United Methodist Church of Cadillac

1020 East Division Street  ·  Cadillac, Michigan

775-5362  ·  Fax 775-6475

January 27, 2008  · Third Sunday after the Epiphany

Sunday Worship at 11:00 a.m.

THE GATHERING TO WORSHIP

PRELUDE

CHORAL INTROIT........................................................................................Chancel Choir

“Holy is the Lord”

Percussion: Paul Wightman

    *GATHERING WORDS

One:    Holy, holy, holy is the Lord.

            The Lord is holy in all ways.

Many:   God is holy, enthroned on the praises of God’s people. Praise the Lord our God;             holy is God.

One:    God has called us with a holy calling, to be holy and blameless in love, not because             of what we have done, but because of God’s own purpose and grace.

All:       Holy, holy, holy, is the Lord God Almighty, who was and is and is to come.

BRINGING IN THE LIGHT OF CHRIST

    *HYMN OF PRAISE..................................................................................................#64

“Holy, Holy, Holy”

    *SHARING THE PEACE OF CHRIST

WELCOME AND PARISH NOTES

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 Hymn.

PRAYER HYMN...........................................................................................................#430

“O Master, Let Me Walk With Thee”

UNISON PRAYER

Jesus said, “Come along.” They dropped their nets and followed. They learned to heal, to love. You taught them to be fishers of people. Jesus, You know the beauty and the blunders in us, the warmth and the cold of us. Thank you for receiving it all, for calling us. Heal us. Teach us to love. Make us fishers of people.  Amen.

PRAYER OF THE PEOPLE                            

THE LORD’S PRAYER.............................................................................................. #895

THE READING AND PROCLAIMING OF THE WORD

MINISTRY OF MUSIC.................................................................................Children’s Choir

“This is the Day”  ·  “God is So Good”

Suzanne Johnson - Accompanist

TIME WITH OUR CHILDREN

SCRIPTURE READING...................................................................... New Testament pg. 3

Matthew 4:12-23

MESSAGE........................................................................................... Rev. Thomas E. Ball

“Las Vegas Lazy“

RESPONDING TO THE WORD

OFFERTORY INVITATION

OFFERING OF OURSELVES AND OUR GIFTS

ORGAN OFFERTORY

    *EPIPHANY DOXOLOGY......................................................................Tune:  Old 100th

O God, may we who bear your name

by gentle love your grace proclaim

Christ’s gift of peace on earth declare

and your anointing Spirit share.  Amen.

    *PRAYER OF GIVING THANKS (in unison)

Loving God -- we thank you for hook, line, and sinker - and for all the things - that allow us to fish. -- We thank you for calling us -- to be your disciples - and for asking us -- to fish each day with you.  May our gifts further your work in the world.  Amen.

THE SCATTERING TO SERVE IN THE WORLD

    *CLOSING HYMN.....................................................................................................#163

“Ask Ye What Great Thing I Know”

    *BENEDICTION AND BLESSING                    

    *POSTLUDE

*All who are able, please stand.

            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.

Sunday Volunteer Ministry, February 3

Acolyte: 8:30 a.m. - Amanda Anderson

           11:00 a.m. - Drew and Lucas Marion

 Nursery: Randy and Carolyn Mitchell

Sermontime: Kris Darrow

Coffee Hour: Evangelism / Membership

Power Point: Create/ 8:30 a.m. and 11:00 a.m. - Jeff Hinkston

Greeters and Ushers 8:30 - Pending

Greeters 11:00 - Pending

Ushers 11:00 - Pending

Opportunities for Ministry This Week . . .

Sunday, January 27 - Third Sunday after the Epiphany

Coffee Hour follows each service

  8:30 a.m. - Sunday Worship

  9:30 a.m. - Sunday School

  9:30 a.m. - Bell Choir Practice

11:00 a.m. - Sunday Worship - - Children’s Choir sings

  5:00 - 6:30 p.m. - Senior High Youth Meet

 Monday, January 28

 3:00 p.m. - 9:00 p.m. - LOVE INC Annual Meeting and Dinner

Wednesday, January 30

  7:30 p.m. - Chancel Choir practice

Thursday, January 31

  7:00 a.m.- Promise Keepers

11:30 a.m. - Prayer Group

  6:30 p.m. - 8:30 p.m. “Grow” Support Group

Friday, February 1

10:00 p.m. - Mayfair Plymouth Congregational Church ski overnight

Saturday, February 2

 9:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m. - Group in Fellowship Hall

 7:00 p.m.- Boy Scout Troops 125&77 overnight stay for ski trip

Sunday, February 3 - Transfiguration of the Lord

Holy Communion served at both services / Bell Choir rings

Coffee Hour follows each worship service

  8:30 a.m. - Sunday Worship

  9:30 a.m. - Sunday School

  9:45 a.m. - Confirmation Class meeting with youth & parents

11:00 a.m. - Sunday Worship

Ash Wednesday Worship will be on February 6 at 7:00 p.m..  Come and share in this lovely, meaningful time of worship as we begin Lent.  Pastor Tom’s meditation is entitled “An Invitation to Take.” Hymns, scripture, meditation, imposition of ashes, choir anthem and Holy Communion will be included.

All are welcome to the Wesley Fellowship monthly potluck and program on Thursday, February 7 at 6:00 p.m. The book “Three Cups Of Tea“ by Greg Mortenson, mountain climber and humanitarian, will be featured.  Bring a dish to share and your own table service.  Your hosts for the evening will be the Fitzgeralds and the Sewards.  All are invited and welcomed.

Our Lenten Study - The Prayers of Jesus will begin on Sunday, February 10 at 6:00 p.m..  We will gather for a Soup Supper, sing some hymns, watch the video and share together. Mark your calendars now for this five week series.  Additional information is in the February Newsletter & the insert with the Lenten Devotional.

The Education Committee is continues to seek a team teacher for the Junior High.  Please pray and give some thought to help our Sunday School program.  Contact Lisa Weaver or Shelley DeCoeur.

The 2008 Flower Calendar is available in the hallway by the Church Office.  You may sign up for flowers in memory or in honor of a person or special occasion.  We have dates still open in most months especially February, March and April.  The flowers are $15.

Have you been a victim of sexual abuse? A ten week Sexual Abuse Support Group has begun each Thursday from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. at the church.  All meetings are confidential and free.  For registration and more information, call Shirley Petersen.  This support group is open to everyone.  You never know who is suffering with a secret painful past.  Let the healing begin!

Today’s Worship Ministry . .

Liturgist: 8:30 - Gary Box                                

Organist/Pianist: Virginia Pulford

Acolyte: 8:30 a.m. - Amanda Anderson

           11:00 a.m. - Kelli Cummings and Rebekka Green

 Nursery: Greg and Kathy Green

Sermontime: Sue Allen

Coffee Hour: Missions/Church and Society

Power Point: Create/8:30 - Chris Huckle · 11:00 - Jackie Soltman

Greeters and Ushers 8:30 - Jack Boyd and Bedonna Davis

Ushers 11:00 -  Dan, Shelly and Jane DeCoeur, Peggy Kirvan, Dee Brinks

The flowers on the Lord’s Table today are given

in honor of Donna Crance’s birthday.

Pastor Tom will be out of the office all day on Tuesday, January 29 and Wednesday, January 30, as he will be attending a workshop in Lansing.  He will be in the office Monday, January 28, Thursday, January 31and Friday, February 1.

The Cadillac Area Ministerial Association is presenting a ‘Workshop: “Helping Children Through Grief” which will be held here on Monday, February 4 from 1:00-4:00 p.m. - designed for caregivers and from 7:00-8:30 p.m. designed for those who have experienced loss.  Offered without cost from a grant of our Endowment Fund.  All are welcomed and invited to attend.  Please call the church office at 775-5362 to make your reservation.

Next Sunday, February 3, Super Bowl Sunday, we will once again participate in the Souper Bowl of Caring. In 2007, we contributed $161.20 and 132 cans of soup to local food ministries.  You are invited to bring cans of soup and/or $1 bills to place in our soup pots; all gifts received will go in full to local food ministries; let’s beat last year’s totals!!