ANNOUNCEMENTS & UPCOMING CHURCH CALENDAR No Bible Study This Week UMW Meeting, Monday March 7th, 7PM Ash Wednesday Service, March 9th, 7PM at Bethel UMC Youth Group: March 13th, 2-4PM @ Mt. Zion UMC Cluster Lenten Services, March 13th, 6PM at Lightstreet UMC Next Breakfast: March 19th Thanks for your empty printer cartridges
Mt Zion United Methodist Church Catawissa, PA Pastor Chad Carter
The law of the Lord is perfect, reviving the soul. The commands of the Lord are radiant, giving light to the eyes. Psalm 19:1,4
Thank you for your printer cartridges, in January and so far in February, the church has received $76.00 in store credit at Staples. This goes a long way to help offset the cost of paper and ink/toner. Happy Anniversary Jim & Lida Snyder The Flowers in the chancel area have been placed there in honor of the Snyder’s 65th Anniversary by their family. Please sign up, we need YOUR help! We are in need of greeters to welcome folks to the church at the beginning of our services, please sign up for this vital ministry. God has blessed us with children. Now we have to be faithful to what He asks of us. Please sign up to help one month with children’s church. There are several tasks, you can sign up to be a teacher, a helper, or to assist with the toddlers. Many hands make light work. Bible in One Year MONDAY Mar 7: Exodus 18; Luke 21; Job 36; 2 Cor 6 TUESDAY Mar 8: Exodus 19; Luke 22; Job 37; 2 Cor 7 WEDNESDAY Mar 9: Exodus 20; Luke 23; Job 38; 2 Cor 8 THURSDAY Mar 10: Exodus 21; Luke 24; Job 39; 2 Cor 9 FRIDAY Mar 11: Exodus 22; John 1; Job 40; 2 Cor 10 SATURDAY Mar 12: Exodus 23; John 2; Job 41; 2 Cor 11 SUNDAY Mar 13: Exodus 24; John 3; Job 42; 2 Cor 12
March 6, 2011 God’s Little Book
Welcome to the Mt. Zion United Methodist Church! We are glad to have you worshipping with us this morning. If you are visiting with us, please fill out the visitor card and place it in the offering. We want to know who is worshipping with us, and who you are!
Hymn of Preparation 599 “Break Thou the Bread of Life” Prayers of Confession & Thanksgiving Holy Communion
Welcome and announcements
Offering (We give our gifts to God)
Prelude (the gift of music helps us to prepare our hearts for worship) Lighting of the candles (the flame represents the presence of the Holy Spirit)
But who am I, and who are my people, that we should be able to give as generously as this? Everything comes from you, and we have given you only what comes from your hand.—I Chronicles 29: 14 *Doxology
Call to Worship (from Psalm 19) Leader: The law of the Lord is perfect, reviving the soul. The commands of the Lord are radiant, giving light to the eyes
‘Praise God, from whom all blessings flow;
Congregation: They are more precious than gold… They are sweeter than honey.
praise him above ye heavenly host;
*Opening Hymn 545 “The Church’s One Foundation”
praise Father, Son and Holy Ghost. Amen.” *Closing Hymn 732 “Come We That Love the Lord”
Music ministry of the choir
Benediction
The Shepherd’s Psalm, 137 in your hymnal
Postlude
Sharing of Joys and Concerns for Prayer
The Acolyte will take the light of Christ into the world
Pastoral Prayer, closed with the Lord’s Prayer in Unison
* please stand if it is comfortable for you to do so
Children’s Message The children are invited to come up front with Pastor Chad [The children are dismissed to children’s church in the basement] “God’s Little Book”
praise Him, all creatures here below;
Psalm 19
Pianist Becky Schlieder Pastor Chad Carter Email: ccarter@susumc.org Office: (570) 356-7022 www.kulpmtzion.org