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First United Methodist Church of Oviedo November 3, 2019
Twenty-first Sunday After Pentecost 85th HOMECOMING
Brian James, Senior Pastor
Patina Ripkey, Associate Pastor for Mission Engagement and
Contemporary Worship
Wade Arnold, Assistant Pastor for Discipleship, Stewardship, and
Pastoral Care
263 King Street, Oviedo, FL 32765
Office: (407) 365-3255 Early Childhood Center: (407)
365-3702
Website: https://fumcoviedo.com Facebook:
https://www.facebook.com/FUMCOviedo
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Our Mission FOLLOWing Jesus Christ to MAKE disciples for the
TRANSFORMation of the World.
Our Vision Each person in our church and community loving and
growing as disciples of Jesus Christ
through Fellowship, Learning, Outreach and Worship.
WELC
OM
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*Please stand if you are comfortably able.
November 3, 2019 WORSHIP at 11:00 a.m.
A Stephen Minister is available for prayer and encouragement in
the Welcome Center
OPENING PRAISE That Old Country Church Medley (Gaither
Music/arr. Tom Fettke Music Ministry)
WELCOME OF GUESTS
THOUGHT FOR MEDITATION We need never shout across the spaces to
an absent God. He is nearer than our own soul,
closer than our most secret thoughts ~ A.W. Tozer
PRELUDE/BRINGING IN THE LIGHT OF CHRIST Come, Christians, Join
To Sing (Traditional Spanish Melody)
*RESPONSIVE CALL TO WORSHIP Chris Brown
Leader: Welcome Home! PEOPLE: GOD’S PEOPLE, IN GOD’S HOUSE!
Leader: Home is not a building we build, or a place that we meet.
PEOPLE: HOME ISN’T WHERE WE CAME FROM. Leader: Home is more than
returning or remembering. In every one of us there is a piece of
something that is home. PEOPLE: HOME IS ACCEPTANCE AND VALUE AS A
CHILD OF GOD, AND A PERSON OF WORTH. Leader: Home is the welcome at
the door, and the hug of acceptance. PEOPLE: HOME IS THE WATER OF
BAPTISM. THE TABLE WHERE WE SHARE THE BREAD AND CUP OF COMMUNION.
Leader: Home is seeing where God is leading us. PEOPLE: HOME IS
GOING THERE TOGETHER. Leader: Welcome home First United Methodist
Church of Oviedo! PEOPLE: WELCOME HOME FIRST CHURCH!
*OPENING HYMN OF PRAISE #711 For All The Saints (vs. 1, 2, 4
& 6)
RECOGNITION OF SAINTS Chris Brown SONG OF REMEMBRANCE Wayfaring
Stranger Pastors Patina Ripkey and Wade Arnold ALL SAINTS’ UNISON
PRAYER (see opposite page)
OFFERINGS TO GOD Offertory: God Created Everything Cherub Choir
Ode To Joy Jubilee Choir
*Doxology: #95 Praise God, From Whom All Blessings Flow
ANTHEM The Majesty And Glory Of Your Name (Linda Lee
Johnson/arr. Tom Fettke) Chancel Choir and Orchestra
SCRIPTURE READING Psalm 95:1-7
MESSAGE Home Matters Pastors Brian James, Patina Ripkey and Wade
Arnold
*CLOSING MUSIC Midnight Cry (Greg & Chuck Day/arr. Tom
Fettke) Music Ministry
SENDING FORTH
POSTLUDE For All The Saints/Symphony No. 1, Part 4 (William
How/Johannes Brahms)
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TODAY: Kids (PreK-5th grade) can sit with their parents or come
to the Kids’ Zone in the back of the
Sanctuary. Ages 0-4 have the option of the Nursery or Room 1-109
for childcare.
Wayfaring Stranger
I’m just a poor wayfaring stranger Traveling through this world
below There is no sickness, no toil, no danger In that bright land
to which I go
I’m going there to see my father I’m going there no more to roam
I am just going over Jordan I am just going over home
I know dark clouds will gather round me I know my way is hard
and steep But beauteous fields arise before me Where God’s redeemed
their vigils keep
I’m going there to see my mother She said she’d meet me when I
come I am just going over Jordan I am just going over home
I’ll soon be free from every trial This form shall rest beneath
the sun I’ll drop the cross of self-denial And enter in that home
with God
I’m going there to be with Jesus Over there I’ll never roam I am
just going over Jordan I am just going over home
I am just going over Jordan I am just going over home
WELCOME! We are so glad that you are worshipping with us this
morning! If you are a visitor, please let us know you are here by
filling out a Visitor’s Card in the pew rack. Special visitor gift
bags are located on the Round Table in the Narthex along with info
about our church and activities.
Fellowship Cafe: Join us on Sunday mornings between services for
a cup of coffee, conversation, goodies and fellowship in the
Fellowship Hall.
Wiggle Room: If anyone needs a space to play or take a break, we
have a Wiggle Room in the back of the Main Sanctuary.
For Children: Nursery is available for babies and toddlers at
all services.
For Youth: High Schoolers can sit together in Worship (Section
B, Left, Rows 3-4) at the 9:30 service. Middle Schoolers (Grades
6th-8th) can attend a Bible study at 9:30 a.m. in Room 2-203. Youth
Group (Grades 6th-12th) is Sunday nights at 6:00 p.m. in the Youth
Room.
Sunday School and Weekday Classes: A list of Sunday School and
weekday classes is available in our Information Racks, on our
website, and on the next page.
Prayer Requests: If you have a prayer request, complete a prayer
request card and place it in the offering plate or prayer box. A
list of prayer concerns to pray over is available at each entrance.
A Stephen Minister is available in the Welcome Center after each
service if you would like someone to pray with you. For a pastoral
visit, contact the office.
Hearing aids and ear plugs are available at the back of the
church. Large print Bibles and hymnals also are available.
Church Library open Sundays 9:00 a.m.-11:00 a.m. and Wednesdays
5:00 p.m.-7:00 p.m.
Sunday Service Times: Casual Traditional at 8:00 a.m.,
Contemporary at 9:30 a.m., Traditional at 11:00 a.m. Weekday
Service is Wednesday at 12:15 p.m.
MESSAGE: Home Matters Pastors Brian James, Patina Ripkey and
Wade Arnold
Psalm 95:1-7
9:30 a.m. CONTEMPORARY WORSHIP
November Series: Home Matters
ALL SAINTS’ UNISON PRAYER
Gracious God, we give you thanks, O God, for all the saints who
worshiped passionately, served faithfully, and gave generously in
building your kingdom through this body of Christ.
We give you thanks, O God, for hands lifted in
praise, and hearts turned outward with love for others. We
celebrate them because they left their mark on this earth for You,
for us, and for generations yet to come.
For all your servants who, having finished their
course, now rest from their labors. Give us grace to follow the
example of their steadfastness and faithfulness, to Your honor and
glory; through Christ Jesus our Lord. Amen.
Join us for a Potluck meal in Fellowship Hall following the
11:00 a.m. service as we celebrate our
85th Homecoming.
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Sunday — November 3 8:00 a.m.-Noon Nursery for Infants &
Toddlers/1-110 8:00 a.m. Praise Team Rehearsal/1-S 9:00 to 11 a.m.
Church Library open/6-101 9:30 a.m. Middle School (6th-8th) Bible
Study/2-203 9:30 a.m. Youth (9th-12th) — Sit in Service/1-S 9:30
& 11 a.m. Worship Service/1-S 9:30 & 11 a.m. Adult Sunday
School 10:15 a.m. Chancel Choir Rehearsal/1-MR Noon Homecoming
Potluck Dinner/3-FH 5:00 p.m. Adult Kickball/2-CC 6:00 p.m. 30 Life
Principles Book Study/4-JP 5:15 p.m. Youth Group to Children’s Home
Monday — November 4 9:30 a.m. Sewing Class/2-CC 9:30 a.m.
Storytime/Long Lake Park 10:00 a.m. Meals on Wheels Pick Up/4-JP
Kitchen 10:00 a.m. Lee Barnes Memorial Service/1-S 5:00 p.m.
Announcement Deadline 7:00 p.m. Staff Parish Relations
Committee/5-101 7:00 p.m. Pastor Patina Young Adults/Off-Site 7:00
p.m. Stepping Up Men’s Book Study/Off-Site Tuesday — November 5
6:30 a.m. Men’s Breakfast/Townhouse 9:30 a.m. Worship Review
Meeting/1-MR 9:30 a.m. Women’s Study 12 Women of the Bible/4-JP
10:00 a.m. Women’s Bible Study—Resurrection/2-CC 10:00 a.m. Meals
on Wheels Pick Up/4-JP Kitchen 11:00 a.m. Staff Meeting/1-MR 6:30
p.m. Women’s Post Class Meeting/5-100 6:30 p.m. Men’s Post Class
Meeting/7-Lee Chapel 8:00 p.m. AA Meeting/2-CC Wednesday — November
6 10:00 a.m. Meals on Wheels Pick Up/4-JP Kitchen 11:00 a.m.
Caregivers Support Group/4-JP 12:15 p.m. Mid-Week Prayer
Service/6-HS 1:00 p.m. F-L-O-W Group 1:00 p.m. Friendship Circle
Meeting/4-JP 2:30 p.m. Homework Helpers/2-CC 4:00 p.m. Kickball
(PreK) 4:30 p.m. Widow Support Group/5-101 5:00 p.m. Church Library
open until 7 p.m./6-101 5:30 p.m. Wednesday Night Dinner/3-FH
Children & Youth Programs 6:00 p.m. Youth Small Groups / 2-YR
6:30 p.m. Nursery/1-110 6:30 p.m. Cherub Choir (PreK—1st)/3-209
6:30 p.m. Children (Pre-K—5th Grade)/3-201 7:00 p.m. Children’s
Choir and Bells/3-209 Adult Programs: 6:30 p.m. Pastor Brian’s
Study: Romans/3-FH 6:30 p.m. Pastor Wade’s Digging Deeper/4-JP 6:30
p.m. 50 Days of Heaven Study/5-100 6:30 p.m. The Class
Meeting/5-101 6:30 p.m. Chancel Choir Rehearsal/1-MR 7:30 p.m.
Cantata Rehearsal/1-MR Thursday — November 7 9:30 a.m. Koinonia
Circle Meeting 10:00 a.m. Meals on Wheels/4-JP Kitchen
EVENTS THIS WEEK
Our Christian love and sympathy goes out to Ann Barnes and
family on the death of her husband, Lee Barnes, who passed away on
October 25, 2019. A Memorial Service will be held on Monday,
November 4th at 10:00 a.m. in the Main Sanctuary. A reception will
follow in the Fellowship Hall.
Needed Weekly: $22,215.00 Actual Giving: $18,619.00 $
(3,596.00)
Needed YTD: $900,515.00 Actual YTD: $890,815.00 $ (9,700.00)
2019 giving thru week #43: $890,815.00 2018 giving thru week
#43: $934,010.00 Difference: ($43,195.00)
Extravagant Generosity ~ October 27, 2019
Passionate Worship Attendance October 27, 2019
8:00 a.m.: 66
9:30 a.m.: 164
11:00 a.m.: 207
Total: 437
6:00 p.m. Praise Team Vocal Rehearsal/1-113 6:30 p.m. Breakfast
With Santa Meeting/3-FH 6:30 p.m. Pickleball/2-GYM 7:00 p.m. Praise
Team Band Rehearsal/1-S 8:00 p.m. AA Meeting/2-CC Friday — November
8 3:00 p.m. Pickleball/2-Gym 7:00 p.m. F-L-O-W Group/Off-Site
Wednesday Night Dinner November 6, 2019 ~ 5:30-6:15 p.m.
Salisbury steak, mashed potatoes and gravy, soup, rolls and
dessert
Prices: Adult $6. Children under age 12, $4. Family $20.
Carry-out available: $6 (per person)
Altar Flowers
The Altar Flowers in the Sanctuary today are given to the Glory
of God,
and in loving memory of Teresa and William Watkins from
Teresa
and Scott Hinnershitz and family.