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DOUGLASS UNITED METHODIST CHURCH

Weekly Bulletin for August 22nd, 2021

The 13th Sunday After Pentecost

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Order of Service

Announcements

Prelude

Welcome/ Opening Prayer

Hymn of Praise: UMH #578 -“God of Love and God of Power” (Verses 1,2,3,4)

Call to Worship:
Leader: The voice of God gathers us this day;
PEOPLE: The warmth of God brings us together as one people.
Leader: So we come, with joy and sorrow in our hearts,
PEOPLE: With acts mighty and faltering,
Leader: With kindness and with selfishness,
PEOPLE: With doubt and with faith
Leader: So may we bring the fullness of our lives to God.
PEOPLE: May we worship well this day.

The Children’s Time – Ev Bowman

Contemporary Hymn: FWS #2070 – “He is Exalted” (sing twice)

Celebration & Concerns of Church & Community

Pastoral Prayer

The Lord’s Prayer

Bringing to God our Tithes and Offerings

Offertory/Doxology

Prayer of Thanksgiving

Old Testament Reading – Zechariah 4: 6-10
Leader: The Word of God for the people of God
PEOPLE: Thanks be to God

Gloria Patri: UMH #70

The Word Proclaimed: “How You Do Anything Is How You Do Everything”

Closing Hymn: UMH #672 – “God Be with You till We Meet Again” (Verse 1)

Benediction

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Announcements & Community Events

Bible Study: Please join us each Tuesday at 10 a.m.

Liturgist: Please sign the sheet in the Lobby if you are available to be a liturgist.

Sunday School: Please join us for classes each Sunday at 10 a.m.

Administrative Council Meeting: A meeting will be held following church today (August 22nd) from 12:30 to 2:00 p.m.

TEFAP: Please sign the sheet in the lobby if you can help from 9:00 – 11:00 a.m. on August 28th.

Service Recognition for Brook: Brook has decided she can no longer keep up to the obligation of being our regular pianist. Her last Sunday will be on August 29th. In recognition of her service to this congregation, we would like to honor her with a potluck reception and kind words of thanks for her 40+ years with our church family.

“Try and do the nicest thing you can think of for the rudest person you know. That’s love Jesus’ style.

Dial-In Worship Line: Call no more than 5 minutes before 11 a.m. to (551) 258-6349 to listen to the live stream audio without the need of a computer or internet connection–just use a landline, flip phone, or a smart phone.

Birthdays:

Lainey Perez . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 08/26

Anniversaries:

None noted

Serving You Today:

Pastor: Debbie Senters
Liturgist: Ev Bowman
Pianist: Brook Roberts

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