August 4, 2013 Rev. Dave Leckrone, Senior Pastor Bob Lybarger, Associate Pastor Our Mission: Invite ~ Equip ~ Engage Worship Services 8:15 & 10:45am ~ Traditional (Sanctuary) 9:30 & 10:45am ~ Contemporary (First Place)
Welcome to Worship Pastoral Welcome Community Sharing (Announcements- Registration Pads- Birthdays- Anniversaries) Time of Greeting Organ Voluntary Gloria W.A. Mozart In honor of Allen & Carol Marheine s 59 th Wedding Anniversary *Opening Hymn *Hymn #400 Surely the Presence Come, Thou Fount of Every Blessing *Invocation *Affirmation #881 *Gloria Patri Prayer Requests, Joys & Concerns Silent, Pastoral & the Lord s Prayer Prayer Hymn #2080 All I Need Is You All I need is you, Jesus, all I need is you. You are the source of all I need. All I need is you. Offertory Larghetto Samuel Wesley *Offertory Prayer Order of Worship continues on the back cover.
The First United Methodist Church First News facebook.com/troyfumc www.troyfumc.org twitter.com/troyfirstumc staff@troyfumc.org 335.2826 First Friend of the Week: (take a moment to send a note/card to our First Friend) Janet Johnson 1005 Tanbark #119, Lexington, KY 40515 She moved on Aug 1. Blessing of the Backpacks & Bibles for Kindergarteners Bring your backpack to church on Sun, Aug 18! We will have a blessing of the backpacks as the kids prepare for a new school year. A special Bible will be presented to all Kindergarteners. Block Party Plastic grocery bags and 2 liters of drinks are needed for the Block Party on Sun, Aug 19. Please drop off at the church office by Fri, Aug 17. Thanks so much for your help! Helpers are also needed. Please contact Sue Jones at 215-1217. Evangelism Committee Church Conference We will hold a Church Conference TOMORROW, Monday, August 5 at 7pm in the Sanctuary. Members of the church will vote on the purchase of the property at 127 S. Plum St. Members and attendees may attend the meeting but only FUMC members may vote. Attendance Worship: 402 Sunday school: 8 New Member Class Would you like to join the church? A two week new member class will be held on Sun, Aug 18 & Sun, Aug 25 at 9:30am in the Chapel. Please contact the church office if you are interested in attending: call 335-2826 or email: staff@troyfumc.org. Back to School Offering Today and next Sun, Aug 11, we will receive our annual Back to School offering in the pencil boxes. This offering goes to help local children in need with school supplies and back to school clothing. This is a joint effort with other downtown Troy churches. Confirmation Sign Up Confirmation classes are just around the corner. If you are a student in 8th grade or above you are eligible to sign up to be a confirmed member of our church. Sign up sheets are located in the Gathering room, or the information desk in First Place. We will have our first meeting for students AND parents on Sept 1, 9:30am. Questions contact Zack Conway, (570) 617-8345 or email: zconway@troyfumc.org. Eden Project We are in need of folks to help water the courtyard. We need your help. 1 or 2 weeks is all that is needed. Please call Dave Pinkerton @ 335-4501.
Let s Go! We still have a few seats left for Pigeon Forge. The dates are Sept 16-19. Please let us know if you would like to go. Deposits are due now for the New York City trip. Bob & Ann Baird, 335-4338 Blood Pressure Checks TODAY we will have free blood pressure checks for adults (18 & older) in the Food Pantry waiting room from 9-9:30am & 11:45am-12:15pm. Small Group Ministry If you would be interested in participating in a small group this fall, please sign up in the Gathering room or at First Place. Next Costa Rica Mission Trip The next Costa Rica mission trip will be in early February 2014. If you have an interest in going, please add your name to the sign-up sheet in the Gathering room. The next trip will focus on Metro Ministries, the children's program in San Jose, Freedom Street in San Jose, and the neighborhood kids programs in Jaco. Nicaragua Trip A fall trip to Nicaragua is being considered. Bob and Janet Lybarger would lead this trip. Our mission would be to help build Omar s house, serve at Bradley s House of Hope and Project Chacocente and of course sightsee! Exacts dates have not yet been set. If you would be interested, please sign up today in the Gathering room or at First Place. Food Pantry 2013 July Week 1: Families 32 Individuals* 3 1 st Time Visitors 106 Week 2: Families 136 Individuals* 459 1 st Time Visitors 7 Week 3: Families 148 Individuals* 487 1 st Time Visitors 12 Year Families 3165 to Date Individuals* 10456 Total: 1 st Time Visitors 298 *individuals = # of persons living in household Background Checks All children/youth workers must have a background check on file. You DO NOT need to come into the church for the background check. You simply email Sue Martin at: smartin@troyfumc.org. She will then email you a Background Check Information Form for you to fill out & submit electronically. If you prefer you may come to the church office and fill out the form and Sue will submit it for you. Questions? Call Sue at 335-2826. Greeters Needed Greeters are needed for the traditional worship services in Aug & Sept. Please sign up on the clipboard located in the Gathering room for one or two Sundays. Pastoral Care If you are going to be in the hospital and would like a pastor to visit, please email: staff@troyfumc.org or call 335-2826.
Welcomers Needed The Evangelism Team needs people who are willing to be Welcomers at the Visitor Tables for visitors who come to the 10:45 traditional service. Welcomers would be there to welcome visitors, answer any questions they have (or find out the answers for them), point out where things are such as coat racks, restrooms, information about ministries, Nursery etc. You would need to be there 10 minutes before & after the service. Our goal is to have a rotation of 8 people so a Welcomer would serve once every 8 weeks. You may choose the Sunday that works for you. Please give prayerful consideration to welcoming visitors to our church family. Please contact Linda Brewer at: jbrewer96@who.rr.com or call 667-1964. and Linda will contact you with more information. S.O.A.P. Project Update We wish to express our sincere appreciation to all who contributed time and finances to the S.O.A.P. project. On Sat, Aug 24 we will meet at First Place at 11am to plan our day s events, including the distribution of the labeled SOAP to motels in Sidney, Piqua, Troy, Tipp City, Vandalia and Englewood. In addition to the people signed up to distribute we sure could use more help! If you can help deliver, please contact Kay Kaebnick at wkaebnick@woh.rr.com or 335-8704. Kay Kaebnick, Gerry Loar & Rosemary Critchley Weekly Calendar Today: August 4 Campers return 8:15, 9:30, & 10:45am Worship 8:30am Community Breakfast @ First Place Monday: August 5 6:30am Men s Life @ Bob Evans 9:15am Intercessory Prayer Group 9:30am Staff Meeting 1:00 & 5:00pm Food Pantry (FP) 2:00pm UMW Nominations 3:00pm Senior Chair Exercises (FP) 3:45pm Pilates Class (FP) 6:30pm Grandmother s Club 7:00pm Church Conference Tuesday: August 6 2:00pm Fidelity Health 6:30pm Boy Scout Commissioners 6:30pm Fibromyalgia Group Wednesday: August 7 1:00pm Food Pantry (FP) 3:00pm Senior Chair Exercises (FP) 3:45pm Pilates Class (FP) 5:00pm City of Troy Dinner (FP) 6:00pm Team G(race) UpnRun Thursday: August 8 7:00pm Praise Team (FP) Friday: August 9 1:00pm Food Pantry (FP) Saturday: August 10 7:30am Men s Prayer Bfast @ Friendly s 12:00pm Thase Bridal Shower Next Sunday: August 11 8:15, 9:30, & 10:45am Worship 8:30am Community Breakfast @ First Place Preaching Schedule Aug 11 8:15 & 10:45am Rev. Dave Leckrone 9:30 & 10:45am Bob Lybarger Aug 18 8:15 & 10:45am Rev. Dave Leckrone 9:30 & 10:45am Bob Lybarger
Troy Mayor s Concert The Troy Mayor s Concert 21 st season will be on Sun, Aug 18 @ 7pm on Troy s Square. Come and enjoy the musical theme Americana, and our amazing guest soloist, 10 year old Claire Northcut. Hobart Arena will be the backup place in case of rain. 50 th Anniversary Open House The family of John and Linda Slonaker invites everyone to share in their celebration of 50 years together. There will be an Open House at First United Church of Christ on Sun, Aug 25, from 2-4pm in the church dining room. We ask no gifts but donations will be accepted for the Backpack program. Thank You! Dear Congregation, What a pleasant surprise to receive the altar flowers today as I m getting prepared for my big move. Thank you! This past Thursday, I moved to Lexington, Ky to be near my daughter. The past 12 years, I ve been truly blessed to be a part of this great church family and I thank you for your friendship and assistance. God be with each and every one of you. In His Love, Janet Johnson We extend a warm welcome to all our visitors today! Nursery Care: Rooms 200-202 An Usher can direct you. Childcare Staff Person(s): Sandra Makemson and Barbara Warner We Welcome Children in Worship. The following items are available to assist you in the sanctuary: quiet bags, children s bulletins, a child-sized table and rocking chairs are available. If you need assistance ask an Usher. Greeters: 8:15am: Franklin St Cherry St 10:45am: Franklin St Cherry Street Janet Williamson Tony & Sue Sutton Ted & Mary Jo Lyons Jim & Deb Vodde Usher Captains: 8:15am: Lew McClelland 10:45am: Kay Kaebnick Acolytes: Ushers (Church Camp) Special Needs: Large print Bibles, Hymnals and Bulletins are available from an Usher. Church Information: The First United Methodist Church Church Office Hours: Monday-Friday, 9am-5pm 110 West Franklin Street Troy, Ohio 45373 Website: www.troyfumc.orgemail: staff@troyfumc.org 937-335-2826 Twitter: twitter.com/troyfirstumc Fax: 937-332-0070 facebook.com/troyfumc
General Operating Pledged/Unpledged Giving Week 29 of 52 Stewardship Update 7/28/13 7/22/12 Change % Change $6,077.00 $9,649.00 ($3,572.00) -37% 47% of the weekly need 1/1/13-7/28/13 1/1/12-7/22/12 Change % Change $307,412.57 $300,641.30 $6,771.27 +2.2% Notes 1) The 2013 General Operating Budget is $665,778 ($12,803 per week). This year s budget is 3.51% higher than the 2012 budget. 2) To date, we have received 46.2% of our operating budget needs for the year. 3) Online giving is included in the year-to-date figures. Through 6/30, total online giving for all funds was $47,024. Questions? Ask the Treasurer: bdbogan@troyfumc.org Last Week s Offering Money Received for the General Operating Fund General Pledged/Unpledged Tithes & Offerings $9507.25 Loose Plate 213 Sunday School 12 Coffee 12 Upper Room 5 Wedding /Facility Use 825 Breakfast 107 Devos 7 Youth 5 Money Received & Designated to Special Projects & Other Funds Not Included in General Operating. These are designated gifts, contributions and other income received by the church from church members and constituents. These amounts do not represent any financial support from the general operating fund to these special projects and funds. Food Pantry 350 Let s Go! 1514 Childcare 40 Youth Mission Trip 550 SOAP 50 Camp 580
Drama Auditioning for Grace LightReaders *Hymn #399 Take My Life, and Let It Be *Benediction *Parting Hymn God Be With You Till We Meet Again Postlude Festal March James Mansfield Tawnie Johnson, Organist *congregation stands if able The Altar flowers are presented to the Glory of God by Allen & Carol Marheine, praising God for their 59 th Wedding Anniversary on August 7.