Gehman Mennonite Church • 1 pair rubber gloves (large size, for household cleaning)

October 12, 2008 • 1 container petroleum jelly (approx. 13 oz; sealed in plastic bag)
Sunday School 9:00 A.M. • 1 container medicated body powder (i.e. Gold Bond; approx 10 oz)
Worship Service 10:00 A.M. • $100 to purchase medicines and Bibles for people living with AIDS, to
Order of Worship train volunteers in basic home health care, and to provide food and travel
Call to Worship Psalm 23 Lena Brown allowances for volunteers. (Make check payable to "MCC - AIDS Care
Hymn of Praise James Martin Kit")
Responsive Reading/ Offering These supplies help home care volunteers provide comfort to people
Offertory Music Maranda Gockley living with AIDS. Countries receiving kits in the past include Chad ,
Pastoral Search Committee Update Nelson Gehman Tanzania , Uganda and Zambia .
Worship in Song Worship Team Oct. 15- Youth Group Bible Study - 7 P.M. at Travis & Carolyn Sauder’s house.
Message: “True Greatness” Mark 9:30-37 Mel Thomas Oct. 16- Welsh Mountain Annual Fall Benefit Dinner at Yoder’s Restaurant at
Hymn of Response James Martin 6:15 P.M. For tickets contact Welsh Mountain Home at 717-355-9522.
Sharing Time/Pastoral Prayer/ Benediction Oct. 19&20 - Next Sun. Don Weaver, member of the Pastoral Team at
Weaverland, will bring the morning message. This will be the first of 3 messages
Today: in our Renewal Meetings which continue Sun. & Mon. evenings at 7 P.M. Pray
Greeters James & Betty Martin that Pastor Don’s words, and the meditations of our hearts be acceptable to God.
Sunday School Nursery Chrystle & Tamarah Nov. 1- TNT Youth Ministries will be holding an auction at Ephrata Mennonite
Church Nursery Margaret & Lena Church from 9 A.M.- 12 P.M.
Host/Hostess Steve & Darlene McCosby Orpha Gehman will be arriving in PA from Vietnam on Jan. 9. She will be in
Next Week: need of a car and asked if we would keep our eyes open for a reliable used car
Greeters Terry & Lucy Hollinger with good gas mileage. If you find such a car please contact her brother, Jesse
Song Leader Sylvia Eberly Gehman of Ephrata.
Scripture Reading Cindy Horning If you are interested in purchasing Gene Wenger hamloaf or pork bbq to support
Sermon Don Weaver the ministry of Woodcrest Retreat, please sign-up on the sheet on the table in the
Sunday School Nursery Karen & Kelly narthex. Orders are due by Oct. 30th. All products will be delivered to church on
Church Nursery Roxanne & Chrystle Sun., Nov. 9th.
There will be a fellowship meal next Sunday. It will be staffed by Nelson, Dianne, The Newport Road Tour -On Saturday, October 18, from 7:30 A.M. to 4:30 P.M,
Calvin, Roxanne, Mike, and Lena. the Lancaster Mennonite Historical Society will be sponsoring a tour of 18th
Offerings: century Mennonite settlements along the old Newport Road. Tour will visit both
Today’s offering is for Eastern Mennonite Missions the Ephrata Cloister and the Muddy Creek Farm Library. History of the Hammer
The offering last week was $2,630.46. Creek, Groffdale, and Hershey's Mennonite churches will be explored. It includes
Attendance last week was 122. visits to Christian Eby homestead along the Hammer Creek, the restored 1734
Oct. 12- Tonight the Gap Male Chorus will be at Woodcrest Villa, 2001 sandstone Peter Eby home, the Nicholas Erb family homestead and the Jacob
Harrisburg Pike, Lancaster at 7:00 P.M. Hershey farm. The tour will also explore the 1744 Johannes Hess homestead and
Oct. 14- Parenting classes at Gehman Mennonite Church. There will be a meal at the renown collection of Pennsylvania Dutch decorative arts therein. Experienced
6:00 P.M. and the classes start at 7:00 P.M. leader and retired teacher, Sam Wenger, leads tour. Cost is $55 for Society
Oct. 15- Sewing Circle at Bowmansville Mennonite Church. We will share a carry members, $65 for nonmembers, including lunch and admission. To register,
in lunch (please bring a hot or cold dish to share), and the project this month is contact (717) 393-9745 or dsiegrist@lmhs.org.
AIDS kits. Happy Birthday! Daniel Horning on Wed.
Contents (NEW items only)
• 1 bar bath soap ( 4-5oz; in wrapper)
• 1 bath towel (medium weight, bright color)
• 1 washcloth (bright color) (continued)
• 2 flat bed sheets (twin-size)
• 2 pillowcases (standard size)
• 2 yards fabric (poly-cotton, bright color)