I am looking forward to the AMC Easter celebration tomorrow. We begin with
a potluck breakfast meal at 8:30 a.m. and then Sunday school at 9:30 a.m.
There will an Easter egg hunt sometime during the Sunday school hour or
right afterward. During worship we will sing Easter hymns. My message is
"An open mind and heart." The scripture texts are Psalm 118; Matthew
28:1-10; Colossians 3:1-4. Hope to see you.
Here's the call to worship for Sunday:
Leader: When all hope seems lost, Christ is risen!
*All: He is risen, indeed!*
Leader: When fear hovers close at hand, Christ is
risen!
*All: He is risen, indeed!*
Leader: When disillusionment and despair threaten
us, Christ is risen!
*All: He is risen, indeed!*
Leader: Come! Celebrate the risen Lord! Alleluia!
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*Sharing of Joys and Concerns from Palm Sunday, April 9, 2017*
- Omar - thanks for the help on Saturday working in the Windsor Park
Community Garden (behind the church) planting and helping Brisa and I get
it ready for our wedding in July.
- Peggy - happy that Rosa has been accepted to Houston state with a
grant and a scholarship.
- Peggy - George is scheduled again for surgery on Thursday and is
anxious about it.
- Nathan - pray for his friend looking for a job.
- Carl - It's good to be in Austin after working with MDS in Lafayette
LA for a couple of months. Heading back to Michigan after Easter.
- Pat - a busy time of year for her.
- Mary - I will be able to stay in my apartment through the upcoming
remodeling. I've signed up for Medicare and am looking forward to
retirement income in about a year.
- Dixie - Karen and Lisa made it to Goshen.
- Bob Knipe - his father is job training for his new promotion. His
grandmother is recovering from a fall.
- Teddy - on the home stretch of reporting the parole officer.
- Jen - one of her students who went missing for two years is back and
hopes to complete the final semester toward a degree.
- Henry - pray for his wife, Carol, transitioning from the hospital to
rehab, and for his son Reuben and wife Nancy.
- Machue - her brother is doing okay. Her mother, Jackie, is recovering
from a minor medical procedure.
- Valery - Kaely is 8 years old.
- Larry - Austin School District is going through restructuring and
making. I hope some decisions are reconsidered.
- Alberto - pray for my brother and his wife working at reconciliation.
- Janice - my friend is still looking for long-term lodging. Thanks for
your suggestions.
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*Calendar and Announcements*
*Apr 16, SUN Schedule:*
*8:30-9:30am – *Breakfast potluck meal. (The Young Adult gathering today is
a service project – cleaning up after the breakfast potluck. Thanks YA’s!)
*9:30-10:30am – *Sunday School.
· Children and Youth (3 classes) – “Jesus is Risen!”
· *Adult Bible Study *class* –* “God’s love as victory over death,”
John 20:1-10; 1 Peter 1:3-5, 8-9.
*10:30am –*Snacks, coffee, tea.
*11:00am – *Easter worship.
*Apr 20, THU, 6:30pm* – Women’s Group at Gloria Neunaber’s, 5806 Thames Dr.
*Apr 22, SAT, 8am – Noon – *Church workday.
*Apr 23, SUN* – Sunday school, worship (Pam Wilkinson preaching),
Fellowship Committee, Men’s Group.
*Apr 30, SUN* – Sunday school, worship.
Our guest speaker will be Jonathan Kuttab, a Palestinian Christian and
leading human rights lawyer in Israel and Palestine. Kuttab was born in
West Jerusalem and graduated from Messiah College and the University of
Virginia Law School. After practicing with a Wall Street law firm for
several years, he returned to his homeland and co-founded the Palestinian
Center for the Study of Nonviolence, Al-Haq (lawyers and others who assist
with human rights issues), the Mandela Institute for Political Prisoners,
and the Human Rights Information and Documentation Systems (HURIDOCS). A
representative from the Austin chapter of Jewish Voice for Peace will also
take part in the Kuttab presentations.
April 9, 2017, Sunday
Sunday School Attendance
45
Worship Attendance
61
Offering
$2901
Accessible Bathrooms Renovation Project Goal
$40,000
Pledged and received funds (thru Apr 9)
$ 21,000
*Lee Lever, Pastor*
*Austin Mennonite Church*
AustinMennonite.org