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THE ORDER OF WORSHIP
Trinity Sunday
May 31, 2015 Altar Color: White
PRELUDE
Bill Kutz, Organist
Allegro Vivace and Air (Water Music) – G.F. Handel
Lord Jesus Christ Be Present Now – Paul Manz
CHIMING OF THE HOUR
*PROCESSIONAL (HANDBELLS) Jimmy Townsend Handbell Ringers
Church Of God – Bill Ingram
WELCOME AND ANNOUNCEMENTS
GRADUATE RECOGNITION High School, College, & Christian Believer
PRESENTATION OF BIBLE to Tenny Rupnick, Provisional Elder
*MOMENTS OF FRIENDSHIP AND OPPORTUNITY
CALL TO WORSHIP
Come, Christians, Join to Sing
Come, Christians, join to sing: Alleluia! Amen!
loud praise to Christ our King: Alleluia! Amen!
Let all, with heart and voice, before his throne rejoice;
praise is his gracious choice. Alleluia! Amen!
*OPENING PRAYER
*OPENING HYMN
(vs. 1) 158
Holy, Holy, Holy! Lord God Almighty
The Apostles’ Creed
*AFFIRMATION OF FAITH
*GLORIA PATRI
64
SILENCE & PASTORAL PRAYER – LORD’S PRAYER
*SONG OF PRAISE
Romans 8: 12-17 [Pg. 919]
ANTHEM (HANDBELLS)
Jimmy Townsend Handbell Ringers
The Holy Presence – Linker – McFadden
A Beloved Child of God
Rev. Alice MacKeil
Stand Up and Bless the Lord
662
*BENEDICTION
*EXTINGUISHING OF THE ALTAR CANDLES
*CARRYING OUT OF THE LIGHT
*CONGREGATIONAL RESPONSE
Shalom to You
Shalom to you now, shalom, my friends.
May God’s full mercies bless you, my friends.
In all your living and through your loving,
Christ be your shalom, Christ be your shalom.
*POSTLUDE
Centering Prayer (CR)
Christian Believer (CR)
Young Adult Small Group @ Tom &
Shannon Ashley’s Home
Chancel Choir
Breakfast (FH)
Church Workday
Sunday School
Worship / Scott Bigham preaching
UMYF Prayer Time
Contemporary Praise Service (Sanctuary)
S.C. Annual Conference, Florence, S.C. [June 7-11]
ATTENDANCE:
5/3
5/10
5/17
5/24
Words Found in Bulletin
I Have Decided to Follow Jesus
*HYMN OF PARTING
Wednesday, June 3, 2015
7:00 p.m.
Saturday, June 6, 2015
8:30 a.m.
9:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m.
Sunday, June 7, 2015
9:45 a.m.
11:00 a.m.
5:30 p.m.
6:00 p.m.
Sunday School
Worship / Graduate Recognition /
Handbells Playing
Church Council Meeting (S. Sanctuary)
S. SCHOOL
WORSHIP
45
82
Contemporary Praise Service – 44
37
95
45
108
Contemporary Praise Service – 37
30
97
Joanne Thomason
PRAYER FOR ILLUMINATION
SCRIPTURE
SERMON
6:00 p.m.
Monday, June 1, 2015
5:00 p.m.
6:15 p.m.
Tuesday, June 2, 2015
7:00 p.m.
881
70
OFFERING
OFFERTORY (HANDBELLS)
Jimmy Townsend Handbell Ringers
Ev’ry Time I Feel The Spirit – Linker – McFadden
*DOXOLOGY
95
CHILDREN’S SERMON
Sunday, May 31, 2015
9:45 a.m.
11:00 a.m.
Acolytes
Acolytes
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Bill Kutz, Organist
Allegro Maestoso “Hornpipe” – G.F. Handel
TENNY RUPNICK, PROVISIONAL ELDER
You are invited to attend the Commissioning and Ordination
Service on Monday, June 8 at 7:30 p.m. at the Florence
Civic Center in Florence, SC to witness our own Tenny
Rupnick being commissioned a Provisional Elder in the
United Methodist Church. Tenny will be in worship with us
on Sunday, May 31 so we can present her with the Bible that
will be used by Bishop Holsten when she is commissioned.
Tenny has been appointed to full time position as a senior
pastor of Ebenezer UMC located between Johnsonville and Hemingway,
SC in the Florence District. She and her family will live in the parsonage
and Matt will commute to work. You may want to stay overnight at
Annual Conference and sign up to help with the Stop Hunger Now packing
event on Tuesday, June 9, 2015.
DONATIONS NEEDED!!
We are asking for donations of $10 per camper to help
purchase steaks for the “Salkehatchie Thank You” dinner on
Friday, June 19th. Checks can be made out to the church and
write “thank you dinner” on the memo.
LAURENS SALKEHATCHIE SUMMER SERVICE CAMP
Saturday, June 13 to Saturday, June 20th
We will be hosting approximately 65
youth and adults from around the state of
S.C. in our church. They will be sleeping in
Sunday School classrooms and eating breakfast, lunch, and some dinners at
our church. We will have a covered-dish dinner on Sunday, June 14th
after worship so we can show our hospitality and welcome. We ask that
you come and bring extra food so we can feed 65 extra youth and adults
besides ourselves. You can bring your food to the kitchen before Sunday
School or worship to keep it cold or warm.
Congratulations!!
Congratulations and God’s blessing to Hannah Patterson
and Adam Styles who were united in marriage at Hotel
Domestique in Travelers Rest on Saturday, May 23, 2015.
Hannah is the daughter of Cindy Davis and Lawrence Patterson.
SC HUNGER PROJECT
MEAL PACKAGING PROGRAM
The South Carolina Conference of the United Methodist
Church will be hosting a “Stop Hunger Now” Meal
packaging event June 9th at the Florence Civic Center during the 2015
Annual Conference. Volunteers are needed to help package meals on June
9th. Shift times are: 9 a.m. to 11:30 a.m., Noon to 2:30 p.m. and 3 p.m. to
5:30 p.m. Volunteer or donate at: www.umcsc.org. Our church has sent in
$300 toward this hunger project.
HEALTH MISSION PROJECT
We will continue to collect soap and/or body
wash for the month of May for the Laurens
County Memorial Home. A box is located outside
the Church Office in which to place your items.
PRAYER BEADS
On Tuesday, June 23rd at 5:30 p.m. you are welcome to
come and join the fun as Hope Deason leads us in making
prayer beads. You may purchase a kit for $12 that will
include everything that you need. You are asked to bring a
small towel. If you have needle-nosed plyers and wire
cutters please bring them as well. If you have any questions,
please call Hope Deason at 864-871-7164. Come join us as
we enjoy food, fellowship, laughs and fun as we learn how
to use prayer beads for our devotional life! Please sign-up
on the sheet located on the bulletin board next to the sample
prayer beads.
“A BEAD AND A PRAYER” STUDY
As a follow up to making Prayer Beads, we will be offering a
study to learn how to use Protestant Prayer Beads. Please
sign-up on the bulletin board for the “A Bead and A Prayer”
book by Tuesday, June 16 so the books can be ordered and
passed out at our Prayer Bead making session on Tuesday,
June 23 at 5:30 p.m. The cost of the book is only $8.00.
June 30
July 7
July 21
July 28
Week 1
Week 2
Week 3
Week 4
Why Prayer Beads?
Why Prayer Beads for Protestants?
How to Use Prayer Beads
How to Listen with Prayer Beads
SERVING THIS MORNING: Sunday, May 31, 2015
Sunday School Greeters: Harry & Penny Pabst;
John & Merry Young
Ushers: Eddie Braswell, Calvin Culbertson, John MacKeil,
Harry Pabst, Ron Spencer
Crucifer: Ben Patterson
Acolytes: A.C. Blair, Katelyn Martin
Adult Helper: Annette Elwood
Lay Liturgist: Allan Burden
Martha Franks Driver: John MacKeil
Nursery: Susan Pruitt, Merry Young
Children’s Church: Teresa Crabtree, Janet Lyles
Flowers: The flowers are given in honor of Bill & Elizabeth Kutz and are
placed by Michael & Dianne Sutton.
Rose Placed on Altar: The rose placed on the Altar this morning is given
in honor of the birth of William Lawrence Patterson, IV.
Prayer Concerns
Bill Kutz – has been diagnosed with lung cancer
Shirley McIntyre – Hospice House of Clinton – Rm. 106 – 1304 Springdale
Rd., Clinton, SC 29325
David McNinch – recuperating from pneumonia at NHC – brother of
Caroline Vines
Betty Jo Templeton – aorta valve replacement surgery postponed for a
couple of weeks.
MINISTRY OF ENCOURAGEMENT
Nancy Babb – 1 Martha Franks Dr., Unit 2, Rm. 238, Laurens, SC 29360
Uneda Lee – 1 Martha Franks Dr., DS 205, Laurens, SC 29360
SCOTT BIGHAM PREACHING JUNE 7th
Pastor Alice will be going to Florence on Saturday,
June 6th to help set-up the Florence Civic Center for
worship for Annual Conference. She is on the
Worship sub-committee of the South Carolina
Annual Conference Committee and is in charge of
the Commissioning and Ordination Service. Scott
Bigham will be filling the pulpit on Sunday, June
7th in her absence. In support of Scott’s fight against cancer, please wear
your “Bigham Strong” t-shirt to worship on Sunday, June 7th.
WORDS TO SONG OF PRAISE
I Have Decided to Follow Jesus
I have decided to follow Jesus,
I have decided to follow Jesus,
I have decided to follow Jesus,
no turning back, no turning back.
Though none go with me, still I will follow,
though none go with me, still I will follow,
though none go with me, still I will follow,
no turning back, no turning back.
At First United Methodist Church
we challenge each other to be BOLD,
to step out in faith as disciples of Jesus Christ.
BIBLE VERSE FOR MAY
“You will be my witnesses in Jerusalem,
and all Judea and Samaria,
and to the ends of the earth.”
Acts 1: 8b NIV
LAURENS, SOUTH CAROLINA
CHURCH COUNCIL MEETING
Sunday, May 31st at 6:00 p.m. in the Small Sanctuary
CHURCH WORK DAY
Saturday, June 6th
Breakfast at 8:30 a.m. in the Fellowship Hall
Work from 9:00 a.m. – 12 Noon
Projects planned for the day:
 Put walls up for Salkehatchie showers,
 Get classrooms ready for Salkehatchie.
 Set up tables and chairs in the Fellowship Hall.
Sponsored by the United Methodist Men
CONTEMPORARY PRAISE SERVICE
Sunday, June 7th
6:00 p.m. in the Sanctuary
Speaker: Allan Burden
1 Timothy 2: 1
A Christian Prays Constantly
FINANCIAL REPORT
May 26, 2015
MONTH TO DATE
Revenue - - - - - - - $ 18,074.87
Expenses - - - - - - $ 19,704.23
Net - - - - - - - - - - ($ 1,629.36)
STAFF MEMBERS
Pastor
Praise Music Director
Financial Secretary
Director of Music/Organist
Church Secretary
Ministers
Alice MacKeil
Andrew Crocker
Lucy Crowder
Bill Kutz
Karen Reeder
Entire Congregation
Church Phone Numbers
984-7696 or 984-2969
715-0430 (Parsonage)
864-420-0004 (Pastor’s Cell)
e-mail addresses
[email protected]
[email protected]
Web Page Address
firstmethodistlaurens.com
THE
FIRST
UNITED
METHODIST
CHURCH
YEAR TO DATE
$ 99,840.32
$117,532.18
($ 17,691.86)
Vol. XXXIII
May 31, 2015
No. 22
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CONGRATULATIONS TO OUR
GRADUATES OF 2015
Clinton High School
Benjamin Edward Patterson
Laurens District 55 High School
Jordan Davis Holliday
Hope Elaina Spencer
Lander University
Andrea Lane Hubbard
Christian Believer Graduates
Catherine Anderson
Rev. David Bonner
Linda Brown
Doris & Ted Taylor
Joanne Thomason