Monday, September 30, 2024
Another task completed
This week @ St. Paul's UMC
Monday:
9:00 AM, Office Hours
Tuesday:
9:00 AM, Office Hours
Wednesday:
9:00 AM, Office Hours
9:00 AM, Wednesday Weeders
10:00 AM, Zoom Fellowship
7:30 PM, Choir Practice
Thursday:
9:00 AM, Clergy Orders Retreat (Pastor)
11:45 AM, Ladies Lunch Bunch @ Parma
Friday:
9:00 AM, Clergy Orders Retreat (Pastor)
Saturday:
6:00 AM, BBKC Prayer Time
Twentieth Sunday after Pentecost /
World Communion Sunday
12:30 AM, BBKC
Scripture lessons for October 6
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We'll join with Christians around the world next Sunday in the observance of World Communion Sunday. Our lessons will come to us from Psalm 26 and Mark 2:15-22.
Sunday, September 29, 2024
Hurricane Helene response
As UMCOR begins to coordinate with conference disaster ministries for affected communities throughout the southeast, we also want to reshare this post from the Western NC Conference regarding their initial disaster relief efforts and how you can help.
To give in support of this and other disasters throughout the U.S., donate here:
September 29 @ St. Paul's UMC: Prayers
Joys:
+Angela Baker and Abby Lagemann have shared that they are blessed to be in their respective new homes (their new addresses can be gotten from the church office).
+Judy gives thanks for the support for the EFAA collection.
+Terri gives thanks for the wonderful wedding of Ben and Edna last week in Mexico.
+Sandra is thankful for the changing leaves in the mountains.
+Pastor Charles & Belinda were happy to celebrate with Steve Batch and the staff of Mesa Veterinary Hospital yesterday for its 50th anniversary.
+We give thanks for this week's birthdays: Braden Nunnery, Christina Pulaski, and Joey Vander Vorste.
+We give thanks for those participating today: Amy Abshire (liturgist), Belinda Alkula (video), Tim Cook (class), Joan & Austin Cooper (flowers), Kyle Dacon (piano), Etta Levitt (Zoom usher), Kathy Lloyd (Zoom host), Myrle Myers (fellowship), Suzanne Polacek (bells), and Ron Revier (choir).
Concerns:
+We lift up in our prayers all those impacted by Hurricane Helene and especially the 64 known deaths that have resulted from the storm.
+Sabrina lifts up Katrina and her pregnancy.
+Sandy B. asks for traveling mercies as they leave for a biking excursion.
+Belinda lifts up those in need of food including those who receive the EFAA and Knights Closet contributions. A special prayer for the mother and child who came to the church this morning in need of help.
+Michelle asks for prayers as her doctor looks for answers.
+Sabrina lifts up the upcoming work being done on the home.
+Molly asks for prayer for Braden and all who are stationed with him overseas.
+Rebecca asks for prayers of encouragement for her treatment.
+We continue to pray for those in the midst of conflict in Ukraine & Russia, Gaza & Israel, Lebanon, and wherever else God's people are in distress.
September 29 @ St. Paul's UMC: Announcements
+Please submit your Church Conference narrative reports and forms to Pastor Charles by November 15.
+From Rupali Hoffman: Thank You St. Paul’s Methodist Church for supporting Fairview families! We are deeply grateful for St. Paul’s Methodist Church and especially for Sandy Brainbridge who helped coordinate a food drive and garage sale to support our Fairview Families. Thank you for your continued partnership. Church blog entry: August 14, 2024
+Ladies Lunch Bunch will meet on Thursday, October 3, at 11:45 a.m. at Parma Trattoria & Mozzarella Bar (1132 W. Dillon Rd., Louisville). Please R.S.V.P. by October 1 to Belinda Alkula.
+Breakfast Fellowship will meet on Saturday, October 12, at 8:00 a.m. at Home Cookin’ Café (328 S. McCaslin Blvd., Louisville). Join us at our NEW location. No reservations necessary. All are welcome!
+The Mountain Sky Conference United Women in Faith hybrid annual meeting will be held on October 11-12, 2024, at St. Andrew United Methodist Church, Highlands Ranch, Colorado, and via Zoom. See more details in the September and October Epistles. Questions? Contact Belinda Alkula.
+Visit Frazier Meadows clothing closet, a slightly used clothing boutique, on October 7 and October 21 from 10:30 to 2:30. It is located on the garden level of South-Central Peaks. On Monday, October 14, there will be a luncheon and fashion show. Contact Marcia Hult for details. Proceeds support Frazier Meadows Community Life activities.
+Address Updates: Abby Lagemann is now at 1121 Beachview St., #3209, Dallas, TX 75218. Angela Baker is now at 3119 Arbor Valley Rd., Spring Hill, TN 37174.
September 29 @ St. Paul's UMC: Worship
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| Morning has broken! |
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| Kyle offers the postlude |
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| EFAA donations |
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| Some of Jerry Cantrill's favorites |
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| Myrle shares memorabilia from Jerry's life |
Today’s Meditation Verse: “Let the words of my mouth and the meditation of my heart be acceptable to You, O LORD, my rock and my redeemer.” —Psalm 19:14, NRSV
Welcome...Pastor Charles
Prelude...Kyle Dacon / “The Old Rugged Cross,” arranged by Kyle Dacon
*Call to Worship (based on Psalm 124)...Amy Abshire
Leader: If it had not been the Lord who was on our side— let us say together:
People: If it had not been the Lord who was on our side,
Leader: We would have been swallowed up alive. But such is not the case!
People: Blessed be the Lord, who is our rock and our redeemer!
Leader: Blessed be the Lord, in whose name is our help!
People: Blessed be the Lord, who made heaven and earth! Come, let us worship God!
—Rev. Stephen M. Fearing (www.stephenmfearing.com)
*Hymn...“Lord, Speak to Me” (UMH #463)
Prayer of Confession (inspired by Matthew 5:13-16)...Amy Abshire
L: Lord, You placed us in the world to be its salt. We were afraid of committing ourselves, afraid of being stained by the world. We did not want to hear what “they” might say, and our salt dissolved as if in water. Forgive us, Jesus.
P: Lord, have mercy.
L: Lord, You placed us in the world to be its light. We were
afraid of the shadows, afraid of poverty. We did not want to know “difficult” people and our light slowly faded away. Forgive us,
Jesus.
P: Christ, have mercy.
L: Lord, You placed us in the world to live in community. Thus You
taught us to love, to share in life, to struggle for bread and for
justice, Your truth incarnate in our lives.
P: So be it, Lord Jesus.
—Peggy M. De Cuehlo, in Harvest Prayers posted on the Christian Aid website http://www.christianaid.org.uk/
Gospel Lesson: Mark 9:38-50...Amy Abshire
Choral Anthem...“Come Home,” arranged by Anna Laura Page and Jean Anne Shafferman
Community prayer concerns and celebrations
Pastoral Prayer / The Lord’s Prayer...Pastor Charles
Epistle Lesson: James 5:13-20...Pastor Charles
Leader: This is the Word of God for the people of God.
People: Thanks be to God.
Sermon...Pastor Charles / “Finding our way in the world”
*Hymn...“They’ll Know We Are Christians” (TFWS #2223)
*Words for the Journey...Pastor Charles
Postlude...Kyle Dacon / “Mighty is Our God,” arranged by Cindy Berry
Saturday, September 28, 2024
Friday, September 27, 2024
UMCOR response for Hurricane Helene
To give in support of this and other disasters throughout the U.S., donate here: https://bit.ly/umcorusdr
As UMCOR begins to coordinate with conference disaster ministries for affected communities throughout the southeast, we also want to reshare this message from Bishop Dease and the North Georgia Conference and South Georgia Conference:
On behalf of the South Georgia (SGA) and North Georgia (NGA) Conferences, we send our earnest prayers to all those persons and communities affected by Hurricane Helene. We also pray for generosity and provision asking individuals, churches, and organizations to contribute to UMCOR. You can make a donation to U.S. Disaster Response through any United Methodist Church in Georgia.
Our disaster response coordinators, Kelly Crane & Kelly Roberson (SGA) and Scott Parrish (NGA), along with other conference staff and district superintendents, are assessing how to effectively offer time, resources, and support in this stage of our response.
As you are able to check on your church and your neighbors, please be sure to contact your district superintendent to update them on damage to your church or in your community.
May God continue to walk with us all in this time of healing and restoration.
Your Co-Laborer,
Bishop Robin Dease
Footnote to all Prayers
He whom I bow to only knows to whom I bow
When I attempt the ineffable Name, murmuring Thou,
Symbols (I know) which cannot be the thing Thou art.
Thus always, taken at their word, all prayers blaspheme
Worshiping with frail images a folk-lore dream,
And all men in their praying, self-deceived, address
The coinage of their own unquiet thoughts, unless
Thou in magnetic mercy to Thyself divert
Our arrows, aimed unskillfully, beyond desert;
And all men are idolaters, crying unheard
To a deaf idol, if Thou take them at their word.
Take not, O Lord, our literal sense. Lord, in thy great
Unbroken speech our limping metaphor translate.
- C. S. Lewis, 1898-1963
Thursday, September 26, 2024
Wednesday, September 25, 2024
Prayer for Florida's Gulf Coast
Join us in prayer for the Southeast United States, which is in the path of Hurricane Helene. The storm is expected to make landfall tomorrow, bringing unprecedented storm surge and wind speeds to West Florida.
UMCOR is in contact with local annual conferences and we are prepared to support relief efforts.
To support this and other U.S. disaster response efforts, give here:
First UMC-Boulder Virtual Pet Blessing
We know how important pets are within our lives and community. To celebrate the companionship and value our pets bring to our lives, we are hosting an opportunity for a virtual pet blessing. All are welcome - even if you don’t have a pet and simply want to celebrate in the joy of pets within our community.
Date: September 27 (Friday) – Time: 5:00 p.m. – Join us via Zoom!
Wednesday with the Wesleys
God hardly gives His Spirit even to those whom He has established in grace, if they do not pray for it on all occasions, not only once, but many times.
God does nothing but in answer to prayer; and even they who have been converted to God, without praying for it themselves (which is exceeding rare), were not without the prayers of others. Every new victory which a soul gains is the effect of a new prayer.
In the greatest temptations, a single look to Christ, and the barely pronouncing His name, suffices to overcome the wicked one, so it be done with confidence and calmness of spirit.
God’s command to “pray without ceasing” [1 Thessalonians 5:17] is founded on the necessity we have of His grace to preserve the life of God in the soul, which can no more subsist one moment without it, than the body can without air.
Whether we think of or speak to God, whether we act or suffer for Him, all is prayer, when we have no other object than His love, and the desire of pleasing Him.
All that a Christian does, even in eating and sleeping, is prayer, when it is done in simplicity, according to the order of God, without either adding to or diminishing from it by his own choice.
Prayer continues in the desire of the heart, though the understanding be employed on outward things.
In souls filled with love, the desire to please God is a continual prayer.
As the furious hate which the devil bears us is termed the roaring of a lion [1 Peter 5:8], so our vehement love may be termed crying after God.
God only requires of His adult children that their hearts be truly purified, and that they offer Him continually the wishes and vows that naturally spring from perfect love. For these desires, being the genuine fruits of love, are the most perfect prayers that can spring from it.
~ John Wesley (A Plain Account of Christian Perfection)
Tuesday, September 24, 2024
The Trustees are on the job!
The Trustees met tonight for their monthly virtual meeting. Thanks to this hardworking group for taking such good care of our church property.
How would John Wesley vote?
The United Methodist Board of Church and Society isn’t trying to tell you who to vote for, but the folks there definitely want you to think it over carefully, with the help of information they are providing about United Methodist values.
On Nov. 5, Americans will elect a president, as well as some members of Congress and state legislatures, governors in 11 states and judgeships. There also are ballot measures to consider. “(Church and Society’s) mission is not to take positions on any election,” said the Rev. Kendal L. McBroom, director of civil and human rights at the denomination’s advocacy agency. “United Methodists are more than welcome to become better acquainted with the Social Principles and juxtapose those with the campaign platforms.
“Individuals (should) make their vote from their conscience and faith, holding to the fact their votes are, in fact, sacred.”
Read more at this link.
Bishop Dionisio Deista Alejandro: First Indigenous Filipino Bishop
The first American Methodist missionaries arrived in Manila in 1898. As a young boy, Dionisio became an interpreter for American missionaries in his hometown of San Isidro, Nueva Ecija. His contact with the missionaries ignited an early passion for the church. He was baptized at the age of 13 and became an active member of the Methodist youth group. It was also in his hometown where he encountered Rev. Cirilo Kasiguran, the first Filipino evangelist in Nueva Ecija, whose profound effect on him led him to become an evangelist himself.
In the summer of 1911 at age 18, Alejandro arrived at Asbury College in Wilmore, Kentucky to pursue a degree in philosophy and prepare himself for the ministry. In his final year, he felt an assurance of his salvation similar to John Wesley’s Aldersgate experience. Alejandro wrote in his diary about his “Canaan Land” experience, “For some time I had walked in faith concerning my sanctification, but I had not the witness of the Spirit. This morning I went before Him in prayer, seeking to know His will concerning me. There was a deep consciousness that I was fully cleansed and that my poor heart was flooded with joy unspeakable, and full of glory. Amen! Glory to His name! Praise the Lord! I am sanctified!”
Read more at this link.
Monday, September 23, 2024
This week @ St. Paul's UMC
Monday:
9:00 AM, Office Hours
Tuesday:
9:00 AM, Office Hours
7:00 PM, Virtual Trustees
Wednesday:
9:00 AM, Office Hours
9:00 AM, Wednesday Weeders
10:00 AM, Zoom Fellowship
7:30 PM, Choir Practice
Thursday:
9:00 AM, Office Hours
Saturday:
6:00 AM, BBKC Prayer Time
9:00 AM, Chair Yoga
Nineteenth Sunday after Pentecost:
12:30 AM, BBKC
Scripture lessons for September 29
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Sunday, September 22, 2024
September 22 @ St. Paul's UMC: Prayers
Joys:
+The Coopers are celebrating with family the marriage of Ben and Edna in Mexico.
+Belinda and Pastor Charles enjoyed the fall salad luncheon hosted by the United Methodist Women at Mountain View UMC last Wednesday.
+We were blessed by a wonderful gathering last Friday for Sew What at the home of Pat Cleaveland.
+We give thanks for this week's birthday: Steve Matthews. We celebrate the anniversary today of Sandra & Jim Jordan.
+We give thanks for those participating today: Amy Abshire (liturgist), Belinda Alkula (video), Tim Cook (class), Kyle Dacon (piano), Sandra Jordan (flowers), Etta Levitt (Zoom usher), Kathy Lloyd (Zoom host), Suzanne Polacek (bells), and Ron Revier (choir).
Concerns:
+Sally Owen asks for prayer for her upcoming trip.
+Judy Waller lifted up Louise as she travels for her sister Marjorie's funeral.
+We continue to pray for those in the midst of conflict in Ukraine & Russia, Gaza & Israel, Lebanon, and wherever else God's people are in distress.
September 22 @ St. Paul's UMC: Announcements
+Visit Frazier Meadows Clothing Closet, a slightly used clothing boutique, on September 23, October 7, and October 21 from 10:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. It is located on the garden level of South Central Peaks. On Monday, October 14, there will be a luncheon and fashion show with Frasier ladies modeling some of the boutique’s best clothing. Contact Marcia Hult (307-761-0574) for details. Proceeds support Frazier Meadows Community Life activities.
September 22 @ St. Paul's UMC: Worship
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| Flowers from Jim & Sandra Jordan |
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| Lighting the way |
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| Fellowship time! |
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| Sandy and Judy chat at the table |
Eighteenth Sunday after Pentecost
Today’s Meditation Verse: “Happiness comes to those who delight in the law of YHWH and meditate on it day and night.” —Psalm 1:2
Welcome...Pastor Charles
Prelude...Kyle Dacon / “A Mighty Fortress is our God,” arranged by Heather Sorenson
*Call to Worship (Psalm 54:1-2, 4, 6, Inclusive Bible) ...Amy Abshire
Leader: O God, save me by the power of Your Name, defend me by Your might!
People: God, hear my prayer; listen to the words of my mouth.
Leader: For You are my helper, the One who sustains my life.
People: I will offer You a willing sacrifice and praise Your Name, YHWH, for it is good.
*Hymn... “O For a Heart to Praise My God” (UMH #417)
Prayer of Intercession (inspired by Ephesians 1:15-23)... Amy Abshire
L: O God, we ask for Your wisdom to discern your ways and path for our own lives.
P: We ask for your wisdom to discern how to deal with others we meet, live with, work with, shop with, drive our roads with, wait in line with, eat with, and be with daily.
L: We ask for Your wisdom in the difficult situations we may have to deal with as we go through life. We ask for Your wisdom when voting in the upcoming elections.
P: We ask for Your wisdom in dealing with injustices in our world. We ask for wisdom for our leaders in our world, our countries, our states, and our communities.
L: We ask for wisdom for our church leaders, worldwide and local. We ask for wisdom for our pastors as they preach Your word, inspire, lead, and grow us as disciples.
P: We ask for your wisdom as we reach out to those in need in our communities and in our world. We ask for wisdom as we minister to those who are homebound and in nursing homes.
L: We ask for your wisdom as we minister to those in hospitals, in recovery, and in rehab.
P: We ask for Your wisdom that not only enlightens us but transforms us and guides us in our daily walk with You. Amen.
—Posted on Long and Winding Road www.vicarofwadley.blogspot.ca
Gospel Lesson: Mark 9:30-37...Amy Abshire
Choral Anthem... “A Time for All Things” by Douglas E. Wagner
Community prayer concerns and celebrations
Pastoral Prayer / The Lord’s Prayer...Pastor Charles
Epistle Lesson: James 3:13-4:3, 7-8a... Pastor Charles
Leader: This is the Word of God for the people of God. People: Thanks be to God.
Sermon...Pastor Charles / “The source of the wisdom we need”
*Hymn... “Blessed Assurance” (UMH #369)
*Words for the Journey...Pastor Charles
Postlude...Kyle Dacon / “Worthy of Worship,” arranged by Mark Hayes
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