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Phone 775-5362
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July 1, 2007 ·
Fifth Sunday After Trinity
Sunday Worship at 10:00 a.m.
PRELUDE
BRINGING IN THE LIGHT OF CHRIST by the Acolytes
INFORMAL TIME OF HYMN SINGING
WELCOME AND PARISH NOTES
CLIP BOARD MINISTRY FOR AUGUST
*GATHERING WORDS
One: A word spoken,
All: A voice heard,
One: A dream revealed,
All: A mission received.
One: God calls
All: Again and again.
One: God beckons us
All: To follow,
One: To love,
All: To serve,
One: To give.
All: Again and again
One: God invites us
All: To embrace the lonely,
One: To feed the hungry,
All: To tell the Good News of Jesus,
One: To sing songs of praise.
*HYMN OF
PRAISE #77
“How
Great Thou Art”
*SHARING THE PEACE OF CHRIST
LITANY OF WELCOME, CELEBRATION AND
COVENANT
OFFERING GIFTS OF MINISTRY
Bible,
Water, Bread and Cup, Globe
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 #314
”In the Garden”
UNISON PRAYER OF CONFESSION
Merciful God, as
the church, we are part of your redeeming work in history. Yet we know that often we seek our own
success and salvation and fear to follow Christ in commitment to a vision of
wholeness for the world and its people.
Help us to speak and act our parts in the great drama of your love and
in the freeing gospel of Jesus Christ, in whose name we pray. Amen.
ASSURANCE OF
FORGIVENESS
PRAYER OF THE
PEOPLE
CHILDREN’S TIME
SCRIPTURE
Matthew 8:23-27 ·
Mark 1:16-20 · 2 Corinthians 3:1-6
MESSAGE Pastor
Tom Ball
“Fear Not, Follow Me”
OFFERTORY
INVITATION
PRESENTING OUR
GIFTS TO GOD
PIANO 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)
We offer to you, O Loving God,
Our gifts, for your blessing;
Our talents, committed for Jesus;
Our community, strengthened for
service. Amen.
*SACRAMENT OF HOLY COMMUNION #9
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 #378
“Amazing
Grace”
*COMMISSION AND BLESSING
*POSTLUDE
*All
who are able, please stand.
All are invited to join one of the Prayer
Groups. Daybreak group meets at 7:00
a.m. on Tuesdays, Wednesday prayer group meets at 6:30 p.m. and the Thursday
prayer group meets at 11:30 a.m. Anyone who
wishes to join in a time of prayer is invited to attend.
Do you have an hour to spare one
day a week? The King’s Storehouse
housed at the
Sunday Volunteer
Ministry, July 8
Acolyte: 8:30 a.m. -
Amanda Anderson
11:00 a.m. - Drew and Lucas Marion
Nursery: Gary and
Sermontime: Katy Huckle
Coffee Hour:
CHURCH STAFF
Pastor Thomas
E. Ball
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
Opportunities for Ministry This Week . .
.
Sunday, July 1 - Fifth
Sunday After Trinity
Pastor Tom Ball’s first
Sunday as our Pastor
Holy Communion will be
served
A Special Coffee Hour
will follow each Worship Service
Equal Exchange Coffee
Available After Each Worship Service
8:30 a.m. - Sunday Worship
10:00 a.m. - Sunday
Worship
5:00 p.m. - 6:30 p.m. - JD’s & Senior High Youth Meet
Monday, July 2
9:30 a.m. - UMW Executive Board
7:00 p.m. - Education Committee
7:00 p.m. - Boy Scouts - Fellowship Hall
Tuesday, July 3
7:00 a.m. - Prayer Group
Wednesday, July 4
Independence Day -
Office Closed
6:30 p.m. - Prayer Group
Thursday, July 5
Senior High Youth Leave
on GRASP
11:00 a.m. - Prayer
Group
2:00 - 5:00 p.m. -
6:00 p.m. - Wesley Fellowship
6:30 p.m. - FIA Groups - Education Wing
7:00 p.m. - 9:00 p.m. - Instrumental Practice
- Sanctuary
Friday, July 6
GRASP
Saturday, July 7
GRASP
Sunday, July 8 - Sixth
Sunday After Trinity
Coffee Hour will follow
each Worship Service
Equal Coffee Exchange
Available After Each Worship Service
8:30 a.m. - Sunday Worship
10:00 a.m. - Sunday
Worship
Youth returning from
GRASP
Usher/Greeter Training will be held on
Sunday, July 15 between services (approximately 9:30 a.m.) Please come if you are willing and interested
in ushering or if you need a “refresher” course. We will be looking for you. Questions or more information see or call Dee
Brinks.
Attention Campers! If you have a child attending Summer Church
Camp that needs a ride or if you are interested in car pooling, please contact Marian
Fuller.
Need someone to help
with your Yard Work? Tyler DeCoeur and his friend are looking for some yard work jobs
for the summer. You can give
Some wonderful camping
opportunities are still open at Lake Michigan United Methodist Camp at
Pentwater: a family camp this coming week, a cancer survivor family camp in
mid-August (19-24) and dates open for individual families to camp at the site
in both July and August. Check out
dates, get information and even register at www.lakemichiganunitedmethodistcamp.org.
Lift Off! Soaring to New Heights
with God
—We are looking for volunteers to help us out during
A correction to the
July monthly calendar which came in the Newsletter: The memorial Service for
Marge Thrush will be held on Wednesday, July 11 at 1:00 p.m. with a luncheon
following. There will not be a time of
visitation.
Today’s Worship Ministry . . .
Liturgist: Judy Coffey
Organist/Pianist:
Darlene Ressler
8:30 Greeters/Ushers: Dennis & Sue Hyzer
10:00 Greeters: Tom
& Suzanne Johnson
10:00 Ushers: Ron & Marilyn Truax,
Gary & Karen Elenbaas
Acolyte: 8:30 - Amanda
Anderson
10:00 - Kelli Cummings
Nursery: Jackie Bailey
Sermontime: Sue Allen
Coffee Hour: Welcome Pastor
Tom Ball and Family
Power Point: Create -
Laurie & Dan Kinney
8:30 - Dan Kinney ·
10:00 - Jeff Hinkston
The flowers on
the Lord’s Table this morning are given in memory of Floyd Stewart by Rachel
Stewart and in loving memory of Norma Moulton by her family.
The Coffee Hours
today are in honor of our new Pastor, Tom Ball and his family - Kelly, Jacob
and Sadie. Come and greet them, share
some cake, coffee cakes, comfort food and/or cookies as we welcome them.
The Equal Exchange Coffee (decaf and regular)
& Tea
Living Truth 2 will perform at the
Rotary Pavilion TONIGHT, July 1 at 6:00 p.m.
In case of rain, the concert will be at Temple Hill.
Our
condolences to Carolyn Brines and her family on the passing of her
mother, Marjorie P. Moreland in