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Gathering

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

Sharing in the Life of the Church* Gathering Hymns Here in this place HWB 6 Holy Spirit come with power HWB 26 Invitation to Worship Passing the Peace of Christ Call to worship

Leader: Come, Holy Spirit,

Lamplighter, midwife of change,

Comforter, disturber, inspirer, and advocate.

People: Come, fill the fellowship

With the gifts earth

Can neither produce nor afford.

Leader: Come, fill our lives

With that rich mixture of peace and restlessness,

Calm and enthusiasm,

Which are hallmarks of holiness.

All: Come, promised Spirit of God,

Find your way and make your home among us. Amen. Sing the Story, 189

Praising

Hymns of Praise You are salt for the earth HWB 226 How can I say (Koinonia) STS 117

Offering Prayer Offering Reading the Epistle and the Gospel 1 John 1:5-2:2

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Hearing

Children’s Time

(Children ages 3 through 7 are excused to Children’s Circle)

Hymn The Cool of the Day insert Sermon Standing in the Gap Pastor Renee Kanagy Story of Response

Responding

Hymn of Response God of the Bible STJ 27

Sharing joys and sorrow, responding to worship, and introduction of guests Prayers of the Community

Sending

Sending Hymn Sizohamba naye STJ 78 Benediction *Near the beginning of our worship, we will have a time for sharing events of the life of the church. Bulletin announcements will be highlighted by the Worship Leader, followed by an opportunity to offer additional sharing. Please be mindful of the limited time we have to worship together on Sunday mornings. --Worship Committee

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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. Listening assistance devices are available through the sound technician at the rear of the sanctuary. 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 dur ing the second half of the worship service. The Quiet Room, located to the left of the coat rack, is also available for nursing mothers and sleeping babies. This area is unsupervised, parents will need to remain with their children. Music Key: HWB = Hymnal: A Worship Book (blue hard cover book) STJ = Sing The Journey (green soft cover book) STS= Sing The Story (purple soft cover book)

ANNOUNCEMENTS

Please send your announcements to the office before 11:00am-Friday to be printed in the bulletin.

…..TODAY Sunday, August 28 Safe Sanctuary annual training, after service

…..THIS WEEK Tuesday, August 23 Community Meal (5-7pm) ; all are welcome! Wednesday, August 24 Worship Committee (7pm)

…..NEXT WEEK Wednesday, September 7 City Gospel Mission; desserts due by 5:30pm

…..COMING UP

Sunday, September 11 Sunday School is back in session! (9:30am)

Tuesday, September 13 Community Meal (5-7pm) ; all are welcome!

Check out the EVENTS page on our website for more calendar information.

Sunday, September 11 Annual Congregational Meeting, after service

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CMF Vision Statement As a Mennonite community, seeking to follow Jesus Christ and empowered by the Holy Spirit, we will be embracing, engaging, growing.

CMF Welcome Statement

Cincinnati Mennonite Fellowship is a Christ-centered, welcoming and inclusive

church community committed to peace and justice. We acknowledge and affirm

the image of God in persons of every race, ability, class, gender, ethnicity and

sexual orientation. We celebrate an open communion in which all who seek a

closer journey with God are welcome to participate. We invite all who covenant

with us to join in the full life of the congregation.

NOTES

TODAY during offering you will be given a chance to fill in your Time and Talent volunteering opportunities sheet if you have yet to turn one in. Place completed slips in the marked basket in the gathering area. Thank you—Violet **Please note that there has been a special request for rhythm instrument volunteers ( e.g. the shakers, etc., from the instrument box by the piano).

Mark your calendars—our new Christian education year begins Sept. 11 at 9:30 am! Classes are offered for children, youth, and adults—consider yourself invited! If you have questions, please contact a Christian Education Committee member—Jane P, Kamala R, or Suzanne Marie H. While you have your calendars out, note that classes will not meet on Nov. 27, Dec. 25, Jan. 1, or April 16. The last class of the year will be May 21.

Pledge forms are due today (August 28). Extra hardcopy forms are available on the round table in the foyer. If you have not responded yet, please either place your completed pledge form in Steve H's mail folder or send him an email at sahitt2@gmail.com with your pledge information. Thank you.

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The Mennonite Co-Operative Bookstore on the campus of AMBS invites you to a feast for heart, mind & belly featuring Willard Roth’s cookbook Mennonite Men Can Cook, Too: Celebrating Hospitality with 170 Delicious Recipes! Join us Thursday, September 1 at 7:00 p.m. in the Gallery for goodies from the book and fair trade beverages from the store as Roth, John Bender, Marshall King, and Willard Swartley share stories of food and friendship. You will find the gallery using the north, Library Tower entrance of Waltner Hall at 3003 Benham Avenue in Elkhart.

New MCC Peace Education Coordinator: Jes Stoltzfus Buller was recently named the Peace Education Coordinator for Mennonite Central Committee U.S. For the past almost eight years, Jes has lived in Colombia, South America, where she worked with MCC’s Anabaptist partner organization on the Caribbean Coast, Sembrandopaz (Sowing Peace). Her work included community development, nonviolent training and regional peacebuilding. Jes is currently living in Goshen, IN, and working out of the MCC Great Lakes office. In the next year, she will be traveling around the country and is very interested in visiting churches and groups to share about her work and

experiences in Colombia, and/or to listen to your congregation's thoughts on what MCC’s peace program might focus on in this current context of division and violence. For more information about setting up a visit, please contact MCC Great Lakes at 574-534-4133, or email Jes directly at jessicabuller@mcc.org. The youth group will be trying out a new leadership model for 2016-2017. Scott and Allison T will continue to serve as leaders for the group, planning activities in collaboration with the Christian Education committee. The role of youth group chaperone is a new position created for the coming year. Chaperones will attend youth group events throughout the year, providing an extra hand and getting to know the youth. Any adult member of CMF interested in serving as a chaperone this year will need to attend the Safe Sanctuary training after church on August 28. To inquire or express interest in becoming a chaperone, please contact Alli-son at allison.m.trent@gmail.com. Thank you for supporting our youth! Ladies, save the date for Women's Retreat at Camp Friedenswald, September 16-18! This year's theme is Gather Around the Table: Nourishing Body and Soul, a weekend of conversations about faith and food. Speakers Katie Kuntz-Wineland (a seminarian and student minister) and Beth Kuntz-Wineland (a certified plant-based chef) will guide us deep into reflection about holistic wellness as a spiritual practice. Inspired by three of our favorite cookbooks (More with Less, Simply in Season, and Extending the Table), we will ask questions about living simply, embracing the seasons, and practicing hospitality.

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As you may be shopping through this back to school time, please consider picking up extra supplies during these great sales to make MCC School Kits. What is needed:

Contents (NEW items only)

4 spiral or perforated notebooks (8 1⁄2 x 10 1⁄2 in and 70 sheets —wide ruled, if possible)

8 unsharpened #2 pencils

1 ruler (flat, flexible plastic; indicating both 30 cm and 12 in)

12 colored pencils (in packaging)

1 large pencil eraser (like Pink Pearl) Thank you for limiting your generosity to the items listed.

Bring your completed school kits to the MCC box in the gathering area just outside of the sanctuary. There are a few empty double drawstring cloth bags available for you to fill or you may leave the completed kits in plastic shopping bags if none are available. If you wish to make these bags, there are specific, easy instructions at http://mcc.org/get-involved/kits/bag

Supplies will be collected now through mid-September. Your generosity is greatly appreciated! ATTENDANCE LAST WEEK — 74 with no visitors

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Church office located in Peace House at 3046 Minot Avenue, First Floor Services are recorded and available to be checked out;

Sermons are posted online

····· PRAYERS FOR FAITH AND LEARNING Pray for members of the incoming class at AMBS as they prepare to transition to

seminary study. May they sense God’s peace and presence as they make space in their

lives for new academic challenges, transformative experiences and relationships that

will play a part in shaping their calling.

…….PRAYERS FOR THE MENNONITE MISSION NETWORK The Argentina Mennonite Church, a Mennonite Mission Network partner, operates

Life School and Little Seeds Preschool in Neuquén. Pray for Andrea Pineda, the new

director of the high school, and others who contribute to the school administration, as

they seek to improve the financial status of their institutions.

Book Club will meet on Sunday, September 4 after church in Ault Park.

The book to be discussed is "Bel Canto" by Ann Padgett. Please bring a dish to share.

Journey Groups Contact information available through the office for all facilitators.

Art and Spirituality : Contact Violet Sears with interest Women’s Spiritual Journey : Contact Facilitator Judy H with interest Women’s Corner : Group Facilitator Kristen L; please contact her to be added to email list or with questions. Playdates Coordinator: Becca S —we have a regular play group for babies & preschool-aged kids that meets at Jane P's house on the 1st and 3rd Monday of every month from 9am - 11:30am. Questions? Contact Becca or Jane. Men’s Group: Meets every third Saturday of each month--all men are welcome. Coordinator: Jim Miller. If interested and not on Jim’s email list, please ask to be added. Watch email for location. Jim would appreciate a headcount midweek prior to the Breakfast. Time is 7:30am -??? Vita Pontis: Initial contact Scott and Allison T; meeting coordination shared among members Youth Group: coordinators: Scott and Allison T, Heidi S

Renee Kanagy, Pastor 513.884.2677 (cell)

reneekanagy@cincinnatimennonite.org Office hours: Tuesday - Friday

9 to 4 unless something prevents

Violet Sears, Office Administrator, is in the office, 9am-3pm on Tuesdays and Fridays

unless something prevents or the work is done

4229 Brownway Avenue Cincinnati, OH 45209 871.0035 office@cincinnatimennonite.org