First Mennonite Church
405 Myrtle Avenue
Iowa City, IA   52246
Phones:
319-338-0302; 338-5397
Fax:  319-887- 6903
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Ministers: All members of the congregation
Co-Pastors: Bob and Mag Richer Smith

Minster of Community Life: Karla Stoltzfus Detweiler

Pastoral concerns may be shared with the pastors or one of the elders: Lynn Gingerich, Noreen Gingerich, Rosie Hochstetler, Tim Krabill, Dave Sickles,  Donna Wiebe



Sermon Responses

This Week's Sermon
Sunday, November 15, 2009
Proclaimer: Mag Richer Smith

Sunday, November 15, 2009


Sunday, November 08, 2009
Proclaimer: Mag Richer Smith

Sunday, November 08, 2009


Sunday, November 01, 2009
Proclaimer: Karla Stoltzfus Detweiler

Sunday, November 01, 2009


Sunday, October 25, 2009


Sunday, October 25, 2009
Proclaimer: Helen Yoder

   November 22, 2009 Worship - 9:30 a.m.         

 

GOD GATHERS US

 

Gathering Music

                   

Welcome and Announcements

  (Please pass the friendship books)

         

Music for Meditation

 

Call to Worship

 

Come, let us give thanks to God!

 

We give thanks today

 with our hearts and hands and voices.

 

Give thanks to our Maker

 in whom the whole world rejoices!

 

We give thanks to the God who gave us birth,

and blesses our journeys with love.

 

All thanks and praise to God,

 who heals and sustains all Creation.

 

Now thank we all our God,

    the Giver of every good and perfect gift!

           

 

Hymns: #94 (blue) Come, ye thankful people

             #267 (red) My God, I thank thee

 

Prayers of the people

 

                 

GOD SPEAKS TO US

 

Sharing with the children

 

Hymn:   #96 (blue) We plow the seeds

 

Scripture: Genesis1: 1-4, selected Psalm verses,  James 1:17-18

                      

Message Through Testimony. . . .

                               ALL GOOD GIFTS

 

 

GOD WELCOMES US TO THE TABLE

 

Hymn:  #327 (blue) Great is thy faithfulness

 

Offering our lives and our gifts 

 

Receiving the bread and cup

 

Prayer of Thanksgiving

 
GOD GOES WITH US


Hymn:
  #86 (blue) Now thank we all our God

 

Blessing

  

PARTICIPANTS 

Preservice/Music for Meditation   -  Donna Wiebe   
Worship Leader -  Karla Stoltzfus Detweiler
Song Leader  -   Rhonda Miller
Children’s Story - Marcia Widmer
Scripture Reader - Dave Sickles
Proclaimer  -  Mag Richer Smith
Offertory  -   Members of Ithchus Class
Child Care -   Erma Edwards, Margalea Warner
Librarian - Jill Miller

 

 

 

 

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