Submission by Dan Martella [1]
Welcome to worship! Today we honor our mothers and ask that God will bless them with fresh bouquets of His love.
| Merrimack Valley Seventh-day Adventist Church |
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| May 10, 2003 | |
| Worship Celebration |
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| Mother's Day Sabbath | |
| Gathering to Worship | |
| Organ Prelude | Ingrid Mergenthaler |
| Worship Host Greetings | Joan Reiss |
| Praising His Name | |
| Praise Songs | align=right>Rita McCall, Karen McClendon, & Marge Patch |
| Let There Be Praise | |
| Praise Him! Praise Him! All Ye Little Children | |
| We Bring the Sacrifice of Praise | |
| Let There Honor and Glory and Praises | |
| Congregational Prayer | Louise Ford |
| Church Alive | Gustav Mergnethaler |
| Child Dedication Service | Hodson Family |
| Gifts of Worship | Joan Reiss |
| World Mission Budget/Disaster and Relief Atlantic Union College |
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| Offertory | Ingrid Mergenthaler |
| Proclaiming the Word | |
| Children's Corner | Sari Neang |
| Scripture Lesson | align=right>Ruth Crispo |
| Exodus 2:1-10 | |
| Worship in Song | Chali Masotta |
| Sabbath Message | Dan Martella |
| Jochebed, Mother Extraordinaire | |
| Dedicating Our Lives | |
| Hymn of Dedication | 653 |
| Lead Them, My God, To Thee | |
| Prayer of Dedication | Dan Martella |
| Benediction | Joan Reiss |
| Postlude | Ingrid Mergenthaler |
Welcome to Our Worship Services Today! Today we honor our mothers and ask that God will bless them with fresh bouquets of His love.
This Afternoon:
- Fellowship Dinner -- All are welcome!
- Vacation Bible School planning session.
- Sabbath School Council Meeting.
Come Celebrate Mother's Day with an all church, all women brunch salute tomorrow morning at 10:00.
The Church Board will meet on Tuesday evening at 7:30.
The Pathfinders will meet on Wednesday evening at 6:30. Wear field uniforms. The Pathfinder Camporee will be held next weekend. The entire church is invited to attend the Investiture Service that will be held on May 21.
The Midweek Connection series Bored and Burned Out will focus this week on "How Can God Use Me?" (Romans 12:1-6). Join us Wednesday evening at 7:30.
Next Sabbath: our speaker will be Larry Becker, Ministerial Director for the Southern New England Conference. His message is Leading the Captives Home.
Women of Spirit subscriptions are available for $ 14 if we get 3 or more subscriptions. Contact Joan Reiss at 978/256-1671 or jjjreiss@earthlink.net [2].
From My Heart: Selfishness is something all of us struggle with. In God's great plan to save us from sin and selfishness He has given us the gift of giving -- the opportunity to share of ourselves and advance His cause. This matter of generous giving is so important that it is one of the dominant themes of the Bible. The word faith in its various forms is used 246 times in the Bible. The word hope is used 185 times. The word love -- something that is so very important -- is used 733 times. And the words give and giving are used 2,285 times in God's Word. The distinguished psychiatrist Karl Menninger says, "Giving is an important criteria of mental health. Generous people are rarely mentally ill." -- DBM