Transfiguration Sunday
February 11, 2024
Gathering to praise….
Prelude
Call to Worship and Prayer
Hymn: Immortal, Invisible, God Only Wise VT 98
Scripture: Psalm 8
Hymn: Heilig, Heilig, Heilig VT 137
…to listen for God’s Spirit….
Children’s Time
Hymn of the month: Lo, I Am with You v.1,3,7 VT 284
Scripture: Mark 9: 2-9
Gift of music: Jesus on the Mountain Peak VT 301
Sermon: Glimpses of God
…..that transforms us ….
Hymn: In Thy Holy Place We Bow VT 40
Congregational Prayer
Offering & Offertory
….and sends us forth as bearers of God’s love.
Announcements
Hymn: All Hail the Power of Jesus’ Name VT 411
Benediction
Postlude
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.
Leading us in worship:
Prelude/Offertory/Postlude: Delphine Schwartzentruber
Song Leader: Stephen Yantzi
Worship Leader/Congregational Prayer: Pastor Ben Cassels
Children’s Time: Gladys Bender
Scripture: Helen Boshart
Sermon: Pastor Louise Wideman
A/V: Steve Carter & Mike Gingerich
Special Offering for February 4 & 11 will support the “Steinmann Strollers” who are participating in the Coldest Night of the Year Walk in support of Wilmot Family Resource Centre. For more information or to join the team, please speak with Jessie & Brandon Gingerich. You can give directly to the team page here: https://bit.ly/3UjlZVv.
Today
Coffee & tea available in the fellowship hall following the service.
Christian Education (Sunday School) for all ages:
11:00 – 12 p.m. Children’s Sunday School (Age 2 – Gr. 5), basement
11:15 – 12 p.m. Adult Ed., Fireplace Room
Next Sunday February 18 Lent 1: Loss and Limitation
9:45 a.m. Livestream and in-person worship .
Scripture: Job 30: 16-23
Speaker: Pastor Sara Erb
11:00 a.m. Zoom Coffee Time.
This week at Steinmann MC
Pickleball:
Feb. 12 (Mon.) 6:30—9 p.m.
Feb. 13 (Tues.) 3 – 5 p.m. & 6:30 p.m.
Feb. 13 (Tues.) 1:30 p.m. Care Team meeting
Feb. 14 (Wed.) 4-6 p.m.: Ash Wednesday Service is a drop-in “Come & Go” service of reflection, prayers, and seeking God as we begin the journey of Lent. All ages are welcome. Weather permitting, this will take place outside.
Feb. 15 (Thur.) at 9 a.m. – 12 noon Steinmann members are needed to help cut rags at the MCC Material Resources Centre. Thank you for your help.
Feb. 15 (Thur.) 7 p.m. Worship Committee meeting
Feb. 15 (Thur.) 8 p.m.. MYF (Grades 9-12+) Bible Quizzing Study Night, read chapters 9-12 ahead of time.
Congregational Life
Feb. 21 (Wed.) Rescheduled date Morning & afternoon – All women invited to the church to knot comforters and/or quilt. Bring a bag lunch. Drinks provided.
Feb. 23 (Fri) 5:30 p.m. TGIF is a monthly casual gathering of families with children for food and fun, and is open to all. Please RSVP to Darryl at ad.drudge@gmail.com by Wed. January 24th so food can be ordered.
Lent Brochures are in your church mailboxes. The brochure includes information about the Lent worship theme, dates and times of services and a weekly prayer for the season.
Trip to PA Oct. 14-18 Sign up sheet is by the church mailboxes. Registration is confirmed when you have submitted $100 deposit per person.
Vision Focus Team Highlights
*The flat roof work is moving along well.
*VFT met on Saturday, February 3 for a visioning day – we had 100% participation. It was an inspirational gathering that will shape our conversations moving forward.
*Sunday, April 7 is the new date for the AGM – mark your calendars.
*Sunday, March 24th 2-3 pm: Pre-AGM finance meeting with dessert & coffee provided by VFT
MYF (Grades 9-12+)
Feb. 15 (Thur.) 8 p.m.. Bible Quizzing Study Night, read chapters 9-12 ahead of time.
KidsLIFE (Grades 1-5)
Feb. 21 (Wed.), 6:00 – 7:30 p.m.
Small Groups
Feb. 22 (Thurs.) 10:00 a.m. – Women’s Bible study group meeting at the church in the Fireplace area. Read chapter 6 of “Let The Light In”. All women are welcome. Contact person – Darlene Gingerich.
Remember in Prayer
Congratulations to Mary Wagler who is celebrating her 90th birthday today, February 11.
This week join Mennonite Church Eastern Canada (MCEC) in prayer for Faith Mennonite Church , Leamington, ON.
Community
Feb. 13 (Tues.) & 15 (Thur.) 42nd annual Ontario Mennonite Relief Livestock Sale, heifers, cull cows, sheep and goats are auctioned off in support of MCC. For more information, to sponsor or donate to the sale, visit mcc.org/events.
Feb. 14 (Wed.) 10 a.m. Zion United Church (215 Peel St., New Hamburg) Ash Wednesday Service.
Feb. 21 (Wed.) Ecumenical Lenten Lunches will be held on Wednesdays during Lent. They will begin at 12:00 noon with a short devotional followed by a soup lunch. Donations will be taken to cover the cost of the meal. Additional funds will support the Indigenous Elder Staff Position at the Wilmot Family Resource Center. The first one will be at Trinity Lutheran Church.
Feb. 24 (Sat.) The Coldest Night of the Year is a family-friendly walk to raise money for local charities serving people experiencing homelessness, hurt, and hunger. Join our Steinmann Team to help, fundraise, walk, and gather for good… because it’s cold out there. For more information please contact Jessie Gingerich at bjgingerich@gmail.com. Donate to the Steinmann Strollers at https://bit.ly/3UjlZVv.
Feb. 25 (Sun.) at 4:00 p.m. BACH VESPERS For Lent at the Church of St. John the Evangelist, 23 Water Street North, Kitchener. Admission is free; donations are gratefully received.
March 1 (Fri.) 7 p.m. The Registry Theatre, 122 Frederick St., Kitchener presents 2022 Canadian Screen Award winner My Tree, follows a Canadian, Jason Sherman, on an odyssey to find the tree planted in Israel to mark his bar mitzvah when he was 13. Join Jason and guests for a discussion and reception after the film. Tickets $20, available at: https://registrytheatre.com/event/my-tree/ Questions? Contact Karl Kessler: foh@registrytheatre.com.
March 2 (Fri.) at 7 p.m. Shantz Mennonite Church (2473 Erbs Road Baden) presents an evening of Lenten Worship: Stations of the Cross, followed by meditative Lenten music shared by John B. Miller and Friends. The event is free, but donations are appreciated to support the musicians.
March 9 (Sat.) 7:30 p.m.: Menno Singers present ‘At the Foot of the Cross,’ with cellist Ben Bolt-Martin and Menno Youth Ensemble at Trillium Lutheran Church (22 Willow St., Waterloo). Tickets $25, Child/Student $5 at www.mennosingers.com or at the door.
June 15 (Sat.) Mennonite Historical Society of Ontario is hosting its Annual Meeting & Niagara Russlaender Centenary Tour. The tour includes sites in the Niagara region to commemorate the centenary of the arrival of Russlaender Mennonite immigrants in Ontario. www.mhso.org for more information.
SALT Applications and position placement descriptions now available Serving and Learning Together (SALT) is a year long service experience with one of MCC’s international partners. To explore SALT assignments, check https://mcc.org/salt-assignments.