May 5, 2024
First Mennonite Church
Sugarcreek, Ohio
May 5, 2024
Worship: 9:30 – 10:30
Fellowship Time: 10:30-12:00
We believe in Jesus and take his life, teachings, death and resurrection
as the model for how we live and the message we proclaim.
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We seek to be a caring and discerning community, the gathered body
of Christ, that welcomes all to join in worship, study, and service.
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We embody God’s transforming and redeeming Spirit in the world
through our prophetic witness and action.
THE CHURCH WORSHIPS TOGETHER
Jesus With Us, Even in Our Doubts
~Gathering~
Prelude “We Are Travelers on a Journey”–arr. Mark Hayes
Welcome & Announcements
Focus Statement:
After his resurrection Jesus revealed that he was with his disciples in new and sometimes surprising ways. The disciples had doubts and difficulty believing that Jesus had risen and he came to them and allowed them to touch and see the scars on his body. Today, Jesus is still with us, ready to meet us and walk with us, through times of unbelief, doubt, uncertainty, sorrow and joy.
Time of Meditation “Jesus Walked this Lonesome Valley”
-arr. Jack Schrader
Call To Worship: (based on John 20:24-29)
Leader: Thomas said: “Unless I see the mark of the nails and put
my hand in his side, I will not believe.”
People: We are often skeptical people, driven by our senses,
relying on that which we can hear, see or prove.
Leader: Our Lord asks us to see the invisible, to trust in the
spirit, to have faith. Lord, give us faith!
People: Sometimes we get carried away by our emotions, by
wishful thinking and by popular trends that pull us
in.
Leader: Lord, help us to be bold in our beliefs, but also, careful
as Thomas was.
People: Move us beyond mere trust in ordinary things and
open our eyes for spiritual realities.
All: Jesus said: “Blessed are those who have not seen and
yet have come to believe.”
Invocation
Hymn of Gathering: HWB 352 Gentle Shepherd (Margaret)
~Praising & Praying~
Old Testament Reading: Psalm 20:1-9
Hymn of Praise: HWB 102 To God Be the Glory
Prayers of the People
Hymn of Praise: HWB 70 Immortal, Invisible, God Only Wise
~Hearing God’s Word~
Scripture: John 20:24-31
Message: “Believing…But Not Seeing”
~Responding~
Hymn of Response: HWB 544 When We Walk With the Lord
(Reno)
(the offering will be brought forward)
Offering Prayer
~Sending~
Sending Hymn HWB 338 I Know Not Why God’s Wondrous
Benediction
Postlude “Be Still, My Soul”-arr. Lloyd Larson
Sending Words
WORSHIP 9:30-10:30
Minister: Mike Gehman
Worship Leader: Jean Flinner
Song Leader: April Shupe
Organist: Margaret Cheslock
Pianist: Suzanne Stauffer
Head Usher: Monk Yoder
FMC LIVES IN DISCIPLESHIP TOGETHER
Mission Project for May: Connections Thrift Store in Kidron needs a
new building for storage; drop your marked offering in the offering plate.
Harbor of Hope for May: Laundry & Cleaning Supplies
THE CHURH GIVES THANKS
Tabatha Murphy: So grateful for all the prayers and support over the
last few weeks.
Sue Stauffer: Had a wonderful time at our 65th high school reunion.
Also, took a model T trip yesterday, and had an amazing time on a
beautiful day.
THE CHURCH PRAYS FOR
Bertie Showers: Brother Ken, who is 98 years old, went to the hospital
due to a high heart rate. While there they discovered he had a fall that
made his pacemaker offbeat. Update: He is back in hospital with
pneumonia.
April Shupe: Please keep my daughter-in-law Karrissa Kalb in your
prayers as her father has passed away.
Mike Gehman: Dorthy & Wayne needs prayers as they adjust to the
change of living at Walnut Hills.
THIS WEEK
May 8th Happy Birthday, Linda Yoder
May 11th Happy Birthday, Herb Torgler
May 10-11th Sugarcreek Community Garage Sales
May 12th Mother’s Day
UPCOMING EVENTS
May 31st Beachy Ham and Chicken Buffet for Community Hospice
at Legacy Christian School, Sugarcreek at 4:30 – 7pm
June 7th Fab 50’s Fling Car Show at the Sugarcreek Fire station.
June 20-22nd CDC Conference at Goshen, IN
NEXT WEEK
Text: Psalm 1; John 17: 9-24; Acts 1:15-17, 21-26; 1 John 5:9-13
Minister: Mike Gehman
Worship Leader: Julie Gerber
Head Usher: Monk Yoder
LAST WEEK
ATTENDANCE: 28
OFFERING: $1478
Change for a Dollar: $13
Garaway Time Release: $300
Memory of Janet Maust: $80
CHURCH LEADERSHIP
Pastor: Mike Gehman
Email: pastor@firstmennonitesugarcreek.com
Pastor’s Hours: Wednesday 9:30 am-2:30 pm
Church Secretary: Tabatha Murphy
Church Phone: 1-330-852-2822
Email: office@firstmennonitesugarcreek.com
Website: http//fmcsugarcreekoh.org
Address: 113 W. Main St. P.O. Box 250 Sugarcreek, Ohio 44681
CONGREGATIONAL LEADERSHIP TEAM:
Chairperson: Mike Keim
Office Contact: Linda Yoder
Mission Contact: Reno Stevanus
Trustees Contact: Dan Hostetler
Secretary Contact: Amy Stauffer-McNutt
