Sunday’s Scripture: Matthew 16:21-28
For Meditation: “If any want to become my followers, let them deny themselves and take up their cross and follow me.” (v. 24)
Please plan to attend our potluck lunch and congregational meeting this Sunday, August 28, immediately following worship. Key agenda items include discussions and decisions regarding: hiring an administrative assistant, implementing a benevolence fund policy, and moving forward in addressing space issues. Childcare will be provided.
Remember to bring your “bucket money” and other contributions for Mennonite Central Committee’s drought relief efforts to church this Sunday.
Sunday School will start back up again on September 4 at 9:30 a.m. All children and youth are welcome. If you would like to help, please be in touch with Jenny Buller.
The PMC library collection, including books for adults, youth, and children, is now fully cataloged. You will find two book catalogs filed just to the right of the check-out box at the main library location. Much thanks to Ken Lohrentz for the many hours he gave to this project! For more details about the library, see the letter from Ken at the bottom of the E-News.
The Landscaping Group continues to collect funds for a garden bench and some trees. You can contribute on Sunday! For more information, please contact Anne Bailey.
From the Worship Team:
–Want to be part of the exciting worship planning action at PMC? The Worship Committee began the year with six members and is now down to four. Please contact Joanna if you are interested in joining this group.
–On September 11 we will have a special service of lament and remembrance as we observe the 10th anniversary of the 9/11 attacks. We invite you to send an e-mail or note to Joanna sharing your experiences of and/or reflections on that day.
–You probably know many of the stories in the Bible, but do you know the larger story of scripture? On October 9, we will begin with Genesis 1 and eventually work our way through to the early Christian church. (Don’t worry, we’ll take our time and we’ll take a break or two.)
Let Joanna know if you would like to preach on any of these stories: Abraham and Sarah, Joseph in Egypt, Exodus, Law (Deut. 5), Ruth, or Solomon building the Temple.
Volunteer Opportunities (Please let Joanna know if you would like to help with any of these.)
- Child care during worship
- Children’s Sunday School helpers
- Serve and/or make casseroles for LINK–first Sunday of each month
- Help with Ballard Center food distribution (next date, September 14)
Peace Mennonite Calendar:
- August 28: Congregational Meeting and Potluck
- August 29: Immigration film screening; Liberty Hall; 7 p.m. (free)
- September 4: Serve at LINK
- September 8: Class on Aramaic Lord’s Prayer; contact Susan
- September 12: North Lawrence Improvement Association picnic, 6:30 p.m.
- September 13: Programs related to the case of Darryl Hunt (see below)
- September 17: MCC Flatlander Bicycle Ride
Serving in Worship this Week:
Worship Leader: Joe Casad; Song Leader: Thomas Heilke; Accompanist: Twila Schmidt; Prelude & Offertory: Bridget Casad; Children’s Time: Jim Russo; Scripture Reader: Marta Schwartz; Preacher: Joanna Harader; Table: Andrea Zuercher; Childcare: Jasmine Harader-Ellett and Jenny Buller
Beyond the Local Church
The Mennonite Central Committee Flatlander Bicycle Ride will be held Saturday, September 17, in Newton. The ride is held to benefit MCC. For more information, contact the church office or see the brochure in the hallway.
Community Events
There will be an Immigration film screening and discussion on Monday, August 29, 7 p.m. at Liberty Hall. The event is free and open to the public. Childcare will be provided.
Learn to recite and sing the Lord’s Prayer in Aramaic, the original language spoken by Jesus. A 10-week course. The first class will be Thursday, September 8th at 7 p.m. at Peace Mennonite Church, 614 Lincoln Street. Call Susan at (785)542-1300 for details.
A program about the incarceration and exoneration of Darryl Hunt will be held Tuesday, September 13, from 4-7 p.m. at the ECM building. Earlier that same day, you are invited to a conversation with a Muslim chaplain who was involved in Hunt’s case. That conversation will be at noon in the upper level of Genovese restaurant, downtown.
Note from Ken Lohrentz:
The PMC library collection, including books for adults, youth, and children, is now fully cataloged. You will find two book catalogs filed just to the right of the check-out box at the main library location. The catalog for adult and youth books (black cover) has entries by author, title, subject, and series. The children’s catalog (red cover) has entries for author, title, and subject. All children’s books are located in the children’s room and books on Worship are located in Joanna’s office (due to shortage of space!). You will probably want to check these out from Joanna so she knows who has them in case they are needed by members of the Worship Committee.
I particularly want to draw attention to the subject guide to children’s books. For Bible stories based on a specific biblical text, the chapter and verse of the text are included in the subject heading. For example, a book on Jonah has an entry under Bible Stories. O. T. Jonah I-III. It is also listed under Jonah (Biblical Character)–Children’s Literature. I had various children’s sunday school teachers and folks doing the children’s story for worship in mind when I set up these headings, so I hope you will find them useful. I could send a copy of the subject list to anyone who might find it useful for these purposes. For that matter, I can send RTF files of any and all the files entered in either catalog, if anyone would like to have them. A new copy, with the same file name, could be sent out for updates whenever needed so that you could just over-write the outdated copy. Just let me know if you are interested in receiving any of the catalog files, and I will put you on a list to receive them.
I also want to point out that all children’s books may be checked out, but they should be checked out at the main check-out location with the card (signed and dated) placed in the check-out box at the main entrance. The book should also be returned there for checking it back in so that the check-out file remains up to date.
I also want to extend a special thanks to the three individuals who provided supplementary funding for the purchase of the Mennonite Encyclopedia, vol. 5. Our set of the encyclopedia is now complete. The copy we got, by the way, was the last copy in print and there are no plans to reprint it with the availability of the Global Anabaptist-Mennonite Encyclopedia Online (GAMEO).
And finally, my inventory of the collection, taken about a month ago, confirmed that there were five books missing from the shelves at that time that were not checked out. I encourage all of you, of course, to use the collection, and there is no limit on the time you have an item checked out. But particularly for that reason, we do want to know who has each book that is checked out. If you happened to borrow a book from the collection without signing and dating the check-out card and placing it in the check-out box, please bring the card back and place it in the check-out file. You may keep the book for as long as you like.
Thanks to all for your patience on this all-too-lengthy endeavor! What I thought would be a six-month project has turned out to be 11 months.
Ken Lohrentz
