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FIRST UNITED METHODIST CHURCH
Sunday School – 9:30 a.m.
Casual Worship – 8:30 a.m. Traditional Worship – 10:45 a.m.
January 13, 2008
United Methodist Women Sunday
WORSHIP PREPARATION THOUGHT: “All Saint's Day has come and gone, but I am deeply aware of being surrounded by a great cloud of witnesses in the amazing work of United Methodist Women.”
Harriett Jane Olson, Women's Division, Deputy General Secretary
CALL OF CHURCH BELL
REGISTRATION OF ATTENDANCE
ANNOUNCEMENTS
OPENING VOLUNTARY “O Zion , Hast” By Thomas/ Walch
CHORAL INTROIT
*CALL TO WORSHIP AND OPENING PRAYER Casey Andrew
Leader: Create in me a clean heart, O God, and put a new and right spirit within me.
All: O God, my Prayers and Faith.
Leader: Do not cast me away from your presence, and do not take your Holy Spirit from me.
All: Help me when I cry, Why God Why?
Leader: Restore to me the joy of your salvation, and sustain in me a willing spirit.
All: I pray I am Becoming a Person of Strength.
Leader: Then I will teach transgressors your ways, and sinners will return to you.
All: Lord, lead me to Peace, Love, and Healing.
Leader: Deliver me from bloodshed, O God, O God of my salvation, and my tongue will sing aloud of your deliverance.
All: May I move From Victim to Victory.
Leader: O Lord, open my lips, and my mouth will declare your praise.
All: I will ever sing of your Amazing Grace. Amen.
*HYMN “How Great Thou Art” Hymn #77
INSTALLATION OF UMW LEADERS Pastor Joy
CHILDREN'S WORSHIP Fellowship Hall
PRAYERS Casey Andrew
THE LORD'S PRAYER
OFFERING
OFFERTORY “Amazing Grace” Arr. by John Coates
OFFERTORY PRAYER
Life-giving God, you call us to prayer and self-denial, remembering your generosity and our Christian responsibility to give. God, in every way you have enriched our lives: in gaining knowledge, in learning compassion, in seeking justice. May we not be lacking in spiritual gifts as we work and give to improve the lives of women, children, and youth in our world. May we be a blessing to the communities we serve through our gifts. Help us to keep doing the things we have learned and received, and heard and seen in our life of Christ and Christ's servants in the world.
*This is the prayer that will appear on the 2008 Prayer Card in the “A Call to Prayer and Self-Denial” packet. United Methodist Women members may make copies of this prayer for their use.
*DOXOLOGY “Praise God from Whom All Blessings Flow” Page #95
*HYMN “Nearer, My God to Thee” Hymn #528
SCRIPTURE READING Rev. Bev Wilkes Null
SERMON Rev. Bev Wilkes Null, District Superintendent
*HYMN “This is The Day of New Beginnings” Hymn #383
*DISMISSAL WITH BLESSING Rev. Bev Wilkes Null
*CONGREGATIONAL “Lord, Make My Life a Window” Back of Hymnal
BENEDICTION
*CLOSING VOLUNTARY
* Indicates those in the congregation who are able will please stand.
OUR WORSHIP LEADERS
Joy Caschetta , Pastor Richard Boyd, Diaconal Minister of Music
Bob Homan , Sound Susan Niederer, Musician
Barbara Kennedy and Ann Zimmerlee , Greeters Kaylee Darnall and Caitlin Brown, Acolytes
Casey Andrew , Visitation Person
Ushers: Joe Zimmerlee, Captain; Joyce Clem, Kay Dunn, Noel Harpe , Mark Godwin, Harold Hamann, Carl Holman,
Lynn Jobes, Mary Metzger Harris, Jack Rogers , and Ann Zimmerlee