Sunday, May 25, 2025 Bulletin

Sunday May 25, 2025
Acts 24-28: Journeys with the Spirit
Gathering to praise….
Prelude
Words of Welcome
Call to Worship & Prayer
Hymn: Let’s Walk Together VT 6
…to listen for God’s Spirit….
“Acts Recap”
Scripture: Acts 27 (selections)
Children’s Time
Hymn: Don’t Be Afraid VT 596
Acts 28:1-10
“Snakes & Welcomes”
Hymn-of-the-month: Glory to God, Whose Goodness VT 429
Acts 28:11-31 (selections)
“Rome & Beyond: Unhindered & Unafraid”
Hymn: Draw the Circle VT 802
…..that transforms us ….
Congregational Prayer
Offering & Offertory
….and sends us forth.
Announcements
Hymn: Go, My Children VT 830
Benediction
Postlude

Leading us in worship:
Worship Leader: Sue Kennel
Accompanist: Susan Seyler
Prelude/Offertory: Sing the Journey
Song Leader: Nancy Steinmann Yantzi
Children’s Time: Pastor Ben Cassels
Scripture Readers: Chris Finnie, Bob Bender, David Count
Congregational Prayer: Pastor Sara Erb
Sermon: Pastor Ben Cassels
A/V: Ben Winter, Steve Kennel
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 is in support of Single Moms Camp at Hidden Acres.

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), basement

All are invited (including youth), welcome, and encouraged to join the LGBTQ+ Listening and Discernment Ad Hoc in the Fellowship Hall for a viewing of “The Listening Church” with discussion following.

Next Sunday
9:45 am Livestream and in-person worship with anointing
Guest Speaker: Susan Schwartzentruber, Executive Director of Shalom Counselling

This week at Steinmann MC
May 26&27 (Mon&Tues) 6:30 – 9 pm: Pickleball
May 27 (Tues) 7 pm: Sing the Journey program at Nithview Home
May 30 (Fri): Care Team Meeting
May 30 (Fri) 3:30 pm: Gifts Discernment meeting
May 30-31 (Friday & Saturday): Selling Cream Buns and Summer Sausage at the New Hamburg MCC Relief Sale. See you there!

MYF (Grades 9-12+)
May 29 (Thurs) 7:30-9 pm: Bible Study at the church
Jun 6 (Fri): Activate in Cambridge

Jr. Youth (Grades 5-8)
Jun 10 (Tues) 6:30-8 pm: Final Event, Pool Party at the home of Brandon & Jessie Gingerich.

Small Groups
May 28 (Wed) 10 am: Adult Bible Study led by Wes Leis. Session 4 “13 False Doctrines Preached in the Modern Day Church”. This is the final session before the summer.

Congregational Life
Jun 4 (Wed) 9 am: Morning & afternoon – Mennonite Women: All women are invited to the church to knot comforters and/or quilt. Potluck at noon, bring food to share.

Anabaptist Community Bible – If you missed ordering last year, or want/need another one, please sign the sheet in the hallway. The sign up sheet will be available until June 8.

Jun 14 (Sat) 9-11 am: Peace Breakfast at Steinmann MC. Support & learn about MCC’s Meat Cannery that feeds thousands each year. Cost is by donation with all funds going to MCC. Registration is requested by 12 noon, Tuesday June 10 on the sign-up sheet in the hall or by calling the church.

Save the Date
June 8 (Sun): Program Meeting with Potluck to follow
June 14 (Sat): Peace Breakfast
August 8-10: SMC family Camp weekend at Hidden Acres Camp
October 18 (Sat): Empty Bowls Fundraiser
November 15 (Sat): Makers Market
November 22 (Sat): SMC Christmas Banquet

Joys & Concerns
Let us pray for Gord Roth who will have reconstruction surgery on his hip on May 26.

Pray for Terry Tweedle who had hip surgery this week.

Let us remember Ralph Gingerich as his health declines.

Elmer Zehr is resting at Freeport Hospital; Ethel Zehr had surgery on Friday.

Community Events
Hidden Acres is hosting their 58th Annual Chicken BBQ and 17th Annual Pie Fundraiser on Tuesday, June 10. See poster for details.

MCCO Online webinars: Amidst political discord across the Canada-US border, what is the call to followers of Jesus to respond? MCC is hosting webinars, the final one is tonight at 7 pm.

Everyone attending Steinmann MC is eligible & encouraged to get a free subscription to Canadian Mennonite. Please contact the church office to sign up if not receiving it — the print edition mailed to your home, a PDF version sent by e-mail, or both. -Tim Miller Dyck, CM board member