Sunday, August 23 9:00 a.m. Coffee fellowship 9:30 a.m. Worship

Tuesday, August 25 3:00 p.m. Coffee Club, Dakota Harvest

Wednesday, Aug. 26 9:30 a.m. Quilters – 3rd floor 10:00 a.m. UND Expo 6:30 p.m. MCCI Resource Refocus meeting

Thursday, August 27 8:00 a.m. Breakfast Club, Denny’s

Sunday, August 30 10:00 a.m. Worship @ University Park, shelter #3 with potluck cook-out following

Last week’s attendance: 72 Last weeks’ giving: $4,365.00

Offering to date: $184,208.53 Annual Expense Budget Goal: $312,267.00

Contributions needed per week to reach our goal: $6,759.92

We’re glad you are here today! Thank you for your support!

Wesley UMC Calendar for

August 23 – August 30

Potato Bowl Parade/Float on Saturday, September 12. Let us know if you would like to help decorate the float, or walk with the float in the parade.

Homecoming Sunday, September 13—one worship service at 10:00 am followed by a potluck meal.

September 18-19—United Methodist Women District meeting here at Wesley UMC.

Wesley United Methodist Church Grand Forks, ND

August 23, 2015

Our purpose is to provide a nurturing Christian home

in which all may grow in faith and service.

Welcome to Worship at Wesley

August 23, 2015 13th

Sunday after Pentecost

Gathering in Fellowship andGathering in Fellowship andGathering in Fellowship andGathering in Fellowship and PraisePraisePraisePraise to Godto Godto Godto God Gathering Music Brethren, We Have Met to Worship Marge Myrold Arr. by Matt Limbough

* Morning Praise Come, Now Is the Time To Worship Projected

Lord, I Lift Your Name on High Projected

Welcome and Announcements

(Please sign the ritual of friendship attendance pad and pass to others in the pew.)

* Greetings of Christian Fellowship

* Call to Worship

We rejoice and praise Your holy name today, O Lord,

Because you have kept us from a destructive path.

We give thanks because Your word gives us hope,

And we reflect on Your word at all times.

You are the Source of deep seated faith,

And our spirits are refreshed in your presence! Amen!

Coming Before God in PrayerComing Before God in PrayerComing Before God in PrayerComing Before God in Prayer

Song of Meditation Be Still, My Soul Red Hymnal 534

* If able, please stand where asterisks appear. CCLI Lic. 906361

Welcome to Wesley! If you have questions or special needs, please speak to an usher.

Worship activity bags for children are hanging on a rack at the back of the church.

Our ushers have large-print hymnals.

Nursery care is provided for infants and toddlers in Room 202.

Wesley’s 3rd Annual Worship in the Park Next Sunday, August 30, 10:00 am

at University Park

Come and join us for worship at

Shelter #3 in University Park.

Please bring lawn chairs or

blankets to sit on during the

worship service.

Then stay for a picnic lunch.

Burgers, hot dogs, beverages, and

place settings will be provided.

Please bring a side dish, salad or

dessert to share.

And parents, we will also be close to

the splash park, so if kids want to play

in the water afterward, feel free to

bring swimsuits and towels for them

(and you too if you like!).

For many years I have brought

magazines & solicited magazines from

you as a recycling project and also to

help members have magazines for

visiting shut-ins. I tried to keep the

magazines less than 6 months old. I hope

the magazine swap has been an asset to

many of you.

I am looking for someone to take over this project. If no one contacts me by Sept. 30,

2015 I will remove and recycle the magazines and rack. Prayerfully consider taking

over this mission.

Helen DeMaster

Come and join the parade! Wesley will again be

participating in the annual Potato Bowl Parade

on Saturday, September 12. We need people to

walk along with our float and hand out candy. If

you would like to help, please talk to Pastor

Howie or to Judy Christy. Please join us during

this time of fellowship and enjoy some great

music!

HOMECOMING SUNDAY SCHEDULE

9:30 am Come early for Coffee Fellowship. Sign

up for classes and volunteer

opportunities.

10:00 am Worship together as we celebrate our

long-term members. Randy Cross, our

Eastern Sunrise District Superintendent,

will be preaching this Sunday.

11:30 am Enjoy a wonderful potluck in our

Dining room. (Please bring a main dish,

side dish or salad. Dessert will be

provided.)

Prayers of the People

Pastoral Prayer and The Lord’s Prayer

Prayer Response Marge Myrold

Giving Our Tithes and OfferingsGiving Our Tithes and OfferingsGiving Our Tithes and OfferingsGiving Our Tithes and Offerings Receiving of Tithes and Offerings

Offering Music Jesus Loves Me Marge Myrold Arr. by Matt Limbaugh

* Doxology

* Prayer of Dedication

O God, our King, you are the hope of the world! You bring peace and

gladness even when we struggle. We dedicate our offerings to strengthen the

church’s witness in the world. May our wider community experience a taste

of the goodness of your coming kingdom. Through these gifts, may your love

be made known to those who struggle. We pray through Jesus Christ, who

lives and reigns with you and the Holy Spirit, one God, now and forever.

Amen.

Hearing God’s WordHearing God’s WordHearing God’s WordHearing God’s Word Children’s Time

First Scripture Lesson 2 Corinthians 12:7b-10 New Testament, pages 174-175

Second Scripture Lesson Psalm 1 Old Testament, page 463

Hymn My Faith Looks Up to Thee Red Hymnal 452

Third Scripture Lesson John 4:7-15 New Testament, page 89

Message “Searching for Solla Sollew” Rev. Howie Baird

Going Forth to ServeGoing Forth to ServeGoing Forth to ServeGoing Forth to Serve * Closing Hymn Standing On the Promises Red Hymnal 374

* Benediction

* Musical response Go Now In Peace (x2) Red Hymnal 665

* Closing Song This Is The Day Bless The Lord, O My Soul Marge Myrold

By Les Garrett

Thanks to all who have helped with today’s worship service!

Welcome Team: Tom & Jackie Saddler

Duane & Aileen Sandwick

Lay Reader: Pat Henry

Nursery: Tanya Murphy

Sound Board: Dave Kiefel

Please feel free to communicate with us: Website: www.gfwesley.org

e-mail: gfwesley@midconetwork.com

Phone: 701.772.1869

Address: 1600 4th

Ave. N. Grand Forks, ND 58203

Fellowship times —Anyone is welcome for conversation and treats on Tuesdays at 3:00 pm at Dakota Harvest Bakery, 17 N. 3rd St., or for breakfast on Thursdays at 8:00 am at Denny’s Restaurant on S. 32nd Ave.

Please join us for fellowship and conversation!

Help Fill the Semi-truck!

The Dakotas Conference will have a semi-

truck in Fargo from Sept. 15-18 to collect

United Methodist Committee on Relief

(UMCOR) kits and will then deliver them

to the UMCOR depot in Sager Brown, LA.

Help us fill the truck with items for

UMCOR kits. School and Health kits are

usually the most urgently needed items.

You can provide a complete kit or

individual items and bring them to the

church. Please be sure to purchase items according to the instructions.

Lists can be found on a table in the fellowship room and there is a bin to put your items in.

Thank you for your help with this project. The lists for these kits are also located on the

UMCOR web site, www.umcor.org, or you can contact the church office.

Help Wanted: Sunday School Volunteers

Sunday School begins September 20, 2015, and planning is underway. We have several

ways that you might be involved from weekly helpers to occasional volunteers.

Please pray about the way you can support our Sunday School ministry with your time and

talents.

Immediate Needs:

� Helper (aids the lead teacher during the Sunday

School hour) for:

� 6th grade class

� Substitutes for all age groups

Talk to Jessica Zerr, Megan Baird or Judy Christy for more information