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UNION CENTER UNITED METHODIST CHURCH http://www.unioncenterumc.com umcgospel@aol.com CHURCH OFFICE 748-6329 PASTOR BROWN 748-1358 Sept. 28, 2014 SUNDAY WORSHIP 8:30 & 11:00 AM PRELUDE Betty Phinney ANNOUNCEMENTS: GREETINGS AND GATHERINGS: Praise the Lord. How good it is to sing praises to our God, how pleasant and fitting to praise him! Psalm 147:1 *CALL TO WORSHIP: Psalm 84:1-12 (KJV) Leader: How amiable are thy tabernacles, O LORD of hosts! My soul longeth, yea, even fainteth for the courts of the LORD: my heart and my flesh crieth out for the living God. People:
Yea, the sparrow hath found an house, and the swallow a nest for herself, where she may lay her young, even thine altars, O LORD of hosts, my King, and my God.
Leader: Selah.
Blessed are they that dwell in thy house: they will be still praising thee.
People:
Blessed is the man whose strength is in thee; in whose heart are the ways of them. Who passing through the valley of Baca make it a well; the rain also filleth the pools.
Leader: They go from strength to strength, every one of them in Zion appeareth before God. O LORD God of hosts, hear my prayer: give ear, O God of Jacob. Selah. People:
All: glory:
Behold, O God our shield, and look upon the face of thine anointed. For a day in thy courts is better than a thousand. I had rather be a doorkeeper in the house of my God, than to dwell in the tents of wickedness For the LORD God is a sun and shield: the LORD will give grace and no good thing will he withhold from them that walk uprightly.
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hosts, blessed is the man that trusteth in thee.
*A TIME OF PRAISE: 731
8:30
“Glorious Things of Thee are Spoken”
11:00 “Shout to the Lord” *AFFIRMATION OF FAITH: # 881 * GLORIA PATRI # 71 ANTHEM:
The Apostles’ Creed
8:30 “Give to our God Immortal Praise!”
Adult Choir
UNISON PRAYER: It is good to be here in your presence Lord. Here we are at home with each other and with you. Here we discover the joy of life and the strength to live each day with praise in our hearts to you. You alone are God and our Savior. You alone can show us the way to the life that lasts forever. We love you, Lord, —we give thanks to you for a song in our hearts. Our souls long for You; Our heart and our flesh sing for joy to you our living Lord. Blessed are those who live in your house, ever singing your praise. Lord you are our shield and our defender. Guide us in times of trouble, through night of sorrow . Speak gently to us that we may hear. Help us to hear, to see, to embrace You— in and through Jesus Christ our Lord who has taught us to pray: LORD’S PRAYER: # 895 SHARING IN CHRISTIAN FELLOWSHIP: Philippians 2:1-2 (RSV) So if there is any encouragement in Christ, any incentive of love, any participation in the Spirit, any affection and sympathy, complete my joy by being of the same mind, having the same love, being in full accord and of one mind. Welcoming Our Visiting Friends Sharing of Our Testimonies, Joys and Blessings Sharing our Prayer Concerns THE CONGREGATION AT PRAYER: Philippians 2:2-3 Do nothing from
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OFFERTORY: Philippians 2:5-11 Have this mind among yourselves, which is yours in Christ Jesus, who, though he was in the form of God, did not count equality with God a thing to be grasped, but emptied himself, taking the form of a servant, being born in the likeness of men. And being found in human form he humbled himself and became obedient unto death, even death on a cross. Therefore God has highly exalted him and bestowed on him the name which is above every name, that at the name of Jesus every knee should bow, in heaven and on earth and under the earth, and every tongue confess that Jesus Christ is Lord, to the glory of God the Father. PRESENTATION OF TITHES AND OFFERINGS *DOXOLOGY # 95 *HYMNS OF PREPARATION: # 599
JUNIOR CHURCH
8:30 “Break Thou the Bread of Life”
11:00 “You are My King” 11:00 Children 4-10 years may leave for Jr. Church
SCRIPTURE: pg # 70 SERMON: Brown Naik
*HYMN OF INVITATION:
Exodus 16:2-15 “Bread From Heaven”
pew Bible Pastor
“Guide Me, O Thou Great Jehovah”
# 127 *BENEDICTION: Now all glory to God, who is able through his mighty power at work in us to accomplish infinitely more than we might ask or think. Glory to him in the church and in Christ Jesus through all generations forever and ever! Amen Eph. 3:20 *POSTLUDE You’re welcome to come to the altar if you’d like prayer for yourself or for others. You may want to rededicate yourself to the Lord or to make a first time commitment to Christ. A prayer warrior will gladly meet you at the altar to pray for you. THOSE WHO ARE SERVING TODAY: WORSHIP LEADER: Deborah Eckhardt / Debra Haines GREETERS: Byron & Rosa Rucker / Donna Shultz NURSERY: Betsy Shumaker Sept.28, 2014 UCUMC
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JUNIOR CHURCH: POWER POINT: AUDIO:
Alice Naik Kari Hettinger / Mike Meilunas Bob Deuel / Erich Krause
RECORD OF FAITHFULNESS & STEWARDSHIP FOR: Sept. 21, 2014 ATTENDANCE: 55 / 60 115 TOTAL OFFERING: $ 3941.87 *GENERAL: $ 2453.00 DESIGNATED: $ 1488.87 * $3000 is needed each week in general funds to pay our bills. 2015 Proposed budget and Aug. Treasurer’s reports are on the back table. Men’s and Women’s Cell groups meet the 2nd and 4th Tuesdays at 6:00 PM in the Youth room and Conference room respectively. Come join us! All Welcome! Frequently Asked Questions re. charge conference and decision processes. 1. What happens at charge conference? DS Kofahl gives a devotional and the business decisions of the church are voted on by all present. All are welcome.
2. When are the salary decisions made? Salary levels are proposed by the staff/ parish committee, with guidance from the conference, and submitted to finance. Finance reviews and submits their proposal to Admin. Council. This is where those not involved in either staff parish or finance, can have a say. After the vote is taken at Admin. Council, this goes to the charge conference meeting. We should present a united position to the DS at this meeting. It is not the time for discussion. The next AC meeting is Oct. 9. All are invited to attend. The finance proposal will be put on the back table prior to this meeting.
3. When can I see the proposed budget for 2015? It is on the back table today. (Finance and treasurer reports are also put there for anyone who wants one.) The budget proposal will go to Admin Council on Oct. 9 at 6:30. That is the only time when your input can be shared. All are welcome.
4. Can I attend committee meetings? Yes, all committees are open to everyone. The exception is the Staff/Parish votes are in closed sessions but you can attend the first part and share any thoughts. Thank you to the staff parish and finance committee for their work on this budget and for keeping us on budget through the year.
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REMINDER: Conference forms are due to Hannah by Wed of next Week, Oct. 12
Opportunities for Service & Fellowship Friday, Oct. 3 5:30 PM Soup swap and movie night. Please come ready to enjoy sampling different soups, salad, bread and dessert. Bring your favorite soup (crock pots work well for keeping them hot). Wednesday Midweek Fellowship. We meet every Wednesday for Bible Study at 6.30 PM. An exciting and provocative Bible study on the minor prophets of the Bible. Come Join us. Come share, rejoice. Pastor Brown will be leading this study. The Minor Prophets: God Still Speaks In the Minor Prophets, we will hear the voice of God speaking to us in a fresh way … as individuals and as a spiritual fellowship in the Church." S Session four – Obadiah - How God deals with pride In the introduction to this study series on the Minor Prophets we asked, "When did you last read Obadiah?" Sometimes we think, What message could we possibly find for today in a book like Obadiah? The Book of Obadiah has only 21 verses, and the theme of the book is the denunciation of Edom. In this study, we'll see why that matters to us.
Trunk or Treat We are hosting our SECOND ANNUAL “Trunk or Treat” event on Sunday, October 26th from 2:00-4:00pm. Trunk or Treat in a nutshell: Cars will be parked along the outside of the parking lot across the street with their trunks decorated and open so children can go “trunk or treating” from car to car in a safe, defined, open area. Decorations can be anything BUT scary, gory, bloody or inappropriate for families and children. Need some ideas??? How about: Halloween/Fall theme Christmas theme Hunting theme Birthday theme Baby theme Red, white and blue/patriotic theme Wedding/anniversary theme Sept.28, 2014 UCUMC
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Farmer’s market theme Favorite Sport’s Team theme Be creative – look around the house and see what you have! Ok, once you have a theme picked out, come early on Sunday and be parked in the lot – NO LATER THAN 1:45pm. We don’t want ANY cars coming or going between 2:00 – 4:00pm when children are walking from car to car. Please plan to be in the lot early and decorate once you get here. Children and their families will be kept in the lot next to the church until 2:00pm SHARP! Once you’re decorated and ready to go, be ready for kids to come to your trunk and hand out your goodies to them. What roles are needed to make this event a success?? Someone to help with parking the cars in the big lot if they will be “ trunking” or direct them to the other lot if they are coming to participate in the “treating” part. Someone else to assist families in crossing the street safely We need some folks who are willing to take flyers and post them at local gas stations, stores, restaurants, etc. Or to hand them out where you work, work-out, meet your friends, etc. We need lots of people willing to decorate their trunks and hand out goodies (Think of alternatives to candy, too – stickers, pencils, tracts, etc) while showing genuine, loving hospitality to all those who visit our church grounds. Someone to accept pairs of shoes (for underdeveloped countries) and hand out glow necklaces Someone to greet visitors, hand them an informational card and thank them for coming Is there a role that sounds good to you?? Please let me know how you can help with this church event. I look forward to offering our church grounds for a fun and safe alternative to the typical Halloween “trick or treating” that ends up being more “tricks” than “treats”!!! If you cannot help that day, consider bringing in a bag or two of treats to lighten the cost of those decorating trunks. They can be left in the food barrel any time in the Narthex. Please let me know how you can help and thank you in advance for your participation. Sept.28, 2014 UCUMC
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Deborah Eckhardt – call or text: 772-2472. E-mail – Rederded@aol.com.
Dates to put on your calendar: Oct. 3
5:30 Soup Swap dinner & Movie Night– bring a soup to share, or a salad or a sweet. Movie – “A Vow to Cherish” will be shown at 6:30 Oct. 26 Trunk or treat night, see above Oct. 31 Youth Event Nov. 2 Church Charge conference 12:30 for Staff Parish, 1:00 for all others. Nov. 15 Thanksgiving Dinner for the community. – 5 & 6 pm lots of help will be needed. Also turkeys are needed. Let Pastor know if you can help with these. Nov. 16 Deadline for Operation Christmas Child Shoeboxes Dec. 6 St. Petersburg Men’s Ensemble at 6:30 and dinner at 5:30 Dec 1 – Jan. 31 Shoe Drive – see below Dec. 20 Living Nativity at Mall and Hallelujah Chorus Flash mob
Dec. 1 – Jan.31 tentative dates for SHOE DRIVE – RAISE MONEY FOR UCUMC AND PROVIDE FOOTWEAR FOR THOSE IN NEED. A shoe drive is a great way to raise funds for mission trips, camps, or even general expenses, while in turn, helping people in underdeveloped nations. There is absolutely no cost to our church and the earning potential is unlimited. The more bags of shoes collected, the higher the check
Operation Christmas Child Are you wondering how you can share LOVE, JOY and the HOPE of Jesus Christ with needy children this Christmas? Donate filled shoeboxes to OPERATION CHRISTMAS CHILD. visit www.samaritanspurse.org for more information We must act quickly as all shoe boxes need to be at the church BY November 16th (drop them off any Sunday until the 16th – please leave them behind Pastor’s bench) Here’s what you do- Find an empty shoe box. Decide whether your gift will be for a girl or boy (or why not fill one for each??) Decide what age group your gifts are appropriate for (2-4 years, 5-9 years, 10-14 years) Fill your shoe box with a variety of small gifts: You may enclose a note to the child and a photo of yourself or your family. If you include your name and address, the child who receives your box may write back to you. Enclose a minimum $7 or register online to be able to follow your package a minimum donation of $7 PER box to cover shipping and handling expenses to get it oversees. Bring the filled box to church where we will transport all the boxes to a local collection site. (Checks are to be made out to Samaritan’s Purse, with OCC on the Sept.28, 2014 UCUMC
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memo line) You may wrap the box (not necessary) but DO NOT wrap it with the lid on, lid MUST be separate. Enclose the form which states BOY/GIRL and the age group your shoebox is suited for. any questions, contact Taylor Hettinger 748-1992. PRAISE AND PRAYER Please pray for: Denny Corwin Donna Shultz’s brother Irving & Orpha Rosenbarker – Leo & Jean Cornett Ruth Wheeler Chuck Loeffler – in nursing home at Ideal Sarah Deuel – home recovering Audrey Lawton – in Lourdes Wilbur and Trudy Wesner Bud and Carol Lee – Gary & Mariah McFadden, Mike Meilunas Eloise & Mahlon Tewksbury Juna Tinkham Gordy & Donna Glover – Lee & Eunice Sanford Claudia Godoy’s mom, Charlotte fell and cracked ribs – in nursing home for rehab. Danielle Brown’s godfather has terminal cancer Andy, Sunita and Gabe as they travel to Cypress for three months Pastor Brown's family mourning the loss of their Mom, Mondakini Naik in India Grand Niece of Jack Black – cancer has spread Chryssy Black,- Matt Black’s wife, chemo and radiation treatments Vin Rosenbarker – prostate cancer Danielle DeGaramo - ongoing health concerns Gabrielle’s mental health, and her family, Michael and 3 boys, Ben Rosenbarker – for God’s strength in his new Christian walk
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Birthdays in Oct.
Anniversaries in Oct
1 Bob Holmes, Ray & Marty Glover Sarah Deuel 3 Brianna Mathews, Jim Geer Cunningham
3 Marc & Kristi Leniek, Bob & 17 Matt & Kim
7 Dave Coles 9 Connie Mahoney 11 Dave Hettinger 12 Mike Wingard, Dave Ring 29 Charles Loeffler
Pastor’s Insert: The Autumn colors are splendid everywhere you go. The Lord of brilliant colors is displaying His Technicolor world all around us for His glory. Praise the Lord for the splendor of the season. It is the season of harvest, when all around is ripe. Praise the Lord for the fruits so variegated in color and in taste. Praise the Lord for the way the Lord remembers us with His bountiful blessings. The Lord of all seasons posts His signs, both visible and invisible, audible and inaudible all around us. He reminds us so eloquently how much we are loved and cared for and above all blessed. In his book, "The Great Divorce", C. S. Lewis described a young man who is tormented by a red lizard that sits on his shoulder and mocks him. For Lewis, the lizard represents the indwelling sin all of us struggle with. An angel comes and promises to get rid of the red lizard, and the man, for the moment, takes great joy in that. He's thrilled. I can be rid of this thing. And then he realizes the way the angel will get rid of it, as the angel begins to glow with a fiery heat. He will kill the lizard. Beginning to recognize the implications, the young man says, "Maybe you don't have to kill it. Maybe you don't have to get rid of it entirely. Can't we just do this another time?" The angel says, "In this moment are all moments. Either you want the red lizard to live or you do not." The lizard, recognizing the hesitation of the young man, begins to mock and plead at the same time. "Be careful. He can do what he says. He can kill me. One fatal word from you and he will. Then you'll be without me forever and ever. It's not natural. How could you live? You'll only be a sort of a ghost, not a real man as you are now. He doesn't understand. He's only a cold, bloodless, abstract thing. It may be natural for him, but it's not natural for us. I know there are no real pleasures, only dreams, but aren't they better than nothing? I'll be so good. I admit I've gone Sept.28, 2014 UCUMC
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too far in the past, but I promise I won't do it again. I'll give you nothing but really nice dreams, all sweet and fresh and almost innocent. For C. S. Lewis, these words typify for all of us the way in which we compromise and allow indwelling sin in our lives. It is with such words that we allow the lizards of sin to live that torment us. It is written "So I tell you this, and insist on it in the Lord, that you must no longer live as the Gentiles do, in the futility of their thinking," (Ephesians 4:17). These are strong words. It always difficult to say to others--- we must not live as the rest of the world. The apostle knows he must say it: When we are really in Christ Jesus, we are walking a different path. May we continue to walk in His light and under His grace. May He provoke us to walk with joyfully, serve Him with self abandon... Looking unto Jesus the author and the pioneer of our faith. In Him, Brown
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CHURCH CALENDAR WEEK OF: TODAY:
8:30 AM 9:50 AM 11:00 AM
Worship Service Sunday School Worship Service
TUES.
7:00 PM
Scouts
WED.
6:00 PM 6:30 PM
Soup Supper Study
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7:30 pm
THURS: FRI:
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10:00 AM 5:30 PM 7:00 PM
Choir rehearsal
Prayer meeting Soup swap and movie night TV Ministry Cable Channel 4
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