Smithville United Methodist Church
PO Box 293, 505 N Hwy 169
Smithville, MO 64089
816-532-3200
Celebrating Life Through
Divine Worship
10:00
AM, November 14, 2010
The time of
centering: We use this time to make the transition
between “getting here” and “being here.” Take these few minutes of quiet time
to get in touch with the calm places, the still, deep places in you; the
spirit. Relax your body; quiet the inner dialogue of you mind. Focus on
feeling, on being. Be receptive to your center – your reservoir of inner peace,
strength, love. Be aware of being with others. Feel the spirit of the
community. Welcome!
PRELUDE
ENTRANCE OF THE LIGHT
INVOCATION
We have come to encounter the Word that calls us into
communion
with God and with each other and
calls us into discipleship to carry on Christ’s work in our world. So we come
together here, joining hands in the great quest: To worship God, to love each
other, and to serve the world.
WELCOME
*SONGS OF PRAISE “Great is the Lord” & “He is Exalted”
*CALL US TOGETHER
LEADER: Jesus Christ was born homeless, of transient parents.
PEOPLE: Mary “laid him in a
manger, because there was no
place for them in the inn.”
LEADER: Jesus Christ knew what it meant to have no place to call
his
own.
PEOPLE: “Jesus said, ‘Foxes
have holes and birds have nests,
but I have nowhere to lay my head.’”
LEADER: Providing adequate shelter at a reasonable price to people
in
need is a ministry to Christ.
PEOPLE: “Inasmuch as you serve
them, you are serving Christ.”
LEADER: The validity of our faith is demonstrated by our actions.
PEOPLE: What can we do?
ALL: We can reach out with our prayers,
with our gifts, and
with shared labor to those in need of adequate shelter,
trusting God for the increase.
CHILDREN’S SERMON – Kids invited to come forward
SPECIAL MUSIC “I will Rejoice in the Lord” Adult Choir
TIME OF PRAYER
Silent Prayer
Pastoral Prayer
The Lord’s Prayer
OUR DISCIPLESHIP OF GIVING
Offering
*Doxology
*Pray of Dedication
*HYMN OF PREPARATION “When the Poor Ones” No. 434
SCRIPTURE LESSON Isaiah
58: 6-7, pg. 688
Matthew
25: 34-40, pg. 10
MORNING MESSAGE “The Faces of Homelessness”
Pastor
Kathy Harmon
HYMN FOR GOING FORTH “This is the Day” No. 657
TAKING THE LIGHT OF CHRIST INTO THE WORLD
BENEDICTION
POSTLUDE
*Please stand if you are able when
indicated by an asterisk.
Please pray for: Lou Petersen,
Carol White, Fred Darr, Barb Kravec, Marilyn Phopheter, Pat Jones (aunt of
Melody Beggs) Julia Bargman Family, Scott Cooper
The memorial book is opened in loving memory of Irma Cody Neth
Altar flowers – Thank you to Beth Lyman & Sandy Littrell for
babysitting during choir practice. From the choir
ADVENT JOURNEY BOOKLET
ARTICLES ARE DUE TODAY!
SUMC
is preparing an Advent Journey Book
to be read daily during Advent. You are writing it! Everyone is invited to submit a story and/or
picture about their Advent experience.
To
get started consider answering: What is a favorite Christmas memory? What Christmas traditions does your family
celebrate? How does celebrating
Christmas bring you closer to God? Using
the Upper Room format might also be helpful.
Submission
of entries grants permission to publish.
Entries must be original to the author and not published before. Please limit entries to 400 words.
POINSETTIAS
If
you would like to purchase a poinsettia for a loved one or memory of a loved
one please see the signup sheet in the hospitality area in the Great Room. The
poinsettias are $9.00 this year. Money is due when you order. Please make your
check out to SUMC and put poinsettia in the memo. All orders are due by
November 14th.
CHILDREN’S CHRISTMAS
PROGRAM PRACTICE
Starting today practice will now be on Sundays
after the worship service, 11:15 am to 12:00 pm. All school age kids are
invited to attend. Younger children are invited to attend starting in November.
WOW
The deadline to register to participate in WOW is
Monday, November 15th. Please see Debbie Shoaf or Sarah Crutcher.
MODOT TRASH PICKUP
We will be doing our last MODOT pick up for the year
2010 on Saturday, November 20th at 8:30 am at Major Mall. Please
join us for this final pick up of the year. If you have any questions please
feel free to contact Kerry Winans at 816-665-8261 or Roxie Curtis at
816-256-6040.
HANGING OF THE GREEN
The
entire congregation is invited to the Hanging of the Green on Monday, November
29th from 5 to 9 pm. Drop in any time during those 4 hours,
and if you want to eat with us, be there at 7 pm. This is our day to decorate the church in
preparation for Christmas. Children are welcome. They can make
decorations for the children's tree such as links, popcorn strings and
ornaments. The other trees, garland and banner are going up as
well. Join in the fun as we "deck the hall".
SMITHVILLE
MINISTERIAL ALLIANCE
TOY STORE
The
toy store this year will be at Grace Community Church on December 9th
and 10th. There is a barrel in the Great Room for your donations of new
& unwrapped toys, games, etc. Please have your donations in by November 21st.
If you would like to make a monetary donation please mail to Grace Community
Church, 1520 Hwy. DD, Smithville, MO 64089. Make checks payable to Grace
Community Church (in the memo write Christmas Toy Store).
SAVE A DATE FOR
NUMANA
The Smithville UMC has signed
up to work with NUMANA and several area churches to package meals. We will need several volunteers to work 2
hour shifts thru out the day. Volunteers
can be young (5-6) to the very mature. This would be a great project to do as a
family, a group of friends or any organization that you may be a part of i.e.
Boy Scouts, Girl Scouts, Chamber of Commerce, you get the idea. NUMANA provides
meals to countries that are in need of help.
We will be packaging meals for Haiti.
This is a great community service project. It is super simply to do and
a lot of fun as well. We will be
providing more information next month. So please mark your calendar for January
8, 2011. The location will at the Lewis and Clark Elementary School 1407 Nashua
Road, Liberty, MO 64068. We will have a sign-up located at the church
bulletin board. This is really a great
project and a great way to start your New Year.
THIS WEEK
Sunday, November 14
11:15 am Trustees Meeting
11:15 am Christmas
Program Practice
3:30 pm Boy
Scouts
6:30 pm Den
#3
Monday, November 15
NOON
Greeter Deadline
WOW
Deadline
Tuesday, November 16
9:00 am Coffee with “Walt & Wayne”
9:00 am Study Group
3:30 pm
Den #8
6:30 pm Brownies
#32
Wednesday, November 17
10:00 am Art Class
6:30 pm Den
#3
7:00 pm Choir
Practice
Thursday, November 18
9:00 am Crochet/Knit
7:00 pm
Den #10 & #13
Friday, November 19
1:00 pm Quilting
Sunday, November 21
11:15 am Christmas
Program Practice
11:15 Education
Meeting
3:30 pm Boy
Scouts
4:30 pm Finance
Meeting
SUNDAY SCHOOL CLASSES
9:00 am
Nursery
Bonnie Holland
Preschool-Kindergarten
Ron Mast
1st – 2nd
Grades
Amie Tjelle
3rd – 5th
Grades
Kathy Dibben and Laura Bissen
6th – 8th
Grades
Debbie Shoaf
9th – 12th
Grades
Sara Crutcher
Cornerstone Class
Cindy Hunold
Studying the book of “Luke”
Genesis Class
Norma Tucker
Studying “For the Love of God”
Scout Room Class
Carol Mewmaw
Studying “Christianity”
Office Phone:
(816) 532-3200
www.smithvilleumc.com
smithvilleumc@smithvilleumc.com
smithvilleumc@sbcglobal.net
Pastor Kathy M.
Harmon
pastorkathy@smithvilleumc.com
Lay Leader:
Sharon Fairlie
Secretary:
Ginger Cotter
Youth: Debbie
Shoaf &
Sarah Crutcher
Accompanist:
Andrea Knutter
Choir Director:
Angie Viebrock
Nursery: Bonnie
Holland
Custodian: Leo
Gaffey
Preschool
Director: Katie Fish
Preschool
Teacher: Jessica Johnson
Altar Flowers:
Lu Darr