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775-5362 ·
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September 10, 2006
Fourteenth Sunday After
Pentecost
Sunday Worship at 11:00 a.m.
THE GATHERING TO WORSHIP
PRELUDE
BRINGING IN THE LIGHT OF CHRIST
WELCOME AND PARISH NOTES
CHORAL CALL TO WORSHIP Chancel Choir
“Come,
Christians, Join to Sing”
with “We Have Come to Worship Him”
Arranged by Marty Parks
*CALL TO WORSHIP
One: Excitement in the air,
All: Children whirl and squirm,
One: Parents watch and wait,
All: School has begun.
One: Life is different,
All: God is present!
One: Excitement in the air,
All: New programs take shape,
One: Dreams now with faith foundations!
All New
possibilities,
One: God is good!
All: Let God’s praise be sung!
*HYMN OF PRAISE #97
“For
the Fruits of This Creation”
*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 Song.
PRAYER HYMN #2086
“Open
Our Eyes, Lord”
UNISON PRAYER
Wonderful and merciful God, we come
to you this day with open minds and grateful hearts. You called us to be your people and to share
with others the richness of your love.
We are especially thankful for those you have called to be your servants
in our church family - bless singers and pray-ers, workers and teachers and
servers of so many kinds - that all worship and ministry might be to your
greater glory. Use them and us all as
instruments of your grace that the world may hear and experience your love and
care. Help us to understand the gifts in
each of us, so we may also be faithful to your call. Amen.
PRAYER OF THE PEOPLE
THE LORD’S PRAYER #895
THE
TIME WITH OUR CHILDREN
SCRIPTURE READING N.T.
pg. 42
Mark
7:1-8, 14-15, 21-23
MESSAGE Pastor
Dale Ostema
“Life
Giving Traditions”
RESPONDING
TO THE WORD
OFFERING INVITATION
OFFERING OUR GIFTS TO GOD
ORGAN 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 CONSECRATION (In Unison)
O God, through the offering of our
gifts,
may we become a more open people . . .
open-minded in hearing your Word and wisdom,
open-hearted in healing a broken world,
open-handed in heeding your call for enacted
love.
With thanks for all good gifts, we
present a portion of our substance and the whole of ourselves. Amen.
THE
SCATTERING TO SERVE
*HYMN OF DEDICATION #444
“O
Young and Fearless Prophet”
*COMMISSION AND BLESSING
*POSTLUDE
*All who
are able, please stand.
LARGE Print Bulletins, Hymnals and
Bibles are
available along with hearing assistance devices.
An
Usher will be glad to help you.
The invitation is still open to
come share your musical talents with the Chancel Choir in the Music
Ministry of our congregation as we seek to praise God through song and lead musically
in worship. We have a place and a robe
waiting for you. _
A collection of Christian
Fiction lent by Jean Stump is on the Adult Book cart ready for your
entertainment. Authors are Janette Oke,
Lori Wick, Jennifer Chiaverni and Beverly Lewis, etc. Please fill out the book
cards as you check out the books.
Sunday Volunteer Ministry,
September 17, 2006
Acolyte: 8:30 - Amanda Anderson
11:00 -Jessica Weaver and Rebekka Green
Nursery: Jackie Bailey
Sermontime: Scott & Lisa
Kassuba
Coffee Hour: Membership Committee
CHURCH STAFF
Pastor Dale
Ostema
Parish Assistant Judy
Coffey
Church Office Manager Patty
Anderson
Treasurer Karen
Klinker
Director, Youth Ministries Debbie
Pant
Chancel Choir Director Ann
Hunt
Bell Choir Director Tonja
Hinkston
Organists Virginia
Pulford, Ann Hunt
Pianist Darlene
Ressler
Choir Accompanist Suzanne
Johnson
Nursery Care Giver Darlene
Ressler
First Sunday Nursery Care Giver Diana Van
Antwerp
Custodial Staff Dee
Piltz and NOC Work Crew
Snow Removal Gale
Butterfield
Opportunities for Ministry This Week . . .
Sunday, September 10 - 14th
Sunday After Pentecost
Coffee Hour Follows Each Worship
Service
Blood Pressure Clinic between
services today
Fall Schedule Resumes
8:30 a.m. - Sunday Worship
9:30 a.m. -
9:30 a.m. - Sunday School
11:00 a.m. - Sunday Worship
4:00 p.m.- 6:00 p.m. - Sr High Youth meet at
Monday, September 11
7:00 p.m. - Church & Society
Committee
Tuesday, September 12
7:00 p.m. Administrative Council
Wednesday, September 13
7:30 p.m. - Chancel Choir
Thursday, September 14
9:00 a.m. - 2:00 p.m. - Foster
Grandparents
1:30 p.m. - UMW General Meeting
5:00 p.m. - 8:00 p.m. - Love, INC.
7:00 p.m. - Parsonage Committee
Friday, September 15
Piltz/Brinks Wedding Rehearsal
Saturday, September 16
4:00 p.m. - Piltz/Brinks Wedding
Sunday, September 17 - 15th
Sunday After Pentecost
Coffee Hour Follows Each Worship
Service
Secret Saint Sign-Up
8:30 a.m. - Sunday Worship
9:30 a.m. -
9:30 a.m. - Sunday School
11:00 a.m. - Sunday Worship
5:00 p.m. - 7:00 p.m. - Junior Disciples and Senior High Youth Meet at
for Frisbee
Golf, food & devotions
The Christian Education
Committee is still looking for some additional enthusiastic persons willing
to teach Sunday School. The current need is “co-teachers” for
the classes. Please call Andrea Hillard or Pastor Ostema (775-5362), if
interested.
You still have opportunity to share
in the September Loose Plate Offering which will go to our
congregation’s Head Start Reading Program. Our church buys books suitable for preschool
children and readers representing our congregation read to the children on
their birthdays at the two Head Start sites in Cadillac. The children take the book home as our
gift. This is a great outreach of our
church; we are sharing the love of Christ and promoting a love of reading. You may designate Head Start Reading either
on your own offering envelope or a pew envelope.
The Friendship Bible Class, a
Bible study for developmentally disabled youth and adults, is in need of
teachers. The class meets on Monday
nights starting September 18. For more information, please call Barb George.
The School Supply Pantry is
still open; we have served nearly 150 children so far. Backpacks - especially larger ones are still
needed. You may leave your donations
in the box in the narthex.
Love, INC’s Durable Medical
Goods Ministry at
Today’s Worship Ministry . . .
Liturgists: 8:30 - Bedonna
Davis 11:00 - Judy Coffey
Organist/Pianist - Virginia Pulford
8:30 Ushers/Greeters - Ron and Ann Vaughan
11:00 - Greeters - The Ferris
Family
Acolytes: 8:30 - Amanda
Anderson
11:00 - Kelli Cummings
Nursery: Randy and Carolyn Mitchell
Sermontime: Darlene Fowler
Coffee Hour:
Power Point: 8:30 & 11:00 - Bob
Campbell
The Chancel Flowers on the
Lord’s Table today are given in loving memory of Bruce and Mona Wells by Chet
Wells and family.
We welcome back our Chancel
Choir for a new season of singing under the direction of Ann Hunt
accompanied by Suzanne Johnson. We are grateful for their Ministry of Music in
our midst.
This year’s Annual Church
Conference will be held on Sunday, September 24 at 3:00 p.m. Our District Superintendent, Rev. Bob Mayo,
will be here to preside. At the Conference, reports are received and church
leadership is elected. Plan to attend.
The Sleep In The Park event will be on Saturday, September
30. Youths wishing to participate can
raise funds after each church service on September 17 and September 24. Our focus is to raise awareness in our youth
of the plight of the homeless and to raise funds for Wexford/Osceola Love
INC. The monies raised will be split 50%
for local programs & 50% for Dr. Glenn Verbrugge as he goes to work at the
NKST Orphanage in