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WELCOME “Day by day, as they spent much time together in the temple, they broke bread at home and ate their food with glad and generous hearts, praising God and having the goodwill of all the people.” (Acts 2: 46-47a)

PRELUDE "Prelude in C Major" J.S.Bach

OPENING ACT OF CENTERING OUR HEARTS AS ONE Jacki Stranathan L: Holy and Living God P: Holy and Living God, [continue to repeat each phrase in this way] L/P: We gather in your name… invited by Jesus… bound together with your Spirit… in union with each other… Into your care, we offer now… our worries, fears, and strife… We turn to you and know you’re near… Your light, our love and life...

OPENING HYMN “Gift of Love” UMH 408, insert pg 6

KIDS’ TIME Jacki Stranathan

SPECIAL MUSIC “To God Be the Glory” UMH 98,insert pg 7 Adult Chancel Choir

BREAKING OPEN THE WORD WITH SCRIPTURE John 14:15-21 (inclusive Bible translation) Ronnie Bohn I Peter 3:13-16a

BREAKING OPEN GOD’S WORD THROUGH SHARING Pastor Malcolm Stranathan

BREAKING OPEN OUR LIVES WITH DISCUSSION Pastor Malcolm Stranathan

REFLECTING SO THAT GOD CAN SPEAK TO OUR HEARTS OFFERTORY “The Love of Jesus Is Steadfast” Curtis Please mail God’s tithes and your offering to the church office at the address at the top of this service or click here to make a secure one time electronic deposit or access our website (wumcmd.org). Thank you.

REFLECTING AS WE BREAK OPEN OUR HEARTS WITH PRAYER Pastor Malcolm Stranathan

CLOSING HYMN “Love the Lord Your God” sing twice FWS 2168, insert pg 8

PRAISE GOD! Pastor Malcolm Stranathan Leader/People, [continue to repeat each phrase in this way] We know Jesus is present among us… even in this very home… We will not let fear be louder than love… but with glad hearts and rejoicing souls… we will sing God’s praise… for we are Easter People…!

POSTLUDE “Moderato” Kothe

Welcome! Help us keep accurate ‘online’ attendance: Joining us for worship, today? Text “HERE” to 443-234-0806.

Westminster United Methodist Church May 17, 2020, 10am

162/165 East Main Street Westminster, MD 21157 www.wumcmd.org 410-848-8325

Click a link to join us in worship:

EASTER SEASON Online Worship Series —excerpt from Pastor Malcolm’s eHerald letter Easter is not just a day. It is a whole season of time when we remember that Jesus lives on in each one of us. In the Bible, the early church was described in this way: “Day by day, as they spent much time together in the temple, they broke bread at home and ate their food with glad and generous hearts, praising God and having the goodwill of all the people.” (Acts 2: 46-47a) So, during this Easter Season, we are following our ancestor’s traditions. We are creating a “temple” of worship in our hearts, in spite of the fact that we cannot be physically together. By sharing in words and music and breathing and eating and moving together, we will stay connected. The earliest Christians worshiped in their homes before they had churches, and so will we, until we can meet again in our sanctuaries. As we have been reminding ourselves, the church is not a place we go, the church is who we are, where we are. So friends, at the “heart of the matter,” we are connected through the Spirit that makes us one in love. If you haven’t already, we invite you to collect some stones from your garden on which you can draw a heart. No stones? …no worries. Collect any items you may have or create your own heart shaped items, pull them together, and create a small Easter altar in your home.

ATTENTION: GRADS Our UMW asks you submit the following info by May 20 to our church admin at: s.haines@wumcmd.org or call 410-848-8325, x10.

Graduate name

Graduate mailing address

Graduating school

Plans after graduation

The UMW will be making a donation to a mission that is important to our youth and sending cards to all graduates.

STRAWBRIDGE COLONIAL DAYS CANCELLED FOR 2020 For more information, please call our Curator Helen Kemp 410-635-2600.

Copyright Information

Prelude Prelude in C Major J.S.Bach Public Domain

Offertory The Love of Jesus Is

Steadfast

Curtis Podcast/streamed with permission from ONE LICENSE, #731177-A

Postlude Moderator Kothe Public Domain

Hymn Copyright Info included with lyrics on subsequent pages. Music by Kyler Brengle, Peggy Brengle, Rich Umla.

TODAY’S ANNOUNCEMENTS

LIVE-STREAM SERVICE MINISTRY Are you interested in joining a brand-new ministry that helps at-risk people stay connected with us in worship from the care and safety of their home? Please contact Pastor Malcolm or Kyler Brengle for more info. More was published about this opportunity in our recent eHerald.

THANK YOU for your faithful giving and for helping us continue to do the work that God is calling us to do.

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“BLEST BEINGS” Summer 2020 Worship Series begins June 7

Available online? DEFINITELY! Offered In person? WE HOPE!

Traveling with Matriarchs and Patriarchs of The Old Testament, we shall glean the essential truth of God’s being present with them and with us, today. We will renew prayers, blessings, and practices from the ancient Celts and give them modern flare through our creative expressions of worship and community.

It all begins June 7th, 2020!

For more info, check out Pastor Malcolm’s flyer on page 7 or on our website under tab ‘Online Worship Links.’

Iona, Scotland

Our Mission: “Changing lives through Jesus Christ to make a difference.”

REQUESTING PRAYER Please click here to submit a prayer request.

If you wish to speak with a pastor, please call the church office and select option 4 for Pastor Malcolm, or option 5 for Reverend Ken.

Click here to email Pastor Malcolm.

Click here to email Reverend Ken.

Our Family and Friends

Bulletin Prayer List Our Church Family

Robert Shaeffer Rich Umla Arlene DeVivo Ian MacLean-Blevins Chris Clise

5/8-5/14requests: Vera Dillard and granddaughter Kyndra—dear friends of Vicki Collett

5/1-5/7requests: Peggy McMahan—sister of Gayle Dix

4/17-4/30 requests: Craig Roberts—brother of Carole Roberts

4/10-4/16 requests: Harry John Layman—extended family of Lisa Bowman Gale Blizzard—mother of Ann Dell

3/28-4/9 requests: John Marrs—brother of Richard Marrs

3/13-3/27 requests: Bella Wilhide—granddaughter of Peg Hepler’s friend

Our General Board of Global Missionaries

Nan McCurdy, Miguel Mciarena (Puebla Mexico), Matthew and Jennifer Wilke (Tanzania) Chin Cho (Mongolia) Kirsty Vandervalk

(443) 789-0346

REACH Coordinators in the month of: MAY

Our Mission: To reach out to those within our congregation who are reaching out to us in need of help. Are you a church member in need of:

Funeral Lite Fare

Meals following recovery or mourning

Transport to medical appointments

Please contact REACH, directly for help:

Those in Military Service

Jason Marusiak, Fort Riley, KS (son-in-law of The Flinns)

Sgt David Perez, 3rd Ranger Battalion, Afghanistan (son-in-law of Kim Cascio)

Cpt. Dan Myers, Army, Afghanistan Cpt. Sally Myers, Army, Fort Drum, NY (nephew/niece of Susan & John Harbold),

Stefanie Sadowski-Gray, Air Force, Bolling AFB (Sadowskis’ daughter)

Tracie Meyers, Navy, The Gulf (daughter of Jan Halman-Miller)

Longterm: Jerry Rosier Grace Justice John Carbaugh Dave Taylor Christy Swartzbaugh

Those in Mourning

Steve and The Shipley Family as they mourn the death of Dan Shipley.

Are you familiar with the MARYLAND SENIOR CALL CHECK PROGRAM? Maryland Department of Aging is promoting their Maryland Senior Call Check Program. This is a free service provided by MDoA and is open to all Marylanders 65 or older. Registration is required and participants will be called daily, during the same one hour time period. If there is no answer then the Program will call an alternate contact person (next of kin, neighbor or other designated person) who has been selected by the participant as an emergency contact. The alternate contact will be asked to check on the Participant’s well-being. However, if a participant does not have an alternate one will be assigned.

More information can be accessed on the Carroll County government page:

https://www.carrollcountymd.gov/government/directory/citizen-services/aging-disabilities/senior-call-check-service-and-notification-program/

Leslie M. Wagner, Project Coordinator / Dept. of Citizen Services – Carroll County Government 10 Distillery Dr., Suite 101, Westminster, MD 21157, Desk – 410-386-3818; Cell – 443-201-6744

“Blest Beings”- Summer 2020 Worship Series

Online, definitely, and we hope @ Center & Main (as we are permitted).

Join us at Westminster UMC Online Worship as we virtually

travel to the ancient land of the Celts. Ireland, Scotland and

Wales, and the Celts who lived in these lands, have a mystic

air around them and in the early fifth century a Celtic-brand

of Christianity took hold. Incorporating much of the ancient

reverence for the earth, with everything ordinary from sun-

up to sun-down, to the lighting of the night fires, the early

Celtic Christians incorporated beautiful practices of prayers

and rituals that celebrated their lives as blest beings. Our

Summer Series, “Blest Beings,” reminds us that despite the

challenges of our time we are blest and encouraged to live

in the present as those who are blessed by God.

Traveling with Matriarchs and Patriarchs of The Old

Testament, we shall glean essential truth of God’s being

present with them and us, today. We will renew prayers,

blessings, and practices from the ancient Celts and give

them modern flare through our creative expressions of

worship and community. It all begins June 7th, 2020!

Skilleg Island, Ireland