Worship

At the heart of Waterford Mennonite is worship. We gather every Sunday morning to worship with joy-filled sharing of gifts, wisdom and life experiences that represent the full diversity of the congregation, all to the glory of God. An intentional effort is made to blend worship and music styles, mixing hymns and choruses, instrumental and vocal, lively and contemplative. We value the God-given gifts of all ages and work diligently at their discernment, practice and growth. Drawing upon scriptural themes, we include visual arts, drama, and other art forms to further our praise of God in our worship services.

If you would like to be involved in worshiping with us at Waterford Mennonite Church come to one of our two services and become an active part of our community praising God.

Season of Lent

Christ Among Us.

Sunday mornings during Lent will focus on the theme “Christ Among Us.” We will draw from resources created by members of the New York Mennonite Conference in Leader magazine, a worship resource published by MennoMedia. Weekly scriptures focus on covenants within the story of God’s people. They remind us that covenants begin with God, and that God continues to reach out to humans and creation.

Our worship each week will also include a prayer of confession. Authors of the resource offer, “Lent begins and continues with a repentant heart. Following Jesus through the wilderness means that we acknowledge the ways we are tempted again and again . . . throughout the season of Lent, we practice a communal confession, bearing this burden together and reminding one another of the healing that comes from God’s mercy and grace, shown to us by Jesus and the Holy Spirit.”

Holy week begins with a Maundy Wednesday service on Wednesday, March 27, at 6:00 p.m. The evening will include a fellowship meal, worship, and a time of foot washing. On Easter day, we will begin with a 7:00 a.m. sunrise service, followed by a 9:00 a.m. brunch in our fellowship hall, and concluding with a 10:00 a.m. worship service where we celebrate the resurrection and share in communion.

The chart below includes the scripture, theme, and preacher for each week. We invite everyone to approach our Lenten journey with open hearts, minds, eyes, and ears to meet Jesus and to be transformed as we follow Jesus to the cross and to the empty tomb.

Date

Theme – “Christ among us…”

Scripture

Preacher

2/18

Repent and Believe

Communion

Gen. 9:8-17, Psalm 25:1-10, Mark 1:9-15, 1 Peter 3:18-22

Pastor Deron

2/25

Showing Us Faith

Gen. 17:1-17, 15-16; Psalm 22:23-31, Mark 8:31-38, Romans 4:13-25

Pastor Cindy

3/3

Showing Us Justice

Exodus 20:1-17, Psalm 19, John 2:13-22, 1 Corinthians 1:18-25

Pastor Deron

3/10

The Way of Mercy

Numbers 21:4-9, Psalm 107:1-3, 17-22; John 3:14-21, Ephesians 2:1-10

Pastor Cindy

3/17

The New Covenant

Jeremiah 31:31-34, Psalm 119:9-16, John 12:20-33, Hebrews 5:5-10

Pastor Deron

3/24

The Way of a Servant

Psalm 118:1-2, 19-29; Mark 11:1-11 or John 12:12-16, Philippians 2:5-11

Pastor Cindy

3/31

Christ among us!

Communion

Psalm 118:1-2, 14-24; Isaiah 25:6-9, John 20:1-18, Acts 10:34-43

Pastor Deron

 


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