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United Methodist Church of Cadillac 1020 East Division Street • Cadillac, Michigan 775-5362 • Fax 775-6475
May 10, 2009 • Fifth Sunday of Easter Festival of the Christian Home Sunday Worship at 11:00 a.m.
WE GATHER TO WORSHIP
PRELUDE
BRINGING IN THE LIGHT OF CHRIST
WELCOME, PARISH NOTES AND CLIP BOARD MINISTRY
CHORAL ANTHEM....................Chancel Choir “Glorious, Indescribable!” Arr. Cindy Berry
*WORSHIP ALERT One:.....We come to this place where God pours out love on us, All:.....we join our voices in praise, as our fears are left behind. One:.....We gather with these people, those who seek to follow Jesus, All:.....so we might walk the paths of service hand in hand. One:.....We open our hearts to the gifts of the Spirit, All:.....so that grace and peace might be the fruit we bear.
*HYMN OF PRAISE....................#2008 “Let All Things Now Living”
*SHARING THE PEACE OF CHRIST
THE PEOPLE OF GOD PRAYING
If you have a prayer joy or concern you would like shared during the Prayer of the People, please hand it to an usher.
PRAYER HYMN....................#2188 “The Family Prayer Song”
UNISON PRAYER Loving God, like
a mother
PRAYER OF THE PEOPLE
THE LORD’S PRAYER....................#895
THE READING AND PROCLAIMING OF THE WORD
CHORAL ANTHEM....................Children’s Choir
TIME WITH OUR CHILDREN
SCRIPTURE READING....................NT Pg 109 John 15:1-8
MESSAGE....................Pastor Tom Ball “How To Be A Branch”
WE RESPOND TO THE WORD
OFFERING INVITATION
OFFERING OF OUR GIFTS OFFERTORY
*DOXOLOGY....................Tune: Old 100th Praise God for this great gift of life, In Christ is ended death and strife, We praise the Spirit for this day; And seek to follow Christ’s true way. Amen.
*PRAYER OF CONSECRATION (in unison) Lord, we give for many reasons - chief among them being our gratitude and our desire to be faithful and serve you as best we can. We pray, O God, that you would bless all that we offer to you at this time - and that you would make it fruitful and result in ever greater praise being given unto your name. Amen.
WE SCATTER TO SERVE IN THE WORLD
*CLOSING HYMN....................#2130 “The Summons”
*BENEDICTION AND BLESSING
*POSTLUDE
One of our Parish Nurses will be available in the Church Library on Sunday, May 17 beginning at 9:30 a.m. to check your Blood Pressure or to answer any health questions you may have regarding a health issue. You are invited to stop in.
Sunday Volunteer Ministry, May 17, 2009 Organist/Pianist: Ann Hunt Acolyte: 11:00 a.m. - Lauryn Blake & Carissa Mitchell Nursery: Kevin & Patricia Bruner Sermontime: Jeff & Laura Marion Coffee Hour: 8:30 - Linda Davis 11:00 - Secret Saints Higher Education Power Point: Create & 8:30 - Jeff Hinkston 11:00 - Jackie Soltman Greeters and Ushers 8:30 a.m. - Shelley & Dan DeCoeur Greeters 11:00 a.m. - Dan & Karen Zenner Ushers 11:00 am- Dan & Karen Zenner, Lynda Coy, Margaret Himes, Becky Dorrell
Opportunities for Ministry This Week . . . Sunday, May 10 - Fifth Sunday of Easter Festival of the Christian Home Teacher Recognition at both services Coffee Hour Both Worship Services 8:30 a.m. - Sunday Worship 9:30 a.m. - Church School 11:00 a.m. - Sunday Worship
Monday, May 11 7:00 p.m. - Finance Committee Tuesday, May 12 7:15 a.m. - Prayer Group 7:00 p.m. - Administrative Council meets Wednesday, May 13 8:45 - 11:00 a.m. - Poverty Reduction Workgroup in Corbin Room 1:30 p.m. - Project Christmas Board meeting in Wesley Room 7:00 p.m. - Chancel Choir Practice Thursday, May 14 7:00 a.m. - Promise Keepers 11:30 a.m. - Prayer Group 1:30 p.m. - UMW General Meeting 6:00 - 9:00 p.m. - Hospice of Michigan Memorial Service in Sanctuary and Fellowship Hall 6:30 p.m. - Sexual Abuse Support Group
Sunday, May 17 - Sixth Sunday of Easter - Secret Saint Sunday Pastor Ed Gilbert will be preaching at both services Coffee Hour Follows Both Worship Services 8:30 a.m. - Sunday Worship 9:30 a.m. - Church School 9:30 a.m. - Blood Pressure Clinic 11:00 a.m. - Sunday Worship
Happy Mother’s Day to all the special women in our lives! We have a sweet treat for you all this morning.
Thanks to everyone's prayerful giving toward those extra/unexpected expenses that built up this winter, we have received over $4,000 in extra income to offset the deficit. If you are still considering an extra gift, feel free to place it in the offering at any time during the year. As you all well know, the bills never stop coming. Spring is here - it's time to move forward into summer. Your direct support of other budgeted church programs (Camp scholarship, VBS, Sunday school...) always helps to free up monies in the general fund for the routine monthly bills. For example, the Camp Scholarship offerings this year have exceeded $2,200 and will help us send many kids to camp without diverting money for that investment from the general fund. The "Extra/Unexpected Expenses" display board in the fellowship hall will be gone, but church programs, and the need for your support of them, will continue. Thank you so much for your prayerfully considered generous giving. Finance Committee
Dear Friends: You showed me the face of God each time you reached out, shared your kindness, and supported me in ways you will never know. I want to thank Pastor Tom for all his visits from Munson to Mercy to Blodgett Hospital. A special thanks to Joyce & Jerry Seward and Marie Rennie for their kind acts of love, where no task was too big or too small. And a special thank you to everyone who sent cards and prayed for the return of my health, which offered me hope time and again. Dianne Moore
Brenda Benson invites you to a Family Dinner and Concert with Silent Auction at First Baptist Church on Sunday, May 17 from 1:00 - 3:00 p.m. in the Church Commons. Donations received will go towards Brenda’s August mission trip to 11 different countries.
TODAY’S WORSHIP MINISTRY . . . Liturgists: 8:30 - Gary Box.....11:00 - Jane Wightman Organist/Pianist: Virginia Pulford Acolytes: 11:00 a.m. - Timmy Coffey & Collin Hinkston Nursery: Carolyn Mitchell Sermontime: Darlene Fowler Coffee Hour: 8:30 - Bill & Kit Rau 11: 00 - Open Power Point: Create &11:00 - Lori Glynn.....8:30 - Laurie Kinney Greeters/Ushers 8:30 a.m - Diana Van Antwerp & Bedonna Davis Greeters 11:00 a.m. - The Ball Family Ushers 11:00 a.m. - Jane DeCoeur, Jake Ball, Zach & Josh Pant, Garrick Fuller
The Flowers on the Lord’s Table are given in honor of Kelli Cumming’s 13th Birthday by her family.
Thank you for your orders of Mother’s Day hanging baskets. If you haven’t picked up your flowers yet you may do so TODAY, after the worship services.
The 12th Annual Dale Maxwell Walk for Cystic Fibrosis will be held on Saturday, May 16 from 10:00 to Noon beginning at the Rotary Pavilion. Registration forms will be available in Fellowship Hall this morning. You are invited to walk and/or donate to a walker.
Nick Myers, freshman at Cadillac Junior High School and member of our congregation, will be playing his Upright Bass as background music during Coffee Hour this morning and May 24. Nick offers his playing to help fund his upcoming travels with the Blue Lake International Youth Symphony Orchestra. This orchestra will be traveling for five weeks throughout Europe, and then an additional week throughout the Mid-West United States. Nick hopes you enjoy his music, and anyone moved to make a freewill donation to help support his endeavor will be greatly appreciated!
We would like to recognize the following persons who have given of their time to teach, assist or lead the various areas of Christian Education within our church. Their efforts are invaluable; we so appreciate their faithfulness!
Mary Blake Lynn Cummings Bedonna Davis Shelley DeCoeur Becky Dorrell Beth Dumont Betty Dumont Angie Ferris Clara Handy Carolyn Mitchell Mary Myers Ruth Peterson Don Rennie Alice Silvers Ron Truax Jane Wightman
A special Thank You to all of you who have volunteered to lead Sermontime over the course of the last year! You have filled a great need in our program. |