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DOUGLASS UNITED METHODIST CHURCH

Bulletin for the Week of March 13th, 2022

2nd Sunday of Lent

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Order of Service

Welcome/Announcements

Prelude

Welcome/ Opening Prayer

Hymn of Praise: UMH #261 – “Lord of the Dance” (Verse 1, 2 & 5)

Call to Worship:
Leader: Ashes have been smeared and sins have been confessed . . .
PEOPLE: We follow our faithful Lord.
Leader: These times, they are troubling. This journey, it is hard . . .
PEOPLE: We follow our faithful Lord.
Leader: It is God who sustains, not the temptation of this world . . .
PEOPLE: We follow our faithful Lord.
Leader: In the Lord is our trust, our protection from harm . . .
PEOPLE: We follow our faithful Lord.
Leader: Come, Let us worship the One whom we serve . . .
PEOPLE: We follow our faithful Lord.

The Children’s Time: With Dee Moran

Contemporary Song: FWS #2022 – “Great is the Lord” (sing once)

Celebration & Concerns of Church & Community

Pastoral Prayer

The Lord’s Prayer

Bringing to God our Tithes and Offerings

Offertory/Doxology

Prayer of Thanksgiving

New Testament Reading: Luke 13: 31-35
Leader: The Word of God for the people of God
PEOPLE: Thanks be to God

Gloria Patri: UMH #70

The Word Proclaimed with Pastor Debbie: “Gathered Up in Jesus: Under the Wings”

Closing Hymn: UMH #348 – “Softly and Tenderly Jesus is Calling” (Verse 1)

Benediction

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Announcements & Community Events

Bible Study & Sunday School: Join us Tuesday and Sunday at 10:00 a.m.

Community Dinner: We’re taking a break just like our students, so no community dinner this week.

M & M Monies at Work: Our conference is funding $25,000 to UMCOR to alleviate the humanitarian crisis in the Ukraine.

Senior Center Breakfast: Biscuit & Gravy breakfast will be held on Saturday, March 19th from 7:00-9:00 a.m.

Christian Church: Join them next Sunday as they host a Potato Bar Fundraiser at the church on March 20th at 12:00 p.m. It is a free will offering for sending kids to camp.

Join The Bishop: Join Bishop Ruben Saenz Jr. as he navigates the Stations of the Cross during Lent. Each Wednesday and Sunday, the bishop will provide a short video reflection on a portion of the Passion story. The videos will be available on the Great Plains Conference website (https://www.greatplainsumc.org/) and on the conference’s Facebook page.

Easter Lilies: If you would like to honor that special person for Easter, please sign up on the sheet in the lobby.

Birthdays:

Dee Moran . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 03-16
Tyler Cody . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 03-17
Ryker White . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 03-17
Lauren Henderson . . . . . . . . . . . .03-19
Rhonda Jones . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 03-19
Brent Nispel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 03-19

Anniversaries:

None noted

Serving You Today:

Pastor: Debbie Senters
Liturgist: Dee Moran
Pianist: Trisha Brown

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