at Steinmann MC
June 22 & 23 (Mon & Tues) 6:30 – 9 pm: Pickleball
June 23 (Tues) 2 pm: Care Team Meeting
MYF (Gr 9-12+)
July 18 (Sat) 4-8 pm: MCEC Youth Gathering at Cressman Pond
July 29 (Mon) – MCC Meat Canning Volunteering – Talk to Pastor Ben to sign up.
JB. Youth (Gr 5-8)
July 18 (Sat) 4-8 pm: MCEC Youth Gathering at the Cressman Pond.
Congregational Life
Flat Jesus is back this summer! Everyone is invited to take Jesus with them wherever they go, and don’t forget to send in photos to the church office (office@smchurch.ca) to share with the congregation! Copies and instructions available in the hallway by the mailboxes.
MDS Trip departs next Sunday, with 16 folk from SMC aiding in wildfire reconstruction in Northern Saskatchewan. We are looking for Prayer Partners for those on the trip – please speak with Joanne Schwartzentruber if interested. Also, ongoing donations to help raise an additional $2,000 are gratefully received, with the designation “MDS Trip”.
Joys and Concerns
Happy Birthday to Saundra Bast (83) on June 23.
Happy Birthday to Harold Martin (86) on June 25
Delphine Schwartzentruber had surgery for a broken hip and is recuperating at Grand River Hospital.
David Martin began chemo and radiation treatment in Hamilton last week. Doris and David are thankful for ongoing thoughts and prayers.
Continue to pray for Kenton and Sandi Roth as they companion daughter Emily and son in law Kameran following a motorcycle accident. Kameran is recuperating at Sunnybrook Hospital making some improvement and anticipating more surgeries.
Community Events
June 26 (Fri) 8:30 am – 3:30 pm: “Up the Grand”, a day-long Mennonite heritage bus tour led by Fred Lichti. Cost is $125 for this fundraiser for The Mennonite Story. See poster on bulletin board for details.