WELCOME TO CHATFIELD UNITED METHODIST CHURCH. September 13, Please call the church office or visit

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1 Please call the church office or visit SECRETARY...Karen Hamm CUSTODIAN... ABC, Inc. WELCOME TO CHATFIELD UNITED METHODIST CHURCH September 13, 2015 SUNDAY SCHOOL SUPERINTENDENT Jennifer Lange-Collett PARISH NURSE...Beverly Simpson, R.N. HON DIRECTOR Sue A. Awes Cell Phone PASTOR... Rev. Debra Jene Collum Cell Phone Office Hours: Secretary... 8:30 AM-3:00 PM Tuesday & Thursday If you know of anyone in the hospital or in need of prayers, visits or the sacraments, please contact the church office. By the numbers Last s week attendance Yearly average attendance...70 Last week s offering.... $2, Weekly average need....$2, Blessing of the backpacks and the children who carry them.

2 Welcome to the household of God called Chatfield United Methodist Church. We are glad that you are joining us for worship and hope that you experience God s love and grace here today. Please take a moment to sign the guest register. *Please stand as you are able September 13, th Sunday after Pentecost PREPARATION: Teach us your names, O God, spoken in acts of mercy and justice and grace. May we learn your names, O Jesus, by trusting who you are for us and for all. May we recognize your names, Holy Spirit, in the renewing of our lives and communities. Amen. PRELUDE ANNOUNCEMENTS SHARING THE LOVE OF CHRIST WITH NEIGHBOR LIGHTING THE CHRIST CANDLE *CALL TO WORSHIP Every day, God calls out to God s world in love. Every day. Today, at this moment, we can pause and listen. Come, celebrate. God is calling our name. BLESSING THE SCHOOL YEAR/BACKPACKS Today we bless the new school year with this song. As the song is sung children will come forward to receive a token to remind them that we are praying for them and those who work with them to encourage their learning. HYMN: Chatfield United Methodist Church We are a community of faith open to everyone. We seek to live as disciples of Christ and share God s love in word and deed. God of All Learning (See insert) Sun., Sept. 13 Mon. Sept. 14 Tue., Sept. 15 Wed., Sept. 16 Thur., Sept. 17 Fri., Sept. 18 Sat., Sept. 19 Sun., Sept. 20 Tue., Sept. 22 Wed., Sept. 23 September 13 September 20, :30 am Worship-Bless the Back Packs 9:30 am Sunday School Resumes 10:30 am Coffee Fellowship 10:45 am Mother-Daughter Banquet Planning Mtg. 10 am Bone St. Mary s 7 pm Food Shelf Over-sight Meeting 6-9 pm Food Shelf Open 6:30 pm Alzheimer s 7 pm Ad Council 8 am Quilts, Crafts & Conversation 10 am Bone Builders 6 pm Praise Team 1:30 pm NAP Distribution 9-11 am Food Shelf Open UMW Annual Rochester Christ UMC 9:30 am Worship-Bless the Years 9:30 am Sunday School 10:30 am Bless the Years Brunch 9 am Bible Study-Disciple Fast Track 3 pm Pastor Go 6-9 pm Food Shelf Open 7 pm Books & s September Ushers are David & Amy Zincke and Ron Hill. Coffee Fellowship will be served by the Finance Committee: Pastor Debra, Scott Ferguson, Kent Gillespie, Teresa Narveson, Bill V. Wright and Bea Zincke.

3 TODAY There will be a meeting to plan the Mother-Daughter Banquet on Sunday, September 13 at 10:45 am. Bring your ideas for food, caterers, decorations, etc. Please join us Tuesday, September 15th at 6:30 PM at the Potter Auditorium in Chatfield to watch I ll Be Me movie. This movie tells of the journey Glen Campbell and his family navigates thru during the journey of his progressing disease of Alzheimer s. Following the movie Dr. Angala Borders-Robinson, DO-FACN from Olmsted Medical and Melissa Fenske, Social Services Director from Chosen Valley Senior Living will lead discussions regarding Alzheimer s disease. This is sponsored by F & M Community Bank. Doors will open at 6:00. Everyone is invited. Chatfield Habitat For Humanity Project Help renovate a home in Chatfield September 17, 18, 19 Scraping, Prepping, Painting Lunch Preparation Contact Julie Young for shift sign up and more information (507) or jyoung@chatfield.k12.mn.us PRAYER (speak your name during this prayer) God, we are here to worship and to learn. We are here to listen. We are here to know. We are here to be known. You know me, I am (name). Help me today to know you more fully Amen. PRAISE TEAM SCRIPTURE LESSON Mark 8:27 38 *HYMN There s a Spirit in the Air vs. 1-4 #192 SERMON How has your understating of who Jesus was and is changed since you first became aware of him? CALL TO PRAYER Bless the Lord #2013 Praise Team will sing once, congregation and Praise Team twice more PRAYERS OF THE CHURCH/SHARING OF JOYS AND CONCERNS At this time, anyone who has a joy or concern for prayer is invited to lift it up before the congregation and God. After each petition the Leader will say: Lord, in your Love The congregation will respond: Hear our Prayers. If you would like your prayers spoken by the leader, please give them to Pastor Debra, in writing, before the service. Who do we say you are? Who do we confess you to be? Prophet, Healer, Teacher all three! What else can be said though, are there other big terms to share? Messiah, Christ, and Master if we so dare! Yet there has to be more than this, for words say little, words say too much. What says the heart of yours? What thoughts or yearnings seek to be expressed? Feelings of love, full experiences of grace; a call within that challenges and gives rest. How then should we name this One? How best do we confess him to be? Jesus the world s fulfillment the hope of truly becoming me!

4 LORD'S PRAYER PRESENTATION OF TITHES AND OFFERINGS OFFERTORY *DOXOLOGY Praise God from whom all blessings flow; Praise God, all creatures here below; Praise God for all that love has done; Creator, Christ, and Spirit, One. Amen *OFFERTORY PRAYER (unison) Gracious God, we return to you for your use a portion of the gifts you have given us. Bless this offering that it may further your purpose in the world, gathering in the lost and lonely, tending to those in need, healing the ill, comforting the grieving, and sharing the good news of your love and compassion. Amen. *HYMN O Word of God Incarnate vs. 1-3 #598 *BLESSING Friends of Christ, we go now with one of the many names of God on our lips, the question Christ asks us in our mind, and hope in our hearts. Amen. *BENEDICTION CHORAL RESPONSE O Word of God Incarnate vs. 4 #598 POSTLUDE 9:30 am Worship Service After Service: Coffee Fellowship Reader: Organists Teresa Narveson Sherry Hareldson Roberta (Bobbie) Kehret Mitch Walbridge Pastor Debra posts sermons and other reflections at her blog. The address is: Googling Perennial Hope usually gets you to it. The sermon is also posted to the Chatfield UMC FaceBook Page God of All Learning (Tune of Morning Has Broken ) God of all learning, God of all knowing. We bring these back packs filled with supplies. Bless all these tools of leaning and growing, Use these, we pray, to change many lives. Bless all the students, young ones and old ones, Walking or riding, traveling by bus. May they remember that you go with them, And that they all are precious to us. Some kids are poor and some kids are wealthy, May we give all the tools that they need. May we make sure they re safe, loved and healthy, So that they all may thrive and succeed. Bless all who learn and bless those who guide them, Bless those who teach and counsel and care. May they remember you walk beside them. Through all their school days, you, Lord, are there. Prayers requested for the following individuals: Gaylon Amy, Phyllis Amy, Hank Anderson, Marlene Anderson, Lois Bacon, Ryan Bakken, Thelma Barker, Braxton Bernard, Doris Durfey, Clair Gartner, Joanne Greenlee, Dick Halloran, Patricia Hanson, Janice Haug, Pat Hill, Betty Johnson, Darlene Johnson, William & Ginny Kremer, Jackie Meyer-Rostad, Alta Reese, Kael Simpson, Lowell Stephas, Bill & Betty Thomas, Larry Tucker, Dolly Zincke & Russ Zincke.

5 Food shelf oversight meeting September :00 pm Food Donation List Cereal Pasta and sauce Pancake Mix Hamburger, Tuna Helper Canned soup Canned meat Canned fruit Canned vegetables Peanut Butter Canned tuna Macaroni & cheese Food Shelf will be [Type a quote from the document or the summary of an interesting point. You can position the text box anywhere in the document. Use the Text Box Tools tab to change the formatting of the pull quote text box.] open Tuesdays 6-9pm Fridays 9-11am Community Food Drive Challenge Sept 28 & 29 6am-8pm Chatfield United Methodist Church Bring your donations in to be weighed. Challenge to reach 250# on our thermometer! Action team event thru Thrivent with $250 seed money for food shelf. Money donations also welcome. Tell your friends & neighbors! CHATFIELD COMMUNITY FOOD SHELF MISSION STATEMENT Chatfield Community Food Shelf exists to provide food supplies in a manner that preserves the dignity and respect of families and individuals who are residents of Chatfield and the Chatfield rural community. Chatfield Community Food Shelf serves individuals and families regardless of their race, color, ethnic origin, national origin, ancestry, creed, religion, sexual orientation, physical appearance, disability status, age, pregnancy or any group membership. A child who reads will be an adult who thinks.