PLANNING AHEAD

EVENTS Memorial Day—Church Office Closed—May 27 Sewing Day—June 12th @ 10 AM—2 PM

MEETINGS NMI Council Meeting—May 28 @ 7 PM

Haiti Highlights & Guatemala Glimpses—May 29 @ 6:30 PM

Worship Practice resumes on Wednesday nights—May 29 Leadership Team Meeting—June 4 @ 7 PM

THIS WEEK’S ACTIVITIES

If this is your first visit, Welcome! Our greeters have a gift for you at the Welcome Center.

If there is any need or special prayer request you wish to communicate to the pastoral staff, please fill out one of the white cards in the pew

rack and give it to an usher or put it in the offering plate.

Welcome to Midland Nazarene!

Go...“Be and Do Jesus Christ in every way, every day!”

TODAY NOON—Threshold Life Group Potluck Lunch—Town Square 6:00 PM—Sanctuary Life Group 7:30 PM—Softball Game—RC9 MONDAY, MAY 20 6:30 PM—Paradigm Life Group—Graham’s (1300 Illinois Dr) TUESDAY, MAY 21 5:45 PM—Children’s Ministries Team Meeting—Panera Bread WEDNESDAY. MAY 22 9:00 AM—Flower Garden Club 11:30 AM—Young Lives FUNd-raiser Lunch—Memorial Presbyterian 5:00 PM—Properties Team Meeting—Mail Room 6:30 PM—Keepers of the Faith (Birth-4th grade)—Town Square 6:30 PM—Hwy 56—Room 101 6:30 PM—Youth Group—Crossroads Chapel 6:30 PM—Men’s Bible Study—Paul’s Bookstore (Seven Words to Change Your Family study) 6:30 PM—Men’s Bible Study—David’s Recording Studio 6:30 PM—Bible Study & Prayer—Daniel’s Sports Den 6:30 PM—Intentional Parenting—Town Hall 7:00 PM—Vegetable Garden Club THURSDAY, MAY 23 11:00 AM—24 Fit Class—Town Square 7:00 PM—Prayer Group—Fryman’s (4405 Jefferson Ave) FRIDAY, MAY 24 NO SCHEDULED ACTIVITIES SATURDAY, MAY 25 9:00 AM—Vegetable Garden Club SUNDAY, MAY 26 8:00 AM—Worship Team Practice 9:30 AM—Sunday School Life Groups for all ages 10:45 AM—Worship Service 6:00 PM—Sanctuary Life Group

Worship Through Song “Spirit Break Out” “Glory to God Forever”

Welcome & Greeting Time

Worship Through Song “Jesus Paid It All”

Worship Through Prayer Pastor Dave

Please sign the Friendship Book (including all family members present)

and pass it down your pew.

Worship Through Giving “Search My Heart”

Following the offering, children (Pre-K through 6th grade) are dismissed for Children’s Church.

Worship Through the Word Pastor Dave & Pastor Becca “Prayer and the Holy Spirit”

(Acts 1:8; 2:1-21; 10:9-48; 12:1-19;13:2-4)

Benediction

Order of Worship

Adult Sunday Morning Life Groups—9:30 AM

Koinonia—in Town Hall (Rm 8)—Ruth Lafevor Come Join Us—in Sanctuary North (Rm 103)—Dorothy Pinner Reel Life—in Sanctuary East (Rm 102)—John Dana & Larry Nicholson The Way—in Cornerstone (Rm 101)—Pastor Dave

VISIT THE WELCOME CENTER FOR MORE INFO ON LIFE GROUPS!

PARENTS... Next Sunday, May 26th, there will be NO children’s

ministries during the worship hour (10:35-noonish). Pastor Dave would like all children to join their families in the

sanctuary for a special worship service. Thanks!

This Wednesday night will be the last night for these current

groups to allow for a summer rest (they’ll resume in September):

Men’s Bible Study led by Darin Dana

Keepers of the Faith (Birth—4th gr)

Highway 56 (5th/6th gr)

Please Note: Wacky Wednesdays for children will take place in August and

Women’s Bible study will resume in September. If you have any

questions, please call the church office at 631.4620.

Haiti Highlights & Guatemala Glimpses Wednesday, May 29th, 6:30 PM

Want to learn more about what the Grahams and Jodoins experienced during their time in Haiti? Did you know Dawn and

Travis Sweebe recently took a missions trip to Guatemala? Join us in Room 101 (Cornerstone Classroom) to hear about these trips

and to explore possibilities of joining a future team to Haiti!

Attention Graduates...

If you are graduating this spring, or have graduated

since last June, please contact Pastor Becca at

631.4620 or becca@midlandnaz.org so she can

follow up with you. We will recognize our high

school & college graduates on June 2nd.

Want to get Fit?

Nutrition Now’s, Kyle Gordon, is holding a

24 Fit Class at Midland Naz on Thursdays from

11AM— 12PM in Town Square. This class is FREE

and all are welcome to attend. Come join the fun!

Do you have a green thumb and enjoy planting and tending

flowers? Then the Flower Garden Club might be for you! Join

others on Wednesdays from 9-11 AM to tend our Midland Naz

flower beds. Any questions, please see Fern Brugger.

“Intentional Parenting”

Three sessions left… Check it out!

Led by Kristie Murray Wednesday nights @ 6:30 PM in Town Hall

Congratulations to Nate & Shari Meredith on the birth of Blake William on Wednesday, May 15th. He weighed in at 5 lb 13 oz and 19” long. Mom and baby are doing well!

Government & Community Leaders

Military Personnel in Combat: Drew Upleger (Korea) Nick Willford (Afghanistan)

New Prayer: Luke and Tonya Russell in death of Tonya’s father; Gary Miller in death of his mother; Nick (coworker of Rick Laplow) suffering from Lou Gehrigs Disease; Romes’ family

Continued Prayer: Sandy Eddy; Del Brugger; Betty Holey; Ray Park; Jacob Chambers; Martha Roy; Christians in Saudi Arabia; Amy Thomas; Carl Woods, Barry Saylor, Alex Markey

Ongoing Illness: Julie Creaseman (Myra Saylor’s niece); Paul Walker

Our Homebound: Esther Call; Vi Freudenmuth; Elsie Morse; Vernie Riggie; Bob Williams; Betty Zahm

Beyond Our Congregation: Gary Rapp (Lafevor’s brother-in-law); Peggy Lintemuth (Sarah Simpson’s mother); Garth Belland (Linda Wagner’s dad); Chuck Husted (Judy W’s brother); Judy Noakes (Doreen Boyer’s mom); Nicki & Avery Jardis (Jeff Jewell’s niece); Jean Vittum (friend of Lafevor’s); Karol Austin; Jan Wickham (Stefanie Hays’ cousin); Irene McMaster & Elmer Miller (Adam & Faith Miller’s grandparents); Rosie Bumpus (relative to Esther Call); Devon (newborn baby of Lindsey Pearsall’s friend); George Russell (friend of Roger Hallead)

To give updates on the above requests or share new requests, please contact Pastor Becca at 631-4620. Thank you!

5700 Jefferson Ave Midland, MI 48640

www.midlandnaz.org • 989-631-4620

Our mission is... CONNECTING PEOPLE to GOD, CONNECTING PEOPLE to PEOPLE,

as we grow together in BEING and DOING JESUS CHRIST in every way, every day!

PRAYER REQUESTS

May 19, 2013

Summer Camp

at Indian Lake Indian Lake Nazarene Camp is located in Vicksburg, which is over by

Kalamazoo. It has many different events happening during the summer

months. Check out ILNC's website for further details and to register…

www.ilnccamps.org

Camp Registration Fee is based on the date when EVERYTHING is at

the Camp office: interview sheet filled out and signed; medical release form signed; copy of both sides of your insurance card; authorization to participate

signed; and payment. You can register online, but some forms need printed,

signed & mailed to the camp office so plan accordingly.

July 14-18: High School Camp (just completed grades 9-12)

July 18-22: Middle School Camp (just completed grades 6-8)

July 29—Aug 2: Boys & Girls Camp (just completed grades 3-5)

Cost: $220.00 After June 3rd: $255.00

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July 1-3: Discovery Camp (just completed grades 1-3; grown ups welcome!)

Cost varies depending on lodging options: $80.00—$120.00

Children’s Check In Workers Needed

Would you be willing to serve on a 2 weeks on, 6 weeks off rotation to help check

in our children at a computer station? There are two Sunday morning shifts:

9:15-9:45 AM or 10:30-11:00 AM. It’s simple and fun to learn! Contact Pastor

Becca at 631.4620 or becca@midlandnaz.org if you can help!

The Church of the Nazarene’s General Assembly and

Conventions convenes every four years, bringing together

more than 20,000 Nazarenes from around the world.

General Assembly 2013 takes place June 19-27, 2013 in

Indianapolis, IN. Lodging reservations and registration information is available at the following website:

www.nazarene.org/ga

You’re Invited!

Andrew Kelly’s

Graduation Open House

Saturday, June 8

1:00—5:00 PM

Midland Nazarene Town Square

Jay Hignite’s

Graduation Open House

Sunday, June 9

1:00—5:00 PM

3916 West Wackerly St