eighth sunday of Easter
Order of Worship May
27, 2007
(*Stand, as
you are able)
Ringing of the Tower Bell
GATHERING
FOR WORSHIP
(Please register your
attendance by signing the pew register)
Prelude Trumpet Duet Johan Helmich Roman
*Call to Worship
L: Trust in the Lord.
P:
The Lord God is an everlasting rock.
L: Worship the Lord in holy array.
P: Blessed be God, because he has not
rejected our prayer or removed his steadfast love from us!
L: Teach us your way, O Lord, that we may
walk in your truth.
P: Give us
undivided hearts to honor your name.
*Hymn 159 Lift High the Cross
Opening Prayer
Holy Spirit of God, abide with us:
inspire all our thoughts, pervade our imaginations, suggest all our decisions,
order all our doings. Be with us in our
silence, and in our speech, in our haste and in our leisure, in company and in
solitude. Give us grace at all times to
humbly rejoice in your mysterious companionship, through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.
Sacrament of
Baptism (insert)
Young People’s
Message
(Children 2nd grade and
younger can go to Summer Sunday school in adjoining Rooms 201 and 203.)
Joys and
Concerns for Prayer
Pastoral Prayer
& Lord’s Prayer
Our
Father who art in heaven, hallowed be thy name, thy kingdom come, thy will be
done on earth as it is in heaven. Give
us this day our daily bread; and forgive us our trespasses as we forgive those
who trespass against us. Lead us not
into temptation, but deliver us from evil, for Thine
is the kingdom, and the power and the glory forever. Amen.
HEARING GOD’S WORD
*Hymn God of the Nations, Who from Dawn of Days (insert)
Scripture Reading Romans
12:19-21 (p. 162)
L: May the Lord add a blessing to the reading of His Word.
Gospel Reading Matthew
5:1-12 (p. 4)
L: This is the Word
of the Lord.
P: Thanks be to
God
Sermon “Whose
to Avenge?” Rev. Dr. Karin Walker
RESPONDING TO GOD’S WORD
Offertory Trumpet March G. F. Handel
*Doxology
Praise God, from whom all blessings flow;
Praise God, all creatures here below. Alleluia! Alleluia!
Praise God, the source of all our gifts!
Praise Jesus Christ, whose power up-lifts!
Praise the Spirit, Holy Spirit! Alleluia!
Alleluia! Alleluia!
*Prayer of Dedication
*Hymn How
Like a Gentle Spirit (insert)
*Benediction
Postlude Trumpet Tune Nicholas Guy
Please sit and enjoy the postlude.
……………
THE ALTAR FLOWERS are
given by
Barbara
DiMasso in loving memory of Rino.
If
you are a guest today, we are delighted to have you worship with us. Please sign the pew register and stop by our
Acolyte................................................................. Katherine
Sanford
Liturgist........................................................................ Betsy
Sanford
Greeters...................................................... Ken
and Evelyn Pinkard
Marjorie
Phillips and Susan McNeely
Sound................................................................................... Stu
Foster
Ushers............................................... Phil
Hein, Jim King, Gil Clark
Keith
Mayhew, Anthony Revenis
Pat
Whitehead and Clara Kim - trumpets
Pastor Deacon/Minister
of Ed. & Yth.
Rev. Karin W.
Walker Rev.
Richard L. Buckingham
Minister of
Visitation Director of Music
Rev. John C. Walker Mr. N. Thomas Pedersen
Pastoral Counselor Organist
Mrs. Mandi Mader Mr.
Marvin Mills
Church Phone: 301-933-7933; FAX: 301-933-4418
E-mail: stpaulsunited@verizon.net
Rev. Karin W. Walker
Rev. John C. Walker
Activities
for the Week of May 27
Sunday 5/27/07
9:00 a.m. Worship
with Communion– Sanctuary
10:15 a.m. Worship – Sanctuary
10:15
a.m. Summer Sunday School
(Grade 2 and younger) – Adjoining Rooms 201 & 203
No UMYF
Activities
Monday 5/28/07
Church Closed – Memorial Day
Tuesday 5/29/07
10:00 a.m. Prayer Lift – Chapel
10:45 a.m. Bible Study – Library
12:30 p.m. Women’s Study Group – Conference Room
7:00 p.m. Building Committee – Conference Room
7:15 p.m. "Jesus in the Gospels" Class – Room 115
7:30 p.m. UMW Mission Team – Library
Wednesday 5/30/07
7:30 p.m. Finance Committee – Room 119
Thursday 5/31/07
9:30 a.m. History Workshop – Room 112
7:30 p.m. “The Heart of Christianity” – Library
8:00 p.m. Sanctuary Choir – Room 211
Friday 6/1/07
9:30 a.m. History Workshop – Room 112
7:30 p.m. Jochabed June Social – Carol
Davies Home
Saturday 6/2/07
8:00 a.m. UMM Pancake Breakfast – Heavener Hall
9:30 a.m. Confirmation Rehearsal – Sanctuary
Sunday 6/3/07
9:00 a.m. Worship with
Communion – Sanctuary
9:00 a.m. June
Choir – Room 211 (see ♫)
10:15 a.m. Worship – Sanctuary
11:45
a.m. Confirmation Family and
10:15
a.m. Summer Sunday School
(Grade 2 and younger)
BIKING FOR THE AMERICAN LUNG ASSOCIATION OF
PANCAKE BREAKFAST – The last UMM pancake breakfast until September
will be on Saturday, June 2nd from 8:00 -10:30 a.m. The proceeds
will be given to the church library.
Worship
attendance last Sunday: 325
♫ JUNE CHOIR – Give
singing in the Sanctuary Choir a try! Throughout June, there are no regular
Thursday evening rehearsals. Come to Room 211 at 9:00 a.m. on Sunday mornings
to prepare for the 10:15 a.m. service.
SUMMER DINNER THEATRE – Sign-up in the church office by June 10th to reserve your ticket to see Ragtime, directed by Tom Pedersen, at the Montgomery College Summer Dinner Theatre on Sunday July 22nd!
UNITED METHODIST MEN are having their last supper and general meeting of the 2006-07 “season” at 6:30 p.m. on Wednesday, June 6th. This will be a cookout featuring hamburgers, hotdogs, coleslaw, desserts and beverages. All men and boys of the church are invited and IT IS FREE!! After supper, there will be a short business meeting which will include a “vote” on a $250 gift to a worthy cause. A sign-up sheet is in the church office.
JUNE 10th CELEBRATION – Rev.
Karin Walker will move into her new position with the B-W Conference as a
District Superintendent starting July 2007.
We will celebrate Karin’s 4 years of service to
Karin has faithfully served our church with amazing vision,
dedication, compassion, and love. To
acknowledge her wonderful service to
SUPPORT OUR MISSION PROJECTS IN CIUDAD SANDINO, NICARAGUA – On July
9th, 21 people from St. Paul’s will leave to spend a week with the people of
Nicaragua, working with them on two projects – one at a high school and one at
a church based pre-school. Please
consider helping by donating or contributing towards the items on the following
list:
18
suitcases money for
the purchase of Spanish Bibles
toothbrushes Spanish children’s books
Pre-school
toys paint brushes
pencils and pens, rulers rags paper
glue work
gloves construction paper
SUMMER SUNDAY SCHOOL for children ages 3 through 2nd
grade will be held in rooms 201 & 203 every Sunday this summer. If you can volunteer for one or two Sundays
this summer, the children would really appreciate it. It’s easy, very low key and relaxed. You will not need to prepare a lesson. It is
simply a safe, loving place for the younger kids to go while their parents go
to church. Sign-up on the sheet located
in the stairwell outside the kindergarten room. ALSO, needed is a
coordinator to prepare sign-up sheets for parent
volunteers/sign-in sheets to use on Sunday and make sure snack & craft
supplies are available. If you can help, contact Laura Nelson at 301-596-1620
or 4Nelson@comcast.net
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