SERVICE OF CELEBRATION TO GOD Twentieth Sunday after Pentecost October 11, :00 am

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1 Pre-Service Announcements SERVICE OF CELEBRATION TO GOD Twentieth Sunday after Pentecost October 11, :00 am Mr. Dean Norman Prelude O For a Thousand Tongues to Sing Mrs. Beth Johnson arr. A. Page Presenting the Light *Pastoral Greeting and Call to Worship Pastor: I greet you in the name of our risen Lord Jesus Christ! May Christ s peace be with you! People: And also with you! Dylan Johnson and Hayden Lichty Dr. Ivan Peden *Hymn of Praise Spirit of Faith, Come Down UMH No. 332 *Time of Greeting Welcome and Registration of Attendance Sacrament of Holy Baptism Grayson Samuel Brown is presented for Baptism. Grayson is the son of Ashley Sherry and Gregory Scott Brown. Dr. Peden Offertory Anthem More Love to Thee Chancel Choir Burroughs *Doxology UMH No. 94 LASST UNS ERFREUEN 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! Scripture Readings Acts 2:41, 42, 44-47; 4:32-33 Mr. Wells Leader: The Word of God for the people of God. People: Thanks be to God! Sermon Rethink Church Part 2: Boldness to Take Faith-Sized Risks Dr. Peden Hymn of Response Here I Am, Lord UMH No. 593 *Carrying the Light into the World Dylan Johnson and Hayden Lichty *Benediction Dr. Peden *Choral Response Shalom (666) *Chimes of the Trinity *Postlude Mrs. Johnson (*Please stand, as you are able.) THANKS to Beth Johnson for serving as our organist today. Children s Time Receiving Prayer Requests Mrs. June Hayes Dr. Peden Pastoral Prayer Stewardship Moment Giving of Our Tithes/Offerings and Prayer of Dedication Mrs. Laura Morris and Mr. John Wells Participants is today s service: Dr. Ivan H.M. Peden, Senior Pastor Mrs. June Hayes, Director of Christian Education Mrs. Beth Johnson, Organist and Directing Chancel Choir today Mr. Dean Norman, Lay Leader, Pre-Service Announcements Mr. John Wells, Finance Committee Chair; Stewardship Moment and Lector Mrs. Laura Morris, Strategic Planning Chair, Stewardship Moment Dylan Johnson and Hayden Lichty, Acolytes

2 LEWISVILLE UNITED METHODIST CHURCH 6290 Shallowford Road P. O. Box 305 Lewisville, NC Website: Church Parsonage: Church: Fax (Church): SUNDAY WORSHIP New Beginning (contemporary): 8:30 a.m. Sunday School: 9:45 a.m. Traditional Worship: 11:00 a.m. Dr. Jeff Patterson: District Superintendent Dr. Ivan Peden: Pastor June Hayes: Director of Christian Education Debby Trivett: Music Director Emily Roach: Director of Youth and Young Adult Ministries Toni Jones: Secretary MINISTRY AND STAFF OF THE CHURCH Larry M. Goodpaster: Resident Bishop Ministers: Every Member of the Church Esther Gitobu: Missionary to Cambodia Bo Houff: Chairperson of Administrative Board Mike Hayes: Chairperson of Council on Ministries Dean Norman: Lay Leader Rachel Dominico: School Care Director Marcia Sexton: Preschool Director LUMC MISSION STATEMENT: The Mission of the Church is to make disciples of Jesus Christ for the transformation of the world. The Book of Discipline 2012 LUMC VISION STATEMENT: The Vision of Lewisville United Methodist Church is to provide love, hope, and faith to all through education, fellowship, and worship of our Lord. We encourage stewardship of our time, our talents, and our gifts to support our church, our community, and our mission.

3 OPPORTUNITIES OF THE WEEK Sunday, October 11 8:30 am New Beginning Service (Contemporary), Fellowship Hall 9:45 am Sunday School 11:00 am Traditional Worship Service, Sanctuary 5:30 pm Church-wide Cookout, picnic shelter (Come at 4:30 pm if you would like to play games.) No Youth Handbells No Children s Choir No Journey Bible Study Monday 10:00 am UMW Morning Circle, Yokefellow Class 1:00 pm UMW Circle 1, parlor 6:30 pm Toning Class No Handbell Choir Tuesday No Pathways Bible Study 7:00 pm Troop 705, Youth Room 7:00 pm AHG, Rooms 212, 213, and 214 7:00 pm Daniel Plan Group, parlor 7:00 pm Melba Forbis Circle, Yokefellow Class Wednesday 6:00-7:30 pm Small Groups Team, Yokefellow Class No Chancel Choir Thursday 9:30 am Vienna Village 6:00 pm November WHO Committee, Fellowship Hall 6:30-8:00 pm Club 45, Yokefellow Class 7:00 pm Missions Team, Asbury Hall No Praise Band CONGRATULATIONS to Sarah Morris and Joseph Shore, who were married here yesterday. Sarah is the daughter of Skip and Jan Morris. They are sharing the flowers from their wedding with us this morning. FALL FESTIVAL AND COOKOUT TONIGHT! Remember the church-wide picnic at our picnic shelter tonight. (Sunshine or rain, the picnic will happen!) Feel free to bring yard chairs and/or blankets as we may overflow the shelter. Dinner will be ready at 5:30 pm. Come early at 4:30 pm if you would like to play games. The youth are planning our games, so they will be great! Hamburgers, hot dogs, buns, condiments, drinks, and paper goods will be provided. Please bring side dishes or desserts. WRAPPING PAPER FOR SALE! The SOC Circle is selling Innisbrook wrapping paper and gifts before and after both services, so stop by their table and place your order! Questions? Call Sarah Watkins, , or Lisa Smitherman, Sat., Oct. 17 7:00 am 12 noon YARD SALE, picnic shelter (Set up on Friday, 4 pm??) GREETERS AND USHERS (8:30 am Service) Oct. 11 Marvin and Lou Ann Yow; Oct. 18 Jeff and Anne Hennis Children s Church Schedule 8:30 am Worship Service Oct. 11 Clayton and Tammi Lichty Oct. 18 Rod and Debbie Ruperto Nursery Schedule, Oct. 11: 8:30 am Nursery: 11:00 am Nursery: Debbie Jones Nursery Schedule, Oct. 18: 8:30 am Nursery: 11:00 am Nursery: Mary Elizabeth Peacock º THE UMW MORNING CIRCLE will meet tomorrow, October 12, at 10 am in the Yokefellow Class. Please bring toothpaste for the health kits. º UMW CIRCLE 1 will meet tomorrow, October 12, at 1:00 pm in the parlor. Please bring hygiene items for W-S/Forsyth Co. Schools. CLUB 45: Our next meeting will be on October 15 from 6:30-8:00 pm in the Yokefellow Class on the second floor. Join us for some fun! This is for current 4th and 5th grade students. See you there! YOUTH YARD SALE: OCTOBER 17, 7 am until 12 noon. Come out and support our youth while you search for treasures!

4 Catalyst News: Emily will be out of the office on Monday & Tuesday. TODAY- Youth Council 2:30pm, my office; Cookout 4:30pm, Outside; 5pm, Picnic Shelter Wednesday, 10/14- Sunday Night Leader 6:30pm, My office Thursday, 10/15- Leaps of 4:30-6pm, Fellowship Hall Friday, 10/16- Yard Sale 5-8pm (Pizza dinner at 5pm, BYOB) Saturday, 10/17- Yard Sale 7-12 (Shifts 6-1pm); 6pm-7am on Sunday Sunday, 10/18- NO Catalyst due to the Lock In COLLEGE MYSTERY MENTORS... You ve heard us mention that this was coming, and now the College Students are officially up for adoption! Outside of the Young Adult Sunday School class/ahg Room, there is a board with college students names on it, ready for the taking. We d love it if all of the students were adopted by October 11th. Here are the details & instructions: Take a name off of the board & leave your phone number to become their mentor. Reach out to your college student immediately, initiating a relationship but not revealing your identity (it will be fun!). Great ways to do this is through letters & packages. For your initial contact, explain that you re their LUMC Mystery Mentor and that you ll be sending them love throughout the year. You can also ask them to write you back via Emily Roach s catalystyouthmin@gmail.com. Emily will then send you any replies she receives. Ask them their favorite things (that you can send them), find out how life is and what we as a congregation can pray for on their behalf. In December, you will be revealed at a special dinner for you & your College Student. Date TBD. After you are revealed, you can enjoy an open, mentoring relationship with the student for the second semester. Be as creative as you wish & if you need suggestions, contact Emily at the above address. That s it! Just reach out in love as often as you can, we suggest at least twice a month. THANK YOU SO MUCH IN ADVANCE! THE NEW COVENANT BIBLE STUDY WILL BE TAUGHT BY IVAN PEDEN ON TUESDAY MORNINGS AND SUNDAY EVENINGS COME JOIN US! THE JOURNEY BIBLE STUDY will be held on Sundays at 5:30pm in the Yokefellow Classroom (2 nd floor, West Wing of Education Building). Dates for the segments are as follows: Segment I: CREATING the Covenant: 10/18/15-12/13/15 (We will not meet on Nov. 1 due to the Mercy Meal) CHRISTMAS/NEW YEAR BREAK Segment II: LIVING the Covenant: 01/10/16-02/28/16 EASTER BREAK Segment III: TRUSTING the Covenant: 04/03/16-05/22/16 PATHWAYS BIBLE STUDY will be held on Tuesdays at 10:00am in the Yokefellow Classroom (2 nd floor, West Wing of Education Building). Dates for the segments are as follows: Segment I: CREATING the Covenant: 10/20/15-12/08/15 CHRISTMAS/NEW YEAR BREAK Segment II: LIVING the Covenant: 01/12/16-03/01/16 EASTER BREAK Segment III: TRUSTING the Covenant: 04/05/16-05/24/16 Please advise Toni in the church office if you plan to attend so we can order materials. DONATIONS FOR OUR UMAR FRIENDS! At this time the ladies would appreciate our continued support with the following items: paper towels, toilet paper, laundry detergent, zip-loc bags (all sizes), aluminum foil, Saran Wrap. They will also take craft supplies. Please leave donations in the box under the table outside the Fellowship Hall. Yadkin Valley District's "A DAY APART FOR THE YOUNG AT HEART" will be held at Lewisville UMC on October 22, 2015, from 9:30 to 2:00 PM. Our speaker, Rev. Dr. Arnetta Beverly, will focus on the "Roles and Potential of Older Adults. The day includes continental breakfast, a catered lunch, singing, fellowship, and door prizes. The cost is $10 per person. Registrations and checks must be in the District Office by Friday, October 16. Call Amy Johnson at or Nan Johnson at to register. HOPE TO SEE YOU THERE! CROP WALK: October 18 th at Corpening Plaza, W-S. Walk starts at 2:30 pm. Meet in the west wing parking lot at the church at 1:15 pm if you d like to carpool. Janet Sizemore is the contact person. You can reach her at (w) or (home).

5 HIGHLIGHTING UMW CIRCLE #2 (MORNING CIRCLE) United Methodist Women s Circle #2 is the only weekday morning circle at Lewisville United Methodist Church. We meet each second Monday of the month at 10:00 am in the Yokefellow Class. We are a group of mostly retired ladies that are active in many church activities and supportive of many mission programs and activities. Our monthly program is mission oriented or themed around other supportive fellowships that stay in the context of our promise to know God and to experience freedom as whole persons through Jesus Christ. We have for many hears collected, at each meeting, a designated health item to make up health kits to minister to Speas Elementary School. Our church is paired with Speas through the Church/School Connection. This year we packaged thirtyfour kits. Special fellowship projects include: Annual April meeting at Vienna Village where we have a program and we take and share lunch with residents. Annual June picnic meeting at one of our local parks. Christmas gift wrapping at Winston-Salem Rescue Mission. Annual special Christmas luncheon. After our monthly meetings, those who would like, go to a local restaurant for lunch. We invite you to come fellowship and have an inspiring time with us. SIGN UP FOR THE NEW PICTORIAL DIRECTORY NOW!!! You can sign up two ways: Online: go to appt.lifetouch.com.to Landing Page follow directions to sign up!! Start with the number in your family and the calendar will pop up, choose your date and time and fill in all the blanks. Push Finalize Portrait Session and you are done!! The on-line system will be disabled on Sunday mornings and be back on in the evening, to allow for manual sign ups. Or you can sign up on Sundays before and after both services. Look for volunteers to help you. Let s make this the biggest and best directory ever!! Photography dates: Oct. 15, 16, 17, 22, 23, and 24. Please note: You do not need to be a member of the church to be included in the directory. Adventures In Learning: Peace Haven Baptist Church, 3384 York Road, W-S, NC, 27106, will host the next Fall 2015 Adventures in Learning education series sponsored by the Shepherd s Center of Greater Winston-Salem on Tuesdays and Thursdays from 8:30 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. October 13, 15, 20 and 22, This series will begin each day with registration and light refreshments at 8:30 a.m. The cost for the full four-day series is $20 for Shepherd s Center members and volunteers; $25 for non-members. Lunch is available for an additional fee of $7.00 per day and must be pre-ordered with vegetarian options available. If you have never been to Adventures in Learning, your first series is no cost. If you have attended and bring a friend, you will receive a $10 discount on registration. LUMC Preschool Holiday One-Stop Shop Vendor Information We will be holding our annual Holiday One-Stop Shopping Event on Saturday, November 14 th, from 8:00 a.m.-2:00 p.m. If you would like to be a vendor at this event, and have not registered, registration forms can be found in the Lobby or you may contact Tracy Conner at tracy.conner@lumcpreschool.com for more information. A $35 fee will be due for each table. ONLY A FEW SLOTS LEFT! If you are not a vendor, please save this date and attend this event for a day of holiday shopping and family fun! METHODIST MEN S FALL GOLF TOURNAMENT! Saturday, October 24, 2015 at Winston Lakes Golf Course Entry fee: $60 per player (golf and lunch included); hole sponsorship: $50 (includes hole signage). Registration: 12 noon; 1 pm shotgun start. Proceeds to go toward various Methodist Men s projects. Please contact Chris Sonafrank, or casonafrank@aol.com, for registration, hole sponsorship opportunities, or if you re interested in providing door prizes or items to put in the players goodie bags (i.e. coupons, business cards, etc.). Registration forms are available on the table across from the office, in the narthex, and on the information table in the Fellowship Hall. Registration deadline: October 22, 2015.

6 OPERATION CHRISTMAS CHILD You and your family are invited to participate in this outreach ministry sponsored by the LUMC youth. Brochures are available in the church office, in the narthex, or from June or Emily, but let me share with you a brief description of what takes place. Boxes and information will be available Sunday, October 11th. First, you and your family get a shoebox and fill it with small toys, school supplies, hygiene items, and other items such as hard candy, socks, gloves, flashlights, t-shirts, watches, small books, whatever. Next, you fill out the form and enclose $7.00 to cover the cost of postage. Last, bring it to church on or before November 8th and put it in the box in the narthex or the west wing lobby. Questions? Call June Hayes, This year s goal is yet to be decided! Watch the newsletter for details! So, join us and happy packing! Let s spread God s love throughout the lands! LIKE LAST YEAR! LUMC PICTURE FOR OPERATION CHRISTMAS CHILD This year we would like to again have a picture of our church family available for you to include in your Christmas boxes. The picture will include the church address and a note from our church as a special way to reach out to the recipients (no names will be included). If you and your family would like to be a part of this picture, please join us in the sanctuary at 9:45 am on Sunday, October 18, for a brief photo shoot. We will require parents to sign a release for anyone under 18. Printed photos will be available the following Sunday. UMW WORLD THANK OFFERING.. Did you know that UMW turn faith, hope and love into action on behalf of women, children and youth through our community, state, United States and around the world? The World Thank Offering is an opportunity for individuals to respond to God's abundance and grace gifts of gratitude. The funds collected are used in the total program of mission carried on through United Methodist Women's national office in the United States and around the world. Did you know that one of the UMW mission programs is in our own area, the Bethlehem Community Child Development Center in Winston Salem NC? Spontaneous additional gifts can also be given! Do you have a pair of shoes? Do you have a quarter? Can you give a quarter for every pair of shoes that you own? Over the next couple of Sundays, UMW members will be passing out World Thank Offering labels. Please take a label, put it on an envelope, and return the envelope with a quarter for each pair of shoes you own. You can give your envelope to Janet Sizemore, Debbie Norman or to any UMW member! Please plan to attend a potluck meal and our UMW World Thank Offering Program on Thursday, November 5th, 2015 at 6:30 p.m. in Asbury Hall. Bring a dish or two to share with others! Donna Ireland, Yadkinville District Officer will be our speaker. And, we ll be counting our quarters! Oh, and you don t have to be a United Methodist Woman to join in this event, all are welcome! If you have any questions, please see Janet Sizemore, Debbie Norman or any UMW member. The Shepherd s Center of Greater Winston-Salem needs teams of workers to help older adults with yard clean-up, leaf-raking, trimming bushes, etc. This is an ongoing need, but fall is the time when many requests come in. Teams of 4-10 adults, or youth with adult supervision are ideal. To learn more about opportunities, call and speak with Drea Parker or Linda Lewis. HAVE YOU SIGNED UP TO WORK IN THE NURSERY? WE COULD REAL- LY USE YOUR HELP! If you love to spend time with little ones and have an extra hour to spare throughout the year, please go this link : at Volunteer Spot to sign up for dates for both the 8:30 and 11 am worship services. Any amount of time you share in the nursery is appreciated, even once a year. Questions? Call Lindsay Watson at or her at Lindsaywats@gmail.com.