Nearness to God brings likeness to God. The more you see God, the more God will be seen in you.

Angie Tidd

May 5/26 8:45 & 11:00 Worship Services 9:15 am Breakfast 10:00 Sunday School 12:00 pm Worship Committee 12:00 VBS Workday 5:00 Youth 5:00 Class Meeting 5/27 Church Office Closed Memorial Day 1:00 pm Chair Exercise 5/28 12:00 pm Senior Lunch 2:00 Line Dancing Exercise 6:00 FUMC Foundation Meeting 6:30 Al-anon 6:30 Men’s Bible Study 5/29 1:00 pm Chair Exercise 5/30 9:00 am Newsletter Folding Fellowship 2:00 pm Line Dancing Exercise Next Week: 6/2 Graduation Sunday 9:15 am Breakfast 10:00 Sunday School 11:00 United Worship Service 12:00 pm Lunch 12:15 Leadership Council 5:00 Youth 5:00 Class Meeting 6/3 1:00 pm Eva Jacobsen Circle 1:00 Chair Exercise 6/4 2:00 pm Line Dancing Exercise 6:30 Al-anon 6:30 Men’s Bible Study 6/5 1:00 pm Chair Exercise 6/5-8 Rio Texas Annual Conference 6/6 2:00 pm Line Dancing Exercise 6/7 6:30 pm Family Game Night 6/8-14 MPACT Youth Mission Trip

Church Calendar

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CHURCH STAFF:

Senior Pastor, Rev. Samuel Blanco

Office Administrator, Melissa Ramsay

Director of Christian Education, Brenda Brittain

Finance Manager, Cheryl Courtney

Choir Director, Tyler Hughes

Accompanist, John Gibson

Facility Manager, Ronnie Hardi

Nursery Director, Alma Blanco

USHERS

8:45

Gloria Hamilton

L.B. Harden

Ivan Wilson

Kay Wilson

Steve Hall

USHERS

11:00

Doug Diebel

Ray Worsham

Chuck Wilkinson

Vision Summary

The vision of the First United Methodist Church, Elgin is to help people begin the journey with Jesus, grow in

relationship with Him, connect with each other and serve the world.

May 26, 2019May 26, 2019

Offerings (Need per week: $7,692)

4/21 $4100.75

4/28 $7805.00

5/5 $5776.82

5/12 $6254.75

5/19 $4022.38

2019 Year-To-Date Offerings $113,494.59

Wherever you may be on Sunday morning, you can ensure your offerings are at church by giving electronically. It’s

simple and secure! Visit our website: www.fumcelgin.com

8:45 & 11am8:45 & 11am Worship ServicesWorship Services

Sixth Sunday of EasterSixth Sunday of Easter

Welcome To First United Methodist Church of Elgin

Sunday Services

Church Announcements & Activities

United Worship Service— Next Sunday, June 2nd is our United

Worship service at 11 a.m. We will also be celebrating our college

graduates during service! Join us for lunch in the Fellowship Hall

after service!

VBS— We are gearing up for VBS, July 8th-12th! If you would

like to help this year, please contact the church office or Jennifer

Herring at fumcelginvbs@gmail.com. Workdays are scheduled for

TODAY, 12 - 2p.m. and Sunday, June 23rd, 12 - 2p.m.

Senior Lunch— Senior lunch will be on Tuesday, May 28th at 12

p.m. in the Fellowship Hall.

Newsletter Folding— The newsletter folding fellowship will be on

Thursday, May 30th at 9a.m. in the office.

Family Game Night— Join us on Friday, June 7th at 6:30 p.m. in

the fellowship hall for Family Game Night!

Wednesday Night Service— We will not have a Wednesday

Night Service or Bible Study in May. We will resume on June

12th.

Special Sunday— On Sunday, June 16th, we will have a special

offering for Peace with Justice Sunday and celebrate Father’s Day!

Please submit photos of you and/or kids with your fathers to

fumcelgin@sbcglobal.net. We will show the photos on Father’s

Day at the worship services.

Sun, May 26 - 12:15 pm - Worship

Tues, May 28 - 6:00 pm - FUMC Foundation

Sun, June 2 - 12:15 pm - Leadership Council

Upcoming Committee Meetings

Worship Services — we offer two worship services at 8:45

a.m. and 11 a.m. On the first Sunday of the month, we have a

united worship service at 11 a.m.

Sunday School — we have classes for all ages from kids to

adults starting at 10a.m. in various rooms around the church.

Nursery — nursery is available for babies and kids ages 0-5

during worship and Sunday School hours.

Youth Group — meets every Sunday at 5 p.m. in the

fellowship hall for food, fun, and fellowship.

We are so glad that you chose to join us for worship! If you have

any questions about our church, please do not hesitate to ask one of

the ushers, the pastor or anyone around you. We want you to feel

welcome!

8:45 & 11 a.m. WORSHIP SERVICES

Prelude John Gibson

Welcome and Announcements Gloria Hamilton (8:45am)

Danny Graves (11am)

Ringing of the Bell (11am)

Greeting The Lord be with you.

And also with you!

*Call to Worship Psalm 67

(UMH # 791)

*Hymn of Praise “Holy God”

Stanzas 1-4

(UMH # 79)

*Pastoral Prayer

*Gloria Patri

Glory be to the Father and to the Son and to the Holy

Ghost; as it was in the beginning, is now, and ever shall be,

world without end. Amen. Amen.

Singsong

Intercessory Prayer

Children’s Time Susan Bledsoe (8:45am)

Keith Joesel (11am)

Old Testament Reading Numbers 6:21-27

(page # 119)

New Testament Reading John 21:20-25

(page # 110)

Sermon “A Special Young Man”

Rev. Samuel Blanco

Tithes & Offerings

*Offertory Response (UMH # 95)

*Closing Hymn “O Master Let Me Walk”

(UMH # 430)

*Affirmation: Hebrews 2:3-4

Let us not neglect our great salvation first spoken

by the Lord; God also bearing witness with miracles

and signs of the Holy Spirit.

*Postlude

*Congregation is invited to stand as they are able.

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Notes

Katherine, Kevin Robert’s mom

Curtis Warhmund’s Family, Brinda Staton’s friend, passed away

Jim McCutcheon, recovering from surgery

Fritzi Simon, fell twice

Donna, Andy’s cousin, husband passed away

Woehl Family, Michael is in ICU

James Worsham, check-up at MD Anderson

Chris, hospice

Family of Aaron Nickerson & Asbury Community

Family of Joy Boling, friend of Sandifer’s, passed away

Ron & Linda Hart, Laney Floyd’s Godparents

Sandifer Family, Harold Sandifer passed away

Martha, Pastor Blanco’s sister, tests

Bill Shoaf, friend of Sandifer’s, horse accident

Doug, Bruce Staton’s brother, cancer

Nicole Trudeau, friend of Giselle Young, colon cancer

Justin Maynard & Family

Pat Teague, health concerns

Laurie Moss

Esther Blanco, declining health

Belva Alexander, recovering at home

Hermes Payne, Mark Neidig’s Uncle, cancer

Ann Walker, in rehab at Legend Oaks

Donna, Susan Blesoe’s friend

Patty, Susan Bledsoe’s cousin

Cathy, co-worker of Joesel’s

Bailey, breast cancer

Oscar Flores, Alma’s brother, cancer

Butch, Irma Welch’s brother, cancer

Jimmy Copeland, Wyatt Diebel’s grandfather, prayers

Barbara Freeman, Marcus Freeman’s mother, health concerns

Fran Smith, cancer

“Max” Garcia (19 mos), hospitalized, friend of Sandifer family.

Walter, Mary & Maggie’s cousin, terminal

Les, coworker of Paul Henry, stage 4 lung cancer

Steve Wilkinson, diabetes concerns, had a fall

Savannah Grace. baby of Luke & Alyssa Rodriguez

Fred Rose, son of Joan Rose, recovering from surgery

Keith, Maggie’s friend

Dave Stys, accident

Chris Hall, health

Carson Noret, (2 yrs. old) tumor surgery

Marilyn Warnholtz, cancer

Duncan Bledsoe

Susie Simon

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