Gehman Mennonite Church Wednesday, August 6, 7:00 p.m.

is Bible study for the youth group at Travis

August 3, 2008 Martin’s home.

Sunday School 9:00 A.M.

Our final, fun-and-movie night in Adamstown Park is next Friday, Aug. 8 at 7:30
Worship Service 10:00 A.M.
p.m. Please pray that our time there would be God-honoring and would help to build
Order of Worship
good relationships in our community. Believe it or not, we still have plenty of
pretzels and drink, but we do need all cookie donations. Thanks, and join us on
Call to Worship Psa. 145:8-9, 14-21 Steve McCosby
Friday!
Hymn of Praise Sylvia Eberly
Responsive Reading/Offering At business meeting there was discussion on volunteers helping with fellowship
Worship in Song meals, thus giving those on the kitchen committee a break. There is now a sign up
Sermon Mel Thomas sheet in the narthex for fellowship meals for the rest of 2008. Please sign up for the
“I AM ONLY A BOY” Jer. 1:4-10 month you are willing to help with.
Hymn of Response Sylvia Eberly
Sharing Time Bowmansville District Sewing Circle will meet at the Bowmansville Mennonite
Pastoral Prayer Church on Wednesday, August 20, in the morning and afternoon. There is a variety of
Benediction work to do including quilting, knotting comforters and sewing on a sewing machine.
Today: You are welcome to come for the entire time or just a few hours as it suits you. The
Greeters Randy & Karen J. Sauder project for this month is SCHOOL KITS. MCC School Kits provide valuable supplies
Sunday School Nursery Margaret G., Sue to thousands of school-age children. One kit is often shared by several students.
Students are careful in handling and using the supplies; in some schools students must
Church Nursery Cindy & Nelson Horning return a pencil stub in order to receive a new pencil. While you are buying school
Next Week: supplies for your child in the coming weeks, why not purchase a few extra items to
Greeters: Travis & Carolyn Martin make a school kit?
Chorister: Darlene McCosby A school kit includes the following new items:
Scripture Reading: Mary Ellen Musser 4 spiral notebooks (8 ½ X 11; 70-80 pages each)
Sermon: Steve McCosby 4 unsharpened # 2 pencils
Sunday School Nursery: Chrystle Swatski 1 ruler, flexible plastic indicating inches and centimeters)
Church Nursery: Chrystle Swatski 1 box 12-20 colored pencils
1 large pink pencil eraser
Offerings:
The August offerings are for Freedom Gate Groceries, Susquehanna Items can be brought to the church and Sewing Circle will see they are taken to MCC.
Valley Pregnancy Services, and Sewing Circle. Thank you for your help!
Offering last week was $2,412.48.
Two new books for children, Grandpa's Hammer and Doorway to the World have
been donated to our library. Both are written by Ronald Kidd and are related to the
Attendance last Sunday was 157.
work of Habitat for Humanity. Excellent reading and learning for children. Parents
and adults will enjoy also.
July 2008 Offering Report
Total Offerings: $10,568.03 Happy Birthday to Amber Martin and Lester Gehman on Monday and Kevin
Designated Youndt Property 370.00 Swatski on Tuesday.
First Fruits Giving 1,019.81 The flowers are in honor of Lester Gehmans's ninetieth birthday Monday, August 4.
Budgeted funds 7,148.00
Designated gift 190.00
Home Ministries 1,840.22