TOP FIVE FOR THE WEEK Welcome back Pastor Janice!! We are glad you are back! Do you like to paint? If so please join us tomorrow! We are going to Camp Fontanelle on Monday, February 16 to help paint the lodge. We will leave the church parking lot at 8:15 and hopefully be back around 4(at the latest). Please bring your own brushes, rollers, etc. We have three people going already and have room for more. Please sign up on the new Missions Bulletin board in the fellowship hall. if you are interested.- The Boyers will be there! It will be fun! GRETNA UNITED METHODIST CHURCH Where God’s Family Grows Together February 15, 2015 6th Sunday after Epiphany Gonna take your sweetie out for an evening on the town? How about AN EVENING IN VENICE on February 21st?! SWAT will prepare and serve a delicious meal, and all donations help to fund SWAT activities. Reservations are encouraged. Seatings at 5:30 pm and 7:00 pm. Please sign up in the Fellowship Hall. New Lenten Study Join us for a Lenten adult Sunday School class, Feb. 22 through March 29. The class will use the book mudhouse sabbath: An Invitation to a Life of Spiritual Discipline by Lauren F. Winner. Inspired by the Jewishness of Jesus, this study looks at seven ways of Christian formation. Each of the six weeks will focus on a different spiritual discipline: sabbath keeping, hospitality/eating food, prayer, fasting, grief/mourning well, and doorposts. We will meet in the sanctuary at 11:00. Grab a coffee and join us for one or all of the classes. If you have any questions or wish to purchase a book , please see teacher, Holly Kooistra. LEARN MORE ABOUT Gretna United Methodist Church? We will be hosting a series of Membership Discovery classes beginning on Sunday, March 8, 2015. These relaxed discussions will help you explore: United Methodist Church’s beliefs and practices; the mission and ministry of Gretna United Methodist Church; and the significance of church membership. We will meet after worship in the REACH Coordinator’s office for approximately one hour. Since each session covers different topics of interest, we encourage you to attend all sessions. Child care is available for younger children. We welcome everyone to the worship service -- whether you are here for the first time or a long time attender, we want you to experience God’s unconditional love through our family of faith. Our desire is to help you connect with God, and connect with people that can encourage you in your faith journey. If you are visiting, we thank you for being our guest! Please join us after the service in the fellowship hall for refreshments. (402) 332-3213 www.gretnaumc.com A Stephen Ministry Congregation ORDER OF WORSHIP SERVICE Welcome, Announcements and Greetings *Holy Ground…………….……..…...…………….………….TFWS pg. 2272 *Call to Worship *Shine, Jesus, Shine……………………………….……..…..TFWS pg. 2173 *Prayer for Transfiguration………………………..…………..UMH pg. 259 Response- “Herald’s of Christ, vs 1…….…………..…………..UMH pg. 567 (Children come forward during singing) Children’s Choir: K-5: God Made It So Children’s Message/Prayer/Children’s Offering/ Red Folders….Anna Kippley The Battle Hymn of the Republic, vs 1,2,5…………………….UMH pg. 717 The Church in Mission: Revealing the Love of Christ Prayers of the People/Lord’s Prayer Giving Back to God-Our Offerings Offertory *How Great Is Our God vs 1, refrain & coda….…………W & S pg. 3003 *Prayer of Thanksgiving How Great is Our God with How Great Thou Art………….Sanctuary Choir 2 Kings 2:1, 6-13 Turn Your Eyes Upon Jesus……………………………………UMH pg. 349 *Luke 9:28-36 Preview of a Coming Attraction *Swing Low, Sweet Chariot…………………..………………...UMH pg. 703 *Benediction *Pass It On, vs 1……………….………..………………..UMH pg. 572 *Please stand, as you are able Everyone: For our record keeping, please sign in on the red folders the ushers hand out and return them to the center isle. Call to Worship (based on Exodus 24 and Psalm 99) Come! Says the Lord. Come up to the Holy Mountain! We hear you, Holy One, but we are afraid. What will we find there? We are assembled in this sanctuary, this holy place, away from the distractions of the world. Mighty One, we know you are a lover of justice. Our knees, yes even our souls, quake before you for we have not done what we ought to do. You have shown yourself to be a forgiving God, therefore we honor your name. Yes, O God, we will come with excitement, trembling with anticipation, to your holy mountain! We come to receive instruction in holiness, righteousness, compassion, and peace. We need to regain sight to see the least among you, to receive your wisdom and strength. Open our eyes and our ears and our hearts to receive your Word. Anoint us as your holy people to serve those who live on the margins – the outcasts, the lonely, the ignored. The Lord is the Sovereign and Holy One. The Lord says, “Do not be afraid.” Come! Let us worship God! Prayer for Transfiguration Holy God, upon the mountain you revealed our Messiah, who by his death and resurrection would fulfill both the law and the prophets. By his transfiguration enlighten our path that we may dare to suffer with him in the service of humanity and so share in the everlasting glory of him who lives and reigns with your and the Holy Spirit, One God, for ever. Amen. NOTES: NOTES: HOW would a RELATIONSHIP with Jesus change your life for the better? Here is how you can receive Christ: HOW would a RELATIONSHIP with Jesus change your life for the better? Here is how you can receive Christ: *Admit you need him because you are a sinner (confess sins). *Be willing to turn from your sins (repent). *Trust that Jesus Christ died for you on the cross and rose from the grave as your personal Savior. *Through PRAYER, invite Jesus Christ to be in control of your life through the Holy Spirit. *Receive him as Lord and Savior. *Obey the guidance given through the Holy Spirit. *Admit you need him because you are a sinner (confess sins). *Be willing to turn from your sins (repent). *Trust that Jesus Christ died for you on the cross and rose from the grave as your personal Savior. *Through PRAYER, invite Jesus Christ to be in control of your life through the Holy Spirit. *Receive him as Lord and Savior. *Obey the guidance given through the Holy Spirit. GRETNA UNITED METHODIST CHURCH is a community of Christian faith where God’s family grows together through: *genuine CONNECTION *inspiring WORSHIP *meaningful SERVICE GRETNA UNITED METHODIST CHURCH is a community of Christian faith where God’s family grows together through: *genuine CONNECTION *inspiring WORSHIP *meaningful SERVICE HOW CAN WE PRAY FOR YOU THIS WEEK? Joys and Concerns Ministers: The Congregation Pastor: Rev. Dr. Janice Japp REACH Coordinator: Mary Lou Kane Director of Christian Education: Anna Kippley Accompanist: Paul Parker Faces you see volunteering today: Ushers: Nancy & Devin Brewer Greeters: Sheri Farrar & Norma Drake, and Andrew Wheeler Acolytes: Elizabeth & Katherine Vandenberg Sound Tech: Randy Jackson Computer Tech: Bob Miles Fellowship Set Up: Team 4:12 Breakfast Guest Follow-up: Fellowship Hosts: Last Names Beginning with I, J, K, L and Senior High Youth HOW CAN WE PRAY FOR YOU THIS WEEK? Joys and Concerns Ministers: The Congregation Pastor: Rev. Dr. Janice Japp REACH Coordinator: Mary Lou Kane Director of Christian Education: Anna Kippley Accompanist: Paul Parker Faces you see volunteering today: Ushers: Nancy & Devin Brewer Greeters: Sheri Farrar & Norma Drake, and Andrew Wheeler Acolytes: Elizabeth & Katherine Vandenberg Sound Tech: Randy Jackson Computer Tech: Bob Miles Fellowship Set Up: Team 4:12 Breakfast Guest Follow-up: Fellowship Hosts: Last Names Beginning with I, J, K, L and Senior High Youth
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