CINCINNATI MENNONITE FELLOWSHIP
JANUARY 29, 2012

Gathering Hymns

Welcome                           
        (Visitors are invited to fill out a welcome card and place it in the offering basket.)

Passing of the Peace

Opening Prayer
Leader: Prayer, by Maya Angelou
            Father, Mother, God
            Thank you for your presence
            during the hard and mean days.
People: For then we have you to lean upon.
Leader: Thank you for your presence
            during the bright and sunny days,
People: for then we can share that which we have
               with those who have less.
Leader: And thank you for your presence
            during the Holy Days,
People: for then we are able
                to celebrate you and our families
                and our friends.
Leader: For those who have no voice,
People: we ask you to speak.
Leader: For those who feel unworthy,
People: we ask you to pour your love out
                in waterfalls of tenderness.
Leader: For those who live in pain,
People: we ask you to bathe them in the river of your healing.
Leader: For those who are lonely,
People: we ask you to keep them company.
Leader: For those who are depressed,
People: we ask you to shower upon them the light of hope.
All:         Dear Creator, You, the borderless
                sea of substance, we ask you to give to all the
                world that which we need most--Peace. [Amen]

Hymn    

Scripture        Psalm 111; Deuteronomy 18:15-20         

Offering Prayer

Offering                 

Scripture         Mark 1:21-28   

Children's Story        

Hymn    

Sermon   Living the Dream, Disrupting the Nightmare     
        

Silence

Response Hymn   

Sharing Joys, Concerns, and Reflections
and Introduction of Visitors

Prayers of the Community

Benediction

Hymn

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We warmly welcome all who are visiting with us today! We hope you will join us for fellowship time after the service and give us an opportunity to get to know you. Please fill out a visitor card from the pew rack and place it in the offering basket.

We offer the following activities for children: A supervised nursery for newborns through age 3, located next to the main entrance; Children's Circle for children ages 3 through 7, which meets in the basement during the second half of the worship service.

For announcements go to Community Events and click on the Announcements tab.  Thank you!