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 John Jennings    11:00 Miranda Lassiter 

   Next Week: 8:30 Raymond Stutz  11:00 Rebecca Johnston  

Greeters: 8:30 Ben & Betty Benson    

Children’s Church: 8:30 Stephanie Perdue  11:00 Courtney Spencer  

  Next Week: 8:30 Mary Beth Sword  11:00 Debra Croft  

Offering Counters: Celia White & Joyce Stukey

  Next Week: Leo Lewis & Trip Cofield

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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

Sunday

12:00-3:00 p.m.

Youth Fellowship

 

4:30-6:00 p.m.

God’s Kids Meeting

 

5:00 p.m.

Choir Practice

 

6:00 p.m.

Missions Dinner

Monday

11:00 a.m.

Hickory Seniors Meeting

Tuesday

6:30 p.m.

Sisters’ Bible Study

Thursday

7:00 p.m.

Volleyball

 

 

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

                First Sunday after Pentecost – May 18, 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 in honor of Eunice Boyette’s 91st birthday on May 19th by her family.

 

The flowers on the piano are given in honor of Brandon Nichols’ 18th birthday on May 14th by his family.

 

The flowers on the organ are given in honor of Donna Mishler’s birthday, Francis Gregory’s birthday and Lawrence & Donna Mishler’s Anniversary by their children and grandchildren.

 

At the 11:00 service, we celebrate in the baptism of Addison Grace Walker, daughter of Kevin & Michelle Walker.

 

TODAY is Rice/Beans Sunday.  Please place your items at the altar rail.  Pastor Tom will bless the food to nourish the bodies and souls of those served by Casa Esperanza.

 

Missions Dinner: TODAY, 6:00 p.m.  Menu – Pork BBQ, coleslaw, baked apples.  Special Music provided by Craig Robertson.  Admission is a bag of rice or beans. 

 

Betty Benson is currently at Chesapeake Health and Rehabilitation Center, 688 Kingsborough Square, Room 31, Chesapeake, VA  23320.  Her phone number is 609-3751.  If you are planning on visiting her, please call Ben Benson (421-3180) to see if he might need a ride.  Thank you.

 

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.

 

The Nurture Committee is beginning a card ministry to remember our military personnel, our college students away at school and also our nursing home residents.  If you know of someone who could benefit from this ministry, please turn in their name and address to the church office or call Carolyn Everton (406-1028).  Thank you.

 

Deadline for June Newsletter and Calendar: Monday, May 19th.

 

Graduates: If you know of someone in the church who is graduating this year, please call or email the church office and give us their complete name and school/college they are graduating from.  Please be sure to give us the correct spelling of their name.  All graduates will be recognized in June.  Please check the list on the bulletin board.  If your graduate is not listed or listed incorrectly, please make additions or corrections.  Thank you.

 

DISCIPLE BIBLE STUDY:  We read all kinds of instruction books during our life, but have you every read God’s instruction book for life.  In Sept., we will start a 34 week survey of the Bible.  It will require at least 30 minutes of reading daily and a 2 hour group discussion, lead by Stan Best (546-1818) on Wed. nights.  If interested, please sign-up in the foyer.  If you have any questions, please call Stan Best or Pastor Tom.  We will limit the class to 15 members, so sign-up early.

 

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 piano.  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.

 

                                                            UM MEN

Men’s Bible Study: Wednesday Evenings – 7:00 p.m.

Heart Haven: Need men volunteers to conduct weekly (Saturdays) maintenance at the Heart Havens "MacLeigh House" during the month of May.  Typical maintenance includes cutting the grass, trimming/edging, etc.  If you can volunteer for one of the days, please see/call Don Brewer (641-9261) or Glen Lester (482-9275) to be put on the schedule.

 

         UM WOMEN

While they last: HUMW Cookbooks reduced to $5.00, Pecans $5.00 Bag. 

Kits for Conference: All Kits are due back today.  Thanks to everyone who contributed.

 

                                                        

 

Prayer Requests for a Praying Church

New Requests for Members
 
New Requests Beyond our Congregation
Ella Newmiller                                                  Dorothy Ponder – Gerald Shupe’s sister
Members with Continued Concerns
Peggy Walker               Gina Norfleet                Jim Powell                    Mickey Jennings
Linda Calhoun               Cliff Lane                     Eunice Boyette             Ben & Betty Benson     
Dorcas Hanbury            Frances Gregory           Andy Barnard               Bonnie Harrell  
John Harding                 Stephanie Stahler           Dalton Finck                             Alice Jarman      
Continued Concerns Beyond our Congregation
St. Clair Jones               Kevin Sorey                  Cordis Dudley               Sonya Devaul-Czymr
Anna Webb                  Robin Hurlbut                Scott Outland                Mary Mishler   
Joy Norfleet                  Marty Webber              Ellen Caldwell               Leon Ferrell     
Jonathan Pilch               Nina Kovach                 Lillian Mercer               Cadence Cowell           
Erin Bailey                    Ella Wells                     Ira Marshall                  Adrian Robertson         
Julian & Arline Winn     Rev. Carmen Colona     Adam Salzberg              Cliff Bernard
Bill Bridgeman – Sand De Ferebee’s father        Glen Weatherly – Katheryn Weatherly’s husband
Kim Fallejo – Donnie Gray’s friend                    Wendy Worley – Deborah Pallett’s cousin
Phyllis Sayer – Cindy Williams’ friend                Donna Riggs – Carawan’s sister-in-law 
Elizabeth Wright – Nancy Oyler’s mother           Roger Miller, Jr. – Robin Alexander’s brother
Leon Best – Stan Best’s father                          Doris Bryan – Cindy Feldman’s mother 
Nancy Bentley – Kathy Moyer’s cousin             Sam Luke – Woody & Vickie Koonce’s friend  
H. P. Cofield – Trip Cofield’s father                   Chrissy Calhoun – Calhoun’s daughter-in-law
Peter Sword – Taylor Sword’s father                 Frances Heath – Gale Bryant’s mother  
Tracey Lewis – Sabrina Leist’s friend                Gerry Hart – Marty & Elaine Hutto’s friend
Kim Broughton – Benson’s granddaughter          Cora Lee Wade – Margaret Norfleet’s aunt      
Our Deployed Military - Send a note of thanks to military overseas, go to www.letssaythanks.com .

Dave Reed                   Joseph Kent                  2LT John B. Forehand               Shawn White

Capt. Jeff Stukey

Our Friends in Continued Care

Nellie Hobbs – Sentara Village                           Leonard Hazelwood – Chesapeake Healthcare

James Boyette - Allzwell Assisted Living                        Mary Elizabeth Hendricks - Carolina House       

Virginia Burcher – Chesapeake Healthcare        Mary Martin – Acredale Assisted Living           

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

+ + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + +       8:30 & 11:00 a.m.    + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + +

THE PIANO AND ORGAN PRELUDE

THE WELCOME OF VISITORS AND ANNOUNCEMENTS

THE BRINGING IN OF THE LIGHT                                                                      Acolyte

THE CHORAL CALL TO WORSHIP  “Turn Your Eyes Upon Jesus”        Chancel Choir

 

*HYMN:                                            “Seek Ye First”                                                       No. 405

                                                          “Surely the Presence of the Lord”                                     No. 328

                                                   “Jesu, Jesu”                                         No. 432

 

*THE AFFIRMATION OF FAITH  “The Apostles’ Creed, Traditional Version”       No. 881 

 

THE ORGAN INTERLUDE                                                                         

  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.

 

SERVICE OF BAPTISM (11:00)      “Addison Grace Walker”                             Page 39

 

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                                  “This Is My Father’s World”                                   No. 144

 

ANTHEM                                      “The Wonder of It All”                       Solo: Sandy Ellis

 

THE SCRIPTURE READING                    Matthew 28:16-20 & II Corinthians 13:11-13   

                                                                                   

THE MESSAGE                    “The Three Rs of a Holy Life”                                   Pastor

 

*THE HYMN OF CELEBRATION AND COMMITMENT                            No. 454

                                            “Open My Eyes, That I May See”

 

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:

Develop World Vision                                    Matthew 28:19-20    (NIV)

19  “Therefore go and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit, 20 and teaching them to obey everything I have commanded you.  And surely I am with you always, to the very end of the age."

Previous Verses

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