Ridgeview Mennonite Church Offering Our Tithes & Offerings

3723 Ridge Road, Gordonville, PA 17529 717 768-

768-3143 Children’s Time
May 11,
11, 2014 Church at Prayer
Called by God to learn and share together God’s love with all creation
LM Campus Chorale
SUNDAY SCHOOL 9:00 AM Iraqi Peace Song
Prayer of the Children
WORSHIP 10:15 AM How Can I Cry
Worship Leader: Mick Sommers Oba Se – translation Here Comes the King
Music: Earl & Etta Esch, Marie Stoltzfus, Joanne Dietzel, Elaine Shirk Benediction
Children’s Time: Mick Sommers Sending LM Campus Chorale God is Near
Greeters: Steve & Valerie Kauffman
Nursery: Ron & Darlene Lapp NEXT SUNDAY 8:00 A.M. ENVISIONING, a time of thinking and
Prelude dreaming about the current and future state of Ridgeview. All are
Gathering Song welcome. Meeting in Room #121
The Church at Work
Meeting God in Silence Sunday, May 18
Greeters: Sam & Nadine Echternach
Call to Worship written by Katherine Hawker Nursery: Joyce Shirk, Cindy Gingrich
L: The spirit of God calls us from many places;
P: some of us come from busy homes with many people, people, THIS WEEK
some of us live alone. We are a part of the family. Mon 7:45 p.m. Softball game at Paradise Park
L: This week has been different for each of us: Tue 10 a.m. Alive with 55… Lisa High, a librarian at Pequea Valley
P: some of us have had happy news we want to celebrate,
celebrate, Library, will give a presentation on “hats”—men’s and women’s from
some of us have faced grief and need to cry. We are members of over the years and stories that go with the hats. Lisa invites each
God’s family attendee to bring/wear a hat that has a story, one from the past or a
L: Yet we all come to this same place; all of us seeking God’s favorite.
presence in our lives Wed 7 am Men’s breakfast at Olde Mill Restaurant
P: all of us seeking God’s
God’s presence with each other. Together we 12 noon Food Pac
become God’s family.
COMING EVENTS
Worship through Singing May 18, Sun 8:00 a.m. Envisioning
Scripture: Acts 2:42-47; 1 Peter 2:19-25; John 10:1-10 July 7-
7-11 Vacation Bible School
Lancaster Mennonite Campus Chorale directed by Marcella Hostetler
Nna Yo Morena – translation Here I am Lord, I have arrived.
Ke Nna ANNOUNCEMENT
Their eyes are piercing like bows/spears, they fight for the Lord MAY IN-
IN-GATHERING…Relief
GATHERING Kits for MCC. There is a sign-up sheet in
Baba Yetu – The Lord’s Prayer in Swahili the lobby for items needed. NEW items only and in original package.
Bring Me Little Water
Shout Glory
FORM-
FORM-THE-
THE-DORM…join
DORM… us for international food and entertainment PRAYER CORNER
to help raise funds for the new residence hall (Lancaster Mennonite • Protection and peace for the people of Ukraine, Russia, and Syria
School), Friday, May 16, 5-7:30 p.m., LMHS alumni dining hall. • Leaders of Atlantic Coast Conference and Mennonite Church USA
Admission is free, but contributions toward the construction of a new • We will live in and demonstrate new life in God.
residence hall will be accepted. RSVP requested…299-0436, ext 332 or • Carl Martin having hip replacement surgery tomorrow at Ephrata
formthedorm@lancastermennonite.org. Hospital
• Dennis Shirk a patient at Regional Hospital
SENIOR HIGH YOUTH…May
YOUTH 14, 7-8:30 p.m., meet at Intercourse
Park.

TO HELP WITH MEDICAL COSTS COSTS after Ashlea's hospitalization there is

a fundraiser taking place. We will be taking orders for ham & cheese Ministry Staff
and turkey & cheese sandwiches until May 11th. The sandwiches will be Mick Sommers, Lead Pastor 556-8778
made on a Kaiser roll with either American or Swiss cheese and come ridgeviewmick@netlinx.net
with a packet of mayo & mustard. The cost is $4.00. They can be Nelson Yoder, Associate Pastor 355-9130
picked up at Ridgeview on May 15th after 3:30. To place your order ridgeviewnelson@netlinx.net
you can email us at ralxtrm@aol.com or call us at 314-7488. There are Carol Wenger, Minister of Youth & Young Adults 823-8169
also order forms if you would like to take orders with us. Thanks in ridgeviewcarol@netlinx.net
advance. Rick & Heidi Loncosky http://carolthecommunique.blogspot.com/
Lay Team Ministry
REPORT FOR May 4 Bruce King, Minister of Administration 892-2753
Offering $5402.74 Attendance: 255 Darlene Lapp, Minister of Community Life 475-1432
Joyce Thomas, Minister of Education 299-4745
Loretta Lapp, Minister of Mission 442-4011
Joanne Dietzel, Minister of Worship 687-7267
Administrative Assistant
Joyce Shirk 768-3895
ridgeviewchurch@netlinx.net
Website www.ridgeviewmennonite.net