United Methodist Church of Cadillac
1020 East Division Street ·
Cadillac, Michigan
775-5362
· Fax 775-6475
July 11, 2004
Sixth Sunday after Pentecost
Sunday Worship at 10:00 a.m.
THE GATHERING TO WORSHIP
PRELUDE
A TIME OF INFORMAL HYMN SINGING
BRINGING IN THE LIGHT OF CHRIST
WELCOME AND PARISH NOTES
*CALL TO WORSHIP
One: God, we praise you
All: For summer sun and laid‑back
days,
One: For family vacations,
All: And leisurely mornings.
One: God, we praise you
All: For fathers and mothers
and all who make up our circle
of love,
One: For friends who help us to
wholeness,
All: For the church, which
gives us a taste of heaven,
a glimpse
of the kingdom.
One: God, we praise you
All: With quiet deeds or
loud music,
One: With our voices raised in
song.
*HYMN OF PRAISE #77
“How
Great Thou Art”
*SHARING THE PEACE OF CHRIST
THE
PEOPLE OF GOD PRAYING
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 HYMN #432
“Jesu,
Jesu” Vs. 1, 2 and 3
UNISON PRAYER
Lord Jesus Christ, we pray that the
lives we lead may be worthy as we seek to be your followers. Give us the mind of Christ as we look upon
our neighbor. Keep us from judging and
passing by those whom society overlooks..
Plant indelibly on our hearts the plight of those in need, the forsaken
and the poor. Lend us a portion of your
grace as we seek this week to lift them from despair and enable them to feel
the gentle embrace of Jesus. Amen.
PRAYER OF THE PEOPLE
THE LORD’S PRAYER #895
THE
READING AND PROCLAIMING OF THE WORD
TIME WITH OUR CHILDREN
SCRIPTURE LESSON N.T.
pg. 71
Luke
10:25-37
MESSAGE Pastor
Dale Ostema
“Be
Careful What You Ask For”
RESPONDING
TO THE WORD
OFFERTORY INVITATION
OFFERING OUR GIFTS TO GOD
OFFERTORY
*DOXOLOGY #94
Praise
God, from whom all blessing flow;
Praise God, all creatures here
below: Alleluia! Alleluia!
Praise God, the source of all our
gifts!
Praise Jesus Christ, whose power
uplifts!
Praise the Spirit, Holy
Spirit! Alleluia! Alleluia!
Alleluia!
*PRAYER OF DEDICATION (in unison)
We offer these gifts, O God, in
response to your great love for us. We
offer our lives because we love you with all our heart, all our soul, all our
strength and all our mind. As we go from
here to love our neighbor as ourselves, may we go in the power of your Spirit
to love as Jesus loved and to serve as he served. This we pray in Jesus’ name. Amen.
THE SCATTERING TO SERVE
*DEDICATION AND BLESSING OF
THE MISSION TEAM
*HYMN OF DEDICATION #593
“Here I Am, Lord”
*COMMISSION AND BLESSING
*POSTLUDE
*All who are able, please stand.
Please note that the church has a
new email address. We have changed
our service provider. Our address is umccadillac@sbcglobal.net.
Reminder Next Sunday, July 18
Acolyte: Jesse and Jacob Farmer
Greeter/Usher 8:30 - Paul Helton
Ushers 10:00 - Angie Ferris,
Virginia Major, Donna Welsh
Nursery: Jeff and Laura Marion
Sermontime: Scott and Lisa Kassuba
Coffee Hour:
CHURCH STAFF
Pastor Dale
Ostema
Parish Assistant Judy
Coffey
Coordinator-Children & Youth
Ministries Debbie
Ostema
Church Secretary Carol
Sharp
Assistant Secretary Karen
Elenbaas
Treasurer Karen
Klinker
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 Darlene
Ressler
First Sunday Nursery Care Giver Ashley
Box
Custodial Staff Dee
Piltz and NOC Work Crew
Snow Removal Paul
Helton
Opportunities for Ministry This Week . . .
Sunday, July 11, Sixth Sunday After
Pentecost
8:30 am - Worship Service
10:00 am - Worship Service
Coffee Hour Fellowship follows each
worship service
Parish Nurse Clinic rescheduled to
next Sunday
Monday, July 12
7:00 pm - Boy Scouts
Tuesday, July 13
7:15 am - Early Prayer Group in Education Wing
7:45 am - JD’s begin their Mission Trip
9:00 am - Adopt-a-Highway Cleanup
1:30 pm - Dorcas Circle meets at the City Park
6:00 pm - Membership Committee
7:00 pm - Administrative Council Meeting
Wednesday, July 14
9:30 am - UMW Outing to Stone Cottage Gardens in Gladwin
9:00 - 10:00 am - TOPS in Corbin Room
Thursday, July 15
No Promise Keepers - Meetings will
resume in the fall
9:30 am - Naomi Circle Breakfast
9:30 am - Susannah Wesley Circle Breakfast at Bob Evans
Noon - Prayer Group meets in Education Wing
6:00 - 7:00 pm - FIA Parents & Children in Education Wing
Sunday, July 18, Seventh Sunday
After Pentecost
Parish Nurse Clinic between worship
services
8:30 am - Worship Service
10:00 am - Worship Service
Coffee Hour Fellowship follows each
worship service
6:00-8:00 pm - Ice Cream Social
Junior Disciples return from
Mission Trip
For
Changes in Activities for the Week
Info Source 775-4636 - Message
#3152
Finance Secretary, Dan Kinney has
your Giving Statements for the first half of the year available for your
pick-up in Fellowship Hall this morning.
Two Small Prayer Groups are now meeting each week: Tuesday
at 7:15 a.m. and at noon on Thursdays.
Both meet in the Education Wing.
Please join us as your schedule allows.
See Bedonna Davis or Debbie Ostema if you have questions or prayer
requests.
Dorcas Circle will meet on Tuesday, July 13, at
1:30 p.m. in the City Park. If it is
raining at noon, the meeting will be held at the church. If you have questions, call Joan Deer.
Susannah-Wesley Circle will meet at Bob Evans Restaurant
on July 15 at 9:30 a.m. for breakfast.
Call Ruth Peterson by July 14 if you plan to attend so reservations can
be made.
Paul Helton invites willing workers
to the next “Adopt-a-Highway” Cleanup.
Meet at the church at 9:00 a.m. on Tuesday, July 13. Everyone welcome. Thanks for your help.
The Parish Nurse will hold
the monthly Blood Pressure Clinic next Sunday, July 18, between
worship services. If you have a health question or concern and would like to
get in touch with one of our Parish Nurses, call the church office at 775-5362.
Budget Counselors are urgently needed to help assist
persons enrolled in Love, INC’s Budget Program.
A two hour training session will be held on July 20. After the training and with the support of
the Love, INC staff, counselors would work one-on-one with an individual or
couple to help them through their financial difficulties. The time commitment would be about 2 hours a
week for 8 weeks beginning July 27.
Please call Diane at the Love INC office at 779-1888 for more information.
Today’s Worship Ministry . . .
Liturgist: 8:30 - Gary Box
10:00 - Clara Handy
Pianist/Organist: Virginia Pulford
Acolyte: Jessica Weaver
Greeters/Ushers 8:30 - Gary and
Yvonne Bandelow
Head Usher 10:00 - Bill George
Ushers 10:00 - Hazel Jarvis, Dee
Piltz, Donna Welsh
Nursery: Laura George and Alison Ostema
Sermontime: Diana VanAntwerp
Coffee Hour: Evangelism Committee
Our Chancel Flowers this
morning are presented in celebration of the birthday on July 10 of Ryan Olson
by his mother, Laurie and sister, Erika.
We are still looking for persons
who would like to help with the Power Point Presentations for
worship. Training is available. A training will be on Wednesday, July 21 at
7:00 p.m.. Specifics for our worship
presentations will be covered.
Questions: ask Pastor Dale, Judy or Laurie Kinney.
Homer and Forrest Hendricks invite you to share in the
celebration of their 67th Wedding Anniversary at the Coffee
Hour on Sunday, July 18 following the 10:00 worship service.
The UMW Summer Outing to
Stone Cottage Gardens in Gladwin will be Wednesday, July 14. Gather at the church at 9:30 a.m.; leave at
10:00 a.m. Sign-up sheet is on the piano
in Fellowship Hall. Please sign-up
today!
Our Junior Disciple Work Mission
Team will be leaving Tuesday morning, July 13, to travel to Poplar Bluff,
MO for a Work Camp. We ask for your
prayers as they travel and work this week.
They will return on July 18.
Your grocery receipts from
Carter’s Food Stores in Cadillac or Lake City may still be turned in at the
church to obtain funds used for projects by the United Methodist Women. A box for them is located in Fellowship Hall.
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 for
yours.
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 LARGE PRINT BULLETINS.
Camp Brochures are available in the Fellowship Hall. If you have questions, see or call Marian
Fuller, camp coordinator.
Check out our church Website
– take a peek at www.umccadillac.org. Lots of good information and many
links. You can get your own e-mail address
off the site. The Sunday bulletin is
also posted.