Saint Mark’s United Methodist Church www.saintmarksum.org October 5, 2014 ______ World Communion ____________8:20 & 10:45 Warren Coile…………………………………………………………….Senior Pastor Jeff Nesbit……………………………………………………………Teaching Pastor Sandra Thomas…………………………………...Pastor for Worship & Music Arts Karie Sue McCaleb…………………………………..Pastor to Children & Families Jeanne Chapman……………………………………………………...Youth Director Martha Hand……………..………………………….Director of Outreach & Nurture Darlene Baker………………………………………………..Music Assistant/Pianist Jason Boyd………………………………………………...Music Assistant/Organist +Please stand, if you feel comfortable. GATHERING MUSIC ANNOUNCEMENTS/GREETING LIGHTING OF CANDLES +OPENING HYMN O Church of God United No. 547 LITANY +AFFIRMATION OF FAITH No. 883 +GLORIA PATRI STEWARDSHIP MOMENT Trey Curry PRAYER CONCERNS MORNING PRAYER OFFERTORY PRAYER OFFERTORY/ANTHEM Look at the World Sanctuary Choir +DOXOLOGY Children ages 3K through 5K are dismissed to Children’s Church +HYMN I Come With Joy No. 617 LITANY The Ten Commandments SERMON Because I Said So Rev. Warren Coile PRAYER OF CONFESSION A SERVICE OF WORD AND TABLE III No. 15 The communion rail offering will benefit the pastor’s discretionary fund. COMMUNION MUSIC Teresa Humphrey, Mac May Bill Dillon, Jason Boyd +CLOSING HYMN Forward, Through the Ages No. 555 +BENEDICTION We are always pleased to welcome new members. If you wish to unite with our church family today, please come forward during the singing of the closing hymn; or you may speak to one of the ministers following the benediction. The rosebud is placed on the altar table upon the birth of Luke Henry Van Every, 9/28, son of Kelsey and Kelsey Van Every. The flowers are placed in the sanctuary in honor of the upcoming wedding of Grant Stevenson and Nikki Gregory on October 11, 2014 by Jim and Becky Stevenson. PRAYER CONCERNS Serving our Country Patrick Anderson, Neil Burton, Laura Burton, Jason Cumberland, David De Blasio, Jerry Dickey, Jamie Duvall, Dylon Eaton, Louis Ginn, Bob Hegland, Jacob Lawrence, Dustin LeFors, Boston Little, Cliff Long, Lattie McGinnis, Michael Mooroklan, Rob Munroe, Casey Powell, Christian Powell, Brook Samuel, Chad Shields, Hunter Sinclair, David White, Eric White, Adam Wilson The President of the USA and world leaders Serving in Foreign Missions Allison Alexander - Honduras, Henry & Hemi Alvarenga - Honduras, Caleb & Stacey Eldridge - Honduras, Melvin & Marysol Flores - Honduras, Ludmila Gorbazva - Russia, Janet Holloway - Russia, Josh & Caitlyn Mobley - Middle East, Jeff & Barbara Thomas - South Korea, Carolyn Thornton - Honduras, Shannon - China Assisted Living/Nursing Homes/Retirement Center/Hospice Sarah Beard, Jill Beshell, Helen Breedlove, Betty Brussell (Blackwell), Patty Campbell, Ruth Carr, Lou Cotton (McGee), Louise Finison (Pittman), Anita Gazaway (Glasscock), Ian Graham (Niemeyer), Rebecca Hammons (Ellis), Gerald Haskett, Brad Hilton, David Jones, Marion Jordan, Verna Kennedy,, Edith Laird, Bob Legate, Edwina Peeler, Katherine Peebles, Joanne Ramsey, Rev. C. M. Roby, David Ross, Carolyn Russell, Lynn Ware (Shields), Liles Williams. Mary Ann Winstead At Home Helen Ainsworth (Townsend), Blake Blackwell, Theresa Brumley, Jacob Chastain (Spencer), Jerry Cook, Larry Creel, Chet Cox, Dennis Dance, Russ Griffith, Richard Hartung, Susie Hays, Catherine Hayes, Rev. John Higginbotham, Jerry Hocutt (Baker), Steve McDonald, Virginia McKie, Jim Myrick, Blake Miller, Dixie Miller, Jonnie Norton, Jerry Oakes, Lloyd Parker, Jonathan Pettus, Wendy Powers, Sylvia Russell (Hartung), Merle Spann, Karen Streit, Jake Sullivan, Maxine Thompson, Henry Walters, Gail Warren, Larry Wert, Laverne Wolfe (Doyle) Out of Town Jennifer Brown (Beam-Ingram), Bessie Bush (Malottki), Jim Carney (Carney), Carl Cockrell (Williams), Mary Daniels (McKinley), Katie DeBlasio (Shurtleff), Leon Ellzey (Bates), Robby Hamrick (Hamrick), G R Hardin (Myrick), Cheryl Harrell (Hall), Jeff Horne, Nan Huff (Kay Taylor), Bailey Jenkins, Bob Johnson (Barnes), Peri Johnson, Joline & Faye Killen (Taylor), Rhett Laubach (Glasscock), Lottie Leach (Beard), Avis Livingston (O’Neal), Carolyn Nash (Gural), Lorraine Neger (Thompson), Evelyn Ray (Ray), Ken Ravell (Readel), Dean Sasser (Ravenhorst), Tom Simms (Weatherholt), Wade Sharp (Stringer), Izzy Slot (Richardson), Lori Smith, Bailey Stowell (Puckett), LeRoy Taylor (Breedlove), Steve Teets (Dean), Ann Trawick (McNeil), David Tucker (Hall), Cindy Vaughn (Wheat), Bob Walker (Douglas), Afton Wallace (Doyle), Gloria Warren (Doyle), Sylvia Wilson Recently Hospitalized Mary Ann Winstead - Baptist, Katherine Harrell - Baptist, Jan Weimer - River Oaks, Jeanie Lanneau—St. Dominic In Sympathy The family of Joan Smith, 9/29, sister of Dan Bowen Congratulations Luke Henry Van Every, 9/28, son of Kelsey and Kelsey Van Every SUNDAY, OCTOBER 5 Psalm 63:1-8 8:20 am Worship (1) 9:30 am Sunday school 10:45 am Worship (1) 11:00 am 11th Hour Worship (5) 3:00 pm Disciple Class (3) 5:00 pm Handbells 5:00 pm Merge 6:00 pm Adult Bible Study MONDAY, OCTOBER 6 Leviticus 23:1-27 5:30 pm Women’s prayer group (2) 7:00 pm AA (2) TUESDAY, OCTOBER 7 John 20:24-29 6:00 pm Ladies Bible Study (2) 6:00 pm SPR meeting WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 8 Psalm 51:1-12 10:00 am Senior day @ the fair 3:30 pm 5th Block 5:00 pm Supper (5) 5:30 pm Fuel 6:00 pm Cherub choir, Methodist Melodies, Adult studies 6:00 pm Praise team (5) 7:00 pm Sanctuary choir (1) 7:00 pm Youth council THURSDAY, OCTOBER 9 Romans 12:9-13 9:30 am Abigail Circle (3) 6:00 pm DivorceCare/DC4K (2) 7:00 pm AA (2) FRIDAY, OCTOBER 10 Luke 12:22-31 Confirmation Retreat 10:00 am FP4H (2) SATURDAY, OCTOBER 11 Colossians 3:12-17 Confirmation Retreat 8:30 am CLC kitchen reserved SUNDAY, OCTOBER 12 Romans 8:1-17 8:20 am Worship (1) 9:30 am Sunday school 10:45 am Worship (1) 11:00 am 11th Hour Worship (5) 11:00 am Sanctuary choir lunch/rehearsal 3:00 pm Disciple Class (3) 5:00 pm Handbells 5:00 pm Merge 6:00 pm Adult Bible Study THE STEWARDSHIP REPORT 9/28/2014 TOTAL OPERATING BUDGET 1,458,878.00 AMOUNT RECEIVED YTD 908,932.00 AMOUNT EXPENDED YTD 972,306.00 OFFERING FOR TODAY 21,131.00 AMOUNT GIVEN FOR DEBT REDUCTION 2,064.00 TOTAL FOR DEBT REDUCTION SINCE 1/1/02 220,788.00 The greeters for 10/12 are Sandra Bates and Betty Crowell (1st) Bobby/Julie Blake, Becky Ross, Frank/Mae Humphreys (2nd) The greeters for 10/5 are Bill/Dell Ewing, Phillip/Jane Brown 1st) Jim/Linda Thomas, Don/Barbara Jackson, Chip/Christy Jones (2nd) Adults ($5) BBQ (Pulled pork), w/wo bun, potato salad, baked beans, salad bar, tea, drink, dessert Child ($3) Pizza, chips, drink dessert