03 29 2015 - Lindale Mennonite Church

VOLUNTEER SCHEDULE
This Sunday: March 29, 2015
Nursery Staff for Sunday School Hour
Nursery A: Alicia Berry, Lois Berry
Nursery Staff for Worship Hour
Nursery A: Trey & Annette Loker
Nursery B: Dave & Julette Rush
Next Sunday: April 5, 2015
The nurseries
will not be staffed
on Easter Sunday,
but will be open for parental use.
Library: Julianne Ross
Library: Brenda Shank
Audio Visual:
Dickson Sommers and Ben Beachy
Greeters: Mike & Rachel Weaver
Brad & Jayne Schlabach
Audio Visual:
Dickson Sommers and Craig Anders
Greeters: Ben & Rebecca Tyson
Primary Sunday School Snapshot
Early Childhood: Jesus shared Passover with his disciples. Afterward, he prayed
in a garden where he was arrested. He was later nailed to a cross and died.
Primary: Jesus prayed at Gethsemane. There Judas betrayed him. After hours
of trials and mistreatment, Jesus was crucified, died and was buried.
DOLLARS and CENSUS: March 22, 2015
General Budget
$9,062.46
Attendance
359
PRAYER and PRAISE
1. Please pray for Lena Showalter who is recovering at home from pacemaker
Surgery on Wednesday.
2. Pray that our Holy Week Services will be meaningful as we remember and
celebrate the life, death and resurrection of Jesus.
3. Pray for those among us who carry heavy loads.
4. Pray for all those who will be traveling over Spring Break and Easter holiday.
Lindale Mennonite Church
6255 Jesse Bennett Way
Linville, VA
22834
PO Box 1082
Harrisonburg, VA
22803
Phone:
540-833-5171
Email:
[email protected]
Website: www.lindale.org
Ministers: All Lindale Members
Lead Pastor
Assoc. Pastor of Congregational Life
Assoc. Pastor of Christian Formation
Children’s Minister
Deacon & Deaconess
Administrative Assistant
Duane Yoder
Dawn Monger
Deb Horst
Diane Burkholder
Jay and Judy Leaman
Alice Brubaker
cell phone: 540-746-6221
cell phone: 540-421-5427
cell phone: 540-820-6470
cell phone: 540-383-5298
Larry and Natalie Beiler
cell phone: 540-421-4206
Lindale Mennonite Church
March 29, 2015
Volume 62
LINDALE March
MENNONITE
29, 2015 CHURCH
Number 13
9:30 AM
Sunday School
10:30 AM
Worship Hour
Gathering
Prelude
Palms and Praises
Candle Lighting
Reader’s Theater
Welcome
Prayer of Gathering
Praising
Congregational Singing
Offering
Calls to Authenticity and Grace
Lenten Songs
Hearing
Mark 11:1-11
“Palm Sunday: A Second Look”
Responding
Song of Response
Announcements and Prayer Concerns
Prayer of Response
Sending
Call to Commitment
Service Participants
Prelude and Offertory: Char Sandberg Music Director: Ruel Burkholder
Worship Leader: Ben Beachy Message: Duane Yoder
Reader’s Theater: Daniel Coburn, Marlena Coburn, Maddie Greenawalt, Chris Noll
Next Sunday
Worship Leader: Judy Mullet Message: Duane Yoder
Today is the last day to place an order for your favorite cookies from LCCP. Contact
Theresa Horst at [email protected] or at 578-4557. Thank you for your support.
Come this evening at 6:30 PM as the Lindale Worship Team once again leads an
evening of worship in the sanctuary. All are welcome to come for a time of praise and
fellowship with our church family.
If anyone is interested in providing food for the Linville-Edom food bags for the
month of April, please see Jennifer Sommers to sign up in the foyer immediately
following church today. Food will need to be brought to Lindale by next Sunday. If
you will not be here on Easter Sunday, let Jennifer know and she will assign you
something to bring for later in the month. Thanks for your help with this outreach!
You are invited to “Creative Company!” this coming Wednesday at 6:30-8:00 PM, in
Lindale Fellowship Hall. This is a group for anyone who wishes to learn or continue
work on whatever creative project you have your hands on now! Bring your current
project, or your desire to learn from another person!
The Shenandoah Valley Choral Society, under the direction of Curtis Nolley, will
present its annual spring concert, a Musical Garden, on Friday, April 17th, at 7:30 PM,
and Sunday, April 19th, at 3:00 PM at Bridgewater Church of the Brethren. Check
announcements on the Programs bulletin board for further details.
Due to Maundy Thursday activities, LMW will meet on April 9 instead of April 2.
Our Deacon’s Fund helps many people in financial need both within our congregation
and in our community. You will have the opportunity to contribute to this fund at the
Maundy Thursday service and again on Easter Sunday morning.
Maundy Thursday service is for all ages, with a family focus. The evening begins at
6:30 PM with a simple meal and includes communion and footwashing. The
children’s choir will sing and there will be a short meditation on each element of the
evening. Those with last names beginning with A – L bring a vegetable platter to
share; those with names beginning with M – Z bring a fruit platter to share. Also
bring your own place setting, including a bowl for soup.
Easter Sunday celebration begins with a fellowship breakfast from 9:30 – 10:15.
Sunday School classes will not meet. Worship Hour will begin at 10:30 as usual.
Hostess Committee will provide coffee and juice. Please bring breads, pastries and
fruit platters to share.
This Week
Thursday
6:30 PM
Maundy Thursday service
Coming Up
Easter Fellowship Breakfast – No SS classes
EMHS Touring Choir
Lindale Annual Retreat at Highland
Bible School
April 5
9:30 AM
April 26
7:00 PM
June 12 – 14, 2015
June 21 – 26