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June 24, 2007
Fourth Sunday
After Pentecost
Sunday Worship at 10:00 a.m.
THE GATHERING TO WORSHIP
PRELUDE
INFORMAL TIME OF HYMN SINGING
BRINGING IN THE LIGHT OF CHRIST
WELCOME AND PARISH NOTES
*GATHERING WORDS
One: Listen to the wind!
It
splits the mountains and breaks rocks.
All: Is God there?
One: Feel the earthquake!
It
shakes the foundations of the world.
All: Is God there?
One: Watch the fire! It leaps
and crackles and roars.
All: Is God there?
One: Experience the sound of sheer silence.
Silent
Pause
All: God is here!
*HYMN OF PRAISE #77
“How
Great Thou Art”
*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 #2128
“Come and Find the
UNISON PRAYER
Healer God, Come to
us now as you did long ago. Come to us with strength and courage as you did for
Elijah. Come to us with guidance and purpose as you did for Mary (of Jesus) and
Peter.
Come to us with
help and healing balm for our brokenness and the despair that hangs heavy upon
us. We are troubled by worry, stress,
anxiety and anger. The warring of the
nations goes on and we find our trust placed in so many wrong places. Center our living upon you, Lord of history
and creation, and remind us that we continue always to live in your grace and
mercy; in the name of Jesus, we pray.
Amen.
PRAYER OF THE
PEOPLE
THE LORD’S PRAYER played
by Virginia Pulford
THE
TIME WITH THE
CHILDREN
SCRIPTURE READING O.T.
pg. 326
1 Kings 19:1-15a
MESSAGE Parish Assistant
Judy Coffey
“Comfort Food”
RESPONDING
TO THE WORD
OFFERING INVITATION
OFFERING OURSELVES AND OUR GIFTS
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)
Messenger from on high, we come
having heard your word of assurance; you will minister to us during our sojourn
of faith and sustain us daily in response to our needs. Accept now our gifts, for they acknowledge
your abundance; whatever we offer is due to your grace. Take them and use them to your glory and
honor as in Christ's name we pray. Amen.
THE
SCATTERING TO SERVE
*HYMN OF DEDICATION #128
“He
Leadeth Me: O Blessed Thought”
*BENEDICTION 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
is looking for a volunteer on either Mondays from 1:00 - 2:00 p.m. or Wednesdays from 10:00 -
11:00 a.m. If interested or would like
further information, please contact Rita Roberts at 775-8247.
Sunday Volunteer
Ministry, July 1
Acolyte: 8:30 a.m. -
Amanda Anderson
11:00 a.m. - Kelli Cummings
Nursery: Jackie Bailey
Sermontime: Sue Allen
Coffee Hour: Welcome to
Pastor Tom Ball & Family
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
Opportunities for Ministry This Week . .
.
Sunday, June 24 -
Fourth Sunday After Trinity
Coffee Hour Follows
Each Worship Service
8:30 a.m. - Sunday Worship
10:00 a.m. - Sunday
Worship
5:00 p.m. - 6:30 p.m. - JD & Sr. High
Youth Meet
Monday, June 25
7:00 p.m. - Boy Scouts - Fellowship Hall
Tuesday, June 26
7:00 a.m. - Prayer Group
5:00 p.m. - 9:00 p.m. - NOC & Consumers
Bon-Fire
Wednesday, June 27
11:00 a.m. - Friendship
Chain - Sanctuary & Fellowship Hall
6:30 p.m. - UMW Workshop - Fellowship Hall
6:30 p.m. - Prayer Group
Thursday, June 28
11:00 a.m. - Prayer
Group
2:00 - 5:00 p.m. -
6:00 p.m. - United Methodist Men -
6:30 p.m. - FIA Groups - Education Wing
Saturday, June 30
2:00 p.m. - Norma Moulton Memorial Service in
the Sanctuary
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 follows each Worship Service
Equal Coffee Exchange
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
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.
A Memorial Service
for Norma Moulton, spouse of Robert Moulton, and sister-in-law to Audrey Huckle will be held Saturday, June 30 at 2:00 p.m. in our
sanctuary. Norma passed away on January
7 and was laid to rest at
The next Equal
Exchange Coffee (decaf and regular) & Tea will be held next
Sunday, July 1,
immediately following both worship services.
United Methodist Men will be meeting at
6:00 p.m. on Thursday, June 28th for their regular 4th
Thursday gathering. Following their
usual “Festival of Viaticals” (potluck supper), a
short business meeting and a devotional, we will be viewing a video entitled “
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.
Our
condolences to Carolyn Brines and her family on the passing of her
mother in
Today’s Worship Ministry . . .
Liturgist: 8:30 -
Laurie Kinney 10:00 - Jackie Soltman
Organist/Pianist:
Virginia Pulford
8:30 Greeters/Ushers: Jeff & Laura Marion
10:00 Greeters: Sheryl
Blanchard & Bernadean Gregg
10:00 Ushers: Peggy Kirvan, Dee Brinks, Inga & Garrick Fuller, Gladys Foster
Acolyte: 8:30 - Amanda
Anderson
10:00 - Ethan Myers
Nursery: Randy &
Carolyn Mitchell
Sermontime: Angie Ferris &
Stella VanDorn
Coffee Hour: United
Methodist Men/Truax Family
Power Point:
Create/8:30 - Laurie Kinney 10:00 - Bob Campbell
The flowers on
the Lord’s Table this morning are given in memory of our parents, William and
Frances Buehler and Barney and Edith Love by Pete and Mary Buehler.
The Coffee Hour following
the late service today is in honor of the 50th Wedding Anniversary
of Ron and Marilyn Truax who were married at the former
Next Sunday, July 1, we
will be welcoming our new pastor, Tom Ball and his family as Tom begins
his ministry in our midst. The Coffee
Hours will be held in their honor. In
addition, we will be having a Name Tag Sunday so that Pastor Tom might begin to
get to know our names. See you in
worship!
We have several of our
children going to camp at Lake Michigan U.M. Camp this coming week. They include Carissa and Caleb Mitchell,
Chloe Ostema, Kelli Cummings, Austin Booms, Drew and
Lucas Marion, Rebekka Green and Collin Hinkston. You are
invited to pray for these young people while they are at camp.
Living
Truth 2
at Rotary Pavilion on Sunday, July 1 at 6:00 p.m.