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estminster United Methodist Church 165 E. Main Street Westminster, MD | 410-848-8325 | www.wumcmd.org

September 22, 2019 15th Sunday after Pentecost

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WELCOME

PRELUDE “All Nature Sings!” Smith

* CALL TO WORSHIP (ALL respond in bold print), from Isaiah 55 David Norton, Seminarian Here is the promise: the mountains and hills shall sing, and the trees clap their hands. But here is the thing: our ears must incline to the Lord, our hearts must call upon the Lord while the Lord is near. The wicked way cannot be our way. The unrighteous way cannot be ours either. It is ours to return to God so God may have mercy and may pardon abundantly!

* HYMN “Holy God, We Praise Thy Name” verses 1-4 UMH 79

OPENING PRAYER David Norton, Seminarian O God of grace and mercy, we come more eager to be spiritually fed than practically challenged. To hear our news, read our Facebook pages and tarry over tiresome tweets leaves us with a one word prayer, “ENOUGH!” We crave sanctuary. To bad news, we yearn to declare, “No more!” But the Prophets won’t let us. Neither will Jesus. Not when mountains and hills of song choke from fires your children set. Not when trees know not when to undress their limbs for fear the seasons may not change. And the rocks our Jesus claimed to sing his praise are crushed to pave our very own road to ruin. We hate to hear it, hate to say it, but we need to confess. Change us, Lord. And then forgive us. Chasten us. and then out us to doing, that in honoring Mother Earth, you Father God, will grant that our days shall be long upon the earth, even as you have promised. Amen

KIDS’ TIME Dave & Ken

ANTHEM “O Master, Let Me Walk with Thee” Arr. Hayes Lyrics on page 6

COMMUNITY PRAYER / LORD’S PRAYER David Norton, Seminarian

* HYMN “My Lord, What a Morning” UMH 719

GOD’S WORD IS READ Jeremiah 4:11-12, 22-28; Luke 15:1-7 Woodie Wood, Liturgist

MESSAGE “Seasons of Creation: YOU HAVE IT IN YOU” Rev. Ken Humbert

REFLECTION / OFFERTORY TIME (Please return your Welcome Slips in the offering plate.) Offertory “God, Who Made the Earth and Heaven” Thewes * Doxology “Praise God, from Whom All Blessings Flow” UMH 94 * Offering Prayer

* HYMN “Thou Art Worthy” sing twice FWS 2041

SENDING FORTH

CHORAL BENEDICTION RESPONSE “Amen” Please be seated for the Benediction Response and Postlude.

POSTLUDE “Let All Things Their Creator Bless” Fedak

* stand in heart or posture

8:30am Traditional Service Welcome! Please fill out the “Welcome to Worship” registration form included in your

bulletin and place completed forms in the offering plate later in the service.

The mission of Westminster UMC: Changing lives through Jesus Christ to make a difference.

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Welcome! Please fill out the “Welcome to Worship” registration form included in your bulletin and place completed forms in the offering plate later in the service.

The mission of Westminster UMC: Changing lives through Jesus Christ to make a difference.

WELCOME

* CALL TO WORSHIP (ALL respond in bold print), from Isaiah 55 David Norton, Seminarian Here is the promise: the mountains and hills shall sing, and the trees clap their hands. But here is the thing: our ears must incline to the Lord, our hearts must call upon the Lord while the Lord is near. The wicked way cannot be our way. The unrighteous way cannot be ours either. It is ours to return to God so God may have mercy and may pardon abundantly!

* HYMN “My Lord, What a Morning” UMH 719

* OPENING PRAYER David Norton, Seminarian O God of grace and mercy, we come more eager to be spiritually fed than practically challenged. To hear our news, read our Facebook pages and tarry over tiresome tweets leaves us with a one word prayer, “ENOUGH!” We crave sanctuary. To bad news, we yearn to declare, “No more!” But the Prophets won’t let us. Neither will Jesus. Not when mountains and hills of song choke from fires your children set. Not when trees know not when to undress their limbs for fear the seasons may not change. And the rocks our Jesus claimed to sing his praise are crushed to pave our very own road to ruin. We hate to hear it, hate to say it, but we need to confess. Change us, Lord. And then forgive us. Chasten us. and then out us to doing, that in honoring Mother Earth, you Father God, will grant that our days shall be long upon the earth, even as you have promised. Amen.

PSALTER Psalm 8 sung response #1, UMH 743

COMMUNITY PRAYER David Norton, Seminarian

GOD’S WORD IS READ Jeremiah 4:11-12, 22-28; Luke 15:1-7 Chris Brown, Liturgist

MESSAGE “Seasons of Creation: YOU HAVE IT IN YOU” Rev. Ken Humbert

* SACRAMENT OF HOLY COMMUNION, Service of Word and Table II UMH 12 As you come forward to receive communion, we invite you to bring God’s tithe and your offering to place in the offering plates at the end of the aisle.

* HYMN “Thou Art Worthy” sing twice FWS 2041

* SENDING FORTH

* stand in heart or posture

9:45am Eucharist Service

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Welcome to 11am Contemporary Worship!

Thanks for joining us in worship, today. Please take time to fill out our Welcome to Worship form found in your bulletin and place it in the offering plate as you come forward.

11am Contemporary Service

Welcome, Friends! We are so happy you joined us in worship, today,

and hope you enjoy good fellowship and a meaningful worship experience.

For more info on Westminster UMC, please refer to our Pew Cards (in your hymnal rack)

- a great WUMC resource.

Thank you for returning pew cards to the racks before departing.

Please join us for SUNDAY MORNING HOSPITALITY: light refreshments and fellowship held between services (in the Martha Manahan Room).

Reminder—YouTube links to our 11am song selections are posted on our website, mid-week. Take advantage and prepare for worship! http://www.wumcmd.org/weekly-bulletins--music.html

Today’s Message

Jeremiah 4:11-12, 22-28; Luke 15:1-7 Gayle Dix, Liturgist

Sermon “Seasons of Creation: YOU HAVE IT IN YOU” Rev. Ken Humbert

Assisting: David Norton, Seminarian

Today’s Music

""Cry of My Heart" -Terry Butler

"More" -Matthew West

"Desert Song" -Hillsong

"Mighty to Save" -Michael W. Smith

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REQUESTING PRAYER Bulletin Prayer List, Email Prayer Chain, and Pastor-only Prayer Submit prayer on our Welcome to Worship slips. We will keep submissions in the bulletin for eight weeks. You are welcome to reissue your request via our website, phone to church office or another Welcome slip.

Prayer Circle (member prayer requests to the phone tree) Please call or email our coordinator, Kim MacLean-Blevins, (410) 259-0710, kim@maclean-blevins.com, or submit requests to church office.

Join the Prayer Email; send a request to Pastor Malcolm— m.stranathan@wumcmd.org

Our Family and Friends Bulletin Prayer List Our Church Family Joe & Lynn Shaw George Dorr Mary Louise Poole Susan Harbold Christopher Ledford Hank Majewski Bill Troxell Robert Shaeffer Jerry Rosier Charlotte Dell Meghan Haj

9/6-9/12 requests: Nicole, Elizabeth, Madison, Kathy, Naomi, Crystal—by Joan Redman Sonya Davis—by Dan Reppe

8/23-9/5 requests: Erich J. Hofmann, Sr. (grandfather of Heather Keefer)

8/16-8/22 requests: Barbara Kaetzel-Row & Neel Row (sister-in-law & brother of Linwood & Sharon Row) Gerry Kelly (mother of Kenna Haj)

8/8-8/15 requests: Britni Hood (co-worker of Kim Cascio)

7/26-8/8 requests: Kaylee, (Pastor Dave Highfield) Eric Marinko (nephew of Marjie Kimble) Rich Barnstein (by Greg Louque) Scott, Kerry, Adam (by Jacki Stranathan) Patty, Dan, Diana (by Jacki Stranathan)

Mary Louise Poole is convalescing at her niece’s home. Contact info: Mary Louise Poole c/o Susan Bare 2846 Katherine Paige Lane, Apt #201 Falls Church, VA 22042

Mary Louise, cell: 443-340-4121

Our General Board of Global Missionaries

Nan McCurdy, Miguel Miarena (Puebla Mexico). Matthew and Jennifer Wilke (Tanzania)

Carolyn Scott—443-536-1030 Sept 1—14

Carole Roberts—410-790-7104 Sept 15—30

REACH tasks & coordinators, month of: SEPTEMBER Our Mission: To reach out to those within our congregation who are reaching out to us in need of help. Are you a church member in need of:

Funeral Reception Meals following recovery or mourning Transport to medical appointments

Please contact REACH, directly for help:

In Military Service

Jason Marusiak, Fort Riley, KS (son-in-law of The Flinns) Andrew Hughes, Fort Benning, GA (nephew of The Flinns) Sgt David Perez, 3rd Ranger Battalion, Fort Benning, GA (son-in-law of Kim Cascio) Dan & Sally Myers, Army, Fort Leonard, MO (nephew/niece of Susan & John Harbold), Stefanie Sadowski-Gray, Air Force (Bolling AFB, Sadowskis’ daughter) Dominic Chiavacci, Marines (Hawaii), (Sue Thomas’ grandson)

Dan LaFon Donna Sellman Eileen Grill Louise Miller Hank & Pat Diener Christy Swartzbaugh Anna Carl

Longterm: John Carbaugh Dave Taylor

OPERATION CHRISTMAS CHILD Monthly suggestion: SEPTEMBER—Games

Place donations in Mission Hallway.

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8:30am Anthem lyrics: “O Master, Let Me Walk with Thee”

O Master, let me walk with Thee in lowly paths of service free.

Tell me Thy secret, help me bear the strain of toil, the fret of care.

Help me the slow of heart to move by some clear, winning word of love;

Teach me the wayward feet to stay and guide them in the homeward way.

Teach me Thy patience; still with Thee In closer, dearer company,

In work that keeps faith sweet and strong, in trust that triumphs over wrong.

In hope that sends a shining ray far down the future’s broad’ning way,

In peace that only Thou canst give, with Thee, O Master, let me live.

O Master, let me live with Thee.

.…..EDUCATION NEWS…... Education Hour, Sundays, 9:45am

Register children in class or online:

SMALL GROUP STUDY The Salvation of DOCTOR WHO Sept 12-Oct 3, Thursdays, 6pm, Susanna Wesley Room

Chart the intersection of faith and science through cult favorite Doctor Who. Study led by Will Knox.

NEW LIFE IN CHRIST CLASS Sundays, 9:45am, NLiC Room

Sept 8-Oct 13, explore the Bonhoeffer Small Group Bible Study Video Series. See Woodie Wood for more info.

CONTEMPORARY LIVING CLASS Sundays, 9:45am, Alex Olson Suite fan: an enthusiastic admirer.

In the Gospels, Jesus was looking for followers. Not just any follower though, but a...

COMPLETELY. COMMITTED. FOLLOWER.

ADULT DISCUSSION CLASS

Sundays, 9:45am, Church Library

Sept 8-Oct 13, study Amy Jill Levine’s The Short Stories of Jesus: The Enigmatic Parables of a Controversial Rabbi.

ADULT BIBLE STUDY

Sundays, 11:30am, Disciple Room

Our Bible Study begins September 22 with a study of The Holy Spirit, by Billy Graham, Sept 22-Oct 20. Our group meets weekly through June 14 (we will not meet on Easter Sunday).

YOUTH SUNDAY SCHOOL Ages 2-12th grade Classroom registration or online register by scanning the QR Code, above. Children under 2yrs may go to our Nursery 2 years—Kindergarten ages

classrooms in the preschool hallway (lower level)

1st—5th grade ages classrooms in the Sunday School tower

Middle—high school ages classrooms in the Youth House

WORSHIP SERIES STUDY Worship into Discipleship Sept 11-Oct 9, Wednesdays, 6pm Church Office Conference Room

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EMERGENCY CLEANUP BUCKETS If you have taken an Emergency Cleanup Bucket to fill, please return it to Missions Hallway no later than Sunday, Sept 29.

We will be delivering the buckets to World Vision in New Windsor to be sent to areas where they are most needed.

Thank you to all who participated!

SEASONS OF CREATION Worship Series

Sept 8—Caring for Creation Sept 15 — Life & Death in Creation Sept 22—Creating from Chaos Sept 29—Creation at Risk Oct 6—Creation Renewed

‘Worship to Discipleship’ Companion Study meets Wednesday evenings, Sept 11-Oct 9, 6pm, in the Office Conference Room.

PANCAKE BREAKFAST TODAY, until 11:30am Jubilee Hall

Join us for breakfast!

Note—no Hospitality Reception, this morning; let’s fellowship at breakfast.

RUMMAGE SALE Donations Accepted We are now accepting sale donations on our stage area of Jubilee Hall for the upcoming sale, Oct 4, 5.

Drop-off your donations on Sunday(s)

-or-

Contact Dee Roush or Mike Habeeb to coordinate drop-off, during the week.

HAVE YOU MET MIKE, OUR NEW FACILITIES ATTENDANT? Please introduce yourself; the sooner he gets to know you and the area you use for your program or mission, the better he can serve you. We have a MAINTENANCE LOG for items/areas you feel need attention. The log clipboard hangs on the door across from the preschool. For immediate help, reach Mike at facilities@wumcmd.org, or call/text 443-974-4211.

SAVE THE DATE Sunday, October 27, 5-7pm SPUD BAKE, PUMPKIN DECORATING and TRUNK-OR-TREATING Family Event, All Ages Welcome!

More Information to follow.

MISSIONS FAIR September 29 Jubilee Hall hosted by our Missions Committee Please take some time to recognize all the missions/ministries going on at WUMC. If you would like to set up a display of what your group is doing, please contact Sharon Row by Sept 25, therows@comcast.net.

ONE BIG SERVICE Sunday, September 29, 10am Jubilee Hall

We hope you will join us!

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Today’s bulletins are given

to the Glory of God

in memory of Marilyn Kirishian,

and Evelyn Siewertsen, and Bunny Marrs,

by Richard & Shirlee Marrs.

Pancake Breakfast

ONE BIG SERVICE, Jubilee Hall

Mission Fair