United Methodist Church of Cadillac
775-5362
· Fax 775-6475
November 20, 2005
Christ the King Sunday / Thanksgiving Sunday
Sunday Worship at 11:00 a.m.
THE
GATHERING TO WORSHIP
PRELUDE
*BRINGING
IN THE LIGHT OF CHRIST
WELCOME AND PARISH NOTES
SHINING LIGHT RECOGNITION Carol Jones
*CALL TO WORSHIP
Leader: Let us gather together in thanksgiving to God.
People: For God has made us and this earth which gives us nurture.
Leader: Let us gather in gratitude to one another.
People: For we are the bearers of God’s blessing and love for the earth
and its people.
All: Let us praise God; let us join hands; let us reach out in
care and courage so that the goodness of life may be for all God’s children.
*HYMN OF PRAISE #89
“Joyful,
Joyful We Adore Thee”
*ACT OF PRAISE 821
Psalm
100 with Response 1
*SHARING THE PEACE OF CHRIST
THE
PEOPLE OF GOD PRAYING
If you have a prayer joy or concern
you would like shared during the Prayer of the People, please hand it to an
usher during the Prayer Hymn.
PRAYER HYMN #102
“Now
Thank We All Our God”
UNISON PRAYER
We come with gladness, loving God,
drawn by our need and by a desire to praise you and give thanks. Enlighten the eyes of our hearts that we may
be full of hope. Enlarge the circle of
our concern that we may see the stranger as next of kin, the hungry person as
part of our own family, the one who is sick as a whole individual deserving of
our care. Grant us the presence of
Christ that we may learn more fully to follow in the footsteps of Jesus. Amen.
PRAYER OF THE PEOPLE
THE LORD’S PRAYER #895
THE
READING AND PROCLAIMING OF THE WORD
CHORAL ANTHEM Chancel
Choir
“Joyful,
Joyful Sing Praise” Arr. Jay Althouse
TIME WITH OUR CHILDREN
SCRIPTURE READING N.T.
pg. 29
Matthew
25:31-46
MESSAGE Pastor
Dale Ostema
“Thankful
Living”
RESPONDING
TO THE WORD
OFFERING INVITATION
GIVING OURSELVES AND OUR GIFTS TO
GOD
OFFERTORY
*DOXOLOGY #94
Praise
God, from whom all blessings 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)
Eternal God, we offer to you these
gifts and our lives in deepest gratitude.
May Christ the King rule in our hearts so that we are powerful witnesses
to the truth of your kingdom of love, justice, mercy and peace. In Jesus' name we pray. Amen.
THE SCATTERING TO SERVE
*HYMN OF DEDICATION #463
“Lord,
Speak to Me”
*COMMISSION AND BLESSING
*POSTLUDE
*All
who are able, please stand.
Come see Pastor Dale Wait
Tables! On Tuesday, November 29 from 5:00 -
8:00 pm, Pizza Hut will host a Celebrity Server night to benefit Love,
INC. The Celebrity servers will be local
Pastors, including our very own Pastor Dale.
You are invited to come see these folks “wearing a different hat” and
enjoy a good meal. All tips and a
portion of the proceeds from the evening will benefit the work of Love,
INC. And.by
this time, you will probably be tired of all the leftover turkey!
Sunday Volunteer Ministry, November
27, 2005
Ushers/Greeters: 8:30 am - Betty
& Karen Klinker & Amanda Anderson
Greeters: 11:00 a.m. - Rick &
Mary Myers
Ushers: Frank Weikel,
Jeff & Tonja Hinkston,
Richard Onan and
Jane Whitney
Acolyte: Nick Myers
Nursery: Jeff & Laura Marion
Sermontime: Katy Huckle
Coffee Hour: Lay Leadership
Committee
CHURCH STAFF
Pastor Dale
Ostema
Parish Assistant
Judy Coffey
Coordinator-Children & Youth
Ministries Debbie
Ostema
Church Office Manager
Patty Holst
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 Diana Van
Antwerp
Custodial Staff Dee Piltz and NOC Work Crew
Snow Removal Paul
Helton
Opportunities for Ministry This Week . . .
Sunday, November 20 -
Twenty-seventh Sunday After Pentecost
Coffee Hour follows each Worship
Service
8:30 am - Sunday Worship
9:30 am - Church School for all ages
11:00 am - Sunday Worship
Children’s Choir meets following
the 11:00 a.m. worship service
6:00 pm - All Church Thanksgiving Dinner at Worship
Monday, November 21
9:30 am - 11:30 am - Philharmonic Choir
(Corbin Room)
7:00 pm - Boy Scouts
7:00 pm - Missions Committee
Tuesday, November 22
7:15 am - Daybreak Prayer Group
7:00 pm - Chancel Choir Practice
**Note date change**
7:00 pm - Trustees Committee Meeting
Wednesday, November 23
9:00 am - TOPS
7:30 pm - Thanksgiving Eve Worship @ St. Ann’s Church
Thursday, November 24
Thanksgiving Day - Office Closed
Friday, November 25
Office Closed
Sunday, November 27 - First Sunday
of Advent
Coffee Hour Follows Each Worship
Service
8:30 am - Sunday Worship
9:30 am - Church School for all ages
11:00 am - Sunday Worship
Children’s Choir meets following
the 11:00 a.m. worship service
Next Fair Trade Coffee Sale
will be on Sunday, December 4. Boxed Tea
is also available.
The United Methodist Committee
on Relief & ecumenical partner agencies are continuing to respond to
the many recent disasters worldwide and in our country. Please indicate on your offering envelope
which disaster you are responding to and place it in the offering plate. Thank you for your generous response.
“Step by Step”
Stewardship Campaign. Celebrate our successful
Stewardship Campaign with Cake and Beverages immediately after worship service
today! The Finance Committee thanks all who have
participated by submitting their Estimate of Giving Cards for 2006. As of 11/14,
we had received 144 cards. We still have a significant number of cards that are
still out there. Please help our church leaders plan for 2006 by submitting an
estimate of giving card as soon as possible. Cards are still available in the
church pews and at the church office. To date, we have received pledges for the
regular church budget of $201,658, $23,894 for the Capital Improvement Fund,
and $6,800 other. We also thank all of
you that have stepped forward and agreed to serve on committees for 2006. Your
Finance Committee
The Love, INC. Children’s Coat
Pantry at Temple Hill Baptist Church is in need of good, clean coats, snow
pants, hats and mittens to give to those in need. Newborn to children’s size 12 are most in
demand. If you wish to donate items,
they can be dropped off at Temple Hill,
If you were unable to be
photographed for the new Church Directory, please see Judy Coffey
following worship to have a picture taken. We are still photographing; however,
this may be the last Sunday.
L.E.A.D (Leadership Education And Development) and L.E.A.D JR. workshops sponsored by
the Chamber of Commerce are being offered in our community at
The Love, Inc. office in
Cadillac is hiring for the position of Clearinghouse Coordinator. This is a 20 hr/week position, 9:00 am - 1:00
pm Monday through Friday. Ideal
candidate will do telephone intake as well as oversee all aspects of the intake
process and supervise intake volunteers.
Mail resume to Diane Wood, Love INC.,
The Chancel Flowers on the Lord’s
Table this morning are given in Thanksgiving to our Church Family by Randy,
Debbie, Jake, Joe & Amy Myers and in honor of the birthdays of Robby, Mary
& Harold and the 64th wedding anniversary of Harold & Marvel
Gekeler
Today’s Worship Ministry . . .
Liturgist: 8:30 am -
11:00 am -
Pianist::
Ann Hunt
Ushers/Greeters: 8:30 am - Pete
& Mary Buehler
Greeters: 11:00 am - Chris &
Michele Payne
Ushers: Dave Fuller, Bill & Sue
Allen, Tom Maxwell and
Jane Wightman
Acolytes: Chloe Ostema
and Jessica Weaver
Nursery: Jackie Bailey
Sermontime: Bill & Sue Allen
Coffee Hour: Finance Committee
Power Point: 8:30 & 11:00 am - Laurie Kinney
Mark your calendar for the
Community Thanksgiving Eve Worship Service sponsored by the Cadillac Area
Ministerial Association which will be held at
The invitation to the All Church
Thanksgiving Dinner TONIGHT at 6:00 pm is still open. If you are coming, would you fill out the
Reservation Form below and place it in the offering plate this morning. We need to know how many places to set. All are invited; guests are most welcome!!
Reservation Form
Name
_________________________________ # of people ______
Renovation Update: This past week, the support beams
for the roof were set in place in our church sanctuary. These were necessary in order to support the new
steeple which is here and will be installed on our church in the near
future. All the new windows have been
installed. Things are moving right
along!