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NORTHEAST
UNITED METHODIST CHURCH
October 12, 2014
9:00 A.M. Contemporary Service
10:15 A.M. Sunday School
11:15 A.M. Traditional Service
Nursery available at all services.
THIS WEEK AT NEUMC
TODAY
12:30 PM Grace Small Group (Room 102)
12:30 PM Church Council Meeting (Sanctuary)
5:00 PM UP!
5:00 PM Youth Group (Education Building)
5:00 PM Disciple I (Education Building, Room 203)
5:30 PM Becoming a Woman of Excellence (Library)
David W. Day
Pastor
Gerald Watford
Director of Family Ministries
5:30 PM PLACE (Education Building, Room 207)
5:30 PM Financial Peace University (Education Building)
6:45 PM Disciple II (Education Building, Room 208)
6:45 PM Love and Logic (Room 102)
MONDAY
Bonnie Riley
Director of Children Ministries
Erich Wiegner
Director of Youth Ministries
Columbus Day
6:30 PM Nurture Ministry Team Meeting (Library)
6:30 PM Cub Scout Meetings (Education Building)
7:00 PM Lay Ministry Visitation Training (Library)
7:00 PM United Methodist Women (Library)
Lawrence Abernathy
Director of Music
TUESDAY
8:00 AM Wholly Oldies (Washington Street UMC)
6:00 PM Charge Conference (Sanctuary)
Sean Riley
Crossing Guard Leader
Ka-Young Lee
Pianist
6:30 PM Bear Den Meeting (Education Building)
7:00 PM Outreach Ministry Team (Room 102)
WEDNESDAY
7:15 AM Men’s Prayer Group (Contact John Clayton)
10:00 AM Spirit Sisters Prayer Group (Room 102)
Dale A. Purvis
Office Manager
10:00 AM The True Nature of God (Education Building)
10:00 AM Women’s Bible Study (Library)
4:00 PM Deadline for Bulletin Announcements
4000 Hard Scrabble Road
Columbia, South Carolina
29223-8548
Pastor’s Cell: 803.587.1682
Office: 803.736.6386
Fax: 803.699.1334
E-mail: [email protected]
Web: www.neumc.com
Office Hours: 8:30 AM - 4:00 PM
Monday - Friday
4:00 PM Pumpkin Resupply Truck Arrives
6:00 PM Women’s Bible Study (Tammie Sloop’s Home)
6:30 PM Youth Small Group Study (Education Building)
7:00 PM Chancel Choir (Sanctuary)
THURSDAY
7:00 AM Men’s Prayer Group (Panera Bread)
9:30 AM Mothers Bible Study (Room 102)
7:00 PM Crossing Guard (Sanctuary)
7:00 PM Rooted in Christ Prayer Group (Library)
PRAYER REQUESTS
We are pleased to join you in praying
for specific needs.
RECORD OF OUR
FAITHFULNESS
OUR SERVICE
Presence
Please write your request(s) here and
place this card in the offering plate.
Please pray for:
9:00 AM Contemporary Service
10:15 AM Sunday School
11:15 AM Traditional Service
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9:00 SERVICE
ACOLYTE
Leah Wigley
CHILDREN'S CHURCH
Inez McLaurin
JUNIOR ASSISTANT
Jessica Wigley
GREETERS
Joe & Martha Maynard
NURSERY
Joy Fink
NURSERY NEXT WEEK
Bianca Brazell
PRAYER ROOM
Sandra Miller
PRAYER ROOM NEXT WEEK
Kay Wigley
11:15 SERVICE
ACOLYTE
Jada Senior
CHILDREN'S CHURCH
Susan Robey
JUNIOR ASSISTANT
Abigael Goutier
GREETERS
Stan & Peggy Luallin
NURSERY
Danna Griner
NURSERY NEXT WEEK
Catherine Lippert
PRAYER ROOM
Danna Griner
PRAYER ROOM NEXT WEEK
Nancy Rowe
COMMUNION PREPARERS
No Communion Today
COMMUNION PREPARER NEXT WEEK
Mike & Patty Munn
Pastor Only
Prayer Chain
Bulletin
Prayer Warriors
I would like someone to contact me
to pray over a more confidential matter.
COMMUNION SERVERS
No Communion Today
COMMUNION SERVERS NEXT WEEK
Mike & Patty Munn
Annie Day
BOTH SERVICES
OFFERING COUNTERS
Inez McLaurin & Duane Sirhal
OFFERING COUNTERS NEXT WEEK
Stan Luallin & Duane Scott
ALTAR FLOWERS
Let us know when God meets your
needs so we may rejoice with you!
Today’s flowers are dedicated to the
Glory of God and to the memory of
Barbara Anne Johnson.
9:00 CONTEMPORARY SERVICE
ANNOUNCEMENTS
MUSIC
(As we sing you are invited to stand or sit as you are led and able.)
OFFERING
SERMON
“Follow Me!” (Part One)
Pastor Day
CLOSING SONG
CLOSING PRAYER/BENEDICTION
ANNOUNCEMENTS
A Special Church Council Meeting will be held today at 12:30 PM in the sanctuary.
There is no Children's Choir this afternoon.
The Nurture Ministry Team will meet tomorrow evening at 6:30 PM in the library.
The United Methodist Women invite all the ladies of the church to join them Monday evening,
October 13 at 7:00 PM. We will begin our meeting in the library as Pastor David conducts lay
visitation training. The second half of our meeting will be in Room 102 where we’ll enjoy
fellowship, snacks and a little business. Please feel free to contact Inez McLaurin if you have
any questions ([email protected]).
Lay Visitation Training will be held on Monday, October 13 at 7 PM in the library. Everyone
is invited to attend and learn more about visitation of those who are sick or unable to leave their
homes. A sign up sheet is located in the narthex.
The Wholly Oldies will be preparing food and serving lunch at the Washington Street UMC
this Tuesday, October 14. We will meet in the NEUMC parking lot at 8 AM. If you would like
to join us and have not signed up yet, contact: Jane DeCristofaro at [email protected]
or call 609-0233.
Charge Conference will be held this Tuesday, October 14 at 6 PM in the sanctuary.
The deadline for the November EvAngel Newsletter is Monday, October 20 before the close
of business.
Grace Happens Here at NEUMC. The Grace small group study group is asking for the help
of NEUMC to collect canned and boxed food along with your change during the month of
October for God’s Storehouse. We will be collecting any change you can spare for this worthy
cause after both services. God's Storehouse is a place for those living in Northeast Columbia
to go when they are in need of help. God Storehouse helps the people with food, clothing, etc.
God’s Storehouse monthly food items for October are canned pumpkin and canned cranberry
sauce. God’s Storehouse is a faith-based outreach program that assists the needy throughout
the greater Columbia, SC, area. Staffed primarily by volunteers from area churches, God's
Storehouse provides food, clothing and household supplies to our neighbors in crisis at no cost
to them. Operating Monday through Thursday, 9 AM - noon, God’s Storehouse helps an
average of 25 families each day, and over the three years, have assisted more than 30,000
individuals in need. God’s Storehouse is located at 1731 Risley Road, Columbia, SC 29223
and can be contacted at (803) 691-1622.
Pumpkin Patch Hours
Monday - Saturday: 10 AM - 8 PM
Sundays: 12 - 8 PM
Volunteer in the Patch
Visit our website and click on “Volunteer to Work
in the Patch” located in the middle of the page.
The pumpkin resupply truck is scheduled to
arrive this Wednesday, October 15 at 4 PM.
Come help us unload the truck. We will keep you
posted of any date and time changes.
A SERVICE OF WORD AND PRAISE
Eighteenth Sunday After Pentecost
11:15 TRADITIONAL SERVICE
WELCOME AND SPECIAL ANNOUNCEMENTS
(As the Prelude begins, please prayerfully prepare for worship.)
PRELUDE (Acolyte)
Ka-Young Lee, piano
CALL TO WORSHIP
Leader: We stand in the need of the presence of God.
People: Our lives can so easily become corrupted by our own greed.
Leader: But the Lord has heard our cries and calls us forward on this journey.
People: Lord, guide our steps.
Leader: Come, let us worship God who is always with us.
People: Let us open our hearts to the healing, restoring love of God. Amen.
*HYMN OF PRAISE, No. 261
"Lord of the Dance"
*AFFIRMATION OF FAITH, No. 881
Congregation
The Apostles' Creed, Traditional Version
PRAYERS OF THE PEOPLE/LORD’S PRAYER
HYMN OF PREPARATION, No. 388
"O Come and Dwell in Me"
Congregation
(Children in kindergarten through 2nd grade are dismissed for Children’s Worship.)
GIVING OF TITHES AND OFFERINGS
OFFERTORY
Ka-Young Lee, piano
*PRESENTATION, No. 95
"Praise God, from Whom All Blessings Flow"
ANTHEM
"Depth of Mercy"
Congregation
Chancel Choir
SERMON LESSON, Matthew 9:9-13 (NIV)
The word of God for the people of God. Thanks be to God.
SERMON
"Follow Me!" (Part One)
Pastor Day
INVITATION TO CHRISTIAN DISCIPLESHIP
*CLOSING HYMN
"I Have Decided to Follow Jesus" (see insert)
Congregation
*CHARGE TO THE PEOPLE
*BENEDICTION
*CHORAL RESPONSE
Chancel Choir
POSTLUDE
Ka-Young Lee, piano
* Please stand as you are able.
MEMORY VERSE
Welcome Guests and Members!
Matthew 9:9 (NIV)
We are so glad that you are here and hope
you feel at home as you join us in worship.
We’d like to get to know you better.
As Jesus went on from there, he saw a
man named Matthew sitting at the tax
collector's booth. "Follow me," he told him,
and Matthew got up and followed him.
SERMON LESSON
Date:__________________________
Service
9:00
11:15
Member
Matthew 9:9-13 (NIV)
Regular Attendee
9 As Jesus went on from there, he saw
a man named Matthew sitting at the tax
collector's booth. "Follow me," he told
him, and Matthew got up and followed
him.
First Time Guest
New Resident
10 While Jesus was having dinner at
Matthew's house, many tax collectors
and "sinners" came and ate with him and
his disciples.
Name(s)
11 When the Pharisees saw this, they
asked his disciples, "Why does your
teacher eat with tax collectors and
`sinners'?"
Name(s) & Ages of Children
12 On hearing this, Jesus said, "It is not
the healthy who need a doctor, but the
sick.
13 But go and learn what this means: `I
desire mercy, not sacrifice.' For I have
not come to call the righteous, but
sinners."
Address, City, State, Zip
FAMILY MINISTRY MINUTE
2 Corinthians 10:3 says, "We demolish
arguments and every pretension that
sets itself up against the knowledge of
God, and we take captive every thought
to make it obedient to Christ." This is
part of a section of scripture which
speaks about the reality of spiritual
warfare and the battle we must wage in
our minds against evil. No Christian or
family is healthy unless we fight this
battle well.
Home Phone:
Email:
How Did You Learn About NEUMC?
─Gerald Watford
Director of Family Ministries
CURRENT SERMON SERIES
Following Christ! Growing
Disciples! Changing Lives!
Desire to Know More About NEUMC
October 19: Follow Me! (Part Two)
Luke 9:57-62 (NIV)
Desire a Call From the Pastor
October 26: Growing Up! (Part One)
Hebrews 5:11-6:3 (NIV)
Desire to Become a Member
November 2: Growing Up! (Part Two)
Ephesians 4:11-5:3 (NIV)
November 9: Investing in Him
2 Corinthians 8:1-7
November 16: Investing in Hope
1 Peter 1:3-21
Additional Comments:
MINISTRY AND PRAYER NEEDS
▪ Jim and Inge Kyer, former NEUMC members. Jim has inoperable lung cancer and Inge
has been diagnosed with breast cancer for the second time.
▪ DeSang Chong, Jin Gafford’s friend, who is on a ventilator following surgery for lysis of
scar tissue adhesion (small bowel blockage).
▪ Ruthie Matmez and family, military family, whose younger child, age 3, was recently
diagnosed with CP. Their daughter is having symptoms of some other illness with hair loss.
▪ Brett and Sydney Peters, a military family, who was discharged from the Army because
Brett has MS. They have to wait 14 months for benefits.
▪ Wanda and Brett Treavers, whose daughter was recently diagnosed with bipolar
disorder.
▪ Mary Furse, recovering at home following foot surgery.
▪ Paula Glass, undergoing radiation treatments.
▪ Ed Shephard, who is undergoing chemotherapy for the tumor on his tonsil.
▪ Our military personnel.
▪ Our missionaries: Tom & Emma Henry — Appalachian Mountain Leadership (AML),
a ministry based in Boone, NC, which facilitates Christian outdoor adventure experiences.
Matt Williams ([email protected]) — Matt is a member of NEUMC, who works
as a missionary to university students with Campus Crusade for Christ at California
Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo, California. Steve & Stephanie Bredesen,
in Nakalanda, Uganda, as directors of Eagle’s Nest Clinic and Eaglet’s Primary School.
Abbu, the Bredesen's neighbor, that he will either allow them to drill a well on his land or
sell the land to them so that they will have a fresh water supply.
▪ Salkehatchie families: Iris Edwards, Theresa and Buddy Lines
▪ Our pastor and staff members.
PRAYER FOR OUR FAMILIES OF THE WEEK
Monday
October 13
Yvonne Adams
Tuesday
October 14
Rose Anderson
Wednesday
October 15
David & Eileen Appleby
Thursday
October 16
Warren & Audrey Bainton
Friday
October 17
Dru & Patti Beckham
HOMEBOUND AND ELDERLY
We are a family. As such we encourage anyone who feels led by God to visit those who
are sick or homebound. We also encourage your visits to those who are new to this family
of believers and to those have visited.
Warren & Audrey Bainton
Lee Chandler
Bruce & Frankie Dodd
Sam Blaylock
Jean Harris
Ed Shephard
Sabra Stewart
Mildred Watson
Jim Wheeler
Pat Woodle
PRAYER SHAWL MINISTRY
The Prayer Shawl Ministry Team create shawls and other items for you to share with those
who need encouragement. When you give a shawl away, you are sharing the love and
prayers of NEUMC. The prayer shawls are kept in the Prayer Center if one is needed.
Please remember to sign the journal. If you need assistance, please see a staff member.
The Prayer Shawl Ministry Team