ANNOUNCEMENTS NURSERY MINISTRY SUMMER FUN! The nursery will offer care for children ages 6-months through 5-years with 10 weeks of themed camps and weekday Drop-In. Contact our Nursery Director, Usha Raghavan at usha.raghavan@dunwoodyumc.org or 770-394-0675 ext. 131.
urban farm to plant and harvest their spring crops. All food is donated to local shelters and food banks.
FELLOWSHIP FIRST TIME GUESTS If this is your first me visi ng DUMC, please stop by one of the welcome desks, located outside of the Sanctuary or ac vi es building, for a gi from us.
CHILDREN’S MINISTRY VBS & GODSQUAD June 19-22, 9:00-12:15 (M-Th) VBS $20 (Tshirt and CD) /God Squad $60. Registra on deadline is May 15.
DONATIONS FOR VBS We are expec ng approximately 300 children each day to find their strength in God while having fun and working up a super-sized appe te! Items can be dropped off throughout the month of May in the bins outside of the nursery area. We are in need of: Large containers of goldfish crackers Nutri-grain bars Large bags of pretzels Also needed – 620 cardboard tubes from toilet paper, paper towels and wrapping paper! Place in collec on bins throughout the church.
YOUNG ADULT MINISTRY www.facebook.com/DUMCYA
GENERATION Y Believe? New Sunday school class for recent graduates/early 20s. A safe space to ask ques ons, voice doubts, and find God in a modern world. Every Sunday, 10:30 a.m., Young Adult Suite.
AMERICAN CELEBRATION CONCERT AND PICNIC June 25, 4 -7 p.m. in the Sanctuary and Gym. All are invited, Children (ages 3-8): $5, Adults: $10. Visit the website to register by noon on June 19. Contact Brentley Cauthen, brentley.cauthen@dunwoodyumc.org, (770) 542-1661 for details.
UMW CIRCLES GRACETIME - Young Adult Suite, 5/23 at 7 p.m. NEW HORIZONS IN CHRIST - Art Room, 5/18 at 11 a.m.
GROWTH LORD, TEACH US TO PRAY This workshop will address the reasons we pray as well as exploring different methods of prayer. Led by Rev. Kathy Brockman, Thursdays, April 20 - May 18 10:00 a.m. - 11:30 a.m. in the Young Adult Suite. Contact Kathy at 770-394-0675 or kathy.brockman@dunwoodyumc.org.
THE CHALLENGES OF CHRISTIAN CARING
UMW circle for young adult women. Join us Tuesday, May 23 at 7 p.m. as we host a cra night for the seniors at the Campbell Stone re rement community.
How do we express God's love to people who are hur ng? How do we effec vely show the compassion we feel and express it to others? Our Chris an faith calls us to love God and to pass that love onto everyone we come in contact with. How do we do that? Ron Greer will speak on "The Challenges of Chris an Caring" Wednesday, May 24, 7 p.m. - 8:30 p.m. in the Francis Asbury Rooms. Join us as we celebrate the 25th Anniversary of Stephen Ministry at DUMC with this special event. All are welcome!
HARVEST FOR THE HUNGRY
VISUAL ARTS IN THE LIBRARY
Saturday, May 20, 10 a.m. - 12 p.m. Join the Young Adults on the Concrete Jungle
"To Find the Joy in the Li le Things," a selec on of watercolors by Kathy Vernay
BACON Brothers Around Christ. Men's group in our 20s and 30s. We’re here to build friendships and our faith. Next mee ng is Tuesday, May 23 at 7:30 p.m. at The Brass Tap.
GRACETIME
ANNOUNCEMENTS is on display now. You may view the exhibit any me the library is open, and we hope you will join us between services on Mother's Day, May 14 for an informal meet and greet with our featured ar st.
MISSIONS INTERNATIONAL MISSIONS TRIPS Feel a calling to go on an interna onal mission trip but unsure if it’s possible? Spots are s ll available. Contact team leaders ram.inc@comcast.net (Brazil) and andy@handyandyoutdoors.com (Panama).
CAC PANTRY NEEDS The CAC Food Pantry receives an average of 1,200 visits per month. Your generosity allows CAC to give food to neighbors in need year-round. Please visit the website for a list of most commonly requested items. Dona on bins are near the Nursery/Young Adult Suite in DUMC.
FOSTER CARE May is Foster Care awareness month. DUMC is hos ng the North Metro Foster Care Coali on mee ng on May 16 at 6:30 p.m. in the Asbury Room. Par cipants will learn about foster care, UMCH, what it takes to be a foster parent, and the needed volunteer roles. RSVP h p://
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MISSION MONDAY Join us for Mission Mondays this summer – June 5, 12, 26 and July 10, 17 and 24 benefi ng children of Cascade UMC and Ac on Ministries. We will meet 6 p.m. in the Fellowship Hall for sandwich making and lunch packing. This is a fun way to serve as a family (all ages are welcome). We plan to make 400 lunches at each gathering. Dona ons are always needed of individually packaged bags of chips, fruit cups and drinks (water or juice boxes).
HIGHTOWER SUMMER CAMP VOLUNTEERS NEEDED Hightower Homework Club needs adults and teens to help with summer camp. DUMC is responsible for cra s and volunteers for the week of June 5-9. The hours for the camp are 10:00 a.m. - 1:00 p.m. daily. It is a great ac vity to put on your college resume and lots of fun! Please contact patricia.clark@dunwoodyumc.org or signupgenius.com/ go/4090f4babae2fa4f49-hightower
CHARGE CONFERENCE You are invited to a end a Charge Conference on May 15 at 7:00pm in the Fellowship Hall. In addi on to the regular items the Charge Conference deals with at this me, we will be considering reports from the Building Commi ee and the Worship Service Times Task Force. A Charge Conference consists of the members of the Church Council as authorized by the District Superintendent. All members of the church are invited to come and share in the conversa on. However, only the members that make up the Charge Conference (Church Council) may vote at a Charge Conference. We look forward to seeing you on Monday. DUNWOODY UNITED METHODIST CHURCH 1548 Mt. Vernon Road • Dunwoody, GA • 30338 Phone: 770-394-0675 • After Hours: 770-542-1667 mail@dunwoodyumc.org • www.dunwoodyumc.org Senior Pastor: Dan Brown Associate Pastors: Josh Amerson, Kathy Brockman, Jenna Kennedy, David Melton and Sonny Walden Organ: Mary Ruth Solem • Audio Visual: Ed Trundle
At the end of the 8th Chapter of Romans, the Apostle Paul asks a reflec ve ques on, “Who shall separate us from the love of Christ?” Then Paul runs through a whole laundry list of things: trouble, distress, harassment, famine, nakedness, danger, sword?” Paul decides to answer his own ques on, “No, in all these things we are more than conquerors through him who loved us.” (Romans 8:35-39)
What’s Paul saying? Not only is he telling us that nothing need separate us from the love of Christ, but even the most difficult, challenging, and frightening experiences can be faced victoriously when we allow them to be opportuni es for the love of Christ to shine through us. This morning, we are beginning a series of sermons en tled, “More Than Conquerors.” Over the next few weeks we are going to be looking at some of the challenging experiences we some mes face in life; experiences such as outside pressure, grief, crippling a tudes, overwhelming tasks, life’s storms, loneliness, and disillusionment. We are going to be reflec ng on what it means to be faithful and how to be victorious in the midst of these experiences. I hope you will plan to join us for as many of these as possible. As you know, today is also Mother’s Day. We celebrate the posi ve influence of our mothers and those who have had a posi ve maternal influence on our lives. One of the ways we do this is with our annual Wesley Woods Mother’s Day Offering. Wesley Woods was first conceived in 1954 and has since become a na onally recognized leader in service to older adults. The money that is collected through this special offering provides for approximately 25% of the charitable and unreimbursed care at Wesley Woods communi es. In other words, without this offering, many of our elderly who receive care, would not receive that care. Dunwoody United Methodist Church has an excep onal history when it comes to suppor ng our Wesley Woods Senior Living. I ask that you prayerfully consider the part you might play and then give generously. Blessings,
Dan
SUNDAY, MAY 14 —TRADITIONAL SERVICE Prelude
ImprovisaƟon on "Now the Green Burkhardt Blade Riseth" (Hymn 311) FesƟve Prelude on 17th-c. Dutch, arr. Bender "This Joyful EasterƟde"
Chiming of the Hour Introit
SUNDAY, MAY 14 — CONTEMPORARY SERVICE
TRADITIONAL SERVICE (CONT.)
My Jesus, I Love Thee
Walden
* Scripture Lesson
Daniel 3:19-25
page 1075
(Lay Readers: 9:00 Kathryn Penn, 10:30 Sean Penn)
Greet Your Neighbor
Ministry Moment
Welcome and Announcements
Hymn #462
Mission Mondays
Amy and Todd Rohan
'Tis So Sweet to Trust in Jesus (v. 1) This Joyful EasterƟde
* Call to Worship
* Affirma on of Faith
SINE NOMINE
TRUST IN JESUS
I believe in the Father who is always with us. I believe in the Son, who freed us of our sins and was an example of how to embody God's Love. I believe the Holy Spirit empowers each of us to recognize God's Glory. I believe in forgiveness and second chances. I believe God works in mysterious ways and is providing for us even when we do not know it. I believe we are saved by grace and as a result are called to love and serve each other. I believe we see God in other's eyes and we should see others through God's eyes. I believe faith is a personal journey that cannot be measured or compared, but rather felt through a rela onship with God. I believe God is Love.
* Gloria Patri #71
Hugh Winn, tenor
Ministry Moment
Mission Mondays
Song of Praise
Amy and Todd Rohan
Dwell
Prayer for Illumina on
* Doxology #95
OLD 100th
Sermon
Doug Allen
When the Heat Is On
Rev. Dan Brown
Graciela Chadwick
Scripture Reading
Daniel 3:19-25
Prayers for Others and The Lord’s Prayer
Rev. Jenna Kennedy
(First in Series, “More Than Conquerors”)
Tithes and Offerings
Invita on to Chris an Discipleship
Sermon FOUNDATION
* Charge and Benedic on * Response Hymn #431 * Postlude
In the Valley
Song of Praise
When the Heat Is On
Rev. Josh Amerson
A Mighty Fortress Is Our God
Benedic on Let There Be Peace on Earth
WORLD PEACE
Fantasia on "Lobe den Herren" (Hymn 139)
Stearns
(The composer is the uncle of our own Susan Sco )
GREATOREX
Sacrament of Holy Bap sm Response Hymn #611
Child of Blessing, Child of Promise (v. 1)
(10:30 a.m.) STUTTGART
CONTEMPORARY SERVICE
TRADITIONAL SERVICE USHERS 9:00: Jack Eubank – Head Usher, Bill Barnes, Dwight Hawksworth, Jim Knight, Geoffrey Nixon, Larry Price, Alan Raby, Phil Sco , Jim Stout, Jack Whitley 10:30: John Campbell – Head Usher, Celeste Cornwell, Rick Freeman, Armand Glassman, Russell Henderson, Lynn Knight, Wray Russell, Bob Webb
Words of Welcome Congrega onal Prayer Lord, help us to have strong faith. Give us the kind of faith that can get us in trouble like our heroes from the Bible. Give us the kind of faith that we stand up for You at all costs. Remind us that You are with us always and nothing can separate us from Your love. Amen.
Pastoral Concerns Silent Prayer
RECENTLY HOSPITALIZED Ben Bailey - Home David Jager - Prui Health-Lanier Rehab Al Winegar - Manor Care Rehab Ethel McKee - Salude: Art of Recovery Rehab Charlie Holman - Dunwoody Health and Rehab Be y Daugherty - Ivy Springs Manor-Assisted Living Meredith Brown - Children's Healthcare of Atlanta
Pastoral Prayer and Lord's Prayer #895 Anthem
17th-c. Dutch, arr. Wood
* Hymn of Dedica on #529 How Firm a FoundaƟon
Wri en by DUMC Youth
I Am
9:00 a.m. Children kindergarten through 5th grade are invited to go to Children’s Church. Pick up in the Arts and Cra s Room.
Offertory
* Processional Hymn #166 All Praise to Thee, for Thou, O King Divine
Blessed Assurance (My King is Coming)
Moments with the Younger Church
Carol, Crusader, and Tone-Chime Choirs; Cindy Morrison, director
Pastor: Once we were not a people, People: but now we are God’s people. Pastor: Once we were alone, People: but together we are the household of God. Pastor: In our living and our dying, People: Christ is our sure founda on, strengthening us along the way.
Song of Praise
The GiŌ of Love (Hymns 408/ 643) Trad. English, arr. Lamback Men of The Chancel Choir
Worship: 1118 Sunday School: 491
Doug Allen - worship leader, T. Collie - acous c guitar, Doug Walters - bass, David Lingle drums, Carl Culpepper - lead electric, Bri any Shewbridge - vocals, Mike Foraker - sound engineer, Kenneth Abele - ligh ng, Katrina Balga - mul media, Glenn Conoley - tech booth leader, Laura Keen - set-up USHERS: Richard Browne, Brad Harris, D.R. Keen, Debra Gilley, Kim Harris, Laura Keen, Peggy Browne, Richard Browne
CONCERNS AND CELEBRATIONS WE WELCOME OUR NEW MEMBERS John and Jo'Ellen Orsini Cur s and Kristen Smith; Kendall, Erin and Jackie
WE EXTEND OUR CHRISTIAN SYMPATHY TO Don and Dallas Mueller on the death of her grandmother, Ruby J. Hardin; the great-grandmother of Luke, Diana and Anna Harper on April 17, 2017 in Tuscaloosa, Alabama.
FLOWERS ON THE CHANCEL In honor of Mason William Teller on his bap sm today by the Vogel and Teller families. ROSEBUD ON THE ALTAR In honor of Hudson Robert Derwinski, son of Jeff and Amanda Derwinski, born on May 2, 2017. BAPTISM TODAY Mason William Teller, son of Jennifer and Kerby Teller. The grandparents are Bill and Judy Vogel.