Sunday, October 26, 2025 Bulletin

Gathering to praise …
Prelude
Call to Worship and Prayer
Hymn: Holy Spirit, Come with Power VT 57
Affirmation of Faith VT 337
Hymn: God Is Here among Us VT 62
…. to listen for God’s Spirit….
Children’s Time
Hymn: Jesus, Help Us Live in Peace VT 719
Scripture: excerpts from Acts 15
Sermon: “It seemed good to the Holy Spirit and to us”
…. who moves in our midst …
Hymn: Help Us to Help Each Other VT 722
Congregational Sharing and Prayer
Offering & Offertory
…and inspires us to be bearers of God’s love.
Announcements
Hymn: God, Be the Love VT 43
Benediction
Postlude
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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:
Prelude/Offertory/Postlude: Delphine Schwartzentruber
Song Leader: Sara Roth
Worship Leader: Darryl Drudge
Children’s Time: Gladys Bender
Scripture: Darryl Drudge, Bob Bender, Mark Scheerer
Sermon: Pastor Mark Diller Harder
Congregational Prayer: Pastor Ben Cassels
A/V: Steve Carter, Paul Hammer
Special Coin Offering: Food Bank of Waterloo Region.

We welcome Mark Diller Harder to our worship service and youth and adult Sunday School. Mark has been on the pastoral team at St Jacobs Mennonite Church since 2005. He is active in church music as a song leader and president of Menno Singers.

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 & Adults , Fellowship Hall – Mark Diller Harder

Coffee time in the Fellowship Hall following the service.

Next Sunday
9:45 am Livestream and in-person worship
Speaker: Pastor Ben Cassels
MYF & Adult S.S: Pieter Niemeyer, “Stories of Welcome”

Nov 2: Coffee Time Fruit Potluck! Our cookie potluck was a huge hit so this time we are having a Fruit Potluck! Please bring washed individual fruit to share (plums, pears, bananas, apples, etc.).

This Week at Steinmann MC
Oct 27 & 28 (Mon & Tues): Pickleball CANCELLED
Oct 28 (Tues) : SMC Volunteer Canning Day
Oct 28 (Tues) 7 pm: Mennonite Schools and Leadership Meeting
Pastor Louise Wideman is away October 30 – November 2.
Oct 30 (Thurs) 7 pm: Welcome Statement Drafting Group Meeting

MYF (Grades 9-12+)
Nov 6 (Thurs) 7:30 pm: Planning for youth-led worship service.
Nov 7 (Fri) 7 pm: Ted & Co play, tickets $20.

Jr. Youth (Grades 5-8)
Oct 29 (Wed) 6:30 – 8 pm: Pumpkin Carving and costumes hosted by Chris & Wendy Lebold. Bring your own pumpkin.

KidsLIFE (Grades SK-5)
Nov 5 (Wed) 6 – 7:30 pm: Halloween Scavenger Hunt

Small Groups
Nov 2 (Sun) 1 pm: Young Adult Brunch hosted by Brandon & Jessie Gingerich. Rides from Grebel and the church are being arranged. Talk to Pastor Sara or Andrea Kennel.

Congregational Life
Oct 26 – Nov 12 – Poinsettias will be available to purchase through an MYF Fundraiser. Pick up is on November 21, 7-9 pm.

Ron & Judy Gingerich’s new address as of October 30
McCarthy Place
200 McCarthy Road – Suite 407
Stratford, ON N5A 0B6
519-272-1568

Carl Godfrey
200 Boullee St. A-3
New Hamburg ON N3A 2C9
519-204-8899

Nov 2 – 16: Care Packages for College & University Students: As an expression of care, bring items (eg. candy, granola bars, microwave popcorn, tea, hot chocolate, post-it notes, highlighters) and place in the box on bench in hallway. ~ Care Team

Nov 22 (Sat): Steinmann MC Christmas Banquet. Please see sign-up sheet for details and to reserve your spot. All are welcome.

Joys & Concerns
Happy 84th Birthday to Murray Poole on October 31.

Please pray for Ray McAllister who is at WRHN @ Queen’s Blvd. (St. Mary’s).

Remember Terry Tweedle, who continues to be hospitalized.

Sharon Leis is glad to be home, and grateful for the prayer support. She welcomes ongoing prayers for healing and strength. Sharon welcomes phone calls and emails; and prefers to hold off on in-person visits as she settles into a new routine at home.

Community Events
Nov 6 (Thurs) 7 pm (CST): Common Word Bite-Sized Book Club. Register for a one-time, one-hour, online conversation with author April Yamasaki. Attendees will be sent a chapter of the book in advance for Q&A. To register (or buy/borrow the book):https://www.commonword.ca/go/4286

Nov 7 (Fri) 7 pm: “Laughter as a Place of Belonging” will be performed by Ted Swartz, creator and actor of Ted and Co., here at Steinmann MC. The Wilmot Cluster of Mennonite churches are hosting this show. Tickets are $20/person; children 12 and under $10. Tickets are available through the church office.

November 19: Join a five week peer support group where we will create a sacred space to explore our mental health journey where scripture is used to ground us. The location and time may change depending on interest of people. Email melodysteinman@gmail.com