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Welcome to First United Methodist Church
Siler City, North Carolina
Our hearts, our minds,
and our doors are always open.
AN ORDER FOR OUR WORSHIP OF GOD
February 4, 2018, 10:00 AM Fifth Sunday after the Epiphany
We are so glad you are here to worship today. When the prelude begins, please prepare your heart for
worship through silent prayer and meditation.
(*) denotes congregation standing if able
GOD GATHERS US TOGETHER
PRELUDE Austrian by Gordon Young
WELCOME & GATHERING
(Please sign and pass the pew pads.)
*CALL TO WORSHIP (Psalm 147) Praise the Lord! How good it is for us to gather and sing praises to our God. Great is our Lord, who understands us, lifts us up, and strengthens us. Sing with joy and thanksgiving to the Lord, who fills our lives with steadfast love. Praise the Lord!
*HYMN We Have a Story to Tell to the Nations Hymnal p.569
(The Light of Christ brings us together to worship.)
*OPENING PRAYER (1 Cor 9, Mark 1)
Gracious God, as Jesus spent time with you in prayer, we come
before you in prayer this day. Renew our spirits, that we might
tell your story with passion and purpose. Fill us with a hope that
transcends worldly values. Fill us with a love that knows no
bounds. Fill us with a compassion that leads to love and service.
Free our lips to proclaim words of praise, as we share your good
news with others. Guide, empower, and encourage us with your
Spirit, as we seek to minister to the world. In the name of Christ,
we pray. Amen.
GOD CALLS US TO RESPOND
HOLY COMMUNION 10 AM - first Sundays during Worship Service
(On other Sundays, Communion is available in the Chapel at 9:45 AM.)
Invitation Hymnal p. 12 Prayer of Confession The Great Thanksgiving Serving the Bread and Cup (gluten free available) PRAYER OF THANKSGIVING
Eternal God, We give you thanks for this holy mystery in which you have given yourself to us. Grant that we may go into the world in the strength of your Spirit, to give ourselves to others, in the name of Christ our Lord. Amen
*HYMN He Touched Me Hymnal p. 367 *AFFIRMATION OF FAITH Hymnal p. 883 We are not alone, we live in God's world. We believe in God: who has created and is creating, who has come in Jesus, the Word made flesh, to reconcile and make new, who works in us and others by the Spirit. We trust in God. We are called to be the church: to celebrate God's presence, to love and serve others, to seek justice and resist evil, to proclaim Jesus, crucified and risen, our judge and our hope. In life, in death, in life beyond death, God is with us. We are not alone. Thanks be to God. Amen.
GOD SENDS US OUT TO SERVE *THE LIGHT OF CHRIST LEADS US TO SERVE IN THE WORLD
*BENEDICTION *CHIMING OF THE TRINITY
*POSTLUDE Blessed Assurance Hymnal p. 369
*********************** The Altar Rail is a place for dedication, rededication or special prayer.
You may come during the hymns and remain as long as you desire.
*********************** Please sign our Pew Pads. Thank you for worshipping with us today,
and please join us again soon.
Childcare is available for all children from infant to 1st grade. Please turn right out of the Sanctuary and through double doors.
Turn right and the Nursery is straight ahead.
Children’s Worship Bags are available in the Narthex. Please enjoy and return the bags at the end of worship.
Hearing Aid Devices are available from the ushers.
WE LISTEN FOR GOD'S VOICE
PRAYER FOR ILLUMINATION 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 147: 1-11, 20 Pew Bible p. 582 NEW TESTAMENT LESSON 1 Corinthians 9: 16-23
Pew Bible p. 171
Lay Reader: John McSween
ANTHEM TIME WITH OUR CHILDREN *HYMN God of Grace and God of Glory Hymnal p. 577 *THE APOSTLES’ CREED Hymnal p. 881 *GLORIA PATRI Hymnal p. 70
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. BLESSINGS OF GIFTS presented by Threads of Faith JOYS AND CONCERNS PASTORAL PRAYER THE LORD’S PRAYER Hymnal p. 895 THE WORSHIP OF GOD WITH GOD’S TITHES AND OUR OFFERINGS OFFERTORY Let us Break Bread Together by Albert Zabel *DOXOLOGY Hymnal p. 95 DEDICATION OF OFFERING MESSAGE Mark 1: 29-39 Rev. Carl Belcher
THE CHURCH STAFF
Reverend Carl Belcher ([email protected]) Pastor Cell-919-215-5598 Reverend Travis W. Owen Pastor Emeritus S. Timothy Davidson Director of Music YoLonda Moody ([email protected]) Admin. Assistant Pam Whitaker ([email protected]) Financial Secretary Jeff Brown Custodian Web Page www.fumcsilercity.org Facebook Siler City First United Methodist Church
Mailing Address Telephone 1101 West Raleigh Street Office: 919-742-2722 P.O. Box 212 Fax: 919-663-5640 Siler City, North Carolina 27344
Church Office Hours: Monday - Thursday, 9:00 AM to 2:00 PM
SCRIPTURE MEMORY VERSE
1 Corinthians 16:13 - “Be on your guard; stand firm in the faith; be courageous; be strong.” -
CHURCH ANNOUNCEMENTS
Food Pantry - Macaroni
The church will be hosting a Valentine’s Day Dinner on Sunday, February 11th at 6:30pm in the fellowship hall in support of FUMC Missions. The
menu features prime rib or marinated chicken breast with sides and dessert. Dinner tickets are located on the table in the narthex. If you
haven’t turned in you Valentine’s Day Dinner ticket, please do so today. Rev. Belcher would love to see everyone there!
Congratulations to Whitney & Reid Kirkman on the birth of their son, Wade Noah Kirkman who was born on January 26, 2018 at 2:10pm.
Next Sunday, February 11, 2018 we will honor our local Boy Scouts during our church service. Please join us in recoginizing our Boys Scouts.
Methodist Home for Children will be next Sunday February 11, 2018. The families served by the Methodist Home for Children are those whom God has entrusted to our care. Their stories might be messy, the details might be complicated, but it’s all so simple in the context of faith: Every child deserves a safe, loving home. On Methodist Home for Children Sunday, your gifts will bless someone in need of merciful compassion and care.
You can give either next Sunday or online at mhfc.org/Sunday.
FUEL-UP will meet in February on the 8th, 15th, and 22nd. Anyone interested in helping out meet in the FUEL-UP room to pack bags for those in need at 1pm. Please join us if you can; we have a great time!
Remember to pray and reach out to your 2018 Prayer Partner whenever possible. Everyone appreciates a “pick-me-up,” especially during this
time of year. It can be as simple as a thinking of you card, email, or phone call.
If your contact information has changed or you have a preference for how to be contacted please email or call YoLonda in the office.
Have a prayer request that you would like to add to the prayer list? Send the information to [email protected] or call 919-742-2722 by 10:00am Tuesday morning each week. Please include first and last names
when submitting the information.
The weekly bulletin can now be accessed online by going to the church’s website at www.fumcsilercity.org.
Don’t forget to check us out on Facebook book. You can find us by searching for Siler City First United Methodist Church. If you ever have
something that needs to be posted, please let YoLonda know and send her any pictures you may have.
If you need information to appear in the bulletin or make a change, please email ([email protected]) or call (919-742-2722) the church office
by 10am each Tuesday morning before church bulletins sent out to be folded.
WORSHIP OPPORTUNIITIES
9:00 AM Sunday School 9:20 AM Choir Practice 9:45 AM Communion in Chapel 10:00 AM Church Service
Each Sunday, enjoy coffee & fellowship in the Dining Room following Sunday School.
Last Week’s Presence
Sunday School 11
Worship Service 47
Stewardship as of Last Sunday January 2018 - December 2018
General Fund Receipts 9,161.97
General Fund Expenses -16,399.86
(-$7,237.89)
Community Calendar Flexercise, Mon/Wed/Fri 8:30 AM
Lions Club, 2nd & 4th Mon, 6:30 PM Chatham Literacy, Sat 9-12 noon
Links to Freedom, Sun/Wed/Fri 8 PM Cub & Boy Scouts, Each Tues, 6:30 PM
Threads of Faith, 2nd & 4th Mon, 10:30 AM SHARE, 2nd Wed. beginning Sept, 12:00 PM
JOY, Every 3rd Monday at 1:30 PM Seniors On the Go, Last Monday of each month
Dine Around Girls, 1st Thursday of each month at 11:30 AM Choir Practice Each Tues, 7:00 PM
The flowers are given to the glory of God by Craig and Peggy Wood.
CELEBRATIONS
March Anniversaries 02 Bennie and Trudy Walters 08 Henry and Molly Smith 16 Ron and Cindy Dameron 17 Shawn and Amanda Smith 23 Henry and Lynda Smith
February Birthdays 01 Cindy Snipes 03 Kenny Clark 06 Nancy Palmer 07 Burton Wood 09 Lisa Yoder, Matthew Elliott 10 Sara Wrenn 13 Jay Underwood 15 Leah Powell 16 Betty Willette 17 Evyan Gainey, Archie Adcock 19 Anne Frickey 21 Angela Lawrence, Richard Kirkman, Preston Stackhouse 24 Anna McBee 25 Shirley Brewer, Doug Townsend 26 Dick Huddleston 27 Will Milholen 28 Jeff Davis, Michael Frickey 29 Jane Maness
March Birthdays 01 Glenn Grigg 02 Caleb Graham 05 Elizabeth Burke, Jonathan Daniel, Tucker Moore 06 Jackie Ellis 09 Jane Andrews 10 Judy Graham 12 Jo Duckworth 13 Oliver Henry Milholen 14 Sara Burgess 16 Harriett Riley 17 Robert Wrenn 18 Meredith Pleasants, Michael Andrews, III 21 Robbie Frickey 22 Jane Wrenn 23 Mary-Douglas Andrews 24 Carol Davidson 26 Christopher Tanner 27 Rod Tidy 28 Henry Smith, Jr. 29 Curt McBee, Susan Helmer, Mike Andrews 30 Robert Andrews 31 Nina Sawyer
LOOKING AHEAD
FEBRUARY MARCH
1st - Dine Around Girls at 11:30am 1st - FUEL-UP at 1:00pm 4th - Valentine’s Day Dinner tickets due 6th - Choir Practice at 7:00pm 8th - FUEL-UP at 1:00pm 11th - Scout Recognition Service 11th - Valentine’s Day Dinner 12th - Threads of Faith at 10:30am 13th - Choir Practice at 7:00pm 14th - SHARE meets at noon 14th - Happy Valentine’s Day! 14th - Ash Wednesday Service at 7:00pm 15th - FUEL-UP at 1:00pm 19th - Joy meets at 1:30pm 19th - Church Office Closed 20th - Columbarium Meeting at 9am 20th - Choir Practice at 7:00pm 22nd - FUEL-UP at 1:00pm 26th - Threads of Faith at 10:30am 27th - Choir Practice at 7:00pm
1st - Dine Around Girls at 11:30am 1st - FUEL-UP at 1:00pm 6th - Choir Practice at 7:00pm 8th - FUEL-UP meets at 1pm 11th - Daylight Savings Time Begins 12th - Threads of Faith at 10:30am 13th - Choir Practice at 7:00pm 14th - “SHARE” meets at noon 15th - FUEL-UP meets at 1pm 19th - JOY” meets at 1:30pm 19th - Easter Lily orders due by noon 20th - Choir Practice at 7:00pm 22nd - FUEL-UP meets at 1pm 24th - Apostle Build -Habitat for Humanities 25th - Palm Sunday 26th - Threads of Faith at 10:30am 27th - Choir Practice at 7:00pm 29th - FUEL-UP meets at 1pm 29th - Holy Thursday Service at 7pm 30th - Good Friday
Church Member of the Month
Kenny & Carolyn Clark 459 Hal Clark Road Siler City, NC 27344
Prayer Requests
February 4 - February 10
Sunday Margaret Currie Reid & Whitney Kirkman ( Rev. Belcher) Evelyn Tidy (Terry Belcher) Flu Suffers (Rev. Belcher)
Monday Twig Wood Yasmin Vargas (Jay Palmer) LaJeanne & Sandy Pierce Nina and Dennis Sawyer The Family of Carolyn Sanford (Janet Joyner) Cathy Andrews The Family of Ruth Gaines Carty The Family of Jane Budd (Ruby Holt) Ed & Brenda Walters (Trudy Walters) Joyce Gunter (Eileen Williams) Florence Mears (Trudy Walters) The Lane Family (Trudy Walters) Dallas (Patricia Barner) Joyce Gunter (Eileen Williams) Morgan Sonnendecker (Brenda Dunn) Bob Steele (Shelby Steele) The Family of Bill Smith (Rosa Sharpe) Whitney Kirkman (Carl Belcher) The Family of Rick Fields (Carl Belcher) Prayer Partner
Tuesday Dick Huddleston Sara Sparrow The Family of Jerry Wilson (Louise Adcock) Frank Jessup (Lynda Smith) Family of Reverend Burrows (Carl Belcher) Bulent Erdim (Carl Belcher) Donald Carlyle (Emily Carlyle)
Wednesday Dawn Stumpf Willis and Sarah Wrenn Henry Smith, Jr. (Lynda Smith) Jenny Norris (Terry Belcher) Heather Hayes (Angela Lawrence) The Family of Gerald Wilson (Louise Adcock)
Thursday Steve Crotts (Danny Marley) The Phillips Family (Evelyn Tidy) Enduring Cold Weather Billy Wilson (Linda Smith)
Friday Travis Owen Kenny & Carolyn Clark Sylvia York (Katie Palmer) The Family of Frank Clark The Family of Marion Wren
Saturday Marjorie Stackhouse Olivia Diamant Ashley Jackson (Trudy Walters) Chris Johnson (Janet Joyner) The Family of Rachel & Roy Edwards (Terry Belcher) Jim Brooks Howard Smith (Henry Smith) Gayle Matthews (Sallie Milholen) The Family of Patsy Crutchfield (Carol Davidson) The Family of Susan Coggins (Louise Adcock)
Church and Family Members on Extended Time Away from Home
Alex Daniels, US Navy (son of Le and Marti Greene) 1448 Aunauna St, Kaila, HI 96734
UPCOMING SERVING SERVANTS
February 4, 2018 February 11, 2018 February 18, 2018
10:00
Service Alternate
10:00 Service
Alter-nate
10:00 Service
Alternate
Greeters Bill & Sallie Milholen Bill & Sallie Milholen Bill & Sallie Milholen
Liturgist Brenda Dunn
John McSween
John McSween
Brenda Dunn
Brenda Dunn
John McSween
Lay Reader
Trudy Walters
Susan Helmer
John McSween
Jane Butler
Rod Tidy Carol Davidson
Acolyte Marti Greene
Bill Milholen
Bryce Arm-strong
Nursery Anne Mathias Amy Brewer Katie Palmer
Altar Guild
Peggy Wood Susie Marcle Diane Armstrong
Ushers Bob Andrews, Chief Jane Butler Chuck Hughes
Bob Andrews, Chief Jane Butler Chuck Hughes
Bob Andrews, Chief Jane Butler Chuck Hughes
Audio-Visual
Richard Kirkman Le Greene
Eileen Williams Daniel Wrenn
TBD
Long Term Care Coventry House:
Dick Huddleston #304
260 Village Lake Road, Siler City, 27344
Genesis HealthCare :
Marion Wren # 215
900 West Dolphin St, Siler City, NC 27344
Universal Health Care:
Maurice Tanner
7166 Jordan Rd., Ramseur, 27316
Village Lake Inn:
Ada Jo Burke, Eunice Terry, Betty Pollock
219 Village Lake Road, Siler City, 27344
White Stone
Joan Armstrong
Memory Unit 700 South Holden Road, Greensboro, NC 27407
Those who have moved away:
Jackie Ellis: 83 Jupiter Hills Drive, Weaverville, NC 28787
Rev. Travis Owen
c/o Carl Owen 49 Hollingworth Drive, Wallace, NC 28466
