March 23, 2025 Bulletin
Lent Theme: “The Lord’s Prayer: Praying with Jesus”
March 23, 2025 – Lent 3
“Give us today, our daily bread.”
Gathering to praise….
Prelude
Call to Worship and Prayer
Hymn: Here in This Place VT 10
Hymn: Guide Me, O Thou Great Jehovah VT 606
Our Daily Bread – 2024 Pastor Reflection
…to listen for God’s Spirit….
Scripture: 1 Kings 17:8-16
Confession and Assurance
Children’s Time
Hymn: Our God in Heaven VT 673
God our Provider – 2024 Pastor Reflection
Scripture: Exodus 16:11-15
Meditation: Cinnamon Bread: Something New, Something Different
…..that transforms us ….
Hymn: Taste and See VT 467
Congregational Prayer
Bread of Life – 2024 Pastor Reflection
Offering & Offertory
Announcements
….and sends us forth as bearers of God’s love.
Hymn: The Lord Is My Light VT 437
Benediction
Postlude
Leading us in worship:
Accompanist: Delphine Schwartzentruber & Doris Martin
Song Leader: Norma Iutzi Worship Leader: Janessa Otto
Children’s Time: Ardys Brenneman
Meditation: Pastor Sara Erb
Congregational Prayer: Joy Wagler
Daily Bread Sharing: Pastor Sara Erb, Pastor Louise Wideman,
Pastor Ben Cassels
Scripture Reading: Susan Seyler
Offertory: Al Mills
A/V: Ben Winter, Steve Kennel
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.
Special Coin Offering this morning is to support our projects (cream buns and summer sausage) at the MCC Relief Sale in May.
Today
Christian Education (Sunday School) for all ages:
11 – 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
AGM during Sunday School in Fellowship Hall
Next Sunday
9:45 am Livestream and in-person worship
Speaker: Pastor Ben Cassels
Lent 4: Forgive us when we do wrong, as we forgive those who do wrong against us.
This week at Steinmann MC
Mar 24 & 25 (Mon & Tues) 6:30 – 9 pm: Pickleball
Pastor Sara is attending and leading a Pastor’s Retreat Sunday afternoon until Wednesday, March 26.
Mar 26 (Wed) 2 pm: Care Team Meeting
Pastor Louise will be out of the office Friday, March 28 through the weekend. She will be back in the office Tuesday, April 1
MYF (Grades 9-12+)
Mar 27 (Thurs) 7:30 – 9 pm: Bible Quizzing
Apr 4 (Fri): Service Night, details coming soon.
Jr. Youth (Grades 5-8)
Mar 26 (Wed) 5:30 – 7:30 pm: Dinner out
KidsLIFE (Grades 1-5)
Apr 2 (Wed) 6:30 pm: Career Night
Small Groups
Mar 27 (Thurs) 10 am: Women’s Book Study. All women are invited to attend. Meeting 2nd and 4th Thursdays of the month. Contact Darlene Gingerich for more info.
Mar 28 (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
Lent Prayer Practice: Various versions of the Lord’s prayer are available in bookmark form to journey with you during Lent this year. Choose the version(s) you wish to explore. Traditional, Contemporary, Child Friendly, even Pennsylvania Dutch! May we encounter God’s love as this prayer shapes our lives.
Apr 3 (Thurs) 9 am: Morning & afternoon – Mennonite Women: All women are invited to the church to knot comforters and/or quilt. Bring a bag lunch. Drinks provided. Please note change in day due to Lenten Lunches.
Apr 6 (Sun) 11 am – 1 pm: Intergenerational Bible Quizzing and Hotdog Lunch.
The Annual Bowl-a-thon fundraiser for Hidden Acres Camp is approaching! Anthony Helmuth is collecting donations. There is a sheet by the mailboxes for ways to donate and to sign up as a donor.
Joys & Concerns
Happy (61st) Anniversary to Dianne & John Gruhl on March 28.
Happy 80th Birthday to Ken Hofstetter on March 25.
We extend our sympathy to Janessa Otto & Stephen Yantzi on the death of Janessa’s grandmother, Joan Otto, on March 17.
Ray McAllister appreciates our ongoing prayer support as he lives with chronic respiratory issues.
Community Events
Mar 23 (Sun) 2 pm: Service of Lament and Hope at Zion United. This service is planned as a response to people’s angst about our current world situation. Flyer is on the bulletin board.
This Wednesday’s (March 26) Lenten Lunch will be at Shantz Mennonite, 2473 Erbs Rd, Baden at 12 noon.
2025 New Hamburg Mennonite Relief Sale Fundraiser Dinner on Monday, April 28, 2025 at 6 pm. Held at Calvary United Church in St. Jacobs. See bulletin board and postcards for details.
MC Canada Gathering 2025: Registration is now open. As well, MCEC is looking for volunteers of all ages. For more information, please contact: gathering@mennonitechurch.ca, Ashley Drudge, or Gladys Bender.
Apr 4 (Fri) 4 – 8 pm: COMPASS Refugee Centre Open House to mark the 40th anniversary of Refugee Rights Day in Canada. For more information, follow this link: https://bit.ly/4kG9FJE
Poole Mennonite Church is presenting the Poole People Players production of “Casting Swine Before Pearls” at the beginning of April. Tickets are available from the administrator, Janet Schultz. More information is on the poster on the bulletin board.
Annual General Meeting (AGM)
Sunday March 23rd, 11:15am-12:30pm (today), is the Steinmann Mennonite Church Annual General Meeting (AGM). This year will also include a motion to amend our Bylaws.
Participation is possible online via this Zoom link. This meeting is an important yearly event in the life of our church and how we are community together. All are welcome to attend and voting privileges extend to members.
Report Books including Agenda and Congregational Spending Plan have been distributed in mailboxes. Copies are also available in the hallway across from the mailboxes.
The summary of the proposed Bylaw amendments are also available in the hallway.
Electronic copies of all these documents are available upon request from the office.
The Lord’s Prayer
Our Father in heaven,
holy is your name.
Your kingdom come, your will be done,
on earth as in heaven.
Give us today our daily bread.
Forgive us when we do wrong,
as we forgive those who do wrong against us.
Lead us not into temptation,
but deliver us from evil.
For the kingdom, the power, and the glory are yours.
Now and forever.
Amen.