TODAY’S VOLUNTEERS: Altar Stewards: Nancie Willett The Well Setup: Jesse McCurley Trustee: UMYF for ALL Rising 7th-12th Graders UMYF Tonight! It's Movie Night! We'll gather from 6-8pm in the gym for dinner, and we'll watch God's Not Dead. Come be inspired to consider how you will defend your faith when it is called into question. We'll start the movie at 6pm SHARP, so be on time! Spring Serve Mark the dates! April 1-3 will be our annual Spring Serve event. Information about times and projects will be made available this week, so stay tuned. Infuse some meaning into your Spring Break! Salkehatchie! 2015 Salkehatchie Registration is open at www.salkehatchie.org. The camp name has been changed from Lexington camp to Batesburg-Leesville Salkehatchie to better represent the area we work in. Camp is open to all who are 14 years or older, and will take place July 11th-18th. The camper maximum attendance is 65 campers. Camp will fill up fast, so register as soon as you can. ***After you register, please message Elizabeth to let her know you'll be attending. If you need full or partial scholarship, please contact Elizabeth before you register.*** Team Deborah Media Operators: 8:15 / 10:30 Bill Roberts Brad Nyers The Well Music Leader: 10:45 Heather Caffarel Children’s Church: Karen Roberts Helpers: Angie & Jamey Bradham Lay Readers: 8:15 10:30 Ushers: Linda Jones Terri Suiter 8:15 Worship Tim Risau Mike Taylor 10:30 Worship David Hand Allan Morgan Roger Morrow Bill Roberts David Smith Michael Wright Palm Sunday Processional Monday, March 23 11:15 am 6:30 pm 6:45 pm Morning Prayer Financial Peace BSF Tuesday, March 24 1:30 pm 6:00 pm 6:30 pm 7:00 pm 7:00 pm Book Club Girl Scouts Church Council Pack Meet Boy Scouts 8:15 10:30 Kristin Fairey Anna Claire Good Sarah Whalen 8:15 10:30 Thursday, March 26 6:30 pm Women’s Bible Study Saturday, March 28 8:00 pm Alcoholics Anonymous IT TAKES A VILLAGE . . . to produce a meaningful and fun Vacation Bible School! Many volunteers are needed, and we'd love for you to join our team. VBS will be held June 15-18 from 9:00 am – Noon. Both adult and youth volunteers are needed to help with everything from worship to crafts to missions to snacks. If you'd be willing to help, please contact Kim Dowd (884-9761, [email protected]). 10:30am One Combined Worship Service ~ Holy Communion ~ Maundy Thursday Greeters: 8:15 Elizabeth Shuler Eric Shuler, Ed Westwood April 2 10:30 David Smith Charles & Alexa Ackerman Lewis & Shirley Cauthen Your Ministry Team Passion/Palm Sunday 11:45 Fellowship Dinner Caitlyn Fairey Sam Willett Rev. Dr. James C. Hunter Pastor Rev. Kathryn O. Hunter Pastor Sara Flores Missionary to Ecuador Elizabeth Connell Dir. Youth Ministry Kim Dowd Dir. Children’s Ministry Heather Caffarel Well Worship Coord. Jennifer Roberts Discipleship Director Steven Jones Media Ministry Director Candace Dellinger Business Mgr. Cheryl Cummings Executive Assistant Nancie Willett PreSchool Co-Dir. Robin Robertson PreSchool Co-Dir. H. Scott Brunson Director of Music Pam Brunson Organist Norma Taylor Pianist Frankie Lewis Sexton Joyce Baldwin Nursery Coordinator Rev. Dr. Cecil Pottieger Retired Clergy Rev. David Lupo Clergy March 22, 2015 March 29 No Scheduled Activities 7:00pm Worship Service ~ Holy Communion ~ ~ Foot Washing ~ ~ Stripping of the Altar ~ Easter Egg Hunt Hibben’s annual egg hunt will take place on Easter Sunday during Sunday school. All children in preschool through 6th grade are invited to participate. All ages will meet in the CLLC at 9:15am for a sharing of the Easter story with the egg hunt to follow afterwards. Remember to bring your basket! Hibben Happenings Wednesday, March 25 10:30 am Morning Bible Study 12:00 pm Lenten Meditation 6:00 pm Evening Bible Study 6:15 pm Men’s Bible Study 6:15 pm Handbells 7:30 pm Chancel Choir Friday, March 27 Acolytes: Crucifer: Any youth or child who would like to participate as part of a choir on Palm Sunday should attend rehearsal TODAY from 11:45am-12:30pm in the choir room. THIS WEEK’S OPPORTUNITIES: Sunday, March 22 8:15 am Early Worship 9:15 am Sunday School 10:30 am Morning Worship 10:45 am The Well 11:45 am Palm Sunday Rehearsal 4:00 pm Stephen Ministry Training 4:30 pm Confirmation 6:00 pm UMYF Attendance March 15, 2015 Sunday School 8:15 Worship 10:30 Worship The Well 131 71 200 Giving 2015 General Budget Rec’d Toward Budget Feb. 2015 Rec’d Year To Date Special Offering Rec’d Last Week: Let’s Finish It! One Great Hour of Sharing $913,506.00 89,290.40 141,345.09 490.00 370.00 We are making our debt disappear! Our current loan balance as of 2/28/15 is $356,062. Please use the pink envelope marked “Let’s Finish It” to make your offering toward debt reduction. Easter Morning April 5 7:00am Sunrise at The Well in CLLC Coffee/Lite Breakfast Following 8:15am Traditional Service 10:30am Traditional Service 9:15am Easter Egg Hunt in CLLC Concerns & Opportunities Fellowship Dinner Hibben's Youth would love to lend a helping hand to our church family during our annual Spring Serve event. Do you need (free!) help with yard work, light house work, or other small projects? We are taking requests to provide assistance on Friday, April 3. If you would like to be included, please contact Elizabeth Connell at 843-813-8700. NEXT Sunday, March 29 The Hibben Worship and Nurture Committees will co-host our annual Palm Sunday Fellowship Dinner. This year’s dinner will also recognize new members joining over the past year. All members, along with their families, are invited to gather in the CLLC immediately following the one combined 10:30 worship service. Because all new members will be our honored guests, each family is asked to bring their favorite dish (enough for your family and a few extra, please). Fried chicken, red rice, green beans and beverages will be provided. Sympathy The congregation lifts John Elliott and his family in prayer following the death of his wife, Barbara, on March 12th. Funeral services were held in Walterboro at the Parker-Rhoden Funeral Chapel, followed by interment at Black Creek Baptist Church Cemetery in Hendersonville, SC. We entrust this family to God’s comforting care during their time of grief. Know Your Ministry: Spiritual Gifts for Every Believer The Galileans Life Group invites you to join us for a study of our spiritual gifts as outlined in Romans 12:4-8. As Christians, we have each been given spiritual gifts that we are called to use to reach out to others in service and love. In the book "Know Your Ministry: Spiritual Gifts for Every Believer,” we will take a look at what each of our specific gifts are, and how we might use them every day as we share the love of Christ with others. The class begins Sunday, March 29th. Study books are available in the church office for $10.00. GROUP YARD SALE Do you need to simplify your life and get rid of stuff? Would you like to support Hibben and its ministries? Here is a great opportunity! On April 11th Hibben will host a multiple family yard sale in our CLLC. Each seller will be responsible for their own space setup, pricing, selling, and clean-up. All we ask is that you donate 10% of your proceeds to any Hibben ministry. For more information, or to sign-up as a participant, contact Jennifer at [email protected]. After March 28th we will open space to friends of Hibben, if any remain. So, register soon! The Table Hibben continues our ministry of acceptance and assistance to our neighbors, The Table. We gather the third Saturday of each month from 11:00am-1:00pm and offer a free meal. We also provide a grocery bag full of food for each family who attends and we offer activities and games for children, blood pressure checks, and haircuts. The Table needs your financial donations to help cover the cost of food which we purchase through the Lowcountry Food Bank and we need volunteers/servants willing to cook, serve, and fellowship with our neighbors. If you are not presently involved in an outreach ministry at Hibben, this is a great one! The Trustees are looking for volunteers to help spruce-up the church grounds. If you’re interested in volunteering, Mike Simms, Joye Wells, or Harry Bregel can give you more information. Show your pride in Hibben and help make it look its best! Saturday, May 2 Palmetto Islands County Park 8:00am – 5K Begins 9:00am – Kids’ Races Begin Registration forms available in the church office, side sanctuary door table & The Well Welcome Table. Early Bird Registration Ends March 31 Easter Lilies or Missions? As an Easter tradition, lilies will adorn the altar Easter morning. Again this year, an additional opportunity is available for those who wish to honor their loved ones by donating to Water Missions International, a Christian organization providing sustainable safe water and sanitation solutions for people in developing countries and disaster areas. Please indicate your choice below and attach your check made payable to Hibben UMC. All orders/donations must be received no later than March 29th. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (Tear and place in offering plate) ∞∞ Please indicate your choice ∞∞ _____ lilies @ $14.00 each (number) _____ donation to Water Missions Daniel Island/Clements Ferry Gathering Saturday, April 4th 8:00 am Family Fun Run 5K Benefitting The Mallard-Sweatt Scholarship Fund If you would like to join the Galileans for this study, please contact Linda Rhyne at [email protected] or 729-7822. Spring Clean-Up Hibben UMC Sunday, April 12 @ 6:00pm Hosted by: David & Debi Hand 510 Gibbes Street (Daniel Island) RSVP: [email protected] or (843) 810-0235 We’ll be serving an Italian main dish. Dessert, bread, drinks, paper goods & other Italian side dishes are needed. (amount) Name: __________________________________________________________ In Honor or Memory of: (DON’T FORGET to indicate “In Honor” or “In Memory”) ____________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________ Hibben United Methodist Church 690 Coleman Boulevard Mount Pleasant, SC 29464 (843) 884-9761 *SERMON TEXT John 1:35-46 Leader: People: The Gospel of our Lord. Praise to you, O Christ. http://www.hibbenumc.org SERMON HIBBEN AT WORSHIP March 22, 2015 PASTORAL PRAYER AND LORD’S PRAYER Please refer to the overhead screen for responsive readings and unison prayers. OFFERING All things come from you, O God, and with praise and thanksgiving we return to you what is yours. GATHERING AND WELCOME CALL TO WORSHIP Responsively TIME OF CENTERING Dr. Jim Hunter A Disciple’s Path: A Life of Witness OFFERTORY arr. Krug We Adore Thee Christ Chimes arr. Krug Go To Dark Gethsemane Hibben Ringers *DOXOLOGY OPENING PRAYER Unison *OPENING HYMN No. 733 No. 95 SACRAMENT OF HOLY COMMUNION *HYMN OF SENDING We’ve a Story to Tell to the Nations (8:15) No. 15 No. 569 Marching to Zion *AFFIRMATION OF FAITH Apostles’ Creed *GLORIA PATRI No. 881 No. 601 SCRIPTURE LESSONS The word of God for the people of God. Thanks be to God. Amy McCurley ANTHEM (10:30) Witness *HYMN OF THE DAY Jordan Lift High the Cross *If able, please stand ~ Sanctuary Flowers ~ The flowers have been placed on the altar today by Jim, Joye, Melanie and Jared Wells to the glory of God and in memory of James D. Wells. Acts 1:1-8 1 John 1:1-5 GROWING IN GRACE Dr. Jim Hunter *POSTLUDE No. 71 PRAYER FOR ILLUMINATION Thy Word Is a Lamp (refrain only) Leader: People: *BENEDICTION No. 170 O How I Love Jesus (10:30 Worship) Children age 4 – 8 years may be dismissed for Children’s Church under the direction of adult volunteers. Children will be reunited with their parents during the Hymn of Sending.