Communion

Sunday
June 7, 2015
Second Sunday after Pentecost
8:50 & 11 a.m. Worship Service
204 S. Ninth St., Columbia, Mo. 65201
(573) 443-3111 www.moumc.org

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8:50 and 11 a.m. Worship

The prelude is a silent, personal preparation for the worship of God.

(V) Those who are able are invited to stand.
Responsive readings: Leader (Italics) Congregation (Bold)
FWS = The Faith We Sing, UMH = United Methodist Hymnal

Children of all ages are welcome in our worship services. Childrens worship and activity packets
are available at the entrances. These green bags are marked for Ages 3-6 and Ages 7-12
and may be left in the pew or returned to one of the baskets following worship.

Coming Together into Gods Presence

PRELUDE

To God Be the Glory by Kenneth D. Varner

GATHERING AND GREETING

VOPENING HYMN UMH NO. 92

For the Beauty of the Earth v. 1-2, 4-6

WELCOME AND MORNING ANNOUNCEMENTS

INVITATION TO COMMUNION
PRAYER OF CONFESSION
Leader: For seeking our own way more than your will,
All:
God, forgive us, and renew our faith.
Leader: For speaking when we should keep silent, and for keeping silent

when we should speak,
All:
God, forgive us, and give us wisdom.
Leader: For desecrating and abusing parts of your creation,
All:
God, forgive us, and nurture our stewardship.
Leader: For refusing to consider the ideas and feelings of our sisters and

brothers in Christ.
All:
God, forgive us, and open our hearts.
Leader: For acting in haste at times and for dragging our feet at others,
All:
God, forgive us, and steady our pace. Amen.

WORDS OF ASSURANCE
Children are welcome to remain with their family in worship or may proceed now to
participate in one of these ministries:
8:50 Children 1 year 2nd Grade: Childrens Church and Serendipity Choir (Chapel/108)
11:00 Children Kindergarten and under: Nursery Care (110)
Parents and children reconnect following worship at the room listed.
2

Parents, please keep your children with you if you would like them to receive Communion.

SPECIAL MUSIC

Receiving the Word of God

THE WORD FROM HOLY SCRIPTURE

Philippians 3:1-16

For the people of God, this is the Word of God.

Thanks be to God.
And may the words of my mouth,
And the meditations of our hearts, be acceptable in thy sight,
O Lord, our strength, and our redeemer.

SERMON

Treasure and Trash

Rev. Larry A. Williams

Responding to the Word of God

HYMN OF PREPARATION UMH NO. 699

Come, and Let Us Sweetly Join

SACRAMENT OF HOLY COMMUNION UMH NO. 18 Musical Setting B

The Great Thanksgiving - Our Preparation for Holy Communion
THE LORDS PRAYER
Our 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.
SHARING THE BREAD AND CUP
Gluten free communion is available at the outside corners of the altar rail/kneeler.
COMMUNION MUSIC
618
Let Us Break Bread Together
628
Eat This Bread (2x)
641
Fill My Cup, Lord
393
Spirit of the Living God
PRAYER OF THANKSGIVING
Eternal God, we give thanks for this holy mystery
in which you have given yourself to us.
Enlighten us to treasure your way of love,
and trash that which distracts us from you.
Grant that we may go into the world,
in the strength of your Spirit, to give ourselves for others,
in the name of Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.

OFFERTORY
Siyahamba by John A. Behnke
To give your offering electronically, scan this QR code or
click the GIVE tab at www.moumc.org.
VDOXOLOGY UMH NO. 94
Praise God, from whom all blessings flow;
Praise God, all creatures here below: Alleluia! Alleluia!
Praise God, the source of all our gifts!
Praise Jesus Christ, whose power uplifts!
Praise the Spirit, Holy Spirit! Alleluia! Alleluia! Alleluia!
VPRAYER OF DEDICATION

Sending Forth into the World

WORDS OF FAREWELL & GODSPEED TO REV. LARRY

VHYMN OF SENDING FORTH UMH NO. 666

8:50 Lisa Miles

11:00 Roy Robinson

Shalom to You (2x)

VBENEDICTION
VPOSTLUDE

Improvisation on Hymn to Joy by Richard Elliott

TODAYS WORSHIP LEADERSHIP: Rev. Larry A. Williams & Nancy Cooper

Marty Hook, Director of Music; Craig Datz, Organist
Flower Acknowledgments
The flowers that grace the chancel this Sunday morning are given to the glory of God
by Grace Rhee, giving thanks to God for the beloved that rest between His
shoulders
and
by Betsy Reeves, Elisabeth Sobczak, and Amanda Sobczak in memory of
Thomas V. Sobczak, Dolores Florio, Maureen Hutcherson, Rita DiSalvo and
Chuck Wilms. We love you and miss all of you.

Today

Kids are Moving On Up! Beginning today children attending

Sunday School should move to the age/grade they will attend in
the Fall. If you have any questions, please contact Nancy Cooper at
nancy@moumc.org or 443-3111.
Free Tickets to Hot Summer Nights Childrens Concert
Series - The Missouri Symphony Society has provided us with free
tickets to the family and childrens concert series performances this
summer. If you would like some free tickets for you and your family,
see Jill at the Connections table in the Connector. All concerts
begin at 6:30 p.m. and are held at the Missouri Theater.
Concert dates: June 11- Filled or Sprinkled; June 25-Come Dance
With Me; July 9- Moving Parts (Music and Anatomy)
Nametags - We would like to give a warm welcome to Rev.
Kendall Waller when he joins us on June 28 by wearing our
nametags. Please mark the tearoff if you need to order a new one.
Nametags are $5 each.

Coming Up

June 9: Social Justice Book Club - Discussion willconcentrate

on the first three chapters ofThe New Jim Crowon Tuesday, June 9
at 7 p.m.in the Parlor. The remainder of the book will be discussed
at a date to be decided. For more information, contact Anne
GiffordRN, D.Ed.Min., at gifford1@mindspring.com, or Melissa
Clarke at melisc53@aol.com.
June 15: Deadline to submit materials for MUMC Foundation
undergraduate scholarships. www.moumc.org/scholarships
June 16: Prayer shawl ministry evening knitting group will meet
Tuesday, June 16 at 5:30 p.m. in the Cornerstone Coffee Shop area.
July 1: The Missouri United Methodist Foundation Board will be
accepting applications for grants at the July meeting. Applications
should address the religious, charitable and educational activities
of the church. Application forms are available at the church office
and should be returned to the Foundation mailbox at the office. All
applications must be received no later than July 1, 2015.
July 9: Christmas Dinner Donations and Volunteers Needed
- The Annual Christmas in July Dinner will be held July 9 from
5:30-7 p.m. at MUMC. This dinner provides food for more than
400 people. Santa will visit and children will be entertained with
craft activities. Donations of cash, food, childrens activity books
and crayons are needed. If you would like to be involved, please
contact Suzanne McDavid at suzmdavid@aol.com or 474-4416 or
Pat Martin at pat.brooks@mac.com or 445-5603.
Want to Help in Guatemala? The Guatemala VIM team is
recruiting membersfor the Feb. 14 to 21, 2016, trip. If you are
interested or want more info, contact Melissa Clarke at 442-3130,
881-7384 or melisc53@aol.com.

Church Family News

Condolences to the family of Mary Hoff, who passed away on

Monday, June 1, 2015. Services were held at MUMC.

Welcome to Missouri
United Methodist Church
June 7, 2015

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Next Sunday, June 14

Worship at 8, 8:50 & 11 a.m.

Life in Tension Isaiah 6:18 & John 3:16-21
Rev. Jim Bryan
Summer choir begins
Discover MUMC at 10 a.m.
In May the Cornerstone Coffee Shop
raised $197.63 for MUMY Mission
Trips. When you visit the coffee shop in
June your tips will support the Mission
of the Month: PET - Personal Energy
Transportation. .

MUMY MISSOURI UMC YOUTH

Contact Hank Jenkins, Youth Ministry Leader

hank@moumc.org, 443-3111, ext. 301.
Facebook group: MOUMY Twitter @MUMYHank

Childrens Sunday School 10 a.m.

Infants (Birth-18 months)
107
Terrific Twos
110
Preschool
105
Pre-K104

K-1st Grade

2nd Grade
3rd Grade
4th-5th Grade

CLC 103
CLC 102
CLC 104
CLC 105

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