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United Methodist Church of Cadillac 1020 East Division Street • Cadillac, Michigan 775-5362 • Fax 775-6475
June 8, 2008 Fourth Sunday after Pentecost Sunday Worship at 10:00 a.m.
GATHERING TO WORSHIP AND OFFERING PRAISE TO GOD
PRELUDE
BRINGING IN THE LIGHT OF CHRIST
WELCOME AND PARISH NOTES
*CALL TO CELEBRATION One:..Let all who are righteous praise God continually with sounds of rejoicing.
All:.....We shout our praise aloud, singing new songs and ancient hymns with thanksgiving on our lips and joy in our hearts.
One:..For the word of God is always faithful and the works of God can always be trusted.
All:.....The breath of God’s mouth and the love in God’s heart gives life to all and fills the whole world with an everlasting and steadfast love.
One:..Happy are those who make their response to such love by worshiping God in faith and with joy.
*HYMN OF PRAISE............................................................................................#158 “Come, Christians, Join to Sing”
*SHARING THE PEACE OF CHRIST
PSALTER................................................................................................................#767 Psalm 33:1-12 Responsively
MINISTRY OF THE BELLS.............................................................................Bell Choir “All Things Bright and Beautiful”
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.
PRAYER ANTHEM..................................................................................Chancel Choir “On Eagle’s Wings” Arr. E.E. Ferguson
UNISON PRAYER God of blessing, you call us to venture into the unknown and trust that you know the way. We are often afraid, reluctant to answer you, hesitant to take the risks. Give us the faith to overcome our fears. Remind us of your power to sustain us when we are weak. Heal what is broken and bring us back to life. May we live in the midst of your blessings, ever rejoicing in your love. Amen.
THE LORD’S PRAYER...........................................................................................#895
THE READING AND PROCLAIMING OF THE WORD
CHORAL ANTHEM..................................................................................Chancel Choir “River in Judea” Arr. Marcus, Feldman/Leavitt
TIME WITH OUR CHILDREN.......................................................................Amy Fuller
SCRIPTURE READING................................................................................NT pg. 154 Romans 4:1-5;13-17
MESSAGE........................................................................................Rev. Dave Bassett “First Faith, Then Works”
RESPONDING TO THE WORD
OFFERTORY INVITATION OFFERING OF 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 GIVING THANKS (in unison) God of our journeys, you have blessed us as we walk your paths of faithful living. From the abundance of your gifts, we present our offerings to you. Use them for your world of justice and righteousness, that all the world may know your steadfast love. Amen.
THE SCATTERING TO SERVE IN THE WORLD
*CLOSING HYMN.............................................................................................#374 “Standing on the Promises”
*BENEDICTION AND BLESSING
*POSTLUDE
*All who are able, please stand.
Attention All Gardeners! It’s time to sign up to tend the Peace Garden. We will be starting the week of June 2 and go thru the middle of September. Please see Mary Buehler or give her a call. For those of you unfamiliar with what is involved, we take a week at a time and one is responsible for weeding and deadheading that week. It is a wonderful way to donate your time.
Sunday Volunteer Ministry, June 15 Acolyte: 8:30 a.m. - OPEN 11:00 a.m. - Rebecca and Greg Green Nursery: Kevin and Patricia Bruner Sermontime: Diana VanAntwerp Coffee Hour: Open / Father’s Day Power Point: Create & 8:30 - Laurie Kinney 11:00 - Clara Handy Greeters and Ushers 8:30 a.m. - open Greeters 11:00 a.m. - open Ushers 11:00 a.m. - open
Opportunities for Ministry This Week . . . Sunday, June 8 - Fourth Sunday after Pentecost Summer Worship Schedule Begins Coffee Hour Follows Both Worship Services Chaplain Dave Bassett preaching 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. - JD’s and SR High YOUth
Monday, June 9 7:00 p.m. - Finance Board meets Tuesday, June 10 7:15 a.m. - Prayer Group 7:00 p.m. - Administrative Council Thursday, June12 7:00 a.m. - Promise Keepers 11:30 a.m. - Prayer Group 12:00 Noon - UMW General Meeting and Salad Luncheon 5:30 - 7:00 p.m. - Diabetes Education in the Library 6:30 p.m. - Healing Private Wounds in the Wesley Room
Sunday, June 15 - Fifth Sunday after Pentecost / Father’s Day Coffee Hour Follows Both Worship Services 8:30 a.m. - Sunday Worship 10:00 a.m. - Sunday Worship
All women of the church are invited to attend a Special Salad Luncheon hosted by the UMW Executive Board on June 14 at 12 noon. Come enjoy a buffet of wonderful salads and the fellowship of our sisters and friends in Christ. Jacque Rocher will present a program on the Underground Railroad Quilts. We will again be honoring those marvelous women of the church who are eighty or more years old.
Over time our church has accumulated many various items that have been left behind by our members and visitors. We need to “reunite” these unclaimed items with their owners. Therefore, on Sunday, June 8 and Sunday, June 15, there will be a table set up in the Fellowship Hall with these items displayed. Please take a moment or two to peruse what is on the table to see if there might be anything belonging to you. Whatever remains after June 15 will be donated to Goodwill. Thank you for your help in this matter.
Celebrate Women! The 13th Annual Style Show and Luncheon to Benefit OASIS / Family Resource Center will be held at The Cadillac Grill on Wednesday, June 11 from Noon until 2:00 pm. Tickets are $25 and can be purchased at the Family Resource Center, Trend Designers, Citizen’s Bank, Cadillac Chamber & Hagstrom’s Flowers.
Crystal Flash Energy is sponsoring a BLOOD DRIVE at St. Ann’s Catholic Church, 800 W. 13th Street, Cadillac, on Monday, June 9 from 1:00 to 6:45 pm and on Tuesday, June 10, from 11:15 am to 5:00 pm. All presenting donors can enter to win various prizes. To donate blood, you must be at least 17 years old, weigh at least 110 pounds and be in general good health.
A spiritual mentor is needed at the Shepherds Table on Tuesdays and Thursdays from 4:00 - 6:00 p.m.. The mentor would be assigned to an individual who is in need of someone to sit with or pray with them. A free meal will be provided for the mentor. If interested, please contact Diane Wood at Love Inc at 779-1888.
Have you registered your child for a United Methodist Camp yet? There is still time. Please contact Marian Fuller.
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 . . . Liturgists: 8:30 - Ruth Peterson 10:00 - Laurie Kinney Organist/Pianist - Virginia Pulford Acolyte: 8:30 a.m. - Amanda Anderson 10:00 a.m. - Kelli Cummings Nursery: Randy and Carolyn Mitchell Sermontime: Kelly Ball Coffee Hour: Endowment Power Point: Create & 8:30 - Jeff Hinkston 10:00 - Jackie Soltman
The flowers on the Lord’s Table are given by Karen Klinker and Amanda Anderson in honor of Betty Klinker’s birthday.
We want to extend our deepest appreciation for the worship ministry of Chuck and Donna Crance. Since we began the 8:30 worship service, Chuck and Donna have offered their time and energy to help make that service run as smoothly as possible. Chuck has been our “sound person” for worship and many other events in the life of the church. Donna has prepared the Coffee Hour for the early service worshipers each week. Their faithful commitment to these tasks which have enhanced our worship has been so appreciated. We also want to thank our longtime 8:30 acolyte, Amanda Anderson. Join us in thanking them during the Coffee Hour following the 8:30 service.
Our Summer Worship Schedule begins today and continues through Sunday, August 31 with worship at 8:30 a.m. & 10:00 a.m. Next Sunday, June 15, we will begin our Informal Hymn Sing prior to each time of worship. Get your favorites selected. Also, we will be honoring the men of our congregation with a “sweet treat.”
Our June Loose Plate Offering will be used to help buy nets for the protection of children from malaria-carrying mosquitoes. Nothing But Nets is a global, grassroots campaign to save lives by preventing malaria, a leading killer of children in Africa; one million children die of malaria each year. Our goal was 50 nets - your generous offering totaled $678.95. |