Creekside Church of the Brethren May 30, 2010, 9:30 a.m. PRELUDE Shout to the Lord *GATHERING MUSIC (9:25 a.m.) Insert No. 69 (Renew) WELCOME AND ANNOUNCEMENTS OPENING PRAYER Darlene Zschech Arr. Jerry Ray Shout to the Lord Great Are You Lord Mary Lou Martin *CALL TO WORSHIP All: All creation sings a song of praise. Leader: The birds chirp gladness, the poppies dance joy, All: All creation praises God. Men: The ocean sparkles, dolphins leap, whales play. All: All creation joins in praise. Women: The mountains clap their hands, the trees wave, the sun blesses. All: All creation sings a song. Leader: Look deeply, All: God's choir is singing, raise your voice. *INVOCATION (Unison) Spirit of the Living God, we give you thanks and praise for the intricacies of creation, for your tender care for all things, and for the gifts of community we experience in this place. Break open our hearts once again with the power of your love and the surprises of unexpected grace. In our lives, in our church, in our worship, may you be glorified. Amen. *OPENING HYMN NO. 37 (Blue) Praise to the Lord, the Almighty CHILDREN S MESSAGE (sing Praise Him, Praise Him as children come forward) SEEK, CELEBRATE, SHARE A time to Seek Guidance, Celebrate God & Share Joys & Concerns PRAYERS OF THE PEOPLE INVITATION TO OFFERING Teach us, good Lord, to serve you as you deserve: to give and not to count the cost, to fight and not to heed the wounds, to toil and not to seek for rest, to labor and not to ask for any reward, save that of knowing that we do your will. Saint Ignatius of Loyola. Offertory Old Hundredth David H. Hegarty *Response No. 119 (Blue) Praise God from Whom *Prayer of Dedication Lord God, we bring our gifts with thanksgiving. May our resources enrich and renew the church, and may we share the Good News today and every day. Amen. (The Preschoolers are dismissed to the nursery.) OLD TESTAMENT READING Psalm 148 HYMN (Insert) Ancient Words NEW TESTAMENT READING Acts 11:1-18 SERMON Living Praise Yvonne Riege *HYMN NO. 546 (Blue) Guide My Feet *BENEDICTION POSTLUDE You ve Got Mail God never intended God's boundaries to be less than the whole world. Therefore, none of us have a monopoly on God's love. We may feel like we do when we look down on someone different than we are... or when we say, "Thank you, Lord, that I am not like them," or "It's too bad they do not believe as we believe." But woe to us when we reek of such arrogance! For when we try to restrict God's grace to ourselves, we cut ourselves off from that very grace. Pierre Teilhard de Chardin said, "It is impossible to love Christ without loving others, and impossible to love others without moving nearer to Christ." (John K. Bergland, Love without Limits) PRAYER HYMN NO. 223 (Renew) Soften My Heart *Please stand as you are able. Bulletins may be recycled in the baskets located in gathering area.
Website: www.creeksideconnected.com STAFF EMAIL ADDRESSES: The Office (Cindy): office@creeksideconnected.com Pastor Janet: pastorjanet@creeksideconnected.com Staff Office Hours Weekly: Cindy Harman: 9:00 a.m. 12:00 p.m.; 1:00 p.m. 3:00 p.m. Mon. Fri. Pastor Janet: Tues. & Thurs. - 1:00 4:00 p.m. Bulletin and weekly news deadline: 12:00 Noon on Tuesday CREEKSIDE CHURCH OF THE BRETHREN 60455 C.R. 113 Elkhart, IN 46517-9183 574-875-7800 telephone 574-875-7885 fax Birthdays Anniversaries June 9 Mary Schmucker June 10 Keith & Jan Vardaman June 9 Lois Losee June 11 Tom & Betty Lamb SERVING TODAY, MAY 30, 2010 Sermon Yvonne Riege Childcare Carolyn Colver Song Leader Angi Marcin Sound Engineer Jenny Cooper Organist Marilee Gilliland Graphics Operator Gary Arnold Pianist Maryann Zerbe Screen Creation Lisa Vardaman Children s Sandy Miller & Angi Marcin Greeters Story Lois Losee Leader Mary Lou Martin Pray with Pastor Scott Harney Acolyte Alysa Marcin May 30, 2010
FRIDAY SATURDAY 6/5 6/4 6/12 6/11 6/19 6/18 9:00 a.m. Grace Mishler Support Team Mtg. Next Sunday: JUNE 6, 2010 Graduate Recognition Preaching Pastor Janet Greeters Bill & Jan Birr Song Leader Angi Marcin Childcare Jan Birr Leader Cary Kelsey Sound Engineer Roger Griffith Organist Marilee Graphics Gilliland Operator Brian Arnold Pianist Screen Creation Jenny Cooper Children s Story Jean Mann Acolyte Tiara Marcin Pray with Pastor Deana Markley UPCOMING EVENTS SUNDAY MONDAY TUESDAY WEDNESDAY THURSDAY 6/3 6/2 6/1 5/31 5/30 OFFICE CLOSED 6/10 6A:30 p.m. Followers of Faith/Outreach 6/9 6:30 p.m. Team Mtg. 6/8 6/7 6/6 Graduate Recognition 6/17 6/16 6/15 6/14 6/13 6:30 p.m. Church Board Mtg. Appreciation Creekside Kids Flower Planting 5/8/10 to 5/15/10 General Funds Designated Funds Beginning Balance (Deficit) Saturday 5/8/10 $ 7,402.12 $ 48,803.49 Income $ 3,109.60 $ 413.00 Expenses/Bills $ (1,876.91) $ (359.90) Ending Balance (Deficit) Saturday, 5/15/10 $ 8,634.81 $ 48,856.59 Weekly Payroll $ 876.79 Monthly Mortgage $ 5,371.35 Weekly Budget Needed $ 3,496.29 5/15/10 to 5/20/10 General Designated Funds Funds Beginning Balance (Deficit) Saturday 5/15/10 $ 8,634.81 $ 48,856.59 Income $ 2,020.80 $ 426.35 Expenses/Bills $ (6,488.63) $ (594.00) Ending Balance (Deficit) Saturday, 5/22/10 $ 4,166.98 $ 48,688.94 Weekly Payroll $ 888.85 Monthly Mortgage $ 5,371.35 Weekly Budget Needed $ 3,496.29
The congregation is invited to Brian Arnold's high school graduation open house on Saturday, June 5, 2010, from 11:30 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. at his home, 58865 Runway Road, Elkhart. NEWS FROM FELLOWSHIP TIME In order to facilitate the start of Sunday School, Fellowship Time will last for 15 minutes after the church service is over. At that time everyone will go to their Sunday School class. July 2 Campfire Food Fireworks!!!!! At 7:30 p.m. we will supply the hot dogs, hamburgers and buns, condiments. Bring a dish to share. Fireworks will begin at dark! If you wish to help offset the costs of the fireworks, see Roger Griffith. Bring your lawn chairs/blanket to sit on! Bug spray too! Kylee Bowen will be having an open house on Saturday, June 5th from 1:00-4:00 p.m. Everyone is welcome, but food is limited. DO YOU WANT TO BE A MEDIA TECHIE? Have you always wanted to learn about production and media technology, but were afraid to ask? The Media team is looking for a few members who are interested in technology. Don t worry if you don t know anything, the media team wants to teach you. So how about giving it a try, it s a lot of fun!! Contact Gary - garnold@creeksideconnected.com or @574-875-8672 What a Surprise! Thank you to the Outreach Team and Onward Sunday School Class for the Angel Food Box that was delivered to me last Saturday by Jeff & Gail Vance. We tried two different ones and were quite impressed. There is a lot of food in a dinner and it is really good! It is really quite a gift to me and a great relief from cooking. Thank you so much. Claudette Emmons THERE ARE NEW TAX EXEMPTION FORMS IN THE MAILBOXES ON THE RIGHT HAND SIDE. Address Change: Tamara Fritz 2646 Alpine Fir Ln. #70 Elkhart, IN 46517 Cell 574-903-1147 Two weeks ago we listed Kevin & Stephanie Schmidt s address, etc. Since that time I discovered that the telephone number was wrong. It should be: 574-875-1956. Please change your records. Thank you.
Kids get ready for a fun filled day of planting and giving! June 13 immediately following Sunday School we will start with a light lunch and then start planting flowers for members of our congregation and residents of The Willows. This is going to be a great day, hope you can all make it. ARE YOU READY FOR THE FISH FRY?!? July 17 4:00 7:30 p.m. We will be taking donations of Potato Chips and Bread again this year. We ve also decided to show off our Creekside baking talent by having Sugar cookies for dessert. Get details about the sugar cookie baking day from Sharon Houser. Volunteer sign up sheets will be up soon, we need every ones help. Don t forget to sign up. We are also looking for someone to be in charge of parking the day of the fish fry. If you are Interested, please see Angi Marcin. SUGAR COOKIE BAKING DAY June 26 Times to be announced. Bring your sugar cookie dough and we ll bake cookies together for the Fish Fry. See Sharon Houser for details. INFIT (Individuals and Families in Transition) sent us a Thank you note last week for the hygiene supplies we donated for kits. They were able to give out 137 kits with our donations. Thanks for all your support!