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November 5, 2006
Twenty-second Sunday After Pentecost
All Saint’s Sunday
Sunday Worship at 11:00 a.m.
PRELUDE
BRINGING IN THE LIGHT OF CHRIST by the Acolytes
WELCOME AND PARISH NOTES
CLIP BOARD MINISTRY FOR DECEMBER
*ENTRY INTO CELEBRATION
One: Saints have gone before us and saints are with us now.
All: Ordinary people with laughter in their
eyes and confidence in their pockets.
One: Common folk with generous hands and listening ears.
All: Tough people with perceptive questions and passion
for
truth.
One: Holy ones who radiate love and embody compassion.
All: Saints before us and saints around us.
One: Thank God for the ones who reflect holy light on our path.
*HYMN OF PRAISE #66
“Praise,
My Soul, the King of Heaven”
*SHARING THE PEACE OF CHRIST
If
you have a prayer joy or concern to be shared during the Prayer of
the
People, please hand it to an usher during the Prayer Hymn.
PRAYER HYMN #707
“Hymn of Promise”
CALL TO CONFESSION
When we are called
saints the idea jars us, for we are not saintly people. But we are seekers
after God's will, who have been powerfully claimed by Jesus Christ. Remembering who we are intended to be, let us
come to God's holy place to find forgiveness, healing and empowerment.
UNISON PRAYER OF
CONFESSION
O God, our God, we
confess that we have lifted up our souls to what is false. We have deceived ourselves and other people.
The life we have led is not worthy of our Savior, Jesus Christ. Our words and
actions have imprisoned others rather than setting them free, and we ourselves
are bound by our prejudices and inhumanity.
Forgive us, O God, for we cannot live in our unfaithfulness; help us to
become the persons we might yet be, in Christ's service, beginning today. Amen.
ASSURANCE OF PARDON PRAYER OF THE PEOPLE
NAMING AND
REMEMBERING THE SAINTS
CHORAL ANTHEM Chancel
Choir
“Crossing Over There” Arr. Pepper Choplin
CHILDREN’S TIME
SCRIPTURE READING N.T.
pg. 223
Hebrews 9:11-14
MESSAGE Pastor
Dale Ostema
“The List”
OFFERTORY
INVITATION
PIANO OFFERTORY
PRESENTING OUR
GIFTS TO GOD
*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)
We are inspired, loving God, by the
commitment of saints in times past and rejoice in our present opportunity to
support this faith community. Today, we
offer our gifts of health kits, so that the saints at home and abroad will know
solid support in times of need. We ask
your blessing on all these gifts, O God for we have put our money where our
faith is, and we give thanks. Amen.
SACRAMENT OF HOLY COMMUNION
Invitation to the
Table
The Great
Thanksgiving
The Lord’s Prayer #895
Breaking the Bread
Giving the Bread
and the Cup
Holy Communion will be served by
intinction.
Please come by the center aisle and
return by the side aisle.
PRAYER OF THANKS FOR CHRIST’S
PRESENCE
*CLOSING HYMN #711
“For
All the Saints”
*COMMISSION AND BLESSING
*POSTLUDE
*All
who are able, please stand.
Remembering
the Saints
Members
of the Church
Homer Hendricks
Evadean Mattison
Gerald Linn
Nelson Himes
Joe Brenneman
Paul Moore
Emily Ward
Jeff Dorrell
Constituent
Members
Joy Crandall
Ivan Baker
When
my time in this land — will come to an end,
I
will close my eyes in final prayer.
But
I won’t be surprised when I open up my eyes
on
a boat crossing over — over there,
over
there, over there.
Former member Stewart Bryce
is in the hospital in
A moving Veterans Day Assembly held
in the performance gym at
Sunday Volunteer Ministry, November
12, 2006
Acolyte: 8:30 - Amanda Anderson 11:00 - Drew Marion
Greeters/Ushers 8:30 - Jeff &
Laura Marion
Ushers
11:00 - Tom Maxwell, Hazel Jarvis, Rachel Stewart,
Ruth Peterson
Nursery: Alison Ostema
Sermontime: Clara Handy
Coffee Hour: Evangelism
CHURCH STAFF
Pastor Dale
Ostema
Parish Assistant Judy
Coffey
Church Office Manager Patty
Anderson
Treasurer Karen
Klinker
Director of Youth Ministries Debbie
Pant
Chancel Choir Director Ann
Hunt
Choir Accompanist Suzanne
Johnson
Bell Choir Director Tonja
Hinkston
Organists Virginia
Pulford, Ann Hunt
Pianist Darlene
Ressler
Nursery Care Giver Darlene
Ressler
First Sunday Nursery Care Giver Diana Van
Antwerp
Custodial Staff
Snow Removal Gale
Butterfield
Opportunities for Ministry This Week . . .
Sunday, November
5 - 22nd Sunday After Pentecost
Holy Communion
& All Saints Sunday at both worship services
Coffee Hour Follows
Each Worship Service
8:30 a.m. - Sunday Worship
9:30 a.m. -
9:30 a.m. - Sunday School
11:00 a.m. - Sunday
Worship
Children’s Choir
practice follows the late worship service
5:00 p.m.
- 7:00 p.m. - Sr. High & JD’s Meet
Monday, November 6
9:30 a.m. - UMW Executive Board Meeting
7:00 p.m. - Church & Society Committee
Meets
7:00 p.m. - Education Committee Meets
7:00 p.m. - Bible Study
7:00 p.m. - Boy Scouts
Tuesday, November 7
7:15 a.m. - Daybreak Prayer Group
6:30 p.m. - 9:30 p.m. - Crooked Tree Girl
Scouts (Corbin)
7:00 p.m. - Evangelism Committee Meets
Wednesday, November
8
1:30 p.m. - Bible Study
6:30 p.m. - Lay Leadership & Development
Committee Meets
7:30 p.m. - Chancel Choir Practice
Thursday, November 9
7:00 a.m. - Promise Keepers
7:30 a.m. - 11:00 a.m. - Mercy Staff Meeting
9:00 a.m. - NOC
11:30 a.m. - Prayer
Group
2:30 p.m. - Patriot Choir Practice
6:00 p.m. - FIA Group
Friday, November 10
7:00 p.m. - 10:00 p.m. - Lay Speaking
Seminar
Saturday, November
11
8:30 a.m. - 4:00 p.m. - Lay Speaking Seminar
Sunday, November
12 - 23rd Sunday After
Pentecost
Dedication of Our
New Steeple and Church Renovations
Coffee Hour Follows
Each Worship Service
8:30 a.m. - Sunday Worship
9:30 a.m. -
9:30 a.m. - Sunday School
9:30 a.m. - Blood Pressure Clinic (Library)
11:00 a.m. - Sunday
Worship
Children’s Choir
practice follows the late worship service
5:00 p.m.
- 7:00 p.m. - Sr. High Youth meet
Commitment cards
for 2007 – Step Up and Make a Difference in the Life of Our Church are still being
received. You may place yours in the
offering plate today or leave it in the church office.
Next Sunday,
November 12, we will have a Service of Dedication for our New Steeple and
Building Renovations. We have worked
for the past 18 months to complete the projects for the church and now will
dedicate them for service to the Lord.
Plan to come and celebration this work we have accomplished together
with the help of the Lord.
The Habitat for
Humanity of Wexford County will be accepting applications for potential
homeowners during the month of November. The criteria for family selection is
as follows: the applicant must have a need for housing, an ability to pay, live
or work in Wexford County and have a willingness to partner with Habitat for
Humanity. If you know anyone who might
be interested in this exciting 9pportunity, please have them contact Habitat
for Humanity at 231-775-7561 for an application.
Have you been
asking God to use you? Do you have a
heart for the lost and hurting? Care
Net of Cadillac (formerly
Griefshare is
starting again on Thursday, November 9 at 6:30 p.m. at Temple Hill and will run
for 13 weeks. This is for you if you
have lost someone you love. It is a
Bible based video series on how to cope when you have lost someone close to
you. It gives insight and tools to help
you get through life without your loved one.
The evening will begin with watching the video; then a short discussion
and snacks follow. Childcare is
provided. If you have questions, please
call Sandi Dieterman 826-3318 or Ella MacLean 779-9058.
Today’s Worship Ministry . . .
Liturgist: Judy Coffey
Pianist - Darlene Ressler
Acolytes: 8:30 - Amanda Anderson
11:00 - Kelly Cummings &
Heather Smith
8:30 Greeters/Ushers: Jack Boyd & Bedonna Davis
11:00 Greeters/Ushers: Tonja Hinkston,
Gale & Char Butterfield,
Jeff Hinkston, Bert Brotherton, Paige Powell & Margaret Himes Nursery: Kevin & Patricia Bruner
Sermontime: Darlene Fowler
Coffee Hour: Worship & Music
Power Point: 8:30 -
Laurie Kinney 11:00
- Clara Handy
The Chancel Flowers on the
Lord’s Table today are given by Mark,
Jane and Paul Wightman in celebration of Sarah’s 18th birthday.
The Choral Anthem -
“Crossing Over There” by Pepper Choplin is dedicated to the Glory of God and
given in loving memory of Joe Brenneman by Tim and Judy Coffey.
If you would like to fill a Blessing
Bag for Thanksgiving for a needy Cadillac family, they are available in the
Fellowship Hall TODAY. Please return
your bag to the Church by Friday, November 17 so that it can be delivered to
the Salvation Army on time.
In November, the Coffee Hour
Sunday School Class will begin the video series “That The World May Know”
by Ray VanderLaan. It is a wonderful
virtual tour through the Holy lands and the Old Testament. We will meet every Sunday at 9:30 a.m. in the
Fellowship Hall. Please feel free to
drop in even if you cannot attend every class—and bring your coffee!!
Thanks so much for all your
wonderful help and donations for the annual Holiday Bazaar! You have made a difference!!
You
are cordially invited to attend
our
25th Annual Church Thanksgiving Dinner
Sunday, November 19 at 6:00 p.m.
We will provide the turkey, dressing, gravy, cranberry sauce & beverages. Please bring a dish with 10-12 servings to complete
the menu and your own table service.
The
following dishes are needed according
to
the first letter of your last name.
A - G
· Desserts
H - R · Potatoes
S - Z · Vegetables
(corn,
peas, green beans, etc.)
After dinner, we will share in a Service
of Praise and Thanksgiving
featuring the vocal music of Mike Haines.
Mike has been a member of the
praise team at
for the past six years. He has “opened” for the musical program at the
Marion Fair and has been the featured musician at the Shay Station
on several occasions. In addition to being a vocalist and musician,
he is a songwriter; he will be
sharing a very special song which he wrote with our children. CD’s will be distributed to the children
beforehand.
In order to have enough places set,
we need to know how many will be coming in your party. Friends, family and neighbors are most
welcome.
Please fill out the Reservation
Form & send it to the Church Office
by mail (
or email umccadillac@sbcglobal.org.
Reservation
Form
Thanksgiving
Dinner, November 19, 2006
Name _______________________________ # of People
________
Crossing Over There
Words and Music by Pepper Choplin
I have been to the mountain and
I’ve looked over
but the land is beyond my hopeful
stare.
But the little I can see is so
beautiful to me,
and I long to cross over, over
there.
Well, I used to think this life was
meant to be sweet
and the path I would walk was clear
and fair.
But now more and more, I am drawn
to this shore,
and I long to cross over, over
there.
There’s a boat that crosses over
and I know the Captain,
and he has already paid my fare.
When he calls me by name, my place
I will claim
and we’ll sail, we will sail, — we
will sail on that boat
over there, sailing over, over
there.
When my time in this land — will
come to an end,
I will close my eyes in final
prayer.
But I won’t be surprised when I
open up my eyes
on a boat crossing over — over
there,
over there, over there.
This Choral Anthem is an optimistic
song of yearning for the joys
of heaven and is set on the poetic banks of the
From the difficulties and pains of
life, the song wistfully looks forward to the promise of heaven’s bliss. It speaks of the boat that crosses and the
Captain who has already paid the fare.
From there it develops into an
expression of hope
before suddenly returning to the
quiet certainty that one day
we will experience the peace of
heaven - “over there.”
The choir offers this anthem in
loving memory for all the saints who have “crossed over” in this past year.