St. Paul s United Church 308 King St Midland, on L4R 3M6 Sunday July 22nd, 2012 Rev. Karen Ptolemy-Stam 308 King St, Midland, ON L4R 3M6 Office hours Mon-Fri 9-12 & 1-4pm Phone 526-6077, Fax 526-4020 Email: stpaulsunited@ rogers.com
Website: stpaulsmidland.org St. Paul s United Church Eighth Sunday after Penticost SUNDAY July 22nd, 2012 *When you see this sign, please stand as you are able. WE GATHER IN GOD S NAME PRELUDE MUSIC WELCOME & ANNOUNCEMENTS *HYMN # 232 Joyful Joyful We Adore You CALL TO WORSHIP (responsive) As Disciples of Christwe are learners, together, As disciples of Christwe are people on The Way. As disciples of Christwe care for one another. As disciples of Christwe serve, we share, we pray. In this time together, may God's presence transform us. In this time together, may God's presence transform the world! LIGHTING OF THE CHRIST CANDLE As we light this Christ candle, may it remind us that Christ is in us and in Our world. INTROIT: Surely the presence of the Lord is in this place, I can feel God s mighty power and God s Grace. I can feel the brush of angels wings I see glory on each face, Surely the presence of the Lord is in this place. OPENING PRAYER (in unison) Almighty and merciful God, from whom comes all that is good, we praise you for all your mercies, given us in Jesus, our Christ: your goodness that has created us, your grace that has sustained us, your wisdom that has challenged us,
your patience that has borne with us, and your love that has redeemed us. Amen. *HYMN #340 Jesus, Friend of Little Children THEME CONVERSATION WITH THE CHILDREN (Cathy Metzgar) PRAYERS WITH CHILDREN THE LORD S PRAYER PRAYER OF CONFESSION (responsive) In our journey through life we often become discouraged by the challenges and obstacles that we face along the way and the path our lives have taken that may not be exactly what we envisioned. God, we know you love us and we ask your forgiveness when we try to face those challenges and summit the obstacles before us by ourselves. Forgive us for being our own harshest critics and open our hearts to your strength and love. WORDS ASSURANCE WE HEAR THE WISDOM OF THE WORD PRAYER OF ILLUMINATION (in unison) Follow me, Jesus said, and then proceeded to teach and preach and heal. That's not an easy path for us to follow, O God, but inspired by your word, encouraged by your Spirit, and supported by one another, we dare to try. May your word inspire us today to follow your way. Amen. SCRIPTURE READINGS: PSALM 145 1-19 SERMON THE JOURNEY WE RESPOND TO GOD S WORD GIVING OF OUR GIFTS HYMN # 595 We Are Pilgrims *DOXOLOGY: #VU 541 Praise God from whom all blessings flow; praise God, all creatures high and low; give thanks to God in love made known: Creator, Word and Spirit, One. OFFERTORY PRAYER (in unison) God we know that sometimes children ask about the "money part" of the church service. If God is so powerful and kind, why don't we have lots of money? Easy answer: because God as always works through us and our generosity is paid forward tenfold plus through our minister Karen and our congregation, as our generosity shines the Christian light throughout our community and through our lives. Amen. * HYMN VU# 679 Let There Be light COMMISSIONING/BENEDICTION * SUNG BLESSING Go in love; have no fear. God will guide you, He is always near. Go in Love; take His hand. God will hear you, He will understand. May His light forever shine upon you. WE GO FORTH TO SERVE
POSTLUDE May His peace be always in your heart. Go in love; face each day. God will lead you, He will show the way. Go in love and live in faith. Amen. (Reproduced with permission under license #c607447) NEWS AND UPCOMING EVENTS A special welcome to all new friends as we gather to celebrate God s presence in our lives. If you are a guest, visitor or newcomer, please make yourself known to us. If you have any questions, our greeters would be delighted to help you. Please put your name, mailing address and email address in our guest book so we may have a record of your visit. Lemonade on the front lawn today is compliments of our Fellowship group. Today we welcome Stephan Kramp and thank him for leading our service. Karen will be back in the office on Tuesday July 24 th. Ministers: All the People of God with the Rev. Karen Ptolemy-Stam Service Leader Stephan Kramp Lay Reader Kim Hakkenberg Children s Time Cathy Metzgar Director of Music Paul Sloan Pre-Service Music Rick Taylor Administrator Judy McConnell Custodian Mary Ellen Petticrew Phone 526-6077 Fax 526-4020 Email: STPAULSUNITED@ROGERS.COM, Minister s: minspucmidland@gmail.com Website: stpaulsmidland.org Office hours Monday thru Friday 9-12, 1-4pm SUMMER SUNDAY SCHOOL Sunday school Summer Volunteers Needed: Get to know our St. Paul's young people by volunteering in Sunday school this summer! We need volunteers to cover the months of July and August. Volunteer one time, or more if you are able. All material will be provided. Contact Angie Leis (705-549-5647) for more information. See you in Sunday school! IF YOU KNOW SOMEONE AT HOME OR IN THE HOSPITAL THAT NEEDS A VISIT FROM OUR MINISTER, PLEASE CALL OUR CHURCH OFFICE AND LET KAREN KNOW. (705-526-6077) Midland Police Chief and Mayor Slated To Discuss Downtown Safety Challenges and Midland Renew Midland Police Chief Michael Osborne and Mayor Gord McKay will lead a joint community discussion on Wednesday, July 25 at 6pm in the sanctuary of St. Paul s United Church, 308 King Street. This is being organized by the Downtown Midland BIA and all concerned businesses and residents are invited to attend. Reflections on Our First Year Together: On Sunday, August 5 Karen is inviting anyone who would like to join her to grab a glass of lemonade after church and gather at one of the tables downstairs to just informally reflect together on our first year together. What were the surprises this past year? Highs? Lows? Just check in and see how things are going. Hope you can join us.
Bakeless Bake Sale: Please make your cheque payable to St. Paul s United Church. **We would like to wind down the Bakeless Bake Sale and ask if you could please get your donations in by the end of July, Envelopes are available on the back window of the church. Thank You! The UCW Fall Rummage/Garage Sale will be held on Friday Oct 26 th. There will be a few differences in our sale this fall and most will be announced later, however we would like to include a plant table for perennials and cuttings you may have started from your house plants. Perhaps you would consider starting some cuttings now so they could be well established by the date of the sale. Thanks! Congratulations to Bev & Clint Truax on the occasion of their 55 th Wedding Anniversary July 20 th. They met at St. Paul s and were married here! Staff Vacation: Judy will be on holiday from July 26 th thru August 7 th. Thank you to Gail Wilcox for taking care of the office during Judy s holiday. MINUTE FOR MISSION July 22 Food for Life More and more, the rights of small-scale farmers and farm dwellers are being violated and undermined in South Africa. Your Mission and Service gift supports an organization that works for justice and equal rights in rural South Africa. People should be able to produce or get healthy food and help determine agricultural policies. Yet that is not the case in South Africa. The export-driven model of agriculture there encourages using agro-chemicals, genetically modified plants, and fuels that negatively affect health and the environment. Farm dwellers face evictions or dispossession, violence, human rights abuses, and rural displacement. They are among the poorest and most vulnerable sectors of society and face myriad challenges. Mission and Service supports the Surplus People Project (SPP), which works with the rural poor to fight poverty and improve livelihoods. A key to this goal is access to and control of land, water, and seed, as well as access to local markets. SPP also works with farmers to promote ecological agriculture to minimize farming s effect on the environment and to maximize the use of available and renewable resources. Your gift to Mission and Service supports planning, research, and lobbying; raises awareness through education; and helps South African men and women in rural areas to improve their quality of life. Have you made a Mission and Service gift lately? Mission & Service Fund: We are presently under budget $3255.00 on our Mission and Service givings. We have budgeted till the end of July: $17,500.00 We have raised as of July 15 th $14,245.86. Please give to the Mission and Service Fund!
Don t miss this very special concert, this group was here last year and everyone who attended raved about their talent. They will be singing at our morning service on August 12 th and the concert will be in the afternoon, everyone is welcome! WorldSong Vocal Camp Concert To celebrate a week of music making with: Dr. Ysaye Barnwell "Building a Vocal Community: Singing in the African American Tradition" Robert Bouthillier Teacher of traditional songs from Acadia, Quebec, Brittany Alan Gasser Georgian polyphony and traditional village folk music facilitator Sunday, August 12, 2012 1:00 p.m. At St. Paul's United Church 308 King St., Midland, Ontario Free-will donation ($10 suggested) Proceeds to Huronia Children's Choir For more information: WWW.WORLDSONGS.CA Brookside Music summer series: Change of Venue - ***The next 2 Friday night concerts which were to be at the church on July 27 th, and August 3 rd have been moved to the cultural centre. At this time the August 6 th and August 10 th concerts are still at St. Paul s. July 22nd (Sunday) - Wolak and Donnelly- at Cultural Centre 2pm July 27th (Friday) - Bax and Chung Cultural Centre 8pm July 29 (Sunday) Vesuvius- at Cultural Centre 2pm August 3rd (Friday) - Zodiac Trio Cultural Centre 8pm August 6th (Monday) - Anton Kuerti and the Afiara String Quartet 2pm St. Paul s August 10th (Friday) - The Cecilia String Quartet St. Paul s Everything Alanis Morissette
I can be a nightmare of the grandest kind I can withhold like it's going out of style I have the bravest heart that you've ever seen, and you've never met anyone (who's) As positive as I am sometimes Chorus: You see everything You see every part You see all my light And you love my dark You dig everything Of which I'm ashamed There's not anything To which you can't relate. And your still here. I blame everyone else, not my own partaking My passive aggressiveness can be devastating I'm the most gorgeous woman that you've ever know, and you've never met anyone (who's) As everything as I am sometimes Chorus: What I resist, persists and speaks louder than I know What I resist-your love, no matter how low or high I go Chorus: And you're still here.