Marvin s Chapel United Methodist Church

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1 Sunday, November 1, 2015 Offering Received Attendance $5, Sunday School 50 Worship 91 THIS WEEK AT MARVIN S Today 10:00 A.M. Sunday School 11:00 A.M. Worship 6:00 P.M. Children & Youth Ministries Monday 6:30 P.M. Susannah Wesley Circle Wednesday 6:45 P.M. Choir Practice Wednesday 7:30 P.M. Christmas Cantata Practice, 7:30-8:00 Marvin s Chapel United Methodist Church Spaghetti Lunch - Today, the Youth is preparing a spaghetti lunch along with lasagna, salad, garlic bread, drinks, and dessert. Please support their fundraiser as they prepare for their trip to Resurrection in January. Charge Conference - Today at 3:00 pm at Cokesbury UMC, Johnson City Special Food Collection - See the insert for important information about a special collection we are doing for Good Samaritan s Food Pantry. Deadline Next Sunday - Remember that next Sunday, 11/15, is the deadline for donations for the shoeboxes for Operation Christmas Child. See more details in bulletin insert. Decorate for Christmas - At 10:00 am, November 28, we will gather to decorate the church for Christmas. Everyone is invited to help. Next Week s Preschool Volunteer - November 15 - Janice Freeman Infant Nursery & Preschool Program Our infant nursery is for children ages birth through 2 years. Our Preschool Program is for children ages 3-5 years. Once children turn 5 years old, they should begin sitting with their parents during the worship service. November 8, th Sunday after Pentecost Worship Team Pastor ~ Ricky H. Clowers Music Director ~ Janet Gray Organist ~ Karen Thomas Pianist ~ Amy Freeman Children s Worship ~ Colleen Cox Nursery/Preschool Volunteer ~ Debbie Johnson Ushers ~ Paul Villeneuve & Ashley Whitehurst Gracious Greeters ~ Mardelle & Pete Gregg Visit the Visitors ~ Susannah Wesley Circle Melting Pot Coordinators ~ Janet Gray & Jewell Susong Financial Secretaries ~ Earnestine France & Peggy Freeman Church Staff Custodians ~ Pat and Jack Bailey Nursery ~ Claudia Anderson Secretary ~ Lorrie Villeneuve Contact 1882 Old Boones Creek Road, Johnson City, TN Phone ~ ~ mcumc@embarqmail.com Website ~

2 Welcome & Announcements November 8, th Sunday after Pentecost Liturgical Color: Green * Greeting Your Brothers & Sisters Call to Worship Prelude * Lighting of the Christ Candle To God Be the Glory UMH 98 * Words of Faith Affirmation from Romans UMH 887 Call to Prayer: Prayers of Praise Prayers of Petition, Intercession & Our Lord s Prayer * Praise Music Lord, I Lift Your Name Video Children s Time Colleen Cox Presentation of His Tithes & Our Offerings * Doxology Praise God, from Whom All Blessings Flow UMH 95 * Scripture Reading Exodus 20 : 1-3 Special Music Through the Waters Choir Modern Proclamation of the Gospel Rev. Ricky Clowers Message: Let God Be God The Invitation to Christian Discipleship Feel free to approach the prayer rail for a time of prayer. The Pastor will be glad to pray with you if you need assistance or in making a Profession of Faith. * Hymn of Invitation God Will Take Care of You UMH 130 * Benediction & Sending Forth * Postlude *Please stand as you are able. All above subject to change by the leading of the Holy Spirit! Leader: Affirmation from Romans Who shall separate us from the love of Christ? Shall tribulation or distress, or persecution or famine, or nakedness or peril or sword? People: No! In all things we are more than conquerors through the One who loved us. We are sure that neither death nor life, nor angels, nor principalities, nor things present, nor things to come, nor powers, nor height, nor depth, nor anything else in all creation, will be able to separate us from the love of God in Christ Jesus our Lord. Thanks be to God! Amen. Thank you for worshiping with us today. If you are a first time visitor, we hope you will come back again.

3 2015 Prayer List Help us be in prayer for those in need. Keep the church office informed of names to be included on the prayer list and also when names need to be removed. Place names or notes in the offering plate. David Keys Saundra Cole Sumer Ihle Malinda Sanders Dan Sanders Taylor Collins Marcella DeVault Wyatt Eggert Cullen Eggert Suzanne Street Jim France Arthur Deyton Randy Deyton Colin Casteen Shawn Eggers Justin DeVault Anita Coffman Steve Rebmann Ann Odom Sue Speer Cody Notmeyer Linda Williams Chad Bailey RJ Morelock All Lost Souls Randy Jones David Harrison Kathy Clowers David Harwood Robert Chambers B.F. Barker Ruth Pace Janet Pace Wade Cole Peggy Watkins Jarrod Adams Pat Dykes Wayne Tipton Blackburn Family Willa Beatrice Blackburn Alma Harrison Coy Vineyard Cardwell Family Bill & Rosalea Proffitt Justin Behrer Betty Hyder Missy Brooks Maci & Carly Brooks Lynn Hampton Mildred Lovegrove Amber Roggeman Cindy Toche Edna Brim Anne Derting Nancy Bailey Elaine Cantrell Hannah Leonhardt Argil Hunt Mary Nell Davis Jane McGhee Geraldine Bradley Taylar Barnett Harper Shelton Elizabeth Henderlight Larry Gass Linda Wilson Pat Davenport Margi Story Becky Barlow Bob Watkins Heidi Gilliam Theresa Gibbons Zylan Hughes Lee Freeman Jake Deyton Shelby Lawson Judy Kamack Connor Fulks Sarah & Travis Wright William Gwaltney Sheila Gwaltney Sarah Gregory Bereavement: Hospital: Nursing Home: Edna Beard at Pine Oaks Assisted Living Room 216 James Lovegrove at John Reed Nursing Home Room 5

4 Memorials for Harold K. Johnson Memorials were given to the Building Fund By Gayle & Teresa Carson By Billy Joe Keefauver By Phyllis & Hobart Powell By Joan & Jay Webb Family Memorials for Dale Carter Rose Memorials were given to the Playground Fund By Helen & Jim Bowman By Karen & Rodney Thomas Memorials were given to the Building Fund By Gayle & Teresa Carson By Billy Joe Keefauver By Joan & Jay Webb Family A memorial was given to Backyard Missions By Shirley & Bob Crawford Church News & Events Angel Tree Program - One project of the Joy Club is the adopt-an-angel program. Anyone can adopt an angel by choosing one of the cards from the table in the narthex (or take half of one). Clothing sizes and other info about the child is on the card too. When you bring the wrapped gifts to the church, be sure the child s name and number is on each gift. Putting all the gifts into one large bag is fine (put the name & number on the outside of the bag). Good Samaritan Ministries furnishes the names and will give us more if needed. See the page marked Waiting List if you would like a name and all others have been taken. Our church adopts more angels than any other church for GSM. Many thanks to Jennifer Beck who helped prepare the cards. See Dorothy Rose for questions. Songfest - Family Promise Songfest will be Sunday, November 15th 3:00-5:00 p.m. in Seeger Chapel on the Milligan College campus -- a free bluegrass concert to celebrate and support Family Promise's ministry to homeless families with children. Grateful 12 & More - This group met at the Holiday Inn on Tuesday. There were 20 members in attendance. Thanks to Barbara White and Richard Trent for making those arrangements. As is our custom, the group will sponsor 5 angels from the Angel Tree. Four members agreed to shop for our angels. We also stuffed 40 personal care bags for the Johnson City Downtown Center. These bags included a hat, socks, gloves, washcloth, toothpaste, toothbrush, and a variety of hotel soaps, shampoos, and lotions. These kits are always appreciated by the Center as cold weather approaches. As a note, we would encourage everyone to save spare hotel toiletries and pass them to the Grateful 12 for this project. Our December meeting will be Tuesday, Dec. 1. We will share a covered dish meal (meat provided) after which we will wrap our Angel Tree gifts. This event is always great fun, and we look forward to seeing you there.

5 Operation Christmas Child This year, the Munchkins will participate in Operation Christmas Child; the Samaritan s Purse Shoebox project. A small shoebox can have a big impact. What goes into the box is fun, but what comes out of it is eternal. Be a part of changing children's lives all over the world in Jesus' Name. We would like to invite the entire church to help us with this project. Use an empty cardboard or plastic shoebox (standard size, please) with a lid. You can wrap the box and lid separately, but wrapping is not required. Most importantly, pray for the child who will receive your gift. Ask God to use your gifts to show His love to the child who receives your shoebox. Red & green OCC shoeboxes are available while supplies last. Available in the narthex. Gift suggestions for the shoeboxes include (but not limited to): TOYS: start with a central item that a child will cherish; a beautiful doll, a deflated soccer ball with pump, or a stuffed animal. Add quality items such as cars, puzzles, jump ropes, etc. SCHOOL SUPPLIES: pencils, crayons, notebooks, etc. HYGIENE ITEMS: toothbrush, soap, comb, etc. ACCESSORIES: headbands, socks, hats, flip flops, etc. OTHER IDEAS: stickers, picture books, Bible, jewelry, deodorant, bouncy balls, coloring books, etc. Determine whether your gift will be for a boy or a girl, and the child s age category: 2-4, 5-9, or Fill the box with a variety of gifts that will bring delight to a child. See bulletin board for a list of suggested items. Please include at least one item a child can immediately embrace such as a stuffed toy, doll, ball, or toy truck. The Children s Fund will pay the $7 shipping cost per box; all you would have to do is fill a box or attend the packing party on Nov. 22 at 6 pm. Place a rubber band around each closed shoebox. Please turn in completed shoeboxes by Nov. 22. You are invited to the Packing Party on 11/22 at 6 pm when they will assemble and pray over the shoeboxes. Ideas for involvement of the church - Church members could buy and donate items for the shoeboxes and/or donate funds for the Munchkins to use to go shopping for shoebox items. All items/funds need to be turned in by Sunday, 11/15. Boxes will be assembled on Sunday, 11/22. Monetary donations may be given to Debbie Johnson or Heather Harwood.

6 A Confession Submitted by Dave McMillin During the 2012 Holston Annual Conference, there was a presentation about the Called to Action program in which the entire UMC had embarked. Videos were shown of a number of Bright Spots throughout the conference. One video was of a feeding program, very much like the Melting Pot, somewhere in the conference, where those who provided the meal also served Holy Communion. The Lord laid it on my heart, then and there, that Marvin s Chapel, too, should be doing that for the Melting Pot. But for nearly three years, I did nothing clearly a continuing sin of omission! (2012, coincidentally, was also the last year that Bishop Swanson presided over Holston Annual Conference and the year in which Sarah Wells, then Director of Good Samaritan Ministries, was given the Denman Pastoral Award for evangelism.) God continued to work on my subconscious, and sometime early this year, I told Rick of my conviction. He was uncritically encouraging. Then, after Melting Pot one day, before this year s Annual Conference, I went in search of Sarah Wells to see if what I believed to be God s plan would be agreeable to Good Samaritan. Sarah was at an off -location meeting, but I spoke to her daughter, who also was encouraging. Then, at Conference, we all learned that Sarah had been appointed to a new church (McCarty). Shortly thereafter, the Press reported that Sarah would be giving up her position at Good Samaritan. Having proceeded that far, I determined to keep going and sin no more. My next move was to talk to Good Samaritan s Melting Pot supervisor, Chauncey Slater. Chauncey told me that no other group was serving noontime Communion at the Melting Pot, reinforcing my belief that I/we had been called to do it. He expressed his opinion that doing so would be a good idea, and agreed to seek approval from Good Samaritan s new management. Touching base with Rick again, he said that he would be glad to officiate, if I would provide the elements (the bread and juice). I agreed. For several weeks we heard nothing from Good Samaritan, then on the Friday before our September service date Chauncey called to tell me that we could go ahead the following Tuesday. My heart jumped in my chest, feeling that God truly was involved, and that we were doing His will, but having some doubt that we could pull everything together on time. For the first time on Tuesday, October 20, we served Holy Communion to approximately 50 folks at the Melting Pot who accepted our invitation to participate -- using a communion set borrowed from Munsey (Patty Muse). Rick and I plan to continue serving Communion, monthly, as long as there are folks there who wish to take it, and I hope that there will be many from Marvin s Chapel among that number, demonstrating that we Christians truly are all one body. God has blessed our congregation in so many ways. We want to share our blessings with others in our community in the form of a special weekly food collection for Good Samaritan Ministries. In November, we will be collecting a specific item for the food pantry at Good Samaritan. They have an urgent need for certain pantry staples. We will deliver our food collection to GSM during the first week in December. We are asking each family to bring at least one item each Sunday in November to help feed the hungry in our area. A special box will be supplied. ~ Thanks from the Missions Committee ~ Weekly Food Collection for Good Samaritan Sunday, Nov. 8 - Jars of Peanut Butter Sunday, Nov Boxes of Instant Potatoes & Boxes of Macaroni & Cheese Sunday, Nov Cans of Tuna Sunday, Nov Boxes of Oatmeal or Cereal