On Sunday the 29th, our youth led the worship service.  Here are some audio clips of them leading various parts of the worship and presenting a drama/skit for the morning message.  Enjoy.

http://cl.ly/1b0X030c0w2T3p3B070v Call to Worship - Meghan

http://cl.ly/0V0B1L0g0Q241o1d0Y3X Opening Prayer - Matthew

http://cl.ly/3B3O1K3Y1f1G16380233 Prayer for Illumination – Ally

http://cl.ly/1Z3G322n3s1a223h3Y1P 1st Scripture – Will

http://cl.ly/1U2E2D0U1i2C352L1K2i 2nd Scripture – Alexis

http://cl.ly/2c1G3n2×3T142W1w0d3t Offertory – Taylor (speaking) Cheryl (Piano)

http://cl.ly/1h2E310v1t3v1j3M0U2o – Drama/Skit – Joy, Will & Taylor

http://cl.ly/0U333u452R172H1Y291m – Charge & Benediction – Joy

February 22nd at 7:00 pm

Worship, music & imposition of ashes

Our journey to the joy of Easter begins with acknowledging our need for a savior.

Join us each Sunday in Lent as we make our pilgrimage through Galilee to Jerusalem, from lakeshore to city streets,. We know that there is a difference between a just for fun road trip and a pilgrimage. But do we know how to make that difference real in our life, whatever part of life’s journey we are on? That is our spiritual topic this Lenten season as we explore pilgrimage: through worship and service, small group and solitary prayer. As in all things, we know that the Holy Spirit will open our hearts and minds to the deeper pilgrimage open to all of us. Join us beginning the evening of Ash Wednesday.

January is the time we can get together and review what we did together as a congregation in 2011: what we enjoyed, what brought new people in to our community and what sent us out into the community. We need time to celebrate what went well and then we need a time to pray and talk about where we can go from here.

Loving God and Loving Neighbor is more than the title of a book and sermon series we did in 2011. It is the vision of the body of Christ and as such we don’t have to look for a new vision in 2012. We just have to look at our strategies for fulfilling that vision as Shiloh Church. This is not only something for those on ‘official’ committees of the congregation that shepherd our buildings, our funds and our relationship with the conference. It is instead something for every Christian that worships at Shiloh. It is as simple as joining us on Saturday January 14, 2012 at 10 am in the Fellowship Hall. Grab a cup of coffee and a muffin, join us at the table and talk about what we can do to love God and neighbor this winter. If the weather might be too cold for your idea, we’ll save it for our spring ministry planning time. We do this planning every season, four times a year, and then each month those interested will meet to move ahead on each idea. Have an idea? Come and find others who may want to join with you. It only takes a few people to get a ministry off the ground. Need a ministry? Just come and listen. The company’s great! Any questions, don’t hesitate to call Pastor Susan.

Wednesday, December 21st at 7:00 pm

For many of us, Christmas is a bittersweet time for remembering people who are now gone or times in our lives that are now so changed.

Yet God offers us comfort and hope even when we feel so out of sync with ‘the Season.’

Please join us for this special service of music, scripture, stories, silent reflection and healing prayer.

Invite someone. Invite yourself.

A time for those who find rejoicing hard work this year.

Don’t miss our annual Choir Christmas offering as part of our worship service at 11:00 the Sunday before Christmas. Hear the Christmas story in word and song as the youth and the choir together celebrate Christ’s birth. Reception and lunch is after the service.

If you’ll miss Sunday, come to the dress rehearsal at Friendship Manor Dec 14th at 7:00 where our Choir and Youth and join in fellowship with the residents (including our very own Cornelia and Pearl!).

We begin our 7 week series on “”The Jesus Creed: Loving God, Loving Others” this month and everyone is invited to participate in one or more ways:

• worship with us on Sundays and hear the sermon series to begin your week;
• attend one of the small groups once a week for this time to hear Scot McKnight present a talk on that week’s topic and discuss it together;
• read the devotional guide “40 days Living the Jesus Creed” and commit to a daily time
• read The Jesus Creed (the book) and read it this month along with the series.

Orders for the materials will be taken Sept 4-15th.