Gehman Mennonite Church Aug. 5, Wed.-Youth Bible Study at Travis & Carolyn Sauder’s house, 7 p.m.

140 Witmer Road, PO Box 842, Adamstown, PA 19501 Aug. 9, Sun.-On Sunday evening at 7:00 p.m., at Gehman Mennonite Church,
717-484-4548 Esther Snader will be giving an update on her work in China. Come learn about the
www.gehmanmennonitechurch.org way God is working in the hearts and lives of the Chinese. The update will be
Ministry Team followed by an Ice Cream Social. A free will offering will be taken to help with
Phil Horning – Lead Pastor – (church: 717-484-4548) (home: 717-738-0679) Esther's support.
Glen Martin – Associate Pastor – 717-484-2162 Aug. 11,Tues.-Distict Ministry Team Meeting at Green Terrace Mennonite , 7
Steve McCosby – Deacon – 717-336-8275 p.m.
Aug. 19, Wed.-Bowmansville District Sewing Circle will meet at the
August 2, 2009 Bowmansville Mennonite Church in the morning and afternoon. The project for
August is School Kits. In Jordan, Taimi, a sixth grader was so happy for a school
Sunday School 9:00 A.M. kit. She said, "Thank you for remembering us in Jordan. All my class appreciates
Worship Service 10:00 A.M. your hard job to make us happy. The kits are really beautiful and useful and show
you love us and remember us. They are fantastic and we can use it so much. They
Order of Worship can give us encouragement. Thank you one last time." Please help be a part of this
important effort to help needy children around the world. A school kit consists of
Prelude Mildred Wenger the following new items:
Call to Worship Todd Carvell -4 spiral or perforated notebooks, about 8 inches by 10j.5 inches - 70-80
Hymn of Praise Sylvia Eberly sheets each
Offering -Four unsharpened #2 pencils
Worship in Song Worship Team -One plastic ruler, flat and flexible, indicating both inches and centimeters
Message Steve McCosby -12 colored pencils, in packaging
Hymn of Response Sylvia Eberly -One large pencil eraser
Sharing Time/Pastoral Prayer Steve McCosby Items for kits can be brought to the church and Sewing Circle will see they are
Benediction taken to MCC. Thank you!
Oct. 9, Fri.-Senior Link has planned a bus trip to Gettysburg for Friday. If you
Today: have interest in taking part in this trip please pick up a brochure from the table in
Greeters Jim & Betty Martin the narthex. All necessary info can be found in brochure plus an attached
Sunday School Nursery Kelly & Chrystle registration form. Please take special note of the deadline date for responding!
Church Nursery Nelson & Cindy Horning Thanks. -Betty

Next Week: -Please sign the sign-up sheet in the narthex if you are able to help provide
Greeters Carl & Sylvia Eberly transportation for Alma Horning for the month of August. Thank you!
Song Leader Darlene McCosby -The month of August is our month to buy food for Freedom Gate. We are
Sermon Phil Horning looking for volunteers to help with the grocery shopping and to lead the Bible
Sunday School Nursery Karen & Roxanne Study Tuesday evenings. If interested check with David Mohler.
Church Nursery Phil & Kelly Horning -Many thanks to each of you for supporting the activities in the Adamstown
Host/Hostess Steve & Darlene McCosby Park last month. God blessed us with good weather, new faces and a time to play,
to build relationships and to watch a movie. Next Friday, August 7th is our last
Offerings: The offering for August will go toward Freedom Gate Groceries, planned event in the Adamstown Park. Join us at 7:30 p.m., if you can. Keep
Susquehanna Valley Pregnancy Services, and Sewing Circle. praying that God would be honored through this outreach experience.
The offering last week was $2,230.11.
Attendance last week was 110 . Happy Birthday! Margaret Martin today, Lester Gehman on Tues., and Kevin
Swatski on Wed.