September 17, th Sunday after Pentecost

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1 September 17, th Sunday after Pentecost Rev. Dave Leckrone, Senior Pastor Ty Williams, Associate Pastor Bob Lybarger, Associate Pastor Our Mission: Invite ~ Equip ~ Engage

2 Welcome to Worship Bell Introit Pastoral Welcome Community Sharing: (Announcements Registration Pads Birthdays Anniversaries) Time of Greeting Voluntary "New Every Morning" R. Warner *Hymn #328 *Opening Hymn #139 *Invocation *Affirmation #881 *Gloria Patri Surely the Presence of the Lord Praise to the Lord, the Almighty Prayer Request, Joys & Concerns Silent, Pastoral & the Lord s Prayer Prayer Response #2080 All I Need Is You All I need is you, Jesus, all I need is You. You are the source of all I need. All I need is you. Chancel Choir There is a Time Hymn Jesus Loves the Little Children Children s Message (10:45) All children are welcome to come to the chancel steps. 3 yrs old 2 nd graders will go to room 304 with Abby & Nate Fischer. Offertory Then Shall the Righteous Shine Forth Mendelssohn *Doxology #95 *Hymn #355 Chancel Bells Depth of Mercy Shall We Gather at the River Scripture: Psalm 103: 1-14 Charlotte Snee Sermon The Compassionate One Pastor Ty Williams *Closing Hymn #140 Great Is Thy Faithfulness *Benediction Postlude "Finale in C" Stanley Saxton Tawnie Johnson, Organist *stand if able

3 First News Facebook.com/TroyFUMC TroyFirstUMC 110 W. Franklin St., Troy Office: Mon-Fri, 9am-5pm We extend a warm welcome to all our visitors today! We are glad you are visiting today. We would like to get to know you. Please stop by the Visitor Table in the Gathering room, located near the south end of the church or the visitor table at First Place. We have a special gift just for you! Nursery Care Nursery Care: Room 202 See Usher for assistance. Childcare Staff Person(s): Sandra Makemson and Patty Mathews Freedom Sunday is Next Sunday Troy First is participating again this year in International Justice Mission's Freedom Sunday. We will be joining hundreds of churches throughout the country to dedicate this day to the issue of human trafficking. We want the whole congregation to see the problem of slavery, understand God's heart to end it, and to join the fight with IJM to end slavery once and for all. Simply Community Our Youth Group is holding a fundraiser called Simply Community. They will be selling booklets full of discounts in our community and nearby communities. These discounts can be used over and over for a year of savings till 9/30/2018. Here are just a few of the business that are providing the discounts: Skyline, McDonald s, La Fiesta, Jumpy s, Texas Roadhouse, Skateworld, Hickory River, Hittle s Jewelry, Tim Hortons, Haren s Market, Erwin s, & Buffalo Wild Wings, just to name a few. Booklets are $20 and are available from Cleo Hess, Youth Director or the church office. Altar Flowers The Altar flowers are presented to the Glory of God by Claudia & Tom Rogers in honor of their 50 th wedding anniversary and Praise of our Lord & Savior. Please keep the following member(s) Of our church family in your prayers: Pat Kunkleman Nick & Karla Tumbleson, Koester Karen Painter, Troy Center Carlos Wolfe, Home Bob Blythe Weekly Calendar Sunday: Sept 17 9:30am Sunday School Monday: Sept 18 9:30am Staff Meeting 6:30pm Staff Parish Tuesday: Sept 19 9:30am UMW Leadership Mtg, FP 3:00pm TVM, FP

4 Wednesday: Sept 20 Thursday: Sept 21 9:00am Men s Bible Study, 311 6:00PM Ty s Bible Study, 321 7:00pm Praise Team, FP 6:30pm Chancel Bells 7:30pm Chancel Choir 7:30pm Finance Committee Friday: Sept 22 Saturday: Sept 23 Sunday: Sept 24: Freedom Sunday Altar Rose A white rose has been placed on the altar in memory of: Melba Smith who passed away on Sept 5 th in Muncie, IN. She is the Sister of Ella Bogan and the Aunt of Brett Bogan. Roses are courtesy of Baird Funeral Home. Family members are welcome to take the rose. Need We need one or two church members willing to lead the Capital Campaign Connection Committee. If you are interested, please contact Ed Butcher for further information at or ebutcher1@woh.rr.com. Let s Go! The deposits for Beef & Board are due NOW. If you signed up at the presentation and are NOT going, please let us know for we have 2 busses and a waiting list. Ann & Bob Baird Kids Korner Congratulations to: Call the Church office ( ) or staff@troyfumc.org with special things your children have accomplished, so we can celebrate with you. Save The Date! The United Methodist Women will be holding their autumn rummage sale on Fri, Oct 6, from 9am-3pm, and Sat, Oct 7, 9am-12 noon. Your help is needed to make this another successful one with all proceeds funding UMW missions. Please start saving your gently used items such as clothing (all sizes of men, women and children), décor, books, pictures games, toys and household items (dishes, linens, kitchen utensils etc.) Please no large televisions or heavy furniture. This is your opportunity to clean out those closets, attics and garages! Drop off days will be October 3rd-5th, 9am-3pm at First Place. Helpers are always appreciated so come and join us. Questions? Please contact Evelyn Greeters 8:15am: Franklin St Cherry St 10:45am: Franklin St Cherry St Jennifer & Jeff Schilling Sue Gessaman Deb & Steve Schumann Linda & Bill Christie Usher Captains: 8:15am: 10:45am: Lew McClelland Steve Johnson Acolytes Sophia Treadway & Kendra Kovacs Attendance Worship: 366 Sunday School: 98

5 Hands 4 Hearts A knitting & crochet fellowship. Beginners & experienced welcome! They meet on the 2 nd & 4 th Thursday First Place. 1. Miami County surgeons are offering free hernia screening Sept 20 from 9-11 am in their offices at UVMC physician office building, Suite 214. The screenings are for anyone who may suspect a hernia or those who have a hernia and are questioning if it is time for surgery. Registration is required and time slots will be limited. Early registration is suggested. To register, call CareFinders at (866) Memory Matters Symposium featuring Teepa Snow's world renowned Positive Approach to Care will be presented. Learning, loving and living with memory loss and dementia is one of life's biggest challenges. Story Point is proud to present this FREE. The presentation will be at the Crystal Room 845 West Market Street, Troy, Oh on Wed,, Sept 27th, 9am to 3 pm. Registration starts at 8:15am which includes a free breakfast and lunch. To attend must register at by September 20. The UVMC Hospice unit is in need of knitted hats, scarfs and lap blankets. They especially like the lap blankets that keep the patients warm during their chemo treatments. If you are able to make any of these needed items, great, just bring them to the church and I'll see they get to UVMC. A thankful blessing to you for helping, Pam. First Friend of the Week: (Take a moment to send a note/card to our First Friend.) Betty Wingfield Healthcare East Room W. Cisco Rd., Sidney, OH Happy Birthday! Partners in Hope Partners in Hope are getting ready to start a few classes this fall: Alpha class, Getting Ahead, and one for Faith and Finance. We are asking our Partner Churches to help us advertise these classes as best they can. Feel free to simply print and display the flyers or to take pieces of the flyers and post about the classes in the bulletin. Whatever is easiest for you. Upcoming Events 2017 Sept 24: Freedom Sunday Oct 1: World Communion Oct 3-5: Drop off for the Rummage Sale, FP Oct 6 & 7: UMW Rummage Sale, FP Oct 14: MVD Annual Gathering, Tipp City UMC Oct 29: Trunk or Treat, FP Nov 5: Turn clocks back Nov 6: All Saints Sunday Nov 12: Confirmation Sunday There is a Time Ecclesiastes 3:1-8 CRAIG COURTNEY On January 30, 1995, as I was preparing the manuscript of There Is a Time to mail to the Tri-Valley Sacred Choral Festival headquarters, I received a phone call from my sister, Connie, informing me that my father had died twenty minutes earlier after an eight-month struggle

6 with cancer. The words of Ecclesiastes 3 took on unusual poignancy as the significance of that phone call penetrated my mind and emotions. It is my prayer that this anthem will be a reminder of God s presence and grace in all the times of our lives. CRAIG COURTNEY There is a time, there is a season for every purpose under heaven: a time to be born, a time to die, a time to plant a time to reap, a time to kill, a time to heal, a time to destroy, a time to build. There is a time. A time to weep, a time to laugh, a time to mourn, a time to dance, to scatter stones, to gather stones, a time to embrace, and to refrain, a time to search, a time to lose, a time to hold, a time to release. There is a time. A time for silence, a time to speak, a time to love a time to hate, a time for war, a time for peace. There is a time. Chancel Choir Members: Sopranos: Nan Conard, Kathi Dow, Janice Harshman, Donna Hormell, Marilee Lake, Joyce Mosher, Jan Murphy & Stephanie Purcell Altos: Myrle Briggs, Bonnie Brohard, Pam Gibellino, Bobbi Kelly, Carol Marheine & Jan Wise Tenors: Jim Braby, Doug Burch, Ken Crawford, Peter Dow & Mark Rogers Basses: Bob Blythe, Scott Harshman, Allen Marheine, Gerry Matthew, Joe Mosher & Bruce Scranton TFYG September 9.24 Romans & Christians 9.27 Mini Mission October 10.1 Sr. High Funday Ark Encounter 10.1 Food Pantry 3-6pm Trunk or Treat November Confirmation Sunday Mini Mission No Youth Group Kalahari Retreat Sign up deadline December 12.3 Romans & Christians Christmas Party No Youth Group 1.3 No Youth Group Correction Linda Karnes is not scheduled for surgery. She is going for a consultation. Children s Choir For Christmas Children s Choir for anyone in grades K-6 th. We will start on Oct 11 th immediately following ROCK at 7pm. We will be preparing a Christmas program entitled Twas the Night Before that will be presented at the 5pm Family Christmas Eve service. You ve never heard the Christmas story quite like this! Everyone is looking for Mary, Joseph, and the newborn baby. There are angels with attitude, clueless shepherds, Wise Men who can t follow the Star, and soldiers with rhythm. We ll sing familiar carols and some tunes just for fun. Join us for this Holiday Special. Susan and Miss Marilee Miss

7 The Twelve Seats at the Table Pastor Dave would like us to once again present The Twelve Seats at the Table for Holy Week, Easter will fall on April 1 so our presentation will be on Thursday, March 29 and Friday, March 30. Evening rehearsals will begin on Sunday, March 25. Roles are all monologues and individual rehearsals will be at your convenience earlier in March. Growing a beard is always great advertising, but it is not necessary. For more information check out YouTube for The Twelve Seats at the Table posted by Greg Taylor in Backstage work includes set building on Sunday, March 25 immediately after services, washing costumes before and after the presentations, makeup, setting the table, serving Communion, distributing advertising, and set tear down on Friday night. If you are interested in portraying a disciple or working behind the scenes, please, contact Susan Furlong at sfurlong90@gmail.com or at so we can determine interest and availability. No commitment is necessary at this time. UMW Mission Moment My prayer is that we lift up for support those who suffer with poor housing conditions. May we work for change in the laws and institutions that perpetuate these insufficient and demeaning conditions. Helen McHill, deaconess, director of Allen Project for the Prevention of Homelessness in Asbury Park, NJ Bell Choir Members: Kathie Abke, Rex Abke Myrle Briggs, Mary Davis, Diane Gary, Scott Harshman, Marilee Lake, Nancy Johnson, Rick Matson, Mary Miller, Carol Pinkerton, Dave Pinkerton, Bev Schroedel, Steve Schumann, Pam Sturtz & Tawnie Johnson New Year's Day 5k Registration is now open for the 11th annual World Race for Hope 5k, presented by Free To Run Foundation and Troy FUMC. The 5k run/walk will take place at First Place on January 1, 2018 at 10 am. Proceeds benefit anti-human trafficking initiatives in the Dayton area. You can register online at y. Register early to guarantee an organic, fair trade race shirt, and before the prices go up. On the race site, you can also learn more about the January "Do Something Great" Challenge, an initiative to encourage people to use their passions and talents to raise awareness of social justice and human rights issues. If you have any questions about the race or January challenge, or you would like to be a sponsor, you can contact race directors Brett Bogan or Cynde Sroufe.

8 September 9, 2017 Your righteousness is like the mighty mountains, your justice like the great deep. Psalm 36:6 Africa Pray for the clients in several scheduled court cases in Uganda whose hearings will be affected by a judiciary strike in northern Uganda this week. As they wait for justice and assurance that they can live securely on their land, delays in case hearings at court can be difficult. Pray for swift and peaceful resolution to the strike, and for the widows and orphans whose cases are affected. Latin America Please pray for the spiritual and physical health of our Bolivia team. Pray for strength, wisdom and joy in their everyday tasks. Pray that God will sustain them as they walk alongside our clients in their journeys of restoration. South Asia Please pray for hundreds of survivors preparing to graduate from IJM s aftercare program this month after overcoming the trauma of forced labor slavery. Since their rescue two years ago, these families have been learning how to overcome abuse, find good jobs, manage their money and keep children in school, among other life skills. Now, they are ready to live freely without IJM s help. Pray for our team planning the joyful graduation ceremony, and that it will be honoring and encouraging to these children, women and men as they embrace life in freedom. Southeast Asia Two American men one from California, the other from

9 Virginia were found guilty this week for sexually exploiting young Filipino children. Both men had used the internet to meet facilitators in the Philippines, and had traveled there to abuse girls as young as eight years old in person. Praise God for the two brave survivors who traveled to California to testify in one of the cases. The girls were in the courtroom and heard the judge pronounce the man guilty. Just 24 hours later, a second case involving different children ended with the man in Virginia pleading guilty. Praise God that both cases have ended with justice, and pray that the survivors will move forward in peace and thrive in freedom. IJM HQ & Global Partners IJM has partner offices in Australia, Canada, Germany, the Netherlands and the UK. Please continue to pray as we recruit friends and supporters to join us at our 2017 Advocacy Summit in Washington, DC. Pray for wisdom and creativity as our team recruits advocates from key congressional districts and begins arranging meetings with elected officials. Ask God to use the October event to move our elected leaders to action against slavery, and to show them that people across the country are coming together to speak on behalf of the oppressed.

10 General Operating Pledged/Unpledged Giving Week 37 of 52 Stewardship Report Stewardship Update 09/03/ /04/2016 Change % Change $7, $14, ($7,434.95) -51.4% 1/1/17-09/03/2017 1/1/16-09/04/2016 Change % Change $381, $386, ($4,537.20) -1.2% Notes 1) The 2017 General Operating Budget is $689,211 ($13,254 per week/$57,434 per month). This year s budget is 2% higher than the 2016 budget. 2) We have received 55.4% of our 2017 income budget year to date. 3) Total Online Giving for all funds through 8/31: 92,706. Questions? Ask the Treasurer: bdbogan@troyfumc.org Last Week s Offering Money Received for the General Operating Fund General Pledged/Unpledged Tithes & Offerings 7022 Loose Plate Sunday School Coffee 9.60 Upper Room 7.76 Breakfast 112 Capital Fund 70 Youth 21 Facility Use 200 Capital Money Received & Designated to Special Projects & Other Funds Not Included in General Operating. These are designated gifts, contributions and other income received by the church from church members and constituents. These amounts do not represent any financial support from the general operating fund to these special projects and funds. First Kids 17,215 Let s Go! 795 BHOH 60 Food Pantry 15 FISH 25 Capital Campaign 2140 UMCOR: Hurricane 2114