Director of Music:
Directors
of Youth:
Church
Secretary: Susan Coard
Nursery Worker:
Directors
of Children’s Ministry: Donna Mishler
Acolyte:
8:30 Raymond Stutz 11:00
Carlee Barnes
Next Week: 8:30 Emily Perdue 11:00 Angelique
Foster
Children’s
Church: 8:30 Sabrina Leist 11:00 Sabrina Leist
Next Week: 8:30 11:00
Offering Counters:
Next Week:
Bread Ministry for April: Grace McKee, Susan McKee, Margaret
Norfleet & Cindy Williams
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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Sunday |
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NO God’s Kids Meeting |
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4:30-6:30 p.m. |
Youth Meeting |
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5:00 p.m. |
Choir Rehearsal |
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Monday |
11:00 a.m. |
Memorial Service for Elva
Holbrook |
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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 |
7:00 p.m. |
Volleyball |
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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
Third
Sunday of Easter – April 18, 2010
Welcome to
The flowers
on the altar are given in honor of
Julie & Reid Adams’ Wedding Anniversary by Bob & Carolyn Parsons.
At the 8:30
service, we welcome Troy &
Heather Bailey into the fellowship of
Christian
love and sympathy is extended to Robin
Alexander and family on the death of her mother.
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
The Mercer Family would like to thank the congregation for
all the many acts of kindness shown to them during their recent loss.
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.
Eastern Shore Ministry - Casa Esperanza - The Allison Jolly House of Hope
May 2nd -
May 8th - Day Mission Trip to
Casa Esperanza - Church members will deliver food items then work at the
mission to help Rev. Carmen Colonna prepare to help those served by
Casa. If you are interested in going to the shore, please get in touch
with Lynn Sorey at 672-6529.
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
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.
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
Help train teachers in Yei,
Diabetes
Camp: The District 24D Lions are
sponsoring a Family Diabetes Camp for children between the ages of 6 -18 years
of age. Camp will be held on April 30,
May 1 & 2, 2010, at Triple R Ranch. Kids
with diabetes, type 1 or 2, can attend with a parent or guardian. Cost is $150.00 per person. The weekend is full of fun and information
for kids with diabetes and their parents.
Scholarships are available for those in need. For more information, call Sandy Carawan at 547-5479.
There is a collection box in the
UM WOMEN
Cookbooks
reduced to $5.00.
UM
MEN
Men’s Bible Study: Tuesdays at 7 pm at the church.
All men are invited to attend.
Praise Songs: I WILL ENTER HIS GATES
I will enter His gates with
thanksgiving in my heart, I will enter His courts with
praise. I will say, “This is the day
that the Lord has made,”
I will rejoice for He has made me glad. He has made me glad, He has made me
glad. I will rejoice for He has made me
glad. He has made me glad, He has made
me glad. I will rejoice for He has made
me glad.
JESUS, NAME ABOVE ALL
NAMES
Jesus, name above all names,
beautiful Savior, glorious Lord.
Emmanuel, God is with us, blessed Redeemer, Living Word. Jesus, name above all names, beautiful
Savior, glorious Lord. Emmanuel, God is
with us, blessed Redeemer, Living Word.
Prayer
Requests for a Praying Church
Zach Strausser Daniel
Feldman Carl Siebenschuh Sgt.
Ray Mabry
Erik Ketterman 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
THE
BRINGING IN OF THE LIGHT
Acolyte
THE
CHORAL CALL TO WORSHIP
“This Is the House of
the Lord” Chancel
Choir
*PRAISE
SONGS “I
Will Enter His Gates” see bulletin
“Jesus,
Name Above All Names”
*THE
AFFIRMATION OF FAITH “Affirmation from Romans 8:35, 37-39” No. 887
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
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: “Crown Him with Many Crowns” No. 327
ANTHEM “All the Way MY Savior Leads Me” Chancel Choir
THE
SCRIPTURE READING John 21:1-19
In blue pew Bibles page 1075
THE
MESSAGE “Fresh Grilled Forgiveness” Pastor
*THE HYMN OF CELEBRATION AND COMMITMENT No. 398
“Jesus Calls Us”
RECEPTION
OF NEW MEMBERS (8:30)
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:
28 I give
them eternal life, and they shall never perish; no one can snatch them out of My hand. 29 My Father, who has given them to Me, is greater than all; no one can snatch them out of my
Father's hand.
NEXT WEEK: Scripture: Psalm 23 and John
10:22-30 Message: “That’s All I Want”