February 18, 2024
Lent in Plain Sight
Dust – Transforming Mundane to Holy
Drawing Near to Jesus …
Prelude
Welcome
Call to Worship & Prayer
Hymn: Heard the Voice of Jesus Say VT 536
Hymn: I want Jesus to walk with me VT 306
Scripture: Psalm 119:25-32
Confession and Assurance
Children’s Time & Object Prayer – Genesis 2:4-7
Hymn of the Month: Lo, I am with you vs 1, 4, 6,7 VT 284
… Reawakening to God’s Spirit …
Scripture: Job 30:16-23
Mediation 1: Lent, Dust, and Loss
Gift of Music: Great is Thy Faithfulness VT 419
Meditation 2: Job, Dust, and a Faithful God
Scripture: Job 30:16-23
Hymn: Still My Soul VT 603
Congregational Prayer
… Living as Transformed People.
Offering & Offertory
Announcements
Hymn: When Peace like a River VT 617
Benediction & Object Prayer
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:
Worship Leader: Aleah Laverty
Accompanist: Doris Martin
Song Leader: Steve Wagler
Gift of Music Reflection: Rose Wagler
Children’s Time: Joy Wagler
Sermon: Pastor Sara Erb
Congregational Prayer: Ryan Roth
A/V: Cliff Kennel & Mike Gingerich
Special Offerings for February 18 & 25 will support Breakfast Club in providing nutritious food to students at local schools. Direct donations can be placed in the offering or sent via etransfer to accountant@smchurch.ca . Be sure to put “Breakfast Club” in the memo or designation line.
Today
Coffee & tea available in the fellowship hall following the service.
No Sunday School Today
11:00 a.m. Zoom Coffee Time.
Next Sunday February 25
Lent 2: Practising Peace
9:45 a.m. Livestream and in-person worship .
Scripture: Isaiah 52; Ephesians 6:15
Speaker: Pastor Louise Wideman
There will be opportunity to participate in hand and foot washing during worship.
This week at Steinmann MC
Pickleball:
Feb. 19 (Mon.) 6:30—9 p.m.
Feb. 20 (Tues.) 3 – 5 p.m. & 6:30 p.m.
Feb. 20 (Tues) The church office will be closed in lieu of Family Day.
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. 22 (Thur.) 7:45 p.m. MYF (Grades 9-12+) Bible Quizzing Study Night, read chapters 13-16 ahead of time.
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. February 21st so food can be ordered.
Feb. 23, (Fri.) 7-10 p.m. MYF (Grades 9-12+) Family Dinner at Paul and Lynnette Hammer’s place.
Congregational Life
Mar 3 (Sun.) noon Jr. Youth and MYF Chili Fundraiser Lunch
April 7 (Sun.) is the new date for the AGM – mark your calendars.
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. Only 5 spots remain.
MYF (Grades 9-12+)
Feb. 22 (Thur.) 7:45 p.m.. Bible Quizzing Study Night, read chapters 13-16 ahead of time.
Feb. 23, (Fri.) 7-10 p.m. Family Dinner at Paul and Lynnette Hammer’s place.
Mar 1 (Fri.) 7-10 p.m. Chili Prep Night at the church
Jr. Youth (Grades 5-8)
Feb. 29 (Thur.) 6:30-8 p.m. Service Night – baking for Breakfast Club, at the church.
Mar 3 (Sun.) 11 a.m. Chili Fundraiser Lunch
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 Walter Mabee who celebrated his 81st birthday last Friday, February 16.
This week join Mennonite Church Eastern Canada (MCEC) in prayer for Famille Assemblée de la Grâce, Montreal, QC.
Community
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. 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.
Feb. 28 (Wed.) 5:30 – 7:30 p.m. & March 1 (Fri.) 2 – 4 p.m. Tri-County Mennonite Homes – Nithview presents volunteer open house recruitment event. Join us in Making a Difference. Please rsvp by Feb. 21 519- 662-2280 ext. 5121 or Sruller@tcmhomes.com
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.
April 24 (Wed.) 9:30 a.m. – 12 noon MCC presents Active Bystander Training provides participants the opportunity to see themselves as potential Active Bystanders who can intervene when they are witness to abusive, isolating or stigmatizing behaviour. Register at https://bit.ly/495Xdg5.
Hidden Acres Mennonite Camp
- March 11 (Mon.) 9:15 a.m. – 2:30 p.m. Grandparents and grandchildren (grades 1-6) retreat “Discover God through the Creative Process” For more information or to register go to our website www.hiddenacres.ca
- Hiring for our 2024 Summer Staff Team! Check out the website www.hiddenacres.ca for available positions, information and to apply. Connect our Program Director, Josh Penfold at josh@hiddenacres.ca with any questions.