*Hymn
*Benediction
RESPONDING
We are one in the Spirit
(words on back)
Pastor Susan
WELCOME TO ALL who are guests this morning. We
hope you feel warmly received and experience a time of
worship. Please feel free to contact Pastor Susan if you
would like to visit.
CARRY-IN MEAL TODAY. We will have a carry-in meal
after the service in order to celebrate the marriage of
Casey and Mieka Bartel. We will also have a farewell for
Andrew Sensenig and Erica Buller who will be moving in
July. There is a card in the Fellowship Hall to sign and
contribute money to for the Bartel or you can give them a
gift of groceries. We will also be giving Andrew and Erica a
gift so please make sure that you sign it. Come join us in
celebrating them.
SURVEY COMING TO YOUR MAILBOX. As part of her
doctoral dissertation research, Robin Ottoson is seeking
information from those living in Marion and Harvey counties
during the Vietnam War (1961-1975). She is interested in
the climate of these towns and of the three Kansas
Mennonite colleges, and attitudes among those in the
Historic Peace Churches. If you can assist in this research,
Robin will be very grateful.
ON MAY 13, we are privileged to have Glen Miller, author
of Living Thoughtfully, Dying Well, will be here to speak
with us about his book at 7 p.m. Please plan to come and
bring along a friend. Mr. Miller is not only a well-known
author, but he is a relative of our own Jess Klanderud.
TREE TRIMMING at Haven of Rest cemetery is slated
for Saturday, May 9 at 9:00 a.m.—or come as soon as you
can get there. Bring your trimmers, rakes, extension cords
or whatever you have, or have brought in the past, for this
operation. Generator and heavy equipment will be
provided. Many hands will make this project a simple task.
THE NEW FURNACES and AC for the Fellowship Hall are
planned to be online by today for the carry-in dinner.
~Stewardship Committee
AMONG OUR FRIENDS
Robin Ottoson flew to Louisiana today to be with her father
who is seriously ill. She asks for prayers.
Hilda Schmidt is in need of prayer as she recovers from
lingering bronchitis.
Ray Abrahams passed away late Tuesday evening, April
28. Viewing is Monday, May 4, 5 to 7 pm at Jost Funeral
Home. Ray's service will be held here at First Mennonite at 2
pm, with a light faspa following. Committal Service will be at
Haven of Rest following the faspa. We lift prayers for Ray's
family at this time.
Prayers for:
Lou Woelk
Dawn Abrahams
Willis Penner
APRONS! Check out the apron exhibit at the Mennonite
Heritage and Agricultural Museum in Goessel, Kansas.
“Aprons: Plenty of Personality” will go from May 5 to June
20. At 3 pm, Saturday, May 30, Carolyn Study will present
“Apron Strings, Ties to the Past.” See poster outside the
Pastor’s Office for more information.
SAVING MONEY FOR COLLEGE can seem like an uphill
climb. That’s why Everence is offering Current strategies
for college savings, a webinar scheduled for noon to 12:30
p.m. (CDT) Tuesday, May 19. Join us as we talk about the
value of a college education and how having a plan can
help you save for college in spite of competing priorities.
Register by visiting everence.com/kansas.
THE WOMEN AND GIRLS RETREAT will be September
11-13 at Camp Mennoscah, beginning with Friday evening
program and activities, and ending after lunch on Sunday.
Nadine Friesen, of Hillsboro, will be our speaker,
addressing the theme of "Joy is More Than a Detergent".
In addition, seminars are planned for a wide range of
interests. Please mark your calendars and plan to join us!
MARK JUNE 12 AND 13 on your calendar for
the Anabaptist Faith Formation event sponsored by
Western District at Bethel College in No. Newton, Kansas.
Check out details in your WDC Garden in your
mailboxes. This event is a flat-rate per congregation -- each
of you is welcome and strongly urged to take advantage of
this resource!
HELP PEOPLE IN NEPAL: Mennonite Central Committee
(MCC) is requesting donations to support its response to
the 7.8-magnitude earthquake that shook Nepal April 25.
Focusing its initial emergency response on hard-hit rural
communities, MCC is providing food, tarps, blankets and
cooking pots and utensils. A longer-term response will be
determined as MCC and its partners assess the situation.
Please pray for the people of Nepal and the work of MCC.
Donations can be made at mcc.org/nepal-earthquake or by
calling 888-563-4676. Checks may be sent to MCC U.S.,
PO Box 500, Akron, PA, 17501-0500.
THANK YOU to everyone who helped make the 47th
Kansas Mennonite Relief Sale a huge success! You are all
invited to celebrate this success at the KMRS annual
meeting scheduled for Thursday, May 21, 6:30 pm at
Buhler Mennonite Church, 220 West Avenue B, Buhler.
The meal is $12 a plate and you will pay at the
door. Please RSVP to Douglas and Nancy Graber or Jan
and Deryll Amstutz by May 7. Or, contact Barb Reeves
at 620-543-6863 or bj.reeves@live.com.
THURSDAY, MAY 14 – If you can’t make it to the event at
our church on May 13: Glen E. Miller, MD, author of “Living
Thoughtfully, Dying Well: A doctor explains how to make
death a natural part of life.” Public invited. 7 p.m. at
Hesston Mennonite Church, Hesston. Hosted by
Schowalter Villa, a Bluestem Community.
BETHEL:
Today (Sun., May 3) – Annual Masterworks concert with
Bethel College choirs, Oratorio Chorus and Philharmonia
Orchestra, Brahms’ A German Requiem, 3 p.m. Memorial
Hall (ticket purchase required; available at the door)
Weds., May 6 – Bethel College jazz ensembles present
Jazz on the Green, 8 p.m. (Krehbiel Auditorium if rain)
Fri., May 8 – Concert by Woven, Bethel College a cappella
women’s ensemble, 7 p.m., Memorial Hall.
Sun., May 10 – Concert by Open Road, Bethel College a
cappella men’s ensemble, 7 p.m., Memorial Hall.
TABOR:
Sunday, May 3, 4:00 p.m. at Hillsboro M.B. Church: The
Symphonic Band, Symphonic Orchestra and Chamber
Strings will present a concert. The theme for this year’s tour
and concert is Symphoniae laudis, which translated from
Latin is Symphony of Praise
TREASURER’S REPORT 4/26/2015
FMC Ministries .................................................. $1,255.75
Hi-Fy Variety Show ........................................ $1,255.75
Year-to-date Ministries Income ....................... $41,732.09
Year-to-date Ministries Expenses ................... $47,651.59
Ministries Fund Balance ...................................-$5,919.50
Attendance: 96
Next week’s offering will be divided evenly between Hesston College
and Bethel College unless otherwise designated.
CALENDAR
May 3
Carry-in meal
Shower for Casey & Mieka Bartel
Farewell for Andrew Sensenig & Erica Buller
May 7
8 p.m. Stewardship
May 17
Last day of regular Sunday school; Pentecost
May 20
7 p.m. Last Day of School Party
May 27
Care Committee
June 7
S.S. Picnic with FMC and Trinity
June 21
Nadine Friesen’s Ordination Service
BIRTHDAYS & ANNIVERSARIES
Monday: Nichole Rivera, James & Eulalia Flaming
Wednesday: Lenna Knoll
Friday: Grant Knoll, Ryan Peters
Driver: Deryll Amstutz
Next Week: Lee Albrecht
We are one in the Spirit
Peter Scholtes
We are one in the Spirit we are one in the Lord (x2)
And we pray that all unity may one day be restored.
And they’ll know we are Christians by our love, by our
love,
And they’ll know we are Christians by our love.
We will walk with each other, we will walk hand in hand (x2)
And together we’ll spread the news that God is in our land.
(refrain)
We will work with each other, we will work side by side (x2)
And we’ll guard each one’s dignity and save each one’s
pride.
(refrain)
All praise to the Father from whom all things come,
And all praise to Christ Jesus, His only Son,
And all praise to the Spirit who makes us one.
(refrain)
You are the Vine
D. Daniels and R. Rigby
You are the Vine, we are the branches,
Keep us abiding in You.
You are the vine, we are the branches,
Keep us abiding in you.
Then we’ll go in your love,
then we’ll go in Your name,
that the world shall surely know
that You have power to heal and to save.
You are the Vine, we are the branches.
Keep us abiding in You.
In Christ Making Disciples through
Loving Relationships
CHURCH OFFICE
102 S. Ash, Hillsboro, KS, 67063, Phone 620-947-5662
www.fmchillsboro.com
Susan Jantzen, Pastor
Office hours: Tues – Fri 9-12
pastor@fmchillsboro.com
C: 620-877-7923
Hank Unruh, Youth Pastor
Office hours: Wed afternoon
youthpastor@fmchillsboro.com C: 316-288-1079
Laura Paulus, Secretary
Office hours: Mon & Weds 9-12,
secretary@fmchillsboro.com
Thurs & Fri 9-12
Tim Unruh, custodian
Office hours: Varies
timu@tabor.edu
C: 620-947-1585
The church building is open from 9 am to noon Mon. – Fri. except
for holidays. For assistance outside of those times, please contact
Tim Unruh at 620-947-1585. Please schedule all meetings &
events at FMC through the church office.
Sunday School 9:30 a.m.
Worship 10:35 a.m.
May 3, 2015
GATHERING
Gathering Music
Shirley Baltzer
Welcome and Announcements
Elfrieda & Pastor Susan
Prelude to Worship
Shirley Baltzer
We light a candle
symbolizing our faithfulness
to God the Three-in-One
*Call to Worship
Elfrieda Funk
O God, you have gathered us in
to sing of your mighty power.
You have loaned us our lives.
We are grateful for the days you give.
In your love and mercy,
send your power to us this day.
We await your stirring in our hearts.
We wait in faith.
*Hymn
I sing the mighty power of God
No. 46
*Invocation
Elfrieda Funk
Hymn
Come and See
No. 20
SHARING
Children’s Story
Andrew Sensenig
(children dismissed to Children’s Time)
Vision Song
(words on screen)
Sharing and Prayer
Pastor Susan
Prayer Song
You are the Vine (words in bulletin)
Offering
Shirley Baltzer
LISTENING
Scripture
Elfrieda Funk
from Acts 21 & 22
Message
Pastor Susan