United
775-5362 · Fax 775-6475
April 15, 2007 · Second Sunday
of Easter
Sunday Worship at 11:00 a.m.
THE GATHERING TO WORSHIP
PRELUDE
BRINGING IN THE
LIGHT OF CHRIST
WELCOME AND PARISH
NOTES
CLIPBOARD MINISTRY
FOR WORSHIP IN MAY
*GATHERING WORDS
One: Alleluia! Christ is risen!
Many: He is risen indeed!
One: But are you sure? Do you believe?
Many: We don't want to be called "doubting
Thomas,"
but how can
this be?
One: Jesus said,
"Have you believed because you have seen me? Blessed are those who have not
seen and yet have come to believe."
All: Alleluia! Christ is risen
indeed!
*HYMN OF PRAISE #327
“Crown Him with Many Crowns”
*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 #2196
“We
Walk By Faith”
UNISON PRAYER
Lord, you
ministered to the doubts of Thomas. Minister in worship to our doubts. As doubts led Thomas to search for you, use
our doubts to keep us as searchers for the Truth and the Way. Help us to develop a sense of sight for the
realm of faith, until with new insight we can affirm your reality end presence
in the world. Enable us to so ponder the
ultimate questions of life and death that we will become aware of the unseen
forces at work in us and in others. But
Lord, may there always be sufficient doubt in us to keep us seeking after
faith. Amen.
PRAYER OF THE
PEOPLE THE
LORD’S PRAYER #895
THE BAPTISMAL COVENANT
RECEPTION OF NEW
MEMBERS #33
Jim and Sally Smith
THE
MINISTRY OF MUSIC Chancel
Choir
“Celebrate With Singing” Arr. Anna Laura Paige
TIME WITH THE
CHILDREN
SCRIPTURE READING N.T.
pg.115
John 20:18-31
MESSAGE Pastor
Dale Ostema
“Holy Doubters”
RESPONDING TO THE WORD
OFFERING INVITATION
OFFERING OF
OURSELVES AND OUR GIFTS
ORGAN OFFERTORY
*DOXOLOGY
Tune:
Old 100th
Praise God for this
great gift of life,
In Christ is ended death
and strife,
We praise the
Spirit for this day;
And seek to follow
Christ’s true way. Amen.
*PRAYER OF CONSECRATION (in unison)
THE
SCATTERING TO SERVE
*HYMN OF DEDICATION #307
“Christ
Is Risen”
*COMMISSION AND BLESSING
*POSTLUDE
*All who
are able, please stand.
SNOWBIRDS—Remember
to notify the Church Office (775-5362) of your date of return so your address
may be changed back in our Data Base.
Your help with this is really appreciated.
The Patriot Choir will have a
Concert at the Rotary Pavilion on Thursday, April 26 at 5:00 p.m.. Come and share in their concert.
A Benefit Dinner for Friendship
Family Home will be held Saturday, April 28, at 6:00 p.m. at
Sunday Volunteer
Ministry, April 22
Acolyte: 8:30 a.m. - Amanda Anderson
11:00 a.m. - Heather Smith &
Chloe Ostema
Nursery: Randy & Carolyn Mitchell
Sermontime: Clara Handy
Coffee Hour: Membership Committee
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, April 15 -
Second Sunday of Easter
Coffee Hour Follows
Each Worship Service
8:30 a.m. - Sunday Worship
9:30 a.m. -
11:00 a.m. - Sunday Worship with New
Member Reception
5:00 p.m. - 6:30 p.m. JD & Sr. High Meet
Equal Exchange Coffee Sale following
each service
Monday, April 16
7:00 p.m. - Finance Committee
7:00 p.m. - Boy Scouts
Tuesday, April 17
7 :15 a.m. - Prayer Group
11:30 a.m. -
3:30 p.m. - Staff Meeting
7:00 p.m. - Board of Trustees
7:00 p.m. - Bazaar/Craft Idea Meeting
Wednesday, April 18
3:00 p.m. - 8:00 p.m. Crooked Tree Girl Scouts
Cookie Pick-up
7:30 p.m. - Chancel Choir Practice
Thursday, April 19
7:00 a.m. - Promise Keepers
10:00 a.m. -
11:00 a.m. - Prayer Group
2:00 p.m. - 5:00 p.m. Patriot Choir Practice (
6:30 p.m. - FIA Group (Educational Wing)
7:00 p.m. -
Saturday, April 21
9:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m. - Spring Clean Up
9:30 a.m. - 12:00 p.m. - Elementary
12:00 p.m. - 4:00 p.m. Daughters of the
Revolution Group
Sunday, April 22 -
Third Sunday of Easter
Earth Day and
Coffee Hour Follows
Each Worship Service
8:30 a.m. - Sunday Worship
9:30 a.m. -
11:00 a.m. - Sunday Worship
The Equal Exchange
Coffee and Tea Sale will be held TODAY following both services. Decaf coffee is also available.
Dorcas Circle will meet for lunch at
11:30 a.m. on Tuesday, April 17 at Timbers.
Please contact Helen Quinn or Joyce Seward for reservations.
The Holiday Bazaar
will be here before we know it. There
will be a meeting on Tuesday, April 17 at 7:00 p.m. at the church for anyone interested
in making crafts or anyone who has ideas for crafts. Please come and bring your craft ideas with
you or just come and see what ideas are presented. We will keep the meeting brief. Any questions can be directed to Sally
Bassett.
UMW District Spring
Retreat
will be held at
Remember Love INC when
Spring Cleaning—With warm weather approaching, you may be thinking
about Spring cleaning and all those things you need to dispose of. If so, please keep Love INC’s
resale store, The INC Spot, in mind for any good, useable donations you might
have. Pick up of your items can be
arranged and a tax receipt provided.
Revenue from The INC Spot helps further the work/ministry of Love
INC. Call 779-1888 for pick-up or info.
A two day conference
dedicated to finding wholeness through prayer & healing will be held at the
Traverse Bay UMC May 4 from 7:00 - 9:00 p.m. & May 5 from 9:00 am - 4:00
p.m. Brochures are available of the
bulletin board in Fellowship Hall.
Today’s Worship Ministry . . .
Liturgist: 8:30 -
11:00 - Jackie Soltman
Organist/Pianist -
Virginia Pulford
Acolyte: 8:30 a.m. -
Amanda Anderson
11:00 a.m. - Conner & Logan Kassuba
Nursery: Katie Janway
Sermontime: Darlene Fowler
Coffee Hour:
Power Point: Create
& 8:30 - Laurie Kinney
11:00 - Clara Handy
The Flowers on
the Lord’s Table today are given in honor of Diane VanAntwerp’s
birthday and in honor of Bill Irvine’s 80th birthday.
This morning, we
welcome Jim and Sally Smith in Christian love into the fellowship
of this congregation as new members.
United Methodist Men will meet on Thursday,
April 26 for their regular meeting starting at 5:30 p.m. (Note time
change) with their usual outstanding Potluck Supper (bring a dish to share
and your own table service), have a short business meeting and devotions and
then will drive to the airport where they will join Bill Dumont and the Civil
Air Patrol Wing as they conduct their meeting.
Bill says if the weather is good, they may have a plane out. Dave Fuller is our host. Bring a friend and join us.
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