Everyone at Spirit of Hope is a Minister of the Gospel In the same way, let your light shine before others, so that they may see your acts of kindness, and give glory to your God. Matthew 5:16 Welcome The mission of the United Methodist Church is to make disciples of Jesus Christ for the transformation of the world, in order that we may: Grow in love of God and neighbor Reach new people Heal a broken world Communion Sunday, April 10, 2016 2016 April Events New Member Gathering Thursday, April 14 6:30 p.m. New Member Sunday Sunday, April 17 During 10:00 a.m. worship Women s Tea Celebrating special women in our lives Saturday, April 30 11:00 a.m.-1:00 p.m.
WELCOME GUESTS AND MEMBERS TO THIS SERVICE OF WORSHIP April 10, 2016 Third Sunday of Easter 10:00 a.m. THE GATHERING GATHERING MUSIC Jerry Rubino GREETING AND WELCOME Penny Meschke As we join in the Ministry of Presence, please sign and pass the forms along the pew and then pass them back paying attention to those around you. Another way of attending to each other is to fill out a yellow prayer concern/joy card and placing it in the offering plate. You are welcome to do that. TIME OF SINGING I Love You Lord I love You, Lord and I lift my voice to worship You oh my soul, rejoice! Take joy, my King in what You hear. Let me be a sweet, sweet sound in Your ear. Love You So Much Hear these praises from a grateful heart. Each time I think of You the praises start. Love You so much Jesus, love You so much. Lord I love You my soul sings. In Your presence carried on Your wings. Love You so much Jesus, love You so much. Chorus: How my soul longs for You, longs to worship You forever, In Your power and majesty, lift my hands lift my heart, lift my voice, Towards the heavens, for You are my sun and shield. Beloved Let Us Love Beloved, let us love one another. For love comes from God, and everyone that loves is born of God and knows God. He that doesn t love, doesn t know God, for God is love. Beloved, let us love one another, First John, 4:7 and 8. *CALL TO WORSHIP CCLI License No. 1027861 An asterisk * indicates to please stand, as able, to the Glory of God Light print for the leader and bold print for the congregation Good Morning! Are you awake?! Well, we are standing here aren t we? Yes you are, but are you awake? It s Easter, you know! Are you feeling a little exposed or naked in this questioning? It feels a bit rude to be asked such things first thing in the morning, for we are only doing our best So, are you awake?! It took us commitment and preparation to get here today. Is there something we are missing?
*HYMN OF PRAISE Amazing Grace No. 387 *OPENING PRAYER We hear Jesus say, Do you love me? And we know Yes is the right answer. And we know there are sheep to be fed Of course we do! Of course we do! don t we? Yet, we ask you to help us, dear God, To know it s okay to question. Help us ask, Are we really feeding your sheep? Let us know it s okay to be asked, Do you love me? Beloved, let us love one another, And let it be a sweet, sweet sound in Your ear. For indeed, God is Love. Amen THE WORD SHARING A WORD OF PEACE AND GREETING We Are the Church I am the Church, You are the Church, we are the Church together. All who follow Jesus, all around the world, yes, we re the Church together. CCLI License No. 1027861 A WORD WITH THE CHILDREN Following children s time, our children will stay in worship today. Nursery is available for children 3-years old and younger. GIFT OF MUSIC It Is Well With My Soul/The River Keeps on Roll in Jam-N-Toast arr. Amy Grant SCRIPTURE READING John 21:1-19 p. 141 One: All: For the word of God in scripture, within, among, and beyond us, Thanks be to God! MESSAGE Rude Awakening Penny Meschke Key Verses: Just after daybreak, Jesus stood on the beach; but the disciples did not know that it was Jesus. Jesus said to them, Children, you have no fish, have you? They answered him, No. He said to them, Cast the net to the right side of the boat, and you will find some. So they cast it, and now they were not able to haul it in because there were so many fish. John 21:4-7 PRAYERS OF THE PEOPLE OFFERING OUR GIFTS & SELVES THE RESPONSE GIFT OF MUSIC Many Rooms Jam-N-Toast Penny Meschke
*OFFERING THANKS AT THE TABLE The Risen Christ is with you! And also with you! Lift up your hearts! We lift them up to God! Let us offer our thanks to God. It is good to offer thanks and praise Please remain standing for the first part of the thanksgiving prayer. *OUR 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. SHARING THE BREAD AND CUP Jesus invites everyone to his table, so, you are welcome to come, receive a piece of bread from a server, dip it in the cup and eat (intinction is a churchy word for this). As you come, if you wish to make an offering, the plates are on the tables at the front for you to do so. You may also use one of the yellow prayer cards in the hymnal rack if you have a prayer request or joy. Those cards too may be placed in the offering plates. Relax. This is meant to be communion with one another in the spirit of Christ. Come! Commune! Enjoy! *CLOSING PRAYER Echoes Calling in a cup of Hope Pulsing beats, of His kick Echo in each wheel turn. He sets the pace of Spin. Hear the Song that sings in pulling up slippery clay. A melody to always Hope, The longing to truly Belong, Please help me, ignore not Echoes that keep calling. Center this soul of clay on Your wheel. Hold me to see Grace where into vessels Your love pours PEM THE SENDING *CLOSING SONG Christ Has Risen See next page
*A BLESSED SENDING Dear God of love, keep awakening and centering our souls, abrupt or gentle, so that we are able to love and feed our brothers and sisters and thus be able to say, Yes, we love you. Amen. CLOSING MUSIC Jerry Rubino (In respect for those who wish to remain and enjoy the closing music, please meet and greet your friends, new and old, over coffee in the lobby. Thank you!) *Please stand, as able, to the Glory of God All Parents, who have children in nursery, please pick up them up right after the closing of the service. Thank you!
Spirit of Hope News Guests Thank you for joining us in worship today. Please join us after worship for coffee and fellowship! First Service in the Chapel We have an 8:30 a.m. service in the chapel, which consists of a hymn, prayer, scripture, sermon and communion, and is shorter than our Worship service at 10:00 a.m. All are welcome to come join any or every Sunday at 8:30 a.m. Women s Book Club. Join us on tonight, at 6:30 p.m. in the lower lobby to discuss Americanah, by Chimamanda Nogzi Adichie. Book Study. The book study group has begun a new book, "Convictions, How I Learned What Matters Most" by Marcus J. Borg. Borg was a contemporary New Testament scholar who was especially skillful at writing about theology in understandable and concise prose. The book was his last (he died last year) and fittingly summarizes his faith journey and his theology. Please join the group for good discussion and fellowship. We meet on Mondays at 6:30 p.m. in the lobby (not on April 4th as most of the group works at Simpson). Sanctuary Choir will rehearse in the sanctuary on Wednesday, April 13 at 7:00 p.m. Loaves and Fishes - Thursday, April 14. We need volunteers for 2 shifts, which are: 3 to 5:00 p.m. for setup and food prep, and from 5 to 7:00 p.m. to help serve and cleanup, at Brunswick United Methodist Church on 42nd Avenue in Crystal. For more information or to sign up, see the bulletin board in the upper lobby or volunteers can call Linda at 763-559-1849 with any questions. Second Harvest meets on Friday, April 15, at 9:00 a.m. in the fellowship hall. Creative Spirits/Prayer Shawl Ministry will meet on Saturday, April 16 at 9:30 a.m. in the lower lobby. April s All Church Meal on Sunday, April 17, after worship, we will have an all church meal. Please join us! We are serving pancakes, a fruit, sausage, orange juice and cinnamon rolls. Contact Claire at 763.528.3259, if you could help with prep, serve and clean up or tables. Thank You! Nursery Update: We are looking to add a second person to the nursery. This is a part-time paid position and job-share with Colette, the person needs to be 18 years or older. We are also developing a volunteer youth program to assist in the nursery on Sundays, so that we can have double coverage, if needed. We encourage you to be a volunteer. If you have an interest in any of these positions, please contact Jody Grande or email SPR@spiritofhopeumc.org. Home Stretch - Soon all of those boxes and bags that you have filled for the flea market can get moved out of the basement or garage, but you still have time to find one more bagful. Wait to bring smaller items until Sunday, May 1. DO NOT bring furniture or other large items until Sunday, May 15. Thanks! Dates: May 19-21. Ministry Trust Fund Makes Grants - The Board of the SOH Ministry Trust Fund recently approved two grant requests: DAYS FOR GIRLS-$500. The mission of Days for Girls is to provide girls and women in developing countries with sustainable feminine hygiene kits as a part of a health education program. Several members of the congregation are volunteers who help sew, prepare, and assemble the kits for the New Hope Chapter. These kits help girls "regain" days in their lives for school and work, when otherwise they may have been shunned or isolated during their menstrual periods. If you wish to volunteer, please contact Ann Rest. GOLDEN VALLEY PRIDE FESTIVAL-$500. The inaugural Golden Valley Pride Festival will be held on June 12 at Meadowbrook Park. The grant will help pay the expenses for the event which is not funded by the city. SOH will have a presence at the festival as an outreach event. Our Community PRISM - Our goal was 5000 pounds. We produced over 10,000 pounds! We doubled our goal! PRISM thanks you for your generosity! PRISM is our local food shelf. You can help in two ways. You can bring in some of the items which are most needed: baby formula/food, beef stew, boxed potatoes, canned chicken/tuna, canned fruit, cereal, cleaning products, condiments, cooking oil, deodorant, dish soap, jam/jelly, juice, laundry detergent, lotion, napkins, pads/tampons, pancake mix/syrup, paper towels, pork & beans/baked, ramen noodles, salad dressing, shampoo/ conditioner, toilet paper, toothbrushes/ toothpaste. You may also make a donation to PRISM. Be sure to clearly mark PRISM on your offering envelope or on the memo line of your check. If you would like a PRISM envelope, see an usher or get one from the Kiosk. Minnetonka Choral Society - Just Plain Folk A choral celebration of folk music from around the world! This afternoon at 3:00 p.m., Mount Calvary Lutheran Church, 301 County Road 19, Excelsior, MN 55331. Ticket information: $18 for adults - $10 for students (17 and younger), group discounts are available. Buy tickets at the door. Every region of the world abounds in music that seems to grow from its soil. We'll explore the wonderful differences, and astonishing similarities, of folk music from throughout the globe. This is music created at home to lift spirits and help life go better. That's what we hope to do for everyone who sings and hears it. The Fantasticks - Jerry Rubino invites you to see/hear a show that he is music directing and playing with Nautilus Music Theater. The Fantasticks runs today through Tuesday April 19, at the Nautilus studio in Lowertown St. Paul. This is full of GREAT music and the singer/actors are intentionally cast against type! The Fathers are being played by the Baldwin sisters and the "young couple" is played by an older couple in their 60's: Gary Briggle and Wendy Lehr. For more information see: http://www.nautilusmusictheater.org/the-fantasticks
Walk for Talk HEAR-O- 5K - I am a mom of an adorable, bright, little boy that is deaf. He is 22 months old and his name is Ezra. He wears two cochlear implants that help him hear and is learning to speak thanks to his hard work and school! I am contacting you because I would like to tell you about this very special school called Northern Voices in Roseville. It helps young kids, like my son, that are hard of hearing or deaf. They work in small classrooms and one on one with teachers on their listening and speech. It helps prepare them for Kindergarten, so they start out at the same level as their hearing peers! We are thankful Minnesota has such a unique, positive and wonderful school! Here is where YOU come in, the students need SUPER HEAROS!! We need participants, runner/walkers, on May 14. To register: https://sites.google.com/a/northernvoices.org/walk-for-talk-2016/ capes encouraged!!!! We also need sponsors to support Ezra and kids like him! Your donation is tax deductible and your business gets advertised on the race t-shirts!!! Silver Sponsorship $500 Gold sponsorship $1,500 Diamond $5,000. Contact Colette at gorr0031@gmail.com - for more information - http://www.northernvoices.org// Collette is our hired nursery attendant and her son is in our nursery every Sunday. MAY 14 SCHEDULE 7:45 Registration Opens 8:45 Kids Flash Dash 9:00 5K Race 9:05 Fun Run/Walk 10:00 Awards Family Activities until 12:00 REGISTRATION www.northernvoices.org Questions: erinl@northerinvoices.org or 651-639-2535 Walk for Talk - HEAR-O 5K What? 5K Race (timed), Fun Run/Walk, and Kids Flash Dash Where? Central Park, Jaycees Shelter, 2540 Lexington Avenue N, Roseville When? Saturday, May 14, 2016 For 7 years there has been a fun family run/walk race called Walk for Talk. It is a fundraiser for the school Northern Voices which my son attends. Proceeds benefit hard of hearing or deaf children at the school! I was wondering if you would like to join us and/or sponsor the May 14 event in Roseville? Here is my son s landing page to register for the fun event or donate: https://www.razoo.com/us/story/colette-jo-fundraising-for- Walk-For-Talk-Hear-O-5k-2016 Spirit of Hope UMC 7600 Harold Avenue Golden Valley, MN 55427-4820 763-545-0239 763-546-3109 (fax) Website: www.spiritofhopeumc.org Office Hours: 9 a.m. 4 p.m., Monday Thursday 9 a.m. 12 noon, Friday Sunshine Valley Daycare: 763-545-6906 Ministers: Congregation Pastor: Jeff Hansen Director of Youth Ministry: David Hodd Director of Children & Family Ministry & Music: Penny Meschke Minister of Music: Jerry Rubino Finance Administrator: Peggy Bocklund Administrative Assistants: Janine Hall, Sharon Seiter Nursery Attendant: Colette Gorra Volunteers Ushers: Dave* and Toni Peters, Todd and Bonnie Cummings *Head Usher Greeters: Ron and Terri Moore Hospitality: Rob Alber Liturgist: Chuck Sidebottom Communion Drama Team and David Hodd Communion Steward: Carolyn Sidebottom Altar Flowers: In memory of Annie Lillnette D. Zartman and Ana W. Hiller. (Ann Rest) Ask an usher if you would like large print bulletins or Williams sound system for persons with hearing loss. Bulletin Announcements are due in the church office on Tuesdays by 9:00 a.m. Newsletter Articles for the May issue are due in the church office on Friday, April 15, by 9:00 a.m. Church office email address office@spiritofhopeumc.org *Articles or announcements may be dropped off at the church office or emailed to office@spiritofhopeumc.org. Attendance Report for April 3, 2016 8:30 a.m. First Service 8 10:00 a.m. Family Worship 139 Nursery 4 Faith Walk Sunday School 15 Total 166 Statement of Call: We are called by God to be a radically inclusive, caring community of faith offering personal and social transformation through Jesus Christ. Reconciling Statement: We are a reconciling congregation welcoming people of all sexual orientations.