*This Week:*
Sep 16, Thu, 7 pm - Women's Group meets online. Judy London from Community
First! Village will be leading in centering prayer.
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*Sep 18, Sat, 10-11:30 am - "Caring for Creation Part 4" a family-friendly
(especially younger children) gathering outside at Austin Mennonite Church,
5801 Westminster Dr, Austin TX 78723. *We start out in front of the church
with greetings and singing and then make our way to the playground area for
story-telling and activities (bubbles, swings, playground equipment, sand,
etc.) Another activity will be planting some flowers near the south
entrance of the church and possibly taking a tour of the community garden
behind the church. All activities are outside but masks are encouraged. It
is helpful to know who is coming so we can plan. Please call or text Gloria
Neunaber at 512 619 4290 and let her know. Her email is
gloneunaber@xxxxxxxxxxx.
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*Sunday, September 19, 2021*
*9:30 am - Two online Sunday School Classes: *
1. *Adult Bible Study Class*: Discussion of the lectionary text, Mark
9:30-37 and an exploration of the lesson, " Opening the Door to Christ
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, Galatians 2:11-21 from the Salt & Light fall curriculum, God's
Approachable Community, by Reta Halteman Finger.
2. *“ Welcome!,”* a Sunday school class exploring the book, Fusion:
Turning First Time Guests Into Fully Engaged Members of Your Church, by
Nelson Searcy (Baker, 2017). We will be discussing this book, sharing our
own experiences, and developing ways to help AMC welcome guests. High
school and above are welcome..
11:00 am - Worship Service: The Lamb, the Child, and the Servant, by Stacy
Vlasits. Power flows into us, all of us, from God and from those who love
us. God’s love and righteousness demands that we acknowledge that power
and allow it to flow out of us, to others.
(Worship Duties: Worship Leader - Sandi Wilcox; Musicians - Peggy Campbell,
Kristen Thomas; Zoom slides - Janice Friesen; Children’s Story - Gloria
Neunaber; Preacher - Stacy Vlasits; Zoom host - Nathan Chaney or Josh
Hunsbro)
*Noon* - Education Committee meets after worship.
2:30 pm - Annual ATX CROP Hunger Walk Celebration! Register here
<https://forms.gle/foENgddFPtYa955x7>. We’ll gather via ZOOM. The Austin
planning team will recognize Austin Mennonite Church as our 2021 All-Star
Innovator. It was, obviously, not your typical CROP Hunger Walking year!
Austin Mennonite’s engagement of youth and adaptability is really
something! - Kevin Murphy
*Lee Lever, Pastor*
*Austin Mennonite Church*
AustinMennonite.org
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