We are so glad to welcome you to worship this morning!
WORSHIP TIMES
CLASSIC WORSHIP: Sundays at 8:45 & 10:00 a.m. in the Sanctuary. NEWDAY PRAISE WORSHIP: Sundays at 8:45 & 10:00 a.m. in the Worship Annex. YOUTH WORSHIP: Sundays at 10:00 a.m. in room 200. PREACHING CHAPEL: Sundays at 11:15 a.m. in the Sanctuary.
CONNECT
Thank you for spending time at Plainfield United Methodist Church today! We hope that you enjoy worship and are able to experience God’s presence in this place. Please stop by the Welcome Center in the South lobby to talk with a PUMC member, learn more about PUMC, and receive a free gift.
COFFEE & REFRESHMENTS
In the North lobby, you’ll find great coffee, refreshments and a place to chat and meet people. Please make yourself at home.
PARENTS OF YOUNG CHILDREN
The children’s programs of PUMC are well supervised and offer warm, caring, and fun atmospheres.
INFANT AND TODDLERS: Care is provided in room 15 from 8:30 a.m.-12:00 p.m. every Sunday. THREE – PRE-K AGED CHILDREN: Sunday school is at 10:00 a.m. in room 20. CHILDREN GRADES K-5: “Bible Explorers” begins at 10:00 in the south hallway. Classrooms are marked. Children may begin arriving 9:45 a.m. in room 107, the Gathering Place, for worship and music before class. During all worship services in the sanctuary, activity bags for children are available from the ushers.
STUDENT MINISTRY PROGRAMS
Middle and High School students will find a worship experience led by Youth Pastor Bob Preusch and the student worship team at 10:00 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.
WEEKDAY CHILDREN’S PROGRAMS
PUMC offers weekday children’s programs for ages 12 months—age 5. All day care also available from 7:30 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. Please 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 Carissa Wooden at cwooden@pumc.org.
CONTACT US
600 Simmons Street, Plainfield IN 46168 PUMC.ORG | 317.839.2319 | pumc@pumc.org
APRIL 29, 2018 CLASSIC WORSHIP | 8:45 & 10:00 A.M. PREACHING CHAPEL | 11:15 A.M.
EXPERIENCE THE RISEN CHRIST THROUGH THE SCRIPTURES LUKE 24:22-27 REV. CHARLIE WILFONG
The Bible is critically important to followers of Jesus. As United Methodists, we affirm that, “the Holy Bible reveals the Word of God.” Have you ever tried to read the Bible and discovered that some parts of it are difficult to understand? It’s not an easy book to read. It’s comforting to know that the Bible itself suggests that we need help understanding it. We could all benefit from a Bible tutor. Did you know that Jesus helped his followers understand the Bible… and what it has to say about Jesus himself? It’s true. And Jesus can help you understand what you read there and to experience the risen Christ through the scriptures!
CLASSIC WORSHIP NOTES We celebrate this fifth Sunday of Easter with many special events today, praising God in word, song, and deed. The Chancel Choir continues week two of its choir exchange with Calvary UMC in Brownsburg. Today, they are joining voices with the choir at Calvary UMC in Brownsburg, singing praises during their worship services. They are presenting the same anthems in Brownsburg that they sang last week here at PUMC. Dr. Chuck Goehring serves as our guest organist, and along with guest soloist Sandy Clark, leads music today. Dr. Goehring retired from full-time church music work in 2006, where he had served as Director of Music at St. Luke’s UMC. (Michael Pettry served as organ scholar under Dr. Goehring.) After retirement Chuck became founding director of VOCE, a professional vocal ensemble in Indianapolis. “How Great Thou Art” is based on a poem written by Carl Boberg from Sweden in 1885. A series of sights and sounds like thunder, lightning, strong winds, showers, a rainbow, and bells tolling inspired Boberg to write this poem. Today the Chancel Bell Choir will be playing a very moving rendition of this favorite hymn. This afternoon, the PUMC Concert Series presents “Bloomin’ Pipes!” at 4:00 p.m., featuring former PUMC organist Vince Carr. Come and enjoy an entertaining program which we offer to you and to your friends as a gift to the community.
A TIME TO WORSHIP
PRELUDE
Festive Trumpet Tune David German Chuck Goehring, pipe organ
* WELCOME & GREETING * HYMN OF PRAISE 598 O Word of God Incarnate
* CALL TO WORSHIP Leader: We are here to celebrate our risen Lord’s presence and we affirm the gifts of love, hope, joy and peace. People: Here we discover the meaning of life, know the power of love, and together celebrate new life in Christ. Leader: To the place and time we have come. God is with us as a community of faith as we look to the future with hope. People: With neighbor and friend and with the stranger also, we have come together to worship and give God praise. All: May we now celebrate new life in Jesus Christ and sing the praise of a loving and compassionate God.
ANTHEM
How Great Thou Art
arr. Sharon Elery Rogers Chancel Bells
* SCRIPTURE Red Pew Bible 861 Luke 24:22-27 MESSAGE
Experience the Risen Christ through the Scriptures ANTHEM Make Me a Channel of Your Peace
Rev. Charlie Wilfong Sandy Clark, vocal Chuck Goehring, piano
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
The Majesty and Glory of Your Name
Tom Fettke Sandy Clark, vocal
* PRAYER OF DEDICATION * HYMN OF PROCLAMATION 304
Easter People, Raise Your Voices
* DISMISSAL & BLESSING * POSTLUDE Rigaudon
Andre Campra Chuck Goehring, pipe organ
(*) asterisk indicates time for persons, who are able, to stand.
BACK BY POPULAR DEMAND…
OVEN READY CASSEROLES Purchasing an oven ready casserole will help to support PUMC Youth and their Mission Trip to Houston in June. Frozen prepared casseroles will be available for immediate sale between worship hours this Sunday, April 29.
PUMC CONCERT SERIES PRESENTS:
VINCE CARR
The next 2018 PUMC Concert Series event is today. Former PUMC organist Vince Carr returns to present “Bloomin’ Pipes!” today at 4:00 p.m. This is his first full-length recital in Indiana since he was appointed as the newest organ professor at Indiana University in 2017. Join us for this engaging and exciting concert featuring Vince… and a few other surprises!
IT’S TIME FOR KINDERBELLS! At PUMC, Mother’s Day is the time for young children to ring bells for worship. If your child is 3, 4, 5, 6 or 7 years old, they are eligible to par ticipate. Rehearsals will be in the sanctuary at 6:30 pm on May 2 and May 9. Then on Mother’s Day, May 13, 2018, the children will gather in the bell room at 9:40am to rehearse and be guided at the proper time to ring at both New Day Praise and Classic worship at 10:00am. Following their presentation, we will guide your children to the Education wing to join their classes. If you have questions or would like to register your child, contact Lynn Blosser at 317-2930013 or lblosser@pumc.org.
Casseroles choices include:
• Cheesy Potato & Ham casserole – Creamy cheese based dish of shredded potatoes and diced ham.
• Chicken tetrazzini – Creamy chicken pasta dish topped with blended cheeses.
There are three sizes to choose from to fit your needs. Cost per casserole:
• Mini Loaf: $10.00 • Medium 8 x 8 Square: $15.00 • Large 9 x 13: $20.00
BIBLE EXPLORERS’ KINDNESS GROWS! The PUMC Bible Explorers’ (Grades K-5) Kindness Tree is growing! It now has helping hands! Students traced their hands and wrote ways to help others as ways to show kindness. These have been added to their Kindness Tree in the Main Lobby. In class, Bible Explorers have been learning how Barnabas and Timothy helped Paul spread Jesus’ message of kindness and love, and they are discovering how they can also spread Jesus’ message of kindness and love. You are invited to visit Bible Explorers any Sunday morning, 10:00 a.m, in the south wing of the church.
BIRTHDAY PARTY FOR THE CHURCH! On Pentecost (May 20 this year) we celebrate the ‘birthday of the church’ when the first believers received the gift of the Holy Spirit and the church was born! (Find the story in Acts 2.) You are invited to a church-wide celebration of this special day on the church calendar. Join PUMC for cake, singing, and gifts on Sunday, May 20, 9:35-9:55 a.m. in the east parking lot to celebrate the church, PUMC, and our life together as a community of faith. (Note 8:45 worship will conclude early to allow everyone to participate, and the party will conclude in time for everyone to make it to 10:00 worship and Sunday school.) Gifts of “Birthday Bags” will be received to be donated to the local food pantry. Please bring a birthday gift bag, cake mix, frosting tub, candles, and one additional item (such as paper plates or napkins), assembled or separately, so neighbors that use the local food pantry will have what they need to celebrate a birthday in their own home. On Sunday, May 20, make your way to the east parking lot at 9:35 a.m. and find the table of your birthday month. Hosts will welcome you, help you meet others that share your birthday month, and together we will celebrate the birthday of the church!
Come join the fun! A team from PUMC will once again be going to Henderson Settlement the week of May 20 in the beautiful Appalachian mountains. The volunteers will be working construction, helping in the Thrift Store, Library, greenhouse, adult classrooms, and painting or landscaping. This is a chance for you to experience the joy of giving to others while also being entertained one evening by a group of Appalachian musicians, eating homemade ice cream, meeting new friends, and playing games in the evenings. Or if you prefer, you can just relax and wind down in a comfortable soft chair reading or watching TV. Morning devotions start each day and the week is celebrated on Thursday evening with a review of memorable experiences by volunteers and a meaningful Communion service. If you would like more information or have an interest in participating, please contact Don Sanders at 317.839.7192 or hendersonsettlement@pumc.org. Learn more about the Henderson Settlement at hendersonsettlement.com.
what s next ?
Luke 24:28-32 Sunday, May 6 Classic Worship
Open It: Recall your favorite dinner guest. Explore It: When did the men finally recognize Jesus? (24:31) Get It: How has “breaking bread” together helped you get to know someone better? Apply It: How has Holy Communion helped you know Jesus better?
Encore Senior Ministries WHAT WILL YOU DO? Encore was privileged to have Tamara Jessup, Executive Director of Mental Health America of Hendricks County, speak at our last luncheon. She explained that their organization supports many who would otherwise be forgotten by providing gifts on special occasions and necessities through their recently opened Choice Pantry. While they receive gifts from various organizations at Christmas time, their clients have needs throughout the year. Encore will have a plastic tub available at the Encore Desk in the main lobby to gather your contributions to help meet some of their needs. They are particularly in need of blankets and lap robes; however, there are many items that are listed on the handout that is printed for you to take home with you as a reminder to pick up an item or two to add to the tub. The tub will be available until mid-June. Thank you for your generosity in making this Encore mission successful.
TODAY @ PUMC • • •
Youth Casserole Sales, Main Lobby Family Promise, Main Lobby Kinderbell Sign-ups, Main Lobby
CALENDAR | APR 29 - MAY 6 SUNDAY
Worship Transforming for Tomorrow Steering Committee Organ Recital - Vince Carr
See page 2 12:00 p • CH 4:00 p • S
MONDAY
Encore - Blanket Meeting & Making Homeless Ministry Food Prep Homeless Ministry Food Delivery Joyful Praise Bell Choir Rehearsal Adult Small Group Party Chancel Bell Choir Rehearsal
10:00 a • K 12:00 p • Ki 5:00 p • O 6:00 p • B 6:15 p • W 7:00 p • B
TUESDAY
Tuesday Morning Prayer Group Nine on Tuesday JOY ChristCare Group with Diane Preusch Cub Scout Leadership Meetings
WEDNESDAY
More Than Conquerors GriefShare Support Meeting Kinderbells Rehearsal Satisfying the Hunger ChristCare Small Group
8:30 a • K 9:00 a • Y 6:30 p • W 7:00 p • 210 3:00 p • 200 6:00 p • K 6:30 p • S 7:00 p • L
THURSDAY
Bible Study with Pastor Ron Mercer NewDay Praise Team Rehearsal Boy Scouts Hou Koda District Committee Meetings Adult Choir Rehearsal
FRIDAY
Friday Morning Bible Study Golden Girls
9:00 a • K 6:00 p • A 6:00 p • K 7:30 p • S 9:45 a • K 2:00 p • CH
SATURDAY
Stephen Ministry Continuing Education Delta Alpha Gamma Sorority Luncheon
9:00 a • K 11:30 a • CH
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pumc.link/getapp Calendar Legend: A=Worship Annex, B=Bell Room, CH=Clayton Hall, K=Koinonia Room, Ki=Kitchen, L=Library, M=Choir Room, O=Off-site, S=Sanctuary, V=Various Classrooms, Y=Youth Room Upstairs, #=Room Number
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PUMC VITAL SIGNS GIVING
APRIL 22, 2018: YTD CONTRIBUTIONS: PRIOR YTD CONTRIBUTIONS: ONLINE GIVING FOR MARCH
PRAISE & PRAYER $16,332 $388,680 $349,400 $12,648
2018 YTD BASIC MINISTRY BUDGET THRU MAR. GIVING: EXPENSES: GIVING-EXPENSE BALANCE: 3 MONTH’S “BUDGET”:
$320,618 $254,053 $66,566 $261,367
ATTENDANCE
APRIL 22, 2018: PREVIOUS 52 WK AVG: IN SERVICE TO PEOPLE OUTSIDE OF THIS CONGREGATION LAST WEEK:
535 458 27
Known in the hospital this week: Katy Nadin Steve Best The flowers in NewDay Praise are given in celebration of a life that has spread cheer to so many of us! Happy birthday, Mollie Hylton! Hospitality Volunteers include: Dennis & Nancy Darrow, Tom Hilligoss, Ben & Justin Laver, Linda & Greg Cook, Carolyn Mercer, Charlene Highsmith, Greg & Karen Hole, Jim & Darlene White, Diane Preusch, John Hylton, Brian Meyer, Lou & Vern Sullenger, Dick & Shirley Belcher, Jay Harbison, Jerry Nadin, Andy Montgomery, Grady Daubenspeck, Darrell Kehrt, Shannen Shortt, Ted Underwood, Clint Groeschen, Shana Schreiner Acolytes: 8:45 a.m.
Brandon Rodarmel Matthew Rodarmel
Liturgist: 8:45 a.m. 10:00 a.m.
Rev. Steve Ailes Rev. Steve Ailes
Infant/Toddler Room this Sunday: 8:45 a.m. Kathy Everman 10:00 a.m. Becca Mount
WAYS TO GIVE
PUMC STAFF:
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Phone Brenda Barnett in the Church Office to set up, 317.839.2319.
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