Please call the church office 507-867-3529 or visit us @www.chatfieldumc.org SECRETARY..Karen Hamm webmaster@chatfieldumc.org CUSTODIAN.. ABC, Inc. WELCOME TO CHATFIELD UNITED METHODIST CHURCH August 3, 2014 SUNDAY SCHOOL SUPERINTENDENT Jennifer Lange-Collett lange.jennifer@mayo.edu PARISH NURSE... Beverly Simpson, R.N. HON DIRECTOR.. Sue A. Awes Cell Phone 507-251-0520 director@honseniorpartners.org PASTOR... Rev. Debra Jene Collum Cell Phone 507-923-1097 chatfieldpastor@gmail.com Office Hours: Secretary... 8:30 AM-3:00 PM Tuesday & Thursday If you know of anyone in the hospital or in need of prayers, visits or the sacraments, please contact the church office. By the numbers Last s week attendance...... 80 Yearly average attendance......95 Last week s offering.......$1,408.25 Weekly average need....$2,544.55 And those who ate were about five thousand men, besides women and children. Matthew 14:21
Welcome to the household of God called Chatfield United Methodist Church. We are glad that you are joining us for worship and hope that you experience God s love and grace here today. Please take a moment to sign the guest register. *Please stand as you are able August 3, 2014 8th Sunday after Pentecost PREPARATION: God, when we are hungry, feed us with bread and fish for the journey. When we struggle, sustain us with words of wisdom and stories of hope. When we wrestle with unknown forces, touch us with companionship and love. Amen. PRELUDE Chatfield United Methodist Church We are a community of faith open to everyone. We seek to live as disciples of Christ and share God s love in in word and deed. ANNOUNCEMENTS SHARING THE LOVE OF CHRIST WITH NEIGHBOR LIGHTING THE CHRIST CANDLE *CALL TO WORSHIP ONE: Gather, seekers, bring your crayons, smart phones and tablet computers. Bring your questions, creativity, and wondering. MANY: Come to discover the Holy One. ONE: Gather, friends, bring your symbols, stories, and music. Bring your talents, insights, and integrity. MANY: Come to share in the Holy. ONE: Gather, followers, bring your bread, tears, and coffee. Bring your skills, resources, and experiences. MANY: Come to worship the Holy One! *HYMN Break Thou the Bread of Life #599 Sun., Aug. 3 Mon., Aug. 4 Tue., Aug. 5 Wed., Aug. 6 Thur., Aug. 7 Fri., Aug. 8 Sat., Aug. 9 Sun., Aug. 10 Aug. 3 Aug. 10, 2014 9:30 am Worship-Communion 10:30 am Coffee Fellowship 10:45 am Worship Committee 2 pm Tom Siegel Memorial Service 10 am Bone Builders 10-Noon Living Well with Chronic Conditions 8 am Peel Apples & Bake Pies 10 am Bone Builders 6 pm Put up Food Stand 8 am Bake & Box Pies 1 pm Ministerium 8 am Box Pies/Prep Work Noon-Food Stand Opens 11 am Food Stand Opens 1 pm Western Days Parade 9 am Worship in the Park 11 am Food Stand Opens On Friday, July 11, Tom Siegel passed into his eternal rest. Tom will be buried in Jacksonville, Florida. A Memorial Service will be held here at Chatfield UMC TODAY at 2:00 pm. A luncheon will follow the service. Our prayers of peace and comfort surround his spouse Gary, and Tom s brothers and sistersin-law, nieces and nephews. August Ushers are Andrew Bernard, Tom & Drew Ferrier, and Rod & Pam Nelson. August Coffee Fellowship will be hosted by the Worship Committee. Members are: Sandy Bratcher, Sheila Erickson, Kathy Kamnetz, Bobbie Kehret, Kathy Lange, and Steve Strickler. Pastor Debra posts sermons and other reflections at her blog. The address is: http://perennial-hope.blogspot.com Goggling Perennial Hope usually gets you to it. The sermon is also posted to the Chatfield UMC FaceBook Page.
My notes and thoughts about worship PRAYERS OF THE CHURCH/SHARING OF JOYS AND CONCERNS At this time, anyone who has a joy or concern for prayer is invited to lift it up before the congregation and God. After each petition the Leader will say: O Lord in your Love, The congregation will respond: Hear our prayer. If you would like your prayers spoken by the leader, please give them to Pastor Debra, in writing, before the service. HEBREW SCRIPTURES Genesis 32:22-31 GOSPEL LESSON Matthew 14:13-21 SERMON How do we help people find God s reconciling grace and love? INVITATION TO THE LORD S TABLE In the United Methodist Church we celebrate and observe an open table. All are welcome, just as Jesus welcomed all to eat with him. Saint and sinner, male or female, skeptic or wise, slave or free no one was turned away at the meal. It is only required that we come with open hearts to this table, realizing that God might do something miraculous in our lives and the life of this community as we remember, honor and marvel at this gift we are given through the limitless grace of God, the self-giving love of the Christ, and the life giving power of the Holy Spirit. MUSIC FOR MEDITATION PROFESSION OF FAITH PRESENTATION OF TITHES AND OFFERINGS HYMN OF DEDICATION Take our Bread #640 (sung while offering is collected) Come to Worship the Holy One! SERVICE OF THE TABLE THANKSGIVING OVER THE MEAL God of Abraham, Sarah, and Hagar, Rebekah and Isaac, Jacob and Esau, Leah and Rachel, there is no pain that does not echo in your heart, and so we pray:
for all the grief and for all the losses, for the tears shed and the cries unheard, for all the half goodbyes, relationships without resolve, and for all the things that we have left unsaid, we pray. Broken, tired and hungry, we come to you seeking healing, strength, and nourishment knowing that you will make us whole. So we, a diverse group of people, gather around to break and share this bread together as a way of remembering the one whom we follow. The one who was fully who God created him to be; the one who loved God with all his heart, with all his mind, and with all his understanding. The one who taught us about love; the one who taught us to pray; the one who wrestled and struggled, as we often do; the one who has freed us from the vices of this world. We look at the cross and remember the one who died a cruel death because of beliefs, because of love, because of faith. We take the bread and remember the one who loved us all and taught us to live peacefully together as one community, the one who reminds us that we are never alone, the one who is the Christ. May the memory of the Christ in this meal, and in each other, sustain us for the struggles we face now, and in the journey ahead. LORD S PRAYER WORDS OF INSTITUTION SHARING THE MEAL Singing during the meal Here Is Bread, Here Is Wine #2266 *HYMN You Feed Us, Gentle Savior #3169 You feed us, gentle Savior, the bread that makes us whole, the wine of your compassion poured out into our soul. The food of your own presence, your Spirit, strong within, the grace that heals us deeply and overcomes our sin. You bind us, gentle Savior, and weave us into one, one flesh and blood made holy, the Body of your Son We gather here in hunger, one hunger, all the same; and with one grace you bless us together in God s name. *BLESSING God, grant us the serenity to accept the things we cannot change, the courage to change the things we can, and the wisdom to know the difference. Amen. Attributed to Reinhold Neibuhr *BENEDICTION. CHORAL RESPONSE You call us, gentle Savior, and send us in your name. You teach and heal and show us how we can do the same. So, strengthened by your Spirit and nourished by your grace, we go to be your presence in love, in every place. POSTLUDE *BENEDICTION CHORAL RESPONSE Seek ye first the kingdom of God and God s righteousness, and all these things shall be added unto you. Allelu, alleluia! POSTLUDE PRAYER AFTER RECEIVING Eternal God, we give you thanks for this holy mystery in which you have given yourself to us. Grant that we may go out into the world in the strength of the Spirit, to give ourselves for others, in the name of Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen 9:30 am Worship Service After Service: Coffee Fellowship Reader: Organists Sandy Maker Sherry Hareldson Roberta (Bobbie) Kehret Mitch Walbridge
A BIG thank you for the generosity of the VBS children in donating food for our week-end food program. We have a great start for the 2014-2015 school year. Prayers requested for the following individuals: Gaylon Amy, Phyllis Amy, Hank Anderson, Marlene Anderson, Lois Bacon, Ryan Bakken, Thelma Barker, Braxton Bernard, Rod Copeman, Doris Durfey, Evalyn Gardner, Clair Gartner, Loren Graskamp, Joanne Greenlee, Patricia Hanson, Janice Haug, Pat Hill, Kevin Hisey, Ruth Holets, Betty Johnson, William Kremer, Alta Reese, Kael Simpson, Betty Thomas, Larry Tucker, Cliff Waadevig, Dolly Zincke, and Russ Zincke. A BIG thank you for the generosity of the VBS children in donating food for our week-end food program. We have a great start for the 2014-2015 school year. Prayers requested for the following individuals: Gaylon Amy, Phyllis Amy, Hank Anderson, Marlene Anderson, Lois Bacon, Ryan Bakken, Thelma Barker, Braxton Bernard, Rod Copeman, Doris Durfey, Evalyn Gardner, Clair Gartner, Loren Graskamp, Joanne Greenlee, Patricia Hanson, Janice Haug, Pat Hill, Kevin Hisey, Ruth Holets, Betty Johnson, William Kremer, Alta Reese, Kael Simpson, Betty Thomas, Larry Tucker, Cliff Waadevig, Dolly Zincke, and Russ Zincke. Wits End Theatre, Inc. August 1, 2, 7 & 8-7:30 pm Wits End Theatre, Inc. August 1, 2, 7 & 8-7:30 pm Matinee - August 9 at 5 pm Legally Blonde, The Musical $15-Reserved Seats - $12-General Admission Box Office: Mon.-Fri.: 4-6 pm/sat-sun: 10 am-noon And at the door 1 hour before show time Purchase online at witsendtheatre.org Matinee - August 9 at 5 pm Legally Blonde, The Musical $15-Reserved Seats - $12-General Admission Box Office: Mon.-Fri.: 4-6 pm/sat-sun: 10 am-noon And at the door 1 hour before show time Purchase online at witsendtheatre.org If anyone has large boxes we can use for transporting the Western Days pies to the park, please bring them to the church. Thanks! If anyone has large boxes we can use for transporting the Western Days pies to the park, please bring them to the church. Thanks!