Week of 5/22/2022
DOUGLASS UNITED METHODIST CHURCH
Bulletin for the Week of May 22nd, 2022
6th Sunday of Easter
Order of Service
Welcome/Announcements
Prelude
Welcome/ Opening Prayer
Hymn of Praise: UMH #127 – “Guide Me, O Thou Great Jehovah”
Call to Worship:
Leader: We come this morning full of ourselves
PEOPLE: Our concerns, our plans, our opinions, our schedules.
Leader: In this moment, help us empty our minds of the relentless ‘I’ and make space for you.
PEOPLE: Enable us to put down our priorities; to set aside our assumptions and schemes.
Leader: Open our hearts to recognize your love in action in our lives.
PEOPLE: Reassure us to your divine vision, and let us rest in your unending care.
Contemporary Song: “Cry of My Heart” by Terry Butler (AUDIO TRACK LINK)
Celebration & Concerns of Church & Community Pastor Debbie
Pastoral Prayer
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, and the power, and the glory forever. Amen.
Bringing to God our Tithes and Offerings
Offertory/Doxology
Prayer of Thanksgiving
New Testament Reading: Acts 16: 9-15
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: “We are Witnesses: Opened the Heart”
Closing Hymn: UMH #347 – “Spirit Song” (Verse 1)
Benediction
Announcements & Community Events
Bible Study & Sunday School: Join us Tuesday and Sunday at 10:00 a.m.
Card Players: Feel up for a game of cards, join us on Tuesday at 1:30 p.m. in the Fellowship Hall.
Letters for Church Sign: Thanks to Dee and Sheryl & Bill who helped cover some of the cost for the new lettering. Donations are still being accepted for the remaining $130 to cover the cost.
Love in a Lunchbox: Rock UMC is going to help with the June 23rd date, so we’re responsible for the July 28th lunch. Sheryl will fill us in with the details closer to that date.
Shaver Memorial: Austin set up a link on our church website to include the Shaver Memorial, if anyone would like to donate on-line. Other donations are still being accepted in the church office.
“Train your mind to notice all your blessings!”
DHS Alumni Banquet: It will be held on Saturday, May 28th at 6:00 p.m. in the High School Gym. Tickets ($20 each) are available at the Library, RCB Bank and the City Hall.
Day at the Park: Join in for a fun day on Saturday, June 4th which includes a Bike Quest, Jeep Meet, Free Hot Dog Lunch, Cornhole Tournament, Disc Golf Tournament, Best BBQ Cook Off, Volleyball Tournament, and Matt Engels Band playing in the Beer Garden.
Birthdays:
Thomas White. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 05-27
Charity Walker. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .05-27
Anniversaries:
None noted
Serving You Today:
Pastor: Debbie Senters
Liturgist: Mike Anderson
Pianist: Trisha Brown