Welcome to Trinity United Methodist Church January 15, :30 am Service

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1 THIS WEEK AT TRINITY SUNDAY, JANUARY 15 MONDAY, JANUARY 16 MARTIN LUTHER KING S BIRTHDAY OFFICE CLOSED 9:30 am Monday Morning Bible Study (Room 209) TUESDAY, JANUARY 17 9:30 am Prayer Time for Trinity (Sanctuary) 11:00 am SOZO (Chapel) 1:00 pm SOZO (Chapel) 6:30 pm Trinity Ringers Rehearsal (Music Room) 7:00 pm UMW Faith Circle (Room 209) WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 18 1:00 pm Crafts for Christ (Room 209) 1:00 pm Union UMC Task Force Meeting (Chapel) 5:00 pm CrossFire Rehearsal (Room 121) 7:30 pm Chancel Choir Rehearsal (Music Room) 7:30 pm NA Meeting (Auditorium) THURSDAY, JANUARY 19 12:00 pm UMW Sunshine Circle (Room 209) 6:00 pm Thursday Night Dinner (Auditorium) 7:00 pm The Sons of the Severn Rehearsal (Auditorium) FRIDAY, JANUARY 20 LAMPLIGHTER DEADLINE SATURDAY, JANUARY 21 8:00 am Boy Scouts CPR/AED Training (Auditorium) 9:00 am Boy Scouts Merit Badge Training (Youth Room) SUNDAY, JANUARY 22 Welcome to Trinity United Methodist Church January 15, :30 am Service The deadline to submit information for next Sunday s bulletin is Thursday at noon.

2 PRELUDE TRINITY UNITED METHODIST CHURCH WELCOME & ANNOUNCEMENTS Liturgist Diane Gilligan ORDER OF WORSHIP 9:30 am OFFERTORY OUR OFFERING PRAYER God of all holiness and goodness, thank you for creating each of as a beloved child of yours, made in your image. You have blessed the world with your generous love and grace. As we worship you now, we want to bless you with our gifts, as a sign of our love and gratitude. Lord, use these tithes and offerings to bless all of our neighbors with the good news of your Son, our Lord and Savior Jesus, in whose Name we pray. Amen. *SONGS OF PRAISE AND WORSHIP I Just Want to Praise the Lord Be Unto Your Name Above All Fire Inside *HYMN Old Time Religion On Screen *BENEDICTION POSTLUDE SPECIAL MUSIC Joy in My Heart Children s Choir NOISY OFFERING SCRIPTURE READING Philippians 2:1-16 ******************************************************************** *(please stand as you are able) The Altar rail is always open for prayer. Liturgist: This is the Word of God for the people of God. All: Thanks be to God! SERMON I Can Be Spiritual and Moral Without Organized Religion SONG OF CONTEMPLATION Sweet Hour of Prayer Fire Inside SHARING OUR THANKS AND CONCERNS LORD S PRAYER Our Father, who art in heaven, hallowed be thy name. Thy kingdom come, thy will be done on earth as it is in heaven. Give us this day our daily bread and forgive us our trespasses, as we forgive those who trespass against us. And lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from evil. For thine is the kingdom, and the power, and the glory, forever. Amen. OUR OFFERINGS TO GOD

3 THIS WEEK AT TRINITY SUNDAY, JANUARY 15 MONDAY, JANUARY 16 MARTIN LUTHER KING S BIRTHDAY OFFICE CLOSED 9:30 am Monday Morning Bible Study (Room 209) TUESDAY, JANUARY 17 9:30 am Prayer Time for Trinity (Sanctuary) 11:00 am SOZO (Chapel) 1:00 pm SOZO (Chapel) 6:30 pm Trinity Ringers Rehearsal (Music Room) 7:00 pm UMW Faith Circle (Room 209) WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 18 1:00 pm Crafts for Christ (Room 209) 1:00 pm Union UMC Task Force Meeting (Chapel) 5:00 pm CrossFire Rehearsal (Room 121) 7:30 pm Chancel Choir Rehearsal (Music Room) 7:30 pm NA Meeting (Auditorium) THURSDAY, JANUARY 19 12:00 pm UMW Sunshine Circle (Room 209) 6:00 pm Thursday Night Dinner (Auditorium) 7:00 pm The Sons of the Severn Rehearsal (Auditorium) FRIDAY, JANUARY 20 LAMPLIGHTER DEADLINE SATURDAY, JANUARY 21 8:00 am Boy Scouts CPR/AED Training (Auditorium) 9:00 am Boy Scouts Merit Badge Training (Youth Room) SUNDAY, JANUARY 22 The deadline to submit information for next Sunday s bulletin is Thursday at noon. Welcome to Trinity United Methodist Church January 15, :00 am Service

4 PRELUDE TRINITY UNITED METHODIST CHURCH WELCOME & ANNOUNCEMENTS NOISY OFFERING *CALL TO WORSHIP Liturgist Pete Salvatore ORDER OF WORSHIP 11:00 am Liturgist: Come to Christ, the living stone, rejected by the world, but in God s sight chosen and precious. All: We have responded to Christ s call, and seek to be built into a spiritual house, a living reminder of God s presence on earth. Liturgist: Once we were no people, but now we are God s people, called out of the darkness into God s marvelous light. Therefore we sing with the Church in all ages: All: Blessed be your name, O God, our Redeemer. By your mercy we have been born anew to a living hope through the resurrection of Jesus Christ from the dead. *HYMN The First Noel No. 245 UMH *AFFIRMATION OF FAITH The Apostles' Creed, Ecumenical Version *GLORIA PATRI No. 882 UMH No. 70 UMH SPECIAL MUSIC Lift High the Cross Nicholson Chancel Choir LORD S PRAYER Our Father, who art in heaven, hallowed be thy name. Thy kingdom come, thy will be done on earth as it is in heaven. Give us this day our daily bread and forgive us our trespasses, as we forgive those who trespass against us. And lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from evil. For thine is the kingdom, and the power, and the glory, forever. Amen. OUR OFFERINGS TO GOD OFFERTORY *DOXOLOGY *OUR OFFERING PRAYER No. 95 UMH God of all holiness and goodness, thank you for creating each of as a beloved child of yours, made in your image. You have blessed the world with your generous love and grace. As we worship you now, we want to bless you with our gifts, as a sign of our love and gratitude. Lord, use these tithes and offerings to bless all of our neighbors with the good news of your Son, our Lord and Savior Jesus, in whose Name we pray. Amen. *HYMN Old Time Religion On Screen *BENEDICTION POSTLUDE ******************************************************************** (* Please rise as your are able.) The Altar rail is always open for prayer. *HYMN Spirit Song No. 347 UMH SCRIPTURE READING Philippians 2:1-16 Liturgist: This is the Word of God for the people of God. All: Thanks be to God! SERMON I Can Be Spiritual and Moral Without Organized Religion SHARING OUR THANKS AND CONCERNS

5 Trinity United Methodist Church 1300 West Street, Annapolis, MD Phone: ; FAX: Website: Sunday, January 8, 2017 Worship Attendance: 9:30 am: 40 11:00 am: 43 Total: 83 Sunday School Attendance: Students: 14 Teachers: 7 Total: 21 Offering received for budget: $11,117 Announcements, Activities & Events *If you need to schedule a meeting or event here at church or you are changing your group s event/meeting time or date, please contact the office as soon as possible so we can make sure the meeting and/or change is reflected on the church calendar. Thank you. Staff Pastor: Rev. Chris Owens Music Director: Janie Daugherty Organist/Pianist: Karen Jung-Yeon Yim Office Manager: Blairlee Owens Custodian: Wanda Lee Assisting with Worship 9:30 am Fire Inside 11:00 am Chancel Choir USHER CAPTAINS 9:30 am Pat Linthicum 11:00 am Jack Spencer GREETERS 9:30 am Claudia Johnson 11:00 am Sue Jordan *Children are welcome in worship, or you may take them at any time to our STAFFED NURSERY located behind the Sanctuary (infant through 3 years). A parent/infant room with sound is available if needed. Nursery attendants will be happy to escort you to this child centered space. Thank you. *Hearing Devices are available in the Narthex AND in the hallway outside of the entrance to the Sanctuary for use during the worship services. Please see an usher if you need assistance. Trinity UMC ornaments and cookbooks celebrating our 100 th anniversary in 2009 and 2014 church directories are available for free in the office on the table underneath the mailboxes. Sunday Coffee Hour: We are in need of Coffee Hour hosts/hostesses to fill in the new 2017 schedule. Please consider helping out in this vital part of the Sunday Morning Worship experience. The job entails serving simple snacks, coffee and juice, to your fellow church family. On the job training will be provided, if needed. Don t feel you can handle it by yourself, then team up with one or two others. You can arrange your own team or you can be paired by our coordinator. The new 2017 schedule is hanging in the kitchen. Please sign up for one or more Sundays. If you have any questions, please contact Pat King at (443) or ping0110@comcast.net. Winter Relief: Trinity will be hosting Winter Relief guests from January 23-30, 2017 and February 27-March 6, We are in need of blankets, twin sheets and pillowcases, bath towels, wash cloths, toothpaste, soap, and shampoo. Monetary donations are always welcome as well. Please drop off donations in the church office. Signups for the first week, January 23-30, 2017 are now available either in the church office or on the church website. Altar Flowers: If you d like to dedicate flowers for someone special or for the Glory of God, there are two ways to do so. First, there s an Altar Flower form at the back of the Sanctuary. You can fill that out & leave it with an usher or on the Office Manager s desk. Second, you can fill in your name under a date in the floral calendar in the hallway outside the Sanctuary heading towards the elevator. There is a $20 fee which pays for the fresh flowers. You can put the fee in an envelope marked Altar Flowers and give to an usher or attach to the form and leave it on the Office Manager s desk.

6 Bible Studies for 2017: Monday Morning Bible Study meets on Monday mornings through April 10 from 9:30 am to 11:30 am each week in Room 209. We will continue our study of Galatians. No book is needed other than your Bible. The study is open to all who seek an understanding of Paul s letters to the churches. Wednesday Bible Study returns beginning Wednesday, February 1 through Wednesday, May 24 in Room 209. Pastor Chris will be leading the study on the Gospel of John-Part 2. There will be two sessions: 10:00 am to 11:30 am and 7:00 pm to 8:30 pm. If you don t have the book from the fall study, it is available for $8. Please let the church office know if you need a book. The study will not meet on 3/1 and 4/12. January 15, 2017 Sermon Series: A Response to the Skeptics Sermon: I Can Be Spiritual and Moral Without Organized Religion Scripture Reading: Philippians 2:1-16 Sermon Notes: In our special prayers: (12/25/16) Tiffany (Judy Myers office manager), John (Midge Smith s friend s son), Katelyn (Carolyn Hanna s friend) (01/01/17) Patrick (Carole Gallis grandson), family of Alan Duer, family of Stock Meade (Blairlee Owens uncle), Roy Griest (01/08/17) Charles Matthews, family of Jack Guinee (Gail Inman s father) (1/15/17) Ralph & Shirley Simi, Hadley Black (Charles & Norma Morris great-granddaughter), Sharon (Midge Smith s daughter-in-law), Astride Schlepp (Pat Wagner s friend), Merle Hoffman, Pat Donoho (Margy Wolfe s neighbor), Mary Dunn (Margy Wolfe s neighbor) *Note: Prayer requests received in the office will remain in the bulletin for one month. If you would like someone on the prayer chain, please contact the church office ( or trinity.church@verizon.net) or Cindy Sawyer ( or hmclsawyer@yahoo.com). If you would like the prayer request to remain on the prayer list for longer, please let the office know.