United
February 10, 2002
Transfiguration of Our Lord
Celebration Worship at 11:00 a.m.
ORGAN
PRELUDE
ENTRANCE
OF THE LIGHT OF CHRIST By Acolytes
GREETINGS
AND WELCOME PARISH
NOTES
A SCOUT
MOMENT Eben Smith
*CALL TO WORSHIP
L: Come
up to me on the mountain.
P: A
flame of fire burst from the bush, but the bush is not consumed.
L: Come
up to me on the mountain, and wait.
P: We
will turn aside and see this great sight; why does this bush not burn?
L: Come
up to me on the mountain, and I will show you the Way.
P: We
shall take off our shoes, for the place where we stand is holy ground.
L: Behold,
I have heard the crying of creation; I have seen her back groaning under her
heavy burden. Rise, my people, and have
no fear.
All: We shall climb to God on the crown of the
world, and the mountains and hills shall sing as we go.
*HYMN OF PRAISE #57
“O For a Thousand Tongues to Sing” Vs. 1-5
V. 3 -
Women only V. 4 - Men only
*PASSING THE PEACE OF CHRIST
PRAYER
HYMN #2128
“Come
and Find a
SILENT
REFLECTION
If you have a prayer joy or concern, you are
invited
to fill out a prayer card and hand it to the usher at
this time.
UNISON
PRAYER
O God of
the mountains and the valleys, we, your people, look to your glory during the
high moments of our lives. We love the
times of excitement that are a part of our faith and our life. We dream of mountaintop experiences and seek
to hold on to those moments. Forgive us
when we fail to come down from the mountains and live in the valleys of
everyday life. Help us to see you as the
God of both mountaintops and valleys.
Keep us faithful to the vision that we might translate it into a reality
for all the world to see for we pray in the name of
Jesus. Amen.
PRAYERS OF THE PEOPLE THE LORD’S PRAYER #895
THE
CHORAL
ANTHEM Chancel
Choir
“This
Little Light of Mine” Arr. Joel Rainey
with the
Children’s Ensemble
TIME
WITH OUR CHILDREN
SCRIPTURE LESSON N.T.
pg 18
THE
MESSAGE Pastor
Dale Ostema
“Welcome
to the Mountain, Now Go Home”
RESPONDING
TO THE WORD
OFFERTORY
INVITATION
OFFERING
OUR GIFTS AND OURSELVES TO GOD
ORGAN
OFFERTORY
*DOXOLOGY Tune:
Old 100th
O God, may we who
bear your name
by gentle love
your grace proclaim,
Christ’s gift of peace on earth declare
and your
anointing Spirit share. Amen.
*PRAYER OF CONSECRATION (in unison)
As the
transfigured Christ revealed a life offered for the sake of us all, receive our
offerings for the sake of others.
Transform, O God, money into the hope for justice, time into signs of
service, talents into acts of ministry, and ourselves into expressions of
faithfulness. Amen.
THE
SCATTERING TO SERVE
*CLOSING
HYMN #2234
*COMMISSION AND BLESSING
*ORGAN POSTLUDE
*All who are able, please stand
Today is
Boy Scout Sunday. Our church sponsors
Troop 125 of the Boy Scout of America.
The troop meets each Monday evening throughout the year. We are proud to sponosr
and host the troop in our building. Some
of the leaders and scouts are here in uniform at our 11:00 a.m. worship service
today.
The ACTS
OF KINDNESS TREE is in Fellowship Hall.
You are
reminded to take a heart and write on it (no names included) an
act of graciousness that you have seen or experienced. Take a look at the tree often to see the
various “kindnesses” listed.
Reminder
Next Sunday - February 17
Acolytes:
Katie Redes and Libby Dorrell
Ushers/Greeters:
8:30 - Bill & Lorna Geeseman
Greeters:
11:00 - Don & Katie Larkins
Head
Usher: Gloria Fountain
Ushers:
11:00 - Julia Perrin, Barb Wild, Tom Maxwell
Jeff & Tonja Hinkston, Rene’ Steinhour
Nursery:
Kevin and Patricia Bruner
Sermontime: Barb Tatarchuk
Coffee
Hour: Finance Committee
CHURCH STAFF
Pastor Dale
Ostema
Parish
Assistant Judy
Coffey
Coordinator-Children
& Youth Ministries Debbie Ostema
Secretary Carol
Sharp
Assistant
Secretary Carolyn
Brines
Treasurer Beverly
Campbell
Chancel
Choir Director Walt
Stump
Bell
Choir Director Lisa
Wilson
Organists Virginia
Pulford, Ann Hunt
Pianist Darlene
Ressler
Choir
Accompanist Ann
Hunt
Nursery
Care Giver Lisa
Wilson
Custodial
Staff Dee
Piltz and NOC Work Crew
Snow
Removal Paul
Helton
Opportunities for Ministry This Week . . .
Sunday,
February 10, Transfiguration of Our Lord
8:30 am
- Contemporary Worship Service
9:30 am
-
11:00 am - Celebration Worship Service
11:00 am
- Learning to use the Bible students
Children’s
Choir Practice after 11:00 worship
Coffee
Hour fellowship after each service
4:00 pm
- Junior Disciples
5:00 pm
- Confirmation Class
6:00 pm -
Senior High Youth at the home of Betsy George
Monday,
February 11
6:00 pm
- FIA Group
7:00 pm
- Boy Scouts
7:00 pm
- Grand Sweep Bible Study
7:00 pm
- Finance Committee
Tuesday,
February 12
6:30 -
7:30 pm -
7:00 pm
- Administrative Council Meets
Wednesday,
February 13
1:30 pm
- Grand Sweep Study
6:00 pm
- Membership Committee
6:30 pm
- Chancel Choir Practice
7:00 pm
- Ash Wednesday Worship Service
Thursday,
February 14
7:00 am
- Promise Keepers
1:30 pm
- United Methodist Women General Meeting
Saturday,
February 16
Dewitt
Boy Scouts & Boy Scout Troop 125 overnight
Sunday,
February 17, First Sunday in Lent
8:30 am
- Contemporary Worship Service
9:30 am
-
Parish Nurse
Clinic between worship services
11:00 am - Celebration Worship Service
Children’s
Choir Practice after 11:00 worship
Coffee
Hour fellowship after each service
For Changes in Activities for the Week
Info Source 775-4636 - Message No. 3152
With the
beginning of Lent, the annual Men’s Lenten Breakfasts resume this Wednesday,
February 13th at 7:00 a.m. at the First Christian Church. Breakfast, singing and a meditation are
included. The breakfast ends by 7:50
a.m. so that you may get on to work. The
speaker will be the Reverend Will Markham of the
The United
Methodist Women will have their General Meeting on Thursday, February 14
at 1:30 p.m. The speaker will be Don Lipfert, Red Cross volunteer, who spent a week at Ground
Zero and the plane crash site in
At the
Grand Traverse District Conference on February 2, Jack and Gloria Fountain were
honored during the “Celebration of the Laity.”
This recognition is an annual part of our District Conference and an
opportunity for local churches to say “Thank You” to members of their church
for their hard work and service. An
article will appear in the March Newsletter which will share all
the servant ministry they have offered to God through their work in our
congregation. Congratulations Jack and
Gloria!
Our
church Website has a brand new look – take a peek at www.umccadillac.org. Our Webmaster, Dan Kinney, has updated the
site. Lots of good information and many
links are there for your use. You can
even get you own e-mail address off the site.
Also, each week the Sunday bulletin is posted. If you need to know about an event or a
meeting time, you can check it out there.
Remember, the church office is trying to obtain your email address so
that we can be more efficient is our communication with one another.
Today’s Worship Ministry. .
.
Liturgist:
8:30 - Ruth Peterson
11:00 - Bill Allen
Organist
/ Pianist: Ann Hunt
Acolytes:
Garrick Fuller and Justin Bruner
Usher/Greeters
8:30 - Jim and Marjorie Tossey
Greeters:
11:00 - Mike and Lynda Coy
Head
Usher: Gloria Fountain
Ushers: 11:00
- Adrian and Donna Slachter, Joyce Cinco
Harold Gekeler, Bill, Sue & Chris Allen
Nursery:
Greg and Kathy Green
Sermontime: Bill and Sue Allen
Coffee
Hour: Evangelism Committee
Chancel Flowers
Our Chancel
Flowers this morning are presented by Betty Klinker
to the glory of God and in celebration of the February 13th
birthdays of Amanda Anderson and Karen Klinker.
The
season of Lent begins February 13.
We will
begin our journey in faith together that evening with an
Ash
Wednesday Worship Service
at 7:00 p.m..
This is
a beautiful, quiet service which includes hymns, scripture, readings, ashes, a
choral anthem and Holy Communion. Come
and begin your Lenten journey.
You will
soon be receiving in the mail the Lenten Devotional which has daily devotionals
written by members of our congregation and a schedule of other Lent events.
Watch for it!!
Senior
High Youth Group Dinner
February
23, 2002 - 6:00 p.m.
Theme: 50's
Drive-In Revisited!
Cost
$8.00
Menu:
Appetizers
Burgers/
Onion Rings
Homemade
Potato Salad
Cole
Slaw
Homemade
Apple Pies
Root
Beer Floats
Name___________________________________________
Number attending _____ Veggie Burgers Available _______
Special Dietary Needs _____________________________
Child care needed _____ Number of children _____
Detach and place in offering plate or return to church office.