Black History Month February 10, 2019 GATHERING MUSIC SILENT MEDITATION 9:50 AM Please rise in body and spirit, as you are able Facebook Check-in: As you arrive, please check-in on Facebook. Follow us on Twitter and Instagram @WestParkUCC
PRELUDE WELCOME AND PASSING OF THE PEACE HYMN I ve Got Peace Like a River BLACK 478 CALL TO WORSHIP One: Isaiah: surprised by the Holy One in the Temple-- A vision, a call, a response: Many: Here I am: Send me! One: Paul: surprised by the Spirit at his hateful work An interruption, a challenge, a response: Many: I received from the Lord the word of grace I now proclaim! One: Weary fisher folk: surprised by Jesus at their empty boats A sign, a promise, a response: Many: They left everything to follow! One: Let us worship the One who finds us and surprises us. HYMN Go Tell It on the Mountain PAGE 4 GATHERING PRAYER Holy One, you are ready to meet us wherever we are in our lives, offering vision, interruption, hope where we may least expect it. Surprise us here at worship today with some unexpected grace that will change something in us large or small and send us into the world inspired and impassioned to do your work. In Jesus name we pray, Amen. GLORIA PATRI Glory be to the Father and to the Son and to the Holy Ghost; as it was in the beginning, is now and ever shall be, world without end. Amen. Amen. ANTHEM Nearer, Still Nearer G. Martin/ L. Morris CHILDREN S MESSAGE THE LORD S PRAYER (In Unison) DID YOU KNOW? 2
GOSPEL READING: Luke 5:1-11 Pew Bible page 62, NT ONE: Here ends a reading from God s Word. ALL: Thanks be to God, who is still speaking. SERMON A Hero to Call our Own HYMN Lord, I Want To Be a Christian PAGE 5 OFFERING DOXOLOGY Praise God from whom all blessings flow; Praise Him, all creatures here below; Praise Him above, Ye heavenly host: Praise Father, Son, and Holy Ghost. PRAYER OF DEDICATION (In Unison) God who calls us to participate in your vision of justice for our world, Let these offerings become our response: all your people fed, all your people safe, all your people housed, all your people educated. Amen. JOYS AND CONCERNS OF THE CONGREGATION PASTORAL PRAYER HYMN Not My Brother, nor My Sister PAGE 6 BENEDICTION POSTLUDE 3
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MINISTERS OF GOD S LOVE...Every Member of WPUCC SENIOR PASTOR...Rev. Jason Thompson ASSOCIATE PASTOR...James R. Furry PASTORS EMERITI...Rev. Don Norenberg, Rev. Larry Craig DIRECTOR OF MUSIC...Christopher Venesile, PhD CHURCH ADMINSTRATOR...Linda Ferro ACOLYTES...Isabelle Armstrong, Ben Rhea LECTOR...Gail Kenney SCRIPTURE READER...Eric Jessen COUNTERS...Marilyn & Jim Furry, Lester Armstrong WE WELCOME all who are here to worship with us today, especially our children and youth. Please sign the attendance pads and pass the pad to the side aisles, by the windows. PASTOR JASON S office hours are Mondays, 2-4 p.m. and Wednesdays, 9am-3pm, or by appointment. Pastor Jason can be reached at the church office (216) 671-7228 or WestParkUCCPastor@gmail.com. FOR YOUR INFORMATION: Last Sunday s attendance was 78 adults and 13 youth/children. Thank you for your offerings of Operating: Operating $3,104, OCWM $149, Pink - Camperships $75, CUE $47, Rent: Discovery World $3,700, Parlor $50, Children's Plate $42, Youth Group Calendars $53, Bridge to the Future $144, Initial Offering $10, Pennies $1, Memorial Fund $50. 3RD SUNDAY- is February 17. The Turkish American Society of Cleveland will be with us at 11:30 to offer a demonstration on Turkish cooking and teach us how to prepare a traditional dish. This will take place in the church kitchen. Please sign up on the sheet in the Narthex, even if you had signed up for the January one. Thank you. OUR WEEKLY BIBLE STUDY meets on Wednesday nights at 6pm in the parlor. This week, we will discuss Luke 6:17-26. ALL ARE WELCOME! NEW ADDRESS: Anna Belle Rice has moved to Michigan. Her address is 1703 Devonwood Drive, Rochester Hills, MI 48306. Her new phone number is 248-601-9767. 7
WE PRAY FOR: The family of Estelle Melton,(Tricia s mother), Austin & Amanda (McFadden) Lupercio, Janet Gorman, Grace Green, Pastor Larry & Christina Craig, Clara Strodtbeck, Jean Clark, Georgia Smith, Pat Bunnell, Wanda Paulin, Carol Hunt, Midge Karnatz, Geri Frimel, Anna Belle Rice, Ed Fowler, Shirley and Jay Gardella, Bryan Hrehocik. Aaron & Levi, Sandi, family and friends, Kay Iannarino, Bonnie Carey, nursing home and at home members, incarcerated, Lyda, Anna, Mike, Rachel, Luke, Adam, Terry Thomas, Geri Surmitis, Bernadette Derenburger, Austin, Garrity family, Maria Miller & family, Kathy, Paul, Kathleen & Doug, Lynn, Jim, John, Brenda, Joe, Patty, Sela, Donna, Alan, Staci, Marie, Isabel, Rich, Rosie, Ivonne, Meli, Leo, Eric, Dawn, Amanda, Luis, Diana, Linda, Dan, Renee, Christina, Pam & Tom, Sue, WPUCC & families, friends & enemies, Keith C, Adra, Aaron, Van, Andrea, Trish, Alex, Morgen, Gene, Diane, Gigi, Keidra, Tency, Kirsten M, John E, Becky K, Sheila, D, Taylor, Rashone & kids, Kathy S & family, Kim T & family, Ada & family, Neko & Kaylin, Frank, addicted, Larry LaDonna, John, Ann, dick, Amy, Shelly, Angie, Eric, Remi, Andy, Taylor, Mary, Bridget, Ellen 2019 LENTEN DEVOTIONAL - This year s theme is Kindness, or something you feel moved to share. Submissions are due February 17th (to be compiled, copied and distributed on March 3rd for Ash Wednesday March 6th.) Please email submissions to Debbie Miller at ddmiller1430@gmail.com or Lora Mosier lola.bottomfeeder@gmail.com or place your submission in the Christian Education Mailbox in the church office. We need 40 submissions! Thank you for your work! Let us be the CHANGE that God wants us to be! We are gathering loose change that will be used to fund outreach to our neighbors. You can deposit any loose change you wish to offer in the large glass jar in the Narthex. How much can we collect in 2019? THE UNITED METHODIST CHURCH is preparing for a worldwide church conference on human sexuality and their denominational stance on the full inclusion of LGBTQIA+ persons in the life and ministry of their churches. While many United Methodist Churches do welcome members of the LGBTQIA+ community, the governing policies of their denomination are not fully open to all. Our friends at CHRIST UNITED METHODIST CHURCH (W138th and Lorain) have invited us to join them on Saturday, February 23 at 7:00 pm for a time of reflection and prayer that their denominational leadership will affirm the full humanity of all people. DAYTIME ASH WEDNESDAY SERVICE also at Christ United Methodist Church at noon on March 6. A brief Ash Wednesday worship service with imposition of ashes will be followed by a light brunch served by United Methodist Women. A sign-up sheet is in the narthex if you are interested in attending the brunch that we might provide an accurate count for food. 8
ALBER SCHOLARSHIP! Applications are available for our Alber Scholarship. It is open to Active Members of all ages who will be Sophomores, Juniors, or Seniors in an accredited educational institution. The deadline for the scholarship is Sunday, March 31. Some of the requirements have changed, including providing a current official transcript from the educational institution. You can pick up a paper copy in the Narthex or you can email Linda at westparkuccoffice@gmail.com for an electronic copy. Please let your students know that this is available! HELP WANTED! After many years of operating our Sound/Projection Systems, Dennis McCormack and Jane Vogt are retiring before summer. We need people to help Amanda Salvino and Dan Karkoff so that they do not have to volunteer every Sunday and special Worship service of the year. Mandi & Dan and Dennis & Jane are happy to show you how the system works and provide thorough training. Contact Dennis & Jane, or Mandi & Dan before or after Sunday worship, or contact the church office. 9
THIS WEEK AT WEST PARK SUNDAY FEBRUARY 10: 10:00 a.m. Worship & Light, Bartter Hall 11:30 a.m. ANNUAL MEETING AND LUNCH MONDAY, 02/11: 7:00 p.m. Mood Disorder Support Group, Parlor TUESDAY, 02/12: 6:30 p.m. MOPS 7:30 p.m. Recovery, International, Youth Room WEDNESDAY, 02/13: 1:00 p.m. Staff Meeting 6-8 p.m. Neighbor Night, Bartter Hall 6:00 p.m. Bible Study, Parlor 7:00 p.m. Choir THURSDAY, 02/14: 6:15 p.m. Low Impact Aerobics, Bartter Hall FRIDAY, 02/15: 7:30 p.m. Al- Anon, Parlor SATURDAY, 02/16: 2:00 p.m. Prayer Shawl 10:15 p.m. Alpha-Omega AA Bartter Hall 12:00 a.m. Westside Midnight AA Bartter Hall NEXT SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 17: 10:00 a.m. Worship & Light 11:30 a.m. 3 rd Sunday, Church Kitchen; Trustees 2:00 p.m. Bartter Hall Rental 3:00 p.m. Bowling 3909 Rocky River Dr. 216-671-7228 Cleveland, Ohio 44111 www.westparkucc.org WestParkUCCOffice@gmail.com 10