Food and Creation Care
July 21, 2024
Gathering to praise…
Prelude
Words of Welcome
Hymn: Morning Has Broken VT 495
Call to Worship
Hymn: We Plow the Fields and Scatter VT 747
…. to listen for God’s Spirit…
Children’s Time
Hymn: This is God’s Wondrous World VT 180
Scripture – Readers’ Theatre based on Genesis 1 & 2, Psalms 24, 8 & 104; Hosea 4, Romans 8, Revelation 21 & 22
Sermon: Keeping all things bright and beautiful
…to respond in gratitude…
Hymn: At the Dawn of Your Creation VT 179
Congregational Prayer
Offering & Offertory
….and go forth to care for creation.
Announcements
Hymn: God of the Fertile Fields VT 750
Benediction
Postlude
Leading us in worship:
Prelude/Offertory/Postlude: Delphine Schwartzentruber
Worship Leader: David Martin
Children’s Time: Aleah Laverty
Scripture readers’ theatre: (written by Mark Diller Harder) David Martin, Darlene Gingerich, Melody Steinman, Cliff Kennel
Sermon: Pastor Louise Wideman
Congregational Prayer: Pastor Sara Erb
A/V: Steve Carter, Mike Gingerich
An unsupervised nursery is available across from the washrooms for children ages five and under. Parents are expected to supervise their children while in the nursery.
July Special/Coin Offering is in support of Interfaith Counselling
https://bit.ly/3XJZ0oj and Shalom Counselling https://bit.ly/3zqlQr1
Today
Christian Education for all ages resumes in September.
Coffee Time following worship in the Fellowship Hall.
Next Sunday
9:45 am Livestream and in-person worship
Theme: Food around the World
Speaker: Pastor Louise Wideman
Everyone is invited to a Bible Study following the church service in the Fireplace Room, led by Aleah Laverty. This is one of Aleah’s goals for her ministry inquiry this summer.
This week at Steinmann MC
July 22 (Mon): 6:30-9 pm Pickleball
July 23 (Tues): 6:30-9 pm Pickleball
MYF (Grades 9-12+)
July 21 (Sun) 12:30pm: St. Mary’s Super Splash Water Park followed by campfire at Rose Wagler’s. RSVP to Joanne Schwartzentruber and fill out waivers ahead of time.
July 23 (Tues) 8pm: Bible Study and campfire at Aleah’s.
Congregational Life
Pastor Ben will be on vacation from July 15 to August 6.
Bicentennial Capital Campaign: Celebrating 200 Years: We are launching a new Capital Campaign to lay a solid foundation for the future and in anticipation of upcoming significant building maintenance costs. This campaign will culminate on our Bicentennial Weekend. Our goal is $350K. Donations to this Capital Campaign should be designated, “200 Years.”
August 9-11: SMC Camping at Hidden Acres. Signup sheets are by the mailboxes. Come for the weekend, just the day on Saturday, Saturday supper, Sunday worship and potluck.
Saturday, September 21, 2024: Bicentennial Coach Bus Tour of Wilmot Township Amish Settlement. Cost is $60.
Itinerary includes:
8:00 – Board bus at church
8:30 – Breakfast at Schmittsville Restaurant
9:30 – Begin the tour with Dave Neufeld
12:15- Return to church
Please sign up by August 1st on the sheet by the mailboxes. Payment to accountant@smchurch.ca (re: Sept. bus tour) is required at the time of signing. Questions: contact Norma Iutzi 519-662-1394
Joys & Concerns
Happy 56th Wedding Anniversary to Nyle & Kathleen Hofstetter on July 26.
John Wiebe is doing well recovering from his second hip replacement. Both John and Helmi appreciate the thoughts and well wishes as John moves forward.
Following a short hospital stay, Irene Bender is receiving respite care at Victoria Place in Kitchener. She welcomes calls and visits. Her phone number is 519-904-0176.
Verna Schwartzentruber has moved to Freeport for physio/rehab. She invites phone calls. The church office has the phone and room numbers.
Dorothy Boyle moved to Nithview Home into a studio apartment this week. Pray for Dorothy as she adjusts to this new home.
Plans are being made for Bob Gingerich to be moved to Cedar Croft Place in Stratford next week. Pray for Bob and Shirley and family during this time of transition.
Community
October 24 and 25: Plan ahead to join Mark Miller and Inshallah in Kitchener-Waterloo. Mark is a well-known organist, professor, and composer. Inshallah is a community choir who sing songs of peace and justice. Further information coming soon