May 13, 2018 January 20, 2019 Rev. Bill Reinhart, Pastor Today s Sermon: Unafraid: Living with Courage and Hope: Friendless and Alone? From the beginning of creation, God recognized our need for relationship- with God, and with other people. That s easy to affirm for people with partners, spouses, family, and friends, but what about people who have lost or perhaps never had those human connections? God offers hope to those who feel friendless, and a clear command to those of us with love to share. We are glad that you are here! Questions? Ask anyone with a red nametag for information about our church. Welcome Flyers for new worshipers are found on the Welcome Table in the entryway. Please fill out the Thanks for Being Here card in the pew rack. Time will be given to write any prayer requests and/or comments on your worship experience on the back of the card, then place it in the offering plate. A staffed nursery is available in the education wing for children 5 & under. Children s activity bags for worship are available on the rack by the bookshelf. Copies of the sermon manuscript are available before the service from any usher, and can also be found posted on our church website. Words will be projected for all songs. Some songs are also found in the red hymnal, black hymnal or gray songbook found in your pew and page numbers are listed accordingly in your bulletin. Coffee is served between worship services each week in the Fellowship Hall from 9:20-10:20. Devotional resources are available on the bookshelf in the entryway. Hearing assist devices are available, please ask an usher. 8:15 am Joyful Praise Worship 10:30 am Celebration Worship Coffee Fellowship & Education 9:20-10:20 am
Joyful Praise Worship 8:15 am Living with Courage and Hope Music for Gathering Welcome and Announcements Invocation & Sharing Christ s Joy Pastor Bill Reinhart Opening Song Greater Call to Worship Song Remind Me Who I Am Old Testament Reading Never Alone Psalm 139:1-12, 23-24 NLT Song Nobody Loves Me Like You The Early Word The Very Lonely Firefly By Eric Carle Read by Christy Eckenrode New Testament Reading Created for Relationship Genesis 2:7,15-23 NLT Offering Music Who You Say I Am Pastoral Prayer and The Lord s Prayer Our Father, who art in heaven, hallowed be thy name. Thy kingdom come, thy will be done on earth as it is in heaven. Give us this day our daily bread. And forgive us our trespasses, as we forgive those who trespass against us. And lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from evil. For thine is the kingdom, and the power, and the glory forever. Amen. Closing Song All the People Said Amen Blessing Music for Departure Message Unafraid: Friendless and Alone? Time of Reflection Spend this time in meditation or to write a comment or prayer on your response card Invitation to Offering
Celebration Worship 10:30 am Living with Courage and Hope Music for Gathering Craige Farwick Welcome and Announcements Invocation & Sharing Christ s Joy Pastor Bill Reinhart Call to Worship Opening Hymn In the Garden #314 red hymnal Old Testament Reading Never Alone Psalm 139:1-12, 23-24 NLT Special Music Water from the Rock By Timothy C. Santinga The Early Word The Very Lonely Firefly By Eric Carle Read by Christy Eckenrode Hymn of Preparation There is a Balm in Gilead #375 red hymnal New Testament Reading Created for Relationship Genesis 2:7,15-23 NLT Invitation to Offering Offertory What a Friend/ Jesus is All the World to Me arr. Kartsonakis Doxology #94 red hymnal Pastoral Prayer and The Lord s Prayer Our Father, who art in heaven, hallowed be thy name. Thy kingdom come, thy will be done on earth as it is in heaven. Give us this day our daily bread. And forgive us our trespasses, as we forgive those who trespass against us. And lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from evil. For thine is the kingdom, and the power, and the glory forever. Amen. Hymn of Sending Forth What a Friend We Have in Jesus #526 red hymnal Blessing Music for Departure Joyful, Joyful, We Adore Thee arr. Lori Line Message Unafraid: Friendless and Alone? Time of Reflection Spend this time in meditation or to write a comment or prayer on your response card
Happening Today Sunday School Classes run from 9:20-10:20 am for children ages 3 through 8 th grade. Classrooms are marked in the ed wing hallways. 7th & 8th graders meet in the youth room. The Human Relations Offering will be received today to support neighborhood community development ministries; provide community advocacy in the United States and Puerto Rico through the United Methodist Voluntary Services; and work with at-risk youth through the Youth Offender Rehabilitation Program. This is one of six annual UM special offerings. Envelopes are in your pew racks. The First Grade Faith Stepping Stones Class is today during the Sunday School Hour. Parents and students will learn about the different types of prayer and the different ways to pray. Next Sunday during worship they will receive their prayer books and a blessing from the congregation. Families may attend either service. Coming Up Chili Cook-Off Next Sunday Sign up today to enter your chili in the Chili Cook-Off on Sunday, January 27! All proceeds from the event go to support our senior high youth mission and faith formation activities. See Curtis with questions. This fun event will again include the one-day Cribbage tournament and an all-church lunch. (See below) Unafraid Study Underway Though it began last Sunday, you could still catch up and participate in the study between services by reading the companion book to our worship series by Adam Hamilton, Unafraid Living with Hope and Courage in Uncertain Times. Hamilton says, For anyone struggling with fear, worry, or anxiety, or who wonders how families and communities can live as peacemakers in troubled times, Unafraid offers an informed and inspiring message full of practical solutions. Books are available in the entryway for $16 to use in personal study on your own, or to join the 5-week study between services which started last week in the adult conference room. Cribbage Tournament & Game Day Our annual cribbage tournament takes place in conjunction with the Chili Cook-Off and Game Day on Sunday, January 27. We ll do a one day tournament starting at 11:30 or so and wrapping up by 2:30 with a winner announced. Come join the fun, and invite a friend! Sign up today in the entryway!! For those who don t play cribbage, we encourage you to bring other board games to play, for adults or children. All Church Lunch Next Sunday EVERYONE is invited to come for the soup & chili lunch on Sunday, January 27. Bring your roll of quarters or dollar bills along to vote for your favorite chili. All proceeds from this event will support summer youth mission events. There will be soup for those who don t eat chili. Come enjoy the food and fellowship, and support our youth at the same time!!
Meals on Wheels in February February is our month to provide drivers for Meals on Wheels delivery in Buffalo! We need three drivers every day, and the meals are now picked up at the Community Center in Buffalo at 11:30 am, Monday-Friday only. There are no weekend deliveries. Please check your calendar and sign up in the entryway if you can help out. Turn in Your Lydia Project Scarves If you are making a purple scarf for the Lydia Project, please have them turned in to the church office by January 25. Any questions, please call Dianne McLain at 763-682-2260. Help Make Soup on February 1 Help make soup for the Frozen Meals ministry and also the youth s Soup-er Bowl Sunday fund raiser. Debbie Bishop has scheduled a soup making day for Friday, Feb. 1 at 9:30 am. A signup sheet is posted on the bulletin board, so please let us know if you can help. If you don t want to cook, but would like to donate supplies, a sign up sheet will be posted for items soon. If you ve wanted to join us, but never have before, now s the time! It s not only a great gift to others, but a fun time of fellowship as well. Financial Statements Available Postage is going up! So save us a stamp and stop by the table in the entryway to pick up your end of year contribution statement. Thank you! 2019 Offering Envelopes Available Offering envelopes for the coming year are available in the entryway. Some are labeled by name, but if you don t find any with your name on, please add your name to the list and we ll get some for you! Phone Directories Available If you need an updated BUMC phone and address directory, pick up a copy on the white table in the entryway. Short-Term Daily Drivers Sought While Don Mahler is in hospice at Parkview, the family is looking for additional drivers to bring Lois and her sister from Hanover to visit daily from mid-morning to late afternoon. If you could help, even with one of the daily trips, please call Sue Kiphuth at 612-240-5168. Lois is on wait list for assisted living, so not sure how long the need will be, but all help is appreciated! Social Media and Website Revamp As we begin a new year, we are seeking people who might help us step up our social media presence through intentional posts and processes as part of our MCCI Social Media team. Let s start the new year with some fresh ideas! If you would consider being part of this team, please talk with Sara Biren or Laurie Schroeder. We hope to get started soon! There is a free online tutorial you can do, also. We also hope to form our MCCI Website team very soon. Again, if you would consider being part of the team to upgrade and contemporize our website, please see Laurie. Whether you have technical skills, artistic skills or willingness to be part of the team to maintain and keep it fresh all are needed! Confirmation Corner This Wednesday, January 23 is a focus night. Remember, the mandatory Confirmation Retreat is on January 26-27. All students and Faith Partners will have a blast.
Next Sunday Unafraid: Living with Courage and Hope - Fear of Failure Nobody makes it through life without making mistakes. As unpleasant as it can be, failure is a necessary part of learning. When our fear of failure holds us back from becoming the person God wants us to be, it s time to remind ourselves that God has promised to strengthen us and go with us, no matter how daunting the challenge. Music by The Heart Strings Trio with John Hagen, Kellie Strub and Bob Strommen; also Kay Hagen. Prayer Matters Pat Bowe was put into hospice at Bethesda this past Wednesday. Please pray for their entire family. Wendy Fitch appreciates prayers to calm anxieties as they await Jace s head plate surgery on January 25. Prayers for all who are struggling financially, that we may trust God s plan. Serving Today Musicians: Joyful Praise Team (8:15) Gerry Starr, song leader (10:30) Jill Starr, pianist Reader: (10:30) Tech: Jana Knutson, Jim Norrix, Joe Schroeder Ushers: Dave & Pam Sieberg (8:15) Mary Johnson & Susan Sorsoleil (10:30) Coffee Servers: Natalie Roeser & Barb Odenthal Nursery Attendant: Angie Masteller This Week in Ministry Wednesday, January 23 6:00 pm Confirmation Focus Night 6:00 pm Senior High Youth 6:30 pm Handbell Rehearsal 7:30 pm Praise Team rehearsal Thursday, January 24 1:00 pm Prayer Journaling Class 6:15 pm Building Worship Bridges MCCI team 6:30 pm Adult Bible Study at Paulette s Saturday, January 26 8:45 am Confirmation Leave for Retreat Sunday, January 27 1st Gr. FSS Blessing, 3 yr-1st Gr. Sing 8:15 am Joyful Praise Worship 9:20 am Fellowship & Education 9:20 am Unafraid Book & Bible Study 10:30 am Celebration Worship 11:30 am Chili Cook-Off & Soup & Chili Lunch Cribbage Tournament Confirmation students return during worship 609 8th Street NW Buffalo, MN 55313 763-682-3538 Office@buffaloumc.com www.buffaloumc.org Church Leadership & Staff Pastor: Rev. Bill Reinhart PastorBill@ Lay Assoc. Minister: Laurie Schroeder Laurie@ Youth Coordinator: Curtis R. Rieck Curtis@ Children s Coordinator: Debbie Bishop Debbie@ Administrative Asst: Michelle Jones Office@ Lay Leader: Paulette Moore Leadership Team: TBD Staff Parish Team: Gail Hurley Property Team: Dave Sieberg Finance Team: TBD Bookkeeper: Patty Steer Patty@ Custodians: Bob & Ryan Highberg Bob@ NOTE: All email addresses are: @BuffaloUMC.com