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SERMON NOTES

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The purpose of Wesley United Methodist Church is to proclaim God’s love

by: Providing spiritual nurture to those who have accepted Christ as their

Lord and Savior, and witnessing his love to those who have not yet accept-

ed him; and by providing for the needs of the human community as God

reveals them to us.

We gather to publicly worship the Lord through Praise, Prayer, Word, and Sacra-

ment. Worship is by definition a communal act. We gather in response to the grace

already given to us through Jesus Christ. So at its heart, worship is about thanks-

giving for the relationship established through the crucifixion and resurrection of our

Savior. We bring a sacrifice of praise. We gather not as an audience, but as actors

on a stage, directed by the worship leaders, directing our worship toward our audi-

ence: our faithful, awesome God.

The Chancel Flowers this morning are given to the glory of God and in memory of

Becky Coulson, beloved mother of Briston, daughter, sister, niece, cousin, grand-

daughter of the Snell, Wilkins, Sinde, Stamas and Nichols families.

Welcome: Thank you for joining us in worship today. We hope that you have felt

God’s love in a new way. If you are a first-time visitor, please let one of the ushers

know; we would like for you to have a welcome bag. Following the 8:00 and 9:45

a.m. worship services we invite you to join us in Grace Fellowship Hall for a cup of

coffee or juice, and a cookie or two. We look forward to worshiping with you again

soon.

Hearing assistance devices are available. Please speak with an usher if you are

in need of one.

A Family Restroom can be found in the Music Suite on the same level as the Sanc-

tuary by using the door to the left of the pulpit.

Follow us on Twitter: @doverwesleyumc

Follow us on Instagram: @ DoverWesleyUMC

Facebook: Wesley UMC Dover: If you have a smart phone, tablet, etc., please

“check in” when you are at Wesley UMC.

Download our Smart Phone App ─ Download our smart phone app and stay up-

to-date with the sermons on video, events, the calendar, electronic giving and

more. The instructions to download the app are: Text wumc app to 77977 (the

space between wumc and app is important).

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CHURCH CALENDAR

SUNDAY, June 24, 2018

8:00 a.m. Worship Service ─ Sanctuary

9:30 a.m. Hymn Sing ─ Sanctuary

9:45 a.m. Children’s Sunday School ─ Grace Fellowship Hall

9:45 a.m. Worship Service ─ Sanctuary

8:30 - 11:00 a.m. Fellowship Time ─ Visitors, please join us in Grace Fellow-

ship Hall for a cup of coffee or juice, a cookie or two, and get acquainted with Wes-

ley Church’s congregation.

11:15 a.m. Worship Service — Sanctuary

TUESDAY, June 26, 2018 9:30 a.m. Staff Meeting ─ Library

2:00 p.m. Women’s Covenant Group ─ Parlor 6:00 p.m. Al-Anon Meeting ─ Search Class Room - Education Building

WEDNESDAY, June 27, 2018 9:30 a.m. Intercessory Prayer ─ St. Paul’s Chapel 11:00 a.m. 240th Anniversary Committee Meeting ─ Parlor

6:00 p.m. N.A. Meeting ─ Ed Bldg.

THURSDAY, June 28, 2018

6:00 p.m. Church & Society Committee Meeting ─ Parlor 7:00 p.m. Praise & Worship Rehearsal ─ Sanctuary

SATURDAY, June 30, 2018 9:00 a.m. Al-Anon Meeting ─ Search Class Room - Education Building

Announcements Friendly Calendar Reminder ─ Numerous meetings are held daily at Wesley.

If you are planning a meeting, luncheon, wedding, etc., and using the church

facilities in any way, it is important that you call the church office @ 678-9626

to avoid conflicts with scheduling.

Being Good Stewards ─ As members of Wesley, when using a room for meet-

ings, etc., please make sure that you leave the room clean and tidy, and all the

lights turned off. If your group is the last one in the building, please walk thru

and secure the building and insure the alarm has been activated. Thank You!

Ushers Needed ─ If you would like to volunteer, please call Fran Deats, 302-

734-7010. Thank you!

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Save the Date to Make A Splash at

VBS This Summer!

VBS Location: Wesley UMC

VBS Dates: July 8 - July 12, 2018

VBS Times: Dinner at 5:30 and VBS 6:00-8:00

Cost: Free!

For More Information: wesleyumc-dover.com

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June 24 – July 1, 2017

Let Us Pray….

Sunday: and praise God, Who is omnipotent, omnipresent, omniscient, unchanging,

transcendent, and sovereign. Pray for those worshiping today to hear

truth as Scripture is read and proclaimed. Ask God to bless the Sunday

School Teachers and Students as they learn more about God.

Monday: that our love for God’s Word would increase as we spend time reading and

studying. Pray that God’s light will expose our sins so that we might come

to Him in confession and repentance and receive forgiveness and cleans-

ing.

Tuesday: for the Staff as they meet to prepare for worship. Ask God to encourage

them in their walk of faith. Pray for the Women’s Covenant Discipleship

Group as they meet to review the four areas of the covenant and how they

have been faithful.

Wednesday: and intercede for the sick asking for God’s healing touch upon them, for

Him to comfort the grieving, to provide a safe haven for the abused, to

give renewed hope and perseverance to those dealing with chronic condi-

tions, to renew love and respect for those dealing with marital challenges,

to give wisdom and discernment to parents dealing with rebellious chil-

dren, to set free those caught in an addiction, etc. Pray for our church to

be a place where Christ is lifted up.

Thursday: for our Organist, Praise & Worship Ensemble, and Leader as they prepare

for worship. Pray for our guest musicians as they fill in for the choir during

the summer months. Ask God to bless each one as they share their time

and talent with us.

Friday: for those in authority to be given wisdom and discernment as they work

together to do what is right and good. Pray for Christ’s church to be

strong, to be like a light on a hill, and to be successful at making disciples.

Saturday: for those who live in places where there is a shortage of food and good

drinking water, civil unrest, persecution, etc. Pray that God’s people will

do all they can to alleviate these conditions. Pray for the Mama Tola

School to be successful in teaching their students ways to support their

families and to live for Christ.

Sunday: prepare our hearts and minds to worship God in spirit and in truth. Pray

that as we celebrate the Sacrament of Communion our gratitude for all

that Christ has accomplished for us will overflow.

Pray for our Pastors every day. Ask God to fill them with an unquenchable thirst for

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Announcements

240th Anniversary Fun Fact: DID YOU KNOW … that in 1830 the Methodist Protestant Church split from the Methodist Episcopal Church over whether laity

had a voice and vote? Then in 1844 tensions over slavery split the denomina-tion into two conferences, the Methodist Episcopal Church and the Methodist Episcopal Church South. In 1939 the northern and southern Methodist Episcopal

Church and the Methodist Protestant Church merged to become the Methodist Church.

Attention, Collectors ─ The 240th Anniversary Committee is organizing to cele-brate Wesley Church’s birthday throughout 2018. Have you collected memora-bilia about the church, such as plates, photos, letters, Sunday School pins, doc-

uments, and articles, that you would like to share? If so, please bring the items to the church office or call Connie Strickland (678-0685) to pick up. Donna Josefowski is scanning photos showing church events in the church’s

website (wesleyumc-dover.com). Please contact her to lend your pictures: (djosefowski@gmail.com or 697-6210). If already digital, they can be e-mailed to Donna as well. The photos can then be shared on Wesley's Facebook Page

and saved for our records.

Flower Calendar for 2018 upcoming open dates are: September 9th, and 16th. On Sunday morning take time to stop in the hallway to sign-up for a Sun-

day, or, call the church office.

Audio/Video Outreach Ministry — Greetings and blessings to all. I come to

you with a request for assistance. Wesley’s audio/video outreach ministry is in need of volunteers to help run our video camera each Sunday. Ideally, we would like servants for both the 9:45 a.m. traditional and the 11:15 a.m. contempo-

rary services. We will be happy to help train those willing to serve in this vital ministry. The more volunteers, the lighter the work. If you’re interested or would like information, please contact Alex Vaughan at 302-423-1608.

Altar Call — Sunday, July 1, 2018 — During the 9:45 a.m. Worship Service Invitation to Christian Discipleship. We invite any who want to respond to the love of God and commit their lives to Christ to come forward and pray at the

chancel rail. We also invite those who would like to recommit their lives to Christ, and then any who would like to kneel in prayer. If you would like a pas-

tor to pray with you while you are at the rail, please extend a hand out to let us know.

July 1st, Patriotic Hymns Sing at 9:30 a.m. in Celebration of Independence Day!

July 8th, we will celebrate Communion at all three services.

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Shorebirds Rain Date ─ Come join us at the Delmarva Shorebirds on Saturday,

July 21, 2018. Ticket cost is $28.00 per person, food included. Located right where

the action is, the Hardball Cafe is a great spot to enjoy the game while eating and

socializing with your group on the second floor, behind home plate. Hardball Café

menu consists of grilled hamburgers and hot dogs, BBQ chicken legs, baked maca-

roni and cheese, watermelon, popcorn, water, tea and lemonade. If you are inter-

ested in attending, please call James Turner at 674-2591 or Ralph Deats at 734-

7010. We will carpool from the Walgreens in Woodside.

Summer 2018 Youth Group Schedule — For all scheduled events we will meet at the Student Ministry Center, unless otherwise noted!

Dates and times are subject to change! Please keep watch for emails, Facebook posts, and posts on the website for updates!

Wednesday, July 18th @ 6:30 p.m., Picnic at Joy’s: 230 Marble Court, Camden

Sunday, July 29th @ 3:00 p.m., Hand-out Water Bottles to Dover Community

Sunday, August 19th @ 5:00 p.m., Picnic at the Parsonage:140 Hazel Rd,

Saturday, August 25th @ 1:00 – 5:00 p.m., Pool Party at Dave and Mary Ann Ev-

ans: 388 Clark Farm Rd, Smyrna DE 19977

Sunday, September 9th @ 3:00 - 5:00 p.m., Fall Youth Group!

Delaware Health and Social Services, Division of the Visually Impaired, in collaboration with the Delaware School for the Deaf, are seeking Volunteers to serve the transition and the disabled student and adult populations to address barriers to training, education, and employment with the goal of allevi-

ating poverty. We need your skills, experiences, and expertise to make this a success beginning this summer and beyond!! Please consider joining us for this exciting volunteer opportunity! With your knowledge, you can help the disabled

population in areas such as access to services within the Department of Labor, Department of Education, and non-profit entities in areas such as job coaching, employment skills, training, education, and mobility venues to name a few.

Our goal is to break down the barriers facing the disabled student and adult populations to alleviate both current and future poverty levels. Addressing these issues are VITAL to combatting poverty in our state. This is a unique op-

portunity for those who want to give back and make a positive difference in and impact on someone else’s life by joining and becoming a part of the solution. Please contact us for more information and any questions at:

Delaware Division for the Visually Impaired 1901 North DuPont Highway, New Castle, DE 19720

Grace Hoffman: Grace.Hoffman@state.de.us/302-255-9975 Araba Hagan: Araba.Hagan@state.de.us/302-255-9841

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We want our Soldiers, Sailors, Airmen, Marines, and civilians,

as well as their families, to know of our prayers and support for

them while they are deployed overseas. Matthew Goodrich,

Sam Slate, Kyle Smith and Patrick Stamas.

Please notify the Church Office if your family member/friend is

no longer serving overseas.

Hospital Visitation: So that we can visit you, please let the church office know

you are in the hospital. Pastors Amy Yarnall & Jewett Short and Sigrid Mills visit

our members and friends in the hospitals as needs arise. With HIPPA, we can

only visit those who let us know they are hospitalized. If you know of someone

-- a member, regular attender, or a loved one -- who is hospitalized, please get

their permission to add their name to our hospital list. Then call the church of-

fice (678-9626) to let us know.

Prayer Request: Please put your request in the offering plate and we will in-

clude it for Wednesday prayer. To place a request on the prayer chain, please

call Diane Boyce, 697-6020, or send an e-mail to ddboyce61@comcast.net.

Please send specific prayer requests to: pastor.amy@wesleyumc-dover.com.

Please keep the following people uplifted in prayer:

Betty Jo, Delores, Elizabeth, Jean C., Kathy, Kelly, Lila, Lois,

Mark, Nick, Rachel, Trevor, Wendy & Courtney, Will, Trip An-

derson, Jon Andrews, Paul Barker, Leonard Barnhart, Harry &

Lou Baxter, Marty Berny, Abigail & Ed Bickham, Al Burris, Mi-

chael Cantino, Peter Chippie, Tom Clow, Vivian Clow, Conrad

“Connie” Cohen, Joan Collins, Arthur Devine, Ann & Debbie

Fleischer, Bernie Floriani, Carol Geiger, Harry Hayes, Mary

Huston, Carol Jacobsen, Candice Joynes, George Kendall, Jordan Knisely, Ed Le-

Borgne, John Marine, Alberto Moran, Jennifer Moore, Gerrie Outten, Carl Parry,

Greg Poore, Kim Robinson, Anton Romano, Skip Ross, Ed Rowlinson, James

Schindler, Patrick Simons, Margaret Slaughter, Jane Small, Debbie Taylor, Ryan

Timmons, Tucker Family, Mark Urian, Matt Vaughn, Juan Vivó, Rose Wagner,

Stan Whittum, and Cathy Woodhouse