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“To glorify God and love others through worship, study, and
service.” James A. Cason Senior PastorScott Harris Associate
Pastor
Children’s Sunday School Promotion
Next Sunday, August 6, our children’s Sunday school classes will
meet in the Sanctuary at 10:00AM for Celebration Sunday. This is a
time to celebrate the past Sunday school year, and the end of the
summer, before children are promoted to the next grade level the
following Sunday. Children in the 2-year-old through 4th grade
classes will receive certificates, and rising 3rd graders will
receive a Bible. Refreshments will be served in the Gathering Area.
Please note, all 5th graders (rising 6th) will begin Sunday school
with the youth ministry next Sunday, so they will not gather with
the other children’s classes for Celebration Sunday.
Promotion Sunday is August 13, and children will begin Sunday
school in the classrooms listed below, for the 2017-2018 Sunday
school year! Classroom numbers will also be posted in the hallways,
and by the classroom door.
2 & 3 year olds: Room 110 Pre-K: Room 109
Kindergarten: Room 1141st Grade: Room 1132nd Grade: Room 1123rd
Grade: Room 3074th Grade: Room 3035th Grade: Room 209
July 30, 2017 Worship Services: Sunday School:Sanctuary:
Fellowship Hall: Classrooms:8:30AM & 11:00AM 9:01AM &
11:00AM 10:00AM
Sunday, July 30, 20178:30, 9:01 & 11:00AM Traditional - Rev.
Jimmy Cason
“Effective Prayers” - I Kings 18:41-4611:00AM REVIVE - Rev.
Scott Harris“Effective Prayers” - I Kings 18:41-46
Our Faithfulness in Worship (Sunday, July 23, 2017)Morning
Worship: 391 Sunday School: 203
8:30AM: 63 9:01AM: 67 11:00AM: 166 Revive: 95Offering Received:
$17,467.00 Preserving God’s House: $640.00
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Our Church FamilyThe flowers in the Sanctuary on July 30 are
given by Mr. and Mrs. Claude Arthur Howard, III to the glory of God
and in celebration of the marriage of their daughter, Kathryn
Cecile Howard to William Glenn Davis, Jr. on Saturday, July 29, in
our Sanctuary.
Prayer Concerns Hospital: Mary Karrh - HospiceOngoing: Jimmy
Hood, Khaki Herrington, Marshall Thigpen, John Karrh, Lloyd Jones,
Diane Deloach, Jim Long, Amos Connell, John Gould, Ed Shannon,
Dolly Shannon, John Popps, Edith Jenkins, David Rupar, Erin
Haskins, Joel Martin, Helen Sparks
Volunteers for July 30, 2017 (Fifth Sunday of July)Prayer
Warriors: Clark & Jane Deloach8:30 Lay Liturgist: Ken LeCain
8:30 Ushers: Gene Deal, Jimmy High9:01 Ushers: Warren Ball, Roxella
Ball, J. Bird Hodges, Justin Chester11:00 Lay Liturgist: Bill
Sellers11:00 Ushers: Anthony Waters, Randy Hill, Bryan Darley,
Everett Kennedy, Rick Smith (Balcony: Olin Lovett, Ronnie Hodges,
Earl Dabbs Jr., Brad Shiels)Parking Lot Greeters: Jane Yawn, Becky
RenfroeFront Door Greeters: Janette Johnson, Betty RushingMeals on
Wheels (August 1): Jimmy & Pat High
Statesboro First United Methodist ChurchUMM Fellowship Supper -
August 8
The next Men’s Fellowship supper will be Tuesday, August 8, at
7PM. The theme of this meeting is Father/Son/Daughter night but
everyone is welcome! Mike Rollins will be the program speaker and
will provide an update on Splash in the Boro. We look forward to
seeing everyone in the Fellowship Hall on August 8.
First Sundays are for Food BankPlease note your calendars for
the first Sunday of each month, and bring non-perishable food for
the Statesboro Food Bank. Items that are in great demand are
cereal, rice, oatmeal, grits, peanut butter, etc. Red wagons for
your donations are placed in the Narthex and the near the entrance
to the Fellowship Hall. Thanks for having big hearts SFUMC!
Getting Ready for Operation Christmas ChildOur church will be
participating in Operation Christmas Child this fall. Please save
your shoeboxes and take advantage of the back-to-school sales going
on now - crayons, colored pencils, note pads, rulers, pencils,
erasers, etc. More information will be provided in the upcoming
weeks.
School Supplies Soup Kitchen a Success!THANK YOU to all, but
especially to the children and adults who worked the School
Supplies Soup Kitchen. We dealt with a larger than anticipated
crowd of our needy neighbors, who left, even after our running out
of some supplies, with help for the new school year. Good education
is important in their steps upward out of poverty. Your continued
donations will be gratefully received in the crate under the stairs
for use later this year or for the School Supplies Soup Kitchen
next year; the best school supplies bargains are just starting to
appear.
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Youth Ministries News
Our Church CalendarSunday, July 308:30AM - Traditional Service,
Sanct.9:01AM - 901 Service, FH10:00AM - Sunday School,
Classrooms11:00AM - Traditional Service, Sanct.11:00AM - REVIVE
Service, FH6:00PM - Finance Committee Mtg, 213
Monday, July 31(no scheduled events)
Tuesday, August1First Day of Preschool
Wednesday, August 29:00AM - ACTS, Outreach Center(offsite)6:00PM
- Youth Parents Meeting, YR 7:00PM - Chancel Choir, Choir Rm.
Thursday, August 3(no scheduled events)
Friday, August 49:00AM - ACTS, Outreach Center(offsite)9:00PM -
Middle School Lock-In, FH
Saturday, August 58:00AM - Emmaus Training, 306/2nd floor12:00PM
- Soup KitchenSoup Kitchen sponsored by Sea Island Bank
August 2 - Parents MeetingThis Wednesday, August 2, at 6PM we
will have our annual back to school Parents Meeting. At this
meeting we will discuss a few changes in our student ministry,
trips for the upcoming semester, and hear about volunteer needs.
Rock the Universe signs ups will be at this meeting. You must be
present to sign up for Rock the Universe. This is a crucial meeting
so please make every effort to be in attendance!
Upcoming DatesAugust 4 Middle School Lock In
August 12 High School Kick-Off
August 13 First Sunday Night Surge
August 16 First Small Groups
Statesboro First United Methodist ChurchSave the Date
Wednesday Night Kick-offAugust 9
Dinner at 5:30PMActivities at 6:00PM
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*HYMN OF COMMITMENTHymn #98 To God Be the Glor
Sunday, July 30, 2017
Children’s Moment (11:00 Traditional)Fay Foy Franklin
Kids Worship:9:01: Sarah Akins, Lucy Hubbard11:00: Sarah Akins,
Melanie Propps
Statesboro First United Methodist Church101 South Main Street,
PO Box 2048
Statesboro, GA 30459Main Church Phone: 912-764-7589 Church
Email: [email protected] Cason, Senior Pastor:
912-764-1875 Church Website: www.statesborofirst.comScott Harris,
Assistant Pastor: 912-764-1874 Church FAX: 912-764-7638
Children’s Ministries News
Wednesday Night MinistryWe will kick off the fall season of
Wednesday Night Ministry on August 9! Please join us for dinner at
5:30PM, with family activities to follow. Kids JAM (children’s
choir) and small groups will begin the following Wednesday, August
16.
Sunday School Teachers 2017-2018 School YearA new Sunday school
year begins on August 13! We encourage parents to be a part of
leading children on Sunday mornings, and would love to have you
teach a class on a rotating schedule. Sunday school is for age two
through 5th grade. Please see our Children’s Ministry team for more
details, Sarah ([email protected]) or Jodie
([email protected]).
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SUNDAY, JULY 30, 2017LITURGICAL COLOR: RED
GATHERINGLIGHTING OF CANDLES
PRELUDE & MEDITATIONCome, Thou Almighty King
arr. Paul Laubengayer
*CALL TO WORSHIPThe time is near!
The night is past.Leave the darkness behind.
Live in the light of God’s love.Set aside selfish ways.
Share Christ’s love wherever you are.The time is near!
Let us worship God.
*HYMN OF PRAISEHymn #529 “How Firm a Foundation”
*AFFIRMATION OF FAITHThe Apostles’ Creed #881 Hymnal
I believe in God the Father Almighty,maker of heaven and
earth;
And in Jesus Christ his only Son our Lord:who was conceived by
the Holy Spirit, born of the Virgin Mary,suffered under Pontius
Pilate, was crucified, dead, and buried;the third day he rose from
the dead; he ascended into heaven,
and sitteth at the right hand of God the Father Almighty;from
thence he shall come to judge the quick and the dead.
I believe in the Holy Spirit, the holy catholic church,the
communion of saints, the forgiveness of sins,
the resurrection of the body, and the life everlasting.
Amen.
*GLORIA PATRI Hymn #71Glory be to the Father, and to the Son,
and to the Holy Ghost;
As it was in the beginning, is now, and ever shall be,World
without end. Amen, Amen.
PASSING OF THE PEACE AND REGISTRATION OF ATTENDANCE
PROCLAIMING THE VISIONWhy does Statesboro First United Methodist
Church exist?
To glorify God and love others through worship, study, and
service.
CHILDREN’S MOMENT (11:00AM Service)Fay Foy Franklin
(Following the Children’s Moment, children in Pre-K through 4th
grade are invited to Kids Worship in Room 306.)
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ANTHEM (11:00AM Service)Sanctuary
arr. Lloyd Larson
PASTORAL PRAYER & LORD’S PRAYER
GIVING OF TITHES & OFFERINGSOFFERTORY PRAYER
8:30AM Ken LeCain; 11:00AM Bill Sellers
OFFERTORY Arioso
Darwin Wolford
*DOXOLOGY HYMN #94Praise God, from whom all blessings flow;
Praise God, all creatures here below:Alleluia! Alleluia! Praise
God, the source of all our gifts!
Praise Jesus Christ, whose power up-lifts!Praise the Spirit,
Holy Spirit! Alleluia! Alleluia! Alleluia!
*HYMN OF PREPARATIONHymn #496 “Sweet Hour of Prayer”
*SCRIPTURE READINGI Kings 18:41-46
MESSAGE“Effective Prayers”
Rev. Jimmy Cason
*HYMN OF COMMITMENTHymn #462 “Tis So Sweet to Trust in
Jesus”
POSTLUDEPostlude on a Theme by Orlando Gibbons
arr. Christopher Tambling
*Congregation standing if able during this portion of the
service.
Please ensure your cell phone is silenced during the
service.
A children’s bulletin with Bible puzzles and activities is
available in the Gathering Area on the first floor and also in the
back of the Sanctuary’s balcony on the second floor.
The Sanctuary is equipped with a hearing assistance system.
Please ask an usher for a receiver.
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