Director of Music:
Directors
of Youth:
Church
Secretary: Susan Coard
Nursery Worker:
Directors
of Children’s Ministry: Donna Mishler
Acolyte:
8:30 Dylan Finck
11:00 Angelique Foster
Next Week: 8:30 Kassidy Strosnider
11:00 Sydney Pendleton
Children’s
Church: 8:30 Shasta Tasker 11:00
Lindsey Kennedy
Next Week: 8:30 Stephanie Perdue
11:00 Courtney Spencer
Offering Counters: Alan Foster & Ann Tasker
Next Week: Debbie Marable & Jennifer Foster
Bread Ministry for May: Joyce Stukey, Margaret Norfleet & Greg Marable
Autumn Care Leaders for May: Jeff Locke & Marlene Smith
C H U R C H C A L E N D A R
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Tuesday |
6:30 p.m. |
Ladies’ Bible Study |
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6:30 p.m. |
Mature Men’s Basketball |
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7:00 p.m. |
Men’s Bible Study |
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Wednesday |
7:00 p.m. |
Youth Bible Study, Disciple
2 and |
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John DVD Bible Study |
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Thursday |
5:00 p.m. |
Wedding Rehearsal |
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7:00 p.m. |
Volleyball |
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Friday |
3:00 p.m. |
Wedding |
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HUMC AFTER SCHOOL
DAY CARE PROGRAM: Farm Fresh Receipts: Collection containers are available on the piano and
on the table in the
“To live and proclaim the Gospel, seeking,
encouraging and equipping all to become disciples of Jesus Christ.”
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
Sixth
Sunday of Easter – May 9, 2010
Welcome to
The flowers
on the altar are given by
The flowers
on the organ are given in honor of
Tucker Wade Spencer’s baptism.
The flowers
in the flower bed in front of the church
are given to the glory of God and in loving memory of Frances Hornbuckle on Mother’s Day by her daughter, Cyndi, and Jim
& Hunter Dunlo.
If you need
help hearing today’s service, hearing
aids are available. Please see an usher.
After the
8:30 service and just before Sunday School there is a social time with light refreshments in the
At the 8:30
service, we welcome Everett &
Susan Poulter, Philip & Janet Dobson, Richard Titcomb, and Greg & Karen Bryan into the fellowship of
At the 11:00
service, we celebrate in the baptism
of Tucker Wade Spencer, son of Kyle & Courtney Spencer. We also welcome Kyle Spencer into the
fellowship of
HUMM Scholarship: The HUMM college scholarship is open to high school
seniors that will be going to college in the fall. Applications are available on the HUMM
bulletin board. Applications are to be
turned in to Glen Lester TODAY.
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.
Food Drive: We
will be collecting non-perishable food items for Chesapeake Avenue UMC’s Food Pantry on Sunday, May 23rd. Please place all food items in the container
in the
The pastor is available in his office on Wednesday and Friday mornings subject
to emergencies. Please feel free to call
the Pastor at any time on his cell phone (287-8420) or the church office
(421-2778) and an appointment can be arranged.
VBS: June 21-25. Children’s Registration Forms in
CHILDREN'S CHURCH VOLUNTEERS: We are currently in need of individuals willing
to help out with our children's church ministry during the regular worship time
on Sundays. A short lesson/ art activity
is provided for the volunteer to use with a small group of children for 30
minutes after the children's sermon. Please prayerfully consider giving ½
hour of your time in a 3 month period to help with the ministry of our children
at
BLUE BUCKET OF
CHILDREN'S BOOKS: The
Generation Why Not Sunday School Class is collecting Children's Books from
toddler age all the way to high school age. These books will be donated
to needy families in the community through the local schools, food pantries and
women's shelters. Here is a staggering statistic: 61% of low-income
families have no books at all in their homes for their children. Please
put all your new and gently used books in the Blue Bucket provided in the
Welcome Foyer. "Once you learn to read, you will be forever free."
— Frederick Douglass
New address for Jean Thompson: Spring Arbor of Outer Banks,
There is a collection box in the
UM WOMEN
Cookbooks
reduced to $5.00. Next Meeting: Thursday, May 20th, 7 pm.
UM
MEN
Men’s Bible Study: Tuesdays at 7 pm at the church.
All men are invited to attend.
Praise Songs SEEK YE FIRST
Seek ye first the
Ask and it shall be given
unto you, seek and ye shall find. Knock
and the door shall be opened unto you. Allelu, Alleluia!
GIVE THANKS
Give thanks with a grateful heart, give thanks to the Holy One. Give thanks because He’s given Jesus Christ,
His Son. Give thanks with a grateful heart, give thanks to the Holy One. Give thanks because He’s given Jesus Christ,
His Son.
And now let the weak say, “I
am strong,” let the poor say, “I am rich because of what the Lord has done for
us.” And now let the weak say, “I am
strong,” let the poor say, “I am rich because of what the Lord has done for
us.” Give thanks! Give thanks!
Prayer
Requests for a Praying Church
Claude Mayer
Alice Faircloth George Hathaway Jean Dryer Carolyn Rittenberry
Joe
Stroud, Sr. – Dave Feldman’s friend Ralph E. Nichols, Sr. – Ralph Nichols’ father
Jane Trenchard
– Joan Gregory’s mother Marnelle Gagnon – Margaret Norfleet’s
mother
Alan Powell – Dave Feldman’s
friend Paul Miller – Greg Marable’s friend
Bettye Prindle
– Stephanie Stahler’s friend Diana Fugh – Susan McKee’s friend
Lesa Miles –
Zach Strausser Carl
Siebenschuh Sgt.
Ray Mabry Erik Ketterman
Chris Bar LTJG Amy Nowakowski
Our Friends in Continued
Care -
Autumn
Care Residents Viola
Mosimann –
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 MOTHERS
THE
BRINGING IN OF THE LIGHT
Acolyte
THE
CHORAL CALL TO WORSHIP God’s Kids
*PRAISE
SONGS “Seek Ye First” see bulletin
“Give Thanks”
*THE
AFFIRMATION OF FAITH “Affirmation from I
Corinthians 15:1-6 No. 888
and Colossians 1:15-20”
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) “Tucker Wade Spencer” Page 39
THE SHARING OF JOYS AND CONCERNS OF OUR CONGREGATION
THE PASTORAL PRAYER AND THE LORD’S PRAYER
Our Father, who art in heaven, hallowed be thy name. Thy
Kingdom come, thy will be done on earth as it is in heaven. Give us this day our daily bread. And forgive us our trespasses, as we forgive
those who trespass against us. And lead
us not into temptation, but deliver us from evil. For thine is the kingdom, and the power, and the glory forever. Amen
“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 HIS 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 Pastor
(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: “For the Beauty of the Earth” No. 92
ANTHEM “God and God Alone” Chancel Choir
THE
SCRIPTURE READING John 14:23-29
& John 5:1-9
In blue pew Bibles pages 1068
& 1054
THE
MESSAGE “Love and Obey” Pastor
*THE HYMN OF CELEBRATION AND COMMITMENT No. 413
“A Charge to Keep I Have”
BAPTISM
&RECEPTION OF NEW MEMBERS (8:30 & 11:00)
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:
15 For
this reason, ever since I heard about your faith in the Lord Jesus and your
love for all the saints, 16 I have not
stopped giving thanks for you, remembering you in my prayers.
NEXT WEEK: Scripture: Ephesians 1:15-23 Message: “God Does Not Exist?”