Sunday, March 15, 2026 Bulletin
Dwelling in Dissonance
Lent 4: Submission and Power
We gather as one people ….
Prelude
Hymn: Gathered Here
Call to Worship
Prayer
Hymn: Let All Mortal Flesh Keep Silence
…to listen for God’s word …
Children’s Time
Voices of Grief (based on John 18: 28-40)
Confessional Poem
Extinguishing of Candle
Hymn of Assurance: Peace to You
Sermon: A Different Kind of Power
…and respond with gratitude.
Hymn: Put Peace into Each Other’s Hands
Congregational Prayer
Offering & Offertory
Announcements
Hymn: All Hail the Power of Jesus’ Name
Benediction
Leading us in worship:
Prelude/Offertory/Postlude: Pastor Sara Erb
Song Leader: Tim Miller Dyck
Worship Leader: Darryl Drudge
Children’s Story: Joy Wagler
Congregational Prayer: Sue Kennel
Voices of Grief: Darryl Drudge, Joel Godfrey, Brian Sararus
Sermon: Pastor Louise Wideman
A/V: Steve Carter, Steve Kennel
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.
Special Coin Offering: Cream Buns and Summer Sausage Projects
Today
Christian Education (Sunday School) for all ages:
11:00 – 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
Adult Ed., Fireplace Room
Coffee time in the Fellowship Hall following the service.
Next Sunday
9:45 am Livestream and in-person.
Speaker: Pastor Ben Cassels, Lent 5 – Complicity & Innocence: John 19:1-16a
This Week at Steinmann MC
Mar 16 & 17 (Mon & Tues) 6:30 – 9 pm: Pickleball
Mar 20 (Fri) 7-8:30 pm: All Church Skating at Wilmot Rec Centre. We’ve booked the rink. Bring your skates, hockey gear, or hot chocolate to come watch. All are welcome. Suggested donation of $10/family to help cover costs. Talk to Ryan Roth if you have questions.
MYF (Grades 9-12+)
Mar 19 (Thurs) 7:30-9 pm: Bible Quizzing, Review
Jr. Youth (Grades 5-8)
Mar 25 (Wed) 5:30 pm: Dinner Out! Meet at Swiss Chalet on Highland Road. Bring $15.
KidsLIFE (Grades SK-5)
Mar 25 (Wed) 6 – 7:30 pm: Easter-themed activities.
Congregational Life
Mar 16-21: Pastor Sara is on vacation.
Mar 19 (Thurs): Due to renovations at the MCC Hub, they can only accommodate eight (8) people in the morning for rag cutting. Another eight (8) can go from 1- 3:30 pm. Please tell Ardys which time frame you can help. 519-662-2861
Mar 29 (Sun): Rockway Grade 10 Choir will be singing during the worship service.
Apr 25 (Sat): MCEC Annual Church Gathering (ACG) at SMC.
The Property Committee wants to express our sincere gratitude to Ken and Kevin Hofstetter for their work maintaining the grounds at our church cemetery for the past 30+ years. We are now looking for expressions of interest in the position of Cemetery Caretaker. Please speak to Brandon Gingerich for more information, or to express interest in the position.
Holy Week (March 29 – April 5)
The Labyrinth will be set up Palm Sunday through to Maundy Thursday.
Maundy Thursday Service is at 6:30 pm.
Good Friday Communion Service is at 10 am.
Easter Morning Breakfast 8:30 am: Bring finger foods — hard boiled eggs, fruit, baking (yeast, muffins) and please bring your own dishes/table setting – beverages provided.
Easter Worship Service is at 9:45 am.
Joys & Concerns
Happy 50th Anniversary to Mark & Joyce Schwartzentruber on March 22.
Happy birthday to Carol Schwartz (81) on March 19.
Happy birthday to Ray McAllister (85) on March 22.
Sharon Leis continues to receive care at St. Mary’s Hospital. Let us pray for her recovery.
Nyle Hofstetter greatly appreciates visitors at this time as he continues recovery at home from a stroke.
Community Events
Mar 18 (Wed) Noon: Lenten Lunch at New Hamburg Christian Centre.
Hidden Acres Mennonite Camp’s 42nd Annual Bowlathon is on April 11! There is a sign-up sheet by the mailboxes and a poster with more information.
Apr 14 (Tues) 7 pm Rockway Information Night: Do you have a child in grades 6 – 11? Join us discover why Rockway Mennonite Collegiate may be the right fit for your family. Register today at rockway.ca/events.
Apr 27 (Mon): New Hamburg Relief Sale Fundraising Dinner at Calvary United Church in St. Jacobs.
Confessional Poem
Jesus, your kingdom doesn’t work
the way we expect.
Power, honour – everything is backward.
Are you the king?
What is the truth?
We feel for Pilate,
wondering how a prisoner can be a king.
If you have power, why are you here
instead of sitting on a throne in glory?
Why don’t you call in your armies?
Silence the naysayers,
free yourself,
conquer the oppressors!
And you say,
“My kingdom is not of this world.”
You say,
“This is how I testify to the truth.”
You say,
“Listen to my voice.”