Welcome to our Saturday evening service. The words to the songs that we will be singing are provided in this program. Please feel free to join in.

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1 First United Methodist Church A vital church connecting with God and with each other driven to serve 516 Kellogg Ave. Ames, Iowa :30 June 17, 2012 Welcome to our Saturday evening service. The words to the songs that we will be singing are provided in this program. Please feel free to join in. GATHERING IN GOD S LOVE WELCOME AND ANNOUNCEMENTS Song Awesome In This Place As I come into Your presence, past the gates of praise, into Your sanctuary till we re standing face to face. I look upon Your countenance, I see the fullness of Your grace. And I can only bow down and say, You are awesome in this place, Mighty God. You are awesome in this place, Abba Father. You are worthy of all praise, to You our lives we raise. You are awesome in this place, Mighty God. Copyright 1992 Integrity s Hosanna! Music Used by permission CCL# Song The Heart Of Worship When the music fades, and all is stripped away and I simply come, longing just to bring something that's of worth, that will bless Your heart. Chorus: I'll bring You more than a song - for a song in itself is not what You have required. You search much deeper within - through the way things appear; You're looking into my heart. I'm comin' back to the heart of worship, and it's all about You - it's all about You, Jesus. I'm sorry, Lord, for the thing I've made it, when it's all about You, it's all about You, Jesus. King of endless worth, no one could express, how much You deserve. Though I'm weak and poor, all I have is Yours, ev'ry single breath. Chorus Copyright 1997 Kingsway's Thankyou Music/PRS Used by permission CCL#943496

2 Song Love You So Much Hear these praises from a grateful heart; Each time I think of You, the praises start. Love You so much, Jesus; Love You so much. Lord I love You, my soul sings; In Your presence, carried on Your wings, Love You so much, Jesus; Love You so much. How my soul longs for You; Longs to worship You forever in Your power and majesty. Lift my hands, lift my heart, lift my voice towards the heavens; For You are my sun and shield. Hear these praises form a grateful heart; Each time I think of You, the praises start. Love You so much, Jesus; Love You so much. (repeat) Lift my hands, lift my heart, lift my voice towards the heavens; For You are my sun and shield. Hear these praises form a grateful heart; Each time I think of You, the praises start. Love You so much, Jesus; Love You so much. Love You so much, Jesus; Love You so much. Love You so much, Jesus; Love You so much. Copyright 1996 Russell Fragar/Hillsongs Australia Used by permission CCL# Call To Prayer Spirit Song O let the Son of God enfold you with His Spirit and His love, let Him fill your life and satisfy your soul. O let Him have the things that hold you and His Spirit like a dove, will descend upon your life and make you whole. Chorus: Jesus, O Jesus, come and fill Your lambs, Jesus, O Jesus, come and fill Your lambs. O come and sing this song with gladness as your hearts are filled with joy. Lift your hands in sweet surrender to His name. O give Him all your tears and sadness, give Him all your years of pain and you ll enter into life in Jesus name. Chorus Prayer followed by chorus Copyright 1986 Mercy Pub. Admin by Maranatha! Music. Used by permission CCL#

3 SCRIPTURE 1 Samuel 15:34-16:13 WITNESS TO THE WORD What Matters... Pastor Fred Lewis Song I Can Hear Your Voice I m in the river that flows from Your throne, water of life, water of life. It covers me, and I breathe again. Your love is breath to my soul. I can hear Your voice as You sing over me. It s Your song of hope breathing life into me. I can feel Your touch as I come close to You, and it heals my heart. You restore and renew. (repeat) I can feel Your touch as I come close to You, and it heals my heart. You restore and renew. Copyright 2002 Word Music Inc. Words and music by Michael W. Smith, Debbie Smith and Whitney Smith Used by permission CCL# A TIME TO REFLECT, MEDITATE, CONNECT WITH GOD THE LORD S PRAYER Song Shout To The Lord My Jesus, my Savior, Lord there is none like you, all of my days, I want to praise the wonders of your mighty love. My comfort, my shelter, tower of refuge and strength, let every breath, all that I am, never cease to worship you. Chorus: Shout to the Lord, all the earth let us sing, power and majesty, praise to the King. Mountains bow down and the seas will roar at the sound of Your name. I sing for joy at the work of Your hands, forever I ll love you, forever I ll stand. Nothing compares to the promise I have in You. Copyright 1993 Hillsongs Australia Used by permission CCL#

4 Please note there are offering plates at the entrance ways into the sanctuary to receive any financial offerings you are moved to contribute out of gratitude for the ways God has blessed your life. These gifts will support the ongoing ministries of Ames First UMC. If you desire and choose to receive the Sacrament of Holy Communion, it will be offered to you in the Fireside Parlor, across the hall from the sanctuary, immediately following worship. This holy bread and cup are given to you as means of grace to bring you into a closer living relationship with Jesus Christ. WE WELCOME YOU! Nursery care is available in Room # 204, in the Christian Education Unit, on Saturday nights and Sunday mornings for children under the age of 5. All of our workers are trained and screened. Children s bulletins are available at the center Sanctuary door, and children s worship bag centers are located by each entrance. Restrooms are located in the east hallway leading into the Christian Education Unit. Ushers are available at the entrance of the sanctuary to assist you with hearing devices or large print bulletins. An emergency phone and defibrillator are located on the wall near the chapel in the west entry. To date this month, $26, was collected for the various ministries and missions of our church. Approximately $56,500 each month will meet our primary monthly ministry budget. The week s offering will go towards that monthly total and will help us to continue to transform and change lives. You may further stay informed about our financial stewardship as a church by reading the monthly newsletter. Thank you for your loyal and steadfast contributions to our church s ministries and missions. 4

5 ANNUAL REUNION FOR NEW MEMBERS The New Member Annual Reunion will be held in the Parlor on Sunday June 24th at 10:30am, following worship. This is for all New Members/ Families who came into FUMC during the period July 1, 2011 to June 30, This year we have actively assigned every New Member/ Family a Friend in Faith who acts as a mentor and friend plus answers any questions. This year we are inviting all New Members/Families, all Friends in Faith and all current members of the FUMC Member Care Committee to attend this Reunion. Del and Georgia Bluhm Assigning Friends in Faith, Member Care Committee A Church Conference has been called for Sunday, June 24, following worship service in the sanctuary. We will be voting to secure the needed financing to complete the building addition by the end of this year. Members must be present to vote according to the United Methodist Book of Discipline. Our District Superintendent Reverend Dennis Tevis, or his designee, will be present to conduct this Church Conference. A vote will be taken on the following motion: To approve borrowing up to $2.0 million to complete the construction of the church addition. Motion brought forward by the building Project Steering Committee On Sunday, June 17, following the morning service, the Project Steering Committee will hold a question and answer session as well as provide more detailed information about all aspects of the project. HAPI Valerie Mossman-Celestien will be speaking about HAPI on Tuesday, June 6:30 in the Abraham Room. If you have questions feel free to contact me at : Terry Dewald Thanks to the church for the use of the van. We recently delivered 80 boxes of school books to the St. Joseph Indian school in Chamberlin, South Dakota. Thanks! Roy Cakerice and Don Wall 5

6 Appalachia Stock Sale Fundraiser June 17 during coffee time- Donors can become stockholders to support our trip to Kentucky. Benefits include receiving a post card from the trip and being invited to a stockholder s meeting (dessert buffet and slide show on August 12 th. Stocks will be $25.00/share. ASP GARAGE SALE Friday, June 22 (8:00 am 8:00 pm) Saturday, June 23 (8:00 am noon) Primmer s House 1620 Truman Drive The fine print NO CLOTHES. Donations of clean, quality household items, books, toys, games, tools, etc. would be wonderful! 2. You can price your own items if you want. Youth will be pricing the items and may not know fair market value, so feel free to set your own prices. 3. All clothes and any items left at noon on Saturday will be donated to Goodwill. 4. You can bring things to our house any time after Monday, June All proceeds will help rent vans and buy gas to get four ASP teams from Ames to Kentucky and back. 6. Questions? You can reply to primmers@iowatelecom.net or call

7 APPALACHIAN BLEND COFFEE Bergies is creating a special blend of coffee to sell as a fundraiser for the trip. Bags will be sold for $ Sales start June 17. For all of the coffee lovers it s a must! Not a coffee lover? This would make a great gift for the coffee lovers that you know. ASP Bake Sale - Sunday, June 17, during coffee hour. Yet another way to help support our ASP folks. Buy some treats to go along with your coffee or to enjoy later. All proceeds go to support the ASP trip in July. Thanks for your support! A great big THANK YOU to everyone that helped to make our Pizza Ranch fundraiser such a huge success. A comment was that it was like being at a Methodist Church potluck but nobody had to cook! The show of support was just great! Almost $600 was raised for the trip! Those going on the trip this year are: Pastor Bethany Zac Pelz Mason Alitz Andrew Primmer Kelly Anderson Julie Primmer Shaon Anderson Kevin Primmer Anthony Ashley Samuel Primmer Tim Ashley Maura Saltzman Rachel Boylan Nick Schmitz Brenda Bright Reid Van Marel Paige Carney Rylie Van Marel Erin Cochran Brandon Van Pelt Teona Jerman Ken Van Pelt Troy Jerman Dale Vander Schaaf Randy Larabee Zechariah Walker Don Pelton Madison Zierath 7

8 YOUNG ADULTS GROUP The Young Adult group will meet this Sunday June 17 th at 12:30. We will gather for lunch at Oddfellows Burger, 823 Wheeler Street (in the Northern Lights center). Altar flowers in Loving Memory of Elaine Bailey by Keith & Bruce 60th Wedding Anniversary Open House For Daryl and Maxine Thomason Join them June 24, :30-4:00p.m. Izaak Walton League Park Clubhouse 2066 Stagecoach Rd The liturgical dance group will take a break in the month of June. We will start rehearsals again in July. During the summer we will rehearse after the service on Sunday mornings, so approximately 10:30-11:15. These are the scheduled dates: July 1 st July 15 th August 12 th August 26 th These rehearsals will culminate in a piece in worship on September 9 th. Vacation Bible School We re holding VBS at Collegiate UMC/Wesley Foundation this summer, due to construction in our building. It s not too late to sign up, but please do so soon to help us plan! VBS will be June We ll meet from 9:00 am-12:00 noon. VBS is for children age 3 (who are toilet-independent and have participated in some sort of structured program outside their home) through rising 6 th graders. We will have nursery care for children of adults who are volunteering at the program. 5 th and 6 th graders will be going into the community to do service projects! VBS is a great outreach event! If you know a family without a church home, please invite their children to attend. Contact Ellen to get information and registration forms. You can also sign up online at 8

9 In honor of: Gene Lewis by Rev. Fred Lewis Frank Daniels by LaVonne Schumann Our sons & son in laws & grandson by Si & Mary Anne Silence Bob Studer & David Studer by Zella Studer Bob Allen & Anthony Kerper by Karen, Shannon & Amanda Kerper Joel Sullivan & Gary Mahood by the Sullivan family Stephen Iturria & Robert Cichewicz by Martha Clifford & family Ken Cochran by Ernie Cochran Paul Jensen, Steve & Scott Pelz, Ron Dinsdale by Diane Pelz Sam by Lee Jordan Bob Ringgenberg by Harriet Ringgenberg Allan Helland by Virginia Helland My father, Bob Samuelson by John Samuelson Our grandchildren by Dale & Carolyn Geise Our son & son-in-law by Jon & Marcia Sontag In memory of: George Simon & Preston Spillers by Jim & Jane Simon Martin Obrecht, Verner Claussen & Phil Walter by Dean & Dianne Obrecht Irvin Edwards & William Bowen by William & Jane Edwards Ed Deppe & Lon Froning by Bob & Carol Deppe My husband, Ron by Ethel George Lennes Stark by Glenys Anderson Our dads, Robert Thompson & Moses Van Slyke by Neil & Barb Van Slyke Our fathers by Chuck & Marlene Bell My dad by Fern Fincham Ralph Beckwith & Chester Bailey by Jean & Keith Bailey Gaylon Mann by Glendora Clark Howard Schumann by LaVonne Schumann Our fathers by Si & Mary Anne Silence Henry Studer & Melvin Jensen by Zella Studer Mark Kerper by Karen, Shannon & Amanda Kerper John Sullivan by the Sullivan family Clayton Clifford, Hermes Clifford & Lewis Wirtz by Martha Clifford & family Doyle Coffman & R.E. Cochran by Ernie Cochran My dad, Glenn & brother, Bob, by Diane Pelz Henry, Wes, Craig & Warren by Lee Jordan My grandfathers by Rev. Fred Lewis Our fathers by Jon & Marcia Sontag A gift to Heifer Project International by Judy Eide 9

10 The Turtle on the Post Two retired men met for dinner one evening. They began to talk about the influence their fathers had on them. One man, Ev, recalled that every time something went wrong his father would remark, 'Well, remember the turtle on the post,' then the father would walk away. Ev did not pay much attention to what the father was communicating. However, when Ev was a college student and a bit more mature and prone to listen to his father, he heard his dad make the statement again. 'Remember the turtle on the post.' Then the father turned and started to walk away. It was then that Ev stopped him, 'Well, Dad,' he said, 'what about the turtle on the post? You always say that and walk away. What do you mean?' The father looked at the young man and said, 'Do you know how the turtle got up on the post?' 'No,' answered Ev. A Father's Love In all that you do, a dad s love plays a part. There s always a place for him deep in your heart. And each year that passes, you re even more glad, More grateful and proud just to call him your dad! Author unknown 'No?' replied the father, 'Well, he had help.' Think about it. Where would we be without family members, friends or fellow Christians to help, advise and encourage us? The turtle needed help and so do we. 'In Christ we who are many form one body, and each member belongs to all the others' (Romans 12:5). -A true story told by Ev to Charles Ferrell 10

11 FOOD BANK ALWAYS NEEDS FOOD At this time of year the local Food Bank can be short of canned fruit and cereals and other items. Bring your donations of food to church and place them in the grocery cart at the south entrance by the church office. Thanks for your help! Do you have a personal address that you would like to share with the church office? We would be happy to incorporate your e- mail address into our records. You may receive statements by , the HAVE YOU RECEIVED YOUR LATEST CHURCH PHOTO DIRECTORY? Isn t it fun to put names and faces together? Many are enjoying our new church photo directories. Stop by the church office and get your copy if you have not done so already. Save the Date! Holiday Fair - October 20, 2012 Please keep Holiday Fair in mind as you clean and organize this summer. We will again be doing Grandma's Attic. We need gently used holiday decorations, antiques and collectibles for this room. New this year will be Kitchen Korner, replacing the Boutique. For this new venture, we need new or near new kitchen gadgets, dishes, kitchen decor, including aprons, hot pads, towels and scrubbers. Cookbooks will also be part of the new Kitchen Korner. If you would like to donate cookbooks, please contact Sue Willson at , after June 1. Donation of all other items will begin in October. For more information or general Holiday Fair questions, contact Mary Mekemson at or Carolyn Yorgensen at

12 CHURCH STAFF Rev. Fred Lewis, Senior Minister/Lead Pastor Rev. Bethany Johnson, Associate Pastor/Minister of Youth & Young Adults Rev. Deanna Pullen, Associate Pastor/Minister of Visitation & Adult Spiritual Formation Ellen Johnsen, Director of Christian Education/Children & Families Deb Benefield, Director of Office & Communications Jo Durlam, Business Manager Myrna Cakerice, Organist/Director of Choirs Steve Pelz, Custodian Zach Irving, Sunday Custodian Church office hours: Mon-Thurs: 8:30 am to 5:00 pm. Friday 8:30 to 4:30 Gifts to Utilities: Becky Jordan Roy Cakerice IN OUR THOUGHTS Known to be Hospitalized: Honoring Our Military: Ethan Abbey, Jared Chumley, Greg Wheelock & Chris Benson Sunday, June 17 9:30 Worship Service Baptism Helena Sorenson 10:30 Welcome & Mktg 10:45 Fellowship Time 12:30 Young Adult Lunch/ Oddfellows 2:00 Students of Marilee Crawley-Mertins 3:00 Emmaus Reunion 5:30 FAF 7:00 NA/L Monday, June 18 VBS Collegiate 1:00 Bridge 5:15 Foundation/L 5:30 FAF Tuesday, June 19 VBS Collegiate 9:30 Staff Meeting 10:00 Quilters/Sarah Sandy 5:30 FAF 6:30 HAPI speaker/ A Wednesday, June 20 VBS Collegiate Thursday, June 21 VBS Collegiate 9:00 Golden K 4:00 Free Clinic 5:30 SAF Friday, June 22 VBS Collegiate ASP Garage Sale (8-8) 5:30 FAF Saturday, June 23 ASP Garage Sale (8-Noon) 11:30 FAF 5:30 SAF 12