February 4, 2024
Gathering
Prelude
Words of Welcome
Call to Worship
Prayer
Hymn: Jesus Calls Us VT 30
Hymn: God Welcomes All/Amen VT 32
Receiving
Scripture: Luke 15:11-24
Children’s Time
Hymn-of-the-month: Lo, I Am With You v. 1,2,3,7 VT 284
Scripture: Luke 15:25-32
Sermon: Soggy French Fries, Royalty, & Flip-Flops:
Whose Feast is it Anyway??
Responding
Hymn: Sing a New World into Being VT 809
Congregational Sharing & Prayer
Offering & Offertory
Announcements
Hymn: Go, My Children VT 830
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:
Worship Leader: Kim Lichti
Accompanist: Grant Movold
Song Leader: Sara Roth
Children’s Time: Ben & Sarah Winter
Congregational Prayer: Pastor Sara Erb
Scripture Reader: Shirley Kennel
Preacher: Pastor Ben Cassels
A/V: Cliff Kennel & 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. Jr. Youth (Gr. 6-8) & MYF (Gr. 9-12+), basement
Adult Ed., Fireplace Room
11:00 a.m. Zoom Coffee Time.
Next Sunday February 11
9:45 a.m. Livestream and in-person worship .
Scripture: Mark 9:2-9
Speaker: Pastor Louise Wideman
This week at Steinmann MC
Pickleball:
Feb. 5 (Mon.) 6:30—9 p.m.
Feb. 6 (Tues.) 3 – 5 p.m. & 6:30 p.m.
Feb. 7 (Wed.) Morning & afternoon – All women invited to the church to knot comforters and/or quilt. Bring a bag lunch. Drinks provided.
Feb. 7 (Wed.), 6:00 – 7:30 p.m. KidsLIFE (Grades 1-5) Ways we share love with others. Bring canned goods for Wilmot Family Resource Center.
Feb. 7 (Wed.) 7 p.m. Vision Focus Team meeting
Feb 9-11, Jr. Youth and MYF Overnight Retreat at Hidden Acres. (30+ youth and 7 sponsors) Theme: Empowered by God, Transformed by Love.
Feb. 9 (Fri.) 10 a.m. PCRC meeting
Congregational Life
Ash Wednesday Service – Wednesday February 14, 4-6 p.m.: Ash Wednesday 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.
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 – Sign up sheet is by the church mailboxes. Registration is confirmed when you have submitted $100 deposit per person.
MYF (Grades 9-12+)
Feb 9-11, Jr. Youth and MYF Overnight Retreat at Hidden Acres. (30+ youth and 7 sponsors) Theme: Empowered by God, Transformed by Love.
Feb. 15 (Thur.) 8 p.m.. Bible Quizzing Study Night, read Luke 9-12 ahead of time.
Jr. Youth (Grades 5-8)
Feb 9-11, Jr. Youth and MYF Overnight Retreat at Hidden Acres. (30+ youth and 7 sponsors) Theme: Empowered by God, Transformed by Love.
KidsLIFE (Grades 1-5)
Feb. 7 (Wed.), 6:00 – 7:30 p.m. Ways we share love with others. Bring canned goods for Wilmot Family Resource Center.
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
Larry and Pat Wagler and family would appreciate your continued thoughts and prayers as Larry begins 18 months of Immunotherapy treatment for melanoma.
This week join Mennonite Church Eastern Canada (MCEC) in prayer for Erie View United Mennonite Church, Port Rowan, ON.
Community
Feb. 9 (Fri.) 11:30 AM -12:30 Mennonite Day of Action Waterloo at Waterloo City Hall (100 Regina Street South, Waterloo, ON). Join the Hymn Sing for a Ceasefire. Sing in support of an immediate ceasefire while we are joined by Mennonites across Canada who will be singing for peace. To learn more and get involved, please visit: https://www.mennoniteaction.org/
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. 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.
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 1 (Fri.) – March 3 (Sun.) Winter Camp for Grownups with PiE and Silver Lake Mennonite Camp. Registration and more information can be found at https://slmc.ca/retreats/retreats/.
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.