United Methodist Church of Cadillac

1020 East Division Street • Cadillac, Michigan

Phone 775-5362 • Fax 775-6475

July 6, 2008

Eighth Sunday after Pentecost

Sunday Worship at 10:00 a.m.

INFORMAL TIME OF HYMN SINGING

PRELUDE

BRINGING IN THE LIGHT OF CHRIST..................................................by the Acolytes

WELCOME AND PARISH NOTES

CLIP BOARD MINISTRY FOR AUGUST

*GATHERING WORDS

One:...We stand here today, in the presence of the Holy:

All:......who will show us the way to hope and grace.

One:...We come today to the spring of hope:

All:......where Jesus will draw for us all the living water we can drink.

One:...We speak from our hearts, lifting our praise and prayers:

All:......leaning over to listen, the Spirit hears us, filling us with peace.

*HYMN OF PRAISE........................................................................................#732

“Come, We That Love the Lord”

*SHARING THE PEACE OF CHRIST

PRAYER SONG...................................................................................................#2215

“Cares Chorus” Sing Twice

UNISON PRAYER OF CONFESSION
Lord of love and mercy, we come to you this day, in this season of summer. This should be a time of relaxation and restoration, but our spirits still carry the burdens of our busy days. Forgive us, Lord, when we have carried our burdens and have not sought your healing, restoring love. Grant us your healing love. Strengthen us; give us peace. We offer our cares and our prayers to you in Jesus’ name. Amen.

WORDS OF ASSURANCE
Come to the Lord, all of you. There is healing and rest in the Lord. You are given love and peace by God for all of your days. Amen.

PRAYER OF THE PEOPLE

SCRIPTURE READING...............................................................New Testament pg. 11

Matthew 11:16-19, 25-30

MESSAGE..............................................................................................Pastor Tom Ball

“Do We Get It?”

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)

May these gifts and the service of our lives be used to lift burdens from weary shoulders and to proclaim the love of Christ with gentleness and humility, even as he did. Amen.

SACRAMENT OF HOLY COMMUNION

Invitation to the Table

Communion Prayer • The Lord’s Prayer #895

Breaking Bread and Pouring Wine

A Great Thanksgiving for Holy Communion

At the first moment of time, you drew from the deep wells of gentleness and goodness, Compassionate Creator.
You wandered the fields, planting the seeds which blossomed into rainbows of beauty;
you walked in evening's coolness, scattering the stars and moons into the deep blue-black skies.
All that you made was given to us that we might eat, drink, and dance with you forever and ever.
But we did not understand all the blessing you offered, choosing to sit in sin's marketplace.
You offered us rest from our wandering ways, whispering to our souls through the prophets' heartaches.
When we could not, or would not, turn back to you, you sent Jesus to rescue us from ourselves.

Graced with your glory, he humbled himself to come to us, to lead us back to you.
Yoked with your heart, Jesus came to bear our burdens, so we might find rest in your hope and healing.
Fed by your love, he came to eat and drink with all the outsiders, so we might dance forever in your kingdom of love.

Embraced by your gracious will, he handed himself over to death, carrying the heavy burden of our sins, so the joy of resurrection might be revealed to us.

As we remember his life, his death, his rising, we also remember the meal tradition of Jesus.

So in that tradition, we take this bread and this wine mindful of Christ at work in our lives, in the ordinary, in the everyday, and in our desire to love as generously as Jesus loved.

Bread and Wine
(Bread is broken)

We break this bread in celebration of the great truth that on this tiny planet, hurtling through cold, empty space, death is made the servant of life, and out of death life is forever resurrected.

(Wine poured out)
This cup with its fruit of the vine, is a celebration that things are not always as they seem:
that out of faithfulness and steadfastness, out of suffering and sorrow, may come unsought blessings.

Bread . . . the very stuff of life. Broken.
Wine . . . fruit of the vine. Cup full.

Sharing of the bread and the cup

Prayer of Thanks After Communion
God of love, God of compassion, may the celebration of the wonder
and the mystery of your Presence, strengthen and enable us to be your faithful witnesses in the world. Amen.

Holy Communion will be served by intinction. You will receive

a piece of bread which can be dipped into the cup and received. Please come by the center aisle and return by the side aisle.

PRAYER OF THANKS FOR CHRIST’S PRESENCE (in unison)

God of love, God of compassion, may the celebration of the wonder
and the mystery of your Presence, strengthen and enable us to be your faithful witnesses in the world. Amen.

*CLOSING HYMN.................................................................................................#451

“Be Thou My Vision”

*COMMISSION AND BLESSING

*POSTLUDE

*All who are able, please stand.

Beginning Tuesday, July 1, the Tuesday morning prayer meeting will be meeting at 7:00 a.m. for the summer, instead of 7:15 am.. Please know that the invitation is open to all to join in prayer.

Sunday Volunteer Ministry, July 13

Organist/Pianist - Virginia Pulford

Acolyte: 10:00 a.m. - Open

Nursery: Gary and Alice Silvers

Sermontime: Clara Handy

Coffee Hour: 8:30 - Open

10:00 - Dorcas Circle

Power Point: Create & 8:30 - Lori Glynn 10:00 - Clara Handy

Greeters and Ushers 8:30 a.m. - Ruth Peterson

Greeters 10:00 a.m. - Dale & Ona Greenman

Ushers 10:00 a.m. - Jane Wightman, Rene Steinhour, Margaret Benninger, Barb Wild and Helen Quinn

Opportunities for Ministry This Week . . .

Sunday, July 6 - Eighth Sunday after Pentecost

Coffee Hour Follows Both Worship Services

Holy Communion served at both worship services

8:30 a.m. - Sunday Worship

10:00 a.m. - Sunday Worship

5:00 - 6:30 p.m. - JD’s and SR. High YOUth

Monday, July 7

9:30 a.m. - UMW Executive Board meets

7:00 p.m. - Education

7:00 p.m. - Finance

7:00 p.m. - Missions, Church and Society

Tuesday, July 8

7:00 a.m. - Prayer Group

7:00 p.m. - Administrative Council

Thursday, July 10

11:30 a.m. - Prayer Group

5:30 - 7:00 p.m. - Diabetes Education in the Library

6:30 p.m. - Healing Private Wounds in the Wesley Room

Sunday, July 13 - Ninth Sunday after Pentecost

Coffee Hour Follows Both Worship Services

8:30 a.m. - Sunday Worship

9:30 a.m. - Blood Pressure Clinic

10:00 a.m. - Sunday Worship

5:00 - 6:30 p.m. - SR. High YOUth

Susannah Wesley Circle will meet Thursday, July 17 at 11:45 a.m. at Laura Lee’s Landing for lunch, located at 1749 North Blvd., on the north shore of Lake Cadillac. Please call Kay Hinkston to make your reservation.

Wesley Fellowship will meet Saturday, July 19 at 7:00 p.m. for the Community Hymn Sing, featuring the Jack Pine Pickers. This event will be held at the Finstrom Barn located at 6027 East 44 Road in Cadillac. Look for the sign that will be displayed on the northwest corner of M115 & E. 44 Rd. Please bring a chair & your own finger food. Info or questions, call Jeanne Lamphere.

Our church has agreed to help Love In the Name of Christ with an ink cartridge recycling program. A collection box located on the table in Fellowship Hall. Simply bring in your used printer ink cartridges (of any size, style, color, etc.) and drop them in the box. This will be an ongoing program and your donation, along with those from other churches, will help Love INC continue their mission to “help churches help people.”

Some of our members in recent weeks have moved into care facility for some care and return to health; others are there for long term care. Presently, at Lakeview Lutheran Manor, Jack Fitzgerald (625) Harriett Gaumer (414) and Nina Katschalin (522) Continuing at Curry House are Eloise Baker (110) and Irene Szymke (107) and at Green Acres, Carl T. Johnson and Virginia Linn. Others who remain in our circle of care include Doris Brenneman at Belle Oakes; Waneta and Carl Springberg, Diane Moore and Harold Gekeler at home. All of them would appreciate cards, notes, prayers & visits.

A reminder that the Prayer Quilt for those serving in the military is available in the Fellowship Hall for you to place on it a card with the name, area of service and location of those serving our nation so that our congregation might pray for them especially during these days of increased and extended deployment of our troops.

Today’s Worship Ministry . . .

Liturgist: Judy Coffey

Pianist - Darlene Ressler

Acolytes: 10:00 a.m. - Collin Hinkston and Tommy Huckle

Nursery: Greg & Kathy Green

Sermontime: Darlene Fowler

Coffee Hour: 8:30 - Evie Lux 10:00 - Donna & Pat McCormick

Power Point: Create & 8:30 - Jeff Hinkston 10:00 - Clara Handy

Ushers & Greeters 8:30 - Betty & Karen Klinker & Amanda Anderson

Greeters 10:00 - Donna & Pat McCormick

Ushers 10:00 - Andrea Hillard and Hazel Jarvis

The Chancel Flowers on the Lord’s Table are given

by Chuck and Donna Crance in celebration

of their 57^th wedding anniversary

Today, we will be tying a Prayer Quilt for Jack Fitzgerald who is now at Lakeview Lutheran Manor in room 625. The Quilt will be available for your prayers and tying in the Fellowship Hall following both worship services.

Our July Loose Plate Offering will be for Jo Brown’s mission work in China as she seeks to be in ministry in the college community.

The Equal Exchange Coffee (decaf and regular) & Tea Sale will be held TODAY following both worship services.

Vacation Bible School for children age 4 through 6^th grade will be held from July 28 through July 31 each morning from 9:00 a.m. to noon. Come along, join the fun and invite a friend or two!