Sunday, Nov. 1 All Saints Day 8:30 a.m. Coffee fellowship 8:50 a.m. Praise Sing 9:00 a.m. Worship 10:00 a.m. Sunday School & Children’s Music 5:30 p.m. Youth Group beginning with supper

Monday, Nov. 2 7:00 p.m. Town Hall Meeting, library

Tuesday, Nov. 3 10:00 a.m. Earn. Save. Give. Class, library 3:00 p.m. Coffee Club, Panera Bread 7:00 p.m. Tuesday Evening Class, library Earn. Save. Give.

Wednesday, Nov. 4 1:30 p.m. Quilting – room 305 4:15 p.m. UMW Exec. Bd. Meeting, library 5:30 p.m. Children’s Bell rehearsal 6:15 p.m. Adult Bell rehearsal 7:00 p.m. Choir rehearsal

Thursday, Nov. 5 8:00 a.m. Breakfast Club, Denny’s

Sunday, Nov. 8 8:30 a.m. Coffee fellowship 8:50 a.m. Praise Sing 9:00 a.m. Worship 10:10 a.m. Sunday School & Children’s Music 5:30 p.m. Youth Group beginning with supper

Last week’s attendance: 150 Last weeks’ giving: $5,540.00

Offering to date: $227,252.46 Annual Expense Budget Goal: $312,267.00

We’re glad you are here today! Thank you for your support!

Wesley UMC Calendar for

November 1 – November 8 Wesley United Methodist Church Grand Forks, ND

November 1, 2015

Our purpose is to provide a nurturing Christian home

in which all may grow in faith and service.

Welcome to Worship at Wesley

November 1, 2015 All Saints Day

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Gathering Praise Amazing Grace/My Chains Are Gone projected Your Great Name projected 10,000 Reasons projected Welcome and Announcements

(Please sign the ritual of friendship attendance pad and pass to others in the pew.)

* Greetings of Christian Fellowship

* Call to Worship

With thanksgiving on my tongue, I sing praise for the feet of the saints who walked

this path long before me who pointed out this path to me who cleared the path with

me.

With thanksgiving on my tongue, I sing praise for the wisdom of the saints who

shared their vision of God’s ways who lived faithfully by God’s ways who loved

God all the way.

With thanksgiving on my tongue, I sing praise for the cloaks of the saints that

sheltered my weary soul from the dust that marked my life for a new adventure that

gave me some flair for the dance.

With thanksgiving on your tongue, now sing praise for the voices of the saints

who named God within you who evoked God from you who gave God to you.

Coming Before God in PrayerComing Before God in PrayerComing Before God in PrayerComing Before God in Prayer Prayers of the People

(Please allow an usher to bring a microphone to you so all can hear your request.)

* If able, please stand where asterisks appear. CCLI Lic. 906361

Welcome to Wesley! If you have questions or special needs, please speak to an usher.

Worship activity bags for children are hanging on a rack at the back of the church.

Our ushers have large-print hymnals.

Nursery care is provided for infants and toddlers in Room 202.

Please remember to silence your cell phone during worship.

Wesley UMC is excited to announce that you can now manage your

giving online! Giving online is easy and allows you to set up

automatic recurring contributions and view your complete online

giving history from anywhere you have access to the Internet.

Simply scan our QR Code with your smart phone and/or follow

these easy steps:

1. Visit the church website at www.gfwesley.org,

2. Click on the Online Giving tab then on Make a donation,

3. Make a one-time donation or click on the Create Profile button,

then,

4. Follow the onscreen instructions to create on online profile and to

schedule your recurring contributions.

What is in a Christmas Shoebox?

Love. Shoebox Christmas gifts are built from love for children that might not otherwise

get a Christmas gift. On the reservations of North and South Dakota, up to 70 percent of

the children would not get a Christmas gift if not for the Shoebox Christmas Gift program

and the generosity of the people that donate to this wonderful program.

To start, wrap the bottom and top of the box separately (this will

allow the volunteers to insert the story of the birth of Jesus). Then

fill with age-appropriate items such as the suggestions on the list

available in the Fellowship Area. Place a rubber band around the

box and the top, then put a small note with the age group and

gender of the child on top of the box. You have just built a box of

love. The age groups are: Infant – 2 years; 3-5 years; 6-8 years; 9-

11 years; 12-14 years; 15 and up.

If you are unable to wrap a box, some pre-wrapped boxes are available in the Fellowship

Area. The finished boxes need to be returned and ready for pick-up in mid-November for

distribution in December. Because of the difficulty in matching sizes, please do not

include clothing except for hats, mittens and scarves.

Giving Statements are available on a table in the

lobby. Please remember to pick it up to save us

some postage!

MCCI Dates:

We will provide two more town hall meetings to discuss the MCCI report given to us.

Please take note of the underlined date. This date is rescheduled from November 1.

November 2: Town-Hall Meeting 7:00 p.m.

November 15: Town-Hall Meeting 11:15 a.m.

November 22: Special Charge Conference to Vote on

MCCI 11:00 a.m.

We will take a vote at the Charge Conference to decide whether to accept the

prescriptions given to us or not. If we accept them, the conference will continue to work

with us, providing support and training in our prescription areas. Everyone is encouraged

to attend one of these town hall meetings and the Charge Conference.

To go along with the Earn.Save.Give. program, Wesley church is

providing a book of devotional readings to each family or individual for

you to take home and use over the next few weeks. This little book

provides the basics of Wesley’s teachings on money, plus daily

devotions, weekly follow-up activities and a service of commitment.

Please be sure to pick one up today. Funding for these books was

provided by Wesley UMC Endowment Foundation.

Need your lawn raked?

Would you like to help a local nonprofit at the same time?

UND Honors students along with volunteers from the Iowa

State, and University of Iowa chapters of Delta Upsilon, are

raking leaves October 31st and November 7

th to raise money

for the Global Friends Coalition, a nonprofit helping to

integrate New Americans into the greater Grand Forks

community. All donations to Global Friends Coalition will be

matched by the Otto Bremer Foundation. These funds

will be utilized to launch new educational opportunities for New Americans in our

community. If you would like your lawn raked, please email honors@und.edu or call

777-2219. It is a free will offering.

All Saints Litany Prayer

We remember the great ancestors of our faith, from Abraham and Sarah, to Paul and

Phoebe:

Ancestors of the faith, we remember you.

We remember the prophets and priests, the ministers and teachers who have taught us

the way of God:

Teachers of the faith, we remember you.

We remember our grandparents and parents, aunts and uncles, those who have gone

before us in our lifetime:

Family of our faith, we remember you.

We lift up the memories of children and grandchildren, brothers and sisters, husbands

and wives and parents whose lives ended too soon:

Those close in our heart, we remember you.

We lift up to You, O God, the names of those we have lost in this past year from our

lives, knowing that they are with Your heart forever. As your loved one’s name is

read, please stand.

(Please read the names from left to right)

Harry Holloway (6-7-14) David Peterson (7-1-14) Louise Triskle (7-6-14)

Tom Marler (7-9-14) Isis Lynch (7-24-14) Shirley Cascaden (7-31-14)

Audrey Williams (10-6-14) Richard Farroh (10-21-14) Roberta Cable (11-1-14)

Rod Clark (12-3-14) Robert Nordlie (1-8-15) Cathy Marler (5-25-15)

Karen Griffin (7-25-15) Kent Cable (7-30-15) Colleen Nygaard (10-17-15)

We celebrate the lives of those we have named, O God, and lift up many more names

in our hearts.

Family of God, we remember you, and we honor you. We know you are with us

in the spirit of worship, and you will not be forgotten.

We give thanks, O God, for all who have gone on to join with You beyond this life. We

trust in the hope of resurrection and the promise of new life in Christ, and know that

in our grief and celebration, O God, You are with us through it all, and we are not

left alone. In the name of Christ, in whom love lives forever, we pray.

Amen.

Pastoral Prayer and The Lord’s Prayer

Prayer Response Great Is Thy Faithfulness KEM Chanters Arr. by Mark Kellner

Giving Our Tithes and OfferingsGiving Our Tithes and OfferingsGiving Our Tithes and OfferingsGiving Our Tithes and Offerings

Receiving of Tithes and Offerings

Offering Music This Little Light of Mine KEM Chanters Arr. by Neil A. Johnson

* Doxology

* Prayer of Dedication

We offer our whole selves to you, O God, creator of everything. It is a joy

and a blessing to share our gifts with one another. As we offer these things

for the work of your church, help us to be mindful of all that we can do

together as the Body of Christ. Amen.

Hearing God’s WordHearing God’s WordHearing God’s WordHearing God’s Word

Children’s Time

1st

Scripture Lesson Luke 16:1-13 New Testament, page 74

2nd

Scripture Lesson Proverbs 6:6-11 Old Testament, pages 555-556

Message “Earn. Save. Give. Money—The Excellent Gift” Rev. Howie Baird

The Sacrament of CommunionThe Sacrament of CommunionThe Sacrament of CommunionThe Sacrament of Communion

Invitation, Confession, and Pardon Red Hymnal 12

The Great Thanksgiving Red Hymnal 13

Sharing the Loaf and the Cup

(Please put your Birthday for Mission offering in the basket when you come up for Communion)

Going Forth to ServeGoing Forth to ServeGoing Forth to ServeGoing Forth to Serve * Closing Hymn For All the Saints Red Hymnal 711

* Benediction

* Musical response Go Now In Peace (x2) Red Hymnal 665

* Closing Song Victory Through Christ Marge Myrold

By Lani Smith

Thanks to all who have helped with today’s worship service!

Welcome Team: Peggy Kindem, Irene Wagner

Anne & Greg Bryson

Liturgist: Linda Juntunen

Nursery: Tanya Murphy

Acolytes: Jackson Polries & Eli Zerr

Communion Servers: Linda & Jim Juntunen

Kellie Burgess

Sound Board: Pat Henry

Please feel free to communicate with us: Website: www.gfwesley.org

e-mail: gfwesley@midconetwork.com

Phone: 701.772.1869

Address: 1600 4th

Ave. N. Grand Forks, ND 58203

We are offering these small groups at the following times:

Sunday Mornings, October 25 – November 15 from 10:00 a.m. – 11:00 a.m.

Tuesday Mornings, October 20 – November 17 from 10:00 a.m. – 11:00 a.m.

Tuesday Evenings, October 20 – November 17 from 7:00 p.m. – 8:00 p.m.

If these times don’t work for you, please let us know and we could work together to put

together and opportunity that fits your schedule.

Sermon schedule for the Earn. Save. Give. series

November 1: Money—The Excellent Gift (Luke 12:42-48)

November 8: You Can’t Take It With You (Proverbs 13:11)

November 15: How Far Will You Go? (Proverbs 11:25)