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Steven Lee - Pastor
Home Phone: 615-443-3074 Cell Phone: 615-268-7313
Music Director-Jennifer Perry
Pianist-Lynn Sharenberger Organist-Jane deLong
Ministers - All
January 31, 2010 10:30 a.m.
ORDER OF SERVICE

MINISTRY OF SHARING AND PRESENCE
LIGHTING OF THE CANDLES Mallie Sharenberger, Acolyte
PRELUDE
*CHIMING OF THE HOUR
*CALL TO WORSHIP
*HYMN No. 77 “How Great Thou Art”
PASTORAL PRAYER
THE LORD’S PRAYER
SPECIAL MUSIC
TITHES & OFFERING
*DOXOLOGY No. 95
*HYMN No. 369 “Blessed Assurance”
ANTHEM “Come, Restore My Soul”
PRAYER FOR ILLUMINATION
OLD TESTAMENT LESSON Jeremiah 1: 4-10 Pg. 647 Jon Alan Long, Liturgist
SERMON “GETTING AN EARLY START”
*INVITATION TO CHRISTIAN DISCIPLESHIP
*HYMN No. 593 “Here I Am, Lord”
*EXTINGUISHING OF CANDLES Mallie Sharenberger, Acolyte
*BENEDICTION
*POSTLUDE

*Please stand, as you are able.
Friendly Reminder: Please turn off/mute cell phones and pagers. Please refrain from leaving the sanctuary during church services unless it’s an emergency.
 

OPPORTUNITIES FOR MINISTRY & SERVICE
TODAY:
5:00 p.m. Church Council Planning/Training Session
6:00 p.m. MYF
MONDAY:
6:00 p.m. Finance Team Meeting
7:00 p.m. Adult Bells
WEDNESDAY:
10:00 a.m. Ten Commandments From the Back Side Bible Study
5:45 p.m. Chimes
6:00 p.m. Ten Commandments From the Back Side Bible Study
6:30 p.m. Children’s Choir
7:00 p.m. Choir
SATURDAY:
2:00 p.m. 100 year Scout Celebration - CLC
NEXT SUNDAY:
6:00 p.m. MYF

Feb. 7th is Super Bowl Sunday and we are making it a “souper” Sunday once again by offering “Quarts for a Cure”. Order as many quarts of vegetable soup, sausage corn chowder, chili or Santa Fe (taco) as you like for a minimum donation of $5 per quart. All proceeds benefit the American Cancer Society’s Relay for Life. Today is your last day to order! You will pick up you soup after the 10:30 am service next Sunday, Feb. 7th. Thank you for your support!

All Scouts, Scouting alumni and everyone who has been associated with BSA for the last one hundred years in invited to a birthday party to celebrate the 100th Anniversary of the Boy Scouts of America on Saturday, Feb. 6th at 2:00 p.m. in the Christian Life Center.

The MYF are collecting cans of soup for the help center in observance of the Souper Bowl of Caring on Feb 7. Please drop your cans off at the church anytime during the week between 8 and 2 or on Sunday.

Next Sunday, Feb 7th, the communion offering will go to UMCOR to assist the victims of the Haiti earthquake. Please give generously.
SERVERS FOR TODAY

Greeter: Suzanne Gammon
Bus: Please sign up
Usher: Richard Woodard
Flowers: Decorating Committee
Finance: Stan Webster & Jerry Gammon, Sr.
Nursery: Carol Stewart & Nancy Pettross

SERVERS OF THE CHURCH for 02/07/10

Acolyte: Parker Lee
Bus: Please sign up
Liturgist: Heather Gammon
Usher: Richard Woodard
Greeter: Suzanne Gammon
Finance: Scott Paschal & Carol McDonald
Flowers: Decorating Committee
Nursery: Carol Stewart & Nancy Carter

Birthdays

Carolyn Caplenor (31), James Clemons (2),
Korene Stevens (2), John Kruzan (4),
Julian Upchurch (4), Jennifer Skala (6),
Lucas Wakefield (6), Jacky Bellar (6)

Needed each week: $5,444.00
Church needs year to date: $21,776.00
Actual offerings year to date: $18,021.00
Last weeks offering: $2,990.00