St. Paul s United Church Sunday October 7, 2012

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1 St. Paul s United Church Sunday October 7, 2012 WORLD WIDE COMMUNION SUNDAY AND THANKSGIVING SUNDAY *When you see this sign, please stand as you are able. WE GATHER IN GOD S NAME *PROCESSIONAL HYMN # 516 Come, Ye Thankful People, Come WELCOME AND ANNOUNCEMENTS CALL TO WORSHIP (responsive) One: Make a happy noise to God everyone! All: Serve the Creator with joy! One: Come into God s presence with singing! All: Know that the Creator is God! One: God made us and we belong to this God. All: We are God s people and the sheep of God s pasture. One: Enter God s gates with thanksgiving and God s house with praise! All: Give thanks to our Creator, bless God s name! One: For God is good; All: God s great love lasts forever and God is faithful to all people. LIGHTING OF THE CHRIST CANDLE As we light this Christ candle, may it remind us that Christ is in us and in Our world. INTROIT: Surely the presence of the Lord is in this place, I can feel God s mighty power and God s Grace. I can feel the brush of angels wings I see glory on each face, Surely the presence of the Lord is in this place. OPENING PRAYER WE HEAR THE WISDOM OF THE WORD PRAYER FOR ILLUMINATION (SAID BY ALL) May we hear these ancient scriptures with trusting faith and gentle hope, with creative enthusiasm and honest doubt, rooted in the teachings of Jesus and grounded in your love. May we hear your call in scripture today. Amen SCRIPTURE READING: John 6: ANTHEM: Praise The Lord with a Song! Earlene Rentz THEME CONVERSATION/SERMON LORD S PRAYER

2 *HYMN # 468 Let Us Talents and Tongues Employ SACRAMENT OF COMMUNION SANCTUS AND BENEDICTUS VU# 932(sung) Holy, holy, holy are you, God of power and might, heaven and earth are filled with your glory, Hosanna in the Highest! Blessed is the one who comes in your name. Hosanna in the highest, hosanna in the highest. MEMORIAL ACCLAMATION (SUNG TWICE) VU#933 Christ has died. Christ is risen. Christ will come, come again. SHARING THE BREAD AND THE CUP PRAYER FOLLOWING COMMUNION (In Unison) Most loving God, we thank you for giving us Jesus and sharing with us in his holy meal. This time together helps us to grow as his disciples. Now we go out with you to give ourselves to others, in Jesus name Amen (Children may go up to Sunday school now) WE RESPOND TO GOD S WORD GIVING OF OUR GIFTS HYMN # 227 FOR FRUIT OF ALL CREATION *DOXOLOGY: #VU 541 Praise God from whom all blessings flow; praise God, all creatures high and low; give thanks to God in love made known: Creator, Word and Spirit, One. OFFERTORY PRAYER BRINGING FORTH OUR GIFTS OF FOOD A THANKSGIVING LITANY (responsive) One: For the beauty and wonder of creation in earth and sky and sea. Two: For all that is beautiful in the lives of men, women, children and youth, One: For minds to think and hearts to love and hands to serve, Two: For those who are brave and courageous in the face of suffering and injustice, One: For faithful people throughout the centuries who have brought us to this moment, Two: And for your unending love, shown to us so fully in Jesus life; death and resurrection, All: We thank you, O God One: Give us the strength to turn our feelings of thanks into giving for others, to put our love in action, All: Amen WE GO FORTH TO SERVE

3 * HYMN VU#520 WE PLOUGH THE FIELDS *COMMISSIONING/BENEDICTION * CHORAL AMEN Hallelujah Amen #974 POSTLUDE Please allow the choir to recess before leaving the Sanctuary. Ministers: All the People of God with the Rev. Karen Ptolemy-Stam Lay Reader Allan James Director of Music Paul Sloan Pre-Service Music Rick Taylor Administrator Judy McConnell Custodian Mary Ellen Petticrew Phone Fax STPAULSUNITED@ROGERS.COM, Minister s: minspucmidland@gmail.com Website: stpaulsmidland.org Office hours Monday thru Friday 9-12, 1-4pm NEWS AND UPCOMING EVENTS A special welcome to all new friends as we gather to celebrate God s presence in our lives. If you are a guest, visitor or newcomer, please make yourself known to us. If you have any questions, our greeters would be delighted to help you. Please put your name, mailing address and address in our guest book so we may have a record of your visit. Due to it being such a busy weekend we have cancelled coffee after the service today. Sorry for any inconvenience this may cause, coffee will resume next Sunday. Rachel Pendlebury & Gail Wilcox on behalf of the Archives Committee would like to thank those who added some names to the pictures on display. We would also like to thank, Rev. Karen Judy McConnell, Bruce & Linda Wilcox, Colin Whiteside, Zena Pendlebury, Bill Coveyduck, Byron & Cathy Metzgar, Eh Mu Lah and Dad Dah for helping us set up and dismantling our display. We hope you all enjoyed looking into the history of St. Paul's. Thank you to Doreen & Ken Gunson and the Fellowship committee for supplying the beautiful cake ** Autumn Magic Car Rally on Saturday Oct 13 th : Back by popular demand the Fall Car Rally. Thank you to Marg & Dirk Alberts for heading up this event. The departure time will be between 10am and 10:30am, at the back of the Zeller s parking lot. The cost of the rally will be $5.00 per person. Organizers are compiling a list of cars with extra room available for those needing a ride to enjoy this rally. People having extra room and those needing transportation please contact or the church office at As has become a custom, on arrival back at St. Paul s about 4:30pm a complete chili dinner will be waiting cost $10 per person. Tickets are available in the church office for both rally and chili dinner. Don t miss this fun event!!!

4 UCW GARAGE SALE FRIDAY OCTOBER 26TH TIME TO START THINKING ABOUT RECYCLING ALL THOSE ITEMS THAT YOU NO LONGER NEED OR USE. RECYCLE THEM TO THE UCW GARAGE SALE ON FRIDAY OCTOBER 26TH PENETANG LEGION THANK YOU! YOU CAN DROP THINGS OFF AT THE LEGION ON THE AFTERNOON OF THURSDAY OCT 25 TH FROM 1-4PM OR MORNING OF THE SALE! The fresh flowers in the church are in memory Annie Middleton. Annie s funeral was held at St. Paul s on Oct 4 th. Our prayers and condolences go out to Ray and family for their loss. Serenata Choir present Rule Britannia! A celebration of the Queen s Diamond Jubilee. This is a special Out of the Cold benefit. On Saturday Oct 13 th at 7:30pm at St. Paul s United Church. Freewill offering will be taken with all proceeds going to the Out of the Cold shelter! Askennonia Senior Centre presents 55 Alive Driver Refresher Course delivered by Paul Hamelin on Mon Oct 15 and Tues Oct 16, 2012 from 9am 12pm both mornings. The course includes 2 morning seminars, a work booklet, coffee breaks and lunch on the 2nd day. Register with $30 cheque at Askennonia call (705) for details. Christian Community Breakfast: On Wednesday Oct 17 th at 7:00am at the North Simcoe Rec Centre, Midland. Doors open at 6:30am and breakfast starts at 7am. Guest speaker and gospel music recording star Ruth Onley and special guest musicians The Youth Choir of St. Theresa s Secondary school. Tickets available in the church office. Order of Eastern Star Lasagna Dinner, Friday Oct 19 th from 5 to 7pm. At St. Paul s, Adults $15 children $5 for tickets contact church office. Copies of the Northern Waters Presbytery Newsletter are on the back window for anyone interested to pick up. If we run out of copies, please let the church office know at Mission & Service- Givings Sept/30/12 Actual Budget Budget Difference M&S World Dev 1,125 1, Mission & Service Cong $18,992 $22,500 $-3,508 UCW Mission & Answers to last week s Anniversary Quiz: 1(a) 2(a) 3(b) 4(b) 5(c) 6(c) 7(c) 8(c) 9(b) 10(c) 11(c) 12(c) 13(c) 14(a) 15(b) 16(c) 17(c) 18(a) 19(c) 20 this is up to you! Thank you to Cathy Metzgar for preparing the Quiz. Would you be willing to visit one person once a month? We are in Service 2,500 2, need of volunteers, both men and women, who would visit and sometimes phone a member of our congregation who finds it difficult to Total Mission & Service-Givings Till end of Sept/12 $22,617 $26,125 $-3,508 get out to church. Help us reach out and let them know they are not forgotten. Learn more on Sunday, October 28 at the Lay Visitor's Workshop

5 and Luncheon which will begin following our worship service and in the Parlour at 11:15. Please contact the office at to RSVP for this one hour event. Are you new to the church, if so we would love to hear from you, make you a name tag, set up a visit from the minister if you would like, and just get to know you! Please call the church office at and talk with Judy. ****Nursery - Our Faith Formation committee is looking for volunteers to care for infants and toddlers in the nursery during worship on a rotating basis. We have families with young children attending St. Paul's and we'd like these parents to have the opportunity to be able to stay in church for the service. You can volunteer as little as once per month or more if you are able. Volunteers are needed in the nursery by 9:45, and if no children attend, you can return to the service. This is an excellent opportunity to get to know the newest members of our faith family. Please contact Sheila at if you would like to help in this way. Bible Study The Gospel of John The Wednesday morning (11:30-1:00) bible study has started on Wednesday mornings from 11:30am to 1pm in the parlour. We are studying the gospel of John. Bring your bible and a bag lunch. Tea and coffee will be provided. Nurture your spirit, challenge your mind, grow your faith and meet new friends as well. All are welcome. Prayer Matters: We are no longer posting the prayer requests in the bulletin, but each week we are sending a list of people that prayer requests have come in for to people in our church who have volunteered to keep these people in their prayers. If you have a prayer request, write it on the pieces of paper provided at the entrance area s to the sanctuary where our greeters are and put in the pottery vessel on the back window provided for this.