THE ORDER OF WORSHIP Twentieth Sunday After Pentecost

THE ORDER OF WORSHIP
Twentieth Sunday After Pentecost
October 26, 2014 Altar Color: Green
PRELUDE
Bill Kutz, Organist
Lord Of The Dance (Simple Gifts) – Noel Goemanne
For The Beauty Of The Earth – Diane Bish
CHIMING OF THE HOUR
*PROCESSIONAL (ANTHEM)
God Is Our Refuge – Allen Pote
Chancel Choir
WELCOME AND ANNOUNCEMENTS
*MOMENTS OF FRIENDSHIP AND OPPORTUNITY
*CALL TO WORSHIP
Spirit of the Living God
Spirit of the living God, fall a-fresh on me.
Spirit of the living God, fall a-fresh on me.
Melt me, mold me, fill me, use me.
Spirit of the living God, fall a-fresh on me.
393
*OPENING PRAYER
*OPENING HYMN
A Mighty Fortress Is Our God
110
The Apostles’ Creed
881
*AFFIRMATION OF FAITH
*GLORIA PATRI
70
OFFERING
OFFERTORY (ANTHEM)
Chancel Choir
God Of Grace And God Of Glory – Paul T. Langston
*DOXOLOGY
95
SILENCE & PASTORAL PRAYER – LORD’S PRAYER
CHILDREN’S SERMON
Rev. Ed Kilbourne
SCRIPTURE
SERMON
Sunday, October 26, 2014
9:45 a.m.
11:00 a.m.
4:00 p.m.
5:30 p.m.
6:00 p.m.
Monday, October 27, 2014
5:00 p.m.
6:15 p.m.
Tuesday, October 28, 2014
6:45 p.m.
7:00 p.m.
Sunday School
Worship / Rev. Ed Kilbourne, Preaching
Rev. Ed Kilbourne Concert (Sanctuary)
Youth & Parents Meeting (Youth Room)
UMYF
Centering Prayer (CR)
Christian Believer (CR)
Staff-Parish Relations Committee (CR)
Young Adult Small Group @ Tom &
Shannon Ashley’s Home
Wednesday, October 29, 2014
5:00 p.m.
Activity for Children
5:30 p.m.
Snack Supper
5:45 p.m.
Bible Study for Children
No Jimmy Townsend Handbell Ringers
No Chancel Choir
Friday, October 31, 2014
Trick-or-Treating at the Parsonage
Saturday, November 1, 2014
10:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m.
Fall Festival at Asbury Hills
Sunday, November 2, 2014
DAYLIGHT SAVING TIME ENDS
9:45 a.m.
Sunday School
11:00 a.m.
Worship / All Saints Sunday
12:15 p.m.
Bold Believers Emmaus Reunion Group
Luncheon (FH)
5:30 p.m. – 7:00 p.m.
UMYF
ATTENDANCE:
10/5
10/12
10/19
S. SCHOOL
WORSHIP
32
36
39
Contemporary Praise Service (10/19) –
93
91
98
53
John 8: 1-11 [Pg. 870]
Broken Things
Rev. Ed Kilbourne
*BENEDICTION
*EXTINGUISHING OF THE ALTAR CANDLES
Acolytes
*CARRYING OUT OF THE LIGHT
Acolytes
*CONGREGATIONAL RESPONSE
Shalom to You
Shalom to you now, shalom, my friends.
May God’s full mercies bless you, my friends.
In all your living and through your loving,
Christ be your shalom, Christ be your shalom.
*POSTLUDE
Finale on Joyful, Joyful, We Adore Thee – Beethoven
666
Organist
SHOE BOX MINISTRY
The Mission Committee will be collecting SMALL TOYS (for a
boy or girl) for the month of October. This is for the Samaritan’s
Purse shoebox ministry. A collection box is in the Church Office
for collection of these articles.
STAFF-PARISH RELATIONS COMMITTEE
Tuesday, October 28th at 6:45 p.m.
Conference Room
TRICK OR TREAT AT THE PARSONAGE
Friday, October 31st
Pastor Alice and John would appreciate your help with
providing and/or passing out candy at the parsonage (772
West Main Street).
SPECIAL MISSION PROJECT
As many as you know, I have done missions for
AMI for almost two years now. I’m going to start
something new this year that I’ve wanted to do for
quite some time now. I’m finally getting the chance to do what I
was called to do. I was called to be the hands and feet of Christ, so sometime
around Thanksgiving, I want to feed the homeless in Greenville at Project
Host. During this time of year, it gets colder and the holidays are coming up.
Families get together to celebrate and the homeless sit outside along the walls
of Project Host in the cold. All I want to do is give them a hot hamburger. On
Tuesday’s at McDonalds, hamburgers are .49 so I want to buy 200 and give
each person 2 hamburgers and a bottle of water. I would love to do this all on
my own, but because I’m only 15, I do not have the funds to support this and
it gets very expensive. I kindly ask for your help in donations to help me
with this and also for future AMI projects. There is a new account set up at
our church called “Emily’s Missions”. All money donated is tax deductible
and I can use this money as needed through the church. Thanks for helping
me in this quest to be the hands and feet of Christ.
May God Bless You,
Emily Spencer
ASBURY HILLS ANNUAL FALL FESTIVAL
Saturday, November 1st from 10:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.
Activities that will be available include: archery, hayrides,
canoeing, rock climbing wall, giant swing, “Leap of Faith”
Alpine Tower, and more (participants must be 11 years or
older). A BBQ and hot dog lunch will be served (cost: $9
adults; $5 children).
LAURENS AREA
METHODIST WOMEN’S CIRCLE
Tuesday, November 4th at 3:00 p.m.
St. James UMC Fellowship Hall
2015 Pledge Service
Bring items for the women at Leath Correctional Institute
Needed items for Leath Correctional:
Toothpaste (10 oz. tube or less – factory sealed)
Toothbrush (adult factory sealed)
Deodorant (3 oz. or less)
Lotion (20 oz. or less no pump bottle)
Vaseline
Shampoo (20 oz. or less – plastic bottle)
Conditioner (20 oz. or less – plastic bottle)
Soap – (6 oz. or less)
Socks (White)
Wash Cloths (White)
GREENWOOD DISTRICT LEADER TRAINING
Sunday, November 16th from 3:00 p.m. – 5:30 p.m.
At St. Mark UMC, Greenwood – Main Campus
Classes that will be available:
Apportionment Connection, Trustees, Pastor Parish
Relations Committee, From Membership to Discipleship, Youth, Children
No pre-registration is needed. There is no cost for these
workshops. Meet at the church parking lot at 2:30 p.m. to carpool.
SERVING THIS MORNING: Sunday, October 26, 2014
Sunday School Greeters: Elaine & Katelyn Martin; Joanne Thomason
Ushers: Randy Hillmann, Dick Althouse, Buck Crabtree,
Willie Jones, Gene Madden
Liturgist: Alice MacKeil
Crucifer: Ben Patterson
Acolytes: Katelyn Martin, Peyton Burton
Adult Helpers: Scott & Angie Bigham
Nursery: Cindy Davis
Children’s Church: Dan & Hope Deason
Martha Franks Driver: Emily Terrell
Flowers: The flowers are given in memory of loved ones and are placed
by Earl & Carolyn Thomason.
At First United Methodist Church
we challenge each other to be BOLD,
to step out in faith as disciples of Jesus Christ.
BIBLE VERSE FOR OCTOBER
So be careful how you live.
Don’t live like fools,
but like those who are wise.
Ephesians 5: 15 NLT
LAURENS, SOUTH CAROLINA
ED KILBOURNE
“COME BACK” CONCERT
Sunday, October 26th
at 4:00 p.m.
First UMC Sanctuary
Prayer Concerns
Jane Dzelzitis – Baptist Health Hospital, Richmond, KY – Rm. 327 –
(undergoing tests)
Jack Hedgepath – recuperating at home – 523 Fairview Dr., Laurens
Sue Jones – surgery on Mon. (10/27) at Greenville Memorial Hospital
Bobby O’Bryant – under Hospice care for lung cancer
Bill Taylor – Laurens Co. Memorial Hospital – Rm. 203
Betty Jo Templeton – recuperating at home
MINISTRY OF ENCOURAGEMENT
Nancy Babb – 1 Martha Franks Dr. – Unit 2, Rm. 238, Laurens, SC 29360
Margaret Baber – 3472 Hwy. 221 S., Laurens, SC 29360 – (mother of
Janet Lyles)
BACKPACK MINISTRY
If you would like to donate items for our Backpack Ministry
please have items to the church by Noon on Wednesday,
November 5th.
Monetary gifts are also welcome (please mark your envelope “Backpack
Ministry”). If you have any questions, contact Jane Stroud.
HELP NEEDED FOR UMYF DINNERS
We are in need of help from individuals or groups to fix
dinner for our youth on the following dates:
Nov. 9th & 23rd, and Dec. 7 & 14th. Sign-up on the
bulletin board outside the church office if interested.
Vol. XXXI I
October 26, 2014
No. 43
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Please invite your friends and neighbors!
ATTENTION YOUTH & PARENTS
Our youth leaders, Allan & Heather Burden and Scott &
Charis Sloan, would like to have a planning meeting for our
youth & parents on Sunday, October 26th at 5:30 p.m. in the Youth Room.
All parents and youth are asked to attend. The youth are asked to remain for
supper and their regular meeting.
FINANCIAL REPORT
ALL SAINTS SUNDAY
All Saints Sunday will be held during the
worship service on Sunday, November 2nd. We
will recognize our members who have passed
away within the last year. If anyone would like to
have their loved one who has passed away within
the last year but was not a member of First UMC
listed in the bulletin, please notify Karen with their name and date of death by
Tuesday, October 28th.
THE
FIRST
UNITED
METHODIST
CHURCH
October 22, 2014
MONTH TO DATE
Revenue - - - - - - $ 27,851.65
Expenses - - - - - $ 16,927.97
Net - - - - - - - - - $ 10,923.68
STAFF MEMBERS
Pastor
Financial Secretary
Director of Music/Organist
Church Secretary
Ministers
Alice MacKeil
Lucy Crowder
Bill Kutz
Karen Reeder
Entire Congregation
Church Phone Numbers
984-7696 or 984-2067
984-2969 (fax)
715-0430 (Parsonage)
864-420-0004 (Pastor’s Cell)
e-mail addresses
fumclaurens@prtcnet.com
pastoralice@charter.net
Web Page Address
firstmethodistlaurens.com
YEAR TO DATE
$ 208,020.28
$ 198,057.05
$ 9,963.23
GETTING TO KNOW ED KILBOURNE
Our Guest today is singer, storyteller, humorist and folktheologian, Ed Kilbourne. Ed is widely known and appreciated for
his gifts of combining music and spiritual teaching in worship and
concert settings.
Ed grew up in China, Japan and Korea where his parents
were missionaries. After completing college and seminary, he
moved to Atlanta, Georgia and began his career there as a United
Methodist minister. As his gifts for speaking and performing
became known, he was invited to serve the church-at-large as a
musician and spiritual resource person, touring extensively in the
Southeast and then throughout the nation. In the early 70’s Ed
moved out west, making his home in the mountains of Colorado.
In the late 70’s, he returned to the Southeast, this time settling in
South Carolina.
Ed’s wife, Kathleen, is a United Methodist minister. She
works with the Master Of Arts In Practical Theology degree
program on the Charlotte, NC campus of Pfeiffer University and
also serves as the coordinator of the Center For Deacon Education,
a partnership with Wesley Theological Seminary in Washington
DC. Ed and Kathleen make their home on Manasota Key in
Englewood, Florida and in the country, near Rock Hill, South
Carolina.
If you would like to learn more about Ed and his work, you
are invited to visit his web site: www.edkilbourne.com.