7-31-11MZ

ANNOUNCEMENTS & UPCOMING CHURCH CALENDAR No Bible Study This Week (resumes after Labor Day) Aug 4th, 6PM Finance Committee Mtg

Mt Zion United Methodist Church Catawissa, PA Pastor Chad Carter

August 17th, Nominations & Personnel Meeting 7PM at the Parsonage

“For the word of the cross is folly to those who are perishing, but to us who are being saved it is the power of God.”

Next Breakfast: August 20th

1 Corinthians 1:18

Aug 4th, 7PM Trustee Quarterly Mtg August 12th, 4PM-Close-Serving Ice Cream at Catawissa Fire Carnival

Next UMW Meeting Sept 12, 6PM, Picnic at Becky Schlieder’s

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 Help Needed!

If you are interested in helping with the Children’s Christmas pagent please see Pastor Chad. We need help building sets, making costumes, organizing the children, prompting lines etc, etc.

August Food Bank: Canned Vegetables and Cake Mixes Bible in One Year MONDAY Aug 1: Judges 15; Acts 19; Jeremiah 28; Mark 14 TUESDAY Aug 2: Judges 16; Acts 20; Jeremiah 29; Mark 15 WEDNESDAY Aug 3: Judges 17; Acts 21; Jeremiah 30&31; Mark 16 THURSDAY Aug 4: Judges 18; Acts 22; Jeremiah 32; Psalm 1&2 FRIDAY Aug 5: Judges 19; Acts 23; Jeremiah 33; Psalm 3&4 SATURDAY Aug 6: Judges 20; Acts 24; Jeremiah 34; Psalm 5&6 SUNDAY Aug 7: Judges 21; Acts 25; Jeremiah 35; Psalm 7&8

The Great Dividing Line July 31, 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!

“The Great Dividing Line”

1 Corinthians 1:18-25 (pg NT153)

Offering (We give our gifts to God)

Welcome and announcements

For you know the grace of our Lord Jesus Christ, that though he was rich, yet for your sakes he became poor, so that you through his poverty might become rich.—II Corinthians 8:9 NIV

Prelude (the gift of music helps us to prepare our hearts for worship)

*Doxology ‘Praise God, from whom all blessings flow; praise Him, all creatures here below;

Lighting of the candles (the flame represents the presence of the Holy Spirit)

praise him above ye heavenly host; praise Father, Son and Holy Ghost. Amen.”

Call to Worship (from 1 Corinthians 1) Leader: Where is the one who is wise? Where is the scribe? Where is the debater of this age? Has not God made foolish the wisdom of the world?

Congregation: For the foolishness of God is wiser than men, and the weakness of God is stronger than men. *Opening Hymn 92 “For the Beauty of the Earth” Choir Anthem Sharing of Joys and Concerns for Prayer Invitation to Prayer, Hymn 130 “God Will Take Care of You” 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 Children are dismissed for Children’s Church in the basement

*Closing Hymn 103 “Immortal, Invisible, God Only Wise” Benediction Postlude 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 www.kulpmtzion.org • Find us on facebook (search “Catawissa Parish”)