COMMUNITY CHURCH MORNING WORSHIP 8:30 AM & 10:00 AM March 5, 2017 First Sunday of Lent An asterisk (*) indicates when those who are able will stand. CHIMING OF THE TRINITY A time to quiet our hearts, minds and voices in preparation for worship. Please fill out your prayer request cards at this time to be handed to the ushers later in the service. PRELUDE Jesu, Joy of Man s Desiring J.S. Bach Alicia Doudna, violin We are so happy you are worshiping with us today! If you have questions or need any assistance, please see an Usher. Assistance Hearing Devices are available from an usher. To activate the LOOP HEARING SYSTEM please turn your hearing aid to T-coil. The Family Worship Viewing Room (off the Narthex) is available for nursing moms and those with special needs. Children, K-5th grade may attend Church School following the Children s Sermon. Youth meet on the 2nd and 4th Sundays. A Nursery is available in the Christian Education Building for children under the age of 5 yrs. Please note on the prayer card or call the office (941-778-0414) if you or someone you know would like a Pastoral Visit or is in the hospital. PASTOR Rev. Dr. Robert O Keef 910-580-7359 ASSOCIATE PASTOR Rev. Neil Crowell 980-521-7129 DIRECTOR OF MUSIC MINISTRIES Kristen Stanton SIGNING OF FRIENDSHIP REGISTER Please sign the Friendship Register with your name and address for our records of attendance and pass along to your pew mates. *CALL TO WORSHIP (Responsively) The grace of the Lord Jesus Christ be with you. And also with you. The risen Christ is with us. Praise the Lord! *HYMN OF PRAISE Lord, Who Throughout These Forty Days No. 200 *PRAYER OF CONFESSION (Unison) Merciful God, we confess that we have not loved you with our whole heart. We have failed to be an obedient church. We have not done your will. We have broken your law, and rebelled against your love. Forgive us, we pray, and empower us to serve you joyfully and faithfully, through Christ our Lord. Amen. GREETING ONE ANOTHER IN CHRISTIAN LOVE CALL TO PRAYER Change My Heart, O God Espinosa (Your prayer request cards will be collected by the ushers.) (Minister)... In your steadfast love and mercy, (People)... Hear our prayers, O God. SILENT PRAYER PASTORAL PRAYER THE LORD S PRAYER (Unison) 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 debts, as we forgive our debtors. And lead us not into temptation but deliver us from evil: For thine is the kingdom, and the power, and the glory, forever. Amen. ANTHEM 8:30 Come, Share the Lord Leech 10:00 Forgive Us Choplin CHILDREN S SERMON THE GIVING OF GOD S TITHES AND OUR OFFERINGS OFFERTORY Pachelbel Canon Pachelbel 1
ACOLYTE Hannah McCracken DEACON OF THE MONTH Dianne Wiliams MISSION OF THE MONTH Loving Hands SOUND DIRECTOR Alan Ward SOUND TECHNICIAN Michael Jennis NURSERY LEADER Lisa Lardas SUNDAY CUSTODIAN Jim Webb FACILITIES ADMINISTRATOR Charles Wade FINANCIAL ADMINISTRATOR Matt Meehan CHURCH SECRETARY Cyndy Custis MEDIA FACILITATOR Bev Hunsberger The flowers on the altar this morning are given to the glory of God: Happy birthday Pam, from Major, Karen, Beth and Melissa. On our 74th anniversary, from Nell & Harold Bergstrom. NEED TRANSPORTATION? If you would like to ride the van to the 10:00 AM Sunday Worship service, please call the Church office at 941-778-0414. HOW ARE WE DOING? YTD Attendance 2016-4,122 2017-3,948 YTD Expenses - $76,063 YTD Contributions 2016 - $95,293 2017 - $90,795 *DOXOLOGY Praise God From Whom All Blessings Flow No. 809 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. Amen. *AFFIRMATION OF FAITH The Apostle s Creed (Unison) I believe in God, the Father Almighty, maker of Heaven and earth; and in Jesus Christ, His only Son our Lord, Who was conceived by the Holy Spirit, born of the Virgin Mary, suffered under Pontius Pilate, was crucified, dead and buried; the third day He rose from the dead; He ascended into Heaven, and sitteth at the right hand of God, the Father almighty; from thence He shall come to judge the quick and the dead. I believe in the Holy Spirit, the holy catholic Church, the communion of saints, the forgiveness of sins, the resurrection of the body and the life everlasting. Amen. SCRIPTURE READING Matthew 4:1-11 Then Jesus was led by the Spirit into the wilderness to be tempted by the devil. After fasting forty days and forty nights, he was hungry. The tempter came to him and said, If you are the Son of God, tell these stones to become bread. Jesus answered, It is written: Man shall not live on bread alone, but on every word that comes from the mouth of God. Then the devil took him to the holy city and had him stand on the highest point of the temple. If you are the Son of God, he said, throw yourself down. For it is written: He will command his angels concerning you, and they will lift you up in their hands, so that you will not strike your foot against a stone. Jesus answered him, It is also written: Do not put the Lord your God to the test. Again, the devil took him to a very high mountain and showed him all the kingdoms of the world and their splendor. All this I will give you, he said, if you will bow down and worship me. Jesus said to him, Away from me, Satan! For it is written: Worship the Lord your God, and serve him only. Then the devil left him, and angels came and attended him. (Leader)... The word of God for the people of God. (People)... Thanks be to God. SERMON TEMPTATION Dr. Bob O Keef CELEBRATION OF THE LORD S SUPPER As it is the Lord s Supper, this is an open table, and all are invited to participate. This morning we are receiving communion in the pews at the 8:30 Service and by intinction at the 10:00 Service. You will be given a piece of bread to be dipped in the cup. THE GREAT THANKSGIVING SERVING THE BREAD & CUP PRAYER OF THANKSGIVING (See Insert) CALL TO DISCIPLESHIP *HYMN OF DEDICATION As He Gathered at His Table No. 778 YTD Use of Cash Received February Mission of the Month (Samaritan s Purse): $343 THE ROSER MOTTO: We agree to differ... We resolve to love... We unite to serve... BENEDICTION Benediction Response God Be With You No. 840 POSTLUDE Christ, Who Makes Us Happy Walther We welcome Alicia Doudna as our guest musician this morning. Alicia has performed and taught throughout the U.S. and abroad. She holds a B.M. from the Cleveland Institute of Music and a M.M. from The New England Conservatory. Alicia is currently living and working in Ann Arbor, Michigan where she teaches and performs solo and chamber music. 2
The Great Thanksgiving for Early in Lent The Lord be with you. And also with you. Lift up your hearts. We lift them up to the Lord. Let us give thanks to the Lord our God. It is right to give our thanks and praise. It is right, and a good and joyful thing, always and everywhere to give thanks to you, Father Almighty, creator of heaven and earth. You brought all things into being and called them good. From the dust of the earth you formed us into your image and breathed into us the breath of life. When we turned away, and our love failed, your love remained steadfast. When the rain fell upon the earth for forty days and forty nights, you bore up the ark on the waters, saved Noah and his family, and made covenant with every living creature on earth. When you led your people to Mount Sinai for forty days and forty nights, you gave us your commandments and made us your covenant people. When your people forsook your covenant, your prophet Elijah fasted for forty days and forty nights; and on your holy mountain, he heard your still small voice. And so, with your people on earth and all the company of heaven, we praise your name and join their unending hymn: Holy, holy, holy Lord, God of power and might, heaven and earth are full of your glory. Hosanna in the highest. Blessed is he who comes in the name of the Lord. Hosanna in the highest. Holy are you, and blessed is your Son Jesus Christ. When you gave him to save us from our sin, your Spirit led him into the wilderness, where he fasted forty days and forty nights to prepare for his ministry. When he suffered and died on a cross for our sin, you raised him to life, presented him alive to the apostles during forty days, and exalted him at your right hand. By the baptism of his suffering, death, and resurrection you gave birth to your Church, delivered us from slavery to sin and death, and made with us a new covenant by water and the Spirit. Now, when we your people prepare for the yearly feast of Easter, you lead us to repentance for sin and the cleansing of our hearts, that during these forty days of Lent we may be gifted and graced to reaffirm the covenant you made with us through Christ. On the night which he gave himself up for us, he took bread, gave thanks to you, broke the bread, gave it to his disciples, and said: Take, eat; this is my body which is given for you. Do this in remembrance of me. When the supper was over he took the cup, gave thanks to you, gave it to his disciples, and said: Drink from this, all of you; this is the blood of the new covenant, poured out for you and for many for the forgiveness of sins. Do this, as often as you drink it, in remembrance of me. And so, in remembrance of these your mighty acts in Jesus Christ, we offer ourselves in praise and thanksgiving, as holy and living sacrifice, in union with Christ s offering for us, as we proclaim the mystery of faith. Christ has died; Christ is risen; Christ will come again. Pour out your Holy Spirit on us gathered here, and on these gifts of bread and wine. Make them be for us the body and blood of Christ, that we may be for the world the body of Christ, redeemed by his blood. By your Spirit make us one with Christ, one with each other, and one in ministry to all the world, until Christ comes in final victory, and we feast at his heavenly banquet. Through your Son Jesus Christ, with the Holy Spirit in your holy Church, all honor and glory is yours, almighty Father, now and for ever. Amen. 3 THIS WEEK AT ROSER SUNDAY March 5 COMMUNION SUNDAY 8:30 - Served in the pews 10:00 - Served by intinction 8:30 Worship Service...S 8:45 Adult Sunday School Class...FH 9:00 Adult Book Study...LB 10:00 Worship Service...S 10:00 Church School... CD MONDAY March 6 9:30 Hannah/Lydia Circle...Pg 8 12:00 Bridge...FH 6:30 BREd....................... CD 7:30 AA & Alanon...FH & LB TUESDAY March 7 9:00 Volunteer Workday 9:30 Boomer Bootcamp...Pg 6 9:30-2:00 Thrift Shop...Pg 8 10:00 Naomi Circle...Pg 8 11:00 Staff Meeting 12:30 Trustees Board Meeting... CD 2:00 Tues@2 Women s Study...Pg 5 3:15 Joyful Noise Rehearsal...CM 5:30 TERRIFIC TUESDAY...Pg 4 WEDNESDAY March 8 9:00-11:00 Thrift Shop Donations.. Pg 8 9:30 Roser-Robics...Pg 6 11:00 JOY (Just Older Youth)...Pg 5 2:45 Golfing for God...Pg 5 THURSDAY March 9 9:30 Boomer Bootcamp...Pg 6 9:30-2:00 Thrift Shop Open...Pg 8 10:30 AA Meditation... CD 5:45 Roser Ringers Rehearsal...S 6:45 Cantata Choir Rehearsal...S 7:30 AA & Alanon...FH & LB 8:00 Chancel Choir Rehearsal...S FRIDAY March 10 9:30 Roser-Robics...Pg 6 9:30-2:00 Thrift Shop Open...Pg 8 SATURDAY March 11 10:00-1:00 Thrift Shop Open...Pg 8 11:00 Franklin Memorial...S SUNDAY March 12 MISSION MOMENT - Loving Hands 8:30 Worship Service...S 8:45 Adult Sunday School Class...FH 9:00 Adult Book Study...LB 10:00 Worship Service...S 10:00 Church School... CD ROOM KEY CB - Classroom B, CD - Classroom D, CM - Colman, FH - Fellowship Hall, LB - Library, S - Sanctuary
Died to Life EVERLASTING Elaine Vandeman Died to Life Everlasting Wednesday evening, March 1. Our sympathy to Ron and the family. Please keep them in your prayers. A Memorial Service will be held on March 18. c Jim Kissick Died to Life Everlasting on Friday, February 24, 2017. His Memorial will be held at Christ Episcopal Church, (his wife s church) 4030 Manatee Avenue on Saturday, March 11 at 2:00 PM. Copies of Jim s story, A Flyer s Dash, are available in the Narthex or the church office. Please take one or more to give to anyone that may have an interest in the book. It was Jim s desire that proceeds from his book go to support Roser missions. If you wish to make a donation please use the envelope in the pew or go to GIVE online at www.roserchurch.com and note that it is for A Flyer s Dash. A Flyer s Dash represents the factual documentation of a Florida farm boy who graduated in June, 1942, and, almost immediately, entered the United States Navy. It is the history of an aviator, to whom, seemingly everywhere he served, unusual events happen. No one, to the knowledge of the author, experienced such challenging and dangerous abnormalities. Jim was the only existing former Navy Pilot who had been quadruple qualified! Terrific Tuesdays www.roserchurch.com/terrific-tuesdays 5:30-6:15 PM MEAL $6 per person, or $15 MENU MAR 7 Meatloaf, mashed potatoes, peas and carrots and gravy. per family (whichever is cheapest). Kids under 5 eat free. 6:15-7:30 PM CLASSES FOR ALL AGES ADULTS - CHOICE ONE THE WAY OF THE MASTER Taught by Gary Kistler An almost forgotten BIBLICAL KEY has power to unlock the door of the HUMAN HEART. It is the biblical principle of bypassing the intellect (the place of argument) and speaking directly to conscience (the place of the knowledge of right and wrong) the way Jesus did. ADULTS - CHOICE TWO WHY WE BELIEVE WHAT WE BELIEVE Taught by Dr. Bob O Keef CHRISTIAN BELIEFS from a BIBLICAL PERSPECTIVE Mar 7 Jesus Christ: Savior and Atonement NURSERY available for infants and toddlers. Write TT next to your name on the attendance pad, call the office (941-778- 0414) or register online EVERY WEEK even if you registered previously! ADULTS - CHOICE THREE FINANCIAL PEACE UNIVERSITY Taught by Rev. Neil Crowell LIVING and LEAVING A LEGACY... Learn how to grow your money, manage it responsibly and share it to impact the world. This biblically-based class will lead you deeper into safeguarding your legacy, and discovering the keys to generational wealth and true generosity. KIDS 3yrs-5th Grade LESSON + SINGING An evening version of Joyful Noise! YOUTH 6-12 GRADE HOW TO WALK WITH GOD QUESTIONS: Contact Neil (980) 521-7129 or neil@roserchurch.com 4 12 representatives from Roser walked to support the Crop Walk for Hunger Sunday afternoon. Thanks to all who donated so generously to this mission.
Birthdays MARCH TUES@2 Even when things go wrong, you can have joy! TUESDAY, MARCH 7 2:00 PM All ladies are invited to join us for this study of the book BE JOYFUL. Please call the church office (941-778-0414) ahead of time for location of study. Dr. Bob O Keef is teaching through The Gospel of John! The Gospel of John celebrates Jesus as the Word of God, the source of life, light, and truth. It is the most SPIRITUAL of the Gospels, and the GOLFING most BEAUTIFULLY FOR GOD WRITTEN. Scenes of night and day are intended to help its WED MAR 8 IMG Academy, Bradenton readers move from DARKNESS Dinner & Bible Study 5:30 PM $20 to LIGHT. Only in the light of Dinner & Bible Study + Clinic $40 Christ can we TRULY SEE, Dinner & Bible Study + Golf 2:45 PM $35 TRULY LIVE, and TRULY 9-hole scramble for all levels of golfers BE ALL THAT GOD Register: Online, in the Narthex, call the office WANTS US TO BE. or go to www.roserchurch.com/golfing-for-god g4g JOY 5 Jim MacVicar 9 Anne Lathrop 9 Grace Makovec 11 Renal Hook 11 Jim Johnston 12 Gretchen Dorr 13 Jean Holmes 14 Terry Schaefer 15 Susan Cheshire 15 Mary Louise Vallie 16 Bob Adema 16 Robin Hamilton 17 Luane Barker 18 Carolyn Peacock 18 Laverne Raisch If your birthday is not listed or is incorrect, please call the office (941-778-0414) or email info@roserchurch.com Confirmation Class Anyone interested in participating in a confirmation class Friday through Sunday, May 19-21 (either youth or adults), please contact Neil as soon as possible. (Must be 5th grade or older.) Call 980-521-7129 or send an email to neil@roserchurch.com. Mark Your Calendar... WEDNESDAY, MARCH 8 11:00 AM Their father brought them a toy helicopter made of paper, bamboo and cork with a rubber band to twirl its rotor. It was about a foot long. Wilbur and Orville played with it until it broke, and then built their own. This sparked their interest in flying! 2017 marks the 150th anniversary of Wilbur Wright's birth. Join us for a presentation by Charles Fields about Wilbur s Birthplace. Charles will show a video clip of the first flight, introduce us to Katharine, the Wright's sister, and the house in Indiana where he was born, now a splendid museum. Bring your brown bag lunch and join us in the Fellowship Hall. Beverages and dessert provided! JOY (Just Older Youth) usually meets the 2nd and 4th Wednesdays each month in the Roser Community Church Fellowship Hall. For more information go to www.roserchurch.com/joy 5 Sun March 19 FELLOWSHIP SUNDAY Wed March 22 11:00 JOY (Just Older Youth)..... Pg 5 Thurs March 23 6:30 Cantata Dress Rehearsal Sat March 25 Pancake Breakfast Sun March 26 8:30 & 10:00 Cantata OUR FATHER, A Journey Through the Lord s Prayer Wed March 29 2:45 Golfing for God............. Pg 5 Wed April 5 2:45 Golfing for God............. Pg 5 Wed April 12 11:00 JOY (Just Older Youth)..... Pg 5
Hands On Missions Call the Church Office for contact information 941-778-0414. Join the Missions Committee Never a dull moment... we are growing adding programs and missionaries. If you have a passion for missions check us out! Contact: Pam Alvord Our Daily Bread March 13 To help serve contact Ann Jones. This is a community-driven organization that provides free daily meals to all who are hungry. Hot lunch is served to over 200 people a day, 7 days a week. Youth for Christ Volunteer, listen to the kids at club, bring food and drinks or money for food and drinks. Send a kid to camp it could change his/her eternal future. Contact: Pam Alvord Jim Russo Prison Ministry Donations of towels, linen, and men s needs are welcomed. Contact: Mike Oney Roser Food Pantry Volunteer/donations Contact: Jack & Lynn Brennan Roser Thrift Store Volunteer/donations Contact: Peggy Nash Beth-El Farmworker Ministry Any and every donation helps the migrant workers. Contact: Anne Morse Hope Seeds Help pack seeds monthly, October through May, on the 2nd and 4th Tuesdays, at Westminster Presbyterian Church, 3011 19th Ave. W., Bradenton, a short drive from Anna Maria. Hours are 9:00 to noon come when you can. Refreshments are available. Roser Women s Guild Can tabs, canceled stamps cut from envelope with 1/3 border, school box tops and labels for education can be left in the Women s Guild Box in the church office or given to Glenda Beck for AME. Mission of the Month LOVING HANDS MISSION MOMENT - MARCH 12 Loving Hands Ministries is a two-year minimum Christ-centered residential discipleship program designed to rehabilitate men who have life-controlling problems. It is one of the very few help programs that still requires no money or fees. It is considered by the courts and legal community as an excellent alternative to a jail or prison sentence. The men learn to change their habits and lifestyles by renewing their mind with God s word while living in a disciplined, loving, family atmosphere. More than 75% of the graduates are leading successful, drug free, Christian lives. To donate to the Mission of the Month, please use the envelope in the pew or go to GIVE online at www.roserchurch.com. Roser-Robics 9:30 AM Wednesdays & Fridays IN THE FELLOWSHIP HALL All ages and skill levels are welcome as variations are shown, including standing exercises to improve balance and flexibility. This chair-based exercise class is appropriate for older adults and those looking to lessen the impact on their joints. 1 Corinthians 6:19-20 says that your body is a temple of the Holy Spirit... so let s glorify God, have fun, and move to the music through exercises designed to increase your endurance. THE COST: Donation-based BRING: 2 cans of fruit of equal size and weight to be used for class activities. Cans may be donated to the Food Pantry. Boomer Bootcamp 9:30 AM Tuesdays & Thursdays IN THE FELLOWSHIP HALL This exercise class caters exclusively to Baby Boomers and offers high and low impact options. The class is more advanced than a chair-based class but not programmed for a 20-year old. Each class will consist of fat-burning aerobics, muscle pumping strength activities, fun balance challenges, and nutrition coaching to help you reach all your goals. THE COST: Individual Class $15 5 Classes $65 10 Classes $100 Scholarships are available for those in need. Contact Melissa at 330-990-0990 for more information. BRING: Hand weights 6
Discovering God s SUMMER LECTURE SERIES FEATURING REV. DR. MIKE SLAUGHTER Sunday, July 30 Sunday 8:30 & 10:00 AM Worship Services Topic: Activate Faith EVENING SESSIONS 5:00-7:00 PM MEAL served at 7:00 Monday, July 31 The Passionate Church Tuesday, August 1 Discovering God s Next Wednesday, August 2 Activate Health and Healing Be a Rebel Invite family & friends SNOWBIRDS... Invite your Pastor and church members! Live the Revolutionary Lifestyle COST $75 Early-bird special of $65 if you sign up and pay by April 2nd. Includes meal, daily sessions and Mike s book: The Renegade Gospel REGISTER www.roserchurch.com/next or with a check noting attendee name(s) For more information call Rev. Neil Crowell at 980-521-7129 7 Next 2017 Summer Speaker Series JULY 31 to AUG 2 Mike Slaughter is lead pastor and Chief Dreamer of Ginghamsburg Church where he has served for 36 years. He is a catalyst for change in the worldwide church. Ginghamsburg has grown from just 90 people in worship to a thriving mission center where thousands of people serve Jesus. His dynamic teaching, heart for the lost and innovative approach to ministry has led Ginghamsburg Church to outgrow all paradigms for a church in a cornfield. Mike s call to afflict the comfortable and comfort the afflicted will challenge attendees to wrestle with God and their God-destinies. In 2005 and 2006, Ginghamsburg was named as one of the top 50 churches in the U.S. by The Church Report magazine. In 2007, The Church Report listed Mike as one of the 50 most influential Christians in America. As a mentor, Mike travels globally to speak and uses his gift of irritation to equip ministry leaders to minimize brick and maximize mission so that they may fully deploy the mission of Jesus into the world. He is also the author of multiple books including The Passionate Church: Ignite Your Church and Change the World (Abingdon Press) and many more.
The COMMUNITY CHURCH MESSENGER 512 Pine Ave PO Box 247 Anna Maria FL 34216 941-778-0414 info@roserchurch.com www.roserchurch.com www.facebook.com/roserchurch The Roser Guild Call the office or email info@roserchurch.com for contact information. STYLE SHOW AND LUNCHEON TUESDAY, MARCH 14 The tickets are all sold and the models are all in place! Laura Ward is once again planning a delicious menu. HANNAH/LYDIA CIRCLE 9:30 AM MONDAY, MAR 6 In the Roser Library NAOMI CIRCLE 10:00 AM TUESDAY, MAR 7 In Classroom D MIGRANT SEWING 9:30 AM MONDAY, MAR 13 & 27 In Fellowship Hall GUILD BOARD MEETING 9:30 AM THURSDAY, MAR 23 In the Library Thrift Shop THE BEST BARGAINS IN TOWN across the street from the Chapel TUES, THURS & FRI: 9:30 to 2:00 SATURDAYS: 10:00 to 1:00 Donations are accepted on Wednesdays from 9:00 AM to 11:00 AM. Special arrangements can be made for other times. Many thanks to our tireless volunteers and the friends whose donations are so important! Volunteers are always needed! To volunteer contact Peggy Nash. www.roserchurch.com/thrift-shop To receive eupdates [BULLETIN & MESSENGER] please scan code above, sign up on the attendance pad or online at www. roserchurch.com/contact Please LIKE us on www. facebook.com/roserchurch and receive instant updates and photos. CHURCH COUNCIL MINUTES and Annual Report are available in the Narthex. THE BULLETIN DEADLINE is every Monday at Noon. Please send your submissions to bulletin@roserchurch.com. TO SCHEDULE AN EVENT check the online calendar at www.roserchurch.com/calendar then scroll down and complete the form or call the church office. STEPHEN MINISTERS Stephen Ministers want to be of service. They train for over 50 hours in basic counseling and ministry as well as actively participate in their own Christian growth and effective sharing with others. They know how to listen, provide perspective, maintain total confidence and privacy, and walk with you through turbulent times. Please call the Church office at 941-778-0414 or contact JoAnne Moyer if you or someone you know would like to have a Stephen Minister or train to become a Stephen Minister. 8