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May 17, 2015

Seventh Sunday of Easter
8:50 & 11 a.m. Worship Services
204 S. Ninth St., Columbia, Mo. 65201
(573) 443-3111 www.moumc.org

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8:50 and 11:00 a.m. Worship

The prelude is a silent, personal preparation for the worship of God.

(V) Those who are able are invited to stand.
Responsive readings: Leader (Italics) Congregation (Bold)
FWS = The Faith We Sing, UMH = United Methodist Hymnal

Children of all ages are welcome in our worship services. Childrens worship and activity packets are
available at the entrances. These green bags are marked for Ages 3-6 and Ages 7-12 and may be
left in the pew or returned to one of the baskets following worship.

Coming Together into Gods Presence

PRELUDE

Chant by Jos Antonio de Erauzquin

GATHERING AND GREETING

VOPENING HYMN UMH NO. 715

Rejoice, The Lord Is King

WELCOME AND MORNING ANNOUNCEMENTS

CENTERING PRAYER
8:50 CHILDRENS TIME
Nancy Cooper, Childrens & Family Life Leader
FWS NO. 2233
Children are welcome to remain with their family in worship or may proceed now to
participate in one of these ministries:
8:50 Children 1 year 2nd Grade: Childrens Church and Serendipity Choir (Chapel/108)
11:00 Children Kindergarten and under: Nursery Care (110)
Parents and children reconnect following worship at the room listed.
ANTHEM

The Rejoicingby George F. Handel

Wesleyan Ringers & Joy Jenkins, flute

Receiving the Word of God

THE WORD FROM HOLY SCRIPTURE

John 13:33-14:7

For the people of God, this is the Word of God.

Thanks be to God.
And may the words of my mouth,
And the meditations of our hearts, be acceptable in thy sight,
O Lord, our strength, and our redeemer.

SERMON

Q & A Sermon

Rev. Amy L. Gearhart

Responding to the Word of God

HYMN OF RESPONSE UMH NO. 377

It Is Well with My Soul

INVITATION TO PRAYER
PASTORAL PRAYER
THE LORDS PRAYER
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.
OFFERTORY Savior, Like a Shepherd Lead Us by Joe Utterback
To give your offering electronically, scan this QR code or
click the GIVE tab at www.moumc.org.
VDOXOLOGY UMH NO. 94
Praise God, from whom all blessings flow;
Praise God, all creatures here below: Alleluia! Alleluia!
Praise God, the source of all our gifts!
Praise Jesus Christ, whose power uplifts!
Praise the Spirit, Holy Spirit! Alleluia! Alleluia! Alleluia!
VPRAYER OF DEDICATION

Sending Forth into the World

VHYMN OF SENDING FORTH UMH NO. 368

My Hope Is Built

VBENEDICTION
VPOSTLUDE

Vivace by George F. Handel

TODAYS WORSHIP LEADERSHIP: Rev. Amy L. Gearhart

8:50 Rev. Trista Soendker Nicholson, Rev. Hank Jenkins
11:00 Rev. Larry A. Williams, Rev. Hank Jenkins
Marty Hook, Director of Music; Craig Datz, Organist
Jenna Braaksma, Pianist
Flower Acknowledgments
The flowers that grace the chancel this Sunday morning are given to the glory of God
by Corey and Anna Zacherl in loving honor of our mothers, Donna Rae Stiltner
and Siv Helmersson
and
by Ester Mendoza in loving memory of her friend, Elizabeth Ablola.

Today

Bridal Room Open House after each service - We invite

the congregation to tour the renovated room and join us for
refreshments. The newly designed Bridal Room is a beautiful,
comfortable place for brides to get ready on their special day. If you
know someone looking for a wedding venue, send them our way.
We are happy to accommodate tours of the church and the bridal
room. If you have any questions or would like to schedule a tour,
please contact the church office. Contributions to this renovation
may be made by noting with Bridal Room.
Register for MUMC Vacation Bible School in the
Connector or online - July 26-30 (Evening Family) and July 27-30
(Morning) Its time to get ready to visit the G-Force Adventure Park
to experience Gods Love in Action! Volunteers needed! Sign up to
help shepherd a group or lead the activities so we can make this
week one to remember!
Festival of Sharing Collection - Members of Gibson Circle of
UMW are in the Connector to collect kits and monetary donations
for the May Festival of Sharing Kit. This months kit is the Personal
Hygiene Pack and is valued at $20.
Wardrobe Collection - UMWs Wesley Circle is collecting all
sizes of NEW underwear in packages or with tags attached for men,
women, children and teens to donate to The Wardrobe from May
17-May 24. Please bring the new undies to the church and place
them in the bin in the Connector or give a cash donation with the
notation Wardrobe.
The Haiti Clean Water Team is in the Connector today selling
jewelry sets to raise funds for the teams travels to Furcy, Haiti on
May 24-28.
Tonight at 6:30 p.m. Spirit on Tap (faith and life discussion)
at Shakespeares Pizza (225 S. Ninth St.). We will be discussing the
book Speaking Christian.

Coming Up

Prayer shawl ministry groupwill meet the third Tuesday, May 19,
at 6in the Connector. Come knit with us!
May 19 Spark Band Performance - Come support the Haiti
Clean Water Team while enjoying amazing food and rocking music.
Billards on Broadway is hosting a Haiti fundraiser, and the Spark
band will be playing a set. Join us at 6 p.m. on May 19, and 10% of
the proceeds will go to support clean water.
May 24 & 31: Surplus Book Sale - As a result of some spring
cleaning, we have a surplus of books from our Adult Education
closet for sale. These are books that are good for individual study
and growth as well as small groups. Stop by the book table on
Sundays May 24 and 31 to check out some great titles and even
better SALE prices! All proceeds from the sale will help purchase
new curriculum and offer need-based scholarships for curriculum.
May 31: Calling All Graduates! Whether you are graduating
high school, college or a graduate program, your MUMC family
wants to honor you! On Sunday, May 31, we will be recognizing
our graduates in our 8:50 and 11 a.m. services. A cake and punch
reception will be held in the Connector during the 10 a.m. hour.
Join us as we celebrate and pray for you and your achievements!

Welcome to Missouri
United Methodist Church
May 17, 2015

Our Presence
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I/We would like to:

oSubscribe to the weekly email newsletter,
The Messenger (provide email above)
oFind out more about
oNew to MUMC info classes
oSocial Justice Book Club
oUnited Methodist Women circles
oUMW Scholarships
oMUMC Foundation Scholarships
oChildrens programming
oMUMY Youth activities
oSpark College Age/Young Adult activities
oAdult Sunday small groups
oSummer Choir starting June 14
oHaving a wedding at MUMC
oBridal Room tour
oHelp with:
oAttic Treasures June 1-6
oVacation Bible School July 26-30
oHigh School Mission Experience June 13-21

Next Sunday
May 24

Stay Salty

Worship at
8, 8:50 & 11 a.m.
Stay Salty
Matthew 5:1-14
Rev. Amy L. Gearhart

Sending Forth

During the morning of Sunday, May 24, we will have time to

thank Rev. Amy, Rev. Larry and Rev. Molly for their leadership
and service to MUMC, as well as offer well wishes for their
respective new endeavors. Please plan to join us for a
reception time from 10-10:45 a.m. in the Connector. Our
worship services that morning will also include an order of
farewell to these pastors who touched our lives during their
time with us. Rev. Amy will deliver the sermon. This will be
her final Sunday with us. Rev. Larry will preach at all our
morning worship services on June 7, which will be his final
Sunday with us.Rev. Mollys last Sunday will be June 21.
If you would like to make a love gift to our departing pastors,
you can do so by designating Rev. Amy gift, Rev. Larry gift
and/or Rev. Molly gift on the memo of checks or on the
envelope containing your gift.
Please contact any one of us on SPRC with your questions,
feedback or input on staff matters. Staff Parish Relations
Committee: Roy Robinson, Chair; Jeff Echelmeier; Trudy
McManus

I am interested in the following:

oHow to live a life of faith

oGeneral information
oBaptism information
oMembership information
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Tonight: Last service
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