Welcome to
POLK CITY UNITED
METHODIST CHURCH
“Reaching Out, Growing and
Serving in Christ”
Church 984-6274
Mark Haverland, Pastor 964-4000
Becky Beck, RN Parish Nurse 685-3195
Web Page:
http://www.gbgm-umc.org/polkcityumc
We extend a special welcome to
all visitors, who are requested not to put money in the collection plate. Those who attend this church regularly have
committed their time and resources so that you can be our guests. Immediately following the service, everyone
is invited to share in fellowship and refreshments. A nursery is available during worship for very young children
and children over 2 will be dismissed for Children’s Church during the service.
Sunday,
September 16, 2001
15th
Sunday after Pentecost
Invitation
to Prepare — Church Bell
Welcome and Announcements— (Please
sign the attendance pads)
“Come, Lord Jesus, Come”
Call to Worship:
L:
God
has come to us in Jesus the Christ, the good shepherd who seeks out and saves
the lost, who calls wayward ones home.
M: Christ comes still to sit and eat
with sinners, to prove and proclaim the good news of God's everlasting,
inclusive love that welcomes the lost and transforms lives.
N:
In
our worshiping together, let us attend to the voice of Christ Jesus, the
shepherd of our souls; let us hear his homing call and reach out to him who
reaches for us.
*Opening Song #361 “Rock of Ages”
*Invocation:
Lord
Jesus, if you did not keep company with sinners, we would have no sense of your
presence here with us, no experience of your welcoming love. For we are both
lost and found, lost by the imperfections and frailty of our human nature still
in need of transformation, and found by your kind_ness and care, as our gentle
shepherd and rescuing Savior. Support us now in our desire to offer praise and
thanksgiving for the gracious provision of your risen presence and your
shepherding concern in this journey of life.
*The Lord’s Prayer:
Our
Father, Who art in heaven, hallowed be thy name, thy kingdom come, thy will be
done, on earth as it is in heaven. Give
us this day our daily bread, and forgive us our trespasses, as we forgive those
who trespass against us. And lead us
not into temptation, but deliver us from evil.
For thine is the kingdom and the power and the glory for ever. Amen
*Assurance
of Pardon:
God loved us enough to ensure our
salvation in Christ Jesus. By pardoning our sin, God makes us a new people, a
people saved by grace, a people transformed by the power of love. Glory be to
God! Praise be to God!
*389 “Freely, Freely”
Dismiss to Sunday School Classes
Celebration and
Concerns
Call to Prayer:
Leader:
The Lord be with you.
People: And also with you.
Leader: Let us pray.
Personal Prayers in
Silence
Pastoral Prayer
God of
all the ages, in your sight nations rise and fall, and pass through times of
peril. Now when our land is troubled, be near to judge and save. May leaders be
led by your wisdom; may they search your will and see it clearly. If we have
turned away from your way, reverse our ways and help us to repent. Give us your
light and your truth, let them guide us; through Jesus Christ, who is Lord of
this world, and our Savior. Amen.
Special Music — Beverly Zimmer
& Becky Beck
Responsive Psalm Psalm 51:1-10
O loving and kind God, take pity on me,
and remove the stain of my sin;
my faults haunt me night and day,
and you are right in judging me;
from its beginnings
my life has been intertwined with
sin.
"Remove
the burden of our sin, O God."
Since you love sincerity of heart,
teach me the secrets of wisdom;
remove my sin and I will be clean,
wash me and I will be whiter than
snow;
make me whole again, and give me
joy;
create a pure heart in me, O God,
give me a new and loyal spirit,
do not deprive me of your presence;
restore unto me the joy of your
salvation,
and save me from disobedience.
"Remove
the burden of our sin, O God."
*Hymn #2140 “Since Jesus Came Into My Heart”
Scripture
Reading: Luke 15:1-10
Sermon: “Christ Jesus Came to Save”
Mark Haverland
Offering
*The Offertory (to
#566—”Blest Be the Dear Uniting Love”)
Use us as channels for you, Lord,
use this our offering
to serve your people in the world,
new life and hope to bring.
Prayer of Dedication
Life-changing
God, we who have been sought, found, and changed by Jesus our Savior, come
before you now with an offering on behalf of others. Use our gifts for your
saving purposes, that the lost may be lifted from where they have fallen, and
their lives be healed and transformed. Amen
*Hymn #2153 “I’m Gonna Live So God Can Use Me”
*Commissioning:
Go out as seekers of the lost and ambassadors of the
gospel of love to those who have not heard. Go to exercise the ministry of
shepherding in Christ's name, in the power of the Holy Spirit.
*Benediction:
The blessing of God, creator of all, and of
Christ Jesus, the good shepherd of all, guides, sustains, and abides with us
always. Amen.
*Postlude……………………………….*Indicates
congregation stands
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NEWS
AND ANNOUNCEMENTS
You may donate for relief
efforts relating to the disaster in New York City and Washington by placing
a check in the offering noting ’disaster relief” in the memo line or mail
contributions to: UMCOR, 475 Riverside Dr., Room 330, New York, NY 10115. Call 800-554-8583
to make a credit card donation. One hundred percent of your gift goes to
the designated response. United Methodists' generous giving to the One Great Hour of Sharing, part of
their ongoing contribution to mission around the world, supplements the cost of
Advance gifts. See this Web site for
more http://gbgm-umc.org/umcor/emergency/wtc.stm
Building
Project — As the
building progresses, we now need to begin paying for the construction. Your timely payment of pledges helps
minimize and delay borrowing. If you
have not yet pledged, additional contributions are still needed to lower the
loan amount and duration. A pledge card
is available on the table in the entryway.
Pledges are important because they help the Trustees during the
construction and financing phase deal to know how much we can expect to receive
each year.
Junior
High Youth Group meets
Wednesdays at the church from 7:00-8:00 p.m. Contact Mary Jones at 999-2678.
United
Methodist Women News—Next
UMW meeting will be Thursday, October 4, at 7:00 p.m. at the church. All women
in the church are invited. Gearing up for fall planting? UMW members are
selling flower bulbs again this year as a fundraiser. Contact Linda Pennington
or Mary Jones.
Music – The choir begins again. Rehearsals will be at 9:15 am.
Church
Directories –
The latest church directories are available on the table by the door to the
sanctuary.
Financial
Statements —
Reports of the church finances for Jan-Jun 2001 are on the table in the front
of the church.
Worship Accompanist — We are looking for someone to play the piano for
worship. For now, we’ll use recorded
music. If you know of someone who can
help us, let Mark know.
Church
Conference — Our
annual meeting with the District Superintendent is October 7, after worship.
Pastor-Parish
Committee—September
19, 7:00 pm
Trustees
— October 3,
7:00 pm
Administrative
Council— TBA
Hunger
Hike Dates — Hikers
will meet at the west side of the State Capitol at 1:15 pm on Sunday, October
14.
Health
and Wellness Ministries: Contact Becky Beck, RN, parish nurse 685-3195
Counseling: Contact Pastor Haverland at 984-6274 for counseling or
referrals to various counseling services and support groups.
Food Pantry: Donations welcome any Sunday. Food is distributed at eight sites in the metro-area to those in
need. Contact Linda Pennington at
984-6693.
Family Fund: All quarters in the collection
plate go for financial and pastoral assistance for families and travelers in
need in our community.
Luke’s Clinic: Physicals, vaccines, flu shots, and other medical care. Open
Wednesdays from 6:00 to 8:00 p.m.
Alcoholics
Anonymous: Meets every Thursday at 7:30 p.m.
CHRISTIAN
GROWTH AND FELLOWSHIP
Men’s
Fellowship: The
men of PCUMC have a breakfast meeting with men from the other churches in town
on Saturday October 13, 8:00 am at Beautiful Savior Lutheran Church in Polk
City
Senior High Youth Group:
Junior
High Youth Group: Contact Mary Jones at 999-2678.
Food Pantry Drivers
(Fill in blanks and place in
offering or contact Linda Pennington 984-6693)
September
— Scott George
October
— Joan Hart
November
—
The food
pantry Warehouse is located at 3816 36th St, Des Moines. See Linda Pennington for instructions,
Reception Hosts
(Fill in blanks and place in offering)
Sept 16
— Nancy Peterson
Sept 23
— Greg, Mary, Kathry Lamka
Sept 30 — Ginger Larson & Diane Lukasik
October
7 — Jackie Cook
October
14 — Shari Miller
October
21 — Fremonts
October
28 — Vince & Kim Wolf
November
4 — Kate Haverland
November
11 — Don and Maribeth Miller
Nursery (for 10:15 worship)
Sept 9 —
Chris Russell
Sept 16—
Mai Golbuff
Sept 23
— Linda Link
Sept 30
— Shari Miller
October
7 — Kristin and Katie
Ushers
(Fill in blanks and place in offering)
September
— Becky Beck
October
— Stephanie and Sara Pack
November
—Fremonts
December
—
Worship Leaders
(Fill in the blanks and place in
offering)
September
__ Ann Fremont
October
— Ron Cook
November
— Greg Lamka
December
—
Meal Site
(Fill out and place in offering)
Four
people are needed to serve the meal prepared by others for Our Community
Kitchen from 5:30 –7:00 pm on the second Wednesday of each month. Sign up and place this form in the offering.
Call Dixie Bequeaith for more information (984-6224)
September 12 —
October 10 —
November 14
December 12
Luke 15:1-10 Now all the tax
collectors and sinners were coming near to listen to him. And the Pharisees and
the scribes were grumbling and saying, "This fellow welcomes sinners and
eats with them." So he told them this parable: "Which one of you,
having a hundred sheep and losing one of them, does not leave the ninety-nine
in the wilderness and go after the one that is lost until he finds it? When he
has found it, he lays it on his shoulders and rejoices. And when he comes home,
he calls together his friends and neighbors, saying to them, 'Rejoice with me,
for I have found my sheep that was lost.' Just so, I tell you, there will be
more joy in heaven over one sinner who repents than over ninety-nine righteous
persons who need no repentance. "Or what woman having ten silver coins, if
she loses one of them, does not light a lamp, sweep the house, and search
carefully until she finds it? When he has found it, she call together her
friends and neighbors, saying, 'Rejoice with me, for I have found the coin that
I had lost.' Just so, I tell you, there is joy in the presence of the angels of
God over one sinner who repents."
Prayers for the Week: