BORN OF A VISIONROOTED IN TRADITION

LIVING OUR FAITHSunday, February 14, 2021

8:00 | 9:00 | 11:00amRev. Dr. Jerry A. Roe, Jr.

"Fish Stories: Fishing Grounds"Matthew 4:12-13; 17-22

News

PRAYER CONCERNSD.D. Humber, Norma Lucas, MeganHamann, Canter-Lang Family, YatesAnderson Jr., James Dean, RoyceWood, Joyce Everly, Pat Ellison,Ted Wright, Rev. Wes Moye, KristaMcNeal, Elizabeth Colon, Hank Con-don, Larry Kimel, Pam Smith, Ianand Hannah Hilley, Carolyn Stafford,John Griffin, Debbie Cassata, LaurenTerry, Jim Danowski, Keith and Bar-bara Weikel, Hollis YoungnerMilitary: Jacob Riggs, Francis Cahill,Alex McLean, Hunter Missildine,Derek LivingstonBereavement: Jack Lavinder family,Rod Sawall family, Diane Hayes fam-ily, Rev. Matt Hearn family, MargaretPenrod

Please respect the privacy of individuals.Confirm their desire to be added to our prayer concerns, then send your request to churchoffice@wesleyssi.org.

VISIT US ONLINEVisit our website at wesleyssi.org to learn about our ministries, view our calendars, and access online giving. Looking for the latest news from Wesley? Check out the News Page: www.wesleyssi.org/news.

STATUS UPDATES NEEDEDPlease help us keep our Prayer Concerns current. If your request has been shared for an extended period of time, we ask that you let us know the status of your friend or family member. Call 634-1412 or email churchoffice@wesleyssi.org.

Senior Pastor Rev. Dr. Jerry A. Roe, Jr.

Director of Program Ministries Paige Gober

Director of Children’s MinistriesVictoria Fryer, Interim

Director of Youth MinistriesLogan Johnson

Associate Director of Youth Ministries Samantha Pearson

Director of Music MinistriesDeborah McIlrath, Interim

OrganistDr. Emri Comer, Interim

Director of Contemporary Worship Charlie Judd, Interim

Organist Emeritus Beth Humber

Office Administrator Elaine Brown

Administrative Assistant Emily Lester

Director of WAEL Nikki BrowningGroundskeeper

David WoodDirector of Audio-Visual Ministries

Jacob Lester

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CHILDREN Nursery (Newborn - 2s)Cherubs (3s and 4s)Children's Church (K - Grade 2)Club 345 (Grades 3, 4, 5)

YOUTH TIMES 5:00pm Middle School 6:30pm High SchoolNo Snack Supper will be served.

CHILDREN MINISTRY HELPChildren's Ministry is off to a great start this year! We could use your help - due to COVID, we have had to switch the types of snacks and treats we keep on hand and our supplies are running low. Donations of individually packaged bags of gold-fish, pretzels, non-chocolate candy, or gummy fruit snacks would be greatly appreciated. Thank you!

STUDENTS AND PARENTS We’re excited to be getting back into a bit of rhythm lately. Although this weekend is a long break from school, we’re still planning to have youth and confirmation today. Regarding confirmation starting, don’t worry if you’ve already made plans to be out of town. Although we are still start-ing confirmation today, your student won’t be behind or miss anything dire. As always, please reach out to Logan if you have any questions!

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SKYLARK ANNUAL WALKOn Saturday, March 6, Skylark will host its annual Walk for Life. The Walk for Life is a fundraising event to support the mission of Skylark, which is to save souls, save babies, and transform lives in our communi-ty and Southeast Georgia. Skylark is a Christ-centered ministry dedicated to advancing the Sanctity of Human Life. The outreach ministries that will directly benefit from the Walk for Life include their Medical Clinics, Mobile Unit, and BRAVEheart Teen Initiative Program. We would LOVE for you to be a part of our 2021 Walk event! If you are interested in spon-soring a walker or walking yourself, please contact the church office at churchoffice@wesleyssi.org.

SPARROW’S NESTAs we start of 2021, would you consider a donation to the Sparrow’s Nest food ministry, which provides

food to needy families in Brunswick? The box for non-perishable food items is located outside Paige’s office near Celebration Hall. Please be care-ful to check your expiration dates on goods donated. Canned vegetables, canned fruit, cereal, peanut butter and jelly, and Spaghettio's are all popular needs at the food pantry. The Wesley family has continued to be generous donors to this Faithworks’ ministry. Please consider dropping off something this month!

SPREAD THE WORD Wesley UMC welcomes all announcements related to the life of the church. Why not share remind-ers or plans of upcoming events for your ministry or class? We’ll include your 80-90 word (or less) announce-ment in the bulletin. Just send your article by noon on Mondays to emily@wesleyssi.org.

WELCOME VISITORSVisitors who would like to learn more about Wesley may stop by the breezeway following any worship service to receive information and a warm Wesley welcome! Be sure to bring your completed connection card.

DATES OF INTEREST2/14 Valentine's Day2/15 WAEL closed (Presidents' Day) 2/17 Ash Wednesday Service 2/21 First Sunday in Lent3/05 World Day of Prayer 3/06 Skylark Annual Walk3/14 Daylight Saving Time Starts 3/17 St. Patrick's Day 3/21 S. W. H. Artist Series

ONLINE GIVING To take advantage of online giving options, please visit our website at www.wesleyssi.org.

ASH WEDNESDAY SERVICEThis Wednesday, February 17, is Ash Wednesday and marks the begin-ning of the Lenten season. Because of Covid-19, we will need to do the imposition of the ashes in a slight-ly different way. This year, Pastor Jerry will not be able to impose the ashes on people’s foreheads as we are accustomed to. We have a concern that if Pastor Jerry imposes the ashes on one person's forehead, it may inadvertently transfer the virus to another by touching another person's forehead and so forth. Instead, Pastor Jerry will sprinkle a very small amount of ashes on the top of the head. This is an alternate, but biblical means of "imposing" the ashes. This

is a very common practice around the world. In fact, in Italy, this is the only means that the ashes are im-posed on Ash Wednesday. Please join us this Wednesday at 6:30pm for this solemn and reflective worship service as we begin our journey to the Cross and . . . Easter!

MUSIC AT WESLEY We are happy to have Ella Grace Arens join us today as our anthem soloist. Ella Grace is a fifth-grader at St. Francis Xavier School and is a vocal student of Mrs. McIlrath. In ad-dition, our own Pastor Jerry & Mrs. Gina Roe will be singing the Lord's Prayer in the place of the congre-gational response. We are blessed

to have so much talent at Wesley! If you're a singer, consider joining the choir! We are gearing up for Easter and would love to have you.

CHILDREN’S MINISTRY STAFF Thank you to our Children’s Ministry staff. These ladies are absolute rock stars and make our job so much easier and more fun. They are working so hard every week to make sure your kids have a safe and clean environment where they can learn about God. They are not often seen outside of the classrooms, but we assure you that Sundays would not be possible without them. They really are amazing, and we are so thankful for each of them.

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CALL TO PRAYERThe Lord be with you. | And also with you. | Let us pray.

MORNING PRAYER

DUET The Lord's Prayer MalotteRev. Dr. Jerry A. Roe, Jr. & Mrs. Gina Roe

CALL TO OFFERING | As a forgiven and reconciled people, let us offer ourselves and our gifts to God.

OFFERTORY Love You So Much Russell FragarElla Grace Arens, solo

Rebecca Mitchell, piano

Hear these praises from a grateful heart, each time I think of You, the praises start; Love You so much, Jesus, love You so much. Lord, I love You and my soul sings, here in Your presence, carried on Your wings; Love You so much, Jesus, love You so much. How my soul longs for You, longs to worship You forever, In Your power and majesty. I left my hands, lift my heart, I lift my voice towards the heavens, For You are my Sun and Shield.

PRESENTATION OF OFFERINGS AND DOXOLOGY NO. 95 OLD 100THPraise God, from whom all blessings flow; praise him, all creatures here below;Praise him above, ye heavenly host; praise Father, Son, and Holy Ghost. Amen.

NEW TESTAMENT LESSON Matthew 4:12-13; 17-22

SERMON "Fish Stories: Fishing Grounds" Rev. Dr. Jerry A. Roe, Jr.

RESPONSE TO THE WORD AND SENDING FORTH

+HYMN NO. 419 I Am Thine, O Lord Fanny Crosby & W. Doane

+BENEDICTION

POSTLUDE Dr. Emri Comer, organist

Sanctuary flowers are given to the glory of God by Lynn Parker Schofield in memory of her brother Thomas L. Parker Jr.

ENTRANCE

PRELUDE Dr. Emri Comer, organist

WELCOME AND ANNOUNCEMENTS

+OPENING PRAYERPlease stand when "+" is indicated. Let us pray. | Almighty God, shield of the oppressed, hear us as we pray for the friendless and the lonely, the tempted and the unbelieving. Be merciful to those who suffer, in body or in mind, to those who are in danger or distress, and who have suffered loss. Let your love surround the infirm and the aged. Be especially near to those who are passingthrough the valley of death. May they find eternal rest, and light at evening time; through Jesus Christ our Lord.Amen. (PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH OF SOUTH AFRICA, 20TH CENT., ALT.)

CHILDREN’S DISMISSAL Rev. Dr. Jerry A. Roe, Jr. Children in preschool through fifth grade are dismissed to Children’s Church.

+HYMN NO. 89 Joyful, Joyful, We Adore Thee Henry Van Dyke & Beethoven

SERVICE OF THE WORD

PRAYER FOR ILLUMINATIONLet us pray. | Lord, open our hearts and minds by the power of your Holy Spirit, that, as the Scriptures are read and your Word proclaimed, we may hear with joy what you say to us today. Amen.

OLD TESTAMENT LESSON Psalm 29

EPISTLE LESSON Romans 14:13-19

+AFFIRMATION OF FAITH The Apostles' Creed UMH 881Let us affirm our faith. | I believe in God the Father Almighty, maker of heaven and earth, and in Jesus Christ his only Son our Lord, who was conceived by the Holy Spirit, born of the Virgin Mary, suffered under Pontius Pilate, was cru-cified, dead, and buried; the third day he rose from the dead; he ascended into heaven, and sitteth at the right handof God the Father Almighty; from thence he shall come to judge the quick and the dead. I believe in the Holy Spirit,the holy catholic church, the communion of saints, the forgiveness of sins, the resurrection of the body, and the lifeeverlasting. Amen.

+GLORIA PATRI NO. 71 GREATOREXGlory 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.

(11:00) +HYMN NO. 384 Love Divine, All Loves Excelling Charles Wesley & John Zundel

order of worshIp 8:00/ 11:00

Wesley’s mission is to make disciples of Jesus Christ for the transformation of the world.

transfiguration sunday

Visitors who would like to learn more about Wesley may stop by the breezewayfollowing any worship service to receive information and a warm Wesley welcome!

Wesley UMC at Frederica is a Stephen Ministry church.

Liturgist: Randy Burgess (8:00) Liturgist: Misty Leigh Williams (11:00)

THE GLORY OF THE TRIUNE GOD

89 Joyful, Joyful, We Adore Thee

1. Joy-ful, joy -ful,2. All thy works with3. Thou art giv - ing4. Mor-tals, join the

we a - dore thee, God of glo - ry, Lord oflove; joy sur-round thee, earth and heaven re - fleet thy rays, and for - giv-ing, ev - er bless-ing, ev - er blest,

might -y cho - rus which the morn-ing stars be-gan;

hearts un - fold like stars and an - gels well-spring of the love di - vine is

flowers be-fore thee, sing a-round thee, joy of liv- ing,

reign-ing o'er us,

open-ing to the sun a-hove. cen - ter of un - bro-ken praise. o - cean depth of hap -py rest!

bind-ing all with - in its span.

Melt the clouds of sin and sad-ness; drive the dark of Field and for - est, vale and moun-tain, flow-ery mead-ow, Thou our Fa-ther, Christ our broth-er, all who live in

Ev - er sing-ing, march we on-ward, vie-tors in the

Giv - er of im - mor-tal glad-ness, fill us with the

doubt a -way. flash - ing sea, love are thine; midst of strife;

light of day!chant - ing bird and flow-ing foun-tain, call us to re - joice in thee.teach us how to love each oth- er, lift us to the joy 'di-vine. joy ful mu - sic leads us sun-ward, in the tri-umph song oflife.

WORDS: Henry Van Dyke, 1907; st. 4 alt. 1989 HYMN TO JOY 87.87 D MUSIC: Ludwig van Beethoven, 1824; arr. by Edward Hodges, 1864

SANCTIFYING AND PERFECTING GRACE

384 Love Divine, All Loves Excelling

1. Love di - vine, all loves ex - cell - ing, joy of heaven, to 2.Breathe, 0 breathe thy lov ing Spir - it in - to ev - ery 3. Come, Al - might - y to de - liv - er, let us all thy 4. Fin- ish, then, thy new ere -

earth come down; fix in us trou - bled breast! Let us all life re - ceive; sud - den - ly let us be. Let us see

all thy faith - ful mer- cies let us find that sec - ond nev er - more thy tern - pies per - feet ·· ly re - stored 10

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hum - ble dwell- ing; thee in - her - it;turn and nev - er,great sal va - tion

Je - sus, thou art Take a - way our Thee we would be

crown! rest.

leave. thee; changed from glo - ry

all com - pas -sion, pure, un·bound-ed love thou art; vis - it bent to sin- ning; Al -pha and 0 - me - ga be; end of

al - ways bless·ing, serve thee as thy hosts a- hove, pray and in - to glo - ry, till in heaven we take our place, till we

WORDS: Charles Wesley, 1747 MUSIC: John Zundel, 1870

BEECHER 87.87 D

Alt. tune: HYFRYDOL

REBIRTH AND THE NEW CREATURE

us with thy sal - va- tion; en - ter ev - ery trem-bling heart. faith, as its be - gin - ning, set our hearts at lib - er - ty. praise thee with-out ceas-ing, glo - ry in thy per- feet love. cast our crowns be - fore thee, lost in won-der, love, and praise.

Let Us Plead for Faith Alone 385

1. Let us plead for 2. Ac - tive faith that 3. Let us for this 4. On - ly let us

by our works is hell and death and va - tion is the see our Lord ap -

jus - ti - fies, on first made whole, forms

is be - gun, ev -Rock re - move, saved

WORDS: Charles Wesley, 1740 (Eph. 2:8-10) MUSIC: Foundery Collection, 1742

faith a - lone, faith which lives with - in, con - quers faith con - tend, sure sal per se vere till we

shown; God it is who sin, hal - lows whom it end; heaven al - read - y

nev - er from the pear,

ly faith the grace the Sav - ior in er - last - ing life by faith which works

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soul. won. love.

SAVANNAH 77.77

SANCTIFYING AND PERFECTING GRACE

419 I Am Thine, 0 Lord

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told thy love to power of grace di fore thy throne I

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arms of faith stead • fast hope, thee, my God, may not reach

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Breathe on Me, Breath of God 420

1. Breathe on me, Breath of God, fill me with life a - new, 2. Breathe on me, Breath of God, un - til 3. Breathe on me, Breath of God, till I 4. Breathe on me, Breath of God, so shall

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WORDS: Edwin Hatch, 1878 On. 20:22) MUSIC: Robert Jackson, 1888

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