Arnold Mills
United Methodist Church
Pentecost Sunday
May 24, 2015
8:30 a.m.
PENTECOST SUNDAY
May 24, 2015
10:30 am
(*) Indicates the congregation standing
(TFWS) The Faith We Sing black hymnbook
THE CHURCH GATHERS
PRELUDE
Guest Organist, Bill Smith
WELCOME
THE WORK OF THE CHURCH
*CALL TO WORSHIP (Responsive) (Psalm 47)
L: Spirit of the living God, come and visit us again on this day of Pentecost.
P: Come, Holy Spirit.
L: Like a rushing wind that seeps away all barriers,
P: come, Holy Spirit.
L: Like tongues of fire that set our hearts aflame
P: come, Holy Spirit.
L: With speech that unites the Babel of our tongues,
P: come, Holy Spirit.
L: With love that overlaps the boundaries of race and nation,
P: come, Holy Spirit.
L: With power from above to make our weakness strong,
P: come, Holy Spirit. (The Worship Sourcebook, Faith Alive Christian Resources,
Kalamazoo, MI, 2013, pg. 696)
*HYMN
UMH No. 347
Spirit Song
*INVOCATION (Unison)
Holy God, to you all hearts are open, all desires known, and from you no secrets
are hid. Cleanse the thoughts of our hearts by the inspiration of your Holy Spirit
that we may perfectly love you, and worthily magnify your holy name, through
Christ, our Lord. Amen. (The Worship Sourcebook, Faith Alive Christian Resources,
Kalamazoo, MI, 2013, pg. 703)
TO HEAR THE WORD OF GOD
1ST NEW TESTAMENT
Acts 2:1-21 (Pg. 111)
2ND NEW TESTAMENT
Romans 8:22-27 (NT Pg. 147)
This is the Word of the Lord. Praise be to God.
*THE GOSPEL LESSON
John 15:26-27; 16:4b-15 (NT Pg. 104)
‘When the Advocate* comes, whom I will send to you from the Father, the Spirit of truth
who comes from the Father, he will testify on my behalf. You also are to testify because
you have been with me from the beginning. But I have said these things to you so that
when their hour comes you may remember that I told you about them.
‘I did not say these things to you from the beginning, because I was with you. But now I
am going to him who sent me; yet none of you asks me, “Where are you going?” But
because I have said these things to you, sorrow has filled your hearts. Nevertheless, I tell
you the truth: it is to your advantage that I go away, for if I do not go away, the Advocate*
will not come to you; but if I go, I will send him to you. And when he comes, he will prove
the world wrong about* sin and righteousness and judgement: about sin, because they do
not believe in me; about righteousness, because I am going to the Father and you will see
me no longer; about judgement, because the ruler of this world has been condemned. ‘I
still have many things to say to you, but you cannot bear them now. When the Spirit of
truth comes, he will guide you into all the truth; for he will not speak on his own, but will
speak whatever he hears, and he will declare to you the things that are to come. He will
glorify me, because he will take what is mine and declare it to you. All that the Father has
is mine. For this reason I said that he will take what is mine and declare it to you.
This is the Word of the Lord. Praise be to God.
THE SERMON
When Our Hearts Are Strangely Warmed
PASTORAL PRAYER
*HYMN
UMH No. 393
Rev. Lynn McCracken
Spirit of the Living God
The Sacrament of Holy Communion1
The Invitation
This is the table not of the Church, but of our God.
It is to be made ready for those who love God
and who want to love God more. So come:
You who have much faith and you who have little,
you who have been here often and you who rarely attend;
you who have tried to follow and you who have failed.
Come not because I invite you: but because God does.
It is God’s will that those who want to should meet God here.
1
Communion liturgy from Iona Community in Scotland
The Story
On the night in which Jesus gave himself up for us, he took bread, gave thanks to you,
broke the bread, and gave it to the disciples and said, “Take, eat; this is my body which
is given for you. Do this in remembrance of me.” When the supper was over, Jesus
took the cup, gave thanks to you, gave it to the disciples and said, “Drink from this, all of
you, this is my blood of the new covenant, poured out for you and for many for the
forgiveness of sins. Do this, as often as you drink it, in remembrance of me.”
Prayer of Consecration: (unison)
Lord Jesus Christ, present with us now,
as we do in this place
what you did in an upstairs room,
send down your Holy Spirit on us
and on these gifts of bread and wine
that they may become for us your body,
healing, forgiving, and making us whole;
and that we may become, for you, your body,
loving and caring in the world.
LORD’S PRAYER (Unison)
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.
And lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from evil.
For thine is the kingdom, the power and the glory, forever. Amen
OFFERING AND GIVING THE BREAD AND CUP
At this early service, offerings can be made as you go to communion, with the offering plate in
the first row pew of the church.
*HYMN
TFWS No. 2117
Spirit of God
*CHORAL BENEDICTION by Frank J. Burke (Please join hands as we sing!)
Now as we take our leave, from this sacred place,
may the blessed Jesus fill us with his grace!
While sharing the Holy Spirit with ev'ryone we meet,
may he protect us, both now and ever more.
and then we'll sing his praises when we meet once again!
POSTLUDE
PENTECOST SUNDAY
May 24, 2015
10:30 am
(*) Indicates the congregation standing
(TFWS) The Faith We Sing black hymnbook
THE CHURCH GATHERS
PRELUDE
Sine Nomine by Vaughan-Williams
Guest Organist, Bill Smith
WELCOME
THE WORK OF THE CHURCH
*CALL TO WORSHIP (Responsive) (Psalm 47)
L: Spirit of the living God, come and visit us again on this day of Pentecost.
P: Come, Holy Spirit.
L: Like a rushing wind that sweeps away all barriers,
P: come, Holy Spirit.
L: Like tongues of fire that set our hearts aflame,
P: come, Holy Spirit.
L: With speech that unites the Babel of our tongues,
P: come, Holy Spirit.
L: With love that overlaps the boundaries of race and nation,
P: come, Holy Spirit.
L: With power from above to make our weakness strong,
P: come, Holy Spirit. (The Worship Sourcebook, Faith Alive Christian Resources,
Kalamazoo, MI, 2013, pg. 696)
*HYMN
UMH No. 347
Spirit Song
*INVOCATION (Unison)
Holy God, to you all hearts are open, all desires known, and from you no secrets
are hid. Cleanse the thoughts of our hearts by the inspiration of your Holy Spirit
that we may perfectly love you, and worthily magnify your holy name, through
Christ, our Lord. Amen. (The Worship Sourcebook, Faith Alive Christian Resources,
Kalamazoo, MI, 2013, pg. 703)
TO HEAR THE WORD OF GOD
1ST NEW TESTAMENT
Acts 2:1-21 (Pg. 111)
MARGARET STEARNS SERVICE AWARDS PRESENTATION
John Berdos and Danielle Mongeau
Chip Thurlow
CHILDREN’S DISMISSAL
UMH No. 191
Jesus Loves Me
Jesus loves me! This I know, for the Bible tells me so. Little ones to him belong; they
are weak, but he is strong. Yes, Jesus loves me! Yes, Jesus loves me!
Yes, Jesus loves me! The Bible tells me so.
PASTORAL PRAYER
SILENCE
THE 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.
And lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from evil.
For thine is the kingdom, the power and the glory, forever. Amen
2ND NEW TESTAMENT
This is the Word of the Lord.
Praise be to God.
Romans 8:22-27 (NT Pg. 147)
*THE GOSPEL LESSON
John 15:26-27; 16:4b-15 (NT Pg. 104)
‘When the Advocate* comes, whom I will send to you from the Father, the Spirit of
truth who comes from the Father, he will testify on my behalf. You also are to testify
because you have been with me from the beginning. But I have said these things to
you so that when their hour comes you may remember that I told you about them.
‘I did not say these things to you from the beginning, because I was with you. But now
I am going to him who sent me; yet none of you asks me, “Where are you going?” But
because I have said these things to you, sorrow has filled your hearts. Nevertheless, I
tell you the truth: it is to your advantage that I go away, for if I do not go away, the
Advocate* will not come to you; but if I go, I will send him to you. And when he comes,
he will prove the world wrong about* sin and righteousness and judgement: about sin,
because they do not believe in me; about righteousness, because I am going to the
Father and you will see me no longer; about judgement, because the ruler of this world
has been condemned. ‘I still have many things to say to you, but you cannot bear
them now. When the Spirit of truth comes, he will guide you into all the truth; for he will
not speak on his own, but will speak whatever he hears, and he will declare to you the
things that are to come. He will glorify me, because he will take what is mine and
declare it to you. All that the Father has is mine. For this reason I said that he will take
what is mine and declare it to you.
This is the Word of the Lord.
Praise be to God.
THE SERMON
*HYMN
When Our Hearts Are Strangely Warmed
UMH No. 393
Rev. Lynn McCracken
Spirit of the Living God
TO RESPOND IN FAITH
OFFERTORY
Andante by Smith
*PRESENTATION OF TITHES AND OFFERINGS
DOXOLOGY UMH No. 94
Praise God, from Whom All Blessings Flow
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 uplifts!
Praise the Spirit, Holy Spirit! Alleluia! Alleluia! Alleluia!
*HYMN
TFWS No. 2117
Spirit of God
*CHORAL BENEDICTION by Frank J. Burke (Please join hands as we sing!)
Now as we take our leave, from this sacred place,
may the blessed Jesus fill us with his grace!
While sharing the Holy Spirit with ev'ryone we meet,
may he protect us, both now and ever more.
and then we'll sing his praises when we meet once again!
*POSTLUDE
Praise Ye The Lord of Hosts by Saint-Saens
Announcements – May 24, 2015
If you are visiting with us we are glad you are here! Please introduce yourself to the
ushers as a visitor and sign the guest book at the bottom of the stairs. We hope
worship will be meaningful to you, and you will worship with us again. Hearing aids are
available, please speak to the ushers if this would be a help to you. Those with small
children may like to know that we have a nursery/toddler room downstairs as well as
rocking chairs, crayons and coloring books in the rear of the sanctuary. You are
welcome to walk around in the rear of the sanctuary if that is calming to your child.
Today we celebrate Pentecost — when the Holy Spirit blew and blazed, spoke in
many languages and created the church. Welcome — not to church but as the church!
We welcome as guest organist this morning Bill Smith.
Pastor Lynn and Cindy Mauch have registered for the Mosquito Stomp, June 18,
during Annual Conference in Manchester, NH! The challenge to save 10,000 or
more lives continues and reported gifts to this challenge already exceed $17,000!
Please help us match the United Methodist Foundation of New England's challenge to
match up to $50,000 for Imagine No Malaria this spring to benefit New England UMC’s
Imagine No Malaria campaign. To sponsor them, there is a sign-up sheet on Pastor
Lynn’s office door. Checks should be made out to “Miles for Mission/Asbury Church.”
All proceeds go directly to support this campaign. Thank you!
JULY 4th is another one of our church’s major fund raisers. We are without a
chairperson for this event and we need your help for it to happen. Please
prayerfully consider being the organizer. This is a fun and short term commitment,
and you won’t be alone. We are looking for one overall organizer, plus additional
people to help. We need donations of name brand soda and bottled water, cookies
and other baked goods. Set-up begins at 7:30am; clean-up at 2:30pm. Please speak
to a member of our lay leadership committee if you would like more information
or would like to volunteer: Pastor Lynn, Joyce Fox, Sally Terry, Holly May, Craig
and Tami Noke.
Summer Worship Schedule - From June 28 to September 6 we will have one
worship service at 9:30 a.m. each Sunday. On warm mornings we'll gather in Cargill
Hall.
Summer Church Office Hours - From June 28 through August, the church office will
be closed Mondays and Fridays and open 8:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. Tuesday through
Thursday.
Next Sunday is Peace with Justice Sunday – One of six United Methodist Church special Sundays.
Printed envelopes will be in each bulletin giving more information on this giving opportunity. Your
offering aids disciples, young and old, who are indeed changing lives and changing the world, inspired
by Christ’s gospel of love and liberation. More information is included with each special envelope.
Responding to the crisis in Nepal: Through May donations to UMCOR
(United Methodist Committee on Relief) are being collected by the church. All
monies collected go to the disaster response. If you would like to help, please
make checks out to AMUMC with the notation UMCOR Advance #982450.
Lord hear our prayers: A safe summer to those who have left for their
summer homes; Pam Thurlow (broken wrist); Bruce Shaw; Teresa Cargill;
Sandy Angell; JoAnne Jones; Dexter Street, Bill Street (uncle and cousin of
Sandi Ferretti); Sally Brager; Richard Morin; Stacy Johnson’s mom; Gary
Mazzie, Arthur Belisle. Those with dementia and Alzheimer’s, their caregivers
and loved ones; for families dealing with divorce; children waiting to be adopted
and those trying to adopt; all nursing home residents and caregivers including
Don & Joyce Burrell, Dawn Cavallaro, Margaret Kelly, Doris Palmer, Flora
Stanley, Virginia Ziegler.
Non-perishable Food Items - Please help fill the basket by the display case!
What to donate? Cans of tuna, chicken, beans, jarred peanut and almond butter
are great sources of protein. There are children living in the shelters and
families need baby food, packages of baby cereal and cookies, and canisters of
formula. Also, diapers, snacks for kids like granola bars, packs of yogurt, milk
boxes, juice boxes, and other items that your child would like to find in his or her
lunchbox (that's not straight junk food); mustard, mayonnaise, ketchup, salt,
pepper and other common spices. Even when people qualify for food stamps,
they don't normally cover necessities like toilet paper, toothpaste and soap.
Please think of the Shelter and food pantries when cleaning out your kitchen
cabinet of unwanted dishes, pots and pans, glasses, etc. Children’s, teen and
adult seasonal clothing and gently used bedding items are needed. See a great
sale? Why not purchase one or two items for our donation basket?
These collections are on-going. Please see the list of items continually
needed by the shelter posted by the display case downstairs. We also have
many who volunteer at Franklin Farm, Habitat for Humanity, and more.
Interested? Contact Chip Thurlow, [email protected], 401-333-1235.
Franklin Farm on Abbott Run Valley Road is the largest “all volunteer”
garden in all of Rhode Island that grows and donates fresh vegetables to people
in need! The organizing staff is already at work planning for the upcoming
season. For example, the plastic "bedder" layer and irrigation hoses are already
installed! Local school groups will be planting the seeds and seedlings. On
Monday June 8th we will begin our Monday and Thursday tending nights from
5:30 PM to dusk. There are many tasks, some relaxing and some require more
energy. You can choose how you want to be involved. Are you are
interested? Please contact Chip Thurlow for more information.
Wednesday Evening Bible Study - Rebekah Puleo is hosting a study of
Marcus Borg’s book The God We Never Knew at 6:30PM in her home. All are
welcome! Speak with her this morning or you may contact her at
[email protected]
Graduates – We’d like to celebrate with you! Please give us names of any
AMUMC friends and members graduating high school or college, the school
they will be attending in the fall or the degree receiving to the church office.
Names will be published in the June Newsletter. Thank you!
Elevator - Having our sanctuary on the second floor is our challenge. If you
find the stairs too difficult to manage, please use our elevator. If you need help
there is a call button, and we will make sure someone is there to assist you.
Summer Camp - fun for Kids! Brochures are in the coatroom.
Office Closed. The office will be closed Monday, May 25 in observance of Memorial Day.
THE WORK OF THE CHURCH
The Office Manager will be on vacation through May 20th.
Sunday, 5/24 – PENTECOST SUNDAY – Guest Organist/Choir Directory Bill Smith
8:30AM – Early Worship with Communion
10:30AM – Worship Service with Choir & Church School
11:30AM – Fellowship Hour & light refreshments- Cargill Hall
Monday, 5/25 – Memorial Day – Church Office Closed
Tues., 5/26 – 6:00PM – Sparkling Singers – Sanctuary
Weds., 5/27 – 6:30PM - Evening Bible Study – Puleo’s Home
Thurs., 5/28 – 6PM – Sparkling Singers Solo Rehearsals – Cargill Hall
7PM – Choir Rehearsal – Sanctuary
Fri., 5/29 – 6PM-10PM - Private Use – Cargill Hall
Sat., 5/30 – 11:00AM – Whee Dance – Cargill Hall
Sunday, 5/31 – 1st Sunday after Pentecost – Promotion and Peace with Justice Sunday
8:30AM – Early Worship with Communion
10:30AM – Worship Service with Choir & Church School
11:30AM – Join us for an Ice Cream Social in Cargill Hall
TODAY’S WORSHIP ASSISTANTS
Guest Organist: Bill Smith
Head Usher: John Boutiette
Greeters: 10:30AM – Joyce & Don Fox
Liturgist: Chip Thurlow
Acolytes: Chris and Andrew Ferretti
5/31: Brigitta Larson and Alyssa Wilcox
Coffee Fellowship Host: Sandy Angell and Cindy Mauch
Counters: Carr/Thurlow
5/31: Martin/Mauch
6/7: Gettinger/Hetherington
CONTACT INFORMATION
Church Office Phone: 401-333-5203 Hours: Mon.–Thurs., 8-2pm
Website: www.amumc.org
email: [email protected]
Our Pastor: Rev. Lynn McCracken, [email protected]
Visitation: Rev. Thomas F. Conboy, [email protected]
Staff Parish Relations: Cindy Mauch, [email protected]
Office Manager: Kim Kloczkowski, [email protected]