Steinbach United April 23 2017

God LovesAll The

Children OfOur World

Looking Ahead With Hope

The season of Lent has helped us imagine and understand what our faith community requires in order to be useful to our common human hope for a world healed and made new. We are invited to live not by creeds and doctrines but by faith. Faith being an active trust in the good outcomes that follow from our determination to make a difference in the world. This difference begins in our hearts, moves out into our close relations and spreads into the whole wide world.

These words are presented as an invitation. In the next while you will have opportunity to share your hopes and dreams concerning the future of our faith community. You are encouraged to take personal time for thinking about what you have to offer as a gift to us all. On the basis of that thinking you will become able to share and your insights and ideas looking to our shared future.

There are many things calling for your attention and involvement. Hopefully, active participation in our faith community is near the top of your priority list.

Sunday Morning Service April 23, 2017

Announcements and Sharing of Celebrations

Songs “Come In and Sit Down” VU 395“Will You Come and Follow Me” VU 567

Sharing and Learning “Jack’s Baptism” (Matthew 19: 13-14)

Song: “As I Went Down In the River to Pray”Questions to Family and CommunityBaptism and PresentationSong: “I Have Decided to Follow Jesus”

Reading “Conversation Rooted in the Gospel”

Song “Spirit Open My Heart” MV 79

Scripture Matthew 13:24-30; Galatians 5: 16-23

Reflections “Unto Us a Child Is Given”

Song “Would You Bless Our Homes and Families” VU 556

Mission Minute “God’s World Needs Leaders”

Offering Song “I’m Gonna Live So…” [Verse 1 only] VU 575

Prayer “Living Water Source of Life” [Unison] VU 645

Song “I’ve Got Peace Like a River” VU 577

Blessing and Passing the Peace “I know we’ve come a long way. We’re

changing from day to day. But tell me, where do the children play?”

Cat Stevens

Steinbach United Church541 Main Street, Steinbach, MB R5G 0L5

Phone: 204 326-3713 Fax: 204 346-9065E-mail address: steinbachunited@mymts.net

Web site: www.steinbachunitedchurch.caMinister: Rev. George Feenstra Cell: 204 381-2910

Emergency: 204 381-6286; Email: george@geofeepub.comOffice Administrator: Pearl Wintoniw 204-371-8958

Treasurer: Dave Burr, e-mail: dave.burr@hotmail.com

NEWS AND NOTESHappenings for the Week:Monday - 7:15 - Book StudyFriday – Youth at Soup’s On and Games at the church afterward

The Mission Service and Outreach Team plans to increase our awareness of services provided to members of the community "Beyond our Walls". Guest speakers will be invited to share with our congregation on a regular basis, about the services provided by their organization.Ann Thompson- Courchene from the Positive Living Program at Eden East will be the speaker on Sunday April 30.

Mission & Vision Workshop – Saturday, May 13th 9AM- 3PMFacilitated by Karen Toole- this workshop is a follow-up with conversation about our church’s future Mission and Vision.Please RSVP the church office if you plan to attend. Lunch provided.

Laughter is Sacred Space, a play by Ted & Co . (Sponsored by Steinbach Neighbors for Community and Eden Health Care Services); is honest, funny and vulnerable and reveals the unique journey of working as a comedic actor under the shadow of a mental illness, offering hope and humor in a way that only Ted Swartz can deliver. Friday May 12th at 7:30PM at SRSS, tickets ($12) available at Steinbach Arts Council 346-1077 (see Poster for more details)

Looking AheadMay 6 – Pick up and Walk( call Evelyn at 204-326-3979 if you have any questions)

May 7th- Eastman Male Choir 7PM at Grace Mennonite Church (see Poster for more details)May 13 – Mission & Vison Workshop