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: The Glory of God s Love by Scott Laumann April 8, :30 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 Assistants, Charlie J. Meyers & Olivia Bauer Building Supervisor, Frank Jones Sextons, Devon Goodwin, Russell Whaley, John Buzby, Toni McIlwaine, Joe Kalil

2 Musician: James Dell Orefice Worship Leader: Anana Tinnhe Nursery Attendant: Guy McNeill How good and pleasant it is when God s people live together in unity! Psalm: 133:1

3 April 8, 2018 SUNDAY WORSHIP 8:30 AM 2 nd Sunday of Easter PRELUDE Instrumental PRAISE SINGING #307 Christ Is Risen #2231 O Look and Wonder #2196 We Walk by Faith OPENING PRAYER WELCOME TO ARCH STREET & PASSING OF THE PEACE JOYS & CONCERNS SILENT PRAYER REGISTRATION & ANNOUNCEMENTS OFFERING OF TITHES & OFFERINGS OFFERTORY SCRIPTURE READING Acts 4: John 1:1-2:1 SPECIAL MUSIC #2214 Dottie Wells Lead Me, Guide Me *GOSPEL LESSON John 20:19-31 SERMON Soul Mate Reverend Robin Hynicka CLOSING HYMN #2172 We Are Called BENEDICTION

4 Calendar of Events April 8 th to April 15th SUN 4/8 8:30 Worship, Chapel 9:45 Adult Sunday school, Chapel 9:45 Choir Rehearsal, Choir Loft 11:00 Worship, Sanctuary 12:20-3 Deaconess Darlene 12:30 UMW 12:30 Get Acquainted Time 1:00-4:00 Health Fair 5:30 Grace Café Devotions 6:00 Grace Café MON 4/9 1:00 Tea & Talk, Chapel 5:30 AA Nichols Hall 7:00 Band Rehearsal, Chapel TUES 4/10 12:00 Hour of Power 6:30 Unity Bible Study, Chapel WED 4/11 6:00 AA, Nichols Hall THUR 4/12 5:00 Diversity, Chapel 5:30 AA, Nichols Hall SUN 4/15 8:30 Worship, Chapel 9:45 Adult Sunday school, Chapel 9:45 Choir Rehearsal, Choir Loft 11:00 Worship, Sanctuary 12:20-3 Deaconess Darlene 12:30 Get Acquainted Time 5:30 Grace Café Devotions 6:00 Grace Café Please see the events page on our web site: for the full calendar of happenings.

5 WHAT S HAPPENING Health Fair Today! Join the staff member of Grace Café for a health fair at Arch Street United Methodist church from 1-4PM. There will be free gift bags, free haircuts, free health screenings, and free dental screenings. Arch St. United Methodist Women s 2018 Calendar We meet TODAY on the second floor conference room of Arch Street UM Church on the second Sunday of the month, but there are several exceptions to this schedule so please check the calendar below to be sure of the dates. Everyone is welcome DATES OF UMW Meetings: TODAY Sunday, May 6, a week early to miss Mother s Day Sunday, June 10 Easter Flower Garden Thank you to everyone who donated to the Easter Flower Garden. The Sanctuary was adorned with flowers and butterflies thanks to the volunteers who graciously decorated the church. Additionally we forgot to include Grace Regina who ordered a plant in honor of her son s birthday for April 14 th. Happy Birthday!

6 Welcome to Grace Café Grace Café (ASUMC s outreach to folks currently without homes) is open every Sunday through the end of June. After a brief period of faith sharing, those gathered will enjoy a home-cooked meal hosted by volunteer groups. 200 people attended last week s Grace Café. Swarthmore UMC and staff provide today s dinner. There are still openings for hosts to bring food and prepare a meal for about 200 people. If you know of a group that would like to assist in this important mission, please have them contact the church office at or Darlene DiDomineck and Carmen Francesco at gracecafephilly@gmail.com Greeters, servers and clean-up crew are needed and always welcome. LGBTQ DINNER and GAME NIGHT Our Pastor, Rev. Robin Hynicka, invites the LGBTQ church group and their friends to a Covered Dish Supper and Game Night, on Friday, April 20, 2018, at 6:30pm at his home, 4231 Paul Street in the Frankford section of Philadelphia, just 2 blocks from the Frankford Elevated Line. Car-pooling is always an option, and there is off street parking in the church lot behind his house. The Pastor will provide the main course, and the guests attending the side dishes. There will be board games, card games, and perhaps even some action games, all to it making for a fun evening. Please let Rev. Robin know whether or not you will be attending and some idea of the type of side dish you will be bringing by contacting him at robin@archstreetumc.org. Annual Conference 2018 Registration and Deadlines Registration is now open for Annual Conference attendees and exhibitors. Register online now! The registration deadline is Friday, May 18. All Media Materials (PowerPoint, video, etc.) are due to the Bishop's Executive Secretary, Amy Botti, by May 4.. It would be best not to wait until the deadline to submit media materials, in case more time is needed to make timely corrections and ensure that they are in proper order. (The deadline for resolutions has passed.)

7 Helping Puerto Rico Rise Again update Six months after Hurricane Maria devastated much of Puerto Rico, a U.S. territory, we get an update from the Rev. Nick Camacho on needs and challenges still facing the Methodist Church there, once a part of our Philadelphia Episcopal Area. Churches are trying to restore their facilities and their communities in the slow recovery process. Camacho leads our conference's aptly named Helping Puerto Rico Rise Again campaign. He reports to our Cabinet this week. Loss of Turtle Island Program April 9:30 am - 11:00 am Lititz UMC April 14 th, 9:30 11:00 am, light lunch to follow, at Lititz United Methodist Church, 201 Market Street, Lititz, PA. An opportunity to learn about the interaction of the initial wave of Europeans to colonize the Americas and the US Government / United Methodist Church s Interaction with Native Peoples. The program is free and open to all. We ask you to register so that we can prepare lunch. A free will offering will be taken to support the Black Feet United Methodist Parish in Browning Montana. Register by contacting Mike Shifflet at or at mshiffty@gmail.com Sharing Native American Worship, Culture, History The Eastern PA Conference Committee on Native American Ministry (CONAM) will celebrate Native American Ministries Sunday, April 15, 4-6 PM, at Camp Innabah (712 Pughtown Road, Spring City), with a festive and informative gathering for worship, a fellowship meal and first-person accounts of UM persons and churches serving God in mission among Native peoples. The talks will feature mission efforts with the Ponca Tribe in Oklahoma, Dupree Elementary School in Dupree, S.D., and Flandreau Reservation in South Dakota. This is one of CONAM s biannual, free special events to introduce Native American culture and concerns to conference members and friends. All local church CONAM representatives are urged to attend for information and networking. RSVP to fanderson@epaumc.org.

8 A Look at Our Faithfulness Combined attendance for last Easter Sunday April 1 st was 225. Your tithes, gifts, and offerings help ASUMC make a difference in our community.

9 "I Am Human" That was the sign the sanitation workers wore in Memphis when they marched for the right to unionize for safe working conditions and decent pay. It was their fight that brought Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. to Memphis where he was assassinated on April 4th, 50 years ago. To honor Dr. King s legacy on this sad anniversary, POWER rallied and marched last Wednesday in support of hotel workers who are fighting to unionize in Philadelphia, then on Thursday we held a press conference at City Hall to introduce the 21 st Century Living Wage bill. This legislation, sponsored by Councilman Squilla, will raise the wages of contracted and subcontracted workers in Philadelphia. We are calling on City Council to Lead by Example by raising their pay to $15/hr. by 2020 and we won t stop until every Philadelphian is making a Living Wage! This is one step in POWER s fight for the rights of workers across the region. We are also pushing for a higher statewide minimum wage and the right to pass our own minimum wage legislation in Philadelphia. What you can do: Contact your city Councilperson and urge him/her to support the 21 st Century Living Wage bill. You can find your council rep s phone number by going online to Philadelphia City Council at At the bottom of the home page, click on the Find My Council Member link and type in your address. Your rep pops right up with the phone number. Now, call that number and ask to speak to the Council Rep. If he/she is not available, ask to speak to their Legislative Assistant. When you get that person, tell them you live in their district and are a member of POWER, and you want Council to pass the 21st Century Living Wage bill to raise the pay of city contract workers from $12 to $15. On the anniversary week of Martin Luther King's death in the cause of fair treatment of workers, this is a faithful proclamation of our moral values. Thanks so much for your help. Sunday School 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 Acts 3:12-19, 1 John 3:1-7, and Luke 24:36b-48. Readings for NEXT week are Acts 4:5-12, 1 John 3:16-24, and John 10:11-18.

10 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, Rob Koob, 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 Prayers of Encouragement: Anna Burton, Marge Donnelly and family, Rick Taylor, Mat Hearn, 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, Sympathy for the family and friends of Rev. James Pittman. 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.

11 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

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