ANNOUNCEMENTS & UPCOMING CHURCH CALENDAR No Bible Study This Week (resumes after Labor Day) July 7th, Ad Council Meeting
Mt Zion United Methodist Church Catawissa, PA Pastor Chad Carter
July 11th, UMW Meeting, 7PM
For I decided to know nothing among you except Jesus Christ and him crucified.
Next Breakfast: July 16th
1 Corinthians 2:2
July 10th, Combined Worship at Kulp UMC 10AM
Water Park Adventure Day July 24th 5-7PM We are having a “Water Park Adventure Day” for the Youth and Jr. Youth at Kulp. We are going to have a Slip n' slide; capture the flag; water balloon battles, water gun fights, sprinkler obstacle courses. We need volunteers to help with this event, please see Pastor Chad if you can help Back to School Party Aug 27th - (6:30PM) We are having a “Back to School” party at Kulp UMC. There will be a campfire, hot dogs, popcorn, crafts, and an outdoor movie!!! We will be collecting extra school supplies to help our neighbors who are without. We need volunteers to help with this event, please see Pastor Chad if you can help July Food Bank: Spaghetti Sauce & Noodles Bible in One Year MONDAY Jul 4: Josh 6; Psalm 135&136; Isaiah 66; Matt 14 TUESDAY Jul 5: Josh 7; Psalm 137&138; Jeremiah 1; Matt 15 WEDNESDAY Jul 6: Josh 8; Psalm 139; Jeremiah 2; Matt 16 THURSDAY Jul 7: Josh 9; Psalm 140&141; Jeremiah 3; Matt 17 FRIDAY Jul 8: Josh 10; Psalm 142&143; Jeremiah 4; Matt 18 SATURDAY Jul 9: Josh 11; Psalm 144; Jeremiah 5; Matt 19 SUNDAY Jul 10: Josh 12&13; Psalm 145; Jeremiah 6; Matt 20
Proclaiming Christ Crucified July 3, 2011
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 696 “O Beautiful For Spacious Skies” Prayer of Confession & Thanksgiving Holy Communion
Welcome and announcements Prelude (the gift of music helps us to prepare our hearts for worship)
Offering (We give our gifts to God)
Lighting of the candles (the flame represents the presence of the Holy Spirit)
Woe to you Pharisees, because you give God a tenth of your mint, rue and all other kinds of garden herbs, but you neglect justice and the love of God.—Luke 11:42 NIV
Call to Worship (from Psalm 95:6-7)
*Doxology ‘Praise God, from whom all blessings flow;
Leader: O Come, let us bow down and worship; let us kneel before the LORD our Maker! For He is our God
praise Him, all creatures here below;
Congregation: And we are the people of His pasture, and the sheep of His hand. *Opening Hymn 662 “Stand Up and Bless the Lord” Choir Anthem
praise him above ye heavenly host; praise Father, Son and Holy Ghost. Amen.” *Closing Hymn 697 “America (My Country Tis of Thee)” Benediction
Sharing of Joys and Concerns for Prayer
Postlude
Pastoral Prayer, closed with the Lord’s Prayer in 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, and the power, and the glory, forever. Amen.
The Acolyte will take the light of Christ into the world * please stand if it is comfortable for you to do so Pianist Becky Schlieder • Pastor Chad Carter (570) 356-7022 • ccarter@susumc.org
The Children are dismissed for Children’s Church in the basement “Proclaiming Christ Crucified”
1 Corinthians 2:1-5 (pg NT156)
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