July 12, 2010 issue
MPN bulletins boost worship
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WATERLOO, Ont., and SCOTTDALE, Pa. — Church bulletins are more than just a place to find the service order and community news.
From left, James Deaton and Cheryl Brumbaugh-Cayford of Brethren Press, Cynthia Linscheid of Mennonite Publishing Network and Jeff Lennard of Brethren Press choose photos for the covers of the worship bulletins. — Photo by MPN
They are a way to enhance worship.
That’s how Lisa Showalter, minister of worship and music at North Main Street Mennonite Church in Nappanee, Ind., views them.
“The bulletin is a vital element in worship,” she said. “It helps the theme of the morning permeate the worship, and helps the service feel cohesive from beginning to end.”
Showalter’s church uses bulletins from Mennonite Publishing Network in its worship.
“We really enjoy the artwork and the worship resources they provide,” she said.
For Garth Fisher, pastor of the Fiske Mennonite and Herschel Ebenfeld Mennonite churches in Saskatchewan, bulletins fill a practical need.
“We are two small churches that cannot always easily manufacture our own resources,” he said.
The bulletins come with pre-printed front and back covers.
“We find them helpful in enriching our worship together,” he said. “We quite often use the back page resources as part of our worship.”
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