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Fort Des Moines United Methodist
Church is committed to the Great
Commission given by Jesus in
Matthew 28:19-20: “Therefore go
and make disciples of all
nations, baptizing them in the
name of the Father, Son, and
Holy Spirit, teaching them to
obey everything I have
commanded you.”
Fort Des Moines is a caring
community of people who will care
for you regardless of who you are.
If you are looking for a place where
Christ’s love is evident and God’s
grace is offered to all, then I hope
you will join us for worship and
fellowship.
If you are visiting today, we hope
that you feel welcome. The worship
service is our gift to you. Following
this service you are invited to join us
for coffee, fellowship and
Sunday School.
We welcome children in our
worship. However, if necessary, we
do have a nursery and cry room on
the second floor. The cry room is
located on the left at the top of the
stairs and the nursery is located to
the right at the top of the stairs.
Church Phone: 515.285.6545
Church email
Pastor’s Phone: 1-515-447-7953
Pastor’s email
Website: www.fdmumc.org
Fort Des Moines
United Methodist Church
Worship 9:45 a.m. Sunday School & Fellowship 11:00 a.m.
Day of Pentecost
June 4, 2017
* Please stand as you are able
Gathering Music
Welcome, Announcements, Joys and Concerns
Introit TFWS #2152 “Change my Heart, O God”
Call to Worship
Leader: Today is Pentecost Sunday, the day we celebrate the birth of the
Church.
People: We come to celebrate the birth of the Church.
Leader: On that day, God sent his Holy Spirit like tongues of fire to empower
the new church to spread the gospel.
People: We thank God for that Spirit and pray for a rekindling of the
flame within the church today.
*Hymn UMH #420 “Breathe on Me, Breath of God”
Unison Prayer
Almighty God, we give you thanks for the Holy Spirit which
descended as tongues of fire on those who waited in the Upper Room. We
thank for the Church which emerged from that outpouring of the Spirit.
Refresh your Spirit and rekindle the flame in the church today. Pour out
your Spirit anew on each of us today. Amen.
Old Testament Lesson Ezekiel 37: 1-14 (NIV)
The hand of the Lord was on me, and he brought me out by the Spirit of the
Lord and set me in the middle of a valley; it was full of bones. He led me back and
forth among them, and I saw a great many bones on the floor of the valley, bones
that were very dry. He asked me, “Son of man, can these bones live?”
I said, “Sovereign Lord, you alone know.”
Then he said to me, “Prophesy to these bones and say to them, ‘Dry bones,
hear the word of the Lord! This is what the Sovereign Lord says to these bones; I
will make breath enter you, and you will come to life. I will attach tendons to you
and make flesh come upon you and cover you with skin; I will put breath in you,
and you will come to life. Then you will know that I am the Lord.’”
So I prophesied as I was commanded. And as I was prophesying, there was a
noise, a rattling sound, and the bones came together, bone to bone. I looked, and
tendons and flesh appeared on them and skin covered them, but there was not
breath in them.
Then he said to me, “Prophesy to the breath; prophesy, son of man, and say
to it, “This is what the Sovereign Lord says: come, breath, from the four winds and
breathe into these slain, that they may live.’” So I prophesied as he commanded
me, and breath entered them; they came to life and stood upon their feet—a vast
army.
Then he said to me: “Son of man, these bones are the people of Israel. They
say, ‘Our bones are dried up and our hope is gone; we are cut off.’ Therefore proph-
esy and say to them: ‘This is what the Sovereign Lord says: My people, I am gong
to open your graves and bring you up from them; I will bring you up from them; I
will bring you back to the land of Israel. Then you, my people, will know that I am
the Lord, when I open your graves and bring you up from them. I will put my Spir-
it I you and you will live, and I will settle you in your own land. Then you will
know that I the Lord have spoken, and I have done it, declares the Lord.
Time with Children of God
Prayer of Confession
Pastor: Merciful God, the gift of Jesus’ life in us is visible in the way we witness
to the fruitfulness of that gift. We know that the fruit of the Spirit
consists of love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness,
gentleness, and self-control. Yet, so often we put conditions on our
love—and peace are difficult to discern when our words and actions
deny their presence.
People: Hymn # 328 “Surely the Presence of the Lord”
Pastor: By desiring instant results to most things these days, we confess that
we forget what it’s like to be patient. We find ourselves neglecting the
needs of others because we run out of time to be kind to others.
People: Hymn # 503 “Let It Breathe on Me”
Pastor: When we persistently make self-centered decisions rather than Christ-
centered ones, our understanding of your goodness and faithfulness is
weakened and our discipleship lacks credibility.
People: Hymn #393 “Spirit of the Living God”
Pastor: Gracious and merciful God, grant us your forgiveness and your love so
that we may truly care for one another.
People: Refresh and renew us with the Holy Spirit so that we are
faithful disciples of Jesus Christ.
Pastoral Prayer
Lord’s 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.
Epistle Lesson Acts 2:1-4 (NIV)
When the day of Pentecost came, they were all together in one place.
Suddenly a sound like the blowing of a violent wind came from heaven and filled
the whole house where they were sitting. They saw what seemed to be tongues of
fire that separated and came to rest on each o them. All of them were filled with
the Holy Spirt and began to speak in other tongues as the Spirit enabled them.
*Hymn UMH #347 “Spirit Song”
Gospel John 7:37-39 (NIV)
On the last and greatest day of the festival, Jesus stood and said in a loud
voice, “Let anyone who is thirsty come to me and drink. Whoever believes in me,
as Scripture has said, rivers of living water will flow from within them.” By this
he meant the Spirit, whom those who believed in him were later to receive. Up to
that time the Spirit has not been given, since Jesus had not yet been glorified.
Sermon “The Power of Pentecost” Rev. Dr. Emmanuel Dass
Presenting Our Tithes and Offering
*Doxology UMH #94
Prayer of Dedication
O God, we rejoice and give thanks for all your gifts. May our
offerings and our lives witness to rebirth and renewal. Send us into your
world strengthened and freed by the Holy Spirit to respond to people as
Christ’s disciples. Amen.
Invitation to Holy Communion p. 12
Confession and Pardon p.12
Prayer of Consecration p. 14
Partaking of the Elements
*Hymn UMH #555 “Forward Through the Ages”
*Benediction
*Response UMH #666 “Shalom to You”
Postlude
This Week’s Calendar
Sunday, June 4: 9:45 a.m. UMC Worship
11:00 a.m. Coffee Hour
1:00 p.m. BNTC Worship
8:00 p.m. AA in Fellowship Hall
Monday, June 5: 9:30 a.m. English Language Learners Class in the Youth Room
6:00 p.m. ELL in the Youth Room
Tuesday, June 6: 9:30 a.m. ELL Class in the Youth Room
11:00 a.m. Bible Study in the Library
6:00 p.m. ELL in the Youth Room
7:00 p.m. AA in Fellowship Hall
Wednesday, June 7: 9:30 a.m. ELL in the Youth Room
6:00 p.m. ELL in the Youth Room
Thursday, June 8: 9:30 a.m. ELL in the Youth Room
7:00 p.m. Narcotics Anonymous in Fellowship Hall
Friday, June 9: 8:00 a.m. BNTC Prayer Meeting in Youth Room
9:30 a.m. ELL in the Youth Room
8:00 p.m. AA in Fellowship Hall
Saturday, June 10: 9:30 a.m. ELL in Children’s Classroom
11:00 a.m. BNTC in Youth Room
7:30 p.m. NA in Fellowship Hall
Sunday, June 11: 9:45 a.m. UMC Worship
11:00 a.m. Coffee Hour
11:00 a.m. SPPRC meets in the Conference Room
1:00 p.m. BNTC Worship
1:30 p.m. 4-H in Fellowship Hall
8:00 p.m. AA in Fellowship Hall
Prayer Concerns: Ft. Des Moines UMC, it’s programs and leaders; the Bhutanese
Nepali Truth Church, it’s programs, leaders and their attempt to purchase land;
those home bound and their care-givers; and those we especially name: Twilla
Dillard, Sharon Burton, Donna Ness, and Jerry & Brenda Swigert.
Thanks to Connie Keller for providing treats for
Coffee Hour this morning. Your willingness to
share with the church family is appreciated.
Donations are still being received for computers
for the Palaui Elementary School. Our records
indicate that $140.00 has been received to-date.
Place your gift in the offering plate, clearly
marked “computers”.
DMARC is in need of extra warehouse volun-
teers to help with food sorting and counting! To
schedule a time to volunteer, please contact
Daniel Beck at [email protected] or 515-
282-2026.
PLEASE NOTE: If you made a cash donation
to Native American Sunday or any other desig-
nated fund (food pantry, community meal, etc.)
on April 30, please contact the church office
([email protected] or 515-285-6545)
with the amount and the name of the fund.
We’re going to honor those special things – we’ll
make it right in the recording and get the
amounts designated correctly so that it will
show up on your year-end giving statement.
Cash donations and envelopes from that Sun-
day’s offering were stolen.
DMARC is hiring a seasonal part-time ware-
house associate to assist the DMARC Food Pan-
try Network warehouse staff in managing the
operations of the Food Pantry Network ware-
house. This is a part-time 20-25 hour position
working primarily with seasonal produce distri-
bution. This position will require a few evening
and weekend hours. Ability to lift 50 pounds and
drive a 20' straight truck is necessary.
Opportunities to Serve
There are always many oppor-tunities to serve at Fort Des
Moines. There are a few possi-bilities listed below, but you
are not limited to these. If you have a passion for a certain kind of service or feel God
might be calling you to some specific area, please let us
know. If you have a particular date that you know would work well for you to be in-
volved in some of these, let us know that as well. Circle the
ones that interest you. Thank you.
Read Scripture
Acolyte (light the candles)
Deliver Communion (to shut-ins)
Sing in the choir
Help with the Sunday School Program
Work with altar flowers
Other ideas: ____________________________ ____________________________ ____________________________ ____________________________ ____________________________
Your Prayer
Concerns
“In everything by prayer
and supplication with
thanksgiving, let our
requests be made known
to God” - Philippians 4:6
Let your prayer requests be
made known to God through
our prayer groups and pastor
who will pray for you or ones
listed below. Your prayer
concerns can be for a church
member, a family member, a
friend, or yourself. Please fill
out below and place it in the
offering plate.
Prayer for
____________________________
Name:
____________________________
Concern/s:
____________________________
____________________________
____________________________
Planning for VBS has led to a Pizza Shop theme.
Does anyone have any of the following items:
1. Red/White gingham checked tablecloths
2. Chefs hats for adults
3. Board/Chalkboard that sits on the floor like an
easel.
4. Fake veggies, breadsticks and old mason jars
5. 2 - 7 foot PVC poles
6. Italian Style banners
7. Italy's flag
If you can share any of these items for the 4 Sun-
days of Vacation Bible School in July, contact
Debbie McCloney or Mary Nicholson at St. John’s
UMC ([email protected] or 515-285-
3983).
A sign up sheet for volunteers for Vacation Bible
school is on the bulletin board in Fellowship
Hall. Please sign up ASAP so we know who will
be helping. There are many opportunities to
help! If you have questions, see Debbie
McCloney.
We are asking that our volunteers for Vaca-
tion Bible School have background checks per-
formed. There is a charge for this. There will be
a training session for the safe sanctuary at St.
John’s. Please plan to attend either June 20th at
7pm or June 24th at 11am. If you want to volun-
teer & can’t afford to pay (not sure of the cost at
this time) let Debbie McCloney know & we will
get the cost covered.
Welcome!
We are a community of faith in worship and action,
open to all in the spirit and love of God.
Please sign the friendship pad in the pew. Everyone is welcome to stay for refresh-
ments and a time of visiting with your church family following the service.
We welcome children in our worship service. However, if necessary, we do have a
nursery and cry room on the second floor. It is unattended so you will need to re-
main with your child. The cry room is located to the left at the top of the stairs
and a nursery is located to the right (4th door on your right) at the top of the
stairs.
Today’s Worship Participants
Rev. Emmanuel Dass - Pastor
Connie Keller - Liturgist
Laurie Jenkins - Church Musician
Jim Keller - Ushers
Rod Kent - Sound
Staff
Rev. Dr. Emmanuel Dass - Pastor
Jane White - Administrative Assistant
Laurie Jenkins - Church Musician
Chris Wulf - Custodian
Ft. Des Moines United Methodist Church
6205 SW 9th St., Des Moines, IA 50315-5516
[email protected] (Pastor Dass)
Pastor’s phone: 1-515-447-7953
Office phone: 515-285-6545
[email protected] (Secretary)
web site: www.fdmumc.org
