Sunday, July 20, 2025 Bulletin
Peace with God’s Good Creation
Sunday, July 20, 2025
Gathering to praise …
Prelude
Welcome
Call to Worship and Prayer
Hymn: 10,000 Reasons VT 111
Hymn: The Love of God VT 162
…. to listen for God’s Spirit….
Bible Camp Sharing
Prayer of Thanksgiving
Hymn: Open My Eyes That I May See VT 738
Scripture: Jonah 4
Sermon: A Prophet, A Plant, and a Problem with Peace
…. who transforms us …
Hymn: This Is My Song VT 710
Congregational Prayer
Offering & Offertory
…and sends us forth to be bearers of peace.
Announcements
Hymn: You Shall Go Out with Joy VT 847
Benediction
Postlude
Leading us in worship:
Prelude/Offertory/Postlude: Grant Movold
Song Leader: Steve Wagler
Worship Leader: Brian & Carol Sararus
Bible Camp Sharing: Courtney Hobbs
Sermon: Pastor Sara Erb
Congregational Prayer: Ben Linthorne
A/V: Cliff Kennel, 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.
Special Coin Offering: We are supporting Interfaith Counselling and Shalom Counselling.
Today
Children’s Sunday School and Adult Christian Education will resume in September.
Coffee time in the Fellowship Hall following the service.
Pastor Ben Cassels is taking his quarterly Sunday off today.
Next Sunday
9:45 am Livestream and in-person worship
Speaker: Pastor Ben Cassels
Theme: Good Fruit (Galatians 5:22-27)
This week at Steinmann MC
July 21&22 (Mon&Tues) 6:30-9 pm: Pickleball
MYF
(Grades 9-12+)
July 31 (Thurs) 7:30 pm: Bible Study on Galatians
August 8-10: Church Camping at Hidden Acres. Let Pastor Sara know if you are interested. Looking at booking a cabin for the guys and tenting for the girls.
Congregational Life
Pastor Louise Wideman will be on vacation July 19-August 4.
Pastor Sara Erb is on vacation July 21 to July 28.
Summer Worship Photo Challenge continues. For next Sunday, we are looking for photos of “Good Fruit”.
July 31 (Thurs) Volunteer Day at MCC Meat Cannery: SMC has been invited to send up to 24 volunteers (8-12 at one time) for two different shifts (9am-1pm & 12pm-4pm). A sign-up sheet is beside the mailboxes. A pizza lunch will be provided. Minimum age requirement is 12. For more information, speak with Pastor Ben.
Hidden Acres Family Camping Weekend: Reminder to sign up for the Saturday supper even if you aren’t going to be camping. The menu is: hotdogs, potato salad, and ice cream bars. As well, you are welcome to bring friends. Please update the number of people attending if you do bring friends. Deadline for signing up for Camping Weekend is August 3.
LGBTQ+ Resources: As promised in the FAQ in May, several books are now available across from the mailboxes for further reading over the summer. Additional resources can also be found at www.commonword.ca & https://inthistogethernetwork.ca
New Offering Envelopes
A line has been added at the top for the date. Please always fill in the date.
The line for “envelope number” has been removed. Our new donation tracking software uses only an individual’s name to track donations, so the envelope number is no longer needed.
Please ensure that your name and donation amount is always recorded on the envelope.
For privacy, you can turn your envelope face down in the offering plate or, if you prefer, deposit it in the mail slot in the Finance Office door.
If you have any questions, please speak to David Martin, Chair of Finance Committee. Thanks for your generosity!
Joys & Concerns
Happy 57th Wedding Anniversary to Kathleen & Nyle Hofstetter on July 26.
Please pray for Lorie Yantzi’s brother Wayne and his wife Joan as Wayne begins treatment for cancer this week.
Elmer Zehr is resting at Freeport Hospital.
We extend our sympathy to AnnaMae & Ken Hofstetter who are grieving the death of brother in law, Oliver Kropf. Oliver died July 10. Visitation will be held at Francis Funeral Home, Tavistock on July 24, 2-4 pm and 6-8 pm. The funeral will happen on July 25, 11 am at Cassel Mennonite Church.
Continue to pray for Ralph Gingerich whose health is slowly improving.
Community Events
Aug 18 (Mon.) 2-8 pm: Blood Donor Clinic at Steinmann Mennonite Church. Appointments are required. To book an appointment call 1-888-236-6283 or https://www.blood.ca/en