August 11, 2024
Hidden Acres Outdoor Service
Baptism & Membership Sunday
Gathering
Call to Worship & Opening Prayer
Hymn: Jesus Be the Center VT 584
Hymn: I Love to Tell the Story VT 761
Reflecting
Scripture: 1 Corinthians 13:12-13
Reflection: Baptism & Mirrors (part 1)
Hymn: Rain Down VT 703
Offering
Children’s time
Imaginative Gazing
Welcoming
Hymn: Jesus Loves Me VT 516
Congregational Prayer
Baptism Testimony
Hymn: As I Went Down to the River to Pray VT 453
Being
Invitation to the Lake
Scripture: Mark 1:9-11
Reflection: Baptism & Mirrors (part 2)
Baptism
Hymn: Praise God (Dedication Anthem) VT 70
Benediction
Announcements
Leading us in worship:
Song Leader: Norma Iutzi
Worship Leader & Congregational Prayer: Pastor Louise Wideman
Benediction: Aleah Laverty, Ministry Inquiry Intern
Prayer Practice & Baptism: Pastor Sara Erb
Preacher: Pastor Ben Cassels
Baptismal Candidates: Trevor Helmuth
A/V: Mike Gingerich/ Cliff Kennel
Scripture Readers: Anthony & Christine Helmuth
August Special/Coin Offering is in support of Mennonite Disaster Service
www.mds.org and Mennonite World Conference www.mwc-cmm.org
Today
10am: Outdoor worship at Hidden Acres Camp. Potluck to follow.
Next Sunday
9:45 am Livestream and in-person worship
Ontario Mennonite Music Camp (OMMC) will give leadership to our worship service. For more info: https://bit.ly/3N0cAyj
2:00 pm: Bicentennial Cemetery Tour led by former Steinmann MC pastor Fred Lichti. Meet at St. Agatha Mennonite Church cemetery at 2 pm. The tour will end at Steinmann MC cemetery.
This week at Steinmann MC
Aug 12 (Mon): Pickleball Cancelled
Aug 13 (Tues): Pickleball Cancelled
August 12-16: Baden Summer Bible Camp
Congregational Life
September 21 (Sat) 8 am – 12:30 pm Bicentennial Bus Tour Please sign up by August 15. Cost is $60/person at the time of signing to accountant@smchurch.ca. Please make a note that it is for the September Bus Tour. For more info, contact Norma Iutzi.
Aug 24 (Sat) 1-4pm: The next BE Together event is a Pool Party at Jessie & Brandon Gingerich’s home (206 Lennox Cres., Kitchener). All are welcome. Please bring lawn chairs, swimsuits & towels, and snacks to share. No sign-up is required.
Joys & Concerns
Bible Camp runs Monday – Friday mornings, August 12 – 16. Let us pray for all persons giving leadership as well as the children and youth who will be attending. May God’s abundant love and grace be experienced by all involved.
Congratulations to Bob & Gladys Bender on their 51st Wedding Anniversary on August 11 (TODAY!)
Congratulations to Rick & Ardys Brenneman on their 54th Wedding Anniversary on August 15.
Jean Gingerich will be 94 on August 14. Happy Birthday!
We extend our sympathy to Verna Schwartzentruber, whose brother Carl died August 8. Carl lived in Owen Sound. Carl was an Uncle of Cliff, Steve, and Arne Kennel. Funeral arrangements are pending.
Continue to remember those adjusting to changes in their health: Verna Schwartzentruber, Bob Gingerich, Irene Bender.