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Our Church Staff Our attendance for Sunday, May 14, 2017 E-mail: [email protected] Servants of Love & Joy...... Each Member of JC FUMC 1st Service: 74 Rio Texas Conference...... Bishop Robert Schnase 2nd Service: 68 May 21, 2017 Hill Country District Superintendent...... Rev. John Wright Sunday school: 52 Pastor...... Rev. Lee Romero ******************************************************************* Heritage Sunday Pastor Emeritus...... Rev. Bill Wiemers Happy Anniversary! Pastor Emeritus...... Rev. George Joehnk 6th Sunday of Easter Education Director...... Ronnie Birck Shane & Jerry Ann Buck, May 21 Youth Director...... Carrie Anders Tommy & Amber Fry, May 22 Church Secretary...... Angela Bacon Happy Birthday! Financial Secretary...... Elaine Swiss, Carol Willis Donna Felps, May 21 Treasurer ...... Carol Schlachter Langdon Odiorne, May 21 Lay Leader...... James Sultemeier Nursery Attendants...... Denise Porter, May 21 Music Director...... Wendy Sultemeier Erin Dahmann, May 22 Pianist...... Sandra Danz Ingrid Moursund, May 23 Praise Team...... Bryan Anders, Doug Smith & Darlene Young Tommy Levitt, May 25 8:30 Usher...... James Deal Shannon Riebesehl, May 25 10:50 Usher...... Paul Watt ******************************************************************* The nursery is available during Worship Services and Sunday SUNDAY SCHOOL CLASSES school for pre-school children and babies. We love to have our older children in worship. FELLOWSHIP – led by Bill & Elaine Swiss. The class is studying “Hollywood Opportunities for Serving Christ Jesus”. New members and visitors are welcome to join in. The class meets in Fellow Sunday – May 21st Ship Hall, located near the Sanctuary. 8:30 & 10:50 am...... Worship Services...... Sanctuary JOHN WESLEY – led by Barbara Hudson. John Wesley Class will be studying 9:40 – 10:30 am...... Christian Ed Classes...... “The Prodigal God” Recovering the Heart of the Christian Faith by Timothy 4:00 pm...... HS Youth...... Keller. DVD with book available for study 4:00 pm...... District Conference...... Blanco UMC 7:00 pm...... Baccalaureate...... H.O.M.E. Church NOMADS’ – Nomads class will be watching and studying a 9 session series by Monday – May 22nd Anne Graham Lotz titled “Expecting to see Jesus”. Based on Anne’s book and ...... Wesley Nurse out...... Bible study “I Saw the Lord”, this study will feature a new message delivered from 9:30 am...... Exercise...... Fellowship Hall the Mount of Olives. Anne will give us a wake-up call using the signs of Jesus’ Tuesday – May 23rd return. Everyone is welcome to join this study. We meet in the middle room across ...... Wesley Nurse out...... from the church office. 9:00 am...... Games...... Fellowship Hall SEEKERS – The Seekers class is studying "God is Good” He is Better Than You 7:00 pm...... Adm. Council Mtg...... Fellowship Hall Think by Bill Johnson. All are invited to join. Wednesday – May 24th ...... Wesley Nurse out...... LIFE WITH GOD - Young Adult/College Age Sunday School Class. It is for 9:30 am...... Exercise...... Fellowship Hall single or married adults, college age into their 20’s. As we start out we will do a 3:30 pm...... Kids Club...... Activity Center video/discussion relative to Christian life, in a sometime confusing world. The class 6:30 pm...... MS Youth – End of Year Party...... Activity Center will be dynamic and those attending can shape it to the desires of the group. The 6:30 pm...... Choir...... Activity Center discussions will initially be led by Pastor Lee. The class meets in the former Nomads “A PLACE TO GROW IN CHRISTIAN LOVE” Thursday – May 25th room of the Activity Center. If you are not involved in a Sunday School class and ...... you are college age or a young adult, come join us. Friday – May 26th YOUTH – Join us in the Youth room for our Project study on Minor Prophets from FIRST UNITED METHODIST CHURCH 9:30 am...... Exercise...... Fellowship Hall the Old Testament. All 6th—12th graders are invited. 7:00 pm...... Game Night...... FUMC 105 N. LBJ DR. CHILDREN – The curriculum used for Nursery, PreK-5th Grade is “Planting PO BOX 207 ***************************************************************************************** Faith, Growing Faith”. All classrooms are accessed from the hallway by the church office. JOHNSON CITY, TX 78636 The office is open 830-868-7414 9-12 and 1-4 Monday through Thursday ********************************************************************************************** If something is needed when the office is closed you may call: Our Wesley Nurse Cindy Leonard Website: www.fumcjctx.org Pastor Lee on his cell @ 361-205-5421 Hours are Monday through Friday 8am-12pm & 1pm–5pm. [email protected] Her number is 512-771-8783 [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] Ronnie Birck at the church office (830)868-7414. Offering/Doxology First Awakening Traditional Service Contemporary Worship Service 10:50 a.m. Anthem 8:30 a.m. “Do no harm. Do good. Stay in love with God.” John Wesley Children’s Time “You Are the Body of Christ Raised” Open Hearts, Open Minds, Open Doors Old Testament Reading Psalm 66:8-20 ______Announcements / ABC Sunday Announcements / ABC Sunday Hymn of Preparation “Spirit of the Living God” UMH #393 Opening Prayer Recognition of our 2017 High School Graduates Scripture John 14:15-21 Passing of the Peace Opening Hymn “Love Divine, All Loves Excelling” UMH #384 Sermon “You Are Not Alone” Songs of Praise / Centering Call to Worship BOW #390 Dedication Hymn “Because He Lives” UMH #364 Recognition of our 2017 High School Graduates Leader: Come, Holy Spirit, fill the hearts of your faithful. Benediction Joys & Concerns All: And kindle in them the fire of your love. Sending Forth “Let There Be Peace on Earth” UMH #431 Pastoral Prayer / The Lord’s Prayer – All Leader: Send forth your Spirit and they shall be created. ****************************************************************** Our Father, who art in heaven, hallowed be thy name. All: And you will renew the face of the earth. “This worship service is over – your service to God begins.” Thy kingdom come, thy will be done on earth as it is in heaven. ****************************************************************** Give us this day our daily bread. (BOOK OF PRAYERS, U.S.A., 20TH CENT.) And forgive us our trespasses, as we forgive those Hymn of Praise “Blessed Assurance” UMH #369 Today’s Scripture Who trespass against us. (CEB) Prayer of Intercession BOW #397 And lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from evil. John 14:15-21 For thine is the kingdom, and the power, and the glory, forever. Amen In the peace of the risen Christ, let us pray to the Lord: that our risen Savior may grant us victory over all our enemies, 15 16 Offering “If you love me, you will keep my commandments. I will ask the Father, seen and unseen... ; and he will send another Companion, who will be with you forever. 17 This Children’s Time that he may crush beneath our feet the prince of darkness Companion is the Spirit of Truth, whom the world can’t receive because it and all evil powers... ; Scripture John 14:15-21 neither sees him nor recognizes him. You know him, because he lives with that he may raise us up and set us with him in heaven... ; you and will be with you. Sermon “You Are Not Alone” that he may fill us with the joy of his holy and life giving resurrection... ; that he may provide through us 18 19 Song of Reflection “I won’t leave you as orphans. I will come to you. Soon the world will for those who lack food, work, and shelter... ; no longer see me, but you will see me. Because I live, you will live too. Benediction that by his love, wars and famine may cease through all the earth... ; 20 On that day you will know that I am in my Father, you are in me, and I am that isolated and persecuted churches find fresh strength in you. 21 Whoever has my commandments and keeps them loves me. Closing Song in the gospel... ; Whoever loves me will be loved by my Father, and I will love them and that all those who have gone before us in the faith of Christ ********************************************************************* reveal myself to them.” may find refreshment, light, and peace; “This worship service is over – your service to God begins.” through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen. ********************************************************************* ~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~ Our Mission Statement (U.S.A., 20TH CENT., ALT.) FUMC VBS

June 27th- 29th, 2017 The mission of the Congregation of the First United Methodist Church is to Word of Assurance continue to be a committed fellowship of disciples sharing the love of God 9:00 am – 12:00 pm through Jesus Christ and furnishing a place of Christian worship, programs, May almighty God, who caused light to shine out of darkness, shine in our nd services and facilities for its members and the people of the Johnson City hearts, cleansing us from all our sins, and restoring us to the light of the All children 3 year old through 2 grade are welcome. knowledge of God's glory, in the face of Jesus Christ, our Savior. Amen. area. ~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~ (THE BOOK OF WORSHIP 1944, ALT.) Teddy Bear Ministry Covenant Prayer (Heritage Sunday) UMH #607 Sanctuary Flowers You are invited to hold a bear during joys and concerns and then take it and Joys and Concerns The flowers are presented by Shelley Levitt in celebration of give it to someone who needs a word of encouragement, healing, or up-lifting. Lord’s Prayer (see prayer in 8:30 Service Order of Worship) Tommy Levitt birthday. ~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~ (You are invited, if you would like, to hold your neighbors hand during the Happy Birthday Tommy! We are in need of adding nursery workers on staff. Lord’s Prayer.) If you are interested in the staff position, please call