First United Methodist Church Our Mission: To Know Christ and to Make Him Known! September 6th, 2015

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1 THOSE ASSISTING IN WORSHIP TODAY: Preaching Today (8:15) Rev. John Ile, (9:30) Rev. Ray Kauffman, (10:45) Rev. Dianne Salter Diaconal Minister of Music (8:15 & 10:45) Linda Peppernick Soloist (8:15 & 10:45) Steph and Abby Byers Chimer (10:30) Linda Peppernick Acolyte (10:45) Aaron Mort Reader (10:45) Dave Fish Greeters (8:15) Bob and Judy Glass (9:30) Don Ardery (10:45) Sherry Bollinger, Susie Bulger, Avis and Larry Guise and Angel Turk Head Ushers (8:15) Kevin Fitz (10:45) Mike Sipes Lead Pastor Rev. Catherine Boileau, (home - for emergencies) First United Methodist Church Our Mission: To Know Christ and to Make Him Known! September 6th, 2015 FIRST CHURCH STAFF Lead Pastor: Rev. Catherine Boileau (pastor4fumc@gmail.com, ext. 210) Visitation Pastor: Rev. Donald Nolder (don.nolder@icloud.com, ext. 209) Congregational Health Minister: Gail Vaughn (parishvisitorfumc@gmail.com, ext. 207) Youth Minister: Collin Moyer (xcultureyouth@gmail.com, ext. 206) Children s Minister: Brianna Renshaw (kidsedfumc@gmail.com, ext. 205) Outreach Minister: Jeffrey Phillips (hungryheartsfumc@gmail.com, ext. 211) Office Manager: Stacey Fogal (office4fumc@gmail.com, ext. 201) Diaconal Minister of Music: Linda Peppernick (lindapeppernick@embarqmail.com) Praise Team Leader: Mark Miller (mdmiller57@gmail.com) Buildings and Grounds: Toby Hamsher (scurvydogs@embarqmail.com) Treasurer: Cindy Kehr (kehr7@comcast.net) 225 South Second Street Chambersburg, Pennsylvania Phone: (717) office4fumc@gmail.com On the Web:

2 8:15 am Worship The Gathering and Welcome Prelude Elevation Gordon Young *The Call to Worship Leader: Sing praises to God, O you saints, and give thanks to God s holy name! People: We exalt you, O God, for you have restored us to life! Leader: We may cry through the night, but your joy comes with the morning. People: You hear us, O God, and you are gracious in our distress. Leader: You turn our mourning into dancing! People: Our souls cannot be silent! O God, our Savior, we give thanks to you for ever! *Hymn He Leadeth Me: O Blessed Thought UMH 128 *Prayer of Confession *Passing of the Peace Special Music Holy Spirit Torwalt arr. Mott Scripture Colossians 1:9-14 The Offering The Offertory Sarabande Gordon Young *The Doxology Praise God From Whom All Blessings Flow UMH 95 *Hymn My Hope Is Built UMH 368 Prayers for Our Community and Our World Message When Life Knocks You Down *Hymn God Will Take Care of You UMH 130 *The Sending Forth *Postlude He Keeps Me Singing Bridges, arr. Martin WELCOME to this worship service where we celebrate and experience God s forgiveness through Jesus Christ. We extend a warm invitation to you to worship with us regularly. Hearing devices and large print bulletins are available from the ushers. Apple Place Nursery School is part of Giant grocery store's A+ Rewards Program. When you register your bonus card online with Apple Place Nursery School (ID# 26368), every time you shop at Giant, Apple Place earns money. You can register two schools with the program and it does not affect your gas reward points. To register online go to and in the red box labeled 'for customers' select 'register your card'. Sign in with the first three letters of your last name and the 11 digit bonus card number. Click 'look up'. Then enter Apple Place's Id# and click 'register'. If you registered last year, you do not need to register again, although Giant recommends verifying that Apple Place is still registered on your card. If you do not want to go online and register, there is a sign-up sheet in the lobby. Please provide your last name and your 11 digit bonus card number on the sheet and we will register the card for you. Thank you for your participation! By signing up, you are helping to support a vital area of children's ministry at FUMC! With your help we raised $ for Apple Place during the school year. Please continue to support Apple Place Nursery School! A special invitation to Veterans, Family Members of Deceased Veterans and Guests. You are invited to a fall picnic Saturday, September 19th, 1:00 pm at Greene Township Park, Scotland, PA. Hamburgers, hot dogs, rolls, condiments and place settings will be provided. Guests are asked to bring their own drinks and a dish to share by last name: A-H salad or fruit, I-Q main dish, R-Z dessert. Respond by Sept. 12th to Doug Davis or dougdavis0034@yahoo.com or Ray Kauffman or raykauffman@innernet.net or put a note in either of their church mailboxes. God is awesome! He has blest us with a church family of love. We can not thank you enough for all of your concern and love. Believe me we felt those prayers. Charlie came home Friday. He will try Elder Day Care. Please continue to pray for him and that his mind will be restored and I can take care of him! Thank you Cathy, Don and Gail. We love you. You are a blessing to this church and to us. A special thanks to our HOPE class. You are special people we think of you as family. - Charlie and Weezie Wentzel

3 Falling For Jesus Festival - September 19th from 10 am to 12 pm for kids 5th grade and younger. Join us as we kick off a new year in Children's Ministry with a fun morning of balloon animals, games, and inflatables! Parents must stay with their children for the event inside the FLC. For more information or to volunteer, contact Brianna at kidsedfumc@gmail.com or ext The Gathering Praise Set 9:30 am Worship Let Everything That Has Breath All My Fountains I Could Sing of Your Love Forever It's back! The annual Apple Place Mum Fundraiser will begin soon. Mums are provided by Plasterers. The cost is $5 each and they come in a variety of colors in 8" pots. If you would like to order mums, please contact Brianna at kidsedfumc@gmail.com or ext DESSERT AND LEARN SEMINAR: There are still seats available for the "Dessert and Learn" seminar, to be held immediately after the first "Wonderful Wednesday" meal on Sep 16th in the Hope Sunday School classroom. Some of the speakers/experts that will be on hand are our very own Mary Beth Shank and Ryan Stouffer. The seminar is being organized by your Endowment Fund Committee and the goal is to provide you an overview of topics of concern especially for young single or married adults with or without children. All we require is for you to let us know you will be attending by Sunday September 6th, so we can have plenty of desserts on hand. Registration is easy and can be done by: (1) completing the form below and placing it in Kris Culler or Sharon Foster's mailbox or (2) ing Kris [rculler3507@embarqmail.com] or Sharon [fosterds@embarqmail.com] or (3) calling Kris [ ] or Sharon [ ]. Please plan on attending, topics to be presented/ discussed are important to all young adults. Our goal for the evening is to be informative but brief and delicious DESSERT AND LEARN RESERVATION FORM: Please reserve (# seats) for me at the "DESSERT AND LEARN" on Wednesday, September 16th immediately following the Wonderful Wednesday meal. Kindly respond by Sunday, September 6th. Name: Telephone # Prayer Scripture James 3:1-12 Offering Sermon Closing Song The Sending Forth Oceans The Power of Words Give It All To You IF YOU ARE ABLE PLEASE PUT AWAY ALL TABLES AND CHAIRS FOLLOWING TODAY S SERVICE. SEPTEMBER BOOKS A Disciple s Path, by James A. Harnish-A book that would be useful as an introduction to discipleship or as a renewal for existing members. Harnish encourages us to become engaged followers of Jesus Christ by upholding the church with prayers, presence, gifts, service, and witness as with our membership vows. As a result, we are more involved in the ministry that brings a change in our lives and the lives of others. Gladhearted Disciples, by Chris Folmsbee- Even making a small shift in our daily actions can move us closer to understanding what it means to act like a disciple and not merely sound like one. As we learn to be more like Jesus in our faith, we can become authentic witnesses to others and encourage others by how we live. All the Places to Go, by John Ortberg- The author encourages the reader to see the countless open doors God places before us every day. We need to learn to recognize these open doors since they are opportunities provided by God to act with God and for God. How we choose to respond will determine the life we will lead and the person we become. Additional books in the library on discipleship-transformational Discipleship, by Eric Geiger; Disciple-making Church, by Bill Hull; Celebration of Discipline, by Richard Foster.

4 10:45 am Worship The Gathering and Welcome Prelude Elevation Gordon Young *The Call to Worship L In the beginning, God created the heavens and earth and saw that it was good; then God rested from his work, blessed the day of rest, declaring it a holy day. P On this Holy day, we come to worship you Creator God, who formed us in your very image and breathed into us the breath of life. You formed us to be your children and made us to reign over all the land and animals. L You created us to live in a rhythm of work, rest and worship. Everything was ours to enjoy, with one exception, the tree in the middle of the garden. We did not heed your warning, Do not eat from the Tree of Knowledge of good and evil. We listened, instead to the Tempter, who convinced us we could be our own God. That choice, O, God, has caused us to live in a fallen world, with struggles, disease, and death. P Yet, your steadfast love endures forever. When we turn away, and our love fails, your love remains. Your love never fails. *Opening Hymn God, Whose Love Is Resigning o er Us UMH 100 *Prayer of Confession *Choral Prayer Change My Heart, O God FWS 2152 *Passing of the Peace Special Music Holy Spirit Torwalt arr. Mott Scripture Hebrews 12:1-3, 14-15, 13:1-8, Children s Message The Offering The Offertory Sarabande Gordon Young *The Doxology Praise God From Whom All Blessings FlowUMH 95 Contemporary Song Turn Your Eyes Upon Jesus Opposite Page Message The Work of Living *Hymn Jesus Calls Us UMH 398 *The Sending Forth *Postlude He Keeps Me Singing Bridges, arr. Martin If God has touched you in some way during the service today, and you would like to know more, please feel free to speak to any of the worship leaders. They will share with you how you can receive God s forgiveness and a new life in Christ. Congregational Health is sponsoring two events starting in September: If you are interested in being trained as a Stephen's Minister or would like more information about Stephens, please contact Gail ( ext. 207). Training will start Monday, September 14th at 1:00 pm. For those who are experiencing the loss of a loved one, FUMC is starting a GriefShare Recovery Support Group. It will start Tuesday, September 15th at 7:00 pm. If you are interested or would like more information about GriefShare, please contact Gail ( ext. 207). To provide childcare during our 9:30 and 10:45 am services on Sunday mornings, First Lights Children's Ministry relies on parents, grandparents, and individuals who love children. We need many volunteers each week to provide quality care. Right now we are in great need of more volunteers for this important service. The 'nursery' is often the first place new families visit when they arrive at FUMC, and our care of their children may play a large role in whether they return on future occasions. What a wonderful opportunity we have to serve children and their families! For more information on our Childcare Services and to see how this area of service can benefit you, please pick up a brochure at the Welcome Desk in the lobby. If you would like to serve our youngest children during one service or more per month, please contact Brianna Renshaw at ext. 205 or at kidsedfumc@gmail.com. First Lights Children's Ministry is looking for volunteers to help care for the children in Cradle Roll on Wednesday Nights from 6:30 pm to 7:30 pm. If you enjoy cuddling, holding, rocking and singing to snuggly babies, Cradle Roll is the place for you! Please contact Brianna (kidsedfumc@gmail.com or ext. 205) if you are interested.

5 Youth grades 6-12! Youth Ensemble will begin rehearsals Wednesday, Sept. 9th at 6:00 p.m. in the Choir Room. Chancel Choir rehearsal will begin Wednesday, September 9th at 7:30 pm in the choir room. All those who love to sing are most welcome! Rev. Don Henderson will be doing an adult study on Wonderful Wednesdays using Dietrich Bonhoffer's book, "The Cost of Discipleship." This study will run from 6:30-7:30 pm in conjunction with all of the Wonderful Wednesday night programs. Upcoming Events: Grandparents Day is Sunday, September 13th. We will be celebrating the ministry of Grandparents. What a great Sunday to invite a grandchild/grandparent (Yours or someone elses!) to worship! Celebration of the Retirement of Our Debt -on Sunday, September 20th we will be celebrating the retirement of First UMC debt. Look for more details in upcoming bulletins! DONATION LUNCHEON SEPTEMBER 13TH FAMILY LIFE CENTER Chicken Dinner (provided by Dilly s) Vouchers are available in the lobby. Carry outs will be available for pick up after the 9:30 Sunday School and Contemporary worship service hour and after the 10:45 service. Donations may be given at the time of voucher pick up or at luncheon. This will support the Adult Mission Trip who will be traveling on their next trip in January, SEPTEMBER YES WE CAN WILL SUPPORT APPLE PLACE NURSERY SCHOOL S SCHOLARSHIP FUND. TURN YOUR EYES UPON JESUS (CCLI ) Oh, weary mind, oh, troubled soul, all the broken pieces that you hold. Turn them over, give them up, and then watch what Jesus does. Oh, heavy heart, oh heavy load, lay it down and let it go. Leave your broken yesterdays in the open arms of grace. Turn your eyes upon Jesus. Look full in His wonderful face and watch the world grow dim standing next to Him in the light of His glory and grace. Oh, frozen hope, oh, broken dreams, just like a boat tossed on the raging seas. You will walk on waves again when You have set your gaze on Him. Turn your eyes upon Jesus. Look full in His wonderful face and watch the world grow dim standing next to Him in the light of His glory and grace. Turn your eyes upon Jesus. Look full in His wonderful face. I wanna grow dim standing next to Him in the light of His glory and grace. LAST SUNDAY S WORSHIP ATTENDANCE: 306 8:15: 61 9:30: :45: 128 LAST SUNDAY S GENERAL OFFERING: $12,056.55

6 September 6th 12th TODAY 8:15 am Traditional Worship Service 8:30 am Praise Team Rehearsal 9:30 am Contemporary Worship Service 9:30 am Sunday School 10:30 am Praise Team Rehearsal 10:45 am Adult Sunday School 10:45 am Blended Worship Service 11:15 am Haitian Church Sunday School 12:30 pm Haitian Church Worship Service MONDAY CHURCH OFFICES CLOSED FOR LABOR DAY TUESDAY 9:30 am Merry Methodist Choir Rehearsal 4:15 pm Stephen Ministry 6:30 pm Apple Place Parent Orientation WEDNESDAY 6:15 am Men's Bible Study 6:00 pm Youth Ensemble Rehearsal 6:30 pm Cross Culture Youth Ministry (6th-12th Grade) 6:30 pm Women of Faith Bible Study 7:30 pm Chancel Choir Rehearsal THURSDAY 10:00 am Apple Place Nursery School Open House 12:30 pm CVSM New Horizons Band Practice 5:30 pm Worship Service & Supper FRIDAY 10:00 am Apple Place Nursery School Open House SATURDAY 1:00 pm Merry Methodist Choir Picnic There will be a Church Conference, Tuesday, September 22nd at 7 pm. The purpose of this Church Conference will be to authorize the Board of Trustees to purchase the property at 182 East Washington Street (currently owned by Dr. Black) and adjacent to the church. A Church Conference allows everyone to attend and have voice; only full members are eligible to vote. (For those of you new to United Methodism, this is the equivalent of a congregational meeting in other polities.) The Altar flowers are provided in celebration of Shelley Duckworth and Ryan Grove's wedding ceremony that was held in the sanctuary yesterday. FOR FAMILIES WITH CHILDREN IN THE SANCTUARY FOR WORSHIP TODAY: By the doors to the overflow there are worship bags hanging for children. Please return them after the service. Also, in the same area, is a toy box with pencils, special bulletins for the service and notebooks. Sunday School for all ages is at 9:30 am. Childcare is available at 10:45 am for children birth-2 just beyond the Sanctuary entrance and for kids 2-Kindergarten across the hallway from the Sanctuary entrance. Quieting room is always available for parents to bring their young children and still be a part of worship as well as a nursing area. BLOOD PRESSURE SCREENINGS TODAY FOLLOWING ALL SERVICES. OUR SYMPATHY AND CONDOLENCES are extended this morning to Dave and Carel Fish, family and friends, at the death of Dave s mother, Mary Fish, who passed away on Wednesday, August 26th, UPCOMING 10:45 ADULT SUNDAY SCHOOL CLASS Beginning today at 10:45am a Sunday School Class on End Times Prophecies to include portions of Revelation and Daniel for any who may be interested will begin. One of the resources that will be used is a book authored by Rev. N. T. Wright who is one of the top 5 theologians from the 20th Century. Rev. Don Henderson will be the leader. MERRY METHODIST CHOIR NEWS First Fall practice--tuesday, September 8th, 9:30-11:30 AM-- new members VERY Welcome!!!! Ewing's -- Saturday, September 12th, 1:00 PM--bring a covered dish to share--spouses welcome--rsvp by Sept 10th ( ).