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2012 Central Texas Annual Conference Worship Book

Table of Contents

Page 2 – Biography of 2012 Conference Preacher Dr. Joy Moore Page 3 – Opening Worship 7:30 p.m., Sunday June 3

Austin Avenue United Methodist Church 7 p.m. - Music for Gathering and Preparation

Page 6 – Service of Remembrance 10:10 a.m., Monday June 4 for the Clergy and Laity Chisholm Hall, Waco Convention Center

Page 18 – Retirement Service of 2:10 p.m., Tuesday June 5 Honor and Gratitude Chisholm Hall, Waco Convention Center

Page 23 – A Service of Commissioning 7:30 p.m., Tuesday June 5 and Ordination Austin Avenue United Methodist Church

7 p.m. - Music for Gathering and Preparation

Page 38 – A Service of Repentance 8:30 a.m., Wednesday, June 6 Chisholm Hall, Waco Convention Center

In addition to the services listed above, we will observe Holy Communion during morning worship services each day of Annual Conference. The services begin at 7 a.m. and will be held on

the lower level of the Waco Convention Center in Texas Room North 114 & 115. The services will be led by the following…

Mon., June 4 – Rev. Steve Heyduck, Methodist Children’s Home

Tues., June 5 – Dr. Katie Long, Wesley Foundation, Baylor University

Wed., June 6 – Rev. Chris Mesa, Austin Avenue UMC, Waco & Rev. Valda Jean Combs, St. James & Wesley UMC, Waco


The Rev. Dr. Joy J. Moore, PhD serves as associate dean for Black Church Studies and Church Relations at Duke Divinity School in Durham, N.C. and teaches in the area of homiletics and the practice of ministry.

Moore serves on the board of directors for ZOE Ministries, an empowerment program that provides a comprehensive approach to transforming the lives of African children orphaned by HIV/AIDS, war, disease, famine and other causes. She is also on the advisory board of the Center for Reconciliation. Founded in 2005 to inspire, form, and support leaders, communities, and congregations to live as ambassadors of Christ’s reconciliation, the Center has become a leading voice in shaping a distinctly Christian vision of reconciliation, with a desire to equip the Church for reconciliation, justice, and peacemaking in a divided world.

Moore’s research interests focus primarily on understanding the critical issues influencing contemporary culture for community formation. Examining these interests in biblical studies, practical

theology, homiletics, narrative hermeneutics and social media, she is known for loving to tell stories with a theological twist! Her chapter in Andrew C. Thompson’s Generation Rising: A Future with Hope for the United Methodist Church (Nashville: Abingdon Press, 2011), calls for preaching that takes seriously the story of Scripture over the moralisms we choose to impose on its stories.

She became a John Wesley Fellow in 2001, and is a member of the Society for Biblical Literature, the Academy of Homiletics, the American Academy of Religion, and the National Association of United Methodist Evangelists. She joined the Administration at Duke in July of 2008 first as Associate Dean for Lifelong Learning. Prior to moving to Duke University, Moore was Assistant Professor of Preaching at Asbury Theological Seminary, Wilmore, Kentucky, where she has previously served a Director of Women’s and Ethnic Ministries and later as Director of Student Life. She has served as Chaplain and Director of Church Relations at Adrian College, Adrian, Michigan, a church-related liberal arts college. An ordained elder in the United Methodist Church West Michigan Conference, Moore has served as the associate and the senior pastor in congregations in rural, urban and suburban Michigan. A characteristic of her work has been to provide opportunities for the Christian hope to be explained and practiced so others are welcomed to accept their vocation as representatives of the reconciling love of God — practicing hope, hospitality, and honesty.

A native of Chicago, Illinois, Rev. Moore’s desire to teach led her to study at National Louis University in Evanston, Illinois, from which she received a Bachelor of Arts in Education and Mathematics. She holds a Master of Divinity from Garrett-Evangelical Seminary. Moore earned a PhD. from Brunel University, London, England in practical theology with an emphasis in Homiletics and Theological Hermeneutics.

A frequently featured preacher, Bible study leader and teacher at workshops, conferences, and worship services around the country, she is currently conducting research on the impact of various media forms on how we assimilate information and what it does to our religious imagination. Dr. Joy is an avid fan of books by David Baldacci, and, when she is not teaching, enjoys traveling, watching reruns of Babylon 5, and reading.


Central Texas Conference of The United Methodist Church

Opening Worship Sunday, June 3, 2012

Austin Avenue United Methodist Church, Waco

Music for Gathering and Preparation featuring the

St. James United Methodist Church Choir Temple, Texas

Renatta Grayer, accompanist

7 p.m.

True Praise Bishop Paul S. Morton, composer

You’ve Been So Faithful Eddie James, composer

You Must Be Faithful Glenn Burleigh, composer

Thank You, Lord for All You’ve Done for Me Walter Hawkins, composer

Come Thou Almighty King Rev. Timothy Wright, composer


Central Texas Conference of The United Methodist Church

Opening Worship

Called, Claimed and Committed

7:30 p.m. - Sunday, June 3, 2012

An interpreter for the hearing impaired is located near the front of the worship area. Please ask an usher if you need assistance.

Please silence all cell phones, pagers and other mobile devices.

Processional “He Leadeth Me” DeDe Jones, Jill Danklefs and Sam Titsworth

Video Call to Worship “Called”

Worship in Song “You Are Good”

“New Hallelujah” “Made to Live for You”

St. Andrew’s UMC, Arlington Worship Arts


Welcome and Introduction Rev. Chris Mesa Host Pastor, Austin Avenue UMC

Bishop Mike Lowry Central Texas Annual Conference Episcopal Leader

Prayer and Offertory Rev. Don Scott Central District Superintendent

“Amazing Love” St. Andrew’s UMC, Arlington Celebration Choir & St. James UMC, Temple Choir

Message in Song “In Christ Alone”

DeDe Jones

Reading of the Word Acts 2:1-13

The Message “The Word on the Street” Dr. Joy Moore

Call to Discipleship Bishop Mike Lowry

“I Surrender All” DeDe Jones

Sending “You Are Good”


RE-MEMBERING A Joint Clergy and Lay Memorial Worship Service

Monday, June 4, 2012

10:10 a.m. Chisholm Hall, Waco Convention Center


Please silence all cell phones pagers and other mobile devices.

GATHERING Dr. Luther Henry UMH No. 870

Leader – Dying, Christ destroyed our death. People – Rising, Christ restored our life. Christ will come again in glory. Leader – As in baptism they put on Christ, People – So in Christ may they be clothed with glory. Leader – Here and now, dear friends, we are God’s children. What we shall be has not yet been revealed; but we know that when he appears, we shall be like him. for we shall see him as he is. People – Those who have this hope purify themselves as Christ is pure.

*PROCESSIONAL For All the Saints UMH No. 711 Verses 1-3, 5-6


*PRAYER Rev. Carol Woods Eternal God, We praise you for the great company of all those who have finished their course in faith and now rest from their labor.

We praise you for those dear to us whom we name in our hearts before you.

Especially we praise you for those clergy and lay members of the Central Texas Annual Conference whom you have graciously received into your presence.

To all of these, grant your peace. Let perpetual light shine upon them; And help us so to believe where we have not seen, that your presence may lead us through our years, and bring us at last with them into the joy of your home not made with hands but eternal in the heavens;

Through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.

SCRIPTURE Isaiah 6:1-8 (Common English Bible) Mr. Aaron Kenniger 1In the year of King Uzziah’s death, I saw the Lord sitting on a high and exalted throne, the edges of his robe filling the temple. 2 Winged creatures were stationed around him. Each had six wings: with two they veiled their faces, with two their feet, and with two they flew about. 3 They shouted to each other, saying: “Holy, holy, holy” is the LORD of heavenly forces! All the earth is filled with God’s glory! 4 The doorframe shook at the sound of their shouting, and the house was filled with smoke. 5 I said, “Mourn for me; I’m ruined! I’m a man with unclean lips, and I live among a people with unclean lips. Yet I’ve seen the king, the LORD of heavenly forces!” 6 Then one of the winged creatures flew to me, holding a glowing coal that he had taken from the altar with tongs. 7 He touched my mouth and said, “See, this has touched your lips. Your guilt has departed, and your sin is removed.” 8 Then I heard the Lord’s voice saying, “Whom should I send, and who will go for us?” I said, “I’m here; send me.”

MESSAGE “Those Who Come Behind Us” Dr. Joy Moore

*THE NAMING OF THE SAINTS Rev. Rankin Koch After each name is read and a bell is tolled and the congregation will respond with

“Thank you, Lord, for this, your servant.”

Clergy Barbara Keeney Wordinger

Lee Alvin Bedford, Jr. William Sidney Roberts

Benjamin Thomas Tribble

Surviving Spouses Bernell Godfrey Rollin Gertie Mae Hamilton Lee Ann McClatchy

Mildred Crawford Burton Flora M. Barron

The congregation may be seated at the end of the readings of the names.


THE NAMING OF THE SAINTS Mr. Steve McIver Lay members from all of our Central Texas Conference churches have been remembered during the annual

meetings of their respective District Conferences. Memorial books with the names of those lay members from each district are present at the altar this morning.

As the name of each district is called, the members of that district will stand as they are able.

After the name of the district is read and a bell is tolled, the entire congregation will respond with “Thank you, Lord, for these, your servants.”

The members of that district may then be seated.

Central District

East District

North District

South District

West District

THE CROSS OF RESURRECTION

All are invited to place a flower on a Cross of Resurrection as a sign of the beauty of the lives that have been shared with us, in memory of those whose membership now belongs to the great cloud of witnesses and as a reminder of the

power of Christ’s resurrection to re-member us together.

As you place your flower on the cross, you are invited to remember a saint by name, either aloud or silently.

There are five crosses in Chisholm Hall this morning; Please follow the directions of the tellers, who will direct you to the nearest cross.

After placing your flower on the cross, please return to your seat.

Flowers are available at the entrances to Chisholm Hall.

CLOSING HYMN Hymn of Promise UMH No. 707


BLESSING Bishop Mike Lowry

Bishop – Lord, you remembered us.

People – Lord, you re-membered us.

Bishop – As those who share this church and conference as a place of membership,

People – We give thanks for the power of the risen Christ, that inspired those whom we remember today and that inspires us to re-member our ministries, clergy and lay, that your church might continue to build effectively, your kingdom.

Bishop – As we prepare to do the business of the church,

People – Help us remember that our business is to make disciples so that our world might be transformed by the unique and life-changing witness of Jesus.

Bishop – Bless us as we work together,

People – in the name of our Holy Creator, Redeemer and Sustainer. Amen.

Presiding Bishop

Bishop J. Michael Lowry, Central Texas Conference

Liturgists

Dr. Luther Henry, Consultant to the Cabinet

Rev. Carol Woods, West District Superintendent

Mr. Aaron Kenniger, Central District Youth Representative

Rev. Rankin Koch, South District Superintendent

Mr. Steve McIver, Central Texas Conference Lay Leader

Musicians

Owen McKnight, Director of Music, First United Methodist Church of Glen Rose

Dr. Andrew Hudson, Adjunct Faculty, McLennan Community College, Baylor University, piano

The following pages are a listing of those who have gone home to the Lord from April 1, 2011 through March 31, 2012.

Central District


Austin Avenue Lowrey Baskin Roselyn Bloomer Joyce Dozier Lettie Howell Angus McSwain Dorothy Menefee Dorothy Powell Billy Joe Smith Tommie Suits Hannibal Curtis

Blooming Grove Stephanie Brittingham Mary Frances Hiler Marilyn Smith

Blum N.L. Jones Roy Vernon Jones

Bosqueville Gene Cochrane

Bracks Gladys Jefferson Robert Mollett Louis Edward Mooney, Sr. Josiah Richard Vakaylee Stanley

Brushie Prairie/ St. Delight Robert Shultz

Cayote Emily Bailey

Central Lilla Armstrong Glenwood Arnold Ramona Chavers Edward Erwin John Fowler Myrtle Meador Lou Ridlehuber Judy Tye Emmett Weiser Dorothy Wetzel

Chatfield Frances Harwell

China Spring T.J. Burt Ruth Jenkins Avis Johnston Alton Soules

Clifton Lee Courtade Guy Dickson Essie Green Calvin Hodge Faye Linam Dot Meglasson Robbie Morton Bess Rea Lloyd Lee Turner

Cogdell Memorial John Balentine Virginia Evans Mildred Fussell Robert Jones Corsicana First Rosemary Acree Martha Ashe Dicky Bentley Opal Campbell Mary Alice Chapman Gayle Crawford Maxine Everett James E Fortson Joanne Bryant Jacobs Theo Montfort Ruth Morris Dorothy Smith Dorothy (Lou) Smith Margaret Strickland Covington David Allison Dawson Jake Hillis Buck Hodge Gene Neal Frost Diane Jaynes Namon Yates Hewitt Ila Ree Attaway Ernestine Tiller Hillsboro First Elsa Blair Bennie Ruth Coleman Linda Davis Forest Head Ben Lanford Louise Leatherwood Robert Sepper Mildred Sonnenburg Itasca Lorayne Barnes Margie Parrish Kerens First Mary Spurlock Earl L.E. Gray Charles Korn Anna Gene Hall Spurlock Billie Hewitt Scott King Memorial Charles Eubank

Lake Shore Lenore Alexander Jimmie Lee Chandler Fred Horn Amanda Litton Mildred Stanford Bernice Walters

Lakeview Clara Belle Cole Lois Gumbert Travis Roebuck

Lebanon Wanda Adams Roy Bessire James B. Hill

Leroy George Smith Juanita Smith

Line Street Lillian Bell Gracie Cheatham Dorothy Kaddatz Ron Spinks

Lorena Leyla Anderson Jeri Garman Jerry Hineline Fred Soules Steve Warrick

Mart First Margaret Clifton Clarence Hoffmann Ira (Mac) McFarland Ray Read Charles Rinehart Johnnie Williams

McGregor Linnie Dennis Jo Etta Kalal M.J. Norris

Meridian James Springer

Mexia First Lewis Blunt Tad Burroughs Robert Fain Theda Oberholtzer JoAnn Temples

Mexia Union Memorial Lorean Kirven Daisy Reed Grove Lloyd Baldwin Lynn McCary

Robinson Drive Floyd Pack Ethel Skinner Mary Smith Sparks Memorial Olivia Cloud Vanus DeArmon Julia Whitley Jeneta Young Speegleville Beth Novak Springhill Roosevelt "Rayford" Dorsey St. James Eddie Sue Martin St. Luke Mary E. "Mickey" Allen Dana Rose (Elliot) Bonner C.B. Breshears Don Massey Tehuacana Stan Mitchell Thornton Pete Mills Valley Mills First Bob Allen Connie Williams Katherine McNeill Waco First Gwynne Aydelotte Lewis Champ Meb Cooper Billie Cummins Arief Deane Frank Dickson Russ Fryer Greg Johnson Jim Jones Ray Lum Ollie Pearcy Floyd Prather Paul Rebholz Charles Roden Norma Sadler Elaine Sammons Margaret Shiller Virginia Smith Jim Truitt Robert Wiedenmann Mike Winner Waco Korean Joon K. Bak

Central District


Wesley Naomi Goldesberry Dorothy Hyles

Wesley Chapel - Gholson Brian Littleton Rozell (Jack) Quillian

West Margie Harrington J.T. Luco Patricia Swope Nicky York

Woodway Ellie Black Walta Brookshire Doris Fowler Nancy Hoyt Billy Montgomery

Wortham First Ruby Faye Dodson Larry Dunn Barbara Ann Garcia Christine LaFevre John Thomas Lansford

East District


Aldersgate Joy Fry Jim McAlister Gwen Maxwell Ruth Nephew Alvarado First Mildred Atlas Winnie Balentine Kim Grimes Dixie Hopper Karen Johnson Bettye Mahanay Wilma Mahanay Arlington First C.J. Andrews Ruth Black David Blair Irene Boullard Dan Brown N.L. Brown Daylon Bruce Nona Clemmons Peggy Clifton Katrine Coates Lorraine Collier Jerry Conrad Dorothy Crudup Mary Davis Maxine Eckelman Glenn Enger Tom Foster Shirley Garcia Ellis Harnist Margret Harrington Maxine Hart Les Hightower Dorothy Jones Margaret Ledford Jo Dale Lester Lu Love Clark Marshall Nina McClure LaVerne McLean Pam McQuitty David Moharter Margaret Nason Robert Oliver Mary Ann Parmentier Barbara Quarles Troy Rasor Johnetta Roberts Violet Sewell Pansy Skaggs Merlyn Sutton Joe Thomas Dawn Tinsley Barbara Turner Fay VanDam Beth Waddell William Ward Ann Whatley

Arlington First (cont.) Betty Jane Williams Eddie Williams Virginia Williams Jan Woiton J.B. Woiton

Bedford First George Cannedy Joy Cannedy Franklin Earney Jerry Proctor

Bethel, Waxahachie Ruth Junkin

Colleyville Marie McAdam Ruth Ogle Gene Sparks Tom Turner

Davis Memorial Howard Boyle Pat Boyle Kay Jehle Ed Jordan Harold Mitcham Steven Pfeiffer Tom Rohling Laura Schott Jeri Shackelford Jim Wallace

Eastern Hills Ransom Horne

Ennis First Pauline Boon Andy Bozek Bob Campbell Sandra Kirkpatrick Elizabeth Massengell Woodrow Wilson Odom Dorothy Sjoberg Naomi Vanier Kay Whitlock Pauline Williams

Epworth Lillie Mae Brewer Dorothy Davis Toby Linville Lou Marshall Ruby L. Morrow Jacki Voss Mary Jo Wolfe

Euless Jay "Cy" Martin Tori McGee Anna Moore Doris Wren Everman Lucille Winnett Bob Dill Wynelle Niswanger Gordon (Pee Wee) Walker J. W. "Dub" Keith Mary Rattan Ferris First Mattie Lou James Karen Turner

Ferris Heights Margurette Boren Ella Jane Gilmore Mattie Herndon Harold Myers Barbara Ralston T.K. Wheeler Good Shepherd Loyce Clifton Ernest Cortez Bonnie Sue Foster Grace Robert Carroll Jones Virginia (Ginny) Satterlee Grapevine First Inez Crow Karen Hendrickson Herbert Huber Lloyd Latta, Jr. Patsy Luers Beth Lyon Allen Martin Mike Pueppke Steve Stinson Claudia Street Sandra Tate Patricia VonPreysing Gene Zachary

Handley Beulah "Billie" Brown Vernon "Gene" Burge Juanita Coons Mary Louise Enochs Doroty Jewel Smith Sadie Snelling Alton "Herb" Taylor Mary Young

Hurst First Megan Baab Ed Broadhurst Frank Burch Eunice Burns Jo Cashion Evelyn Claunch Tom Cornwell Jim Creecy Gene Culley Vera Dawson Wanagen Froebel Willie Mae Heath Abigail Hutcheson Chuck Jorden Bill McCallister Jonnie McCoy Paul McMullen Patricia Miller Richard Pinske Gloria Prestridge Dale Talley Leo Truly Sara Vaughan Barbara Wordinger Nina York Keller First Stephen Best Susan Hanifen Donna Johnson Kathy Mann Jerry Morris Kennedale Gracie Aikman Ruth Evelyn Hodges Mansfield First Kim Dawson Don Gustafson Anne Jacobus Ruth Kohler Jack Leahy Richard Mann Jo Martin Pete Martin Jerry Mayes Geraldine (Jeri) Meadows Bob Rollins Bob Rudnicki Beverly Schiel Pat Turner Cindi Waldron Dale Walker Ella Walker Linda Warrick Eleanor Weatherby Maypearl Gene Pogue Glenda Pogue

East District


Meadowbrook Dorothy Roe Arnold Dorothy Burton Benna Chastain Dorothy Coleman Mary Collins James Dayton Herman Dodson Augusta Hopkins William R. Looney Bill McHarg Nelda Owen Joyce Park Dorothy Plumlee John Plumlee, Jr. Scarlet Jolene Rose Kenneth Sisserson Helen Tandy Wanda Fae Thompson Homer Venso Mildred Wilmoth

Midlothian First Finis Brumbeloe Ellan M. Burton Kaitlyn E. Flaherty Donnie E. Fleeman Annabell G. Frosch Sally B. Hayes Gene C. (Bill) Hutchins Opal H. Lawson James Bradley Miller Alice I. Nelson Edna T. Patton

Morningside Walter Day

New World Leroy Bishop Barbara Fox Edna Gilbert Cole Hardison Mary Simmons Anne Vey

Ovilla Mike Dickey

Palmer First George Hamblen Alice Jane (A.J.) Witt

Polytechnic Lou Byrd Eloise Coburn Marie Glick Tom Leahy

Red Oak Lou Nell Burnett Heneri Ann Short Donald Lee Sharp

Richland Hills Fred Bond E.F. Crites, Jr. Mary Lou Galletly Ann Graner Robert Hackfeld Mildred Hubert Marion Johnson Betty Keenan Dot Munger Jerrie Young

Sardis Elaine Bynum

Smithfield Susan Brown Earl Parkman Alyson Prestwood

St. Andrews, Arlington Stephen R. Pollock Gene Wheelbarger

St. Andrews, Ft. Worth Marcus Bell John Booker Moses Brown, Sr. Zenobia Ross Gardner Billye Jo Robinson Hattie Watts Carter Jerome Young

St. Barnabas Georgia Orr Charlotte Barnett Virginia (Bobbie)Porterfield Sylvia (Sally) Phillips Ada Bounds Edgar Allen Howell Richard Nelms

Ella Dozier

Melton E. Kiddy Jordan DeLon Jurline "Jerri" Howell

St. John the Apostle Deane Mays Frankie Smith

St. Luke John Butler Sherman Butler Norman Ellis Mary Frost Vicki Gaddy Marshall Hagmann Ruth Hargett Michael Hay Robert Jackson Sue Jackson Ascension Jorge Jim Martin Al Mobley Marietta Norman Bonnie Rhoades Paul Sandstrom Glenn Steddum Bernice Wilhite Bill Young

St. Paul John Farr Carl Jackson Joel Laws Ella Maekocher Patrick Pence Gene Riddie Martha Stroope

St. Stephen Jerry Mayes

Trinity Cheryl Hampton Roland Helper Wallace Keehr Prudence Lucas Dan Mayo Helen Noel Till Phillips Melvin Shanks Pete Still D. E. Tillman Carol Venn

Watauga Lani Linendoll Waxahachie First Jimmy Lee Becks Jr. Ouida Borders John Born Betsy Crawford Patricia Hill Joan Loveless Johnson Dianne Stroope Kelsch Erma Kennedy James Lewis Hattie Maxwell Bette Reaser Don Stroope White's Chapel Debra (Debbie) Beeson Virginia Epps Jere Francis Mitch Gillenwater Kathlyn (Kathy) Houser Connie Jenkins Helen Leslie George Lockhart Alexander Martin Nancy Martin Douglas (Doug) Mayer William (Bill) Merrill Kay Moeller Eldon Previte Oburn Quenichet Wm. C. Martin Jeri Barton John Boyd Donald Cole Greg Gambill Clifford Glazier Robert Hamilton Pauli Sitivi Josephine (Jo) Williams

North District


Acton Elizabeth Brake Bob Clawson Dorothy Clawson Robert Cowan Frank Ficklin Michael Hallowell Jan Holkort Bobbye Huntsucker Virginia Jackson Eustace Littlejohn Theta McLeroy Dottie Miller Ada Robertson Tom Rountree Virginia Whittaker

Aledo Harry (Happy) Dawson Sybil Thomas Wendol Hill Janet Mendoza

Alliance Carol Damon Pauline Hartsook Jerry Jeffery Sydney Sexton

Arborlawn Tom Beeler Bertha Berg Ruby Blood Betty Brooks Shirley Casstevens Mary Lou Clayton Dollye Davis Paul Dickson Melvin Downes Lee Garner Dub Graves Charles Griswold Elvira Harris-Rogers Billie Helms George Henderson Perry Henson Ben Hooks Melissa Jenista Diana Jennings Malon Jennings Kay Keller Amma Lee Lassiter Jane Morrow Ruth Nichols Dorrace Parker Kirk Parker Martha Perra Pat Polk Margaret Pospichal Edna Rheuark Dorothy Shaver Pody Short Glenn Stanford Ann Steed

Arborlawn (cont.) Geraldine Tucker Bobbie Weatherly Charles Yates Arlington Heights Larry Burns Mildred Burton Richard Jackson Constance Jenkins Michael Edward Leis Bobbie Ruth Litsey Ben Porter Rhinefort, Jr. Jo Ella Robinson Dora Spence

Asbury Coy McKinley Debra Smith

Azle First Betty Bettis James Spencer Dora Clark Aaron Terry Alvin Prince

Benbrook Kenneth Ashburn J. B. Spears Kathy Wyatt

Bethel, Fort Worth Faye Bruce Joseph Dlugauskas Edith Larsen

Burleson First J.W. Arnold Clinton Brown Darren Cranford Jerry Elkins Jean King Lois Patterson James "Dee" Rasco Tom Reeves Alvis Rhoden Mickie Ross Les Sells Clara Shippey Olyne Silkwood Smith, Lyda Smith Frankie Truly

Calvary Bryan DeForrest Jeannie Fox Sam Fox Sandra Wilson

Christ William "Bill" Jones III Cleburne First Charline Adame Raymond Gray Richard Horton Jonnie Mae Ledbetter George Philp Frances Sickler Ruth Tucker Juanita White

Couts Memorial Don Campbell Ruby Gardenhire Joy Hott Virginia Morgan Mildred Offield Leah Western Ann Witherspoon

Crowley Cody Burns Johnny Reed Don Reister

Dido Kathryn Sukup Charlie Winslager Eagle Mountain

Edge Park Beverly Bostick Joe Champ Dot Clifton Doris Deaton Fern Dove Jim Dunaway Tammy Haggard Jonell Hampton James McCoy Mozelle McCoy Robert Charles Osborne Bettye Stephenson James Weaver Lillie Mae Wolfe

Faith Lorene Bryant Emma Daniel Amy Eudy Mary Frizzell Nettie Goolsby George Jackson Naomi Napier Jerry Wilson

Fort Worth First Dick Anderson Juanita Austin Karl Birdson Wanda Burton Frank Carvey, Jr. Jim Coffman Jim Corser Rosalie Cowart Bill Crist Charles Crowell Oletta Davie Helen Davis Jerry Detwiler James Dulaney Nita Gothard Orville Hancock Clara Lee Harrell Ralph Hart Ida Hassell Forrest Hatfield Keirsten Head Bobby Helm Ruth Hilburn Louise Holze Frank Hood Carolyn Humphries Jeff Kerlee Carol Laabs Janet Locklin Martha MacQueen Elaine Maloney Michael McLeod Nelda Merrett Mary Parham William Perryman Eloise Pratt Bernell Rollin Rock Ruppert Stanley Schup Randell Smith Frances Smith Pollee Thompson Shirley Tompkins Irene Uberman Sheila Uhr Mildred Wahrenbrock Lee Watkins Brian Watkins Olan Watkins Jamie Wimberly Barbara Wordinger

North District


Genesis Ester Boyer Jack Christy Melvin Faulk Donald Graczyk Vera Haas Dee Lenzini Jean Moses Al Perry Susan Riddell Clarissa Rudd Helen Starling Robert Stubblefield Glen Rose Joe Don Echols Betty Manuel Arlene Pollock Pat Trimble

Grace Ralph Beaver Zada Gladden Bruce James A. Robinson

Granbury First John Alexander Leota Bolding Bob Brady Jack Carter Sylvia Conditt Betty Foree Willa Dean Granstaff Don Hanes Mary Jo Hill Curtis Kelley Shelby Line Lorel Marchman Rachel Lucille McMahon Dick Moore Jerry Oliver Mary Gene Outcalt Geneva Pickle Ruth Smith C A Snow John Tanner

Grandview First Matt Allen Bill Brown Edmond Irwin H.D. Tackett

Joshua First Cliff Adams Lori McKenzie Thaddis Moore John Mullen Velma Lou Pendergrass Henry Rehorovic Louise Zablotny

Kopperl Myrle Bradshaw Richard (Tilly) Archer

Lighthouse Fellowship Marcia Keithley Norma Richerson

Millsap G. B. Parks

Ridglea Margaret Ammons Georgia Brittian Doris Chandler Betty Goodman Tom Murray

River Oaks Lon Barker Mary Ann Barnes Jerry Birdwell Mildred Crittenden Mary Gilley Russell O'Harra Betty Simpson Rita Skipworth Jo Squyers Effie Mae Traugh Saginaw Carl Blount Bernice, Campbell Jill Christensen Margie Keeter Kevin Robertson Edie Sunday Silver Creek Betty Tucker Springtown Roy E. Ballew Wilma Bradshaw William F. Charleston Mary Ellen Roberson St. Mark William Anderson Hazel Birdwell Donnie Cox Florence Harris James Hutchison Tolar Dean Kennedy University Mary Jo Blackwell Maurine Lay Roxie Ruth Young

Waples Ben Edmondson Watts Chapel Robert Gatlin Wesley Williams

Weatherford First Patty Crosby Gary Pipkin Sandra Roddy Martha Louise Watson

Wesley Doris Jean Bessire George Hughes

Wesley Memorial Mattie Fern Smith

Western Hills Janie Bielefeld Martha Davis John Fant Pat Freeman Evelyn Jackson Joan Jefferson Barbara Leach Elmo Livingston Fred Marten Harvey Neuman Roy Newman

South District


Bartlett Marcela Karl Nannie Jane Slavovnek Belton First Jerry Barton Garrett Emberton George Ferrell Walter Garner Elmer Glazner Happy Harris Crystal Hill Kenneth Peel Ollie Pierce Raul Rojas Roy Wetzel Matthew Williams Julia Wilson Florence Jack Ballback Dorothy Hester Jennifer Langer Bud Maines Foundation at Lakewood Andy Bohanon Gatesville First Arief Deane Melba Hunt Adele Jones Alice Newland Katie Puglisi Georgetown First L.N. (Andy) Anderson Drusilla Anderson Colleen Blondeau Ruth Clark Katherine Crider Judith Gay DeBakey Joe Edwards Donald French Patricia Griffin Lillie Hargett Bailey Hudson Jim Mallon Herb Nolen Ann Palmerton Dave Porter William (Dub) Ramsel Jesse Ray Mildred Jean Rusk Patricia Stinson William Walker Eleanor Warner Good News Barney Davis Denton Hudgeons

Grace Thomas Bader Naomi Kohl-Smith Jannett Pritchard Joann Wright Harker Heights Gerald Corn Charlene John Nora Stafford Holland Wanda Liles Hutto George McCord Jarrell Creta Thomas Killeen First Carolyn S. Cartmell Grace Clark Dave E. Conder Susan Denham Chester Frisch Billie Hickman Lee Hodgson Gary Purser Don Wood Lanham Mavis Helen Jones Carl Ray Sellers Little River Rose Goodenough Gary Wood Moody First Judy McMillan Moody Leon Minnie Haas Mary Jo Karnowski Mooreville James Elliot Robert (Bob) Gylling Floyce Mel Nehring Oak Park Inez Andrews Ruby Arnett John Lehr Norma Patterson Wayne Rogers Aubrey Woolley

Oglesby Searcy Hurst Mary Searcy Pidcoke Janis Patterson Frank Soltis Nokie Willett Rogers B.J. Ward Rosebud Howard Carbery Dale Marek Virginia Marek Jacqueline Yett Round Rock First Evelyn Boyd Annell Eppright Michael K. Evans Al Foltz Roy Lynn Fontana Lisa Gassiott Rose V. Gill Mark J. Guiling Henry Kethley Henley E.D. Johnson Fred Donald Nettle Charlotte Payne Michelle Rasberry William Richardson Charles William Richardson Elva S. Roberts Pauline Tidwell W.T. Ward Delores Young Salado Jack Knox Doug Morgan Anna Thompson Dianna Williams Taylor Willingham St. Andrew J.D. Higginbotham Vera Murvine Milstead Analiesse Monte Bill Speer St. James Minnie Bastian Taneah Johnson Jwel Parker Billy Spears Elroy Victorian

St. John's Nell Bentley Harry Easter Bob Fisher David Lee Jameson Rosalene Julian Bobby Ward St. Luke Charles Kaufman William Roberts St. Paul George Buckhalar Beth Brewer Alberta Hallonquist Ganelle Moore Cecil Perry Cora Mae Procter St. Philip's Don Steinwart Taylor First Sarah Blackmore Robert Borgne Doris Livingston Jim Prater Temple First John Barnes Paul Boston Morgan Cain James Champ Julie Debord James Fairweather Lenard Fulton Don Gidden Dorothy Haster William Kelly Wilson Moon Delores Roseler Ernest Shillingburg Jack Sutherland Emily Walther Tenth Street Claudia Glover Dr. Glenn Lee Willima Soper Troy Irene Blasingame Marie Gover Margaret Maedgen James Thomason Wellspring Charles Hanks Nancy Potter Jim Troublefield Jan Uthoff Louis Williams

West District


Ballinger First Dalton Crockett Alfred H. Dallinger E. Maurine Fowler Mary Ella Robertson Mabel Bigby Worsham Bangs First Pauline Bartlett Ray Dean Donnie Findley Charles McDonald Lavon Sanders Bob Sikes Blanket Delsey Ary Braunette Murray Pete Petross Breckenridge First Russell Carter John Ed Conner Dale Harbison Jimmy Jones O. H. Reaugh William (Bill) Taylor Eunita Taylor Trimble John Trimble Brownwood First Mary Brogden Metta Burney Elva Kirk Glynn Kirk Loris Jackson Elizabeth Johnson Kathleen Johnson Jack Lamkin Jill Millican Joy Neefe Louise Stephens Shannon Stone Central Brownwood Helen Wesson Billie Gilbreath Lee Ann McClatchy Joe Gilmore Warren Driver Wanda Smith Cisco First Paul Cooper Dana Goosen Jim Griffin Dorothy Jones Marge King Youvonne McMillan Gertrude Petty Myna Taylor

Coleman First Ida Belle Flippen Jim Gill Mary Elizabeth Hall Forrest Johnson Iona Kemp Lela Merle Lawlis Dollie Scott Juanita Blanton Scott Dollie Sparkman Archie Strickland Lillian Strickland Coleman Trinity Archie Slate Comanche Margaret Ashton Edward (Buster) Donald Comanche First Charles Dudley Cranfills Gap First Zelda Anderson Cross Plains First Betty Browning Virginia Payne Shana Hyles Reed DeLeon First Jessie Blakney Kyle Caraway Fayne Pair Hazel Stephens Dublin First Marcile Brown Mildred Brown Cecil Campbell Winifred Guerry Emma Huggins Early First Charles Arnold Allcorn Betty Ebeling Nelda Jo Phillips Dorothy Stacks DeVern Wheeler Eastland First Edwin Davidson Cleo Duncan Blanche Hall Vivian Kile Sue Lovelace Judy Poblete

Graham First Madeline Allen Harry Moody Bettis Harold Dean Boyle Alyce Marie Bradshaw Morean Cook Lu Duke Sidney (Sid) Hearne Ruth E. Maples Darrell McGee Richard (Dick) Michel Jimmie (Jim) Norvelle Lyle B. Reed Alyne Thompson Sandra Wadley Hamilton First Eddie Lynn Ellenburg Carol Griffen Paul Douglas Heyroth Laura Evelyn Jones Wendy Peele Rodger Pierson Jewell Sellers Mary Lou Straughan Charles True Vernon Walthers Paul Winn Bert Wood Hannibal G.W. (Cowboy) Stewart Hico First Dorothy Cryer James Cryer Doris Flowers Jo Hill Freeda Latham Iredell First Billy Jack Blakely Joyce Myers LaBowe Charles Pierce Jean Robert McGee Kenneth McGee Eve Ashworth Lenny Province Mineral Wells First Bernice Grantham Warren Pruitt Bob Walls Dora White Newcastle Elese McDougal

Oakdale Edith Carr Mildred Kennedy Roger Long Don Thompson Flossie Trussell Olney Bob Camp Chad Cantrell Geraldine Dalrymple Edith Farmer Mae Goodloe Clytee Scobee Florence Toole Wayne Wainscott Ruby Etta Wesley Palo Pinto Sandra Kolesar Jordan Bell Joyce Tomlinson Salem-Crestview Donny Ray Choate Roy Major Mahan St. Paul Melinda Bohmfalk Stephenville First Connie Birdsong Don Douglas Jean Goldsberry Betty Hadderton Dwaine Hays Opal Littleton Barbara Nix Clarice Sweeney Mary Wallace Unchartered: Comunidad de Fe Veronica Cuellar Valera James Tiehle Bledsoe Winters First Hazel Badgett Kenneth (K.W.) Cook Nina Hale Eunice Mathis Zephyr UMC Geraldine Campbell Joe McWilliams Roy Pickard, Jr.

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RETIREMENT SERVICE OF HONOR AND GRATITUDE

2:10 p.m. - Tuesday, June 5, 2012 Waco Convention Center

An interpreter for the hearing impaired is located near the front of the worship area. Please silence all cell phones

and pagers.

*Congregation, please stand as you are able.

*Please stand as you are able. 19 UMH- United Methodist Hymnal TFWS- The Faith We Sing

*Call to Worship Rev. Brenda Wier

Leader – We come to celebrate God’s call lived out in faithfulness.

People – We celebrate the ministries of those who stand before us.

Leader – We are grateful for your work, O Lord, through them.

People – Thank you, Lord, for the ministry we share. Bless this time as we affirm what has been, and look forward to what will be.

*Hymn “Forward Through the Ages” UMH No. 555

Verse I Forward through the ages, in unbroken line, move the faithful spirits, at the call divine.

Gifts in differing measure, hearts of one accord, manifold the service, one the sure reward.

Refrain Forward through the ages, in unbroken line, move the faithful spirits, at the call divine.

Verse II Wider grows the kingdom, reign of love and light, for it we must labor, till our faith is sight.

Prophets have proclaimed it, martyrs testified, poets sung its glory, heroes for it died.

Refrain Forward through the ages, in unbroken line, move the faithful spirits, at the call divine.

Verse III Not alone we conquer, not alone we fall, in each loss or triumph, lose or triumph all.

Bound by God’s far purpose in one living whole, move we on together to the shining goal.

Refrain Forward through the ages, in unbroken line, move the faithful spirits at the call divine.

Prayer Rev. Carol Gibson Scripture Reading 2 Kings 2:9-15 Rev. Frank Briggs


Response of the People Dr. Jim Conner

Leader – Brothers and sisters in Christ, you came to us from congregations where the Spirit of the Lord was upon you, and you were charged to preach to the broken-hearted, to visit the captive, to anoint those who were bruised. These things you have done.

People – We thank God for the community of the faithful in which the word of God found response. Countless persons have depended upon you for help. In the providence of God, you know that both suffering and joy can be God’s way of teaching and healing.

Leader – At your ordination, you received authority to read the Holy Scripture in the Church of God, to preach the Word, to celebrate the Sacraments, to order the life of the Church, and to connect the Church and the world. By grace you did many things that seemed to be beyond your power.

People – We thank God that you were given the vision to be faithful. Death and illness have not come on schedule. The truth has not always been easy to preach. We know something of the grace by which you have lived, and we thank God for your vision and faithfulness.

Leader – Never think lightly of the great good that God has wrought through you. Continue to be true to your calling. May God’s love and power be with you always. Let us pray together.

All – God of grace, you fill your servants with your vision. You empower your servants with your Spirit. We give thanks for the ministry of these men and women, and for the ways in which you have ministered to us through them. Give them a sense of your abiding presence that they may continue to love and serve you, and ever grow in grace and knowledge of Jesus Christ, in whose name we pray. Amen.

Recognition and Responses from the Retiring Class

Retirees and spouses please come forward as your names are called.

Rev. Robert Dan Benton and Cynthia Rev. E.F. "Skip" Blancett and Gayle

Rev. Thomas Edward Connolly and Judy Rev. Thomas Michael Faile and Meg

Rev. Sheila Karen Granderson Dr. James "Gus" Guthrie and Sue

Rev. Joseph Michael Hannah and Frances Rev. Sandra Elaine Hippman

Dr. John Charles Holbert and Diana Rev. Marty K. Jeane and Daena Jan

Rev. John Howell Loggins and Linda Dr. Linda Susan Mitchell

Dr. Lynn David Moore and Jill Rev. Norman Lee Suggs and Nancy

Rev. George Mimms Sutton and Margaret Rev. Gary Frank Turner and Carol


Passing of the Mantle Bishop Mike Lowry

Retiring Elder, Tom Connolly & Receiving Elder, Estee Valendy Retiring Deacon, Karen Granderson & Receiving Deacon, Greg Shapley

Representatives of the retiring and incoming classes kneel.

The bishop takes a mantle and places it on the shoulders of the representatives of the retiring class saying – In the book of Kings we read of the Prophet Elijah’s ministry. The mantle, symbolic of submission to God, fell upon the younger prophet, Elisha, and the spirit of Elijah rested upon Elisha.

The representatives of the retiring class rise and place their mantle on the shoulders of their representative of the new full member class, saying – I transfer this mantle from one generation to another, indicating that the responsibilities and dedication of one generation will be caught up and carried on by another, and the spirit of today’s Elijahs will rest upon today’s Elishas.

*Hymn “Take My Life and Let It Be” UMH No. 399

Verse I Take my life and let it be consecrated, Lord, to thee.

Take my moments and my days, let them flow in cease-less praise. Take my hands and let them move at the impulse of thy love.

Take my feet, and let them be swift and beautiful for thee.

Verse II Take my voice, and let me sing always, only, for my King.

Take my lips, and let them be filled with messages from thee. Take my silver and my gold; not a mite would I withhold.

Take my intellect, and use every power as thou shalt choose.

Verse III Take my will, and make it thine; it shall be no longer mine. Take my heart, it is thine own; it shall be thy royal throne. Take my love, my Lord, I pour at thy feet its treasure store.

Take myself, and I will be ever, only, all for thee.

*Benediction Bishop Mike Lowry

Bishop – For everything there is a season, a time for every matter under heaven. So, too, there is a time for movement, new adventure, fields of service not yet touched. With love, we send you forth in the spirit of John Wesley: May the world be your parish.

People – Go into the world and respond to the love of Christ in all you do. Live out the vision God has given you. May God’s mercy, grace and peace be with you. May you be channels for God’s mercy, grace and peace to the world wherever you may be!


Retirement Service of Honor and Gratitude Liturgists

Bishop Mike Lowry

Rev. Frank Briggs

Dr. Jim Conner

Rev. Carol Gibson

Rev. Brenda Wier


A SERVICE OF COMMISSIONING AND ORDINATION

Austin Avenue United Methodist, Waco

Music for Gathering and Preparation 7 p.m.

Dr. Randy Umstead, Director Austin Avenue United Methodist Church

Bronwen Forbay-Umstead, soprano Randall Umstead, tenor

Jeffrey Arnold, piano

“Let the bright Seraphim” from Samson George Frideric Handel (1685-1759)

Christmas Song Charles Gounod (1818-1893)

“Rejoice greatly, O daughter of Zion” from Messiah George Frideric Handel

Is there anybody here who loves my Jesus Roland Martin Carver (b. 1942)

You can tell the world Margaret Bonds (1913-1972)

He's got the whole world in His hands Margaret Bonds


Central Texas Conference A Service of Commissioning and Ordination

Tuesday, June 5, 2012


Please silence all cell phones and pagers.

Entrance

PRELUDE Finale – Symphony No. 1 Louis Vierne (1870-1937)

*PROCESSIONAL All Hail the Power of Jesus’ Name UMH No. 154/155 Verses 1-3 UMH 154 & Verses 4-6 UMH 155 *GREETING AND OPENING PRAYER Dr. Michael McKee

Leader – We come together as the Church to offer praise and thanksgiving to God, to hear the Holy Word, and to seek for ourselves and others God’s call, mutual claim, and our commitment.

Together let us pray.

People –God of light and truth, you led your apostles to appoint ministries in every place. Guide your church, through the wisdom of your Holy Spirit, that we may choose men and women with gifts and graces called to servant ministry. May they with diligence and faithfulness fulfill their various ministries with the gifts you have given them. Grant that we your people may follow where you lead, perfect our ministries, and live in joyful obedience to your will. Amen.


OF THE BAPTISMAL COVENANT Bishop Mike Lowry

Ministry is the work of God, done by the people of God. Through baptism all Christians are made part of the priesthood of believers, the church, Christ’s body, made visible in the world. We all share in Christ’s ministry of love and service for the redemption of the human family and the whole of creation. Therefore, in celebration of our common ministry, I call upon all God’s people gathered here. As the Bishop pours the water he says – Remember your baptism and be thankful. People –We remember our baptism and affirm our common ministry.

Presentation of Candidates PRESENTATION Mr. Steve McIver

Today, these witnesses to Christ have been called forth from us in the same way that the witnesses of the past were called by the Holy Spirit. On behalf of the laity of local congregations who have examined and approved these candidates; and of the Board of Ordained Ministry of this Annual Conference, which has recommended these persons; and this Annual Conference, which has approved them; we present these persons, who are responding to their call, to be commissioned or ordained to ministry in The United Methodist Church.

CANDIDATES to be COMMISSIONED Dr. Chris Hayes

Bishop Lowry, we recommend the following persons for commissioning as Provisional Members in Christ’s Holy Church…

Candidates, please stand as you are able when your name is read.

Provisional Deacon Joy Elizabeth Roberson

Provisional members planning to give their lives as Deacons in full connection shall be in ministries of Word and Service in the local church or in an approved appointment in the local church, as outlined in

Paragraph 326.1 of the 2008 Book of Discipline.

Provisional Elders Daniel Koos Hawkins Michael James Rodden David James Ray Margaret Ann Witmer-Faile

Provisional members planning to give their lives as Elders in Full Connection shall be in ministries of Word, Sacrament, Order and Service in the local church or in an approved appointment in the local church, as outlined in

Paragraph 326.2 of the 2008 Book of Discipline.


CANDIDATES to be ORDAINED DEACON Rev. Bobby Cullen

Bishop Lowry, we recommend the following persons to be ordained as Deacon in Full Connection in Christ’s Holy Church… Candidates, please stand as you are able when your name is read.

Deacons in Full Connection Kay Lynn Lancaster Amy Aline Tate-Almy

Gregory Paul Shapely These persons are to be ordained to a lifetime ministry of Service. They have been under appointment in service ministry. They have participated for two years in Residence in Ministry, and completed written and oral review

with the Conference Board of Ordained Ministry. They have been approved by vote of the Board of Ordained Ministry and the clergy session of the annual conference, and elected to full membership in the annual conference.

The ministry of Deacon exemplifies and leads the Church in service to God in the world, remembering and celebrating the gifts of God and living faithfully in response to God’s grace.

CANDIDATES to be ORDAINED ELDER Dr. John Clifford

Bishop Lowry, we recommend the following persons to be ordained as Elders in Full Connection in Christ’s Holy Church or received under Recognition of Orders… Candidates, please stand as you are able when your name is read.

Transitioning from Deacon to Elder Holly Clarinda Dittrich Jane Elizabeth Woodward

Kevin Robert Wilson These persons are Ordained to the Order of Deacon, and are to be to be ordained to a lifetime of Service, Word, Sacrament

and Order, upon which they will surrender their previous credentials. They are under appointment in service ministry. They have completed written and oral interviews with the Conference Board of Ordained Ministry, and have been approved

by vote of the Board of Ordained Ministry, as outlined in Paragraph 309.2-3 of the 2008 Book of Discipline. The ministry of Elder exemplifies and leads the Church in service to God in the World in remembering and celebrating the

gifts of God and living faithfully in response to God’s grace.

Elders in Full Connection Tae Sun Beckling William Steven Moss, IV Kyland Cason Dobbins Robert Franklin Nimocks, IV Michael Harry Love Estee Carel Valendy

These persons are to be ordained to a lifetime ministry of Service, Word, Sacrament and Order. They have been under appointment in service ministry. They have participated for two years in Residence in Ministry,

and they have completed written and oral interviews with the Conference Board of Ordained Ministry. They have been approved by vote of the Board of Ordained Ministry and the clergy session of the Annual Conference and

elected to full membership in the Annual Conference. The ministry of Elder exemplifies and leads the Church in service to God in the World in remembering and celebrating the

gifts of God and living faithfully in response to God’s grace.

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AFFIRMATION OF CANDIDATES Bishop Mike Lowry

Bishop – Brothers and sisters in Christ, these persons, are by God’s grace to be commissioned and ordained to ministry. Christ gave this command: “Ask the Lord of the harvest to send laborers into his harvest.” In Antioch, the Holy Spirit instructed the community to “Set apart Barnabas and Saul for the work to which I, the Holy Spirit, have called them.” These sisters and brothers know our Savior’s concern for God’s people, see the plentiful harvest, and are ready to respond generously to the Lord in the words of the prophet: “Here I am, send me.” The Church has discerned that they are persons of sound learning and of Christian character, and possess the necessary signs of God’s grace, and have demonstrated a profound commitment to serve Jesus Christ. Therefore, we believe them to be duly called to serve God. AFFIRMATION OF CANDIDATES (continued)

Bishop – We ask you, people of God, to declare your assent to the commissioning and ordination of these persons. Do you trust that they are worthy, by God’s grace?

Candidates – We do! Thanks be to God!

Bishop – Will you uphold them in their ministry?

Candidates – With God’s help, we will!

The candidates may be seated.

PROCLAMATION

ANTHEM My God Is So High arr. Moses Hogan

Chrystle Hicks, mezzo-soprano, and the combined choirs of Austin Avenue United Methodist Church,

Central United Methodist Church and First United Methodist Church-Woodway Dr. Randall Umstead, conductor

SCRIPTURE LESSON Exodus 16

MESSAGE “The Hunger Games” Dr. Joy Moore


RESPONSE *AFFIRMATION OF FAITH Apostle’s Creed Rev. Carol Gibson

I believe in God, the Father Almighty, maker of heaven and earth; And in Jesus Christ his only Son, our Lord; who was conceived by the Holy Spirit, born of the Virgin Mary, suffered under Pontius Pilate, was

crucified, dead, and buried; the third day he rose from the dead; he ascended into heaven, and sitteth at the right hand of God the Father Almighty; from thence he shall come to judge the quick and the dead.

I believe in the Holy Spirit, the holy catholic church, the communion of saints, the forgiveness of sins, the resurrection of the body, and the life everlasting. Amen.

GLORIA PATRI UMH No.70 OFFERTORY PRAYER Rev. Carol Gibson

Our 2012 Annual Conference offering will be used within the Central Texas Conference to energize and equip local churches to be engaged in collaborative ministry related to our focus areas of risk-taking mission and service,

ministry with the poor, global health ministries or intentional faith development. OFFERTORY ANTHEM Finale – Sonata Heroïca Joseph Jongen (1873-1953)

Matthew J. Pool, organ

GENERAL EXAMINATION

The candidates stand, and the Bishop addresses all the candidates

Bishop – My sisters and brothers, all Christians are called through baptism to share in Christ’s ministry of love and service, and empowered by the Holy Spirit to work and live for the redemption of all people and the whole creation. You have been called, by the Spirit of God working in you, to a particular form of service within God’s people, and today the Church, the Body of Christ, confirms and blesses your calling through commissioning or ordination.

As representative ministers in the Church, you are to be co-workers with the Bishops, Deacons, Diaconal Ministers, Commissioned Ministers, Local Pastors, Associate Members, Elders, and Laity. It is your task to proclaim by word and deed the gospel of Jesus Christ, to lead persons to faith in Jesus Christ, and to conform your life in accordance with the gospel.

Remember that you are called to serve rather than to be served, to proclaim the faith of the Church and no other, to look after the concerns of Christ above all.

So that we may know that you believe yourselves to be called by God and that you profess the Christian faith, I ask you:


Bishop – Do you trust that God has called you to the life and work of commissioned or ordained ministry? Candidates – I do so trust. Bishop – Do you believe in the Triune God, and confess Jesus Christ as your Lord and Savior? Candidates – I do so believe and confess. Bishop – Are you persuaded that the Scriptures of the Old and New Testaments contain all things necessary for salvation through faith in Jesus Christ, and are the unique and authoritative standard for the Church’s faith and life? Candidates – I am so persuaded, by God’s grace. Bishop – Will you be faithful in prayer, in the study of the Holy Scriptures, and with the help of the Holy Spirit continually rekindle the gift of God that is in you? Candidates – I will, God being my helper. Bishop – Will you be loyal to The United Methodist Church accepting its order, liturgy, doctrine, and discipline, committing yourself to be accountable with those serving with you, and to the Bishop and those who are appointed to supervise your ministry? Candidates – I will, God being my helper. Bishop – May God, who has given you the will to do these things, give you grace to perform them, that the work begun in you may be brought to perfection. All – Amen.

The Bishop calls the people to pray. Let us offer a few moments of silent prayer for these persons to be commissioned or ordained by God and the Church.

The people pray in silence

Bishop – We give you thanks, Living God, that in your great love you sent Jesus Christ, your only begotten Son, to take the form of a servant of all. You have taught us, by His word and example, that whoever would be great among us must be servant of all.

Give to these your servants the grace and power they need to serve you in this ministry. Make them faithful pastors, patient teachers, humble servants, and wise counselors. Enable them to serve without reproach, to proclaim the gospel of salvation, and to offer with all your people spiritual sacrifices acceptable to you; through Jesus Christ our Savior, who lives and reigns with you, in the unity of the Holy Spirit, one God, now and forever.

All – Amen.

HYMN We Are God’s People TFWS No. 2220

Verse I

During the hymn, those being commissioned, please come forward.


EXAMINATION OF PROVISIONAL MEMBERS

The Bishop addresses the congregation – Brothers and sisters in Christ, these persons stand here today, elected as provisional members of this Annual Conference and commended to us for commissioning to ministry among us.

The Bishop examines the candidates – Brothers and sisters in Christ, this is a solemn hour in your life and the life of the Church. You have shared in the ministry of all the baptized and you have witnessed that Christ calls you into ordained ministry. Serving among us as faithful disciples, we have seen in you gifts and graces for leading the people of God in service.

Will you give yourself fully to the work of God in the world and to servant leadership in the life and work of Christ’s Church?

Candidates – Following Christ, I will.

Will you join with other provisional members for mutual support in the practice of leadership among the people of God?

Candidates – With God’s help, I will.

COMMISSIONING

Bishop –[Name of Candidate], I commission you to be a faithful servant leader among the people, to lead the church in service, to proclaim the Word of God, and to equip others for ministry, in the name of the Father, and the Son, and the Holy Spirit.

Candidate – Amen.

After the laying on of hands and prayer for the Holy Spirit, those being commissioned as provisional members will receive a Book of Worship.

HYMN We Are God’s People TFWS No. 2220

Verse II

During the hymn those ordained Deacon may return to their seats while those being ordained Elder come forward.


EXAMINATION OF DEACON CANDIDATES

The Bishop addresses all of the Deacon candidates –A Deacon is called to share in Christ’s ministry of servanthood, to relate the life of the community to its service in the world, to lead others into Christian discipleship;

A Bible is lifted by an assistant.

to teach and proclaim God’s Word, to lead in worship, to assist elders at Holy Baptism and Holy Communion, to nurture disciples for witness and service;

A pitcher is lifted by an assistant.

to serve all people, particularly the poor, the sick, and the oppressed, to interpret to the church the world’s hurts and hopes, to lead Christ’s people in ministries of compassion and justice, liberation and reconciliation even in the face of hardship and personal sacrifice.

These are the duties of a Deacon.

Bishop – Do you believe that God has called you to the life and work of a Deacon?

Candidate – I do so believe.

Bishop – Will you, for the sake of the church’s life and mission, covenant to participate in the Order of Deacons? Will you give yourself to God through the Order of Deacons in order to sustain and build each other up in prayer, study, worship, and service

Candidate – I will, with the help of God, and with the help of my sisters and brothers in the Order of Deacons.

LAYING ON OF HANDS FOR DEACONS Family members and friends are invited to stand where they are for silent prayer during the laying on of hands.

One by one the candidates go to the Bishop and kneel.

While the hands are imposed, the Bishop prays – Almighty God, pour upon [name of candidate] the Holy Spirit for the office and work of a Deacon. [Name of Candidate], take authority as a Deacon to proclaim the Word of God and to lead God’s people to serve the world.

After the laying on of hands and prayer for the Holy Spirit, those being ordained as deacons will receive a Bible and a stole.

HYMN We Are God’s People TFWS No. 2220 Verse III

During the hymn those ordained Deacon may return to their seats. Those being ordained Elder come forward.


EXAMINATION OF ELDER CANDIDATES

The Bishop examines the Elder candidates, saying – An Elder is called to share in the ministry of Christ and of the whole Church; to preach and teach the Word of God;

A Bible is lifted by an assistant and faithfully administer the sacraments of Holy Baptism and Holy Communion;

A chalice is lifted by an assistant to lead the people of God in worship and prayer; to lead persons of faith in Jesus Christ; to exercise pastoral supervision, order the life of the congregation, counsel the troubled, and declare the forgiveness of sin; to lead the people of God in obedience to mission in the world; to seek justice, peace, and freedom for all people; and to take a responsible place in the government of the Church and in service in and to the community. These are the duties of an Elder.

Bishop – Do you believe that God has called you to the life and work of an Elder?

Candidate – I do so believe.

Bishop – Will you, for the sake of the Church’s life and mission, covenant to participate in the Order of Elders? Will you give yourself to God through the Order of Elders in order to sustain and build each other up in prayer, study, worship and service?

Candidate – I will, with the help of God, and the help of my sisters and brothers in the Order of Elders.

LAYING ON OF HANDS FOR ELDERS Family members and friends are invited to stand where they are for silent prayer during the laying on of hands.

One by one the candidates go to the Bishop and kneel.

While hands are imposed the Bishop’s prayer continues – Almighty God, pour upon [name of candidate] the Holy Spirit, for the office and work of an Elder.

[Name of candidate], take authority as an Elder to preach the Word of God, and to administer the Holy Sacraments.

After the laying on of hands and prayer for the Holy Spirit, those being ordained as Elders will receive a Bible and a stole.

HYMN We Are God’s People TFWS No. 2220 Verse IV

During the hymn those ordained Elder may return to their seats.


SENDING FORTH The Bishop addresses the congregation – Let us pray. We thank you, gracious God, for raising up among us faithful servants. Clothe them with your righteousness, and grant that we, with them, may glorify you by giving ourselves to others through Jesus Christ our Savior, who lives and reigns with you, in the unity of the Holy Spirit, one God, now and forever.

All – Amen. *DISMISSAL WITH BLESSING Bishop – Go in peace to serve God and your neighbor in all that you do.

People – We are sent in Christ’s name. Thanks be to God!

Bishop – The grace of Jesus Christ, and the love of God, and the communion of the Holy Spirit be with you all always.

People – Amen.

*RECESSIONAL Lift High the Cross UMH No. 159 Please remain in your places until all worship leaders, commissioned ministers, Deacons, and Elders have recessed.

The congregation is invited to greet the newly commissioned and ordained ministers and the retiring ministers following the service.

POSTLUDE Toccata –Symphony No. V Charles-Marie Widor (1844-1937)

Please join us for an outdoor reception, under the tent on 13th Street, just adjacent to the sanctuary.

Fresh-made ice cream will be served. You may exit the building either through the main entrance facing Austin Avenue or through the 13th Street lobby, by using the sanctuary exit nearest the chancel.


The Symbols of Commissioning and Ordination

In the service of commissioning and ordination the primary sign and act is the laying on of hands. The laying on of hands is an ancient practice continuing through the life of the Church. Beginning in the Acts of the Apostles we find Barnabas, Simeon, Lucius, and Saul being led by the Holy Spirit and the church in Antioch responded, “Then after fasting and praying they laid their hands on them and sent them off.” (Acts 13:3) The laying on of hands and prayer invokes the Spirit to be active in the person for the office to which God has called them. To all those being commissioned, a copy of The United Methodist Book of Worship is given. The gift of The United Methodist Book of Worship reminds those commissioned as Elder and Deacon they are called to lead the faithful in worship. Those being ordained receive a stole and a Bible. The stole historically reminded those being ordained they are yoked to Christ as a servant to the Church. The Bible is given as the primary tool for proclaiming and teaching the word of God to the people of God. These symbols of ordination and commissioning are visual reminders given by the Church to remind each one called to ordained ministry of God’s intimate call on their life. It is by the grace of God these individuals have been called to serve Christ’s holy Church in ordered ministry.


THOSE TO BE COMMISSIONED PROVISIONAL MEMBERS Daniel Koos Hawkins College: Baylor University Seminary: Perkins School of Theology Home Church: Waco Cogdell Presently Serving: FUMC Keller Spouse: April Children: Abigail David James Ray College: Texas Tech University Seminary: Brite Divinity school Home Church: Lifepoint UMC Presently Serving: Newcastle/Jean Spouse: Amanda Joy Elizabeth Roberson College: Grand Valley State University Seminary: Perkins School of Theology Home Church: Westwood UMC (Kalamazoo, MI) Presently Serving: White’s Chapel UMC Spouse: Kyle Children: Cordner, Shepherd Michael James Rodden College: University of Missouri Seminary: Brite Divinity School Home Church: Wesley UMC (Springfield MO) Presently Serving: St. Barnabas, Arlington Spouse: Lisa Margaret Ann Witmer-Faile College: University of Montevallo Seminary: Brite Divinity School Home Church: FUMC Keller Presently Serving: FUMC Keller Spouse: Tom Children: Katherine Witmer, Bethany Faile Greener, John Faile

THOSE TO BE ORDAINED DEACON IN FULL CONNECTION Kay Lynn Lancaster College: Texas Wesleyan University Seminary: Brite Divinity School Home Church: FUMC Arlington Presently Serving: FUMC Arlington Spouse; Gary Children: Ryan Hiser, Kristy Hiser Sponsors: Brian Young, Nancy Bennett

Gregory Paul Shapley College: Arizona State; U. of Cincinnati Seminary: Perkins School of Theology Home Church: FUMC Hurst Presently Serving: FUMC Hurst Spouse: Sessalie Children: Savannah, Abby, Ben Sponsors: Dub Shepherd, Philip Rhodes

Amy Aline Tate-Almy College: Texas Wesleyan University Seminary: Brite Divinity School Home Church: Richland Hills UMC Presently Serving: Money Matters Ministry Spouse: Mike Children: Lucas Sponsors: Philip Rhodes, Jeannie Trevino-Teddlie

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THOSE TO BE ORDAINED ELDERS IN FULL CONNECTION Tae Sun Beckling College: McMurry University Seminary: Perkins School of Theology Home Church: FUMC Early Presently Serving: May/Rising Star Spouse: John Children: John III, Timothy, Paul Sponsors: Kent Kilbourne, John Clifford Holly Clarinda Dittrich+ College: Southwestern University Seminary: Candler School of Theology Home Church: FUMC Stephenville Presently Serving: Chaplain,

Cook Children’s Medical Center Spouse: Rob Sponsors: Mike McKee, Mary Spradlin Kyland Cason Dobbins College: Prairie View A&M University Seminary: Perkins School of Theology Home Church: McMillan Presently Serving: Center for Mission Support Spouse: Natashia Children: Ananda, Namie Sponsors: Luther Henry, Jim Chandler Michael Harry Love College: Purdue University Seminary: Brite Divinity School Home Church: Alliance Presently Serving: FUMC Watauga Spouse: Susan Children: Katie Pawelek, Michael Sponsors: Ben Disney , Jerry Galloway William Stephen Moss, IV College: Northwood University Seminary: Perkins School of Theology Home Church: FUMC Midlothian Presently Serving: Good News, Cedar Park Spouse: Cynthia Children: Krystine Sponsors: Carl Freeto, Mike Alexander

Robert Franklin Nimocks, IV College: University of Southern Mississippi Seminary: Brite Divinity School Home Church: William C. Martin Presently Serving: Annetta UMC Spouse: Mary K (Mimi) Children: David, Michael Sponsors: Michael Young, Virginia Bassford

Estee Carel Valendy College: Southwestern University Seminary: Brite Divinity School Home Church: FUMC Keller Presently Serving: FUMC Arlington Spouse: Jason Children: Jude Sponsors: Mary Spradlin, David Mosser

Kevin Robert Wilson+ College: The Ohio State University Seminary: Brite Divinity School Home Church: Epworth UMC Presently Serving: Waxahachie First Spouse: Cheryl Sponsors: David Mosser, Jerry Galloway

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PRESIDING BISHOP Bishop J. Michael Lowry, Central Texas Conference

LITURGISTS Dr. Michael McKee, Chair, Board of Ordained Ministry

Mr. Steve McIver, Lay Leader Dr. Chris Hayes, Candidacy Registrar Rev. Bobby Cullen, Deacon Registrar

Dr. John Clifford, Elder Registrar

PARTICIPANTS Rev. Rachel Heyduck, Chair of the Order of Deacons

Rev. Louis Carr, FUMC Grapevine Rev. Carol Gibson, St. Andrews Fort Worth

Rev. Katie Meek, Wesley Foundation/Weatherford College Rev. Matt Ybañez, FUMC Hurst

MUSICIANS Dr. Randall Umstead, Director of Music, Austin Avenue United Methodist Church

Dr. Michelle Roueché, Director of Music, First United Methodist Church, Woodway Mr. Bob Sowder, Interim Director of Music, Central United Methodist Church

Mr. Matthew J. Pool, Organist, Austin Avenue United Methodist Church

RESOURCES “Service of Ordering of Ministry in The United Methodist Church” prepared by The General Board of Discipleship and the General Board of Higher Education and Ministry in collaboration with the Council of Bishops.

The United Methodist Hymnal, Copyright, The United Methodist Publishing House, 1989. Bronwen Forbay, South African soprano Bronwen Forbay has performed opera roles with the Wolf Trap Opera Company, Eugene Opera, Tulsa Opera, Santa Fe Opera, and Cape Town Opera, as well as concert performances with the Indianapolis Symphony and Tulsa Philharmonic Orchestra. In 2007 Bronwen received the Standard Bank Young Artist Award for Music (South Africa), as well as the Catherine Filene Shouse Career Grant for Singers from the Wolf Trap Opera Company. In 2006, she won 3rd prize (opera category) in the 5th UNISA International Voice Competition. Bronwen is the first South African woman to be awarded a Doctor of Musical Arts (DMA) degree in voice, which she obtained from the University of Cincinnati College-Conservatory of Music. She holds a Bachelor of Music degree from the University of Natal; a Master of Music degree from the Manhattan School of Music (earned while a Fulbright scholar); and an Artist Certificate from Southern Methodist University in Dallas, TX. She is a member of the Austin Avenue United Methodist Church in Waco. Randall Umstead, tenor, holds the Doctor of Musical Arts and the Master of Music degree from the University of Cincinnati College-Conservatory of Music, in addition to the Bachelor of Music degree from Oklahoma Baptist University. A two-time fellow of the Tanglewood Music Center, he has performed with the Tanglewood Festival Orchestra, Bach Society Houston, the Cincinnati Baroque Orchestra, CCM Philharmonia, Catacoustic Consort, Richmond Symphony Orchestra, the Kwazulu-Natal (South Africa) Philharmonic Orchestra, and the Bach Society of Dayton. Randall was as a quarterfinalist in the 2010 International Vocal Competition's-Hertogenbosch, and in 2008 was a finalist in the American Bach Society's 5th Biennial Vocal Competition. He currently serves as Director of Music at Austin Avenue UMC, Associate Professor of Voice at Baylor University, and in the fall will become the chair of Baylor’s Division of Vocal Studies.


SERVICE OF REPENTANCE

8:30 a.m. - Wednesday, June 6, 2012 Chisholm Hall, Waco Convention Center

Please Enter in Silence

We Stand in Silence Rev. Dr. Virginia Bassford

My Friends, I have been asked to show you my heart. I am glad to have a chance to do so. I want the white people to understand my people. Some of you think an Indian is like a wild animal. This is a great mistake. I will tell you all about our people, and then you can judge whether an Indian is a man or not…. It does not require many words to

speak the truth. What I have to say will come from my heart, and I will speak with a straight tongue. -- Inmutooyahlatlat (Chief Joseph), Nez Perce


Leader –

When Joseph spoke these words in a Washington, D.C., interview more than a century ago, most Americans were not ready to listen. For four hundred years, the world had failed to understand Indian people, and the watchword of the day was change – change for Indian people, not understanding of them.

And so, the United States government furthered what the Europeans had initiated, and Indian nations were herded onto military reservations and kept under close supervision. As part of an aggressive campaign to assimilate them into American society, government boarding schools were established whose stated purpose was the obliteration of Indian languages and the total eradication of cultures. Indian parents experienced the agonizing pain of having their children forcibly wrenched from them and sent to these schools to become “civilized.” Acculturation was unleashed as a weapon of war.

The tragedy was that many victims of the boarding school experience came away with a distorted perception of themselves. For years, they had been told that to be Indian was bad and the “good Indians” were those who were able to throw the past away and become Americans. Successful “civilized” Indians were held up as role models and placed in positions of authority by the federal government in matters relating to Indian affairs.

Today, the exploits of white heroes are taught in elementary schools. Indian children, who are forced to attend these schools, are told that George Washington is a hero…. but white children never learn what Indian children know – that George Washington killed Indians….

In American schools, Indian children are taught that Abraham Lincoln emancipated slaves. But white children are never told that this emancipation only pertained to black slaves. Indian slavery existed in California until long after the Civil war….

Ulysses S. Grant was responsible for the death of Apaches; Andrew Jackson killed Creek, Seminole and Cherokee; Thomas Jefferson sanctioned the massacre of Shawnee and Kickapoo in the Ohio Valley….

My Brothers and Sisters… if we are in Christ… if we are to be a New Creation… then the way to go forward is to first go back. Today we recognize our Sin in a desire to move forward in new awareness and new relationship. The previous excerpts I have just read to you are from a book entitled, From the Heart: Voices of the American Indian, edited by Lee Miller; so too are the passages crafted into a litany below. We are invited to enter into a time of collective remembrance and repentance.

The members of each district and those gathered on the platform are invited to read aloud as indicated below.

North District – The earth is our mother. She nourishes us; that which we put into the ground she returns to us, and healing plants she gives us likewise. If we are wounded, we go to our mother and seek to lay the wounded part against her, to be healed.

-- Bedagi (Big Thunder), Penobscot

West District – We were driven from our corn last year by the people about Kennebeck, and many of us died. We had no powder and shot to kill venison and foul with, to prevent it. If you English were our friends as you pretend you are, you would not suffer us to starve as we did.


-- Madokawando, Penobscot

Central District – Why do you sell brandy to our young men? They are not used to it – it makes them crazy. Even your own people, who are accustomed to strong liquors, sometimes become drunk and fight with knives. Sell no more strong drink to the Indians, if you would avoid mischief.

-- Hackensack delegation

Platform Participants – The white people never cared for land or deer or bear…. When we dig roots we make little holes. When we build houses, we make little holes…. We shake down acorns and pinenuts. We don’t chop down the trees. We only use dead wood. But the white people plow up the ground, pull down the trees, kill everything…. The spirit of the land hates them. They blast out trees and stir it up to its depths. They saw up the trees. That hurts them. The Indians never hurt anything, but the white people destroy all. They blast rocks and scatter them on the earth. The rock says, “Don’t. You are hurting me.” But the white people pay no attention. When the Indians use rocks, they take little round ones for their cooking…. How can the spirit of the earth like the White man? … Everywhere the white man has touched it, it is sore.

-- Kate Luckie, Wintu

Leader – It is said that in the Christian’s guide, that God is merciful, and they that are his followers are like him. How much mercy do you think has been shown towards Indians, their wives and their children? Not much, we think. No…. Have you any regard for your wives and children, for those delicate sons and daughters? Would you like to see them slain and laid in heaps, and their bodies devoured by the vultures and wild beasts of prey? and their bones bleaching in the sun and air, till they moulder away, or were covered by the falling leaves of the forest, and not resist? No. Your hearts would break grief, and with all the religion and knowledge you have, it would not impede your force to take vengeance upon your foe, that had so cruelly conducted thus…. Can, or do you think we have no feeling?

--William Apess, Pequot

South District – When you first came to our coasts, you sometimes had no food; we gave you our beans and corn, and relieved you with our oysters and fish; and now, for recompense, you murder our people.

-- (Name not given), Montauk

Platform Participants – The Ottawas were greatly reduced in numbers on account of the small-pox…. This small-pox was sold to them shut up in a tin box, with the strict injunction not to open their box on their way homeward, but only when they should reach their country; and that this box contained something that would do them great good, and their people! … Accordingly, after they reached home they opened the box; but behold there was another tin box inside, smaller … and when they opened the last one they found nothing but mouldy particles in this last little box! … But alas, alas! Pretty soon burst out a terrible sickness among them…. Lodge after lodge was totally vacated – nothing but the dead bodies lying here and there in their lodges – entire families being swept off with the ravages of this terrible disease…. A continuous village some fifteen or sixteen miles long … was entirely depopulated and laid waste….

-- Andrew Blackbird, Odawa


East District – I have seen two generations of my people die. Not a man of the two generations is alive now but myself. I know the difference between peace and war better than any men in my country…. Why will you take by force what you may have quietly by love? Why will you destroy us who supply you with food? What can you get by war?

-- Wahunsonacock, Powhatan

Leader – We proceeded… to burn the Indian cabins. Some of the men seemed to enjoy this cruel work, laughing heartily at the curling flames, but to me it appeared a shocking sight…. But when we came… to cut down the fields of corn, I could scarcely refrain from tears…. I saw everywhere around, the footsteps of little Indian children, where they had lately played under the shade of their rustling corn. When we are gone, thought I, they will return and… with tearful eyes, they will ask their mothers, and the reply will be, “The white people did it, -- the Christians did it!”

-- Lieutenant Francis Marion, British Army

West District – I noticed … a small group of Indians who sat under a tree … all were dirty, ragged, and lean…. Soon an Indian woman and a young girl … hurried into the group, laid down … packs and opened them…. I could see spread out there some dingy meat, evidently waste from a butcher’s shop, some discarded scraps of stale bread, and other stray odds and ends of food…. I felt a wave of fury toward our government’s whole Indian policy….

-- Thomas Tibbles, United States

East District – They told us that Indian ways were bad. They said we must get civilized. I remember that word too. It means “be like the white man.” …And the books told how bad the Indians had been to the white men – burning their towns and killing their women and children…. We all wore white man’s clothes and ate white man’s food and went to white man’s churches and spoke white man’s talk. And so after a while we also began to say Indians were bad. We laughed at our own people and their blankets and cooking pots and sacred societies and dances….

-- Sun Elk, Taos

North District – And so the days passed by, and the changes slowly came to settle within me…. Gone were the vivid pictures of my parents, sisters and brothers. Only a blurred vision of what used to be. Desperately, I tried to cling to the faded past which was slowly being erased from my mind.

-- Metha Bercier, Turtle Mountain Chippewa

South District – Does this generation love justice enough to ask that it be shown to the red men [women and children]? Have we not as a people fixed the brutal maxim in our language, “the only good Indian is a dead Indian?” We laugh at the saying now as a good jest, but the cheeks of our descendants will redden with shame when the read the coarse brutality of our wit.

-- Fletcher Johnson, United States Central District – Before you determine on a measure so unjust, look up to God, who has made us as well as you. We hope He will not permit you to destroy the whole of our nation…. The land we live on, our fathers received from God, and they transmitted it to us, for our children, and we cannot part with it.

-- Cornplanter, Seneca


All – I tremble for my country when I reflect that God is just

-- Thomas Jefferson, United States

Leader – The blood that has been spilled by generations of Native Americans is not something for which we are able to say, “I’m sorry!” and walk away. True repentance means that we change our ways; we work to right the wrongs. How can we make what is so wrong, right, as long as we continue to deny the atrocity happened in the first place?

All – God forgive us for those times when we just don’t want to know the truth and we ignore it.

Leader – In the words of Rev. Dr. George E. Tinker of the Osage Nation, General Conference 2012: My friends, there’s a lot of history to be owned. And there’s a lot of this stuff that has yet to be learned, and it’s being concealed from you. You have to do the work now to go dig it up, spade the ground, and make fertile soul for the seed of the Gospel to grow. That’s your job now. Together, all of us repenting, all of us restoring balance to the world. It’s not just about making disciples for Jesus Christ; it really is about transforming the world, because the world we have inherited is in bad, bad shape.

If we are to truly repent, the Hebrew word is shoove, if we are to turn around, begin anew, the first step is to listen to the story; to stand with our Native American brothers and sisters; to learn from them; to work with them on their terms – not ours. This kind of repentance takes time… more than a 20 minute service of worship.

All – God, we rush through life, and take so little notice of “the other.” Forgive us we pray. Help us to step back and allow you to recreate relationships among us. Let this prayer begin a new way of seeing, a new way of being. May we work together and seek your kingdom of shalom – wholeness and harmony of body, self, spirit, mind, and neighbor.

Song Lord, Have Mercy Singing the Sacred No. 4 Please see the handout on your tables and/or the video screens

Benediction Rev. Kyland Dobbins

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