“A Morning of Service”

Vale United Methodist Church

11528 Vale Road Oakton, VA 22124www.ValeChurch.org

Sunday Worship at 8:15 a.m. and 10:15 a.m.

5th Sunday of LentOrder of Worship ~ April 2, 2017

GATHERING

Welcome & Announcements

Passing the PeaceOffer one another signs of reconciliation and peace

Prelude

* Call to Worship Psalm 15 No. 747

* Hymn “I Come with Joy” No. 617

* Prayer of Confession No. 12

PROCLAMATION & RESPONSE

Scripture Luke 22:24-27

Prayers of the PeopleCaring Cards are available in the Narthex and Resource Library for your personal use in supporting the congregation’s joys and concerns. You also may send prayer requests to PrayerRequests@ValeChurch.org.After each petition, there will be a moment of silence closed by “Lord, in your mercy.” Please respond with “Hear our prayer.”

Call: Together, let us pray for . . .the people of this gathering . . . those who suffer and those in trouble . . .the world, its people, and its leaders . . .the church universal, its leaders, its people, and its mission . . .the communion of the saints . . .

The Lord’s PrayerOur Father, who art in heaven, hallowed be thy name.Thy kingdom come,

thy will be done on earth as it is in heaven.Give us this day our daily bread.And forgive us our trespasses,

as we forgive those who trespass against us.And lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from evil.For thine is the kingdom, and the power, and the glory, forever. Amen.

Offertory

* Doxology “When I Survey the Wondrous Cross” No. 298, v. 4Were the whole realm of nature mine,that were an offering far too small;love so amazing, so divine,demands my soul, my life, my all. Amen

* Prayer of DedicationWe come with no great gifts to offer, yet what we have we bring to you to make your love felt in the loneliness of other people’s lives, in their fear, their grief and their pain. Amen.

THANKSGIVING & COMMUNION

The Great Thanksgiving No. 15

Breaking the Bread

Giving the Bread and CupIn the United Methodist tradition, all who seek to lead a Christian life, together with their children, are welcome to receive communion. Gluten-free elements are available upon request.

Communion PrayerAlmighty God, you provide the true bread from heaven, your Son, Jesus Christ our Lord. Grant that we who have received the Sacrament of his body and blood may abide in him and he in us, that we may be filled with the power of his endless life, now and forever. Amen.

* Hymn “Let Us Break Bread Together” No. 618

SENDING FORTH

* Benediction

* Postlude

* Please stand if you are able.

Lay Reader – Deb Cohen (10:15am).

Altar Flowers – Altar flowers are in memory of Eric Wallen, on the 100th anniversary of his birthday, with love from his daughter, Terri Lowry and family.

Coffee Fellowship – Support the youth as they sponsor the coffee hour with their Dollars for Donuts immediately following the 10:15am service.

United Methodist Women – The UMW will serve a light lunch around 1pm, following the Morning of Service.

NEXT SUNDAY IN WORSHIP

April 9, 2017 – Palm Sunday

One Service Only at 10:15amNo Sunday School Classes

Jesus entered Jerusalem on a donkey. The people celebrated but some had no idea who he was.

What did the donkey symbolize? How do we tell people who Jesus was?

Join Us for Holy Week Services (April 9 - 16)

All are welcome to join us as we walk the solemn path of Holy Week and celebrate the joyful resurrection of our Savior.

Palm Sunday (April 9)One service only, at 10:15am in the sanctuary.

Maundy Thursday Service (April 13)Maundy Thursday service at 7:30pm at Community of Faith UMC, 13224 Franklin Farm Road, Herndon, VA 20171

Easter Sunday Services (April 16)7:00am Sunrise Service in the Fellowship Hall 8:15am Service in the sanctuary, with communion10:15am Service in the Sanctuary, with communion

5th Sunday of LentVale Announcements ~ April 2, 2017

WELCOME VISITORS! WE’RE GLAD YOU’RE HERE!

Whether you are new to the area or a long-time resident, we warmly welcome you to our community of faith at Vale Church! If you are visiting for the first time, we invite you to fill out a visitor card located in your pew.

Nursery care is available for infants and toddlers during worship services and Sunday school, year round.

Join us in the Fellowship Hall after both 8:15am and 10:15am services for coffee and snacks. Be sure to introduce yourself to one of our “Shepherds” (with the red nametags), who can answer any questions you may have about our church community and programs.

On your way out, please pick up a Vale Welcome Bag, which contains more information about our church. The bags are available at the entrance to the Main Sanctuary and outside the Church Office.

We look forward to meeting you—and hope to see you again soon! To receive emails from Vale Church about upcoming services and programs, please visit our website at www.ValeChurch.org/Vale-Voice.html.

Vale UMC is proud to be recognized as a Safe Haven congregation. If you suspect signs of human trafficking, please call 888.373.7888 or text 233733.

GROCERY DOLLARS - The profit from the grocery dollars for April will support Vale Preschool Scholarships. Stop by the Grocery Card table following the 8:15am and 10:15am worship services.

Thank you for your support of Grocery Cards.

Morning of ServiceTODAY

Sunday, April 2, 2017

After communion and a sending forth blessing we will go out into our community for various service projects that are listed below (10:45am - 1:00pm) followed by a light lunch provided by the UMW and a sharing of our experiences back at Vale.

Service Projects

The Closet - sorting project. Chris Olson, team leader.

SE DC Kids Ministry - Special food delivery, meet and greet the neighbors. Mary Morran, team leader.

Sunrise Assisted Living, Hunter Mill Music Ministry - bring your instrument and / or your voice. Jan Smith, team leader.

First Sunday - all youth of the church are invited to prepare, deliver and serve a meal to the homeless at Franklin Square in DC. Adults are also needed to provide supervision and transportation. Moises Altamirano, team leader.

Neighbors Feeding Neighbors - Breakfast and Snack bag packing to supplement our Generosity Feeds Program to local schools. This project will be held at Vale and reserved for those of our congregation who may find it difficult to go out to our other service projects. Ed Lowry/ Eileen Koefoot, team leaders.

Please contact Mary Morran (540) 270-5693 with any questions.

Paths of Light

Vale receives a $1,500 Grant from Walmart Foundation!

In an effort to find additional sources of funding to aid Vale in its mission to "move beyond our walls to create a more just and loving world", we applied and received a $1,500 Grant from the Walmart Foundation! This foundation grants funds to organizations that minister hunger and homeless programs within the communities served by Walmart Stores (this particular store is located at Jermantown Road and Lee Highway). Funds will go to support our new local hunger initiative, Neighbors Feeding Neighbors.

Neighbors Feeding Neighbors is a partnership with Crossfield Elementary (Fox Mill), Generosity Feeds, and other churches to address hunger needs in local Oakton and Vienna schools. We are launching a “Backpack Buddies” program to provide breakfast, snacks and weekend meals for students living in poverty who often go without meals. This new initiative complements our other local hunger and homeless missions [i.e.: First Sunday Mission, Southeast Food Pantry, FACETS Hot Meals Program, Hypothermia Prevention Shelters, The Lamb Center, and more] and addresses poverty in our immediate local community.

Wednesday Bible Study (10:30am) with Pastor Jeff

We are reading Detective Stories from the Bible by J. Ellsworth Kalas. Note that we will NOT meet on April 5th. Bible Study will resume on April 12th.

Men's Study Group (7:00pm) with Vic LarsonWe are reading a book written by J. Ellsworth Kalas, Parables from the Backside. We look forward to seeing you.

Adult Sunday School Classes at 9:15am

Each week, we offer two Adult Sunday School Class Options for you:

In the Resource Center: Topics from a Christian Perspective class is led by John Colwell.

In the Fellowship Hall (near the kitchen) Boundaries with Kids Class is led by Pastor Jeff.

For more information about Sunday School at Vale, please contact Ruth Anne Luckenbaugh ChristianEd@ValeChurch.org.

The Closet News

A new schedule for our volunteer days at The Closet is posted on the mission board. It covers the next 2 months: our days are: April 15th & 27th

(Sat. & Thurs.). This non-profit thrift store serves the local area by selling gently recycled clothes and wares at nominal prices and returns the profits to local charities and in scholarships to five area high schools. It also runs a truck mission to poorer areas in western VA where the goods are given to the needy. Please consider helping Vale continue this worthwhile mission by signing up to work on one of our days. If you have questions, contact Chris Olson at 703-476-4561 or golsonc@aol.com, or Bette Rutherford at 703-620-2448 or rockycat1@msn.com.

23rd Annual UM Women’s Easter Eggstravaganza!

The Easter Eggs will be available for pick up in the church kitchen next Sunday, April 9th.

Thank you to all who ordered eggs this year!

Easter Egg Hunt Candy Donations (needed by April 9th, Palm Sunday)

We are looking for donations of individually wrapped candy (no nuts, please!), and very small party favors to put in the eggs for the Easter Egg Hunt on Easter Sunday, April 16. Please place your donations in the box marked “Easter Egg Hunt Donations” in the fellowship hall. Thank you, as always, for your support!

"A Way Forward" Commission was approved by the 2016 General Conference to do a complete examination and possible revision of every paragraph of the Book of Discipline concerning human sexuality and explore options that help to maintain and strengthen the unity of the church. More information can be found at http://www.umc.org/who-we-are/commission-on-a-way-forward.

The Virginia Conference will be praying for the commission during the week of April 2-8. Vale UMC has committed to pray on Thursday, April 6. You are invited to select a time to specifically pray for this important work. You can go to bit.do/ValePrays or follow the link from the "Vale Signups" tab on the church website.

If you have any questions, please contact Pastor Jeff at Pastor@ValeChurch.org or call the church office at 703-620-2594.

Soldier Care Package Project: On March 24th, Vale’s United Methodist Women and Preschool joined with our neighbors at the Vale Club to participate in the Soldier Care Package Project. The UMW donated $100, plus snacks and toiletries, and our Preschoolers made cards that were included in the 24 packages sent to our military men and women serving overseas. The care packages will reach hundreds of soldiers serving in Iraq and Afghanistan. When we receive thank you notes from the soldiers, they never fail to mention how much they enjoyed the notes and pictures from our children at Vale. Thanks to all for making a soldier’s day brighter.

“Sgt. Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club, by the Beatles, is the most important rock & roll album ever made, an unsurpassed adventure in concept, sound, songwriting, cover art and studio technology by the greatest rock & roll group of all time” (Rolling Stone). Experience the

prolific album played in full note for note, cut for cut (sitars, orchestra, and kazoos included) by some of the world’s best musicians.

The performance is on Friday, June 23, 2017, at 8:00 pm, at the Filene Center at Wolf Trap, 1551 Trap Road, Vienna, VA 22182.

Please let Ed Lowry know by April 30 if you would like tickets. Tickets are $30; make checks payable to Vale UMC and note “UMM, Wolf Trap ticket” on the memo line. Checks must be given to Ed Lowry or received in the church office by May 21st.

If you have any questions, please contact Ed Lowry at edlowry@verizon.net or 703-620-6632.

Worship Service on DVD

Thanks to a generous donation of equipment, DVDs of the 8:15 worship service will be available after the 10:15 worship service. Perhaps you know someone who would love to participate in the life of the church by receiving a visit and video of worship. DVDs of the 10:15 service can be made by special request.

We would love to stream our worship services, but need someone to “champion” the project. If you have the interest, please see the Pastor.

Join the Bidding at Vale’s Silent Auction for Local Missions (April 30th)

Everyone's a Hero at Vale's Silent Auction for Local Missions, coming up on Sunday, April 30th, 11:30am to 1:30pm.

This will be Vale's 23rd Auction for Local Missions, which over the years has raised hundreds of thousands of dollars for outreach programs supporting those in need. We are counting on a big turnout of bidders from the Vale congregation to help make it a success. Now is also the time to spread the word to family, friends, neighbors, co-workers—anyone you know who is up for a good time and all for a good cause.

For the complete list of auction items (updated weekly) that will be up for grabs, visit Vale’s website, www.valechurch.org, and look for the article on the Auction for Local Missions.But most important of all, by participating in Vale's Silent Auction for Local Missions you'll be supporting more than a dozen local outreach programs that are fighting hunger, poverty and homelessness in our community.

Questions or if you are interested in donating items or helping out the day of the auction, contact Auction Coordinator Bill DuBois at 703-609-8051 or dubie1226@gmail.com, or see Bill at the grocery dollar table after service.

We Welcome Your Donation!

Your donation to Vale’s Silent Auction for Local Missions not only will put a smile on the winning bidder’s face, but also will directly help people in need in our community. And if you own a local business, what a great way to get exposure for your goods or services and be recognized for your generosity! Here are a few donation ideas to consider:

Summer/Winter Homes Restaurants AutomotiveTimeshares Move/Theater Tickets FloristsSports Tickets Home Services Baked GoodsSports Memorabilia Music Lessons BooksHotel / B&B Getaways Pictures/Paintings JewelryGolf Outings Pet SuppliesCruises Salons/Spas

The annual Vale Church Spring Cleanup is coming up on Sunday, April 23 rd from 11:30am to 3:00pm. Yes - you read it right - SUNDAY!

Jeff has blessed a "casual service" for the 10:15am Sunday worship, so everybody can walk out of the service, grab a coffee, and join in the fun! We will have free lunch for everybody (hot dogs, chips, and drinks), and we'll be joined by a full contingent of our Youth Group, the Boy Scout Troop, and all of your Vale Church friends.

Like last fall, this is a lot of relatively easy work - raking, pruning, and mulching. Think of it as an old-fashioned barn-raising (without the barn) - it is fun and very social, yet some great work gets done too. Please come help, even if you can do so only for an hour or two. What a great way to give a little time with no strings attached!

We always need tools, so please bring rakes, shovels, pruners, wheelbarrows, gloves, and tarps if you have them (put your name on them so they are returned when you go). Everyone in the church can help here, so please pitch in.

PS: Rain date is Sunday April 30th at 11:30am.

Interested in singing in the Chancel Choir, but can't make a long-term commitment? Handel's 'Hallelujah Chorus' is being rehearsed from approximately 8:30-9pm each Wednesday evening. Join us to prepare this fantastic work for Easter!

Please contact Jan Smith at Music@ValeChurch.org for more information.

District Spring Prayer Breakfast

On Saturday, April 22, from 9:00 to 12:00 noon, Vale Church will host the District Spring Prayer Breakfast in the Fellowship Hall. Vale’s own Joanna Dietz, Minister of Mission and Service at Braddock Street United Methodist Church in Winchester, will be the guest speaker. Breakfast will be served,

and all women of the church are invited to attend. Please sign up on the sheet posted on the UMW bulletin board.

Stewardship Monthly Update for 2017

February Year-to-DateWorship Attendance 133 117

Giving $28,342 $69,348

This Week at Vale ~ April 2, 2017 – April 9, 2017

Sun, April 2 10:00 am Meal Preparation for Mission in DC10:15 am Worship Service with Communion,

ONE SERVICE ONLY, followed by Morning of Service

1:00 pm Lunch provided by UMW, following the Morning of Service

2:30 pm Girl Scout Troop 2017 5:00 pm Girl Scout Troop 56016 7:00 pm Men’s Study Group

Mon, April 3 8:30 am UMW make Easter Eggs 9:30 am Jazzercise 7:30 pm Boy Scout Troop 1983 Meeting 7:30 pm Cub Scout Pack 1530 – Pack Leaders Meeting

Tues, April 4 8:30 am UMW make Easter Eggs 9:30 am Vale Preschool Classes, with Chapel 6:30 pm Girl Scout Service Unit 56-1 7:30 pm Missions Committee Meeting

Wed, April 5 8:30 am UMW make Easter Eggs 9:30 am Vale Preschool Classes 9:30 am Jazzercise10:30 am Bible Study with Pastor Jeff – CANCELLED 6:30 pm Staff Meeting 7:30 pm Chancel Choir Rehearsal

Thurs, April 6 8:30 am UMW make Easter Eggs 9:30 am Vale Preschool Classes 7:30 pm Church Council Meeting

Fri, April 7 10:30 am UMW make Easter Eggs 9:30 am Vale Preschool Classes 9:30 am Jazzercise

Sun, April 9 10:15 am Palm Sunday, ONE SERVICE ONLY, Chancel Choir Sings

12:00 pm Handbell Choir Rehearsal 7:00 pm Men’s Study Group

VALE CHURCH STAFFThe Rev. Dr. Jeffrey Haugh, Pastor

Cell: 804-687-3938 / Email: Pastor@ValeChurch.org

Lorene Perrin, Administrative Assistant & Notary PublicChurch Office: 703-620-2594 / Email: Office@ValeChurch.org

Ruth Anne LuckenbaughDirector of Christian Education & Preschool Director

Tel: 703- 620-2594 / Email: ChristianEd@ValeChurch.org or Preschool@ValeChurch.org

Moises Altamirano, Youth DirectorTel: 703- 620-2594 / Email: Youth@ValeChurch.org

Jan Smith, Music DirectorTel: 703- 620-2594 / Email: Music@ValeChurch.org

Norm Dietz, Accompanist

Mary Morran, Nursery Caregiver Cathy Lacy, Nursery Caregiver

Chris Jefferson, SextonTel: 703-620-2594 / Email: Sexton@ValeChurch.org

Edilman Robles, Custodian

2017 VALE CHURCH LEADERSHIPTom Feeney, Chairperson Susan Leigh, Secretary

Dorothy Arbiter, Lay Leader Andy Cohen, Finance ChairKevin Hart, Financial Secretary Jill Bach, Treasurer

Judy Carlson, SPRC Chair Ken Carlson, Trustees ChairWayne Applewhite, Nurture Ministry Chair

Debbie German, Witness Ministry ChairDeb Cohen, Outreach Ministry Chair

Michelle Whitlock, Lay Member for Annual ConferenceEd Lowry, United Methodist Men, President

Karen Leniart, United Methodist Women, PresidentClint O'Brien, Member at Large