OUR WORSHIP TOGETHER
July 13, 2008 Ninth Sunday After Pentecost 10:00AM
Accompanist Music Director
Jeanette Winks Fae Reed
PREPARATION FOR WORSHIP
Prelude
Silent Prayer and Meditation
Lighting of the Candles
Prevent us, dear Lord, from calling upon you and then becoming spiritually lazy. Awaken us to true worship
and service. Amen
Welcome Pastor
We warmly welcome all who have come to worship the Lord.
May God’s Holy Spirit strengthen and encourage each of us.
Quarter Drill (Offering used to support UM Children’s Home)
Announcements Pastor
PRAYER and PRAISE
*Opening Prayer
Bless us, O God, with a reverent sense of your presence, that we
may be at peace and may worship you with all our mind and spirit;
through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen
*Opening Hymn "Father We Praise Thee” Page 680
Responsive Reading Psalm 25 Page 757
Prayer of the Church & Lord's Prayer Pastor
(Dismissal to Children’s)
OFFERING
Prayer Pastor
Worship through Our Tithes & Offerings
Offertory
*Doxology “My Tribute” Page 99
PROCLAMATION
*Prayer to receive the Word
Blessed Lord, you speak to us through the Holy Scriptures.
Grant that we may hear and make them our own in such a way that
the enduring benefit and comfort of the Word will help us grasp and
hold the blessed hope of everlasting life, given us through our Savior
Jesus Christ.
Scripture Lesson: 1 Corinthians 1:18-31 Page 157
Gospel: Luke 15:1-3,11-32 Pages 76
*Affirmation of Faith Page 887
Hymn of the day “Children of the Heavenly Father” Page 710
Sermon “The Greatest Short Story Ever Written” Pastor
SENDING FORTH
*Closing Prayer Together
Almighty God, grant that the words we have heard this day with our ears may be
grafted onto our hearts through your grace, that they mayproduce in us the fruit
of a good life, to the praise and honor of your name, through Jesus Christ, Amen.
*Purpose (spoke in unison) Front page
*Closing Hymn “Savior, Again to Thy Dear Name” Page 663
*Benediction Pastor
*Dismissal Pastor
*Postlude
*Congregation to stand if able
GENERAL ANNOUNCEMENTS
Please be sure to sign the red attendance book located at the end of the pew.
Please Use the Envelopes provided for your Offerings and designate which fund you are contributing to. If no fund is designated the contribution will go towards the General Fund. Thank You.
Upper Rooms are available in the Narthex for July and August.
The nursery is available during the Sunday morning service.
If you would like to be a greeter, please sign up in the book located in the Narthex.
Hand held hearing devices are available. Please see the head usher.
Donate your pennies for supplies for G.G.’s House kids. We accept all amounts.
G.G.’s House is Collecting Aluminum Cans. Please feel free to drop them off.
The Lions Club of Lake Weir Meetings are the 2nd and 4th Tues at G.G.’s House.
Peanut Brittle is still available at the Church Office, our Thrift Store, Ocklawaha Hardware & Weirsdale Hardware.
If anyone has anything to put in the bulletin, please get it to Robin by Thursday.
We would like pictures of your grandchildren for a project. Please bring to Pat Frost
or Nora Mace. All pictures will be returned.
G.G.’s House Needs a volunteer for Tuesday mornings. 288-2155
Greeter for next week: Fred and Norma Beedle
Refreshments after the Worship Service today in Fellowship Hall.
Worship Attendance O.U.M.C.: 60
Worship Attendance Hampton Manor:(Assisted Living) 19