June 15-Complete - West Lawn United Methodist Church

UPCOMING CALENDAR OF EVENTS FOR WLUMC
June 15, 2014
Sunday, June 15
Prayers for Pastors & Wor- Prayer Room .....................................
7:45 am
Traditional Worship Service . Sanctuary ...........................................
8:00 am
Fellowship Time .................... HeBrews Café ...................................
9:00 am
Praise Worship Service.......... Sanctuary ...........................................
9:30 am
Sunday School For All Ages. Education Bldg. ................................
9:30 am
Fellowship Time .................... HeBrews Café ...................................
10:30 am
Traditional Worship Service . Sanctuary ...........................................
11:00 am
Table Talk II ........................... Education Bldg., Room 109 ...........
11:00 am
Community Worship Service Community Center ..........................
11:10 am
Children’s Church .................. Community Center, Rooms 201 &
11:30 am
A.C. Mission Trip Mtg. ......... Education Bldg., Room 110 ...........
4:00 pm
Vacation Bible School ...... WLUMC Campus ......................
6:00 pm
Monday, June 16
Vacation Bible School ....... WLUMC Campus ......................
6:00 pm
Tuesday, June 17
Faithful Friends ...................... Education Bldg., Prayer Room ......
9:00 am
Vacation Bible School ...... WLUMC Campus ......................
6:00 pm
Wednesday, June 18
Prayer Service ......................... Sanctuary ...........................................
7:14 am
Vacation Bible School ....... WLUMC Campus ......................
6:00 pm
Thursday, June 19
Needlework............................. Education Bldg., Room 112 ...........
1:00 pm
Vacation Bible School ....... WLUMC Campus ......................
6:00 pm
Friday, June 20
Food Pantry ............................ Community Center ..........................
Saturday, June 21
2:30 pm
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15 Woodside Ave., West Lawn, PA 19609
P: 610-678-5611 F: 610-927-1225
Email: [email protected]
Web: www.westlawnumc.org
TRADITIONAL WORSHIP
8:00 & 11:00 A.M.
[*Please stand if able]
GATHERING
Preludes
“God Leads Us Along”
“Trumpet Tune from
‘Concerto con 2 Trombe’”
Our Life Together
Prelude
“Father, Most Holy”
Welcome & Greeting
Young, arr. Leatherman
Vivaldi
Trad., arr. Cherwein
Pastor Raffauf
*Call to Worship
Leader: As a shepherd seeks a lost sheep,
People: so God seeks and saves the lost.
Leader: Like a woman who searches for a lost coin until it is found,
People: so God rejoices over one soul restored to wholeness.
Leader: As a father receives a returning wayward son,
People: so God welcomes us, and lets the past be the past.
Leader: Therefore let us praise God in thanksgiving that we are received.
People: Let us receive and welcome and rejoice over one another
in the name of Jesus Christ.
*Hymn
“Amazing Grace”
No. 378
(Prayer cards may be passed to the center aisle for collection by the ushers.)
*( 8:00) Baptismal Covenant IV (pp. 50-53)
*(11:00) Baptismal Covenant I (pp. 33-39)
Reception of New Members: Barbara Stokes
*Passing of the Peace of Christ
*Act of Praise
“He Is Lord”
No. 177
PROCLAMATION
Luke 15:21-24
Scripture Reading
Page 78-79 (NT)
Readers
8:00 – Gloria Behrenshausen
11:00 – Debra Soule
“Never Left Out
Pastor Raffauf
God’s Word For Us
* Hymn
“Come, Sinners, to the Gospel Feast”
No. 339
Morning Prayers, Lord’s 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 sins,
as we forgive those who sin 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.
Welcome! Greeters & ushers will be happy to help you find
our Nursery, Prayer Room, restrooms, and provide assisted
listening aids. The Welcome Center, in our Sanctuary Lobby,
has more information about West Lawn UMC. First, second &
third-time guests: please fill out a “Welcome Guests” card to let us know that you
worshipped with us today— we are happy you are here! Visit our HeBrews Café,
located on the lower level of the Sanctuary at 9:00 am or 10:30 am to enjoy refreshments with friends in Christ.
Jeff Raffauf
Andrea Haldeman
Lead Pastor
[email protected]
Pastor of Discipleship &
[email protected]
Congregational Care
Nick Camacho
Pastor of Community
Outreach
[email protected]
Terry Cooney
Pastor of Visitation
[email protected]
CHILDREN & YOUTH SUNDAY SCHOOL @ 9:30 AM
in the Reiner Education Building
Infants ................................................................................................. Room 104
Toddlers .............................................................................................. Room 106
Age 3-4................................................................................................. Room 200
Pre-K-Kindergarten ............................................................................. Room 202
Grades 1-2 ............................................................................... Rooms 208 & 210
Grades 3-4................................................................. Community Center, Room 201
Grades 5-6................................................................. Community Center, Room 202
Youth ........................................................................................... Fire House Café
CHILDREN’S CHURCH @ 11:30 AM
in the Community Center, Rooms 201 & 202
ADULT SUNDAY SCHOOL @ 9:30 AND 11:00 AM
Adult Class 1 (Table Talk 9:30)
Kyle Idleman’s “Gods at War” ......
Adult Class 2 (Table Talk 11:00)
Andy Stanley’s “You’ll Be Glad You Did”
Adult Class 3 (Loyal Pairs & Spares) “International Lessons Series”........
Adult Class 4 (Barth Memorial Class) No Class This Week .....................
Young Adult Class (9:30)
Pete Briscoe’s “Experience Life” ....
Room 109
Room 109
Room 110
Room 112
Room 204
Flowers on the Altar Today are Presented:
In celebration of the 65th Wedding Anniversary
of Joyce & Glenn Davidson,
from your loving daughters.
To place an order for flowers, contact Harriett Ziegenfuss at
610-678-3107 by noon on Tuesdays.
Our 2014 Youth Summer Schedule is out,
but it’s never quite complete! Join our Fire
House Youth Ministry Facebook page, and
stay up to date with our activities this
summer! Don’t miss out on some fun fellowship dates, as well
as opportunities to serve! The calendar may also be found on
our church website!
Ministry Moment
Presentation of Our Gifts to God
Musical Offering
( 8:00)
“I Then Shall Live”
Chancel Choir
(11:00)
“Holy, Holy, Holy”
Jonathan Moore, Euphonium
“Bless Thou the Gifts”
*Response
Family Promise
Sibelius,
arr. Kirkland
Dykes,
arr. Court
No. 587
*Prayer of Dedication
*Hymn
“Sent Forth by God’s Blessing”
*Dismissal with Blessing
No. 664
ALL YOUTH signed up for the Creation festival
should have recieived paperwork in the mail. This
paperwork MUST be returned to me no later than
June 18. Please drop them in the box on my
office door, along with any money due. After June 18 you will be removed from
our Creation participant list, and your space will be issued to another youth. Anyone interested in joining our church family at the Creation festival this year
must contact Jeannie before June 18. Any questions about Creation should be
directed to Dean Vandersall or Jeannie Hetrich at [email protected].
*(11:00) We invite all to hold hands and sing “Blest Be the Tie That Binds”
“Adagio from ‘Sonata in G’”
*Postlude
Reach Out To Reading: July 6-11 (20 spaces)
Youth entering grades 7-12 in the Fall of 2014 are welcome to join us for
local missions as we team up with Zion’s Church in Hamburg and Reach Out to Reading. We’ll be
bunking at Rosedale Grove in Muhlenberg Township. This is a great first time experience for
youth who simply want to stay close to home. $100.00 total cost to youth. Meals and housing
included. SIGN UP NOW with a $50.00 deposit. Deadline to sign up is June 19.
(11:10) Ministry Moment
Family Promise
Passing of the Peace of Christ
Songs of Praise
(11:10) Children’s Sermon Children are invited to return to their seats
OR go upstairs to Rooms 201 & 202 for Children’s Church.
Our Prayers (Prayer cards may be brought forward, when invited, as we sing.)
( 9:30) Ministry Moment
Family Promise
Our Life Together
Our Gifts to God
Luke 15:21-24
Scripture Reading
Page 78-79 (NT)
9:30 Reader– DeAnne Bechtel
“Never Left Out”
Pastor Raffauf
God’s Word For Us
Thursday, July 31 thru Saturday, August 2, 2014 in Wildwood,
New Jersey! A Closer Walk is a dynamic Christian event designed
to help young people strengthen their relationship with Jesus. This
inspiring event will change lives. Cost to attend event: $75. Open to youth entering grades 7
thru 12… We will be camping on the beach. TENTH AVENUE NORTH will be leading
worship, along with Jonathan Lee. Cost includes wristband for Morey’s Piers amusement
rides and water parks, buffet breakfast & dinner on Friday, and an event T-shirt! Deadline to
register is JUNE 18, with a $40 deposit. Checks should be payable to WLUMC, & placed in
the drop-box on the youth office door, noting “A Closer Walk” in the memo line.
INTERESTED IN LEARNING MORE ABOUT WHAT’S HAPPENING
WITH THE TEENAGERS IN OUR CHURCH?
CONTACT BILLY OR JEANNIE HETRICH/ MINISTERS TO YOUTH
FIRE __ [email protected] ▪ [email protected]
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PRAISE WORSHIP - 9:30 A.M.
COMMUNITY WORSHIP - 11:10 A.M.
Welcome
*( 9:30) Baptismal Covenant: Jack Hill, Wesley Hoffert
New Members: Alexis Barby, Chuck & Pam Barby,
Kevin & Linda Kline, Amy Schneiderhan
Sending Out
“...we have to celebrate and rejoice, because this brother
of yours was dead and has come to life; he was lost and
has been found.”
~Luke 15:32 (NRSV)
ANNOUNCEMENTS ● UPCOMING EVENTS
If you would like to be kept apprised of events here at WLUMC by
receiving a copy of our mailings, please contact us: 610-678-5611 ●
email: [email protected] ● website: www.westlawnumc.org
Room Change: A meeting for the September 14-20 Atlantic City Mission
Trip will be held today at 4:00 pm in Room 110 of the Education Building.
Please contact Scott Szoke at 610-914-2807 for any questions.
There is a special offering envelope in your bulletin today for Peace with Justice
Sunday. This offering will be used to fund programs that advocate for peace & justice in the U.S. and around the world.
In conjunction with West Lawn UMC’s summer sermon series, “Wonderful
Words of Life” beginning in July & continuing through August, we will be singing your favorite hymns. Of course, this means that you need to share those with
us! So on Sundays throughout the summer, we invite you to indicate on the blank
side of your welcome cards (attached to the bulletin) your favorite hymn(s).
Circle of Friends and Family Promise invite you to a night of baseball on Saturday,
July 19th to watch the Reading Fightin’ Phils play New Britain at 6:35 pm. For a $5
donation (proceeds benefit Family Promise), you will receive a general admission ticket,
which may be upgraded for $2.00 at the game. Tickets may also be used at any other
home game this season. Please contact the church office or Jim & Bev Woodring (610678-7168) to purchase tickets or for questions.
SAVE THE DATE: The 11th Annual WLUMC Golf Tournament will be held
on September 21, 2014 at Manor & Pagoda Golf Courses. See the July newsletter
and future bulletins for more information.
Parking: We have a parking arrangement with Pagoda Realty (formerly Buckman’s Ski Shop). You may park on their lot on Sunday mornings, but please do
not park behind Dragonfly Salon. Thank you.
Attention Young Adults: The Young Adults are going to Ocean City NJ! On Sunday,
July 13, we will leave from WLUMC at 7:30 am in the church vans and enjoy fellowship, a Mays sandwich bagged lunch, games and several hours of beach time. For dinner we will be on our own on the Ocean City Boardwalk, and then get home around
11:00 pm. The cost of the trip is $10.00. If you are interested, call the office or email
[email protected] by Wed., July 9, and join us each Sunday morning in the
Education Bldg. for our Young Adult Sunday School class at 9:30 am.
Saturday, June 28, 2014 is United Methodist Night at the Phillies! We will be meeting at the Berkshire Mall SEARS AUTO parking lot at 10:30 AM (2:05 pm game time)
- look for the Bieber buses. (You will receive a call with your bus number, and receive your ticket
once on the bus).) You may bring food to the ballpark, but no glass/cans/hard coolers,
and only unopened bottles. To order a bagged lunch from Mays Sandwich Shop, pick
up form at the Welcome Center & drop at Mays by 6/20 (Bill will bring the lunches to your
bus on the day of the trip.) For questions, contact Lori Madara at 484-332-1582.
ANNOUNCEMENTS ● UPCOMING EVENTS
We will be hosting Family Promise
guests from June 22-29, and are looking
for volunteers in the following areas: (1)
Set up: Converting 4 Sunday School
rooms into bedrooms on the Sunday of
the guests’ arrival (about 1½ hrs.) (2) Meal
prep: Prepare a simple meal for our guests
& evening volunteers. (3) Evening host:
Arrive at 5:30 pm, dine with our guests &
stay until 8:30 pm. (4) Overnight volunteer: Arrive at 8:30 pm, & sleep over until
6:30 am. (5) Tear down: Arrive at 7:30 am,
on the Sunday of their departure, pack up
beds & restore the Sunday School rooms
(about 1 hr.) If you would like to be part of
this mission, please contact Wayne or Linda Weikel at 610-678-9499/
[email protected].
Summer Clean Up, July 8-9 We have
our new air conditioning system! Now,
after all of the work that has been done
our Sanctuary needs a good cleaning. If
you can help us tidy up the Sanctuary/
HeBrews Café area on July 8 or 9 between 9AM–3PM, please contact the
church office and let us know what time
you can help. Thank you!
Women’s Book Club will meet on
Wednesday, July 2 at 7:00 pm in the
Community Ctr., room 102. The selection will be “The All-Girl Filling Station’s Last Reunion” by Fannie Flagg.
On June 8, 2014, during the four
morning worship services at West
Lawn UMC, the members of both
New Journey/Nueva Jornada and
West Lawn UMCs voted overwhelmingly in favor of merging their
two churches. The New Journey/
Nueva Jornada members voted 28-0
in favor of the merger. The West
Lawn members voted in favor of the
merger by 414-12, with 13 abstentions. With the strong support of
both congregations, the merger
team, leadership and staff of both
churches will move forward with
completing the legal merger of these
two churches, both of which are
Pennsylvania non-profit corporations. The pastors would like to express their appreciation for the
prayerful consideration of all
throughout this process, and look
forward to God’s leading us in new
ways and in new ministries in the
days and years ahead as we seek to
make disciples of Jesus Christ for the
transformation of the world.
Thanks to all who have helped us
meet the cost of installation of our
new air conditioning system. To date
$23,476 has been received. Thank you
for your support and your gifts - past,
present, and future.
Don’t forget to pick up your United Methodist Day at Dorney coupons
(available at the Welcome Centers) for June 21st and save $20 per ticket!
Attendance and Financial Report for June 8, 2014
Our Presence
8:00
190
9:30
248
11:00
150
11:10
109
Total
697
180
2014 Annual Goal: $1,313,562
Sunday School
Projected Weekly Budget Need
$ 25,261
Budget Giving Total for June 8
$ 26,533
Goal for June: $101,017
Budget Giving YTD
$ 555,323
Received in June to date: $49,599