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MIDLAND FIRST UNITED METHODIST CHURCH
Volume 43, Issue 22 May 28, 2017
�June 11 issue due Wed., May 31 �June 18 issue due Wed., June 7
e-mail your information by noon on the
due date to announcements@
fumcmid.org
Upcoming Bulletin
Deadlines
Attendance
Sunday, May 14
9:00 am - 358 11:15 am - 257
Sunday Morning Worship Broadcasts
MCTV Charter- 191
AT&T U-verse - 99 1:00 PM on Tuesdays 9:30 PM on Thursdays
WMPX (1490 AM) Radio 11:00 AM each Sunday
This Week In Sunday Worship
9:00 & 11:15 AM
“Lifting Our Eyes” John 3:14-17; Acts 1:4-11
Rev. Dr. Charles Keyworth
WEEKLY ANNOUNCEMENTS
Celebrate our Stephen Ministers
Please thank the eight Stephen Ministers that were
recommissioned on May 9 so that they can serve our congregation another year. They meet weekly to provide support by listening and praying with individuals who are living through a crisis. This is a confidential
ministry.
Our Stephen Ministers and leaders are Laura Ault, Carolyn Graham, Barclay Goff, Mary Hamilton, Ty Maxwell, Yolanda Miller, Terry
Townley, and Jo Winchester.
If you would like to consider being trained for this caring ministry, please contact Jo Winchester, 631.0122, Terry Townley, 835.7564,
or Rev. Jung Eun Yum, 835.6797 ext. 145.
Graduation Sunday is just
around the corner!
On Sunday June 4, we will honor our
graduating seniors. We will also announce our scholarship recipients, including the Dee Dee Dickert scholarship. Please plan on joining us for morning
worship that day as we recognize the 2017 graduates and scholarship recipients—let’s celebrate what God is doing in the lives
of our youth!
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Worship - 9:00 AM | Worship & Praise - 11:15 AM | Sanctuary
June 4 “Life...When the Fortune Cookie Crumbles” John Engler/Lay Leaders Graduation/Laity Sunday
June 11 “How God Guides Our Lives” Rev. Dr. J. D. Landis Acts 13:1-5
Coming in Worship
Mid-Week Worship - 6:50 pm - Chapel
Chapel Worship Series: Wesley’s General Rules as a Guide for Christian Living
May 31 “Wesley’s General Rules: Wrap-up” Rev. Jung Eun Yum
Hospital Information There is a new system at
MidMichigan Medical Center that no longer allows us to check for
members that have been admitted to the hospital. The only way we
will know that you are in the hospital is if you let the church office know,
835.6797. Thank you.
PPLEASELEASE NNOTEOTE:: � The church office will be closed Monday, May 29, in observance of
the Memorial Day holiday. � For those who still receive a bulletin in the mail, the May 28 issue will
be the last issue mailed until the September 10 issue. As always, the announcement bulletin and order of worship will be available on the church website, fumcmidweb.org, throughout the summer.
Administrative Board Meeting Change The next Administrative Board meeting will be Sunday, June 11. This is a rescheduled date due to Annual Conference on June 4.
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Instant Gratification… That’s what you get when you participate in One Week One Street, a collaborative mission among 30+ churches, businesses, and organizations in the Great
Lakes Bay Region, pooling resources to make a difference in Saginaw.
In the past four years, One Week One Street has gradually reduced crime in the neighborhoods they have worked by
80%!
Here is a sample of work that has been done from 2013-2016. � 102 houses were painted
� 2 Community gardens were made � 7 vacant lots cleared � 2 play structures installed � 1 youth café built � 1 park with pavilion � 141 houses landscaped
� over 19,500 volunteer hours
Spend a day and see the difference you can make on Ruckle Street between Bagley and Genesee in Saginaw, June 19-23.
For more information, visit oneweekonestreet.org or contact Duane and Terry Townley, [email protected].
Congratulations to Beth and Keith Ewerth as they celebrated their 40th wedding anniversary on May 14.
Vacation Bible School 2017
June 19-23
9:00 am - 12:00 pm
Sign up today for this FREE week of learning & fun! Online registration is available on the FUMC website, fumcmidweb.org.
Questions? Contact: Abby Shephard: [email protected] • 835.6797 ext. 113
John Engler: [email protected] • 835.6797 ext. 112
THERE’S THERE’S
STILL STILL
TIME TO TIME TO
SIGN UP!SIGN UP!
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Sermon Audio Just a reminder that audio of the weekly sermons is available on the church website, www.fumcmidweb.org.
WEDNESDAY NIGHT DINNERS UPDATE
Dinners are taking a break for the summer, and will return in the fall. Stay tuned!
Major Projects at FUMC
The Board of Trustee and the Finance Committees would like to update the congregation on large projects that we have undertaken over the last few years. We have worked hard to spend FUMC funds wisely to complete some very large, expensive projects, some of which
have been updates/maintenance while others have been improvements/new ones.
The following projects have taken place from 2012 to present:
Nov. 2012 - Nov. 2013 Chapel Window Replacement $314,646.00
Dec. 2012 Main St. Roof Overhang Repair $26,514.00
Apr. 2013 Sanctuary Sound Board Replacement $15,176.00
Sept. - Nov. 2013 Pool Repair/New Liner $17,450.00
Mar. - May 2014 Sanctuary Tile Replacement $39,775.00
July 2014 Main St. Entry Door Replacement $25,530.00
Apr. - May 2015 Shades for Balcony Pool Side Windows $14,342.00
Apr. 2015 - Nov. 2016 Shrader Memorial Garden Renovation $62,017.00
Apr. 2015 New Sanctuary Pew Pads $25,781.00
Jun. 2015 - Jun. 2016 Main St. Handicap Ramp $29,243.00
Feb. - Apr. 2016 Wireless Microphone Upgrades $20,921.00
Jan. 2017 Hearth Rm/Little Theater Tile Replacement $11,830.00
Mar. - Apr. 2017 Sanctuary/Narthex Carpet Replacement $104,000.00
May - June 2017 Cooling Tower Replacement $22,000.00
Total: $706,248.00
Thank you to the congregation, whose contributions and special donations have allowed these projects to be funded. Without your financial support, we would not be able to undertake projects like these that keep our beautiful church building in great shape.
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SUNDAY FRIENDSHIP LUNCH NEEDS YOU!
Volunteers are always needed to work at
Sunday Friendship Lunch. You can sign up for this worthwhile and fun ministry by contacting Noel Contardi, 835.6797 ext. 114, or [email protected], or sign up on the sheet in the Little Kitchen.
We really need YOU to keep this valuable ministry going!
“For I was hungry
and you gave me
something to eat,…”
Matt. 25:35
Living Cancer Together
Support Group First Tuesday of the Month
6:30 - 8:00 pm • Rooms 32-34
Living Cancer Together is a faith-based support group for persons to
receive or provide support to others with cancer issues. Each monthly meeting focuses on a topic or an invited speaker talking on a subject relating to cancer and/or faith.
June 6 Meeting
Guest Speaker, Sarah Ivan, Exercise Therapist
“Exercise During & After Cancer”
Questions? Contact Pat Shaffner, 989.695.9857
Summer WorshipSummer Worship
Starting June 11, and continuing until September 3,
there will be a hymn sing at 8:45 am. Worship times
will remain the same: 9:00 & 11:15 am. KidZone
during each service will run through June 4 (except
May 28, Memorial Weekend).
Sunday school at 10:15 am for children (combined in the Little Theater)
will run through June 4, (except May 28, Memorial Weekend) and
resume September 10.
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Come to Mid-week Worship
Wednesdays � 6:50 pm � Chapel
If you are unable to worship with us on the weekend, or just
feel you need a spiritual boost, come and worship on
Wednesdays in the Chapel. It is an informal worship service
with hymns, open prayer, a message, and Holy
Communion. It’s a great mid-week spiritual break in our busy schedules.
Please donate your Campbell Soup label bar codes, Spartan Brand product bar codes, and Box Tops for Education. The label collection bin is located in the new wooden cubby shelf in the office area. If you
have questions, please contact Chris Dunn, 832.0265.
1st Quarter 2017 Community Assistance Program Summary
� 185 requests were filed � 172 assisted (93%) the other 7% did not follow thru or we could not
help. � 66 requests were for toiletries (38%) � $7,772 awarded (Toiletries is not a dollar value request for clients.)
Distribution of assistance % of total $$ spent Rent 40 3,113 Transportation 23 1,811 *DAR 52 936 **CC 48 875 Consumers Energy 22 1704
Water 9 686 Propane 4 339 Other 1 100
Total does not reflect: � $5,000 donation to MAH in February
� purchases for Toiletry pantry
*Dial-a-Ride Tickets **County Connection Tickets
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UPCOMING MIDDLE SCHOOL AND SR. HIGH UMYF ACTIVITIES
Middle School & Sr. High Youth, please join us each Sunday
from 6:00 - 7:30 pm (unless noted otherwise)
for United Methodist Youth Fellowship! Begin the evening in The Hub.
Questions? Contact John Engler, [email protected]
May 28 - Memorial Day Weekend - No Meetings
June 4 - Sr. High: Graduation Sunday
Middle School: End-of-year party
We want to pray for you. Please call Teri Beasley in
the church office, 835-6797 ext. 120, or e-mail prayer requests to [email protected]. Prayer requests are kept confidential.
SummerStudy:“TheHolinessofGod”Thursdays, June 15 - July 27
9:30 - 11:00 am • Hearth Room
“Today, we are inclined to emphasize the love
of God, but we can never begin to
appreciate His love as we should until we
understand something of His Holiness.” Jerry
Bridges made this observation in the forward
of The Holiness of God study guide.
Join us for a 7-week study on The Holiness of God by R.C. Sproul
beginning on June 15, meeting every Thursday in the Hearth Room
through July 27. Previous participants in this study have said it was
instrumental in forever altering their view of God. Come and see as we
explore God’s holiness together.
For more information, please contact Donna Richards, 631.5825.
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Helping people to know, love, and share Jesus Christ
First United Methodist Church
315 W. Larkin, Midland, Michigan 48640
Office: 989.835.6797 � Fax: 989.835.8935
www.fumcmidweb.org
Staff Phone Extensions and E-mail Addresses
MINISTRY LEADERSHIP
Senior Pastor - Rev. Dr. J. D. Landis ...................... 117 ........... [email protected]
Assoc. Pastor - Rev. Dr. Charles Keyworth .............. 111 ....... [email protected]
Assoc. Pastor - Rev. Jung Eun Yum ........................ 145 ............. [email protected]
Admin. Director/Pastor - Rev. Len Clevenger ......... 142 ........ [email protected]
Pastor of Congregational Care - Rev. Dr. Jeffrey Maxwell ... 132 .......... [email protected]
Director of Music Ministries/Organist - Jantz Black .......... 137 .............. [email protected]
Director of Youth Ministry - John Engler ................. 112 ........... [email protected]
Director of Children’s Ministries - Abby Shephard .... 113 ....... [email protected]
PROGRAM & SUPPORT STAFF
Director of Older Adult Ministry - Kay Cargile .......... 144 ........... [email protected]
Director of Volunteer Ministry - Noel Contardi .......... 114 .......... [email protected]
Discipleship Leader - Heidi Kidd ............................ 129 .............. [email protected]
Community Assistance - Maureen .......................... 119
Children & Youth Ministry Asst. - Rick Schell ........... 126 ............. [email protected]
Activities Coordinator/Kitchen Mngr. - Pamela Wilson ..... ................ [email protected]
Ministry Staff Admin. - Tonya Simons .................... 110 ........... [email protected]
Discipleship Admin. - Victoria Ritter ....................... 118 ................. [email protected]
Membership/Music Admin. - Teri Beasley................ 120 .......... [email protected]
Bookkeeper - Leslie Hiltunen................................. 116 .......... [email protected]
Building Supervisor - Rob Grocholski ..................... 121 ....... [email protected]
Sound Ministry - Tom Randolph ............................ [email protected]
Video Ministry - Dennis Strahl ............................... [email protected]
Bulletin Announcements – Jennifer Klingler............. [email protected]
Website Manager - Jennifer Klingler ....................... [email protected]
Prayer Requests .................................................. [email protected]
Kitchen .............................................................. 131
Youth Center ...................................................... 128
Nursery .............................................................. 140
Open Hearts.
Open Minds.
Open Doors.
Memorial Day • May 28, 2017
Rev. Dr. Charles Keyworth preaching
ININ
REMEMBRANCEREMEMBRANCE
Order of Worship - 9:00 AM
May 28, 2017 Liturgist - Rev. Jung Eun Yum
GREETINGS & SHARING OF ANNOUNCEMENTS
The Prelude is a signal to end our conversations and prepare our hearts for worship.
PRELUDE “Trio on “Lift High the Cross” arr. C. Callahan Jantz Black, organist
*CONGREGATIONAL INTROIT “Surely the Presence of the Lord” #328
*CALL TO WORSHIP
Leader: In a world filled with violence and war,
People: we gather together to celebrate the promise of peace.
Leader: In a world filled with tyranny and oppression,
People: we gather together to celebrate the promise of justice for all.
Leader: In a world filled with hunger and greed,
People: we gather together to celebrate the promise of plenty for all.
Leader: Our hope is in the name of the Almighty God,
People: the Creator, Redeemer, and Sustainer of heaven and earth.
*OPENING HYMN “Lift High the Cross” #159
UNISON PRAYER
Almighty God, we give you thanks for the love and grace that allows us
to gather in worship this day. We are gathered as your children, whose
mortal life is but a breath, standing before you as the living, but also
gathered in spirit with the dead. We lift up thankful hearts for all those
whom You have blessed in our journey of life, whose lives have
empowered us, whose influence is a healing grace. We thank you for
dear friends and family members whose faces we see no more, but
whose love is with us forever; for the teachers and companions of our
childhood and youth and for the members of our household of faith who
worship you now in heaven. We thank you for those who sacrificed
themselves, our brothers and sisters who have given their lives for the
sake of others. We hold all of these in continual remembrance and ever
think of them with you in that city whose gates are not shut by day and
where there is no night. We dedicate ourselves to working for a world
where labor is rewarded, fear dispelled and the nations made one. Day
by day, we glorify you and worship your name forever and ever. Amen.
READING OF THE NAMES OF MEMBERS DECEASED
SINCE LAST MEMORIAL DAY (see insert)
HYMN (seated) “Great Is thy Faithfulness” #140
PASTORAL PRAYER & RESPONSE
DEDICATION OF MEMORIAL GIFTS (see insert) Presentation on Behalf of Family and Friends Lay Leader
Acceptance on Behalf of Congregation Board of Trustees Rep.
OFFERING OF TITHES & GIFTS
Offertory “Aria” E. Bozza Kathryn Ault, saxophone
*Doxology “Praise God, from Whom All Blessings Flow” #94
*Prayer of Dedication
*HYMN “Jesus Loves Me” #191
(The children are invited to come forward during the singing.)
CHILDREN'S TIME Rev. Dr. Jeff Maxwell
READING OF THE WORD
The Call to Scripture “Thy Word Is a Lamp” (refrain only) #601
Scripture Reading & Response John 3:14-17; Acts 1:4-11 Leader: The word of God for the people of God.
People: Thanks be to God.
MEDITATION “Lifting Our Eyes” Rev. Dr. Charles Keyworth
ANTHEM “For the Beauty of the Earth” J. Rutter
Chancel Choir - Grace Marra, director
THE SACRAMENT OF HOLY COMMUNION (Communion will be served with chalice and bread at the front of the Sanctuary.
Worshipers should come forward by the center aisle, take a piece of bread from
the plate, dip it in the chalice, eat it, and return to their seats by the side aisle.
Any who are unable to come forward may be served in the pew; please ask an
usher.)
*HYMN “Hymn of Promise” #707
*BENEDICTION & RESPONSE “Go Now in Peace” Price/Besig (See music printed on inside back cover of hymnal.)
*POSTLUDE Fanfare on “Lift High the Cross” arr. C. Callahan
*Worshipers standing, if able
Worship and Praise Worship and Praise -- 11:15 AM 11:15 AM -- See backSee back Welcome! We hope you enjoyed worshiping with us, as it is our hope
and prayer that you find the presence of God here and a spirit of
friendliness and warmth. We invite you to join us for refreshments
between services in Fellowship Hall, located downstairs directly below
the Sanctuary.
If you would like to learn more about our church, please visit our
Welcome Center located in the Parlor, which is adjacent to the entry
area of the Sanctuary.
No 10:15 am Sunday School Today
Childcare/KidZone Worship 9:00 am & 11:15 am
Birth-age 2, Nursery; Pre-K, P3; Ark Rm., P4 (starting at 8:45 am & 11:00 am)
No KidZone Worship today
FOR YOUR INFORMATION Midland FUMC is a Stephen Ministry Congregation
A cry room (Parlor) is available; please see an usher for assistance.
Hearing assistance is available; please see an usher for details.
Portable footstools are available; please see an usher.
Large Print Bulletins, Hymnals, and Announcement Bulletins are available from an usher.
Worship and Praise - 11:15 AM
ANNOUNCEMENTS & WELCOME
WORSHIP “Lord, I Lift Your Name on High”
OFFERING “Aria” E. Bozza Kathryn Ault, saxophone
CHILDREN’S TIME Rev. Dr. Jeff Maxwell
READING OF THE NAMES OF MEMBERS DECEASED SINCE LAST MEMORIAL
DAY & DEDICATION OF MEMORIAL GIFTS (see insert)
WORSHIP “How Deep the Father’s Love for Us”
PRAYER Rev. Dr. Jeff Maxwell
SCRIPTURE John 3:14-17; Acts 1:4-11
MESSAGE “Lifting Our Eyes” Rev. Dr. Charles Keyworth
HOLY COMMUNION
CLOSING SONG “Give Thanks”
SENDING OUT
The altar flowers are in loving memory of Mike Pankey from his mother
and brother.
Dedication of Memorial Gifts - May 2017
Memorials were dedicated in the following areas: • Facilities / Program Operation • General Endowment • Missions • Music • Scholarship Endowment
Bennie Ballard Carol Bornsheuer “Bud” Carpenter Jean Dion Bruce Eaton Deo Freeman Margaret Graves Betty Hath Jim Kalishek Joann Kenaga Russ King Joyce Krick
Alpha Livingston Gail Maday Dick Matteson Sr. Betty Mudd Evelyn Newman Ray Nies Franklin “Dee” Olds Lillian Poole John Price Dorothy Reynolds Richard Reynolds Everett Richardson
Gwyneth Satterlee Jack Sheneberger Donald Smith Jacqueline Stubbs Mark Toschkoff Pauline Weston Helen Wirth Ellen Wolfe Gene Woodward Cecelia Wright Lou Wuelpern Warren Ziettlow
Names of Members Deceased Since Last Memorial Day
Lillian Poole Richard Matteson Robert Werth Joann Kenaga Warren Ziettlow Betty Hath Joyce Krick Gene Woodward Ellen Wolfe Cecelia Wright “Bud” Carpenter
Richard Reynolds Jack Sheneberger Alpha Livingston Bruce Eaton Gene Ballard Doug Kroon Gwyneth Satterlee Everett Richardson Jack Sheneberger Franklin “Dee” Olds Dorothy Reynolds
Midland First United Methodist Church Memorial Fund Guidelines
Upon recommendation of our church auditors, we have established the following guidelines for the disbursement of all memorial fund gifts to the church. The donor designates his/her gift to the church to one of the following five funds; the gift will be recorded on his/her contribution statement. The funds then will be spent by the appropriate group. The dedication of memorial gifts will occur annually and will include a list of all persons for whom memorials were given within each of the five areas. This will normally be on Sunday of Memorial Day Weekend.
Please be aware of these guidelines as you make your memorial gifts to First United Methodist Church in memory of a loved one. Memorial Fund gift envelopes are located in the Plexiglas across from the reception desk. The five memorial funds are:
1. Facilities/Program/Operation The Facilities/Program/Operations Fund will be used to buy items needed to do ministries at the church. It could also be used in a variety of areas including, but not limited to: memorial garden or yard upkeep, maintenance or replacement of building items, church school items needed for our classrooms, altar cloths or other sanctuary items for worship. These expenditures would be approved by the memorial committee.
2. General Endowment Fund The General Endowment Fund – This money is placed in our General Endowment Fund, and the endowment committee annually gives to the Administrative Board the interest from this fund for the Board to spend on whatever it deems necessary that given year. This is a perpetual fund of which the principle is never spent, only the earnings.
3. Missions The Missions Fund would be spent on a variety of mission projects as determined by the missions committee.
4. Music The Music Fund would be spent on a variety of music ministries as determined by the worship committee.
5. Scholarship Endowment The Scholarship Endowment – This money is placed in our Scholarship Endowment, and the scholarships would be awarded annually by the education committee per their established policy.
LISTEN TO HIS CALL
Take a moment and look around at how many volunteers are
making your Sunday Worship time happen: Greeters, Ushers,
Musicians, Vocalists, Counters, Video and Sound Technicians, Adult
Sunday School Leaders, Children’s Program Leaders, Child Care
Workers, Coffee Fellowship Servers, Sunday Friendship Lunch
servers, those who take care of the altar flowers before and after
services, and for those times we serve communion, the elements
are prepared by members of the congregation. That is just for
Sunday worship. Now think about our ministries and work areas…
We are experiencing a continual challenge in the number and
diversity of people willing to serve in our ministries and work areas.
Without these, this church is nothing more than a building. Coffee
Fellowship, Sunday Friendship Lunch, Vacation Bible School,
Hospitality, Bereavement Committee, Lay Visitation, are just a few
of the areas that are feeling the wear and tear of relying on the
same few to do the work of many.
Every time we receive new members to our church, we make this
declaration: “we renew our covenant faithfully to participate in the
ministries of the church, by our prayers, our presence, our gifts, and
our service.”
The key words here are “and our service.” I challenge you to think
about your time commitments and priorities. Where is God calling
you to serve in this church? We all lead busy lives and feel pulled in
many directions, but without commitment of service, our ministries
and work areas will need to re-evaluate what they can offer you
and the community.
Thank you for your prayerful consideration and listening to God’s
call to you.
Noel Contardi
Director of Volunteer Ministries
