Gehman Mennonite Church Aug. 9, Sun.-On Sunday evening at 7:00 p.m.

, at Gehman Mennonite Church,

140 Witmer Road, PO Box 842, Adamstown, PA 19501 _______ _____ will be giving an update on work in China. Come learn about the
717-484-4548 way God is working in the hearts and lives of the Chinese. The update will be
www.gehmanmennonitechurch.org followed by an Ice Cream Social. A free will offering will be taken to help with
Ministry Team ________'s support.
Phil Horning – Lead Pastor – (church: 717-484-4548) (home: 717-738-0679) Aug. 11,Tues.-Distict Ministry Team Meeting at Green Terrace Mennonite , 7
Glen Martin – Associate Pastor – 717-484-2162 p.m.
Steve McCosby – Deacon – 717-336-8275 Aug. 19, Wed.-Bowmansville District Sewing Circle will meet at the
Bowmansville Mennonite Church in the morning and afternoon. The project for
August 9, 2009 August is School Kits. In Jordan, Taimi, a sixth grader was so happy for a school
kit. She said, "Thank you for remembering us in Jordan. All my class appreciates
Sunday School 9:00 A.M. your hard job to make us happy. The kits are really beautiful and useful and show
Worship Service 10:00 A.M. you love us and remember us. They are fantastic and we can use it so much. They
can give us encouragement. Thank you one last time." Please help be a part of this
Order of Worship important effort to help needy children around the world. A school kit consists of
the following new items:
Prelude Liz Good -4 spiral or perforated notebooks, about 8 inches by 10j.5 inches - 70-80
Call to Worship Loretta Gockley sheets each
Hymn of Praise Darlene McCosby -Four unsharpened #2 pencils
Offering -One plastic ruler, flat and flexible, indicating both inches and centimeters
Worship in Song Worship Team -12 colored pencils, in packaging
Message :”Put Your Hope in the Lord” Psalm 130 Phil Horning -One large pencil eraser
Hymn of Response Darlene McCosby Items for kits can be brought to the church and Sewing Circle will see they are
Sharing Time/Pastoral Prayer taken to MCC. Thank you!
Benediction Oct. 9, Fri.-Senior Link has planned a bus trip to Gettysburg for Friday. If you
have interest in taking part in this trip please pick up a brochure from the table in
Today: the narthex. All necessary info can be found in brochure plus an attached
Greeters Carl & Sylvia Eberly registration form. Please take special note of the deadline date for responding!
Sunday School Nursery Roxanne Good Thanks. -Betty
Church Nursery Phil & Kelly Horning
Host/Hostess Steve & Darlene McCosby -Please have all of your announcements for the bulletin to me by Wed., Aug. 12.
Next Week: Thanks! -Wendy
Greeters Nelson & Dianne Gehman -The month of August is our month to buy food for Freedom Gate. We are
Song Leader John Miller looking for volunteers to help with the grocery shopping and to lead the Bible
Sermon Glen Martin` Study Tuesday evenings. If interested check with David Mohler.
Sunday School Nursery Cindy Horning
Church Nursery Roxanne & Margaret Happy Birthday! Kylie Hoover on Wed. and Ivan Chuiev on Fri.

Offerings: The offering for August will go toward Freedom Gate Groceries,
Susquehanna Valley Pregnancy Services, and Sewing Circle.
The offering last week was $2,879.25.
Attendance last week was 75.