First United Methodist Church Rutherfordton, North Carolina First Service Sunday School Second Service 8:45 am 9:45 am 11:00 am Our Mission: Sharing Christ s Light on Main Street and Beyond May 13, 2018 Seventh Sunday of Easter Worship of the Lord WE GATHER FROM THE WORLD AND PRAISE GOD Tolling of the Church Bell Welcome and Announcements Jimmy Dancy, Lay Leader (Worshippers, please complete your contact Information and name tags in the red Hospitality Folders.) Mission Moment Bobbie Tedford Prelude Look, the Sight Is Glorious arr. Paul Manz **Bringing of the Light Acolyte **Introit Your Love, O God, Has Called Us Here CORNISH *Call to Worship We gather together to worship our loving, nurturing God, who, like a mother, knows us intimately, loves us unconditionally, teaches us the way we should go, and comforts us in times of need. Praise God, the Source and Sustainer of life! *Hymn No. 141 TRYGGARE KEN INGEN VARA Children of the Heavenly Father *Opening Prayer Father of us all, Mother of each one, thank you for your love for us from the beginning of time. You formed us when we were in our mother s wombs, you knit us together lovingly, your devotion to us has not failed, your care has followed us our whole life long. All we are and all we have, we owe to you, and so on this, the Lord s Day, in this house devoted to your glory, we give honor to you with our hearts and hands and voices. Amen!
**Recognition of Graduates *Passing the Peace of Christ Leader: The peace of the Lord be with you. People: And also with you. WE LISTEN FOR GOD S WORD Moments with Children Rufus the Rabbit (Children, ages 4-2nd grade, are invited to exit with leaders for Children s Church) **Anthem On Eagle s Wings Douglas Wagner Scripture Lesson I Corinthians 13:4-7, Pew Bible NT Pg. 175 II Timothy 1:1-7, Pew Bible NT Pg. 211 Leader: The Word of God for the people of God. People: Thanks be to God! Sermon Fan into Flame the Gift of God Dr. Thompson Prayers of the People WE RESPOND TO GOD S WORD Offering of Ourselves and Our Gifts *Response in Praise, No. 94 Praise God, from whom all blessings flow; praise God, all creatures here below: Alleluia! Alleluia! Praise God, the source of all our gifts! Praise Jesus Christ, whose power uplifts! Praise the Spirit, Holy Spirit! Alleluia! Alleluia! Alleluia! *Prayer of Thanksgiving and The Lord s Prayer WE ARE SENT FORTH INTO THE WORLD *Hymn No. 539 O Spirit of the Living God FOREST GREEN *Dismissal with Blessing **We Follow the Light into the World Acolyte **Benediction Response No. 336 MEYER Of All the Spirit s Gifts to Me (Vs. 1, 5) *Chimes of the Trinity *Postlude O Day Full of Grace arr. Franklin Ashdown *Congregation please stand, as you are able **11:00 am Worship Service Only Enter to Worship, Depart to Serve
When You Pray, Remember the Following Church Members and Also Our Homebound Members and Service Personnel: Wyatt Church 1 Ken Flack 1 S. G. Gabriel 1 Diane McMillan 2 Teresa Monteith 1 Remember the Following Friends & Family of Church Members: Ed Blake, brother of Nancy Hartley 4 David Claroni, son of Paul & Sally 4 Lucas Harris 4 Buck Juzyk, son-in-law of Newt & Susan Hamlin 4 Phillip Lane, cousin of Susie King 1 Steve Mercer, son of Joyce & Buzz Mercer 3 Family of Mary Frances Merck, sister-in-law of Grace Smith 2 Carole Moore 4 Olfano Family 2 Jane Rucker 3 Anna Bryson Sauer 1 Patricia Shaw, sister of Christine Moore & Grace Smith 1 Lois Sims, retired teacher and friend of Dan Smith 2 Virginia Tate, sister of Patsy Hope Mitchell 1 Family of Delbert Walke, father of Lee Walke 2 Marie Wood 1 Prayer requests will run for 4-weeks in our bulletin. This will help to keep requests current. Requests may be updated/renewed at any time. We do not want to drop anyone from the list who needs prayer. Please keep us posted. FIRST UNITED METHODIST CHURCH 264 North Main Street Rutherfordton, NC 28139 Phone (828) 287-3704 Sydnor s Cell (828) 337-6868 First Church Website: www.fumcrutherfordton.weebly.com/ Like us on Face Book First United Methodist Church, Rutherfordton, NC OUR STAFF Dr. Sydnor Thompson, III Pastor sydnor@fumcrutherfordton.org Patricia Harrelson Director of Music pharrelson@fumcrutherfordton.org Alice Wright Friendship Club Director awright@fumcrutherfordton.org Pam Craft Administrative Assistant pcraft@fumcrutherfordton.org Beau Lunceford Director of Children s & Youth Ministry blunceford@fumcrutherfordton.org Glenda Fuhrmann Organist gfuhrmann@fumcrutherfordton.org Kathy Watson TLC Preschool Director kwatson@fumcrutherfordton.org Sandra Turner Receptionist sturner@fumcrutherfordton.org OUR MISSIONARIES Newt & Susan Hamlin, Missionaries to Papua New Guinea
For the Record Week of 05-06-2018 STEWARDSHIP OF PRESENCE... 201 SUNDAY SCHOOL ATTENDANCE... 98 Weekly Budget Needs... $ 8,912.06 Pledged Offerings... $ 13,369.50 Non-Pledged Offerings... $ 530.00 Loose Plate Offerings... $ 161.00 Total Tithes & Offerings... $ 14,060.50 TODAY S ASSISTANTS IN MINISTRY Bread Maker: Nancy Smith Acolyte: Meg Prevatt Sound System: 8:45 - Jay Ostrander 11:00 - Steve & Alice Wright Greeters: 8:45 - Bobbie Tedford & Cheryl Waddingham 10:40 - Alan & Sherry Henderson Ushers: 8:40 - Ken Sanford, Head Usher; Pete Russell Doug Melton, Eric Gibson 10:55 - Joe Carson, Head Usher; Charles Wright, Captain; Gene Shuford, Don Harris, John Lewis, Wayne Keever, David McMillan WELCOME to First United Methodist Church of Rutherfordton. If you are a guest, we are especially glad you are here. We hope you experience the love and grace of Jesus Christ and warm hospitality as we worship together today. CONGRATULATIONS, HIGH SCHOOL SENIORS! Today we celebrate the accomplishments of those in our church family who are graduating from high school. They are: Miranda Celeste Boone is graduating from RS Central. She will be attending Appalachian State University. Emma Elizabeth Hutchins is graduating from RS Central. Emma will attend the University of Pennsylvania. Olivia Catherine Turner is graduating from RS Central. She will be attending UNC Chapel Hill. MAGNIFICENT YARD SALE! Thank you for the beautiful treasures you gave and the hours you worked. We how have $2,000 for local missions to be determined by the UMW. THE FIRST WORD NEWSLETTER articles for the June issue are due to Pam at pcraft@fumcrutherfordton.org no later than Noon on Thursday, May 17th.
UNION METHODIST CHURCH MEMORIAL SERVICE MAY 20, 2018 3:00 PM You are invited to attend the annual Memorial Service at Union Methodist Church Sunday, May 20th at 3:00 pm. Come and honor history and worship with the families who gather to remember their loved ones buried in the Union Methodist Cemetery. Union Church is on Union Rd., and is near the intersection of Pleasant Hill Rd. & Baber Rd. OPERATION INASMUCH Saturday, May 19 If you signed up to help with Operation Inasmuch this year - thank you! Your team leader should have already contacted you. If you have not been contacted yet, please see Bob Bourne or Laurie Furse. All volunteers are invited to breakfast Saturday May 19 in the Fellowship Center starting at 7:30am. You will also get your sack lunch that morning; those will be available until 10am. Even if you do not want to eat breakfast, please still plan to be here no later than 7:45am for important announcements and the group picture. If you ordered a t-shirt, they will be given out that morning. SUNDAY, MAY 20 9:30 Fellowship Time with refreshments in the Fellowship Center 10:30 Operation Inasmuch Worship Celebration in the Fellowship Center NO 8:45 Service & No Sunday School on May 20 RELAY FOR LIFE SPRING PLANT SALE The Rutherford County Employees Relay team is taking orders for flowering hanging baskets, ferns and flowering flats for $14 each. All proceeds go to American Cancer Society. If interested, call or text Jeanette Bosgra at 980-3190 for details. YOKEFELLOW IS ASKING FOR DONATIONS of CANNED MEAT during the months of May, June, July, and August. You may bring your donations to the church and place them in bin marked Yokefellow in the Donation Station outside the Front Room.
O U R CH U R C H I N A C T I O N (Daily Bible Readings) G R A D U A T I O N S U N D A Y, M A Y 13 (1 Sam. 24-25, Psalm 132, Galatians 1-2) 8:00 am - Prayer Walk, PMH 8:45 am - Worship Service, S 9:45 am - Sunday School 11:00 am - Worship Service, S 5-7 pm - NEON, YC M O N D A Y, MA Y 14 (1 Sam. 26-27, Psalm 133, Galatians 3-4) 9:30 am - TLC Chapel, S 10 am - 8 pm - Welcome Table, FC & K 5-6:30 pm - Welcome Table Served, FC 6-8:30 pm - NETworX, N, 3 rd Flr, BA, YC 6:30 pm - Al Anon, L (Newcomers) 7:00 pm - Al Anon, DMC T U E S D A Y, M A Y 15 (1 Sam. 28-29, Psalm 134, Galatians 5-6) 1:00 pm - Staff Meeting, BA 3:15-5:30 pm - Girl Scouts, YC 3:30-5:00 pm - Girl Scouts, 1 st Floor 6:30 pm - Alzheimer s Support Group, PMH W E D N E S D A Y, MA Y 16 (1 Sam. 30-31, Psalm 135, Ephesians 1-2) 6:30-7:15 am - HeBrews, Boy Scout Hut 7:00 am - Men s Breakfast, FC & K 3:30-5 pm - Children s Choir 7:00 pm - Chancel Choir T H U R S D A Y, M A Y 17 (2 Samuel 1-2, Psalm 136, Ephesians 3-4) 6:45-7:30 am - Prayer Group, PMH Noon - June Newsletter Articles Due 6:30 pm - Stephen Ministry Super., PMH F R I D A Y, MA Y 18 (2 Samuel 3-4, Psalm 137, Ephesians 5-6) S A T U R D A Y, M A Y 19 O P E R A T I O N I N A S M U C H (2 Samuel 5-6, Psalm 138, Philippians 1-2) 7:30 am - Operation Inasmuch Breakfast, FC 8:00 am - Program, Photo, Sending Forth, FC 12:00 pm - AA Meeting, 7:00 pm - AA Meeting, PMH O P E R A T I O N I N A S M U C H SUND A Y, M A Y 20 (2 Samuel 7-8, Psalm 139, Philippians 3-4) 9:30 am - Fellowship Time with Refreshments, FC 10:30 am - Operation Inasmuch Celebration, FC 3:00 pm - Union Methodist Memorial Service, Union Rd. LEGEND: BA - Balcony, DMC - Dillard Morrow Class, FC - Fellowship Center, FR - Front Room, L - Library, N - Nursery, NC - Nifong Chapel, NM - Nifong Music Room, PMH - Perry-Moore House, S - Sanctuary, YC - Youth Center