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.
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
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.
SEPTEMBER 2, 2018 CLASSIC WORSHIP | 8:45 & 10:00 A.M. PREACHING CHAPEL | 11:15 A.M.
GOD IS THE MASTER GARDENER MARK 4: 2-9 REV. KEN LOUDENBACK
Farmers plant seeds to grow crops. The yield of a crop is the total amount of the crop grown. Today’s scripture lesson is a parable about different types of yields based on different types of soil and the condition of that soil. The teaching today is about how to get the largest yield of the best crop. Today we also learn why some seeds do not make it to harvest. This lesson is a metaphor about discipleship and what is needed to get our hearts (soil) prepared to gain the largest yield. When one’s heart is prepared and tilled and the weeds are kept out then we have the most growth and gain. When we allow Jesus to be the Master Gardener then we ensure a successful harvest. We also find that Jesus is not only the Gardener but also the Vine and the seed that we can be part of if we only believe. When we become fully mature, Jesus is the Planter and the Seed that yields the increase that we need.
A TIME TO WORSHIP
PRELUDE Prière
René Vierne Simon Pick, pipe organ
* WELCOME & GREETING * HYMN OF PRAISE 529 How Firm a Foundation
vss 1, 2, 4 & 5
* CALL TO WORSHIP Leader: People: Leader: People: Leader: All:
The Lord is the sower of the seeds of love and redemption. But we have not always been ready to receive these seeds. Today we hear again the scriptures that remind us of the awesome generosity of God. Help us be good soil, O God, prepared to receive your love and to grow in that love. Amen. Amen.
HYMN OF WORSHIP 314
In the Garden
SCRIPTURE Red Pew Bible 815
Mark 4:2-9
MESSAGE God is The Master Gardener
Rev. Ken Loudenback
HYMN OF PREPARATION 707 Hymn of Promise
HOLY COMMUNION Plates are available at the front of the sanctuary to receive your tithes, offerings & Connection Cards when you go forward to receive Communion.
COMMUNION ANTHEM The Lord’s Prayer
A.H. Malotte Norm Geible, tenor
* HYMN OF PARTING 431 Let There Be Peace on Earth * DISMISSAL & BLESSING * POSTLUDE Prelude in G Major, BWV 541
(*) asterisk indicates time for persons, who are able, to stand.
J. S. Bach Simon Pick, pipe organ
PUMC HOSTING FAMILY PROMISE SEPTEMBER 9-16
Family Promise families will be hosted by PUMC, in cooperation with the local Quaker Meeting, September 9-16. Visit the display in the Main Lobby today to sign up to assist with supplies, meals, visiting with guests, staying overnight, etc. Thank you for your participation.
CONFIRMATION CLASS STARTING SEPTEMBER 16
The engaging and formative spiritual journey that is Confirmation Class gets underway on Sunday, September 16th at 4:30 pm. Confirmation is an eight-month program for middle school youth focused on Christian education and spiritual development. Confirmation Students are challenged to prioritize their relationship with Christ and take personal responsibility for their faith. Student experiences include worship and classroom sessions, service projects, a weekend retreat, and mentoring. To register your child for Confirmation Class, please pick up a registration packet in the youth ministries office or contact the church to have the forms emailed to you. If you have any questions about Confirmation, baptism, class activities, or PUMC youth programs contact Pastor Bob Preusch at 317.839.2319 ext 230 or email bpreusch@pumc.org.
JUSTFAITH@PUMC JustFaith@pumc is a new small group that will be meeting on Sunday mornings starting on September 9 at 11:00 am. Please join us in the Koinonia Room, the first classroom to the right just south of the main lobby. We will be discussing Kyle Idleman’s study The End of Me. Email Mike Rohrer at JustFaith@ pumc.org if you have any questions.
WELCOME SIMON PICK
CHOIR DIRECTOR & PRINCIPLE ORGANIST A native of the rural Midwest, Simon Pick grew up in Remsen, Iowa, where he began his studies in organ at the age of fourteen. He graduated with honors from Benedictine College in Atchison, KS, with majors in Music and Theology, and a Master’s Degree in Sacred Music from the University of Notre Dame. Simon is now in the doctoral program in organ performance at Indiana University. Pick has given solo and collaborative recitals throughout the Midwest and Southwest and has performed with collegiate and graduate performance ensembles as both accompanist and soloist. He has performed with ensembles such as Benedictine Baroque, Phoenix Symphony Chorus, Yavapai Festival Chorus, and was the Co-Founder/Assistant Director and Accompanist for the Phoenixbased chamber choral ensemble Canticum Novum. Pick started his career as Organist and Choir Director at Saint Mary’s Catholic Church in Remsen, Iowa. He would later serve as an Organ Scholar at the Basilica of the Sacred Heart on the campus of the University of Notre Dame in Indiana. He believes in mentoring and teaching the next generation, and holds strong to a personal philosophy of worship that inspires worshipers to engage freely in worship. Simon will join PUMC as Choir Director & Principal Organist on September 1. He can be reached at spick@ pumc.org. Please welcome Simon to PUMC!
CALL FOR COFFEE CANS FOR ANGEL TREE One valuable resource that is needed for PUMC’s Angel Tree Ministry every year is coffee cans. We decorate these cans for use in delivering home-baked Christmas Cookies to the Angel Tree children. Ideally, we would like to have metal coffee cans, but we realize that they are hard to come by. A viable alternative are round 240 and 270 cup plastic coffee cans. (We cannot use square cans or 210 cup plastic coffee cans.) Please drop off clean, empty coffee cans at the Donation Depot near the church office to help with this important part of the Christmas Angel Tree Ministry.
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James 1:1-18
Sunday, September 9 Classic Worship
Open It: Why would you agree or disagree with the statement, “Life is 10 percent what happens to you and 90 percent how you respond to what happens to you.”? Explore It: What is God’s response when we ask for wisdom? (1:5) Get It: How does a person’s relationship with God change as he or she goes through trials and problems? Apply It: How will you remain faithful as a follower of Jesus this week?
TODAY @ PUMC • Youth Auction (ML) • Family Promise (ML)
CALENDAR | SEP 2 - 8 SUNDAY
2018 Youth Online Auction Worship
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MONDAY
Labor Day - Church Offices Closed 2018 Youth Online Auction Homeless Ministry Food Prep Homeless Ministry Food Delivery
12:00 p • Ki 5:00 p • O
TUESDAY
2018 Youth Online Auction Tuesday Morning Prayer Group Nine on Tuesday Cub Scout Den Meetings
8:30 a • K 9:00 a • Y 7:00 p • V
WEDNESDAY
2018 Youth Online Auction More Than Conquerors Satisfying the Hunger ChristCare Small Group
3:00 p • 200 7:00 p • L
THURSDAY
FISH FRY AT HOME THIS FALL!
2018 Youth Online Auction Bible Study with Pastor Ron Mercer Boy Scouts Hou Koda District Committee Meetings NewDay Praise Team Rehearsal
9:00 a • K 6:00 p • K
6:00 p • A The PUMC Fish Fry Leadership Team would like you to know that there is still frozen, breaded fish and frozen french fries available FRIDAY 2018 Youth Online Auction for a freewill donation. Please contact Fish Golden Girls 2:00 p • CH Fry Chair Jane Iles at 317.435.8606 if you would like to have these items for a Fish Fry SATURDAY at home this fall! 2018 Youth Online Auction Second Saturday Lunch Preparation
9:00 a • Ki
Calendar Legend: A=Worship Annex, B=Bell Room, CH=Clayton Hall, EP=East Parking Lot, K=Koinonia Room, Ki=Kitchen, L=Library, M=Choir Room, ML=Main Lobby, NL=North Lobby, O=Off-site, S=Sanctuary, SL=South Lobby, SP=South Parking, V=Various Classrooms, W=Wesley Room, WR=Church Office Work Room, WW=Wesley Woods, Y=Youth Room Upstairs, #=Room Number
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PUMC VITAL SIGNS GIVING
AUGUST 26, 2018: YTD CONTRIBUTIONS: PRIOR YTD CONTRIBUTIONS: ONLINE GIVING FOR JULY
PRAISE & PRAYER $21,490 $692,834 $680,020 $ 14,601
2018 YTD BASIC MINISTRY BUDGET THRU JULY
GIVING $628,221 EXPENSES $566,703 GIVING – EXPENSE BALANCE $61,518 6 MONTHS “BUDGET” $609,856
ATTENDANCE
AUGUST 26, 2018: PREVIOUS 52 WK AVG: IN SERVICE TO PEOPLE OUTSIDE OF THIS CONGREGATION LAST WEEK:
404 426 19
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Please take a moment to touch and pray over the blanket for: Rita Horn from Todd and Debbie Sprinkle with prayers for comfort and peace. (CLA) Sam Horn from Todd and Debbie Sprinkle with prayers for comfort and peace. (CLA) Jack Horn from Todd and Debbie Sprinkle with prayers for comfort and peace. (CLA) Caroline Horn from Todd and Debbie Sprinkle with prayers for comfort and peace. (CLA) The flowers in Classic Worship are given by Martha & Jim Roath. Hospitality Volunteers include: Tom Hilligoss, Evan Wolfe, Ben & Justin Laver, Frank Davis, Russ & Sandy Combs, Martha Roath, Betty Denton, Sara Thrasher, Chuck & Jan Farnsley, Tamara Miller, Mary Ann 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 Classic Worship Acolytes: 8:45 a.m. Kelly Rodarmel Matthew Rodarmel Classic Worship Liturgists: 8:45 a.m. Brian Larcom 10:00 a.m. Steve Brizendine Communion Stewards: 8:45 a.m. Mary Geible & Norma Lantz-Low 10:00 a.m. Cathy Stenger & Jane Iles Infant/Toddler Room this Sunday: 8:45 a.m. Kathy Everman 10:00 a.m. Antha McKinney CLA = Classic Worship, NDP=NewDay Praise Worship
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Charlie Wilfong Elizabeth Gilbert Ken Loudenback Bob Preusch Jacob Wolverton Simon Pick Jaime Carini Lynn Blosser Brent Miller Eiric Shriner Brenda Barnett Sigrid Schuld Carissa Wooden Steve Manning Bonnie Walden Brooks Wagler
Senior Pastor Associate Pastor Associate Pastor Pastor of Youth Ministries Director of Music Director of Children’s Ministries NewDay Praise Worship Leader Choir Director/Principal Organist Organ Scholar Bell Choir Director Office Manager Communications Financial Administrator Weekday Children’s Director Kids Connection Director Facility Manager Custodian/Housekeeper Night Custodian
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