United Methodist Church of Cadillac
1020 East
Division Street • 775-5362 • Fax 775-6475
March 10,
2002
Fourth
Sunday in Lent
Celebration
Worship at 11:00 a.m.
ORGAN PRELUDE
ENTRANCE OF THE LIGHT OF CHRIST By
Acolytes
GREETINGS AND WELCOME
PARISH
NOTES
*CALL TO
WORSHIP
L: Come, people of God, to know again who
you are; return to the One who gives you life.
P: We come as children of God, longing for
a closer walk with our Creator.
L: Come, all who see your own weakness and
imperfections, for God is not impressed by outward appearances.
P: We respond to God’s welcoming love and
rejoice that there is a place for us here.
L: Come, all who are blind but long to
see, all who stumble in the dark but yearn for light.
P: We are glad for this time of healing and
refreshment, this hour of celebration and new possibilities.
*HYMN OF
PRAISE #163
“Ask Ye
What Great Thing I Know”
*PASSING
THE PEACE OF CHRIST
PRAYER HYMN Bell
Choir
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 OF CONFESSION
God of Light and Life, we are all born blind. We
look upon the world with eyes of greed and anxious self-defense, deceiving
ourselves into believing that we can see. Help us to recognize our blindness
and to ask for your healing touch. Restore our vision, that we may see the
world with the compassionate eyes of Christ. Amen.
PRAYERS OF THE PEOPLE THE LORD’S PRAYER #895
THE
READING AND PROCLAIMING OF THE WORD
CHORAL ANTHEM Chancel
Choir
“I Am
Alive and I Can See” - Arr. Callaway
TIME
WITH OUR CHILDREN
MINISTRY OF MUSIC Children’s
Choir
“The Man
on the Bed”
SCRIPTURE LESSON N.T.
pg 102
THE MESSAGE Pastor
Dale Ostema
“Seeing
Through Grief”
RESPONDING
TO THE WORD
OFFERTORY
INVITATION
OFFERING
OUR GIFTS AND OURSELVES TO GOD
ORGAN OFFERTORY
*DOXOLOGY #2129
*PRAYER
OF CONSECRATION (in unison)
O Lord,
open my eyes that I may see the needs of others; open my ears that I may hear
their cries; open my heart so that they need not be without succor; let me not
be afraid to defend the weak because of the anger of the strong, nor afraid to
defend the poor because of the anger of the rich. Show me where love and hope and faith are
needed, and use me to bring them to those places. And so open my eyes and my ears that I may
this coming day be able to do some work of peace for thee. Amen.
THE SCATTERING TO SERVE
*CLOSING
HYMN #454
“Open My Eyes”
*COMMISSION AND BLESSING
*ORGAN
POSTLUDE
*All who are able, please stand
Parish Nurse Shirley
Petersen will have a Blood Pressure Clinic next Sunday between worship
services. If you have a health concern
you may contact Shirley at 775-6804.
Reminder Next Sunday
- March 17
Acolytes: Jennifer
Weaver and Garrick Fuller
Ushers/Greeters: 8:30 - Junior Disciples
Head Usher: Bill George
Greeters: 11:00 - Junior Disciples
Ushers: 11:00 - Junior Disciples
Nursery: Jeff and Tonja
Hinkston
Sermontime: Debbie Ostema
Coffee Hour: Junior
Disciples
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, March
10, Fourth Sunday in Lent
One Great Hour
of Sharing
8:30 am - Contemporary Worship
Service
9:30 am - Church School • Grand Sweep
• Lenten Study
9:30 am - Orientation
11:00 am - Celebration Worship
Service
11:00 am - Students Bible Class
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 Group
meets at church for pizza
Monday, March 11
10:00 am - Foster Grandparents
6:00 pm - FIA Group
7:00 pm - Boy Scouts •
Grand Sweep Bible Study
7:00 pm - Finance Committee
Tuesday, March 12
10:30 am - Lenten Study
Dorcas Circle Lunch
6:30 - 7:30 pm - Bell Choir Practice
7:00 pm - Lenten Study
7:00 pm - Administrative Council
Wednesday, March
13
7:00 am - Men’s Lenten Breakfast
Here
10:00 am - United Way in Library
1:30 pm - Grand Sweep Bible Study
7:00 pm - Membership Committee
7:30 pm - Chancel Choir Practice
Thursday, March
14
7:00 am - Promise Keepers
Sunday, March
17, Fifth Sunday in Lent
8:30 am - Contemporary Worship
Service
Parish Nurse Clinic between worship
services
9:30 am - Church School • Grand Sweep • Lenten Study
11:00 am - Celebration Worship
Service
Children’s Choir Practice after
11:00 worship
Coffee Hour fellowship after each
service
1:30 pm - District Youth Council
4:00 pm - Junior Disciples
• 5:00 pm - Confirmation Class
For Changes in Activities for
the Week
Info Source 775-4636 - Message
No. 3152 or the Website
This week
the MEN’S LENTEN BREAKFAST will be held at our church on Wednesday, March 13th
from 7:00 - 7:50 a.m. The Reverend Nancy Barton of St. Mary’s Episcopal Church
will be speaking.
The
ACTS OF KINDNESS TREE is in Fellowship Hall.
You are reminded to take a heart
and write on it an act of graciousness that you have seen or experienced. Take a look at the tree often to see the
various “kindnesses.”
Monday,
March 11from 2:00 - 7:45 p.m.
Tuesday,
March 12 from 11:00 - 4:45 p.m.
Our
church Website has a 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 available. You can even get
you own e-mail address off the site also the Sunday bulletin is posted. The entire Lenten Devotional Guide is online
through the Lent banner on the top of the home page. A brand NEW feature is the online Cokesbury
bookstore - check it out!!. If you need
to know about an event or a meeting time, check it out there.
Today’s Worship Ministry. . .
Liturgist: 8:30 - Ruth Peterson
11:00 - Jon Fulton
Organist / Pianist: Virginia Pulford
Acolytes: Mckenzie Coy and Alison Ostema
Usher/Greeters: 8:30 - Betty and Karen
Klinker and
Amanda Anderson
Greeters: 11:00 - Jack and Lois Cinco
Head Usher: Tonja Hinkston
Ushers: 11:00 - Jeff and Tonja
Hinkston,
Gary and Karen Elenbaas, Mike and
Lynda Coy
Nursery: Randy and Carolyn Mitchell
Sermontime: Joyce Cinco
Coffee Hour: Staff/Parish Relations
Committee
Today at 9:30 a.m., Pastor Dale will
host an Orientation Session for recent visitors to the church. This is an informal time of sharing
information about the ministry of our church and answering questions. If you are new to our church community,
please feel welcomed to attend.
Clip Board Ministry
The Clip Boards will be circulated
through the sanctuary for volunteer sign-up (ushers and greeters for both
services) for April 2002 and also for Good Friday Worship (ushers and greeters)
which we are hosting here on March 29 from 12:30 p.m. to 2:30 p.m.. We appreciate your help. Someone from the Worship and Music Committee
will contact you to verify your date.
Once again, you have the opportunity to
place flowers on the chancel for Easter Sunday in honor or memory of a person
or special occasion. Several varieties
of plants are being offered. Tulips and hyacinths have six bulbs per pot and
lilies have a minimum of five blooms (average 6-7.) Cost is only $5.75 per plant this year.
Easter Flowers
_____ 6" Easter Lilies
_____ 6" Hyacinths
(Check) _____ Lavender _____ Pink _____ White
_____ 6" Tulips (6 bulbs per pot)
(Check) _____ Red
_____ Pink _____ Yellow
_____ In honor of _____ In Memory of_______________________
presented by________________________
Please place this in the offering plate,
mail to the church at
Post Office Box 37, Cadillac, MI 49601
or fax it to the office at 775-6475.
You are cordially invited to an
informal Easter Breakfast
which will be served
in Fellowship Hall beginning at 7:45
a.m.
Easter Sunday morning, March 31.
MENU
Variety of Breakfast Cereals
Fresh Fruit (Bananas & Strawberries)
Selection of Fruit Juices
Assorted Rolls, Muffins and Breads
Coffee (Regular & Decaf)
Tea and Milk
Please make your reservation
on the form below and place it in the
offering plate or call (775-5362)
or fax (775-6475) the church office
so that we might know how many place to
set.
Easter Breakfast Reservation
Yes, we will be attending Breakfast
# ___________ attending
Name
_____________________________________________
ADDITIONAL ITEMS WHEN SPACE
ALLOWS.........
LOST AND FOUND
The church has an extensive amount of
lost and found items, including youth glasses, keys and other things. If you are missing something, please check
with the office.
CHILDREN’S CHOIR rehearsal will be this
morning, following the 11:00 a.m. worship service. Practice lasts for one-half hour and is held
in the sanctuary. All children
kindergarten through sixth grade are invited to join in this fun time of
singing.
Please note the church now has hearing
assistance devices for use during worship.
These can be used by persons with or without hearing aids. Also available are LARGE PRINT HYMNALS and,
if needed, large print bulletins. Please
ask.