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Disciples of Jesus Revealing His Kingdom
Through Love, Spiritual Growth, and Service Together
8:30-9:15 a.m.
9:30 a.m.
10:30 a.m.
Informal Fellowship
Sunday School
Corporate Worship
Come join us in worship!
It is our prayer that you’ll experience the presence of God
and the love of Christ during your time with us
and there will be a desire in your heart to reciprocate His love.
Sunday School Classes Available
For children: The nursery is available for 0-3 year olds. Preschool in Room 1 (Kathy Cartner & Stephanie
Kress teachers); Kindergarten in Room 2 (Ruth Yoder teacher); Grades 1-2 in Room 3 (Amy Shelly teacher);
Grades 3-4 in Room 4 (Jill Liechty & Sylvia Miller teachers); Junior Youth (Grades 5-7) in Rooms 5-6
(Matthew Manchester teacher); Youth (Grades 8-12) in the Youth Room (Michael Yoder and Julie Yoder
teachers). All classes are using the Anabaptist curriculum from MennoMedia.
For adults: Women’s class in the Sewing Room; Senior Women’s in Room 9; Men’s class in Room 10;
Mixed Class in Library; Mixed 20’s-40’s class in the Fellowship Hall; and Mixed Intergenerational in the
Fellowship Hall. The adult classes use the quarterly Sunday School books from MennoMedia, Sovereignty
of God: Isaiah, Hebrews and Revelation, with the exception of the Mixed Intergenerational class in the
Fellowship Hall which is doing a book study on The Gospel Next Door.
Church Information: 2121 Smith Kramer St. NE, Hartville, OH 44632
(330)877-2400
Voicemail Boxes: Rod-102; Cindy-100
Rod Miller
Pastor@maplegrovemennonite.org
(234)804-1624
Pastor
Rod’s days in the office are Monday-Thursday
Cindy Fleming
Secretary
Secretary@maplegrovemennonite.org
(330)877-2400
Cindy’s days are Monday, Wednesday-Friday 8:00am-2:00pm
Ministry of Congregational Care Members:
Ruth Miller
(330)877-2571
Phil Stauffer
(330)703-4325
Junior Miller
(330)877-1433
Rhoda Sommers (330)877-3857
Prayer Chain Contacts: Ruth Miller (330)877-2571 and Carol Sommers (330)904-4969
Pastor Moises Arauz from Nicaragua will bring the message in
our worship time on October 30th. To prepare for worship,
meditate on Psalm 22:1-11 with a specific focus on verse 11.
Psalm 22:1-11 (NIV)
1 My
God, my God, why have you forsaken me?
Why are you so far from saving me,
so far from my cries of anguish?
2 My God, I cry out by day, but you do not
answer,
by night, but I find no rest.
3 Yet you are enthroned as the Holy One;
you are the one Israel praises.
4 In you our ancestors put their trust;
they trusted and you delivered them.
5 To you they cried out and were saved;
in you they trusted and were not put to
shame.
6 But I am a worm and not a man,
scorned by everyone, despised by the people.
7 All who see me mock me;
they hurl insults, shaking their heads.
8 “He trusts in the Lord,” they say,
“let the Lord rescue him.
Let him deliver him,
since he delights in him.”
9 Yet you brought me out of the womb;
you made me trust in you, even at my
mother’s breast.
10 From birth I was cast on you;
from my mother’s womb you have been my
God.
11 Do not be far from me,
for trouble is near
and there is no one to help.
Fortress of Hope Fundraiser Dinner @ Maple Grove – October 29
The fall fundraiser dinner for the Fortress of Hope
children’s home will be held at Maple Grove on Saturday,
October 29th, at 6:00 p.m. Come and join us for a wonderful
evening of fellowship and a delicious dinner. The meal will
be followed by a short presentation and program during
which there will be an opportunity given for a donation.
There is no cost to attend, but it is necessary to make a
reservation. Please sign up on the sheet posted on the
bulletin board in the foyer. The speaker for the evening will
be Moises Arauz, a board member of the Fortress of Hope.
Native to Nicaragua, Moises and his wife Anna currently live in Managua, they have
three children and Moises is one of the Pastors at Hosanna Church. Moises will also
be bringing the message at Maple Grove on Sunday morning. If you have any
questions, please contact Perry Miller at (330)815-5700.
For more information about the Fortress of Hope, go to www.fortressofhope.org.
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- Sermon: Pastor Moises Arauz from Nicaragua
- Ladies’ Sewing & Comforter Knotting
- Fall Midweek Program: Meal – 6:00 p.m. / Class – 6:45-7:45 p.m.
- Library Committee Meeting – 10:00 a.m.
- Daylight Saving Time ends (Fall back)
- Mission Sunday – MCC will be bringing the message
- Christmas Caroling – 6:00 p.m.
- The Longest Night Service – 7:00 p.m.
- Christmas Eve Service – 6:00 p.m.
- Christmas Day Worship Service – 10:30 a.m. (no Sunday School)
Oct. 5-Nov. 16 - Fall Midweek Program:
Meal 6:00 p.m. / Class – 6:45-7:45 p.m.
The Youth Group is doing a book/DVD study by Francis Chan
entitled “Forgotten God.” In Forgotten God, breakthrough
author Francis Chan returns us to the Holy Spirit as the Bible describes Him and
invites us to understand, embrace and follow the Holy Spirit’s direction in our lives from www.forgottenGod.com.
Youth Mentor Program
The policy for the Youth Mentor Program has been approved and
the Ministry of Congregational Care is starting to implement the
program. This will involve forming mentor/mentee pairs for
youth in grades 8 through 12. If you are an adult who is willing
to be a mentor, please contact Pastor Rod. Copies of the policy
are available on the literature table.
October 5 – November 16
6-6:45 – Meal / 6:45-7:45 Class
The Fall Midweek Program runs through November 16th. Each
Wednesday evening will begin with a meal at 6:00 p.m. and classes
from 6:45-7:45. The nursery is staffed during the classes.
 The children’s classes are as follows:
6:30-6:45 - PreK-Jr. Youth
Singing in sanctuary for Christmas program)
6:45-7:45 - PreK-K
Rms 1-2 (Teachers Dorothy Shrock
& Carol Sommers)
Rms 3-4 (Teachers Becky Shrock
& Heidi Miller)
Rms 5-6 (Teachers Gary & Charla Sommers)
- Grades 1-4
- Jr. Youth
 The Youth Group will be doing a book/DVD study by Francis Chan
entitled “Forgotten God.” In Forgotten God, breakthrough author
Francis Chan returns us to the Holy Spirit as the Bible describes
Him and invites us to understand, embrace and follow the Holy
Spirit’s direction in our lives (www.forgottenGod.com).
 Two options for Adults
1) Book/DVD study led by Pastor Rod, “Boundaries – When to Say
Yes, How to Say No, To Take Control of Your Life” by Dr. Henry
Cloud, Dr. John Townsend
2) Practice for Advent Choir led by Lois Bontrager
Reminder for Child Abuse Awareness Training Meeting – October 24
Monday, October 24th, at 7:00 p.m. is Ministry of Education’s annual Child Abuse
Awareness Training meeting for all those who have contact with children. This is in
accordance to Maple Grove’s policy on Physical & Sexual Abuse of Children. If you
received a letter from the Ministry of Education as a teacher or nursery attendant,
please plan to attend this half-hour meeting in the Youth Room. Thank you!
Ladies of all ages are welcome – please join us!
We are currently studying the Book of Job.
The groups meets every Friday morning at 9 AM @ Maple Grove.
On the 4th Friday of each month, the group
goes visiting instead of having a Bible Study.
Any questions, please contact Rhoda Sommers at (330)806-5933.
Collection for
Lake Township FISH
FISH is organizing a community food drive for Thanksgiving to provide complete
dinners for families in need in the community. Area churches will each collect one
item for the food drive. Maple Grove has been asked to donate 200 boxes/bags of
stuffing mix. We will be collecting up through November 20th. We have also been
asked for donations toward purchasing the turkeys for the families. If you would like
to contribute, please mark your offering envelope “Turkeys for FISH.”
The Small Service Projects Committee thanks you in advance for your help with this project.
 Children’s Activity Center: There is an activity bin at the back of the
sanctuary by the sound booth with clipboards, pencils, coloring pages, activity
sheets, etc., for the kids to use during the service. Please return the items to
the bins after the service each week. Thanks! Ministry of Education
 Agape Bread Ministries provides Maple Grove (and lots of other churches
and organizations) with free bread each week. Please help yourself to the
bread on the table in the Fellowship Hall.
 In order to receive a year-end giving statement, you must have an offering
number. If you currently do not have an offering number, please contact
Ryan Miller at (330)323-3451. The offering envelopes are designed so you can
designate your offering to specific funds. If funds are not designated on the
envelope, they are included in the General offering except for the 3rd Sunday
of each month which is Education Sunday and non-designated funds go to the
Education fund. For accurate recording, please mark the front of your
envelope with your offering number as well as designation of funds. If you
have any questions, please contact Wendy Mann, Maple Grove’s Treasurer.
Thank you!
 For the comfort and safety of our senior adults and those that require
handicap parking, we ask that you observe the following: Parking spaces
from the light post to the handicap parking spaces will be reserved for senior
adults only. In order to park in a handicap parking space, you need to make
sure that your handicap sign is visible.
Any questions please see a member of the Ministry of Administration
Recycle Program – Old Cell Phones & Inkjet Cartridges
Recycle your empty inkjet and toner cartridges and old cell phones to help the Penny
Power project. Dollars from the recycling efforts will be gifted to MCC to be used to
help provide clean drinking water and new wells for communities around the world.
A collection box is in the foyer by the steps leading down to the basement.
Recycling Aluminum Cans
Your conscious effort to recycle aluminum cans will help others. There are two collection
containers - one at each entrance of the building. Please bring the cans you collect each
week and drop them in the containers.
Thank you for supporting these recycling projects!
MCC Responds to Hurricane Matthew
Mennonite Central Committee (MCC) welcomes donations of money for its disaster
response in Haiti, where people are suffering the effects of Hurricane Matthew,
which crossed the country October 4. Matthew's high winds and extensive flooding
caused significant damage and increased already heightened cholera concerns in the
Artibonite Valley, where MCC's long-term reforestation program operates. To
donate, visit mcc.org/hurricane-matthew; call 1-888-563-4676 or send a check to
MCC, 21 S. 12th St., PO Box 500, Akron PA 17501.
Acme Community Cash Back Program to benefit FISH.
Acme will give a percentage of the cash back amount printed on the bottom of each
Acme receipt to FISH. The program started August 11 and will run through
December 31, 2016. A collection box is available under the mailboxes for your Acme
receipts. A flyer on the bulletin board lists the product brands that benefit FISH.
Thanks for your support of this project!
Mennonite Church USA Convention 2017 is coming up July 4-8 in Orlando,
with the theme “Love Is a Verb.” One way you can show love: Consider donating to
the Convention Scholarship Fund or partnering with a congregation that can’t afford
to send people on its own. Learn more at http://convention.mennoniteusa.org/
registration/ or find the convention on Facebook or Twitter.
Ohio Conference Fall Mission Event – November 3 @ Berlin Mennonite
This fall, members of all Ohio Conference congregations are invited to gather
together to share stories of how their churches are engaging in God’s mission in their
local communities. Everyone is invited to attend the Fall Mission Event on Thursday,
November 3rd, at Berlin Mennonite Church beginning at 6:30 p.m. and lasting about
an hour and a half. The meeting will include time for brief presentations and group
discussion. The first part of the meeting will focus on what has happened so far in the
Ohio Conference Year of Mission. Participants will be encouraged to talk about how
they see God at work in their congregations. The second part of the meeting will
have a “looking forward” focus, getting people ready for the March 2017 missional
training event with Alan and Debra Hirsch. For more information, visit the Ohio
Conference website: www.ohiomennoniteconference.org.
Prayer of St. Francis of Assisi
Lord, make me an instrument of thy peace.
Where there is hatred, let me sow love;
Where there is injury, pardon;
Where there is doubt, faith;
Where there is despair, hope;
Where there is darkness, light;
Where there is sadness, joy.
O divine Master, grant that I may not so much seek
To be consoled as to console,
To be understood as to understand,
To be loved as to love;
For it is in giving that we receive;
It is in pardoning that we are pardoned;
It is in dying to self that we are born to eternal life.