PLANNING AHEAD
EVENTS Memorial Day—Church Office Closed—May 27 Sewing Day—June 12th @ 10 AM—2 PM
MEETINGS NMI Council Meeting—May 28 @ 7 PM
Haiti Highlights & Guatemala Glimpses—May 29 @ 6:30 PM
Worship Practice resumes on Wednesday nights—May 29 Leadership Team Meeting—June 4 @ 7 PM
THIS WEEK’S ACTIVITIES
If this is your first visit, Welcome! Our greeters have a gift for you at the Welcome Center.
If there is any need or special prayer request you wish to communicate to the pastoral staff, please fill out one of the white cards in the pew
rack and give it to an usher or put it in the offering plate.
Welcome to Midland Nazarene!
Go...“Be and Do Jesus Christ in every way, every day!”
TODAY NOON—Threshold Life Group Potluck Lunch—Town Square 6:00 PM—Sanctuary Life Group 7:30 PM—Softball Game—RC9 MONDAY, MAY 20 6:30 PM—Paradigm Life Group—Graham’s (1300 Illinois Dr) TUESDAY, MAY 21 5:45 PM—Children’s Ministries Team Meeting—Panera Bread WEDNESDAY. MAY 22 9:00 AM—Flower Garden Club 11:30 AM—Young Lives FUNd-raiser Lunch—Memorial Presbyterian 5:00 PM—Properties Team Meeting—Mail Room 6:30 PM—Keepers of the Faith (Birth-4th grade)—Town Square 6:30 PM—Hwy 56—Room 101 6:30 PM—Youth Group—Crossroads Chapel 6:30 PM—Men’s Bible Study—Paul’s Bookstore (Seven Words to Change Your Family study) 6:30 PM—Men’s Bible Study—David’s Recording Studio 6:30 PM—Bible Study & Prayer—Daniel’s Sports Den 6:30 PM—Intentional Parenting—Town Hall 7:00 PM—Vegetable Garden Club THURSDAY, MAY 23 11:00 AM—24 Fit Class—Town Square 7:00 PM—Prayer Group—Fryman’s (4405 Jefferson Ave) FRIDAY, MAY 24 NO SCHEDULED ACTIVITIES SATURDAY, MAY 25 9:00 AM—Vegetable Garden Club SUNDAY, MAY 26 8:00 AM—Worship Team Practice 9:30 AM—Sunday School Life Groups for all ages 10:45 AM—Worship Service 6:00 PM—Sanctuary Life Group
Worship Through Song “Spirit Break Out” “Glory to God Forever”
Welcome & Greeting Time
Worship Through Song “Jesus Paid It All”
Worship Through Prayer Pastor Dave
Please sign the Friendship Book (including all family members present)
and pass it down your pew.
Worship Through Giving “Search My Heart”
Following the offering, children (Pre-K through 6th grade) are dismissed for Children’s Church.
Worship Through the Word Pastor Dave & Pastor Becca “Prayer and the Holy Spirit”
(Acts 1:8; 2:1-21; 10:9-48; 12:1-19;13:2-4)
Benediction
Order of Worship
Adult Sunday Morning Life Groups—9:30 AM
Koinonia—in Town Hall (Rm 8)—Ruth Lafevor Come Join Us—in Sanctuary North (Rm 103)—Dorothy Pinner Reel Life—in Sanctuary East (Rm 102)—John Dana & Larry Nicholson The Way—in Cornerstone (Rm 101)—Pastor Dave
VISIT THE WELCOME CENTER FOR MORE INFO ON LIFE GROUPS!
PARENTS... Next Sunday, May 26th, there will be NO children’s
ministries during the worship hour (10:35-noonish). Pastor Dave would like all children to join their families in the
sanctuary for a special worship service. Thanks!
This Wednesday night will be the last night for these current
groups to allow for a summer rest (they’ll resume in September):
Men’s Bible Study led by Darin Dana
Keepers of the Faith (Birth—4th gr)
Highway 56 (5th/6th gr)
Please Note: Wacky Wednesdays for children will take place in August and
Women’s Bible study will resume in September. If you have any
questions, please call the church office at 631.4620.
Haiti Highlights & Guatemala Glimpses Wednesday, May 29th, 6:30 PM
Want to learn more about what the Grahams and Jodoins experienced during their time in Haiti? Did you know Dawn and
Travis Sweebe recently took a missions trip to Guatemala? Join us in Room 101 (Cornerstone Classroom) to hear about these trips
and to explore possibilities of joining a future team to Haiti!
Attention Graduates...
If you are graduating this spring, or have graduated
since last June, please contact Pastor Becca at
631.4620 or [email protected] so she can
follow up with you. We will recognize our high
school & college graduates on June 2nd.
Want to get Fit?
Nutrition Now’s, Kyle Gordon, is holding a
24 Fit Class at Midland Naz on Thursdays from
11AM— 12PM in Town Square. This class is FREE
and all are welcome to attend. Come join the fun!
Do you have a green thumb and enjoy planting and tending
flowers? Then the Flower Garden Club might be for you! Join
others on Wednesdays from 9-11 AM to tend our Midland Naz
flower beds. Any questions, please see Fern Brugger.
“Intentional Parenting”
Three sessions left… Check it out!
Led by Kristie Murray Wednesday nights @ 6:30 PM in Town Hall
Congratulations to Nate & Shari Meredith on the birth of Blake William on Wednesday, May 15th. He weighed in at 5 lb 13 oz and 19” long. Mom and baby are doing well!
Government & Community Leaders
Military Personnel in Combat: Drew Upleger (Korea) Nick Willford (Afghanistan)
New Prayer: Luke and Tonya Russell in death of Tonya’s father; Gary Miller in death of his mother; Nick (coworker of Rick Laplow) suffering from Lou Gehrigs Disease; Romes’ family
Continued Prayer: Sandy Eddy; Del Brugger; Betty Holey; Ray Park; Jacob Chambers; Martha Roy; Christians in Saudi Arabia; Amy Thomas; Carl Woods, Barry Saylor, Alex Markey
Ongoing Illness: Julie Creaseman (Myra Saylor’s niece); Paul Walker
Our Homebound: Esther Call; Vi Freudenmuth; Elsie Morse; Vernie Riggie; Bob Williams; Betty Zahm
Beyond Our Congregation: Gary Rapp (Lafevor’s brother-in-law); Peggy Lintemuth (Sarah Simpson’s mother); Garth Belland (Linda Wagner’s dad); Chuck Husted (Judy W’s brother); Judy Noakes (Doreen Boyer’s mom); Nicki & Avery Jardis (Jeff Jewell’s niece); Jean Vittum (friend of Lafevor’s); Karol Austin; Jan Wickham (Stefanie Hays’ cousin); Irene McMaster & Elmer Miller (Adam & Faith Miller’s grandparents); Rosie Bumpus (relative to Esther Call); Devon (newborn baby of Lindsey Pearsall’s friend); George Russell (friend of Roger Hallead)
To give updates on the above requests or share new requests, please contact Pastor Becca at 631-4620. Thank you!
5700 Jefferson Ave Midland, MI 48640
www.midlandnaz.org • 989-631-4620
Our mission is... CONNECTING PEOPLE to GOD, CONNECTING PEOPLE to PEOPLE,
as we grow together in BEING and DOING JESUS CHRIST in every way, every day!
PRAYER REQUESTS
May 19, 2013
Summer Camp
at Indian Lake Indian Lake Nazarene Camp is located in Vicksburg, which is over by
Kalamazoo. It has many different events happening during the summer
months. Check out ILNC's website for further details and to register…
www.ilnccamps.org
Camp Registration Fee is based on the date when EVERYTHING is at
the Camp office: interview sheet filled out and signed; medical release form signed; copy of both sides of your insurance card; authorization to participate
signed; and payment. You can register online, but some forms need printed,
signed & mailed to the camp office so plan accordingly.
July 14-18: High School Camp (just completed grades 9-12)
July 18-22: Middle School Camp (just completed grades 6-8)
July 29—Aug 2: Boys & Girls Camp (just completed grades 3-5)
Cost: $220.00 After June 3rd: $255.00
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July 1-3: Discovery Camp (just completed grades 1-3; grown ups welcome!)
Cost varies depending on lodging options: $80.00—$120.00
Children’s Check In Workers Needed
Would you be willing to serve on a 2 weeks on, 6 weeks off rotation to help check
in our children at a computer station? There are two Sunday morning shifts:
9:15-9:45 AM or 10:30-11:00 AM. It’s simple and fun to learn! Contact Pastor
Becca at 631.4620 or [email protected] if you can help!
The Church of the Nazarene’s General Assembly and
Conventions convenes every four years, bringing together
more than 20,000 Nazarenes from around the world.
General Assembly 2013 takes place June 19-27, 2013 in
Indianapolis, IN. Lodging reservations and registration information is available at the following website:
www.nazarene.org/ga
You’re Invited!
Andrew Kelly’s
Graduation Open House
Saturday, June 8
1:00—5:00 PM
Midland Nazarene Town Square
Jay Hignite’s
Graduation Open House
Sunday, June 9
1:00—5:00 PM
3916 West Wackerly St