*PSALTER (Responsively) Psalm 100 UMH 821 (R 1) In the name of Christ WELCOME!

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1 In the name of Christ WELCOME! Although you may be a stranger to us, you are no stranger to God, who knows you and loves you, and whose heart is glad at your presence here. We sincerely hope this time of worship will bless your life. As you are able, please stand for acts of worship indicated by an asterisk (*). UMH indicates United Methodist Hymnal (red hymnal) TFWS indicates The Faith We Sing (small, black hymnal) Help us sustain God s creation by placing unwanted worship bulletins in the basket on the credenza in the back of the sanctuary for recycling. Our Mission: To Know and Share Jesus Christ 110 East Queen Street Hampton, Virginia (757) office@firstumchampton.org Website: LIGHTING OF THE CANDLES, GREETING and NOTICES PRELUDE *INTROIT (11:00) We Come to Worship God The Chancel Choir *CALL TO WORSHIP (Responsively) Enter God's gates with thanksgiving, And God's courts with praise! Give thanks and bless God's name! For the Lord is good; God's steadfast love endures forever; God's faithfulness to all generations. *HYMN Come, Thou Almighty King UMH 61 *OPENING PRAYER (Responsively) Loving God, we lift this day our gratitude for the loving men who have brought us the precious heart of your Father Love. We give thanks to you this day for those who have shown us kindness, for those who have shown us courage, for those who have shown us generosity, for those who have shown us truth, for those who have shown us compassion, for those who have shown us faith, for those who have shown us love. Blessed be the name of all sons and brothers and fathers who reveal a glimpse of your loving presence on earth. Amen. *PSALTER (Responsively) Psalm 100 UMH 821 (R 1)

2 *THE GLORIA PATRI UMH 71 Glory be to the Father and to the Son and to the Holy Ghost; as it was in the beginning, is now, and ever shall be, world without end. Amen, Amen. *A MODERN AFFIRMATION UMH 885 SCRIPTURE LESSON Genesis 22:1-13 (RSV) 22 After these things God tested Abraham, and said to him, Abraham! And he said, Here am I. 2 He said, Take your son, your only son Isaac, whom you love, and go to the land of Mori ah, and offer him there as a burnt offering upon one of the mountains of which I shall tell you. 3 So Abraham rose early in the morning, saddled his ass, and took two of his young men with him, and his son Isaac; and he cut the wood for the burnt offering, and arose and went to the place of which God had told him. 4 On the third day Abraham lifted up his eyes and saw the place afar off. 5 Then Abraham said to his young men, Stay here with the ass; I and the lad will go yonder and worship, and come again to you. 6 And Abraham took the wood of the burnt offering, and laid it on Isaac his son; and he took in his hand the fire and the knife. So they went both of them together. 7 And Isaac said to his father Abraham, My father! And he said, Here am I, my son. He said, Behold, the fire and the wood; but where is the lamb for a burnt offering? 8 Abraham said, God will provide himself the lamb for a burnt offering, my son. So they went both of them together. 9 When they came to the place of which God had told him, Abraham built an altar there, and laid the wood in order, and bound Isaac his son, and laid him on the altar, upon the wood. 10 Then Abraham put forth his hand, and took the knife to slay his son. 11 But the angel of the LORD called to him from heaven, and said, Abraham, Abraham! And he said, Here am I. 12 He said, Do not lay your hand on the lad or do anything to him; for now I know that you fear God, seeing you have not withheld your son, your only son, from me. 13 And Abraham lifted up his eyes and looked, and behold, behind him was a ram, caught in a thicket by his horns; and Abraham went and took the ram, and offered it up as a burnt offering instead of his son.

3 SCRIPTURE LESSON Luke 15:11-24 (RSV) 11 And he said, There was a man who had two sons; 12 and the younger of them said to his father, Father, give me the share of property that falls to me. And he divided his living between them. 13 Not many days later, the younger son gathered all he had and took his journey into a far country, and there he squandered his property in loose living. 14 And when he had spent everything, a great famine arose in that country, and he began to be in want. 15 So he went and joined himself to one of the citizens of that country, who sent him into his fields to feed swine. 16 And he would gladly have fed on the pods that the swine ate; and no one gave him anything. 17 But when he came to himself he said, How many of my father s hired servants have bread enough and to spare, but I perish here with hunger! 18 I will arise and go to my father, and I will say to him, Father, I have sinned against heaven and before you; 19 I am no longer worthy to be called your son; treat me as one of your hired servants. 20 And he arose and came to his father. But while he was yet at a distance, his father saw him and had compassion, and ran and embraced him and kissed him. 21 And the son said to him, Father, I have sinned against heaven and before you; I am no longer worthy to be called your son. 22 But the father said to his servants, Bring quickly the best robe, and put it on him; and put a ring on his hand, and shoes on his feet; 23 and bring the fatted calf and kill it, and let us eat and make merry; 24 for this my son was dead, and is alive again; he was lost, and is found. And they began to make merry. The Word of God for the people of God. Thanks be to God. GIVING OF OUR TITHES AND OFFERINGS OFFERTORY PRAYER (In Unison) Lord God, as we acknowledge that all we have has come from You, we now offer back a portion to be used in ministries around the world, in the name of Jesus. Amen. OFFERTORY

4 *PRESENTATION OF GIFTS Praise God, from Whom All Blessings Flow UMH 94 Praise God from whom all blessings flow; praise God, all creatures here below: Alleluia! Alleluia! Praise God, the source of all our gifts! Praise Jesus Christ, whose power uplifts! Praise the Spirit, Holy Spirit! Alleluia! Alleluia! Alleluia! *HYMN Faith of Our Fathers UMH 710 SILENT MEDITATION MORNING PRAYER THE LORD S PRAYER SUNG IN UNISON Our Father, which 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 debts, as we forgive our debtors. And lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from evil. For thine is the kingdom, and the power, and the glory, forever. Amen. ANTHEM (11:00) Psalm of Quietness The Chancel Choir SERMON Four Fathers Ed Guldner *CLOSING HYMN Rise Up, O Men of God UMH 576 *BENEDICTION *POSTLUDE

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6 From our own congregation: Lil Bit & Brownie Brown Nell Writtenberry Carl & Jane Roberts Robert Kilgore Richard Mundie Eleanor Woodward Aggie Hogge Cecelia Short Marty Baker Ed Kilgore Jean Andleton Becky Montgomery Barbara Farrand Allen Langford Kristen Milholen Wayne Nast JoAnn Walberg Memorial Service for Vernon Wilson Tuesday, June 20, :00 am First United Methodist Church Hampton 110 E Queen St Hampton VA Interment to follow at Oakland Cemetery 1009 E. Pembroke Ave. Others: Carolyn Crozier (former member) Baby Lyle (Wilson s preemie grandson) Z amir (Pastor Candee s grandnephew) Eloise (friend of Jane Miller) William Lucke (Jane Miller s cousin) in Kabul Sylvia Milholen Courtney (friend of Amanda Hooten) Jerry Berkseed Cottrell family David Roberts (Carl & Jane s son) Ernesto Bridges' mom Lenny (Carol Gardner's friend) Cynthia Morrill (Vince Mundie s sister) Phil Suazo (Rich Foley s friend) David Hearne (Rich Foley s friend) Steve Stanley (friend of Judy Rushton) Kevin Kittrell (friend of Michele Benson) Kim Dulaney (Cheryl Baker s daughter) Peggy Shomette (friend of Milholen s) Mark McDaniel (friend of Milholen s) Rodriquez Family Robert Bage (Peggy Langford s cousin) Audrey Slye (sister-in-law) Carol & Mike Thomas (friend of the Slyes) Libby Kendrick s cousin Michaela Burkholder s father Becky Montgomery s Aunt Frances

7 Is there someone for whom you would like us to pray? Please contact the church office or call Kristen Milholen at (cell) or (home). Prayer group meetings on Thursday evenings have been suspended for now. Please remember in prayer: the hungry, the unemployed, those suffering with loneliness and depression, healing for all cancer patients, members of our armed forces & veterans, first responders, state and national leaders, the homebound and the homeless, our UM Bishop and District Superintendent, our Pastor, church leaders & staff, our children s Sunday school program, areas of conflict, those traveling, those suffering, VA UM Annual Conference leaders, attendees, volunteers for God's Work, the community surrounding our church, the Lord's Guidance in how our church will move forward, CALE and Prayer Triplets, and many others. Other requests:

8 Reminders, Announcements and Other News Sunday, June 18 VA Annual Conference Concludes Father s Day Camp Rainbow (June 16-23) Bus Reserved 8:30 am Worship (S) 9:30 am Refreshments & Fellowship (FH) 9:30 am Kingdom Kids (upstairs) 9:45 am Sunday School/Bible Study 11:00 am Worship (S) 5:00 pm Project Crossroads Meeting (C) Monday, June 19 Decorating for VBS Tuesday, June 20 Decorating for VBS 10:00 am Nifty Crafters (CFR) 11:00 am Vernon Wilson Memorial Service (S) Wednesday, June 21 Decorating for VBS Thursday, June 22 Decorating for VBS 6:00 pm CALE Lead Team (C) 7:15 pm Chancel Choir Rehearsal (CR) Friday, June 23 Decorating for VBS Saturday, June 24 Decorating for VBS 6:00 pm Downtown Hampton Block Party 6/18 6/19 Meg Moore 6/20 6/21 6/22 Jess Miller 6/23 Vennie Lulofs 6/24 Ashley Kilgore The Pastor and staff wish everyone a happy birthday and pray God s blessings upon you. If your birthday is not listed or listed incorrectly, please accept our apologies and let us know in the office so we can correct our records. Thank you. Sunday, June 25 8:30 am Worship (S) 9:30 am Refreshments & Fellowship (FH) 9:30 am Kingdom Kids (upstairs) 9:45 am Sunday School/bible Study 11:00 am Worship (S) FH-Fellowship Hall CR Choir Room CFR-Craft Room C-Crouse Room HP-Happy People s Class S-Sanctuary Kit-Kitchen P-Parlor

9 WORSHIP ASSISTANTS TODAY, SUNDAY, JUNE 18: LITURGISTS: Cheryl Williams (8:30) Jay Smith (11:00) WORSHIP ASSISTANTS NEXT SUNDAY, JUNE 25: LITURGISTS: William Milholen (8:30) Judy Rushton (11:00) FINANCE: Bill Diggs FINANCE: Hal Prentiss BUS DRIVERS: Ron & Sylvia Rumsey BUS DRIVERS: Sam Pollard & Ed Boye MONDAY COUNTERS: Brad Allsbrook JoAnn Walberg MONDAY COUNTERS: Donna Robinson Rusty Evans Stewardship Corner June 11 Attendance: Worship: Total: 91 8: :00-70 Sunday School: 65 in the CALE Presentation Offering Received last week: General Fund 5, Designated Funds 1, The flowers on the altar are given to the Glory of God by Mike Lulofs in celebration of Vennie s birthday! Next week s flowers: Ralph & Jo White

10 Project Crossroads meeting Sunday, June 18, :00 pm Fellowship hall Mission Trip to Marion, VA Project Crossroads July 2-8 There is a sign-up sheet in the kitchen for food donations for the mission trip. Please check the list during fellowship time or after Sunday School to see where you can help. If you have any questions, please contact Libby Kendrick at or If you have not yet signed up to participate in Share and Prayer Triplets and would like to, please fill out the CALE form and drop it in the collection plate. If you would like further information before signing up, please contact a member of the Lead Team for CALE: Alan Crawford Nancy Eason Ann Gordon Evans Rich Foley Candee Martin William Milholen Dean Shinn Richard Slye Thanks so much. Call me if there are questions. Ann Gordon Evans ( )

11 We are trying a new thing! On Wednesdays, starting July 5 12:00-1:00 pm in the fellowship hall join us for some chair-assisted strength and stretch exercises! Mary Stern will lead the class. This is simply a chance to come together and be intentional about working our joints and getting some more movement in our sedentary lives. Modifications can be done if you want to stand. If you are interested, please contact Mary Stern at (571) or by at donwanna99@gmail.com We need enough interest to have the class. Sewing Camp Tuesdays, June 27-August 29 10:00 am 1:00 pm Nifty Crafters Room For ages 12 and older $10.00 to cover the cost of fabric & supplies Scholarships are available. All experience levels are welcome. Class size limited to 8. If you know of a young person (family, friend, neighbor) who might be interested please call Peggy Langford (757) or (757) and sign up.

12 Vacation Bible School June :00 a.m. 12:00 p.m. Cookout/Program Celebration Friday, June 6:00 p.m. We need volunteers to help with Shepherds (walks children from group to group) Let us know how YOU can help! Contact Nancy Eason neason@hampton.k12.va.us or

13 FUMC Pew Cushion Project Have you noticed something new in the sanctuary lately? With the approval of the Church Council, in late 2016 the Worship Committee embarked on a project to replace our sanctuary pew cushions. After over 36 years of steady service, the former cushions had been showing wear and tear. The church first looked into replacing them in 2007 and again in 2010 and We have now finally completed the project. If you would like to help underwrite this effort with a donation, please fill in the form below and submit it to the church office with your payment. Just as a frame of reference, the total cost of the project was $15,180, approximately $292 per cushion. However, no donation is too large or too small! We hope you will prayerfully consider being a part of this unique opportunity to provide beauty and comfort to those who worship at First United Methodist Church in Hampton for many years to come. FUMC Worship Committee Faith in the Future 2017 FUMC Pew Cushion Project NAME: AMOUNT: IN HONOR OF: IN MEMORY OF: Please clip this portion and return with donation. Dedication is optional. Please make checks out to First UMC with pew cushions on the note line.

14 Choir members enjoy health, spiritual benefits There they are, on the seventh page of the United Methodist Hymnal, Directions for Singing from John Wesley, the founder of Methodism: Sing all Sing lustily and with good courage Sing in time Above all, sing spiritually. Have an eye to God in every word you sing So shall your singing be such as the Lord will approve here, and reward you when he cometh in the clouds of heaven. Rewards in heaven? Sounds like a good enough reason to sing in a church choir. A common statement about singing in church is To sing is to pray twice. Music is an art form that lifts up ordinary text to another level that inspires us and nurtures our souls. Music is an integral part of how we relate to God, said the Rev. Laura Jaquith Bartlett, program director of the United Methodist Alton L. Collins Retreat Center in Eagle Creek, Ore. Music is one of the most easily accessible type of art in worship. There s nearly always an opportunity to open your mouth and make music together with the rest of the people in that service. Right there you ve got an opportunity to experience the Divine in a different way than just to listen to someone read about God, she said. The benefit of singing with and caring for others goes beyond church walls, as many community choirs will attest. In these days of an increasingly polarized culture, music can be a common bond between peoples. Through music, we can build community, said Dr. Jonathan Palant, Minister of Music at Kessler Park UMC in Dallas, TX. By singing in a choir, regardless where (church, community, university, secondary school, etc.), music becomes the conduit that brings us together in a very safe and equal environment, said Palant. We come together in song; everything else is irrelevant. We come together in worship, in song, in prayer, to learn and to be better citizens of this world. Choral singing also appears to have good health benefits. Preliminary results in several worldwide studies suggest that community choral singing does indeed provide a better quality of life for participants. Increased lung capacity and greater oxygenation of the blood resulting in improved alertness are all associated with singing. Singing is also good for the brain, especially when memorization is involved. Singing is of great interest to neuroscientists as it would seem that there is more of the brain given over to the processing of music than almost any other activity, says Dr. Graham Welch, professor at the Institute of Education in London. Read more of the article at United Methodist Church

15 UMVIM training available over summer months Forrest White, Long-term Recovery Manager and UMVIM Coordinator for the Virginia Conference, typically does not schedule training events (UMVIM team leader training, recertification training) over the summer months, but if you can guarantee the required number of persons for these trainings, eight for UMVIM team leader and five for recertification, you can contact White for his availability. White is available to speak at your church on Sunday mornings and throughout the week about long-term recovery, the process and the conference s current recovery efforts. His open Sundays include: Jun. 18, Jul. 2, Jul. 16, Jul. 23, Aug. 6, Aug. 20 and Sept. 3. Contact him at virginiaumvim@gmail.com. Mission Encounter to be held July Mission Encounter is a cooperative event sponsored by the Virginia Conference Missional Ministries Board and the Virginia Conference United Methodist Women. This event offers a wonderful opportunity for your whole congregation to come alive to mission, by participating in an weekend mission education experience. There are classes for men, women, clergy and laity alike. This year from Jul , the classes offered will be climate justice, living as a covenant community and the missionary conference of The UMC in the United States (Red Bird, Oklahoma and Alaska). Contact Gail Sutcliffe with questions at Event will be held at Bon Air UMC in Chesterfield. Registration open for October 5 Talent event Registration is now open for the 5 Talent Oct. 19 event, How to Structure your Church for Evangelism with Jacob Armstrong. Armstrong will lead the event in exploring key principles for evangelism in the local church including crafting a vision that fits your mission field, rethinking worship and leadership development and structure. The event will be streamed to locations across the conference. Gather a team from your church to take part in this event! Early bird pricing as well as team discounts are available. Visit for more information and to register. Moderators offering commentary to help United Methodists understand work of Commission on a Way Forward The moderators of the Commission on a Way Forward are using a three-part commentary this summer in helping United Methodists throughout the world to understand work of the Commission. The commentary will deal with the mission, vision and scope of the Commission, which was named by the Council of Bishops after the 2016 General Conference to assist the bishops in discerning a way forward for The United Methodist Church regarding human sexuality and the resulting questions about the unity of the church. Visit for more information. Published weekly, the electronic Sunday Advocate summarizes news events affecting Virginia United Methodists and serves as a link to the in-depth reporting of the Virginia United Methodist Advocate, the official magazine of the Virginia Conference. To subscribe to the monthly Virginia Advocate magazine, call (804) or , ext. 110; or Advocate@ vaumc.org. Unless indicated, all news compiled courtesy of the Virginia Advocate, the weekly e- Advocate or United Methodist News Service.

16 Visitor Center How to Reach Us TO REACH THE REST ROOMS OR THE NURSERY: Enter through the canopied entrance on the side of the building. Rest rooms are down the hall to the left. The Nursery is up the steps and down the hall to the right. Greeters and ushers are available to guide you. REGISTRATION PADS are located in each pew near the center aisle. Please use these to record your presence, and to pass along information for the pastor or the church office. PRAYER REQUEST CARDS are available in the pews and in the foyer atop the Prayer Box. Deposit them in the box, or drop them in the offering plates. Office Pastor Rev. Candee Martin Office Manager/Finance Laura Harris WE PRACTICE OPEN COMMUNION. We celebrate Holy Communion on the first Sunday of each month, and at other special times. All are welcome at the table of the Lord, regardless of church membership, age, or feelings of worthiness. If you wish to come into relationship with Christ, deepen or renew that relationship, there is a place for you here. FOR INFORMATION ABOUT BECOMING A MEMBER OF FIRST UMC, please indicate so on the registration pad, or contact the pastor. Director of Music Ministries Dean Shinn deanshinn@aol.com Director of Children s & Youth Music Christine Woods Woods1760@cox.net Nursery Director Jenny Hamm jennynichole@outlook.com OUR SUNDAY MORNING SCHEDULE: WORSHIP: 8:30 AM FELLOWSHIP: 9:30 AM BIBLE STUDY: 9:45 AM WORSHIP: 11:00 AM There is a place for you and your family on Sunday mornings here at First UMC Hampton!