The Journey - First United Methodist Church of Marion, South Carolina

CALENDAR EVENTS
Saturday, October 29
8:00-9:00 am Glorious Grits
Sunday, October 30
CONSECRATION SUNDAY
8:45 am The Journey
10:00 am Sunday School
11:00 am Worship Service
12:00 pm Celebration Luncheon
5:00 pm UMYF
Tuesday, November 1
6:30 pm Bible Study
Wednesday, November 2
6:00 pm Hand Bell Practice
7:00 pm Choir Practice
UPCOMING EVENTS:
Saturday, November 5
8:00-9:00 am Glorious Grits
Sunday, November 6
ALL SAINTS SUNDAY
Operation ShoeBox Blessing
The Journey
8:45 am The Journey
10:00 am Sunday School
11:00 am Worship Service
5:00 pm UMYF
Monday, November 7
6:00 pm Trustee Meeting
Tuesday, November 8
NO BIBLE STUDY
ELECTION DAY
Wednesday, November 9
6:00 pm Hand Bell Practice
7:00 pm Choir Practice
BIRTHDAYS
11/1 Henry Altman
11/5 Raymond Britt
Victoria Coleman
Caroline Klauber
Payton Cox
Braxton Shelley
11/2 Edward Atkinson
11/6 Jim Belous
11/3 Miles Wiggins
Evelyn Huggins
11/4 Clement Davis III
Mike Thompson
Mullins Nursing Center: Hazel Snipes Methodist Manor: Elnita Vaught,
Betty and James Atkinson Home: Marian Pittman, Karen Eaddy Shut Ins:
Mabel Dozier, Ginny Merchant, Dot Redfearn, Millie Scott, Jewell Wall,
Joyce Coleman, Mildred Strickland, Evelyn Huggins
Record of our Faithfulness
Sunday School
Worship
Budget Needs to Date
Given to Date
10/23/16
54
121
$ 299,000.50
$ 273,963.98
First United Methodist Church
8:45 a.m. Service
October 30, 2016
Pastor: Henry A. Altman
The Journey
First United Methodist Church
CONSECRATION SUNDAY
October 30, 2016
8:45 a.m.
*Congregational Songs
Come Now Fount of Every Blessing
This is the Day
Welcome and Announcements
*Passing of the Peace
*Congregational Songs
Lord Be Glorified
Thy Word
Children’s Moments
RATTLE SUNDAY
ANNOUNCEMENTS
The Rose on the altar is in honor of:
Wade, son of John Paul and Candace Williams III,
and grandson of JP and Wellons Williams, II.
Wade was born at McLeod Hospital Tuesday, 11/25
at 7:45 am, weighing 7 lbs 11 ounces and 20” long.
Joys and Concerns
Pastoral Prayer
The Lord’s Prayer
Offering
*Doxology
Special Selection by Jean Barnhill
Praise God From Whom All Blessings Flow
Special Music
*Scripture
The Praise Team
Acts 12:13-21
Sermon Advice from Father John Rev. Reginald Thackston
A Time of Personal Consecration
*The Blessing
A special welcome to all who are visiting with us today!
We are glad you are here and invite you to worship
with us as often as possible!
*Stand if you are able
Ushers: Frank Strickland, Jimmy Taylor
Video: Jacob Altman
Pianist: Jean Barnhill
Guitarists: Paul DeMarco, Sandy Eaddy, Roy White, Jared Smothers (Bass),
Diann Smothers
Special Music: The Praise Team: Emma Altman, Lori Altman, Cami
Godbold, Emme Godbold, Madison Hardee, Johnny Wiggins, Candace
Williams.
Color: Green
Caregivers for October: Glenda Burch, Chair; Chris Jackson, Co-Chair
Nursery: Jackie Woodberry
Pre-School: Stephanie Indergaard
Grades 1-5: Kim Tanner
Youth: Gordon Harper
Refreshment host today: Grace Rogers
Marc Bahan (11/6)
Consecration Celebration Dinner will follow the 11:00 am service
today in the Fellowship Hall. While enjoying fellowship with each other
and visiting with Rev. Thackston, we will be notified of our commitments
for the coming year.
Hurricane Matthew Relief: There is a need for canned food which can be
collected at our church. Any individuals available to take the canned food to the
Old Anvil Building on Cypress Street in Mullins, please call Maggie Beck @843423-4923 or the church office.
Operation Christmas Child Shoebox Blessing is Sunday, 11/6. Please get
your boxes packed and ready.
DAYLIGHT SAVINGS TIME ENDS November 6! Remember to
“Fall” back 11/6 at 2:00 a.m.
Memorials: Acoustical panels for Fellowship Hall: by Pauline
Edwards in memory of Jane Monroe and Billy Cornelius
In Honor: Acoustical panels for Fellowship Hall: by Sandy Eaddy in
honor of Henry Altman
Mullins Nursing Center: Hazel Snipes Methodist Manor: Elnita Vaught, Betty and
James Atkinson Home: Marian Pittman, Karen Eaddy Shut Ins: Mabel Dozier, Ginny
Merchant, Dot Redfearn, Millie Scott, Jewell Wall, Joyce Coleman, Mildred Strickland,
Evelyn Huggins
Saturday, October 29
8:00-9:00 am Glorious Grits
Sunday, October 30
CONSECRATION SUNDAY
8:45 am The Journey
10:00 am Sunday School
11:00 am Worship Service
12:00 pm Celebration Luncheon
5:00 pm UMYF
Tuesday, November 1
6:30 pm Bible Study
Wednesday, November 2
6:00 pm Hand Bell Practice
7:00 pm Choir Practice
Birthdays
11/1
11/2
11/3
11/4
11/5
11/6
Henry Altman
Victoria Coleman
Payton Cox
Edward Atkinson
Miles Wiggins
Clement Davis III
Mike Thompson
Raymond Britt
Caroline Klauber
Braxton Shelley
Jim Belous
Evelyn Huggins
UPCOMING EVENTS
Saturday, November 5
8:00-9:00 am Glorious Grits
Sunday, November 6
ALL SAINTS SUNDAY
8:45 am The Journey
10:00 am Sunday School
11:00 am Worship Service
5:00 pm UMYF
Monday, November 7
6:00 pm Trustee Meeting
Tuesday, November 8
NO BIBLE STUDY
ELECTION DAY
Wednesday, November 9
6:00 pm Hand Bell Practice
7:00 pm Choir Practice
First United Methodist Church
P. O. Box 155
307 East Godbold Street
Marion, South Carolina 29571
www.fumcmarionsc.org (web) marionfumc@bellsouth.net (email)
843-423-3533 phone
843-423-2244 fax
TURN YOUR CLOCKS BACK FOR
END OF DAYLIGHT SAVINGS TIME
11/6!
Record of our Faithfulness
10/23/16
Sunday School
54
Worship
121
Budget Needs to Date
$ 299,000.50
Given to Date
$ 273,963.98
How Can We Pray For You?
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Henry A. Altman, Pastor
Melle Sensibaugh, Music Director
Vicki Bridgman, Childcare Center Director
Elaine Cullars, Admin. Asst.
Ronnie Shannon, Custodian
“Through God’s amazing grace, we prayerfully live, joyfully worship, and
humbly serve, seeking to lovingly make disciples of the whole world.”
SERVING
SERVINGTODAY
TODAY
CONSECRATION SUNDAY
October 30, 2016
Offertory Steward: Youth
In silence and reverence, let us prepare our hearts for worship.
Prelude
“Love of Jesus Medley”
Arr. Sensibaugh
The Lighting of the Candles
Welcome
Prayer
*Hymn No. 438 (blue) 152 (red)
Welcome to Worship! We warmly welcome all who worship with us today. We especially
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(843-687-4928)
the back of the pews. Pastor Joe will gladly visit anyone interested in making First Marion their
“Forth in Thy Name O Lord”
tune: Jesus Shall Reign Where’er the Sun
Children’s Moments
RATTLE SUNDAY
church home.
The Rose
on the altar
in honor
:
Members
and isvisitors
areofencouraged
to contact the pastor with personal or prayer concerns
Wade, son of John Paul and Candace Williams III, and grandson
(423-3533).
of JP and Wellons Williams II. Wade was born at McLeod
Kitchen items. There are some
pans missing
from
the atkitchen.
If weighing
you know7of
whereHospital
Tuesday,
11/25
7:45 am,
lbstheir
11 ounces
abouts, please return them to the
kitchen.
It
is
church
policy
that
no
furniture
or
equipment
and 20” long.
shall be removed from the buildings. If an item is used, please return it to it’s original position.
*Passing of the Peace
Prayers and Concerns
Pastoral Prayer
The Lord’s Prayer
*Hymn No. 384 (blue) 283 (red)
“Love Divine, All Loves Excelling”
Giving of Tithes and Offering
Offertory
“My Offering to You, Lord”
*Doxology No. 95
Sensibaugh
“Praise God From Whom All Blessings Flow”
*Anthem
“Prayer of Consecration”
Scripture
Sermon
Offertory
Steward:
Ushers:
Youth M B Edwards
Ushers:Crucifer
Russ Cotton,
MikeHaley
Jackson,
Edwards,
and Acolyte:
ScottJoey
and Rhett
WallaceFrank Strickland, Walter Davis
Audio
McGrath,
Jovi Sagar
Crucifer
andOperators:
Acolyte: Joey
Drew
Singletary
Sunday
School:
MarthaSandy
Britt Eaddy
Worship: Harold and Kim Tanner
Audio Nursery.
Operators:
Ryan
Singletary,
Children’s Church: Connie Thompson
Nursery:
Jackie Woodberry & Stephanie Indergaard
Youth and Children’s S/S teacher: Susie Powell, Carlotta Wiggins, Gwen Strickland
SundayCaregivers
School: for
Stephanie
Kim
Tanner,
Gordon
October:Indergaard,
Glenda Burch,
Chair.
Chris
Jackson,Harper
Co-chair.
Caregivers
for
October:
Glenda
Burch,
Chair
Chris
Jackson,
Altar Guild for October: Sissy Meredith, Renee Baxley and PaulineCo-Chair
Scott
Altar Guild: Lynn Oldfield, Helen Tanner, Lucta Allen Nolan
Color: Green
ANNOUNCEMENTS
ANNOUNCEMENTS
Drisie
Acts 12:13-21
Advice from Father John
Rev. Reginald Thackston
A Time of Personal Consecration
CONSECRATION
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directed toward the
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Check it out!
HURRICANE
MATTHEW
RELIEF
- There
need
fora canned
which
canof
beallcollected
Food Pantry.
The shelves
are getting
bare.is aWe
have
need forfood
canned
goods
kinds. at our
church. Please
Any individuals
available
to
take
the
canned
food
to
the
Old
Anvil
Building
on
Cypress
Street in
place your donations in the wicker basket by the chapel door. Thanks.
Mullins, please call Maggie Beck at 843-423-4923 or the church office
The Methodist Men’s Roof project is Saturday! Please meet at Glorious Grits in the fellowshipChristmas
hall at 7:30Child
am. We
will eatBlessing
and moveisto
the house
to work 6.
onPlease
the roof.
who
are packed
interOperation
Shoebox
Sunday,
November
get All
your
boxes
ested
in
helping
are
encouraged
to
join
us.
Please
bring
tools
and
chairs
for
work
and
rest.
and ready.
Poinsettias. It is time to start thinking about the holiday poinsettias in honor or memory of a
loved one.
There is
an insert
in the
bulletin on
for your“Fall”
use. The
this
$15.
DAYLIGHT
SAVINGS
TIME
ENDS
November
6! today
Remember:
backcost
11/6
at year
2:00isa.m.
The Children of FUMC are planning a Christmas Program. If you are interested in participatALL SAINTS
SUNDAY
is November
6 to remain after church this Sunday for a quick meeting.
ing, parents
and children
are asked
Shepherd
Care Hospice
in Nichols
is looking
volunteer
is
Memorials:
Acoustical
panels in
Fellowship
Hall: to
byexpand
PaulineitsEdwards
in services.
memory If
of anyone
Jane Monroe
interested in helping, contact Crystal Tiller at 526-1186.
and Billy Cornelius
*The Blessing and Table Grace
In Honor:
*Stand as you are able
**Please silence cell phone during the service
Acoustical panels in Fellowship Hall: by Sandy Eaddy in honor of Henry Altman