Perry Hall United Methodist Church

Perry Hall United Methodist Church

A Congregation of The United Methodist Welcome! We proclaim God s unconditional Church love for all, which compels us to love one another as Christ loves and to provide 9515 Belair Road opportunities to grow through nurture and Baltimore, MD 21236 service. 410-256-6479 Pastor: Rev. Victor Harner

Traditional Service May 12, 2013 8:15 and 11:00 SHARING OF OUR MINISTRIES ORGAN PRELUDE A Song For Mother s Day Higgins *GATHERING SONG (8:15) Blessed Assurance vs. 1 Pg. 369 *CHORAL INTROIT (11:00) Psalm 150 Palestrina *OPENING HYMN AND PROCESSION Come, Thou Long-Expected Jesus Pg. 196 *CALL TO CELEBRATION Leader: The Lord is King! Let the earth from coast to coast rejoice. People: The great power of God lights up the world, creating and transforming the landscapes of this world. Leader: We rejoice as the energy of God transforms the landscapes of our lives with the love of Jesus Christ, and the power of the Holy Spirit All: Let all people rejoice and give praise and thanks to God whom we worship as all-powerful Creator, loving Savior and empowering Spirit. GREETING AND SHARING OF CHRISTIAN LOVE Please sign the Fellowship Book located in the pew. PRAYER OF INVOCATION All: Eternal God, we give thanks and praise for Jesus preparedness to show us your true nature and your true character - for in Jesus words we hear the resonance of your voice, and in his deeds we see the imprint of your hands. We give thanks that Jesus presence disclosed a new reality at work in the world - the reality of your kingdom O God, where what was broken is mended, what was afflicted is relieved, what was bound is set free and what was excluded is included. We pray that our worship here today will enable us to catch a glimpse of your kingdom, to hear the resonance of your voice, to know the imprint of your hand on our lives and to experience the breath of your Spirit in our bodies. In Jesus name we pray. Amen VOCAL SOLO (8:15) A Mother s Love Bacon Denise Boyd, Soprano ANTHEM (11:00) A Mother s Love Bacon Prayer cards are available in the pews. Please fill out and pass to center aisle for ushers to pick up. 3

SHARING OUR JOYS AND CONCERNS MOTHER S DAY RECOGNITION PASTORAL PRAYER AND OUR LORD S PRAYER Pg. 895 OFFERTORY PRAYER All: God of creation, Alpha and Omega, we offer these gifts as a portion of what you have lavished upon us in your generosity. You have invited us to be your stewards, that when your Kingdom is fully established we might be deemed faithful servants in your sight. Open our eyes to the good we can do, every day, with the time, talent and treasure that has been entrusted to us. We pray in the name of your son, our risen Savior. Amen. THE GIVING OF OUR GIFTS OF LOVE ORGAN OFFERTORY Evening Prayer Peeters *DOXOLOGY Praise God, from Whom All Blessings Flow Pg. 94 *HYMN OF PREPARATION There's Within My Heart a Melody Pg. 380 SCRIPTURE READING Matthew 28: 16-20 NT. Pg. 34 CONGREGATIONAL RESPONSE: Leader: The Word of God for the People of God. People: Thanks be to God! Amen! MOMENT OF SILENT REFLECTION THE WORD PROCLAIMED An Encounter with Authority Pastor Victor Harner *HYMN OF PARTING O Zion, Haste Pg. 573 TAKING THE LIGHT AND THE WORD INTO THE WORLD *BENEDICTION *CHORAL BENEDICTION (8:15) Choral Amen Wiltse *BENEDICTIONAL RESPONSE (11:00) Blest Be the Tie That Binds vs. 1 Pg. 557 *POSTLUDE Hail to The King Paxton *PLEASE STAND IF ABLE IN HEART OR ATTITUDE 4

May 12, 2013 9:30 ANNOUNCEMENTS Pat Fisher GATHERING SONG PASSING OF THE PEACE Please sign the Fellowship Book located in the pews. KID S CHOIR To the Glory of Our King Robert Leaf DANCING ANGELS PRAISE SONGS MOTHER S DAY RECOGNITION WHAT S HAPPENIN IN OUR LIVES PASTORAL PRAYER AND THE LORD S PRAYER Pg. 895 OFFERTORY PRAYER All: God of creation, Alpha and Omega, we offer these gifts as a portion of what you have lavished upon us in your generosity. You have invited us to be your stewards, that when your Kingdom is fully established we might be deemed faithful servants in your sight. Open our eyes to the good we can do, every day, with the time, talent and treasure that has been entrusted to us. We pray in the name of your son, our risen Savior. Amen. THE GIVING OF OUR GIFTS OF LOVE SCRIPTURE READING Matthew 28: 16-20 NT. Pg. 34 SHARING FROM THE WORD An Encounter with Authority Pastor Vic *COMMITMENT SONGS *SENDING FORTH 5

MESSAGE FOR NEXT SUNDAY Pentecost Sunday An Encounter with the Breath of God John 20: 19-22 THE FLOWER MINISTRY The Red Rosebud is to the Glory of God and in memory of my dear son, Matthew s birthday. Given with Love, Mom, Steve and Grams. OUR PRAYER LIST Gloria Barlow, Georgia Burkhardt, Calvin and Florence Cairns, Gene Dilda, Edith Hofferbert, Ricky Gambrill, John Glenn, Bill Jones, Ruth Kiel, Barbara Miloro, William McCollister, Robb Paulson, Anne Patton, Ruth Radcliffe, and our Shut-ins. OFFERING REPORT Date Received Budgeted 05/5/2013 $5,897.39 $ 6,250.00 Month to date $5,897.39 $ 6,250.00 Year to date $115,570.67 $112,500.00 WORSHIP ASSISTANTS Greeters 9:30 Greg and Christy Moore Backdoor 11:00 Camryn Moore Ushers 8:15 Jim Zealor and Al Simkins 11:00 Troy, Bonnie, Andrew and Jacob Lingelbach Acolyte 11:00 Faith Kalendek Lay Readers 8:15 Jim George 9:30 Kay Pokrzywa 11:00 Charlene Paulson Cribbery 9:30 Josh and Kellie Cordell 11:00 Mary Harryman Office Facilitator Nina Witthauer Altar Guild Peggy Whiting and Pat Walter Administrative Board needs you! We are looking for a Recording Secretary for 2013-2014. Meetings are held only five times a year with two already behind us! As a member of the Adboard you will have a vote on important church matters. Please consider joining the Ad-board and filling this important position. Please call Dawn Brown @ 443.610.7329 or the church office. 6

CHURCH EVENTS FOR THE WEEK Sunday Coffee Hour 9:15, 10:30, 12:00 Confirmation Class 12:30 Monday Brownies and Girl Scouts 5:30-7:30 Zumba 7:15 Tuesday Trustees meeting 7:00 NA at 8:00 Wednesday Adult Choir 7:45 Thursday Hand bells 6:00 Seekers Bible study 7:00 Praise band 7:15 Zumba 7:15 Community Choir 7:30 Saturday Safe Sanctuaries meeting 9:00 Thrift Shop 10:00 Food Distribution meeting 10:00 Directory Info: We have set up a second set of picture dates with Life touch due to a number of people not being able to make the May dates as well as the dates being mostly full already. June 28 from 2-8, and June 29 from 10-5 will be the next picture dates. Kid s Choir - This is the last time the Kid s Choir will be singing this school year.. Thank you to all of the participants and families for your wonderful support and the time we spent together this year. Short term Bible Study class - Acts: Learning from the Apostles: Study 1: Catch the Wind Study 2: Live with Passion Study 3: Get a Good Start Study 4: Worship through Trials Study 5: Live your faith Two separate sessions will be held: Tuesdays at 12 noon beginning May 7 and Mondays at 7:00 p.m. May 13. There is no cost for this class. Materials will be made available in the Narthex or the church office. W.I.S.H. Group The WISH group will meet at Bertucci s for lunch on June 6 th at 12 noon. There will not be any meetings during the summer. The fall meeting will take place on September 5 at 10:30 at church. All women who are not working are invited to attend. We will be starting a new book The Great House of God at our September meeting. 7

Safe Sanctuary News: In order for persons to work with children and youth at Perry Hall UMC they must do the following: 1. Have an initial Background check. 2. Attend initial Safe Sanctuaries training (Approx. 1 hour) and be re-certified every two years. 3. Fill out a sexual misconduct form annually. 4. Sign certification of attendance and policy & procedures statement. We will be hosting several sessions in the next few months as well as posting a webinar on-line for those who are unable to attend a live session. At this time we are asking that unless you have been trained with in the last 6 months you must attend one of the session or view the webinar. Sign-ups will be available beginning May 1. Failure to complete any of the steps will mean that you can no longer work with children and youth until that step is completed. Dates: Saturday, May 18 9:00 a.m. Wednesday, May 22 6:30 p.m. Saturday, June 8 9:00 a.m. Wednesday, June 12 6:30 p.m. Tuesday, July 2 6:30 p.m. Please sign up below and put in offering plate: Name Class date and time Cupcake Ministry - thanks to all who continue to donate!! If you haven't already, please see the new sign-up sheet for May and June (break for July & August)...resuming in September. RELAY FOR LIFE - 6/21: "Team Faith" of PHUMC has been created to support the American Cancer Society's mission. Go to http://www.relayforlife.org/ and search this team name to sign up to walk and/or to donate. Please share with your friends and family to celebrate survivors and remember special people who have touched your life. Look for updates via email and the church Facebook page. Men s Breakfast - May 25 at 9:00am. Join us for a morning of delicious breakfast & fellowship. $5 at the door. This will be the last breakfast of the season, resuming in September 2013. Contact Ed Funk with questions. Calling all shoes! Yes, shoes. The youth group is collecting shoes in any condition for Shoes 2 Share, an organization that provides hope, comfort and opportunity to men, women and children through the gift of shoes. In many areas of the world, the lack of shoes can lead to illness, disease and even death due to contaminated soil from sewage and a variety of other factors. Shoes in all condition are welcome. Please look for the shoe collection boxes in the fellowship hall and the narthex. Thank you in advance for your support of this wonderful ministry. For more information about Shoes 2 Share, please visit the website or Facebook page: www.shoes2share.org & http://www.facebook.com/pages/shoes-2-share. 8

The Youth Group is still collecting items for Health Kits for UMCOR. All Items for the health Kit need to be brought to the church through the summer. Health kits provide basic necessities to people who have been forced to leave their homes because of human conflict or natural disaster. Health kits are also used as learning tools in personal hygiene, literacy, nutrition and cooking classes. When people gain the knowledge and materials to maintain personal hygiene, their overall health improves. 1 hand towel (15" x 25" up to 17" x 27") 1 washcloth 1 comb (large and sturdy, not pocket-sized) 1 nail file or fingernail clippers (no emery boards or toenail clippers) 1 bath-size bar of soap (3 oz. and up) 1 toothbrush (single brushes only in original wrapper, No child-size brushes) 1 large tube of toothpaste (4.5 oz. or larger, expiration date must be 6 months or longer in advance of the date of shipment to UMCOR Sager Brown) 6 adhesive plastic strip sterile bandages Place these items inside a sealed one-gallon plastic bag. There will be a box in the Fellowship Hall, in a separate envelope, please send a check for at least $1 for each kit to help UMCOR Sager Brown with the costs of processing and shipping kits around the world. Bottle Caps We are still collecting bottle caps to make a Bottle Cap Mosaic, made from recycled plastic bottle caps, at the town fair. Please continue saving and bringing in all your plastic bottle caps, all colors. The bin is outside the Youth room. Dancing Angels - Alyssa Hausman, Gabbi Paulson, Maria Schneider, Allie and Bailey Cordell Margaret Patterson and Phoenix Mack. The chorus of this song is what held the inspiration and reason for performing this on Mother s Day. When the heart feels too big for the body, there is dance. YELIEL (MY ANGEL) Yeliel, my angel Know that I can hear you And every word you speak is holy Wind caressing me Yeliel, my angel Know that I can see you And when I fall I feel your arms around My destiny Protecting me 9

Graduate Recognition 2013 Perry Perry Hall UMC will be having Graduate Recognition Sunday on June 16. We will be honoring our graduates from high school, college, and graduate school. If you will graduate (or have a child graduating) this spring, please fill out the form below and bring or mail it back to the church office, along with a wallet size photo. You may also enclose the form and picture in an envelope marked Graduate Recognition and place it in the offering plate on Sunday morning or email the information and picture to Perryhallumc@verizon.net. ** The deadline to submit information for the bulletin is Monday June 3. ** Graduate s name: (exactly how you wish it to appear in the printed bulletin) Parent s names: School graduating from: Future plans (college, grad school, employment, etc.): ** Please don t forget to include a wallet size photo! ** 10

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MINISTRY TEAM LEADERS Rev. Victor Harner, (home) 410-256-1028 Norman Smith, Senior Lay Leader Pat Fisher, Bill Jones, Assistant Lay Leaders Denise Boyd, Praise Band and Handbell Choir Mary Schramm, Administrative Assistant Donald E. Appel, Director of Music Julie Evans, SS Superintendent Marcia Wahoske, Kid s Choir Robb Paulson, Cherub Choir Noreen Morris, Custodian Pastor Victor Harner: rovervic@verizon.net Church email: perryhallumc@verizon.net Web Site: www.perryhallumc.org Pastor Vic s blog: http://perryhallpastor.wordpress.com/ CVLI License 502278770 CCLI License 1160132 SERMON NOTES Welcome If you are new to Perry Hall Church today we welcome you with Open Hearts, Open Minds and Open Doors. We would like to know more about you and your interests or needs and how we can best serve you; we invite you to contact us in person, by phone or by email to Pastor Victor Harner, at 410-256-6479 or at perryhallumc@verizon.net or rovervic@verizon.net. 12