stewardship 11/15 attendance...robin moscati, 571-218-8236 , [email protected] rada knives – joy...
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Bethany United Methodist Church The Church with Open Hearts, Minds, and Doors 1860 Hayes Road • PO Box 527 • Gloucester Point VA 23062 Office Hours: Mon.-Thurs., 8:00 a.m.‒4:00 p.m. Phone: 804.642.2110 Fax: 804.642.2114 Email: [email protected] Website: www.bethanyumc-gp.org
STEWARDSHIP 11/15
General Fund Total 4235.00
Pastor’s Discretionary Fund 320.00
ATTENDANCE
10:00 In-person Service 28
YouTube Viewers n/a
Total in Worship 28
VOLUNTEERS SERVING TODAY Sound Room: Jeremy Nardozzi, Beth Cook, Emily Montoya Altar Guild this month: Nerine Hickman, Lynda Blubaugh, Paul Kendall Trustee Contact this week: Milton Hudgins Lay Leader: Judy Burner
BUMC STAFF DIRECTORY
Mike Derflinger, Pastor call/text 540.631.4469, email: [email protected] M-TH 8-4, and by appt.
Adel Trevino, Church Office Administrator
office 804.642-2110 email: [email protected]
M-TH 8-4 closed for lunch, 30 min.
Sandra Fox, Director of Music call/text 757.329.6128, email: [email protected] Works from home, by appt.
Dr. Rudy Shackelford, Organist home 804.642.5938 By appt.
Robin Moscati, Director of Children & Youth Ministries
call/text 571.218.8236, email: [email protected]
M-W 9-4, SUN available after Worship
INTRADA O Worship the King UMH 73 Praise God From Whom All Blessings Flow UMH 95 Count Your Blessings Edwin O. Excell We Gather Together UMH 131 Now Thank We All Our God, from Cantata No. 79: Johann Sebastian Bach “For the Lord God Is a Sun and Shield” (1685-1750)
Transcribed for organ by Virgil Fox Based on UMH No. 102
WELCOME Pastor Mike
*ENTRANCE OF THE LIGHT OF CHRIST Christian Martin
*OPENING HYMN Come, Ye Thankful People, Come (vs. 1, 2, 4) UMH 694
*OPENING PRAYER Almighty and gracious Father, we give you thanks for the fruits of the earth in their season and for the labors of those who harvest them. Make us, we pray, faithful stewards of your great bounty, for the provision for our necessities, and for the relief of all who are in need, to the glory of your name; through Jesus Christ our Lord, who lives and reigns with you and the Holy Spirit; one God, now and forever. Amen.
*PSALTER Psalm 92 UMH 811
SHARING OF PRAYER CONCERNS Pastor Mike UNISON THANKSGIVING PRAYER O Lord, our God, you are the giver of all good things! We thank you for all your blessings and for your loving care through this year. We thank you for the gift of life, and for your protection in the whole armor of God. We thank you for your guiding Word and hand, and for your love within us. We thank you for friendship and duty, for good hopes and precious memories, for the joys that bring gladness during this pandemic and the trials that teach us to trust in you. Most of all, we thank you for the saving knowledge of your Son our Savior, for the living presence of the Holy Spirit, for the fellowship of your holy Church in all its forms, and all the means of grace. O God, help us to make right use of all these your benefits, and encourage one another in this fellowship to do the same, that we may live our lives as an acceptable thanksgiving to you all the days of our lives, and land us safely in Heaven, through the grace of Jesus Christ our Messiah. (All pray in silence, confessing our sins and receiving our Words of Assurance.) WORDS OF ASSURANCE
PRAYERS AND THE LORD’S PRAYER
VOLUNTARY Triumphal March on “Now Thank We All Our God,” Sigfrid Karg-Elert from Sixty-six Chorale Improvisations (1877-1933)
ANNOUNCEMENTS
CHILDREN’S MESSAGE Why Do We Give Thanks? Robin Moscati
STEWARDSHIP MOMENT Pastor Mike OFFERTORY PRAYER Lord, we give you today what is already yours. You provide so much for us, blessings pressed down, entwined together, more than we can use. Thank you for giving us the ability and privilege to give, and cheerful hearts to do it, for the work of your church in our community and around the world. We pray in Jesus’ name, Amen.
*SCRIPTURE Matthew 11: 25, 26 Pastor Mike
THE MESSAGE Jesus’ Thanksgiving Pastor Mike Jesus was thankful…
1. That God concealed His ways from sophisticates and know-it-alls but spelled them out clearly to ______________ people (Matthew 11:25).
2. When people “____________” the Gospel, why He came. 3. When people said “ _______________”. 4. Thankful for _______________________________. 5. Thankful for _____________________________ 6. My notes: ____________________________________________________________________
_____________________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________________
*RESPONSE TO THE WORD The Apostles’ Creed, Traditional Version UMH 881
*CLOSING HYMN Now Thank We All Our God (vs. 1,3) UMH 102 *BENEDICTION EXODUS Rejoice, the Lord Is King UMH 715
Our usher will escort you out pew by pew.
Notes: Our Opening Prayer was taken from the 2009 Community Thanksgiving Eve Service hosted at Bethany, which included the Bethany, Susanna Wesley, Bethlehem, and Achilles Friends churches.
WELCOME, GUESTS! We’ve been expecting you! CELL PHONES: Please remember to silence your phone before the service begins. Thank you.
*Please stand as you are able. And it’s okay to sit.
CHRIST THE KING THANKSGIVING SUNDAY
November 22, 2020 10:00 a.m.
Next Sunday:
Advent begins, the season of preparation for celebrating the birth of Jesus.
Presentation of Bibles to Third Graders.
Thank you to Nancy Wilburn for providing the harvest arrangement on the altar today.
CHILDREN & YOUTH MINISTRIES--
BIBLE BUDDIES and the YOUTH GROUP have been invited to 2 (count ‘em – two) pre-Christmas activities.
1.) Start your Christmas Season of Giving by giving your time, talent, and energy. The Children and Youth have been asked to decorate the Chrismon tree for our church. We need volunteers for 10:00 A.M. Saturday, November 28th (Thanksgiving weekend) for this Bethany tradition.
2.) The Salvation Army requests that we serve as Bell Ringers in front of the Gloucester WalMart on Saturday, December 12th from noon-2:00 P.M. Let’s gather that day to support a terrific community action group, and start celebrating Jesus’ birthday together.
Please text, call, or email Ms. Robin if you would like to be part of these festive, action-packed days! Robin Moscati, 571-218-8236 , [email protected]
RADA KNIVES – JOY Circle is selling Rada Knives. Money raised will benefit missions. Rada Knives make great Christmas gifts! Orders will be taken until the end of the month. If you need to see a book, call Charlotte Cecil at 804-815-1805 or 804-642-4176 and leave a message. You can also look online www.radacutlery.com to see products. Online shows retail prices, call Charlotte for discounted fundraising prices. Money is due with the order. Make checks payable to J.O.Y. Circle.
NADINE TATUM Update--Thanks to everyone who has helped out in response to Nadine Tatum’s sudden passing. A granite marker is ordered; when Hogg Funeral Home has placed the marker we will announce a day and time for a graveside service in Gloucester Point Cemetery.
REVERSE ADVENT BAGS---During this pandemic year our Reverse Advent Bags will be a big help to those in need. In the spirit of giving, we encourage each family to receive a Reverse Advent bag and fill it for a needy family. Treat it as you would a traditional Advent calendar; but instead of getting something each day, place an item per day in your bag, all the way to Christmas. Items should include non-perishable food and pantry items, paper products, household cleaning and personal hygiene items. Bags will be dedicated in Worship on December 20th. If you can't get your bag to church, please call the church office and someone will pick it up from your porch. Non-perishable items will be taken to the Salvation Army, GUEST Day Shelter, Union Baptist Church Food Pantry, and Bread for Life for distribution. Together we can make a difference in the name of Christ.
BULLETINS FOR NEXT SUNDAY will be printed on Tuesday. The deadline to submit information to be included in the Bulletin for next Sunday will be Monday by 12:00pm.
BETHANY NEWS AND ANNOUNCEMENTS CONGRATULATIONS: Jeremy Derflinger and Stevie Folger were married on November 14th in Front Royal, VA. They will reside in Front Royal. Jeremy is the son of Pastor Mike and Sherri Derflinger.
THANK YOU: Many thanks for the cards (over 170) that I have received since I fell on August 8th. Most came from Bethany. We appreciate the food, visits, and calls from a kind and caring church. With love, Judy & Milton Hudgins
Bethany UMC Prayer List BETHANY FAMILY
BIRTHS: Congratulations to Jason and Kristin (Sawyer) Poulan on the birth of their son, Landon Thomas. Landon is following-up at CHKD. CANCER/CHEMO: Greg Barnes (finished proton therapy), Krista Chase, Carol Johnson, David Lewis, Ted Peterman (NC), Linwood Rowe, Matt Shackelford GRIEVING: Family of Linwood Vincent “Buddy” Harris HEALTH ISSUES: Cliff Beach, Irene Brown, Woody Brown, Bessie Conner, Jimmy Greene, Marshall Lewis, Paige Mitchell, Peggy Peterman (NC), Nancy Smith, Rosemarie Tong, Rick Wilson HOMEBOUND: Linda Booth, Sid Dixon, Katherine Jordan, Alice McGee, Jack Wallace PARKINSON’S: Mike Andersen , Doris Courtney, Kathleen Greene, Fred Townsend RECOVERING FROM SURGERY: Darlene Bauschatz, Elizabeth Brown, Marsha Germek, Alan Harvey, Judy Hudgins, Kris Kiley, Bev Kearney, Joy Long, Dawne Sawyer, Bob Wharen EMPLOYMENT: Carol Johnson (retired from Hospice and is seeking part-time work), Steve Wike PRAYERS: Jeannie Meisner, Jennie Lipscomb RECUPERATING AT HOME FROM COVID-19: Erin Hearon, Dylan Hearon UPCOMING SURGERY: Dawn Cluts (surgery to remove a nodule on pancreas on 11/23)
BETHANY FRIENDS
CANCER/CHEMO: Roger Ferguson, Martin Kulik (NY), Jeanette Nichols, Angie Williams (NY) GRIEVING: Families of Gene Brown, Stanley Greene, and Mike Neary HEALTH/OTHER ISSUES: Les Breen, Bonnie Burton, Howard Corder (OH), Karen Hendrix, Janet Marshall RECOVERING FROM SURGERY: Diane Owens, Dottie Myers (PA), Dawn Phillips, Vicki Whitney, Larry Wilkinson RECUPERATING AT HOME: Bernice Greene
BUMC’S ACTIVE MILITARY AND THEIR FAMILIES (italics—Bethany friends)
Edward Bailey, Michael Brown, Peter Demetriades, Meagan Demetriades, Kevin Jacobs, Cory Long (Okinawa), Jim Minor (deployed until May 2021), all members of the military.
ASSISTED LIVING (italics-Bethany friends)
Gloucester House, 7657 Meredith Dr., Gloucester 23061 Lorraine Brown, Rm 107 Doris Courtney, Rm 105 Jean Heywood, Rm 110
Gloucester House, Memory Care Unit, 7657 Meredith Dr, Gloucester 23061 Esther Marie Jordan, Rm 304 Archie Leigh, Rm 313 Lana Loring, Rm 308
Sanders Assisted Living, 7407 Walker Ave., Gloucester 23061 Ellis Hall, Rm 106
Sunrise Senior Living, 2015 Cranbeck Rd., Richmond 23235 Pauline Harris, Apt. 130
OUR MISSIONARY – Clara Biswas, Cambodia.