Wells Memorial United Methodist Church

Rev. Heather Hensarling

Pastor

To Our First-Time Guests... Welcome to Wells Church. Please know that you are truly welcome and that you can be at ease here. Wells is a United Methodist congregation, but we consider ourselves one vine of Christ seeking to love God and love one another as we seek and serve our Lord Jesus. If you want to know more about Wells, please visit our website, wellschurch.org, or feel free to talk with one of our pastors, staff or ushers. We respect your privacy and will not ask you to fill out forms, but you may fill out a pew card to request information or be added to our mailing lists if you wish.

Your infants, toddlers and preschoolers are welcome in our warm, nurturing and well-supervised nursery. A “cry room” also is available at the back of the sanctuary, where you may listen to the service while you care for your children’s needs.

Restrooms are available down the stairs in the main entry foyer. Restrooms are also available through the right door at the front of the sanctuary.

Although all gifts are always welcomed to support God’s work through the church, you are our guest and we seek to give to you today. Please do not feel obligated to participate in the offering.

We hope you will join in all aspects of worship. The communion table is open to all. Holy Communion is served at the altar by intinction during the early service. There is no ushering. If you wish to receive, please come to the altar, take the bread and dip the cup and return to your seat.

Again, you are very welcome at Wells Church and we hope you will come again and consider making Wells your church home.

WELLS CHURCH Loving • Caring • Sharing

2019 Bailey Avenue, Jackson, MS 39213 | www.wellschurch.org 601-353-0658 | www.facebook.com/wells.church.14

A UNITED METHODIST CONGREGATION

S U N D A Y , F E B R U A R Y 3 , 2 0 1 9

SAVE THE DATE

The children’s Sunday School teachers warmly invite everyone to a

shower to help Jared and Ashley Rogers welcome their baby girl.

Join us Sunday, Feb. 10 at 12:30 p.m. in the Tonkel

Fellowship Center.

Jeremiah 1:4-10 (CEB) 4 The Lord’s word came to me: 5 “Before I created you in the womb I knew you; before you were born I set you apart; I made you a prophet to the nations.” 6 “Ah, Lord God,” I said, “I don’t know how to speak because I’m only a child.” 7 The Lord responded, “Don’t say, ‘I’m only a child.’ Where I send you, you must go; what I tell you, you must say. 8 Don’t be afraid of them, because I’m with you to rescue you,” declares the Lord. 9 Then the Lord stretched out his hand, touched my mouth, and said to me, “I’m putting my words in your mouth. 10 This very day I appoint you over nations and empires, to dig up and pull down, to destroy and demolish, to build and plant.”

T O D A Y ’ S S C R I P T U R E R E A D I N G

LIFE OF THE CHURCH PRELUDE Church Musicians INVITATION Cheryl Fowler, Lay Minister CALL TO WORSHIP “Let Us Come” Choir † OPENING SENTENCES Leader: This is God’s world! To us is given a vision of people

joined together in love. People: We come to celebrate and renew that vision,

opening ourselves to the One who is its source and its living fire.

Prayer: God our Creator, grant that we might be an image of your vision for this world and strengthen us in this hour of worship for your work. Amen.

† HYMN OF PRAISE “To God Be the Glory” Verses 1, 3, Hymnal 98

† AFFIRMATION OF FAITH Hymnal 881 PASSING THE PEACE PRAYERS OF THE PEOPLE and THE LORD’S PRAYER † HYMN OF CONSECRATION “Great Is Thy Faithfulness” Verses 1, 2, Hymnal 140 SHARED SCRIPTURE Psalm 76:1-6, Hymnal 794 GLORIA PATRI GIVING GOD’S TITHES AND OUR OFFERINGS † DOXOLOGY Hymnal 95 THE WORD OF GOD READ Jeremiah 4:1-10

Readers: Cameron Williams (8:30 a.m.) Aaron Araujo (11 a.m.)

ANTHEM “He Never Failed Me Yet” Vivian Charleston, Choir

THE WORD OF GOD PREACHED “He Never Failed Me Yet” Rev. Heather Hensarling

FIRST SUNDAY SERVICE OF HOLY COMMUNION †SHARED BENEDICTION “May the Lord Bless You”

† Please stand in body or in spirit.

S U N D A Y , F E B R U A R Y 3 , 2 0 1 9 Fourth Sunday After Epiphany

“Don’t be afraid...I’m with you to rescue you.” — Jeremiah 1:8 (CEB)

Welcome to Wells Church. We gather each Sunday to sing and celebrate, to pray and hear the word through scripture. We pray that something in this service touches your heart and helps you to receive the love and grace freely given by God.

One of the ways Wells will celebrate Black History Month is that Heather will preaching “He’s Never Failed Me Yet,” a sermon series based on African American Spirituals.

Dr. Jeff Parker, our minister of counseling, will be facilitating a series of sessions on grief on five or six Wednesday evenings beginning Wednesday, Feb. 6. If you are interested or have questions, please contact Jeff at drjparker@comcast.net.

We will soon be approaching the Lenten season, which is made more meaningful by our shared Lenten Devotionals written by WellsFolk. Please consider submitting a devotional to share this year. We follow the Upper Room format, with a Bible verse, a short 200-word devotional and a prayer. You can email them to admin@wellschurch.org.

The Church Administrative Council will meet from 12:30 to 1:30 p.m. today in the Tonkel Fellowship Center. Lunch will be provided.

Altar flowers are given by John and Morella Henegan in celebration of the birthday of their daughter-in-law, Audra Henegan. Entrance flowers are given by Frank Puryear in celebration of his mother’s 100th birthday on Feb. 5.

The February edition of WellSpring, our monthly printed newsletter, should be arriving by mail. It also is posted at wellschurch.org. If you would like to be on the mailing list please contact the church office or fill out a pew card. You also may subscribe to “This Week at Wells,” our digital weekly update newsletter, which is sent by email every Tuesday.

W E L L S U N I T E D M E T H O D I S T C H U R C H Loving � Caring � Sharing

W E L L S W E E K L Y A C T I V I T I E S TODAY Worship Services 8:30 and 11 a.m.

Sunday School 10 a.m. Administrative Council 12:30 p.m.

MONDAY Yoga 5:30 p.m.

TUESDAY Neighborhood Outreach Ministries 8-10 a.m.

WEDNESDAY Choir Rehearsal 5:30 p.m. Discipleship for Youth, Children, Adults 7 p.m.

THURSDAY Yoga 5:30 p.m.

In the early 20th century, while earning a master’s degree from the University of Chicago and a Ph.D. from Harvard, both in history, Carter G. Woodson witnessed how black people were underrepresented in the books and conversations that shaped the study of American history— African Americans were barely part of the story. Dr. Woodson sought to remedy that unfortunate reality.

In 1926, Woodson and others launched a “Negro History Week” to bring attention to the history and contributions of African Americans to the United States. Woodson chose the second week in February, as it encompassed both Frederick Douglass’ birthday on Feb. 14 and Abraham Lincoln’s birthday on Feb. 12.

President Gerald Ford decreed Black History Month a national observance in 1976, on both the 50th anniversary of the first iteration and America’s bicentennial year.

“In celebrating Black History Month,” Ford said, “we can seize the opportunity to honor the too-often neglected accomplishments of black Americans in every area of endeavor throughout our history.”