One of the earliest fears small children experience is that of being separated from loved ones. One of the most lasting and emotionally damaging experiences in life is separation from loved ones. It can occur as abandonment, rejection, loss through death, or other ways. This clearly illustrates how intensely relational we are as human beings. We also know an intensely relational God, who exists in a relation of three—Father, Son, and Holy Spirit. If this is all true, why does one of Jesus’ final cries as he was dying on the cross seem to be an expression of abandonment? And what does that mean to me?
A Time to Worship
Classic Worship Notes
March 26, 2017 | 8:30, 9:50 & 11:10 a.m.
Prelude
“Allegretto” and “Andante”
Franz Schubert Sue Schultz, Piano
Prayer Academy (11:10 a.m.) Breath Prayers * Welcome & Greeting * Hymn of Praise 529 How Firm a Foundation v. 1-4 * Call to Worship Leader: Jesus, you entered into darkness to lighten the darkness of my heart. People: Jesus, have mercy on me. Leader: You carried your cross, burdened by the weight of my sin. People: Jesus, have mercy on me. Leader: You were beaten and pierced and mocked because I chose to go my own way. People: Jesus, have mercy on me. Leader: You did all of this out of your love and mercy for me, a sinner. All: Jesus, thank you for your mercy on me. Anthem Sweeter As the Days Go By Smith
Mixed Quartet
Scripture Red Pew Bible 810 Matthew 27:32-56 Message Forsaken Rev. Charlie Wilfong Anthem Medley on What a Friend We Have in Jesus, There’s Something About That Name, & My Jesus I Love Thee Mixed Quartet Time for Prayer Pastoral Prayer The Lord’s Prayer 895 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. Giving Because God gives, we give. Thank you for your generosity. Offertory I Wouldn’t Take Nothing For My Journey Now Goodman-Davis
Mixed Quartet
* Hymn for Parting 504 The Old Rugged Cross * Dismissal & Blessing * Postlude How Firm a Foundation arr. Dale Wood (*) asterisk indicates time for persons, who are able, to stand.
Franz Schubert composed Allegretto in 1827, a year before his death and Andante in 1812, at age 17. You will hear the main theme in each piece repeated in a variety of ways. Allegretto has a chordal middle section juxtaposed between rather transparent first and third sections. The more contemplative Andante demonstrates a thicker texture. Listen for snippets of the melody scattered among treble and bass voices. When considering the words of Jesus in today’s text from Matthew 27, we can understand that Jesus felt forsaken as he was dying on the cross. How often do we feel forsaken by God as we travel through the hardships and temptations of life? Anthems by the Mixed Quartet speak to this as do today’s hymns. In traveling through life we come to realize that our walk with the Lord is the sweetest, richest part of our life. As we keep our eyes on Jesus and glory in His name, we come to know Him more deeply as our friend, comforter, listener, redeemer, and the love of our life. The authorship of “How Firm a Foundation” is not clear, but the message of the text is: Assurance of God’s steadfastness and love. Methodist Episcopal pastor George Bennard wrote in 1913, of the cross and the promise that we will be able to one day “exchange it for a crown”. This is an old hymn. Reflect on it’s meaning for you 100 years after being written.
Membership Discovery The Membership Discovery Class provides an overview of the ministry and mission of PUMC and helps participants find meaningful places to connect within the church. Participants are invited to consider membership at the conclusion of the class. Please contact Pastor Elizabeth Gilbert at egilbert@pumc.org to learn more or to register for the next class, April 30 @ 11 a.m. - 1:30 p.m. (lunch & childcare included). eNews from PUMC Visit www.pumc.org to sign-up for free weekly eNews. Follow PUMC /PlainfieldUMC /NewDayPraise /PUMCBibleExplorers PUMC weekly worship notes Available in the Plainfield UMC Mobile App PUMC Wireless Network Wireless Network Name: PUMC Network Password: pumc1 Give Securely Online pumcgives.to/pumc or in the Plainfield UMC Mobile App. Sermon Downloads Sunday sermons can be downloaded from pumc.org, from iTunes, or are available in the Plainfield UMC Moble App. Plainfield UMC Mobile App Available in all major app stores.
THIS WEEK Sunday, March 26 8:30 a.m. Classic Worship (S) 9:45 a.m. Sunday School for all ages 9:45 a.m. Bible Explorers Worship/ Grades K-5 (100) 9:45 a.m. Youth Worship/Grades 6-12 (200) 9:50 a.m. Classic Worship (S) 9:50 a.m. NewDay Praise Worship (A) • Imagine No Malaria 11:10 a.m. Classic Worship (S) • Kairos 11:10 a.m. Small Group (K) 12:30 p.m. Jesus In the Gospels - Shannen Shortt (K) 1:30 p.m. Disciple III Bible Study - Tom Iles (L) Monday, March 27 12:00 p.m. Homeless Outreach Food Preparation (Ki) 5:00 p.m. Homeless Outreach Food Delivery (O) 5:15 p.m. JOY Bells - a beginning bell choir (B) 6:00 p.m. Praise Bells - an intermediate bell choir (B) 6:00 p.m. Brownie Troop #1141 (213) 6:15 p.m. Daisy Troop #3236 (205) 7:00 p.m. Childrens Council (9) 7:00 p.m. Staff Parish Relations Committee (W) 7:00 p.m. Threshold Singers of Hendricks County (MR) 7:00 p.m. Chancel Bell Choir (B) Tuesday, March 28 8:30 a.m. Tuesday Morning Prayer Group (K) Wednesday, March 29 3:00 p.m. More Than Conquerors (Y) 6:00 p.m. Connection Point High School Youth Bible Study (O) Thursday, March 30 9:00 a.m. Bible Study with Pastor Ron Mercer (K) 6:30 p.m. NewDay Praise Team Rehearsal (A) 7:00 p.m. Margaret Wielenberg’s Yoga Class (205) 7:30 p.m. Adult Choir Rehearsal (S) Friday, March 31 2:00 p.m. Golden Girls (CH) Saturday, April 1 9:00 a.m. Stephen Ministry - Continuing Education (K) Sunday, April 2 8:30 a.m. 9:45 a.m. 9:45 a.m. 9:45 a.m. 9:50 a.m. 9:50 a.m. 11:10 a.m. 11:10 a.m. 12:30 p.m.
Classic Worship (S) Sunday School for all ages Bible Explorers Worship/ Grades K-5 (100) Youth Worship/Grades 6-12 (200) Classic Worship (S) NewDay Praise Worship (A) Classic Worship (S) Small Group (K) Jesus In the Gospels - Shannen Shortt (K)
Locations noted on calendar (A) Clayton Hall Worship Annex (B) Bell Choir Room (CH) Clayton Hall (FP) Fire Pit (K) Koinonia Room (KI) Kitchen (L) Library (ML) Main Lobby
(MR) Music Room (O) Off Site (S) Sanctuary (TBD) To Be Determined (W) Wesley Room (WW) Wesley Woods (Y) Youth Rooms (Upstairs) (#) Room Number
We are so glad to welcome you to worship this morning! If you are new to PUMC, you are invited to stop by the Welcome Center located in the south lobby. A PUMC member is there to answer your questions, and we have a gift for you, too! In Clayton Hall (north end of building) you’ll find refreshments and a place to chat and meet people. Please make yourself at home.
Worship Annex Work Day April 2 Easter is coming and that means getting PUMC ready for company! Will you help make the Worship Annex and Hospitality Area ready for guests? A Worship Annex Workday has been scheduled for April 2, 1-3 p.m. Tasks this day will include mostly light duty cleaning and maintenance items. The largest project will be replacing ceiling tiles. Snacks, coffee, and childcare for infants and toddlers will be provided. Older children are invited to work alongside parents (though it will be adults only on the ladders). Will you please be present to help with the work and be a part of preparing for the Easter celebration? Just indicate your willingness on today’s Connection Card - or just show up! We’ll have fun and get the job done, too. Thank you!
Today you can be a life saver! Contribute ten or more dollars at the Imagine No Malaria display in the Main Lobby this morning. One bed net (ten dollars each) can save the lives of five or six persons in one family sleeping under
it each night. Malaria is a completely preventable disease, if the mosquitoes that carry it are prevented from biting. Thank you for purchasing a net today and for being a life saver!
UMCOR Sunday March 26. The United Methodist Committee on Relief (UMCOR) meets the needs of persons around the world following physical devastation of all kinds, such as hurricanes and earthquakes. UMCOR is known as a leader among world aid organizations. It is funded by the donations of generous United Methodists near and far. When a financial gift is given to UMCOR, 100% of that gift goes to directly aid people in need. Today on UMCOR Sunday, United Methodist Churches receive a special offering to underwrite the administrative costs of UMCOR so that the entirety of all gifts to any disaster or crisis help people in need. Today you will find a special envelope in your Worship Folder to receive gifts to UMCOR Sunday. Of course, you can always give safely and easily online at pumc.org or via the PUMC App. Designate your gift for “Other: UMCOR Sunday.� Thank you for your generosity.
Gift Cards (Scrip) to support Costa Rica Trip A scrip order will be placed on Monday, April 3rd. Proceeds from all orders will go to the Adult Mission Team to help support the 2018 Costa Rica trip. You can place your order any of three ways: by going online to shopwithscrip. com, sending an email to scripgiftcards@pumc.org or by calling LeeAnn Overbey at 317372-4898. Payment must be made at the time of your order. Checks should be made payable to PUMC and given to LeeAnn along with your order. Order forms are also available in the church office. A list of all retailers can be found at shopwithscrip.com on the home page.
Kairos Prison Ministry Kairos Prison Ministry shares the love of Christ with incarcerated persons through care, prayer, meals and fellowship in the prison setting. Men and women from PUMC will be going into area prisons in the coming weeks with Kairos. Your support and encouragement can strengthen their work and witness. Please visit the display in the main lobby today and on upcoming Sundays to learn how you can help with prayers, donations, and cookies! Thank you.
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PRAISE & PRAYER
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Known in the hospital this week: Harriet Muston Our love and sympathy are shared with: The family and friends of Alice Buchanan on her death.
John 7:37-44 Sunday, April 2 Classic Worship (8:30, 9:50 & 11:10 a.m.)
Bob Walters, family, and friends on the death of his father. Hospitality Volunteers include: Tom Hilligoss, Ben & Justin Laver, Frank Davis, Russ & Sandy Combs, Martha Roath, Betty Denton, Sara Thrasher, Norma Ware, Tamara Miller, Mary Anne Hamilton, Shirley Overton, Greg Hole, Jim Rodarmel, Joe Bennett, Larry Rudy, Tim Hansen, Leanne Tam, Mark Preis, Mike McFarling, John Bizeau, Kevin Gray, Brooks Wagler, Gerald Rhodes, Lance Burris, Orville Stenger, Todd Sprinkle, Clint Groeschen, Mike & Laurie Rohrer, Steve & Karen Best
Open It: Remember a time you were very thirsty. What did it feel like? Explore It: What invitation did Jesus offer on the last day of the feast? (v 37) Get It: In what ways do we try to satisfy our thirsts and longings in life? How has Jesus satisfied your thirsts and longings in life? Apply It: How can you refresh your relationship with God today?
Liturgists: 8:30 a.m. 9:50 a.m. 11:10 a.m.
Tony Perona Bree Dunscombe Michael Gilbert
Acolytes: 8:30 a.m.
Tori Kinnamon Brock Kinnamon
Infant/Toddler Room this Sunday: 8:30 a.m. Kathy Everman 9:50 a.m. Becca Mount 11:10 a.m. Kathy Everman
HE IS RIS E N celebrate the savior
Plainfield United Methodist Church Easter Sunday Worship April 16, 2017
Classic Worship (Sanctuary): 8:30, 9:50 & 11:10 a.m. NewDay Praise Worship (Worship Annex): 9:50 a.m.
Ways to Give
PUMC VITAL SIGNS GIVING MAR. 19, 2017: TOTAL YTD 2017: TOTAL YTD 2016:
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$10,793 $241,486 $237,084
ATTENDANCE MAR. 19, 2017: PREVIOUS 52 WK AVG: IN-PERSON CASH/CHECK CHORAL EVENSONG:
388 440 236
IN SERVICE TO PEOPLE OUTSIDE OF THIS IN-PERSON ONLINE CONGREGATION LAST WEEK: 26 CASH/CHECK SECURE
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PUMC Staff:
AVAILABLE TO YOU
Charlie Wilfong
Senior Pastor
Elizabeth Gilbert
Associate Pastor
Ken Loudenback
Associate Pastor
Bob Preusch Pastor of Youth Ministries
Thank you for spending time at Plainfield United Methodist Church today! We hope that you enjoyed worship and were able to experience God’s presence in this place. Please stop by the Welcome Center (left out of the sanctuary) to talk with a PUMC member, learn more about PUMC, and receive a free gift.
Amanda Norton Director of Children’s For those with children: Ministries The children’s programs of PUMC are Michael Pettry Director of Music well supervised and offer warm, caring, Jaime Carini Organ Scholar and fun atmospheres. Care for infants and toddlers is in room 15 from 8:15 Michael Norton NewDay Praise a.m.-12:15 p.m. every Sunday. Sunday Worship Leader school class for children age 3 - Pre-K Oma Buckner Bell Choir Director is 9:45 a.m.- 10:45 a.m. in room 20. The Brent Miller Office Manager Sunday morning children’s program “Bible Explorers” (Grades K-5) begins at Eiric Shriner Communications 9:50 in the south hallway. Classrooms are Brenda Barnett Financial marked. Children arriving 9:30-9:50 a.m. Administrator may go to room 107 (Gathering Place) for worship and music before class. During Sigrid Schuld Weekday Children’s Director all worship services in the sanctuary, activity bags for children are available Sandy Fansler Kids Connection from the ushers. Director Sunday Worship Hours: Steve Manning Facility Manager 8:30, 9:50 & 11:10 a.m. - Classic Bonnie Walden Custodian/ 9:50 a.m. - NewDay Praise Housekeeper Sunday School Hour: Brooks Wagler Night Custodian 9:45 a.m. Classes for all ages Contact staff members through the church office at 317.839.2319 or by email. (first initial, last name@pumc.org) (Example: cwilfong@pumc.org)
Weekday Children’s Programs: PUMC offers weekday children’s programs for ages 12 months—age 5. Please pick up a brochure from the rack near the Welcome Center or email Director Sigrid Schuld at sschuld@pumc. org. Before & After School Program: For children in Grades K-5 from 6:30 a.m. - 6 p.m. For more information, email Director Sandy Fansler at kidsconnection@pumc.org. Student Ministry Programs:
Fill out your connection card online. Scan the code above or go to pumc.link/connect
Middle and High School students will find a worship experience led by Youth Pastor Bob Preusch and the student worship team at 9:45 a.m. every Sunday upstairs in room 200. Adult Small Group Life: Learn more about the many adult small groups at PUMC by picking up a brochure from the information rack in the south lobby. Spiritual Support and Encouragement: Stephen Ministers are church members trained to be confidential, listening, prayerful encouragers to anyone needing extra support for life’s challenges. Please contact a Stephen Minister by phoning the church office. The deadline to have information included in this weekly folder is Tuesday, 9 a.m. Please deliver to the church office or to eshriner@pumc.org.