Arch Street United Methodist Church

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1 Arch Street United Methodist Church A Reconciling Congregation 55 North Broad Street Philadelphia, Pennsylvania (S.E. corner of Broad & Arch Streets) Telephone: Fax: August 12, :00 AM Service Senior Pastor, Reverend Robin Hynicka Deacons, Reverend Nikki Kelley Kleinberg, Reverend David Krueger, Deaconess Darlene DiDomineck US2, Carmen Francesco Music Director, Adam Haines Administrative Assistant Charlie J. Meyers Building Supervisor, Frank Jones Sextons, Devon Goodwin, Russell Whaley, John Buzby, Toni McIlwaine, Joe Kalil

2 SUNDAY WORSHIP 11:00 AM August 12, th Sunday After Pentecost GATHERING MUSIC PRELUDE: Give Thanks Henry Smith WELCOME AND ANNOUNCEMENTS CALL TO WORSHIP GATHERING AS GOD S PEOPLE *OPENING HYMN #178 Hope of the World *OPENING PRAYER *THE PASSING OF THE PEACE Refrain: (Let us offer one another signs of reconciliation and love) Sweet, Sweet, Spirit There s a sweet, sweet Spirit in this place, And I know that it s the Spirit of the Lord; There are sweet expressions on each face, And I know they feel the presence of the Lord. Sweet Holy Spirit, sweet heavenly Dove Stay right here with us, filling us with your love; And for these blessings we lift our hearts in praise; Without a doubt we ll know that we have been revived; When we shall leave this place. Hay un dulce espíritu aquí y yo sé que es el Espíritu del Señor Hay amor divino hoy aquí y yo sé que es la presencia del Señor Dulce Espíritu, tierno Creador quédate hoy aquí llenándonos con tu amor y para siempre yo levantaré mi corazón y voz sin duda sabremos en paz renovaras estando hoy aquí

3 CLAIMING OUR HOPE SCRIPTURE READING 2 Samuel 18:5-9, 15; Ephesians 4:25-5:2 SPECIAL MUSIC Margaret Harris James Hopkins *GOSPEL LESSON John 6:35, SERMON Lorem Ipsum Rev. Robin Hynicka HYMN #534 Be Still, My Soul PASTORAL PRAYER LORDS PRAYER Padre nuestro, que estás en el cielo. Santificado sea tu nombre. Venga tu reino. Hágase tu voluntad en la tierra como en el cielo. Danos hoy nuestro pan de cada día. Perdona nuestras ofensas, como también nosotros perdonamos a los que nos ofenden. No nos dejes caer en tentación y líbranos del mal. Porque Tuyo es el Reino el Poder y la Gloria por Siempre Seño Amén. OFFERTORY PRAYER AFFIRMING OUR MISSION OFFERTORY Moderato Assai Flor Peeters OFFERTORY RESPONSE #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! PRAYER OF THANKSGIVING *HYMN #127 Guide Me, O Thou Great Jehovah *BENEDICTION

4 The Holy Spirit is upon all of us. Go and be the Good News! Bendición El Espíritu Santo está sobre todos nosotros. Vayan y sean las Buenas Noticieas! *POSTLUDE Sarabande Handel * Please stand, in body or spirit Full participant with the Christian copyright license, Inc. # Devices for the hearing impaired are available at the Chapel office. 1 Out of the depths I cry to you, O LORD. 2 Lord, hear my voice! Let your ears be attentive to the voice of my supplications! Psalm 130:1-2 Musician: Adam Haines Worship Leader: Dr. Rev. Herb Snyder Nursery Attendant: Guy McNeill

5 Calendar of Events August 12th to August 19th SUN 8/12 8:30 Worship, Chapel 9:45 Adult Sunday school, Chapel 11:00 Worship, Sanctuary 12:20-3 Deaconess Darlene 12:30 Get Acquainted Time MON 8/13 1:00 Tea & Talk, Chapel 5:30 AA Nichols Hall 7:00 Band Rehearsal, Chapel TUES 8/14 12:00 Hour of Power WED 8/15 6:00 AA, Nichols Hall THUR 8/16 5:00 Diversity, Chapel 5:30 AA, Nichols Hall SUN 8/19 8:30 Worship, Chapel 9:45 Adult Sunday school, Chapel 11:00 Worship, Sanctuary 12:20-3 Deaconess Darlene 12:30 Get Acquainted Time Please see the events page on our web site: for the full calendar of happenings.

6 Memorial Service for Beloved and Active Member Steven Whaley On Wednesday, August 8, 2018, beloved and very active member of ASUMC, Steven Whaley died suddenly. Dealing with and facing numerous health challenges, Steven approached each day full of life and incredible energy. Steven loved ASUMC and served the congregation with passion and perseverance. Longtime member of the Trustees, he cared deeply about maintaining the safety and sanctity of the building. As President of United Methodist Men and as a lead volunteer for the Annual Christmas Breakfast, Steve showed up on Saturdays and Christmas Eves to prepare the church to share food and fellowship. A Memorial Service is scheduled for Saturday, August 25, 2018 at 12 Noon. The service and repass will be held at Arch Street United Methodist Church, 55 North Broad Street, Philadelphia, PA. The Family requests that friends consider making a memorial gift to Arch Street United Methodist Church (ASUMC) instead of flowers in Steven s memory. GRACE CAFÉ VOLUNTEERS NEEDED! Are you interested in giving back to the Philadelphia community? Grace Cafe is preparing for our season! We are now scheduling volunteer & host groups for Sept. 9th- June What's our biggest need? Cooks! We are looking for chefs (professional or at-home) to lead the cook on a rotating basis- 1 cook/ 1-2 months! Please contact Carmen at gracecafephilly@gmail.com if you or your group is interested!

7 Mark Your Calendars!..for the kickoff of POWER s Get Out the Vote campaign on Sunday, August 26 th from 3:00PM-5:00PM. We will no longer be going to Lancaster and the new venue will be announced soon. The August 14 POWER Legislative Assembly is cancelled to free up time and energy for our Get Out the Vote effort. Training for the voter engagement is planned for August 27 th at 6:00PM in Philadelphia-details to come. And Get Ready to Get Out the Vote! During POWER s GOTV work for the 2016 elections, some of us talked to people who thought their one vote would not make a difference. Donald Trump won Pennsylvania by 44,000 votes-barely ½ of 1 percent of nearly 6.2 million votes cast in our state! November 6 th is less than three months away and POWER will be working to make sure every reluctant voter in our region will go to the polls that day to vote. POWER is nonpartisan and we do not endorse candidates. Instead, we explain why voting is so important, discuss the issues, and help people locate their polling place and know who their candidates are. We at Arch Street will soon be organizing to take part in the GOTV campaign-watch this space for announcements. In the meantime, make sure you are registered to vote! You can check your status at the voter registration site: (see Betsy or Nancy if you don t have online access.) Contact Betsy Connor ( , betsyfconnor@gmail.com), Nancy Megley ( , nmegley@msn.com), or Wilhelmina Young ( , thecatalyst@yahoo.com) if you have POWERrelated questions. And as always, thank you for supporting POWER s important work!

8 A Place at The Table from the blog of Bishop Peggy Johnson: August 8, 2018 The United Methodist Association of Ministers with Disabilities met at Gallaudet University for a three-day conference for the purpose of education, advocacy and support (August 1-3, 2018). The theme was Taking Our Place at the Table: DisABILITY Leadership Academy. The event included a number of speakers: the Rev. Stephanie Remington from Wesley Theological Seminary s Lewis Leadership Center; the Rev. E. Michelle Ledder from the General Commission on Religion and Race; the Rev. Jackson Day from the General Board of Church and Society; and the Rev. Anthony Hunt from the Baltimore-Washington Conference Board of Ordained Ministry. Leadership development was the key component of this event; and the group strategized about how to promote more opportunities to be in leadership and inclusion in the UMC. People with disabilities, even those who are ordained or commissioned, often find themselves talked about but not present at the table. Back, Left to right: Rev. Ruthann Simpson (Pen-Del), Rev. Dave Goss (EPA), Rev. Bill Downing (Pen-Del), and Rev. Paul Crikelair (EPA). Front: Bishop Peggy Johnson. Jesus understood the importance of table ministry. Much of his ministry included gatherings around meals and tables. It seemed like he was always doing radical acts of inclusion at the tables where he sat. Jesus ate with sinners and tax collectors and got into trouble with the Pharisees for that (Matthew 9:11). He allowed a woman with a questionable past to wash his feet at a table in the home of a Pharisee, and he gets grief for that too (Luke 7:36-50). We see him including Mary of Bethany around the teaching table instead of sending her to the kitchen to cook with her sister Martha (Luke 10:38-42). Jesus gives us a parable about the great banquet that includes all those whom the world excludes (Luke 14:15-24), especially those with

9 disabilities. In addition, he didn t shy away from literally turning over tables of greed and extortion when the place of prayer for the Gentiles was being defiled by the sale of sacrificial animals and the changing of coins. (John 2:11-12). In each case the Lord was widening the circle at each table, teaching the world the unimaginably grace-filled, inclusive love of God. Left to right: Deacon Russell Ewell (Co-chair of the UM Association of Ministers with Disabilities), Rev. Janine Delaunay (Co-chair of UMAMD with Russell), Bishop Peggy Johnson. Jesus most radical act of table turning would be the Last Supper. At that table Jesus himself becomes love incarnate. The Lamb of God becomes the sacrificial lamb for the sins of the world. The bread and the wine are his very body and blood. His death on the cross seals forever the opportunity for everyone, everywhere, throughout all of history to be a part of the family of God and seated at Christ s table. At this disability conference at Gallaudet we once again committed ourselves to sharing the good news that God unconditionally includes and loves people with disabilities. I ask you, the church, to think of ways that your church, your ministries, your worship and outreach programs can include this amazingly gifted community. Then widen your table to welcome all. Sept. 15, 2018 from 9:00 am 3:30 pm Conference Office, 980 Madison Avenue, Norristown, PA Workshop is open to all who have completed the Changing Racism or Healing the Wounds of Racism Workshop at any time.

10 A Look at Our Faithfulness Combined attendance for last Sunday August 5th was 100. Your tithes, gifts, and offerings help ASUMC make a difference in our community. All those interested in reading, reflecting on and discussing the Bible passages used in each week s sermon are invited to meet in the Chapel every Sunday at 9:45am. The scripture readings for today s class are 1 King 2:10-12; 3:3-14, Ephesians 5:15-20, and John 6: Readings for NEXT week are 1 Kings 8: (1, 6, 10-11) 22-30, 41-43, Ephesians 6:10-20, John 6: Saturday, October 20: Annual EPA UMW Celebration Sunday, September 9: EPA UMW President Gladys Hubbard to talk about The Way Forward Sunday, October 14: Book Discussion, The Sacred Secular Sunday, November 11: Massacre at Sand Creek book discussion Saturday, November 17: 1-4pm NSC Thanksgiving at Arch St. UMC Sunday December 9: Carmen to talk about connection between U2 and UMW funding. Saturday, December 15: Eliza Shirley Party Celebrate Campus Ministry August 19 th 2018 Eastern PA Conference Board of Higher Education and Campus Ministry asks churches to observe Campus Ministry Sunday August 19 or on a more convenient Sunday from now through September. Churches are asked to receive a special offering to support campus ministry efforts in our conference. Congregations involved in local campus ministries themselves may designate up to 50 percent of their voluntary, second-mile offerings to support those ongoing ministries. The rest should be forwarded to the Conference Office to aid in our connectional, conference-wide collegiate support efforts

11 PRAYER CONCERNS Prayers of Healing for: Michael Adams, Owen Brazelton, Rick Taylor, Holly McVaughn, Laura Dragon, Anna Burton, Jonathan Legg, Lisa Silvestri Max Northouse, Pat Taylor, Chris Whaley, Matthew Hearn, Michael Bowman, Jazzy, Helena & Jackie Yorker, Mrs. Bowman, Ann Bishton, Evelyn Tinsley, Constance James, Tyrone Christy, Virgil Watson, Jim Griscol, Gloria Young, Russell Whaley, Tanya Graves, Dorothy Hurley, Dolores Farinre-Carey, J. J., Mr. Franco, Skylar, John Johnson, Len Metzler, Loretta Wootten, Jenny Jakacki, Laura Massey, Tim Brazelton, Diann Rollins, Joan Wood, James Williams, Anthony Mastrando, Inez Barrett-Otey, Diana Amey, Casey Edwards, Ann Gennaro, Mark Fischer, Ida Bristoe, Maureen Norman, Jeanne Kostenbader, Donald Lathrop, Pamela Thomas, Sandra Parker, Marion Dabney, Patricia Pape, Yazid Jones, Ernie, John Tucker, Lou Brooks, Jada Bascom, Minerva Clark, Vanessa & Yaddy Sellers, Nakia Rimmer, Don Allen, Anna Cole, Christopher Browne, Betty Flowerree, Troy McColley, Barton Burke, Thomas Onorato, Roy Samuel Layden, Dorothy Eady, Molly Villafane, Pamela Maupin, Mary Reece, Celestine Justin, Louis Harrigan, Mayra Malonada, Sheldon Nixon, Althea Sea, Dumis Randolph, Rosemary Schier, Carla Kelley, Lawrence Madison Jr (Ozella s Cousin), Jarrod Bolden, Shirlee Chambers Prayers of Encouragement: Anna Burton, Marge Donnelly and family, Rick Taylor, Steven Whaley, Qing-Song Chen, and David, Rev. Brett Charsky, Anthony Eugene Smith and his mother, Christina, Rashida Bryant, the Thompson/Norman family, Calvin Smith, Jr., Deborah Seely, Caroline Lopopolo, Alexander Grant, Laura Harrigan, the Robertson family, D, Jenson family, Family and Friends of the late Ida Morris. Prayers of Protection for our service people and those living in parts of the world under conflict. Please pray for those who are hungry, ill, displaced, or living in poverty because of natural and human-made disasters, and for the workers who minister to them.

12 ARCH STREET UMC VISION Arch Street United Methodist Church will be a welcoming Christian community that inspires openness, understanding, healing and reconciliation both within the congregation and in the communityat-large. ARCH STREET MISSION STATEMENT Arch Street United Methodist Church s mission is to love God and neighbor by nurturing individuals on their spiritual journeys, encouraging creativity in faithful service, strengthening relationships and promoting justice. GOD S TABLE IS OPEN TO ALL. THERE S ROOM AT THE TABLE FOR YOU. Arch Street United Methodist Church is a community of faithkeeping and faith-seeking people who embrace diversity in our congregation and community and affirm the dignity and worth of every person as created in the image of God. We celebrate and give thanks for all of the gifts of God among us. Our welcome knows no boundaries, whether of age, racial or ethnic background, gender, sexual orientation or gender identity, economic or marital status, physical or mental ability. We welcome all to share in the ministry, fellowship, and blessings of full participation as members of Christ s body. Please scan this QR code to make a secure donation to Arch Street UMC on your smart phone. Parking Garage parking coupons are available from the Chapel office only for the Convention Center self-park next door. You must show the number on your ticket and give your name at our office to receive your coupon. Printed on 50% recycled paper