St. Luke s United Methodist Church

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1 St. Luke s United Methodist Church 300 Ella Taylor Road, Yorktown, Virginia February 26, 2017~Transfiguration Sunday w w w w w w w (w All are invited to stand.) (Resource Key: UMH United Methodist Hymnal; TFWS The Faith We Sing) WELCOME AND NEWS OF THE CHURCH ALIVE (Please register your attendance.) PRELUDE "Reflection on Royal Oak arr. Robert J. Powell (Please observe this time as an opportunity for silent prayer and meditation.) CALL TO WORSHIP* As God called to Moses from the mountain, we are called to be God s people. As Jesus called the disciples to climb with him to the peak of another mountain, we are called to follow wherever he leads. As the disciples stood in awe at the sound of God s voice, we are called to worship in wonder and praise. RECOGNITION OF GUESTS w RITUAL OF FRIENDSHIP w OPENING HYMN, No. 173 UMH Christ, Whose Glory Fills the Skies CONCERNS AND CELEBRATIONS REPONSIVE PRAYER* Though we want to walk with Moses and see God s holy radiance, we hide in the mist of our own desires, unable to perceive the presence of God s grace. While we want a world of justice and peace, we walk in clouds of selfishness, unable to share God s lovingkindness. Though we want to follow Jesus up the mountain, we cower in fear, unable to bear the light of God. In the blazing light of God s grace, Jesus touches us to say, Get up and do not be afraid. In the name of Christ, all is forgiven. Amen. PASTORAL PRAYER THE LORD S PRAYER Our Father, who 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 trespasses, as we forgive those who trespass against us. And lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from evil. For thine is the kingdom, and the power, and the glory, forever. Amen.

2 ANTHEM, God Is Changing the World Chancel Choir {8:30 & 11:00} Words by Justin Beckett Music by Mark Hayes Before our feet walked on this land, before our lungs could breathe, God formed us by His loving hands to live and grown in Him. So we sing a song of joy. So we sing a song of joy. Let us share the melody. Let us share the melody. God is changing the world, (God is changing the world, growing you, growing me.) growing you, growing me. With our voices full of praise (with our voices full of praise) for the miracles we see (for the miracles we see.) God is changing the world, growing you, growing me. He lights the path to lead my feet, to lead my feet, the Word of God to guide. Word of God to guide, He s growing us in faith and pow r to walk in truth and light. In joyful days, in darkest hours, hours, vict ry of defeat, We put our trust in Jesus Christ to make our joy complete. So we sing a song of joy. So we sing a song of joy. Let us share the melody. Let us share the melody. God is changing the world, growing you, growing you, growing me. With our voices full of praise with our voices full of praise for the miracles we see for the miracles we see. God is changing the world, growing you, growing me. With our voices full of praise with our voices full of praise for the miracles we see for the miracles we see. God is changing the world, growing you, growing me, growing you. God is changing the world. OFFERTORY PRAYER OFFERTORY, "Jesus Walked This Lonesome Valley" arr. Anna Laura Page w DOXOLOGY, No. 94 UMH 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! CHILDREN S MOMENT {8:30 & 11:00} (All children are invited to come up front for conversation and a prayer. Following the prayer, children K-3 rd grade are invited to go to Children s Church.) FIRST SCRIPTURE LESSONS, Exodus 24:12-18 whymn, No. 258 UMH, O Wondrous Sight! O Vision Fair SECOND SCRIPTURE LESSON, Matthew 17:1-9 pg. 68 OT pg.17 NT TODAY S MESSAGE, Come to the Mountain, Listen & Go Tim Craft SERVICE OF THE TABLE, No. 17 UMH Setting A {9:45} [Please come to the nearest communion station, and stand to receive the bread and cup. A server will place the bread in your hand, after which you dip the bread into the chalice and partake. After receiving, return to your seats, or kneel at the rail, for meditation and prayer. Notify an usher if you need assistance, or if you need to receive the sacrament at your seat. Please remember to place your monetary gift at the kneeling rail to support our Good Samaritan Fund that assists needy friends and neighbors in York County and Poquoson.] PRAYER FOLLOWING COMMUNION {9:45} Eternal God, we give you thanks for this holy mystery in which you have given yourself to us. Grant that we may go into the world in the strength of your Spirit, to give ourselves for others, in the name of Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen. w CLOSING HYMN, No TFWS, We Have Come at Christ s Own Bidding [During the singing of the closing hymn, you are invited to kneel at the altar in prayer. If you want the pastors to pray with you, look at them. They will come.] w GOING FORTH WITH THE LIGHT w BENEDICTION w POSTLUDE

3 w w w w w w Welcome to St. Luke s! We especially welcome guests to our community. We invite you to consider making us your church home. Talk to our pastors for details. Please sign our Friendship Register found in the red pads in the pews and pass it to the person next to you, then return it to the end of the pew nearest the center aisle. If you are a guest please complete the yellow Guest Card in the pew rack and return it to the Hospitality Center in the Narthex (lobby). A gift is waiting for you there. The Hospitality Host/Hostess is there to give you information about St. Luke s. We also invite you to join us in our Coffee Time in room 318. (Just outside the lobby in the hallway headed toward the rest of the church building.) Large print bulletins, hymnals, and hearing assist devices are available from our ushers. Infants and toddlers may enjoy our Nursery Ministry during all services; ask an usher or at the Hospitality desk for directions to our nursery facilities. Children in K following the children s moment. If your child attends Children s Church, please be aware that they will be brought back into the service on the first Sunday of every month to participate in Communion with their family. Please go to rm. 312 promptly after the service to pick up your child. Children who remain in worship are invited to get a Pizza Box from the Children s Corner in the back of the Narthex to use during worship. Please return the boxes at the end of each service to the used stack so they can be refilled for the following week. We are pleased to offer our services on the web through a streaming live broadcast. If you miss the live broadcast you can also access archives of our services. Just go to our website and click on the Worship Opportunities link. Sunday bulletins are posted on Fridays prior to worship. w w w w w w Please Remember in Your Prayers This Week: Convalescents: Velma Conner The Gardens Rm 18A Dorothy Rawlings - Northhampton Rehab/Con.- Rm 22B Virginia Heath Warwick Forrest, Rm 251 Martha Hurtt The Gardens Rm 33 Cheryl Thompson Rm 28B St. Francis Rehab. Mae Burcher Rm 18A Regency Convalescent Betty Sievert Rm 7 Regency Convalescent Barbara Tyler Rm 48 St. Francis Convalescent Riley Patterson Rm 200A - Bayside Convalescent Other members: Bill & Gay Andrews, James Arthur, Shirley Bostancic, David Butler, Roger Dalton, Peggy Dye, Marie Ford, Pastor Doug Gestwick, Nancy Keller, Tom Kelly, Barbara Lawson, Gidgit Miller, Gloria Nuckles, Sharon Reichle, Margie Sharp, Cindy Strode, Porter and Rose Marie Taylor, Linda Tyler, Giuliana Verry, Judy Walkley, Mary Wooddell Extended family and friends: Travis Allen, Michael Collins, Kassi Davis, Elizabeth Eaton, Peggy Eaton, Bill Finocchio, Ollie Halligan, Rosie Holt, Laura James, Paul Lemonis, Frank Maness, Earl Morin, Brian Murphy, Mary Parr, Julian Price, Don Ridenour, Debbie Rusk, Kelly Sobush, Aaron Taylor, Faye Taylor, Esther VanHorn, Donald Warden II, Joseph Woltman, Martin Zahn, Carol Zwolinski Deployed: Denise Wagner, John Truett, Mike Sherman, Paul Mowery Shepherd Ministry: Gail Burke The flowers at the altar are: In memory of Evelyn White by Roger and Lois Fuhrman. In memory and Celebration of Life for Eleanor Waynick by her family. Attendance: February 19, ST. LUKE S IN ACTION February 26, 2017 TODAY Lenten Calendar Distribution/Stop Hunger Now(between services) 8:30, 9:45, 11:00am Worship Service

4 4:00pm Luke s Crew Praise Band Rehearsal 5:05pm The Gathering Worship Service 6:05pm SLY@The Grove Youth Group MON 9:00am Grove Walking 9:30am (Mon-Fri) Preschool 2:00pm Lifetouch Church Directory Photo Session (narthex) 6:30pm Making a Disciple Class 7:00pm Nurture Branch meets at church TUES 7:00am Prayer Time on the Front Porch (see article) 9:30am Crazy Quilt Making (come out and help) 2:00pm Lifetouch Church Directory Photo Session (narthex) 4:00pm Education Branch meets at church 5:30pm Shrove Tuesday Pancake Supper (see article) 5:30pm Lenten Workshop (see article) 6:00pm Making of a Disciple 6:30pm Book Study Love Wins 7:00pm Zumba Class in Fellowship Hall WED 7:00am Ash Wednesday Service (see article) 11:00am Easter Egg Decorating Workshop 2:30pm Staff Meeting 5:00pm Community Dinner in the Grove (see menu) 6:00pm Chancel Choir Rehearsal 7:00pm Ash Wednesday Worship Service (see article) 8:00pm Adult Slow Break Basketball THU 9:00am Grove Walking 11:20am Boomers & Beyond Lunch Bunch (see article) 2:00pm Lifetouch Church Directory Photo Session (narthex) 7:00pm Worship Branch meets at church FRI 2:00pm Lifetouch Church Directory Photo Session (narthex) SAT 7:00am God and Grits Men s Bible Study and Breakfast 10:00am Lifetouch Church Directory Photo Session (narthex) SUN Washington DC Mission Trip departs Photo Directory The Lifetouch photographer arrives tomorrow! If you have signed up for your portrait session and have any questions, call Pat Wilhite at When you come for your portrait session, enter by the hall from the old parking lot. Then just follow the signs. If you have not made an appointment, it is not too late! You can sign up in the Narthex today, go on St. Luke s website and follow the link, or call Pat Wilhite at The Photo Directory won t be the same without YOU! Challenge from our Bishop Challenge from Bishop Lewis - Our Bishop is challenging members of the UMC to read any translation of the Bible in 2017 from Genesis to Revelation. Please let Pastor Clara know if you are participating so she can encourage you. March readings are on Pastor Clara s office door. If you have taken up the challenge, our Bishop also wants to know. Please take a brief 4 question survey by going to vaumc.org/pages/ministries/communications/biblechallengesurvey. Pastor Doug Updates If you are interested in getting updates about Doug and his journey with Mantle Cell Lymphoma please visit the Caring Bridge website, His site is under DougGestwick. If you have any other questions or suggestions please contact the office, Thanks! It s a great day to be alive! Pastor Doug can receive cards, balloons, stuffed animals, books, magazines, and DVDs. He CANNOT receive fresh fruit, flowers (fresh or dried) or any arrangements containing moss. Doug is not back home (yet) but cards can be mailed to Doug Gestwick, 105 Castellow Court, Yorktown, VA or brought to the church and Pastor Clara will take them to Richmond for him.

5 Worship Branch Ash Wednesday We have two Ash Wednesday services on March 1 st. Our morning service is 7:00 am this is a brief service so you can stop by on your way to work. Our evening worship at 7:00 pm is a longer service. (Join us for dinner before the service, make reservations online.) Imposition of ashes will be at both services. Hospitality Branch Bread Bakers Needed! Do you like to bake bread? Help our Hospitality Branch by baking bread for our first time visitors. Contact Cindy Strode to sign up, Are you looking for a simple way to serve at St. Luke s? Would you like to help visitors and newcomers feel welcome here at St. Luke s? St. Luke s is looking for friendly faces with a hospitable spirit to serve behind the Hospitality Center desk in the Narthex before and after each worship service. You can commit once a month, or once a year! No experience required. An orientation is provided. Please contact Keri Houser if you are interested at or keri.houser@gmail.com. Fellowship Branch Wednesday Night Dinners - Dinner is served from 5:00 pm -6:30 pm. The menu for March 1 st (Ash Wednesday) is Lasagna, garlic bread, and salad. Kids option: chicken tenders. Please make reservations (or cancellations) online or with a card in the pew by Mon. at 7:00 pm. Shrove Tuesday Pancake Supper and Lenten Workshop - Feb, 28 th 5:30-7 pm - Join the youth for pancakes, bacon, OJ, and coffee. Dinner is by donation. There is also a Lenten Workshop that night where all ages can participate in a Lenten themed activity. Sports & Fitness Branch Please contact Emily Howdyshell if you have any questions or need more information about the items below, ehowdyshell@stlukesyorktown.org. Children s Basketball Clinic March 11 th from 9 am-12 pm for children K-5 th grade. The cost is $15 per child. We will practice techniques that make players stronger both on and off the court. Please register online. Registration opens February 1 st. Adult Slow-break Basketball- Wed. from 8-9:20 pm in the Grove. Come for a time of pickup basketball. All participants must sign a liability waiver. Suggested donation of $2/night. Grove Walks- Looking for a safe, dry, warm space to walk, jog or run? Come to the Grove on Mon. and Thurs. from Please note all participants need to check in with Emily and are required to have an up-to-date liability waiver on hand. Zumba class at 7pm on Tuesdays. Classes $5 or $3 for students. All are welcome! Children s Branch St. Luke s Preschool Are you or someone you know looking for a program that provides a Christian atmosphere for children to grow academically, socially, emotionally and spiritually? If so, then St. Luke s Preschool is just for you! Children between the ages of 2½ and 5 years are eligible for enrollment. Registration is open. Please stop by the Director of Children s Ministry s office Monday Thursday between the hours of 9:00am and 1:00pm, call the church at , or pre-k@stlukesyorktown.org. Youth Branch the Grove Youth 6 th through 12 th grade come out on Sunday nights at 6:05 pm for a time of fellowship, fun, Bible study, and dinner. JOURNEY Middle School weekend takes place at Rockbridge Alum Springs in Rockbridge County March The cost is $150 per student. To register go to the church website. DEADLINE TO REGISTER: Wednesday March 1, 2017 ASP workshop is Sunday, March 5th from 2:01pm-5:01pm. If you are planning to

6 Registration is open for summer mission trips. ASP is June 24-July 1st. The middle school mission trip with Youth Works to Charleston WV is scheduled for July 23-28th. To register for ASP, see Keith Byrd or Tim Craft, to register for Youth Works go to the church website. Adult Branch Sisters In Christ Women s Group meets on Mon., March 13 at Plaza Azteca on Rte 17 at 5pm. After dinner, we will play BINGO with the residents at York Convalescent Center at 6:30pm. Ladies may join us for dinner at Plaza Azteca or just meet at York Convalescent. Contact Karen Kern, gkkd@cox.net or Morning Prayer on Tuesday mornings at 7am on the front porch. Come for a time of prayer. Our time together will be short but meaningful. Contact Emily Howdyshell for more information. Service Branch PORT Homeless Shelter: Monday February 27 at Orcutt Baptist Church, 653 Baxter Lane, NN. This is our last PORT Shelter effort this winter season. We need help with In-Processing (9), Over Night (4), and Out-Processing (4). Please sign-up at the Hospitality Center. Easter Egg Project Decorating Class - Ever wanted to decorate the famous St. Luke's Easter Eggs but too afraid to try? We are offering a decorating class on Wed. March 1st at 12 noon. We will practice on egg shaped sugar cookies. Child care is provided. The Easter Egg project starts production on Monday March 13th. VA Conf. Disaster Response is in the rebuild phase of the recovery from tornadoes in Feb. and Hurricane Mathew in Oct St. Luke s is going to help rebuild a home in Waverly Mar Workers will drive back and forth each day. Please sign up online. Questions? Call or text Ron Dorenbush at UM Volunteers in Mission Training Events - New Leader Training from 9:30-3:30 on March 25th. If you would like to lead, or find out more about what it takes to lead a mission trip locally, nationally or internationally this is the class. Lunch is provided. Recertification Training from 12:30-3 on March 26 th for those who have already been certified. If it has been longer than three years since your last class you should take this. Lunch provided upon request. Interested in taking either of these courses? Contact Emily Howdyshell or visit our website. DC Mission Trip: March 5th 8 th We ll work with organizations in DC that focus on alleviating homelessness and poverty. We are asking for a $25 deposit from each person if they can. We have 8 spots available. If you are 18 and older and would like to attend please contact Emily asap. Deadline is 2/27. Please sign up online. Questions? Please Emily Howdyshell at ehowdyshell@stlukesyorktown.org. Hair Cutting Ministry is every 1 st and 3 rd Monday and costs $2. Please help us get the word out that we are offering this ministry to all. Lenten Opportunities Churchwide Lenten Study - Plans have been made to offer through our Adult Sunday School classes and other small groups a study called Creed: What Christians Believe and Why by Adam Hamilton. The study begins March 5th. This is a good time to try out our Sunday School classes and small groups if you aren t already connected to one. Lenten Devotionals: Please take home the Lenten Devotionals found in the hallway outside the coffee fellowship (rm 318). There are 2: An adult one and a children s one. Stop Hunger Now Lenten Prayer Calendars are available in the lobby. They give us the opportunity to prayerfully think about how much we have and how we can share during this Lenten Season. Please use this with your family as a daily devotion. The collection box will be collected and blessed on April 23 rd. St. Luke s will package meals for Stop Hunger Now on May 14 th in the Grove. Lenten Lunches: Join us March 16, March 23, and March 30 at 11:30 am in the