ST. PAUL'S UNITED CHURCH OF CHRIST of the Virgin Mary; suffered - PowerPoint PPT Presentation

ST. PAUL'S UNITED CHURCH OF CHRIST of the Virgin Mary; suffered under Pontius Pilate, was crucified, dead and buried; he descended into hell; the third day he rose again from the dead; he ascended into heaven, and sitteth at the "We Shine For All Through Christ" right hand of God the Father Almighty; from thence he shall come to judge the quick and the St. Marys, Ohio dead. I believe in the Holy Spirit; the One Holy Universal Christian Church; the communion of saints; the forgiveness of sins; the resurrection of the body; and the life everlasting. Amen April 27, 2014 Second Sunday of Easter- Regular Service 10:30 a.m. *GLORIA PATRI Glory be to the Father and to the Son and to the Holy Ghost. As it was in the Presentation Sunday * Order of Service beginning, is now and ever shall be. World without end, amen, amen. ENTER TO WORSHIP *PASSING OF THE PEACE MUSIC FOR MEDITATION Leader: The Peace of God be with you. CHIMES CALL US TO WORSHIP People: And also with you. LIGHTING OF THE CANDLES (People offer God's peace to those nearby.) CELEBRATING COMMUNITY Morgan Brown & Laura Donovan Announcements Joys and Concerns of our Church Family (Those of you who are new among us today, please fill in the Welcome card that you find in the Introduction of Guests pew rack and drop it in the offering plate - Thank you!) PRELUDE “ Beautiful Savior” Janet Linker ANTHEM “God of Might, Lead On” Larry Shackley *CALL TO WORSHIP Leah Strand SCRIPTURE LESSONS Leader: Christ is risen! Old Testament Psalm 16 Natalie Ginter All: Christ is risen indeed! New Testament I Peter 1:3-9 Mallory Rager Leader: The shadows have gone and the day has dawned! Children’s Scripture Matthew 28:19-20 Caroline Leffel All: Alleluia! *Gospel John 20:19-31 Leader: The stone has been rolled away and Christ is alive! All: Alleluia! *CHILDREN’S HYMN “Listen to Your Savior Call” No. 250 (Vrs. 1, 2 & 3) Leader: Our sorrow is turned to joy! Children's Chat Natalie Ginter & Mallory Rager All: Alleluia! Children's Hymn - Verse 4 Leader: Christ is risen! All: Christ is risen indeed! Alleluia! SERMON “ A Living Hope ” Rev. Ed Bray I Peter 1:3-9 *OPENING HYMN “Savior, like a Shepherd Lead Us” No. 252 PASTORAL PRAYER AND THE LORD'S PRAYER (using debts and debtors) *UNISON PRAYER Abby Tuttle The God of love does not give us over to death but offers us life; the Spirit of Jesus gives us a INSTRUMENTAL RESPONSE song of joy to sing. We are witnesses to the life of the risen Christ! Alleluia! OFFERTORY “ The King of Love My Shepherd Is” Franklin Ritter *THE APOSTLES' CREED I believe in God the Father Almighty, Maker of heaven and earth: *DOXOLOGY We give you but your own, what e'er the gift may be; And in Jesus Christ, his only begotten Son, our Lord: who was conceived by the Holy Spirit, born All that we have is yours alone, we give it gratefully.

*PRAYER OF DEDICATION *HYMN OF DEPARTURE “ Such Perfect Love My Shepherd Shows ” No. 248 *PARTING WORDS AND COMMISSION *BENEDICTION RESPONSE Go, my children, with my blessing, never alone; Waking, sleeping, I am with you, you are my own; In my love's baptismal river I have made you mine forever, Go, my children, with my blessing, you are my own. *POSTLUDE *Denotes those who are able are invited to stand ..........Depart to serve ST. PAUL’S UNITED CHURCH OF CHRIST 201 N. PERRY ST., ST. MARYS, OH 45885 (419) 394-3811 (Church Office) (419) 394-8733 (Church Fax) email: smucc@bright.net website: www.stpaulsuccsm.com email for Pastor Ed: ebray@bright.net and his home phone # is 419-300-9771 email for prayer chain requests to Kendra Strand: kstrand@stpaulsuccsm.com email for Christian Education/Youth Director: christianed@bright.net Rev. Ed Bray, D. Min., Pastor Al Baker, Minister of Visitation Becky Anderson, Director of Music Laura Yelton, Director of Children’s Choirs; CE Coordinator Ann Vogel, Organist Andrea Spencer, Organist Tom Hevlin, Organist Emeritus Jennifer Ginter, Church School Superintendent Carolyn Garrison, Administrative Assistant Bob Schumacher, Custodian ST. PAUL'S UNITED CHURCH OF CHRIST Rich Spencer, Audio and Video Amy Keller, Confirmation Teacher Kathy McGee, Sunday Nursery Supervisor Amy & Mark Dieringer, Youth Directors 201 N. Perry St., St. Marys, Ohio Liturgist ..........................................................................Confirmands April 27, 2014 Acolytes..........................................................................Carter Wale and Courtney Leffel Children’s Offering........................................... ...............Third Grade/Fourth Grade Greeters ......................................................................... CJ Vanderhorst and Brandon Hollman "No matter who you are or where you are on life's journey, you are welcome here." Missionaries....................................................................Members of our Congregation Our Giving to God April 20, 2014 Current - $5848.49 and Mission - $769.00 Attendance - (Sunrise) 122 and (10:30a) 248 The altar flowers this morning are from Cindy and Jim Huckemeyer in honor of their second wedding anniversary.  The loose offering today is designated to the Summer Music Program  We would like to thank Tricia Yahl for her artwork on the bulletin today. Tricia is the daughter of Adam Yahl and Ashley Craft and the granddaughter of Allison and Tom Craft.

 Welcome to St. Paul's United Church of Christ! Rummage & Bake Sale : Items for the garage sale can be brought to the church  NURSERY AND PRE-SCHOOL TODDLER CARE - For your convenience, we have a staffed nursery beginning TODAY , Sunday, April 27 th . People will be available to help unload your cars after located in the educational building. Should it become necessary for you to leave the sanctuary church. Items will be collected from April 27 th -April 30 th . If you need someone to pick up or help during worship, you can view the morning service on the TV in the nursery. PLEASE NOTE - Only carry in, please call the church office. The sale will be open to church members & those attending Newborn to Kindergarten age children are permitted in the Nursery during our morning worship Breaking Bread on Thursday, May 1st from 4:00pm-8:00pm. We will be open to the public Friday, service to allow safety for the newborns and toddlers. Children 1st Grade and older need to remain May 2, 9-5 & Saturday, May 3, 9-noon. Anyone wishing to help can check the sign up sheet in the church and enjoy a Quiet Bag. Thank you for your understanding! Please note: Quiet Bags outside the nursery or contact Jane Laird or Kris Vanderhorst. are not available during the summer months due to Sunday Funday.  HANDICAP ACCESSIBLE rest room is located on the sanctuary level near the elevette room and it also CHURCH CAMPS: Information regarding the 2014 Summer Church Camps has been handed contains a baby changing table.  ENLARGED BULLETINS & HEARING DEVICES - available if needed (consult an usher). out to the Sunday School Kids. If you register your son/daughter for camp, please let Kara Birt  TELEVISED WORSHIP SERVICE - our worship service here at St. Paul’s is shown on TSC cable - Digital know which camp they are registered for. Thanks!! channel 1 OR non-digital channel 2, every Sunday at 10:30 am and also on Monday evenings at 7:00 pm. There is a one week delay of the service shown. BIBLE STUDY!! Beginning Wednesday, May 7, at 10:30 a.m . Bible Study returns. Mark  RECYCLE YOUR BULLETIN - on the registers at the North and South entrances you will see a tray your calendar for each Wednesday through June 11th. We’ll meet in the upper room at where you can place your bulletin to be recycled (if you do not wish to take it home). Thank you! the top of the elevette. We will be looking at the Bible and Spiritual disciplines: exploring Sabbath, intecessory prayer, fasting , stewardship, living one’s call and accountability. THIS WEEK AT ST. PAUL’ S Books are free. If you are interested, please call the church office to sign up. Today 8:30 am Choir Practice 9:00 am Sunday School/Confirmation CHURCH DIRECTORY SIGN UP INFORMATION: 10:30 am Worship with Rev. Dr. Ed Bray 6:00 pm Youth Group Two options for signing up: Tues. 9:00 am Busy Needles Wed. 9:00 am Quilting 1. Members can signup for their photo session every Sunday in May either before or after 7:15 pm Bell Choir practice church in the Elevette Room. Or... Thurs. 4:30-6 pm Breaking Bread Community Meal Next Sunday 8:30 am Choir Practice 2. We now have our log-in for families to use to sign-up online for directory photo sessions. Go to www.ucdir.com. Click on the box at the right that shows “Schedule your photography session.” 9:00 am Sunday School/Confirmation  10:30 am Confirmation Sunday/Worship with Rev. Dr. Ed Bray Enter your Church Code which is OH1578.  The password is spucc14. (lower case)  Click on the desired date.  Click on the Reserve Time button for the desired time.  Fill-in the information.  Click on “Schedule Appointment.” On the next verification screen you have the option to Click the word PRINT to print out your "BREAKING BREAD" COMMUNITY MEAL - St. Paul's offers a weekly free community meal, information . "Breaking Bread” every Thursday . We will be serving a meal fr om 4:30 to 6:00 pm on May 1st. Desserts will be needed this week . Contact Jeanette Tangeman (419.234.7935) or Cindy Huckemeyer (567.356.7683) if you have any questions. ALL ARE WELCOME - PLEASE JOIN US!!