Director of Music: Craig Robertson Organist: Rose Nelson
Directors
of Youth: Cheryl Best & Randy Finck Custodian: Michael Colbert
Church
Secretary: Susan Coard
Nursery Worker: Rebecca Burcher Jones
Directors
of Children’s Ministry: Donna Mishler
Acolyte:
8:30 Tucker Harris 11:00 Kelli
Brewer
Next Week: 8:30 Caleb Mercer 11:00 Carlee Barnes
Greeters:
8:30 Ben & Betty Benson
Children’s
Church: 8:30 Debbie Childers 11:00 Sarah Matthews
Next Week:
8:30 Sabrina Leist 11:00 Michele Bar
Offering Counters: Debbie Marable & Jennifer Foster
Next Week: Alan Foster & Ann Tasker
Pastor’s
Weight Loss: For those of you who filled out a pledge
card but may not have been here when Pastor Tom weighed in, he lost a total of
26 pounds during his weight loss campaign.
Thanks
to all of you who supported him in this
endeavor.
C H U R
C H C A L E N D A R
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Sunday |
Between Services |
Donuts for Dads in
Fellowship Center |
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5:00 p.m. |
Choir Practice |
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Monday |
11:00 a.m. |
Hickory Seniors Meeting at
Southland |
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Wednesday |
7:00 p.m. |
Men’s Bible Study |
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7:00 p.m. |
Trustee’s Meeting |
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Thursday |
6:30 p.m. |
UM Women’s Meeting at
Coinjock Marina |
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7:00 p.m. |
Volleyball |
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Saturday |
8:00 p.m. |
Youth Concert |
Hickory United Methodist
Church Mission Statement
“To live and proclaim the Gospel, seeking,
encouraging and equipping all to become disciples of Jesus Christ.”
2708
Battlefield Boulevard, South, Chesapeake, Virginia 23322
Thomas L. Mercer,
Sr., Pastor
Church 421-2778 – Parsonage 421-2777 – Cellular 287-8420
Worship Services: 8:30 & 11:00 am-Sunday School
9:45 am
Fifth Sunday after Pentecost – June 15, 2008
Welcome to Hickory United
Methodist Church! We hope today is a blessing
and invite you to worship with us again soon. The Pastor, Staff and people of
Hickory will be glad to share with you information about opportunities for
Christian growth. Please call the church office (421-2778) for more
information. You may also email the
church at office@hickoryumc.org
or visit our website at www.hickoryumc.org.
The flowers on the altar are given by Sam &
Margaret Lanier in honor of their 40th Wedding Anniversary.
The flowers on the piano are given in memory of Joseph M. McKee, Sr., by Joey,
Susan & Michael McKee.
Congratulations to Joe & Kathryn King on the birth of Grace Isabella King on June 7th. Grace weighed 9 lbs. 8.2 oz. and was 21¾
inches long.
There will be a Trustees’ Meeting on Wednesday, June 18th, at 7:00 p.m. All Trustees should plan to be in
attendance.
It’s backpack time! The 2008-2009 Backpacks of
Love campaign is underway. Empty
backpacks with supply lists for grades K-5 are ready for you to pick up, shop &
return filled with supplies & love.
The supply list has a checklist so you can mark off each item as you buy
it. Please return the supply list in
the filled backpack and note if there is a missing item. If you would like your contribution to be
included in your annual tithing report, please attach your receipts and put
your name at the bottom of the supply list. Please return filled backpacks by July 20th.
NEWS FROM VBS: HUMC invites all children, preschool - 5th grade, to join us as
we go on a trek for friendship and fun. Activities involving camping will
provide us with lots of opportunities to learn more about our friend,
Jesus. Friendship Trek will be held
July 27 - August 1, (Sunday-Friday) from 5:15 - 8:30 pm. Mark your calendars now for Friendship Trek
this summer at Hickory Church!! Youth
and adults are asked to prayerfully consider the gifts that God has blessed
each of you with, and how you may share these gifts with our children. Call
Jennifer Dudley or Sabrina Leist for more info. Registration for VBS has begun and forms are available on the
Children’s Table in the Welcome Center.
Sign ups for volunteers to help with VBS are located in this same area.
Prayer Team: Our prayer team reminds you to fill out
those “answered prayer cards” and help us fill up our jar to show how God is
moving in our congregation. The blue
prayer request cards are to request prayer and can be placed in the box on the organ. The gray answered prayer cards are for
prayers that have been answered and can be placed in the jar on the piano.
HUMC AFTER SCHOOL DAYCARE PROGRAM: Coming Sept. 2, 2008, from 2:00-6:00
pm, for children K-5th grade! Registration
has begun and spaces are limited. For
more information, including employment opportunities, go to the Children's
Ministry Table in the Welcome Center.
Adopt a Hero
- HUMC will host a military dinner & adoption of service personnel this
Thanks-giving. We need families willing
to open their homes to these heroes. If you are interested, please contact
Lynn Sorey at 436-5694.
Bill Gaither Concert: Carolyn Everton has two extra tickets to the Bill
Gaither Concert on September 6th.
If you are interested in the tickets, please call Carolyn at 406-1028.
UM MEN
Men’s Bible Study: Wednesday Evenings – 7:00 p.m.
UM WOMEN
While they last: HUMW Cookbooks reduced to $5.00, Pecans $5.00 Bag.
Next Meeting:
Thursday, June 19th, at Coinjock Marina. Meet at the church at 6:30 pm to drive to Coinjock for
dinner. Please call Cyndi Dunlo
(646-6532 or email jandcdunlo@cox.net)
by Tuesday, June 17th to make your reservation.
YOUTH
Attention all rising
6th graders and all youth members:
Come on out on Saturday, June 21st, to celebrate the first day of
summer with a FREE concert featuring our very own Marissa Chyzik and the band
from Blackstone, Standstill. Take some
flyers and invite your friends to this wonderful, high-energy praise and
worship event. What an amazing way to
start your summer off with fellow Christians and praising our Lord and Savior! For more information, please contact Mr.
Randy 377-5823 or Mrs. Cheryl 358-2378. PARENTS: We need you to
help chaperone and assist in the kitchen, please contact us if you
can help. Psalm 92: 1-2 It is good to praise the LORD and make
music to your name, O Most High, to proclaim your love in the morning and
your faithfulness at night.
Prayer
Requests for a Praying Church
Dorothy Ponder – Gerald
Shupe’s sister Glen Weatherly
– Katheryn Weatherly’s husband
Dave Reed Joseph
Kent 2LT
John B. Forehand Shawn White
Capt. Jeff Stukey Zach Strausser
Our Friends in Continued
Care
Nellie
Hobbs – Sentara Village Mary Elizabeth Hendricks - Carolina
House
James
Boyette - Allzwell Assisted Living Mary
Martin – Acredale Assisted Living
Virginia
Burcher – Chesapeake Healthcare
Our congregation hears all
prayer requests during Sunday services.
Please feel free to voice your request during the service. Please indicate your request on the Prayer
Request cards found in the pews or call the church office (421-2778). On the
Prayer Card, please list the person’s name you would like to add to our Prayer
List, their relationship to you, and the prayer concern. Place the card in the offering plate or the
Prayer Request box on the organ. Names will remain on the List for 4 weeks
unless otherwise requested.
Order of
Worship
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THE
PIANO AND ORGAN PRELUDE
RECOGNITION
OF FATHERS
THE
BRINGING IN OF THE LIGHT
Acolyte
THE
CHORAL CALL TO WORSHIP “Open Our Eyes, Lord” Chancel Choir
*HYMN:
“This Is My Father’s World” No. 144
*THE
AFFIRMATION OF FAITH “The Apostles’ Creed, Ecumenical Version” No. 882
Please register your attendance by using the form found in the red folder on each pew at the middle aisle.
Visitors are asked to please include your complete address and
phone number. Please print.
THE SHARING OF JOYS AND CONCERNS OF OUR CONGREGATION
THE PASTORAL PRAYER AND THE LORD’S PRAYER
“On
Eagle’s Wings”
And God will raise you up on
eagle’s wings, bear you on the breath of dawn.
Make you to shine like the sun,
And hold you in the palm of God’s hand.
THE OFFERING OF OUR GIFTS AND TITHES
(In
addition to your offering, the person on the center aisle is asked to hand the
attendance sheet
from their row to the usher. Thank You.)
The Organ Offertory
*The Doxology and Prayer of
Dedication
THE CHILDREN’S MESSAGE Donna
Mishler
(During the singing of the hymn, children, preschool-2nd grade may go to Children’s Church.)
PLEASE PICK UP YOUR CHILD(REN) AS SOON AS POSSIBLE
AFTER THE CONCLUSION OF THE WORSHIP SERVICE IN THE CLASSROOM(S) BEHIND THE
SANCTUARY.
*HYMN “Standing on
the Promises” No. 374
THE
SCRIPTURE READING Proverbs 4:1-4 & Matthew
9:35 – 10:8
THE
MESSAGE “Blessed are the Focused” Pastor
*THE HYMN OF CELEBRATION AND COMMITMENT No. 710
“Faith of Our Fathers”
THE
BENEDICTION
*THE CHORAL RESPONSE “O How He Loves You and Me” All
Oh, how He loves you and me, Oh, how He loves you and me.
He gave His
life, what more could He give?
Oh, how He
loves you; Oh, how He loves me; Oh, how He loves you and me.
*THE TAKING OF THE LIGHT INTO
THE WORLD
Acolyte
*THE ORGAN POSTLUDE
*Denotes the Congregation Standing
Memory Verse:
5 Trust in the LORD with all your heart and lean not on
your own understanding; 6 in all your ways
acknowledge him, and he will
make your paths straight.
His Faithfulness Lamentations
3:22-23
Be Steadfast I
Corinthians 15:58
Must Receive Christ John
1:12
Witnessing Matthew
4:19
Good Works Matthew
5:16
Christ Paid the Penalty Romans 5:8
God’s Love John
3:16
Seeing Opportunities John
4:35
The Lamp of the Body Luke
11:34
Assurance of Salvation John
11:25, 26
Serve Others Mark
10:45
Christ Paid the Price I
Peter 2:24
Too Much to Give Up Mark
8:36
Christ the Center Galatians
2:20
Assurance of Salvation John
10:28, 29
The Only Way John
14:6
Obedience to Christ John
14:21
Develop World Vision Acts
1:8
Assurance of Salvation Acts
2:21
Develop World Vision Matthew
28:19-20
Doing God’s Will Matthew
7:21
His Peace I
Peter 5:7
All Have Sinned Romans
3:23