United Methodist Church of Cadillac
1020 East Division Street •
775-5362 • Fax 775-6475
July 28, 2002
Tenth Sunday after Pentecost
Celebration Worship at 10:00 a.m
THE
GATHERING TO WORSHIP
TIME
OF INFORMAL HYMN SINGING
PARISH
NOTES
ORGAN PRELUDE
*CALL
TO WORSHIP
Leader: When we stumble and our faith falters,
God’s faithfulness bears us along.
People: When our spirits soar and our faith grows
strong, God’s faithfulness lifts us to new heights of devotion.
Leader: When our daily duties distract, and our
visions grow fuzzy, God’s faithfulness pierces the fog to beckon us.
People: God’s faithfulness endures forever! We lift our hearts in praise to the One who
is our God this day and forever more!
*HYMN OF PRAISE #98
“To God Be the Glory”
*OFFERING SIGNS OF PEACE AND
LOVE
THE PEOPLE OF
GOD PRAYING
PRAYER HYMN #2193
“Lord, Listen
to Your Children Praying”
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
Ever-present God, we offer
you our praise and turn to you all our days.
Let your love lift us on
Monday.
May your joy fill us every Tuesday.
Let
peace prevail all through Wednesday.
And goodness and
kindness reign on Thursday.
May patience persist throughout Friday.
Let gentleness
and rest guide us on Saturday
and your
faithfulness surround us on Sunday.
God of each day, we offer
you our prayers. Amen.
SILENT PRAYER
PASTORAL PRAYER
THE LORD’S PRAYER
#895
THE BAPTISMAL COVENANT
BAPTISMAL HYMN #611
Vs. 1 & 2
“Child of Blessing, Child of Promise”
SACRAMENT OF HOLY BAPTISM #39
Noel Carrie Hunt
REPRISE OF THE BAPTISMAL HYMN #611 Vs. 3 & 4
READING AND PROCLAIMING OF THE WORD
MINISTRY OF MUSIC Juanita
Marble
Millie
Gillett
TIME WITH OUR CHILDREN
Vacation Bible School Song
“I Am A Masterpiece”
SCRIPTURE LESSON N.T.
pg. 225
Hebrews 11: 1-3, 8-16
THE MESSAGE Pastor
Dale Ostema
“The Fruit of Faithfulness”
RESPONDING TO THE WORD
OFFERTORY INVITATION
OFFERING OUR GIFTS AND
OURSELVES TO GOD
OFFERTORY Greg
Moore
*DOXOLOGY #94
*PRAYER OF DEDICATION (in
unison)
Thank you, God, for
welcoming us into your caring realm, where we claim the needs of others as our
concern. We are finding a homeland in
your service and we are grateful. Above
all, may our offerings be an outpouring of thanksgiving for a God who always
remembers us. Your promises are sure and
your faithfulness is to all generations.
Amen.
THE SCATTERING TO SERVE
*HYMN OF DEDICATION #2196
*COMMISSION AND BLESSING
*POSTLUDE
*All who are able, please
stand
Check Out
Our Vision Wall Today!
Your Vision Team thanks all of you that have provided information to us through the Vision Board. Today, our Vision Family invites you to review the input that has been provided up to now by the congregation and also by our committee members in their work sessions. The questions and the input are posted on today’s Vision Board. We have three more questions including our new question today. Thank you for your continuing input. Leading persons to commit their lives to God is the third action point in our mission to make disciples of Jesus Christ.
How do you think we can accomplish that in today’s
world?
Reminder
Next Sunday - August 4
Acolytes:
Kara Wilson and Garrick Fuller
Ushers/Greeters
8:30: Dan and Laurie Kinney
Greeters
10:00: Tom and Dorothy Dean
Head Ushers:
Dick and Carol Jones
Users
10:00: Harold Gekeler, Paul Helton,
Jarvis Kraatz,
Donna Welsh
Nursery:
Greg and Kathy Green
Sermontime:
Lynda Coy
Coffee Hour:
Trustees Committee
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
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, July 28, Tenth
Sunday After Pentecost
8:30 am - Contemporary
Worship Service
10:00 am - Celebration
Worship Service
Sacrament of Baptism
Coffee Hour Fellowship after
each Worship Service
2:00 - 4:00 pm - Irvine 50th
Anniversary in Fellowship Hall
6:00 pm - Memorial Service
for Melvin Parker
Monday, July 29
9:30 am- 3 pm - UMW Bazaar
Workshop
6:00 pm - FIA Group
7:00 pm - Boy Scouts
7:00 pm - Grand Sweep Bible
Study
Wednesday, July 31
1:30 pm - Grand Sweep Bible
Study
Thursday, August 1
1:00 pm - Hospitality
Committee
7:00 pm - Education Committee
Sunday, August 4, Eleventh
Sunday After Pentecost
Parish Assistant Judy Coffey
Preaching
8:30 am - Contemporary
Worship Service
10:00 am - Celebration
Worship Service
Coffee Hour Fellowship follows
each worship service
Info Source 775-4636 - Message
No. 3152 or the Church Website
Our Ministry of Music at the 10:00 a.m. worship is being offered by
Juanita Marble and Millie Gillett. Greg
Moore will be singing the Offertory. We
so appreciate their willingness to come and share this gift of music with our
congregation.
Next Sunday will be our
“Loose Plate” Offering for the Carino Project, a community health program of
the
The School Supply Pantry will open its doors again on Wednesday, July 28th. For the past few years, our church has
provided backpacks and a variety of school supplies for families who cannot
afford them. Although our church budget helps with the cost of this mission, we
also depend on the generous contributions of members. This year, we are especially in need of new,
sturdy backpacks for children of all ages.
We can also use lined paper, drawing pads, construction paper, scissors,
pens, crayons, watercolor markers, colored pencils, erasers, pencil sharpeners,
rulers, dictionaries, and scientific calculators. We have been helping approximately 100
children each year, so our needs are substantial. Please leave any donations in the school
supply box near the sanctuary or bring them to the office.
The School Supply Pantry also
gives out books for children. If you can
provide recently published, new or used books for children of preschool age
through adolescence, please leave these donations in the school supply box as
well. If you have any questions about
this mission or if you would like to help with the distribution of the school
supplies, contact Barb Tatarchuk.
Needed:
several yokes to be used in a worship setting next Sunday, August 4. See Judy or call her at 775-5362 if you have
one that could be used. Thanks!!
Today’s Worship Ministry . . .
Liturgist: 8:30 - Laurie Kinney
10:00 - Judy Coffey
Organist/Pianist:
Virginia Pulford
Acolytes: Jenny and Kristin McKibben
Ushers/Greeters
8:30: Tom and Dorothy Dean
Greeters
10:00 Service: Jack and Lois Cinco
Head
Usher: Harold Gekeler
Ushers
10:00: Ron and Ethel Foster, Rubedene
Hill,
Irma Eidins, Bob and
Jackie Huff
Nursery: Jim
and Lisa Weaver
Sermontime:
Jane Wightman
Coffee
Hour: Education Committee
We welcome
into the family of Christ
through the
Sacrament of Christian Baptism
Daughter of
Jennifer
Hunt and Kevin VanderWall
The
congregation is invited to join in the celebration of the 50th
wedding anniversary of Bill and Joan Irvine.
There will be an Ice Cream Social from 2:00 until 4:00 p.m. this
afternoon in Fellowship Hall. No gifts
please.
As part of
our Prayers and Squares Prayer Quilt Ministry, we will be tying a Prayer Quilt
for the family of Mel Parker this morning following each worship service. Come and share in this time of prayer by the
Church Family bulletin board.
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.
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.
If you were
photographed for our latest pictorial directory and have not received your
copy, check on the table in Fellowship Hall.
There are still a few directories left; they are labeled with your name
on the back.
Please note
the church 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, we can make large print bulletins.
Habitat for Humanity of Wexford County is seeking
volunteers to work on the new habitat house being constructed this summer. Why not organize your own group and help
Habitat build. Call Marcia at 775-7561
or talk with Jack Fitzgerald after the worship service.