CHURCH STAFF SERVING THIS WEEK SERVING NEXT WEEK. SERVING NEXT MONTH Offering Counters June Margaret Barker & Tom Atwood CONGREGATIONAL NEEDS

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1 Sparta United Methodist Church Church office hours: Mon-Thurs (8 am-3:30 pm) Office: Parsonage: Fax: N. Main Street, P. O. Box 697, Sparta, NC Church Office: Pastor Bob: Director of Music: Church Website: Liturgist Debbie Edwards Children s Church Martha Thompson & Helpers Offering Counters May Larry Prince & Kathy Mock Trustee Light & Lock Tommy Thompson Ushers May 19 May CHURCH STAFF Pastor Rev. Bob Miller Administrative Assistant Amanda Williams-McCarn Youth Pastor Talina Pipes Director of Music Nancy Jones Nursery Susan Davis, Melissa Kennedy & Emily Fry SERVING THIS WEEK 9:00 am Brant Banks 11:00 am Wishon Family SERVING NEXT WEEK Liturgist Kathy Mock SERVING NEXT MONTH Offering Counters June Margaret Barker & Tom Atwood Communion Servers June 9:00 am Barbara Martin 11:00 am Ushers Weekly Needs June June CONGREGATIONAL NEEDS Last week s Offering YTD Needs 9:00 am 11:00 am Don & Gayle Cobb YTD Offering $3,938 $1,982 $74,822 $75,247 Our Church Mission Statement Sparta UMC is a family of those who proclaim the Good News of Jesus Christ and serve all God s people in our community and around the world.

2 THE ORDER OF WORSHIP 9:00am May 19, :00 am PRELUDE Pentecost Spirit Medley GATHERING OF THE PEOPLE OF GOD WELCOME & ANNOUNCEMENTS PASSING OF THE PEACE Welcome others by saying, The Peace of Christ Be With You. *CALL TO WORSHIP L:May the glory of the Lord endure forever; may the Lord rejoice in his works P: who looks on the earth and it trembles, who touched the mountains and they smoke. L: I will sing to the Lord as long as I live; I will sing praise to my God while I have being. P: May my meditation be pleasing to him for I rejoice in the Lord. Psalms 104:31-34 *HYMN No. 332 Spirit of Faith Come Down *THE APOSTLES CREED No. 881 *THE GLORIA PATRI CHILDREN S SERMON (11:00 am) A nursery is available for children under 4. Children s Church, ages 4-3 rd grade. OFFERING *DOXOLOGY PRAYERS Breath On Me Breath of God Nancy Jones Congregation SCRIPTURE John 14:8-17 SERMON Jesus Presenters Bob Miller *HYMN No.539 *BENEDICTION *CHORAL RESPONSE The Congregation: RESPONSE TO GOD S WORD O Spirit of the Living God DEPARTURE TO SERVE I m so glad I m a part of the family of God; I ve been washed in the fountain. Cleansed by His blood! Joint heirs with Jesus as we travel this sod. For I m part of the family the family of God. Congregation POSTLUDE Nancy Jones *Standing as you are able. PROCLAMATION Sanctuary Flower Calendar Please check the Flower Calendar by the office for available Sunday dates to provide flowers in the sanctuary in memory of or in honor of a loved one. Sanctuary flower forms are located at the Welcome Center. One arrangement is $20 and two arrangements are $40. WELCOME! We hope you are blessed by our service. Please be sure to sign the attendance pad in the pews and return the pad back to the aisle; we want to know you by name! ANTHEM (11 am) The Flame Choir

3 WHAT S GOING ON? RELAY FOR LIFE TEAM Contact Nikki Wilborn at or by at nikki.wilborn@firstcitizens.com if you can help! Buy tickets for $9.95 to have your family portrait taken in June. Donate items for benefit yard sale by May 31 Also needed is baked goods, cookies, brownies, muffins and bread Drop off any donations at the church office or First Citizens Bank on Friday, May 31. Parents Night Out Sponsored by UMYF. Enjoy an evening out while the kids are here at Sparta United Methodist Church learning, making crafts and enjoying fellowship with their friends. Saturday, June 15 from 5pm-7pm CALENDAR OF EVENTS Week of May 19 May 25, 2013 Sunday 8:00 am UMM Breakfast 9:00 am Sunday Worship 10:00 am Sunday School 11:00 am Sunday Worship 4:00 pm Youth Group Monday 1:00 am Prayer Group 5:30 pm NA meeting Tuesday 9:00 am Quilters 5:00 pm Weight Watchers/FH 6:00 pm Safe Sanctuary 6:00 pm BRCS Open House Wednesday 10:00 am Women s Bible Study 5:30 pm Choir Practice Week of May 26, 2013 June 1, 2013 Vacation Bible School There will be a VBS volunteer meeting on Sunday, May 26th following the 11am worship in the Fellowship Hall. We need helpers for crafts, games, snacks, and decorating. If you would like to help, please attend this meeting or let Talina Pipes know as soon as possible. UMYF Help Needed We need Safe Sanctuary trained volunteers to help with Youth Group on Sunday afternoons from 4-5 p.m. You do not have to plan a program. We also need for helpers to bring a snack for youth. Please see Talina Pipes if you can help in any way. Nursing Home Worship Genesis Health Care Alleghany Center needs helpers on Sunday mornings at 9am to read scriptures, sing hymns and lead worship with the residents at the nursing home. Please call Angela, Activities Coordinator at Sunday 9:00 am Sunday Worship 10:00 am Sunday School 11:00 am Sunday Worship 12:00 pm VBS Meeting 1:30 pm Baby Shower 4:00 pm Youth Group Monday 9:00 am Blood Drive Red Cross 1:00 am Prayer Group 5:30 pm NA meeting 5:30 pm Daisy Girl Scout 6:00 pm Stephen Ministry Tuesday 5:00 pm Weight Watchers/FH Wednesday 10:00 am Women s Bible Study 5:30 pm Choir Practice 6:30 pm Fellowship Supper Thursday 5:30 pm Pre School Program Saturday 8:00am Relay for Life yard sale

4 DID YOU KNOW? WEEKLY BULLETIN ANNOUNCEMENTS should be submitted to the office by Tuesday at 12:30 pm and NEWSLETTER ARTI- CLES submitted by the 15th of each month by 3:30 pm. Contact the church office to RESERVE ROOMS for activities to be added to the church calendar. Please let the church office know of name, phone, address UP- DATES and information corrections. Note: There is a 6-week delay for processing changes for Offering Envelopes. To place flowers in the sanctuary on a Sunday, reserve the date on the 2013 FLOWER CALENDAR on the wall across from the church office and complete a SANCTUARY FLOWER form and turn into the office. CHILDREN S CHURCH is available for children ages 4 thru 3rd grade at 11 am. Children go to the classroom following the Children s Sermon. Please TURN CELL PHONES OFF in gatherings, as we want to be reverent and respectful in our time of communal worship. WATCH CHANNEL 98 & CHANNEL 21 for Sunday Worship Service; Sunday 11:00 am; Monday and Friday 3:00 pm; Tuesday 8:00 pm. WATCH THE SUNDAY SERVICE anytime at on your computer. Select Sparta United Methodist Church and the date of the service you would like to watch. FOR INCLEMENT WEATHER updates/closings call the church office or watch TV channels WXII 12 or Fox 8 WGHP. Please note: Please have your bulletin announcements into the office by 12:30 pm on Tuesdays. Thanks for your help! HAPPY BIRTHDAY Louise Blizzard May 19 Donny Lemmond-May 21 Tom Atwood-May 24 HAPPY ANNIVERSARY Mike and Gloria Graham May 21 Jennifer and Seymour Robinson May 25 PRAYER CONCERNS Ongoing: Peace in the world; our pastor and our ministries; our Stephen Ministry leaders; our country & leaders; homeless; Ellen Church-health; Jane Farr-health; Luke Hampton; Katy Finney; Sharon Simons; John Atwood-kidney disease; Bud Marion health; Martha Thompson s sister, Carolyn and brother Mitchell; Mary Wagoner; Peggy King; Evelyn Williams; Harold Church; Jo Henrydetached retina; Major General Benes-treatment for leukemia; Shannon; Jones family May 5 Mr. Landry health; Ona Lee, Arnold s sister May 12- Tommy Thompson Health; Guy Ballard; Martha Allred health; Katie Finny health; Charles McCann- Trip to India as missionary; Shorty, friend of the Dukes; Rose Dukes; Paul health; unspoken May 19-Patricia Nicks Health; Tom Zak health; Kimberly Parsons Health; Chris; Families losing Mothers this year; unspoken HOMEBOUND NURSING HOMES Jack Aycock Lewis Bobbitt Judy Church Ellen & Paul Church Boyd Farmer Thelma Jordan Thomas Myers Tim Myers Bobby Saintsing Margaret Saintsing Sunbridge Retirement-Sparta Sunbridge Retirement-Sparta Black Mountain, NC Waddell Rehab-center Woodland Terrace, Cary NC Grayson Nursing/Rehab-Independence Dobson Dobson Triad Nursing/Rehab-High Pt. Lexington, NC THANKSGIVINGS/PRAISES Pam Phipps granddaughter, Julia Monroe Carlson, baptized in Charlotte. Thanksgiving for the Stephen Ministry! OUR SYMPATHY TO Charlie Scott and his family, on the death of his father The family of Lloyd Johns Lucy Hoffman and her family, on the death of her husband

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