United
May 12, 2002
Seventh Sunday of Easter
Festival of the
Celebration Worship at 11:00 a.m.
ORGAN PRELUDE
ENTRANCE OF THE LIGHT OF CHRIST By Acolytes
GREETINGS AND WELCOME PARISH NOTES
RECOGNITION OF THE SECRET SAINTS Barb Tatarchuk
*CALL TO WORSHIP
Leader: We gather today to recall the life of the
One from
People: The hour has come to glorify Jesus Christ.
Leader: We gather today to remember his death on
the cross of
People: The hour has come to glorify Jesus Christ.
Leader: We gather today to hail the victory of our Lord over the grave.
People: The hour has come to glorify Jesus Christ.
Leader: We gather today to celebrate God’s coronation of the Savior of the world.
People: The hour has come to glorify Jesus
Christ!
*HYMN OF PRAISE #155
“All Hail the Power of Jesus’Name” vs. 1-4, 6
Women only v. 3 * Men only v. 4
*PASSING THE PEACE OF CHRIST
THE PEOPLE OF GOD PRAYING
PRAYER HYMN #408
“The Gift of Love”
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.
SILENT REFLECTION
UNISON PRAYER
Exalted
Lord, you reign in the high and holy place, but for your royal throne you
choose people of humble heart. We need
not gaze into heaven to follow you, for you pledge to abide with all who live
in your name. Grant us grace to
recognize your presence in those loved ones, brothers and sisters with whom we
live and worship. At the last, permit us
to know you face to face in glory. Amen.
PRAYERS OF THE PEOPLE
THE LORD’S PRAYER #895
THE READING AND PROCLAIMING OF THE WORD
CHORAL ANTHEM Chancel Choir
“A Family Blessing” Arr. Poorman
TIME
WITH OUR CHILDREN
CHILDREN’S
CHOIR
“Thank You,
God” By Liz Williams
“Love, Love, Love” By Herbert
and Lois Brokering
SCRIPTURE LESSON N.T. pg 118
Acts 1:6-14
THE MESSAGE Pastor Dale Ostema
“In The Meanwhile ”
RESPONDING TO THE WORD
OFFERTORY
INVITATION
OFFERING
OUR GIFTS AND OURSELVES TO GOD
ORGAN OFFERTORY
*DOXOLOGY #94
*PRAYER OF CONSECRATION (in unison)
You
pour out your love upon us, O God; you give us eternal life. As your mercy is made manifest in Jesus, may
thanksgiving be shown by our gifts.
Accept what we offer as signs of our humble gratitude for all that you
do on our behalf. Make us useful
servants of Christ as we seek to bring his love and glory into the world and
our families. Amen.
THE SCATTERING TO SERVE
*CLOSING HYMN #445
“Happy the Home”
*COMMISSION AND BLESSING
*ORGAN POSTLUDE
*All who are able, please stand
NOTES
Your quarterly giving
statements are available in the Fellowship Hall. They may be picked up after the worship
service.
If you had your picture
taken for our recent new church pictorial directory and have not yet received a
copy, check on the table in the Fellowship Hall. They have names on them.
Parish Nurse, Shirley
Petersen will be here between worship services next Sunday. If you have a health concern, she may be
reached at 775-6804.
Reminder Next Sunday - May 19
Acolytes: Mckenzie Coy and
Alison Ostema
Ushers/Greeters 8:30: Ruth
Peterson
Head Usher: Tonja Hinkston
Greeters 11:00: Scott, Lisa,
Logan & Connor Kassuba
Users 11:00: Judy Murdoch,
Ethel Foster, Bill George,
Tom Maxwell, Betty Closson
Nursery: Randy and Carolyn
Mitchell
Sermontime: Darlene Fowler
Coffee Hour: Sanctuary Task
Force
CHURCH STAFF
Pastor Dale
Ostema
Parish
Assistant Judy
Coffey
Coordinator-Children
& Youth Ministries Debbie Ostema
Secretary Carol
Sharp
Assistant
Secretary Karen
Elenbaas
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, May
12, Seventh Sunday of Easter
Mother’s Day
• Festival of the Christian Home
Secret Saint
Sunday
8:30 am -
Contemporary Worship Service
9:30 am -
Church School all ages • Grand Sweep Bible Study
11:00 am -
Celebration Worship Service
Children’s
Choir Practice after 11 a.m. service
Coffee Hour
Fellowship after each service
Monday, May
13
6:00 pm -
FIA Group
6:30 pm -
Boy Scout Court of Honor
7:00 pm -
Grand Sweep
Tuesday, May
14
10:00 am -
1:30 pm - Cradle to Classroom
10:30 am -
Mission Study
1:30 pm -
Dorcas Circle at the home of Lorraine Johnson
6:30 - 7:30
pm - Bell Choir Practice
7:00 pm -
Administrative Council • 7:00 pm - Lenten Study
Wednesday,
May 15
1:30 pm -
Grand Sweep Bible Study
6:00 pm -
Ambassador Dinner
7:30 pm -
Chancel Choir Practice
Thursday,
May 16
7:00 am -
Promise Keepers
4:30 pm -
Confirmation Class
7:00 pm -
Worship and Music • 7:00 pm - Scout Roundtable
Friday, May
17
8:00 - 3:30
pm - Health Department Meeting
Saturday,
May 18
9:00 - 3:00
pm - United Methodist Women District Board
Sunday, May
19th , Pentecost Sunday
Sanctuary
Seating Kickoff
8:30 am -
Contemporary Worship Service
Parish Nurse
Clinic between worship services
9:30 am -
Church School • Grand Sweep Bible Study
11:00 am -
Celebration Worship Service
Children
Choir Practice
Coffee Hour
Fellowship after each service
4:00 pm -
Junior Disciples • 5:00 pm - Confirmation
6:00 pm -
Senior High Youth at the home of Jordan Smith
For Changes in Activities for the Week
Info Source 775-4636 - Message No.
3152 or the Church Website
Vision Wall
You still
have an opportunity to share your answer to the current Vision Question: Where have you experienced the breath of
God’s spirit and really gotten excited about our church and it’s mission? Visit “The Wall”- response cards are
available there. Pin up your card. We
need YOUR input; thanks!!
Blood Drive
Monday, May 13 - 2:00 p.m. -
7:45 p.m.
Tuesday, May 14 - 11:00 a.m.
- 4:45 p.m.
1601 W. Division, Cadillac
The Great Strides 5th
Annual
Dale Maxwell Memorial Walk for Cystic Fibrosis will be held on
Saturday, May 18 beginning with registration at 9:00 a.m. See the bulletin board or contact Tom Maxwell
775-7187 or Linda Hamilton 775-2617.
Sign-up for
Register for Summer 2002
camps as soon as possible. Brochures are
available at church if you did not receive one.
The church pays ½ of each camper’s fee.
Additional scholarships are also available. If you need help, call
Marian Fuller at 775-9388.
Circle Meeting
The
Today’s Worship Ministry. . .
Liturgists: 8:30 - Laurie
Kinney
11:00 - Jackie Soltman
Organist/Pianist: Virginia Pulford
Acolytes: Jennifer and
Kristin McKibben
Usher/Greeters: 8:30 -
BeDonna Davis
Head Usher: Tonja Hinkston
Greeters: Eva Barnes and
Doris Kollmeyer
Ushers: Joyce Cinco, Ethel Foster, Dick and Carol
Jones, Dan and Karen Zenner
Nursery: Jack and Sue Simcock
Sermontime: Sue Christensen
Coffee Hour: Higher Education
Our Chancel Flowers this
morning are presented in celebration of the second birthday of Grace Catherine
Myers from her family, parents, Mary, Rick and big brother, Nicholas.
Secret Saint Celebration
During the school year,
approximately thirty generous individuals and families from our church have
been “Secret Saints” for the college students who live away from home. Today, we welcome home our returning students
and honor our Secret Saints.
The Day of Pentecost
Next Sunday, May 19, we will
celebrate Pentecost - the birthday of the Church. Wear something red to worship. We will also “Kick 0ff” our Sanctuary Seating
Campaign. You will have an opportunity to make the new seating a
reality!! A special “Power Point”
presentation will be made; come and see!!
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.
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 link on the home page. A brand NEW feature is the online Cokesbury bookstore and CBD bookstore - check it out!!. If you need to know about an event or a meeting time, check it out there