Order of Service
Gathering
Welcome – Cam
Call to worship
Opening prayer
Opening music – Joanna
This is the day that the Lord has made
v2 These are the friends
v3 This is the church
Morning has broken (VT 495)
Hearing God’s Word
Periscope – Amy
Scripture Readings
Matthew 13:24-43
Sermon – The baby and the bathwater – (Andrew)
Hymn of response
Renew your church (VT 717)
Prayer for Offerings (VT 1024)
Leader: There is no scarcity. There is no shortage.
No lack of love, of compassion, of joy in the world.
There is enough. There is more than enough.
Only fear and greed make us think otherwise.
No one need starve.
People: There is enough land and enough food.
L: No one need die of thirst.
P: There is enough water.
L: No one need live without mercy.
P: There is no end to grace.
L: And we are all instruments of grace.
P: The more we give it, the more we share it,
the more we use it, the more God makes.
L: There is no scarcity of love.
Announcements
Sharing of Joys & Concerns
Prayers of the people
Sending
Closing hymn
The Lord is my light (SJ 97)
Benediction
Worship Calendar
Aug. 2 – Pastor Roberson
Aug. 9 – Pastor Roberson
Aug. 16 – Willowgrove GTA worship service.
Announcements
Options for Giving:
- Cheques made out to “Hagerman Mennonite Church”, can be left in the offering plate.
- E-transfers can be sent to donations@hagerman.org
GTA Mennonite Festival
Crafts needed to sell at the GTA Mennonite Festival on Sept 19
New colourful fabric handicrafts, knitting, crocheting, small woodwork projects etc. Items $5-$50 sell best. Please contact Joanna Reesor-McDowell by August 30th if you have items to donate.
We are also looking for silent auction items (new items only). For more information contact Karen.
External links
MCEC – mcec.ca
Mennonite Church Canada – mennonitechurch.ca
Mennonite World Conference – mwc-cmm.org/en/
Canadian Mennonite – canadianmennonite.org
Anabaptist World – anabaptistworld.org
Mennonite Central Committee – mcc.org
Prayer Concerns
MCEC
We pray for all the congregations in Mennonite Church Eastern Canada.
Mennonite World Conference
We have violent deaths daily caused by organized crime groups, the cost of daily needs rises, and a lot of people migrate in search of new opportunities. May God have mercy upon Ecuador. — Marina Pluá, Ecuador
Local
We pray for Wideman Mennonite Church as they celebrate 210 years as a congregation.