United Methodist Church of Cadillac
1020 East Division Street • Cadillac, Michigan
775-5362 • Fax 775-6475
February 8, 2004
Fifth Sunday after Epiphany
Sunday Worship at 11:00 a.m.
THE GATHERING TO WORSHIP
PRELUDE
BRINGING IN THE LIGHT OF CHRIST
WELCOME AND PARISH NOTES
*CALL TO WORSHIP
Leader: Lord, when you singled out the Three, that day
of days, by Galilee
People: They did not ask or know
exactly what "to follow" meant,
Leader: To what new aims
they gave assent, or where they had to go.
People: In simple faith, they
followed you, because, instinctively, they knew whom they could love and trust;
Leader: And risked the future for
your sake, and trod the road you had to take,
All: As all
disciples must.
*HYMN OF PRAISE #2042
“How Lovely, Lord, How Lovely”
*SHARING THE PEACE OF CHRIST
THE PEOPLE OF GOD PRAYING
PRAYER HYMN #2202
“Come Away With Me”
If you have a prayer joy or concern to be shared,
please fill out
a prayer card and hand it to an usher during the
Prayer Hymn.
PRAYER OF CONFESSION AND WORDS OF PROMISE
Voice 1:
Isaiah's sense of unworthiness was dispelled through the awesome power of
God blotting out his sin and removing his guilt. No longer were there any
barriers to his responding to God's call to proclaim God's word of justice to
the people of his day and to us, through his witness. To God's question
"Whom shall I send?" Isaiah replied "Here am I, send me."
Forgive us, O God, when we cling to the excuse of our unworthiness to serve
you, forgetting that in Jesus you have blotted out our sin and removed our
guilt.
People: To
your question to each of us "Whom shall I send?"
may we
reply "Here am I, send me." (silent reflection)
Voice 2: Paul reflected his
sense of unworthiness when he described himself as unfit to be called an
apostle because he persecuted the church of God. Yet he witnessed that through the grace of
God he had become a different person. He
responded to God's call to proclaim the good news of Jesus Christ to the people
of his day and to us through his witness.
To God's call on his life Paul
said "By the grace of God I am what I am, and his grace towards me
has not been in vain." Forgive us
when we cling to the picture of ourselves as unfit to be called disciples of
Christ because of past practices or behavior.
We know that through your gracious activity in our lives, O God, we are
different people.
People: Help us
to affirm, like Paul, that your grace towards us has not been in vain. (silent reflection)
Voice 3: Simon Peter
acknowledged his sense of unworthiness when he told Jesus to go away from him,
because he was a “sinful man.” Yet when
Jesus told him not to be afraid, Simon Peter abandoned his accustomed way of
life to move into uncharted territory.
To this call of Jesus on his life, Simon Peter left everything, to catch
people instead of fish. Forgive us, O
God, for allowing any sense of sinfulness and unworthiness to prevent us from
hearing Jesus' call to follow him.
People: Help us
to hear his words "Do not be afraid" as words of empowerment and
freedom - freedom to let go of the past so that we can step fearlessly into his
future. (silent reflection)
PRAYER OF THE PEOPLE THE
LORD’S PRAYER #895
THE BAPTISMAL COVENANT
RECEPTION INTO THE CONGREGATION #33
THE READING AND PROCLAIMING OF THE WORD
CHORAL ANTHEM Chancel
Choir
“Here Am I Lord, Send Me” Arr. Lani Smith
TIME WITH OUR CHILDREN “Into
My Heart” #2160
SCRIPTURE LESSON NT
pg. 62
Luke 5:1-11
MESSAGE Pastor
Dale Ostema
“When Jesus Goes Fishing”
RESPONDING TO THE WORD
OFFERTORY INVITATION OFFERING
OUR GIFTS TO GOD
OFFERTORY *DOXOLOGY
#94
*PRAYER OF DEDICATION (in unison)
Bountiful God, the abundance of the catch of fish was as nothing
compared with the abundance of the new life you have given us in Jesus. These gifts and our lives are offered in
response to such grace on your part. May
they be used to proclaim that your grace towards us has not been in vain. In Jesus' name, we pray. Amen.
THE SCATTERING TO SERVE
*HYMN OF DEDICATION #344
“Lord, You Have Come to the Lakeshore” Vs. 1, 2 and 4
*COMMISSION AND BLESSING
*POSTLUDE
We welcome to our congregation this morning:
Joining at the 8:30 a.m. service
Gary
and Yvonne Bandelow
•
Joining at the 11:00 a.m. service
Joan
Deer
•
Reminder Next Sunday, February 15
Acolytes: Jon Blake and Jacob Farmer
Greeters/Ushers 8:30: Pete and Mary Buehler
Ushers: Helen Quinn, Ron and Marilyn Truax
Nursery: Kyle and Lori Smith
Sermontime: Scott and Lisa Kassuba
Coffee Hour: Church and Society Committee
CHURCH STAFF
Pastor Dale
Ostema
Parish Assistant Judy
Coffey
Coordinator-Children & Youth Ministries Debbie Ostema
Church Secretary Carol
Sharp
Assistant Secretary Karen
Elenbaas
Treasurer Tara
McKibben
Chancel Choir Director Walt
Stump
Bell Choir Director Tonja
Hinkston
Organists Virginia
Pulford, Ann Hunt
Pianist Darlene
Ressler
Choir Accompanist Ann
Hunt
Nursery Care Giver Dee
Williams
Custodial Staff Dee
Piltz and NOC Work Crew
Snow Removal Paul
Helton
Opportunities for
Ministry This Week . . .
Sunday, February 8, Fifth Sunday after Epiphany
Reception of New Members
8:30 am - Worship Service
9:30 am -
9:30 am -
11:00 am - Worship Service
Coffee Hour Fellowship follows each worship service
4:00 pm - Confirmation Class
5:15 pm - Junior Disciples
meet
Monday, February 9
7:00 pm - Boy Scouts
Tuesday, February 10
11:30 am -
3:30 pm - 4:30 pm - Dream Team
for Youth Room meets
6:00 pm - Membership Committee
7:00 pm - Administrative
Council Meeting
Wednesday, February 11
7:30 pm - Chancel Choir
Practice
Thursday, February 12
7:00 am - Promise Keepers
Noon - United Methodist Women Soup Lunch & General Meeting
Sunday, February 15, Sixth Sunday after Epiphany
8:30 am - Worship Service
9:30 am -
9:30 am -
11:00 am - Worship Service
11:00 am - Student Bible Class
Coffee Hour Fellowship follows each worship service
Info Source 775-4636 - Message #3152
Today’s
Worship Ministry . . .
Liturgists: 8:30 - Laurie Kinney 11:00 - Jeff Hinkston
Pianist/Organist: Virginia Pulford
Acolytes: Ethan Hinkston and Nick Myers
Greeters/Ushers 8:30: Matt and Sue Bendelow
Greeters 11:00: Helen Quinn and Margaret Helton
Ushers: Ron and Marilyn Truax
Nursery: Jeff and Laura Marion
Sermontime: Julia Perrin
Coffee Hour: Evangelism Committee
All women are invited to the United Methodist Women General Meeting on
Thursday, February 12 at Noon. A Soup
Lunch will be served and a video of Missions in Mexico will be shown.
We will not have a Parish Nurse available this morning for our
usual Blood Pressure Clinic on the Second Sunday of the month between worship
services. We will let you know when the
next clinic will be held. Thanks.
Even Better News
Revised profit from the November Bazaar - $7,558.82 -
Wow!
“Bringing Up Boys” a study for parents will be offered each Sunday at 9:30 a.m.. Lynn Cummings will lead this video
presentation. All interested persons are
invited.
The Meijer Community Rewards program is now available. If you are a Meijer shopper and would like to
help the United Methodist Women, get an application form in fellowship hall or
from the Meijer courtesy desk or register online at Meijer.com/rewards. Our church number is #670223. You will receive a Meijer Guest Card in two
to three weeks.
We so appreciate your generous donations of food for a funeral luncheon
or other functions, however, we find that there are many extra serving
dishes and pans left in the church kitchen.
Please check in the kitchen this morning for yours.
American Red Cross Blood Drives are scheduled to be held at the Temple Hill Baptist
Church
Monday, February 16 from 1:00 pm - 6:45 pm
Tuesday, February 17 from 11:00 am - 4:45 pm
Touch a life with love! Hospice of Michigan is seeking volunteers in this area to help provide
companionship to patients. Especially
needed are male volunteers. Training is February 9, 10, and 11. Call Cindy at 779-9570 for more information.
Our Chancel Flowers are presented this morning
in celebration of the birthday of Grant Kinney from his family, Dan, Laurie and
Brandon Kinney.
Thank you, everyone, for the prayers, kind
thoughts and lovely cards sent my way while I was in the hospital. My total hip replacement was successful and I
am doing well. I will be out again soon. Being home bound is not for me! Ruth Peterson