All Saint’s Sunday, November 4, 2012 8:30 am & 11:00 am PRELUDE “Trumpet Tune in D” by David Johnson WELCOME POCKET VERSE “So if I, the Master and Teacher, have washed your feet, you must now wash each other’s feet. I’ve laid down a pattern for you. What I’ve done, you do. I’m only pointing out the obvious” John 13:14-15 SONGS OF PRAISE / LIGHTING OF CANDLES *HYMN “How Great is Our God” *OPENING PRAYER HYMN “What Brings Us Together” Choir CELEBRATION OF REMEMBRANCE MEMORIAL PRAYER (People’s response in bold) Everloving God, This day revives in us memories of loved ones who are no more physically with us. What happiness we shared when they walked among us. What joy, when, loving and being loved, we lived our lives together. Their memory is a blessing forever. Months or years may have passed, and still we feel near to them. Our hearts yearn for them. Though the bitter grief may have softened, a duller pain abides; for the place where once they stood is empty now. The links of life are broken, but the links of love and longing cannot break. Their souls are bound up in ours forever. We see them now with the eye of memory, their faults forgiven, and their virtues grown larger. So does goodness live and weakness fade from sight. We remember them with gratitude and bless their names. Their memory is a blessing forever. And we remember as well the members, who but yesterday were part of our congregation and community. To all who cared for us and labored for all people, we pay tribute. May we prove worthy of carrying on the tradition of our faith. For now the task is ours. Their souls are bound up in ours forever. We give you thanks that they now live and reign with you. As a great crowd of witnesses, they surround us with their blessings, and offer you hymns of praise and thanksgiving. They are alive forevermore. Amen. Notes September 30, 2012 NAMING LORD’S PRAYER *HYMN “How Great Thou Art” (CH# 147, vs. 1, 4) OFFERTORY Bring the whole tithe into the storehouse, that there may be food in my house.“Test me in this,” says the LORD Almighty “and see if I will not throw open the flood- gates of heaven and pour out so much blessing that there will not be room enough to store it.” Malachi 3:10 OFFERTORY MUSIC *DOXOLOGY (UM Hymnal No. 95) Praise God, from whom all blessings flow; praise him, all creatures here below; praise him above, ye heavenly host; praise Father, Son, and Holy Ghost. Amen SCRIPTURE LESSON Matthew 28: 16-20 MESSAGE What Brings Us Together ... Our Presence Dr. Jack Wallace HOLY COMMUNION Valera Moore Lena Morris Dan Reeves Lavera Sain Devin Sietze Larry Snuffer Scott Stone Jean Evelyn Patrick Stroud Gail Thomas Tommy Tinsley Joyce Tomlinson Suzanne Torio Drake Walker Virginia Walters Dr. Donavan Webb Judy Wright Chandler Yates Kyle Adams Terry Adams Joe Beadles Leonard Blanton Arthur Brown Nell Clinton Dorothy Calloway Irene Dikes Debbie Forsyth Gussie Lee Fuller Clarence (Vipper) Gettier Richard Haynie, Sr. Lee Hendrix Mary Jo Hite Gerald Justus Betty Langham Dalton Lycklama *HYMN OF COMMITMENT “Amazing Grace/My Chains Are Gone” *BENEDICTION *RESPONSE TO THE BENEDICTION “Make Us One” (CH# 418) POSTLUDE “Lord of All Hopefulness” Irish folk melody; harm. by Carlton R. Young * Congregation Stands CH: Celebration Hymnal UM: United Methodist Hymnal ... And so, with your people on earth and all the company of heaven, we praise your name and join their unending hymn: ... And so, in remembrance of these your mighty acts in Jesus Christ, we offer ourselves in praise and thanksgiving as a holy and living sacrifice, in union with Christ’s offering for us, as we proclaim the mystery of faith. ... Through your Son Jesus Christ, with the Holy Spirit in your holy Church, all honor and glory is yours, almighty Father, now and forever.
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All Saint’s Sunday, November 4, 2012 8:30 am & 11:00 am
Prelude “Trumpet Tune in D” by David Johnson WelCOMePOCKeT VerSe
“So if I, the Master and Teacher, have washed your feet, you must now wash each other’s feet. I’ve laid down a pattern for you. What I’ve done, you do.
I’m only pointing out the obvious” John 13:14-15SONGS OF PrAISe / lIGHTING OF CANdleS *HYMN “How Great is Our God” *OPeNING PrAYer HYMN “What Brings Us Together” ChoirCeleBrATION OF reMeMBrANCeMeMOrIAl PrAYer (People’s response in bold)
Everloving God, This day revives in us memories of loved ones who are no more physically with us.What happiness we shared when they walked among us.What joy, when, loving and being loved, we lived our lives together.
Their memory is a blessing forever.Months or years may have passed, and still we feel near to them.Our hearts yearn for them. Though the bitter grief may have softened, a duller pain abides; for the place where once they stood is empty now.The links of life are broken, but the links of love and longing cannot break.
Their souls are bound up in ours forever.We see them now with the eye of memory, their faults forgiven, and their virtues grown larger.So does goodness live and weakness fade from sight.We remember them with gratitude and bless their names.
Their memory is a blessing forever.And we remember as well the members, who but yesterday were part of our congregation and community.To all who cared for us and labored for all people, we pay tribute. May we prove worthy of carrying on the tradition of our faith. For now the task is ours.
Their souls are bound up in ours forever.
We give you thanks that they now live and reign with you.As a great crowd of witnesses, they surround us with their blessings, and offer you hymns of praise and thanksgiving.
They are alive forevermore. Amen.
Notes September 30, 2012
NAMING
lOrd’S PrAYer*HYMN “How Great Thou Art” (CH# 147, vs. 1, 4)OFFerTOrY
Bring the whole tithe into the storehouse, that there may be food in my house.“Test me in this,” says the LORD Almighty “and see if I will not throw open the flood-gates of heaven and pour out so much blessing that there will not be room enough to store it.” Malachi 3:10
OFFerTOrY MuSIC *dOXOlOGY (UM Hymnal No. 95)
Praise God, from whom all blessings flow; praise him, all creatures here below; praise him above, ye heavenly host; praise Father, Son, and Holy Ghost. Amen
SCrIPTure leSSON Matthew 28: 16-20MeSSAGe What Brings Us Together ... Our Presence Dr. Jack WallaceHOlY COMMuNION
*HYMN OF COMMITMeNT “Amazing Grace/My Chains Are Gone”*BeNedICTION *reSPONSe TO THe BeNedICTION “Make Us One” (CH# 418)POSTlude “Lord of All Hopefulness” Irish folk melody; harm. by Carlton R. Young
* Congregation Stands CH: Celebration Hymnal UM: United Methodist Hymnal... And so, with your people on earth and all the company of heaven, we praise your name and join their unending hymn:
... And so, in remembrance of these your mighty acts in Jesus Christ, we offer ourselves in praise and thanksgiving as a holy and living sacrifice, in union with Christ’s offering for us, as we proclaim the mystery of faith.
... Through your Son Jesus Christ, with the Holy Spirit in your holy Church, all honor and glory is yours, almighty Father, now and forever.
Altar FlowersThe Altar Flowers are provided by Mt. Vernon Floral - Flowers by Par-ty Barn and funded by the Charles Bruce Flower Endowment Fund in memory of all the Saints gone before us.
FIrST uNITed MeTHOdIST CHurCHP.O. Box 659, Mt. Vernon, Texas 75457
Making Disciples of Jesus Christ for the transformation of the world.
November 4, 2012
MINISTRIESMINISTERS THE CONGREGATIONMUSIC DIRECTOR Betsy GekierePIANIST/ORGANIST Mark BeggsMEDIA DIRECTOR Stephen MarshallCHURCH ADMINISTRATOR Andrea AbbottADMINISTRATIVE ASSISTANT Kathy ByrdFACILITY MANAGEMENT Jace CollinsPRESCHOOL DIRECTOR Belinda CoxCHILDREN’S DIRECTOR Pam GreenbergYOUTH DIRECTOR Cindy McDonaldPASTOR Jack Wallace
Sunday, November 4 8:30 am Worship Service 9:30 am Refreshments 9:45 am Sunday School 11:00 am Worship Service 6:00 pm UMYF
Monday, November 5 9:30 am Bible Readers 5:00 pm Ad Board
Tuesday, November 6 8:30 am Women’s Bible Study 12:00 pm Staff Meeting 6:30 pm Bells
Wednesday, November 7 9:30 am Prayer Time10:15 am Bible Study 4:30 pm Choir (5th & up) 5:00 pm Choir (K-4) 5:15 pm Wed. Nite Live 6:00 pm God’s Olympians 6:00 pm Chancel Choir 6:00 pm Youth
Thursday, November 8 9:30 am Crafty Ladies 12:00 pm Bible Study
Friday, November 9 7:00 am MVISD Football Breakfast
Saturday, November 10 7:00 am Credo Mission Trip to McKinney, Texas
8:30 & 11:00 A.M.
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PUMPKIN PATCHDuring the week of October 22-26, our
church certainly had an autumnal look. Pump-kins were everywhere! The third annual Pump-kin Patch was underway and was a huge suc-cess.
“I think we are getting bigger and better each year,” said Children’s Director Pam Green-burg. “I send an invitation and signup sheet out to all the grade levels at the elementary school in early September and begin accept-ing reservations on October 1st on a first come first served basis. This year all elementary grade levels except 3rd grade made reservations and attended. We also hosted the CDC (Special Needs) class from the intermediate school. Between Monday the 22nd and Friday the 26th, we had approximately 600 children visit our patch. The kids arrive on the school bus and unload in the patch set up next to the FLC Rosemary Jennings Hall (gym). I welcome them and then have the teachers divide into 4 groups. Each group is then sent to one of the patch stations. These include pumpkin pick-ing and picture taking, hayride, pumpkin games and story time. The first three stations are pretty self-explanatory but included in story time is an opportunity for the children to make their own fall trail mix that they get to eat while listening to the story of the Pumpkin Par-able and other pumpkin stories and poems. The kids of all ages have a great time and the teachers’ comments are very positive and appreciative to an activity that is both fun and educational.
We had 37 volunteers this year made up of members of our congregation, community and Lowes distribution employees.
I have already been identified several times as the Pumpkin Lady or ‘I know you from the Pumpkin Patch,’ but it makes me smile to know kids will have memories from our church’s efforts that will last a life time.”
UMCOR RESPONdS TO HURRICANE SANdY
UMCOR is hard at work helping our neigh-bors on the East Coast recover from the devastat-ing effects from Hurricane Sandy. UMCOR al-ways works to enable those affected by disasters by taking responsibility for relief and recovery work.
You can help support the UMCOR response to emergency victims with your prayers and your financial donations. Your check to FUMC should include a note on the memo line - SANDY. We will forward that money to the relief effort.
Undoubtedly, Miss Pam makes a lot of kids smile, too. THANK YOU for sharing your special talents with our church and community! THANK YOU, congregation for supporting our young people!
All your children will be taught by the LORD, and great will be their peace.
