First United Methodist Church of Oviedo November 3, 2019

Twenty-first Sunday After Pentecost 85th HOMECOMING

Brian James, Senior Pastor

Patina Ripkey, Associate Pastor for Mission Engagement and Contemporary Worship

Wade Arnold, Assistant Pastor for Discipleship, Stewardship, and Pastoral Care

263 King Street, Oviedo, FL 32765

Office: (407) 365-3255 Early Childhood Center: (407) 365-3702

Website: https://fumcoviedo.com Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/FUMCOviedo

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Our Mission FOLLOWing Jesus Christ to MAKE disciples for the

TRANSFORMation of the World.

Our Vision Each person in our church and community loving and growing as disciples of Jesus Christ

through Fellowship, Learning, Outreach and Worship.

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*Please stand if you are comfortably able.

November 3, 2019 WORSHIP at 11:00 a.m.

A Stephen Minister is available for prayer and encouragement in the Welcome Center

OPENING PRAISE That Old Country Church Medley (Gaither Music/arr. Tom Fettke Music Ministry)

WELCOME OF GUESTS

THOUGHT FOR MEDITATION We need never shout across the spaces to an absent God. He is nearer than our own soul,

closer than our most secret thoughts ~ A.W. Tozer

PRELUDE/BRINGING IN THE LIGHT OF CHRIST Come, Christians, Join To Sing (Traditional Spanish Melody)

*RESPONSIVE CALL TO WORSHIP Chris Brown

Leader: Welcome Home! PEOPLE: GOD’S PEOPLE, IN GOD’S HOUSE! Leader: Home is not a building we build, or a place that we meet. PEOPLE: HOME ISN’T WHERE WE CAME FROM. Leader: Home is more than returning or remembering. In every one of us there is a piece of something that is home. PEOPLE: HOME IS ACCEPTANCE AND VALUE AS A CHILD OF GOD, AND A PERSON OF WORTH. Leader: Home is the welcome at the door, and the hug of acceptance. PEOPLE: HOME IS THE WATER OF BAPTISM. THE TABLE WHERE WE SHARE THE BREAD AND CUP OF COMMUNION. Leader: Home is seeing where God is leading us. PEOPLE: HOME IS GOING THERE TOGETHER. Leader: Welcome home First United Methodist Church of Oviedo! PEOPLE: WELCOME HOME FIRST CHURCH!

*OPENING HYMN OF PRAISE #711 For All The Saints (vs. 1, 2, 4 & 6)

RECOGNITION OF SAINTS Chris Brown SONG OF REMEMBRANCE Wayfaring Stranger Pastors Patina Ripkey and Wade Arnold ALL SAINTS’ UNISON PRAYER (see opposite page)

OFFERINGS TO GOD Offertory: God Created Everything Cherub Choir Ode To Joy Jubilee Choir

*Doxology: #95 Praise God, From Whom All Blessings Flow

ANTHEM The Majesty And Glory Of Your Name (Linda Lee Johnson/arr. Tom Fettke) Chancel Choir and Orchestra

SCRIPTURE READING Psalm 95:1-7

MESSAGE Home Matters Pastors Brian James, Patina Ripkey and Wade Arnold

*CLOSING MUSIC Midnight Cry (Greg & Chuck Day/arr. Tom Fettke) Music Ministry

SENDING FORTH

POSTLUDE For All The Saints/Symphony No. 1, Part 4 (William How/Johannes Brahms)

TODAY: Kids (PreK-5th grade) can sit with their parents or come to the Kids’ Zone in the back of the

Sanctuary. Ages 0-4 have the option of the Nursery or Room 1-109 for childcare.

Wayfaring Stranger

I’m just a poor wayfaring stranger Traveling through this world below There is no sickness, no toil, no danger In that bright land to which I go

I’m going there to see my father I’m going there no more to roam I am just going over Jordan I am just going over home

I know dark clouds will gather round me I know my way is hard and steep But beauteous fields arise before me Where God’s redeemed their vigils keep

I’m going there to see my mother She said she’d meet me when I come I am just going over Jordan I am just going over home

I’ll soon be free from every trial This form shall rest beneath the sun I’ll drop the cross of self-denial And enter in that home with God

I’m going there to be with Jesus Over there I’ll never roam I am just going over Jordan I am just going over home

I am just going over Jordan I am just going over home

WELCOME! We are so glad that you are worshipping with us this morning! If you are a visitor, please let us know you are here by filling out a Visitor’s Card in the pew rack. Special visitor gift bags are located on the Round Table in the Narthex along with info about our church and activities.

Fellowship Cafe: Join us on Sunday mornings between services for a cup of coffee, conversation, goodies and fellowship in the Fellowship Hall.

Wiggle Room: If anyone needs a space to play or take a break, we have a Wiggle Room in the back of the Main Sanctuary.

For Children: Nursery is available for babies and toddlers at all services.

For Youth: High Schoolers can sit together in Worship (Section B, Left, Rows 3-4) at the 9:30 service. Middle Schoolers (Grades 6th-8th) can attend a Bible study at 9:30 a.m. in Room 2-203. Youth Group (Grades 6th-12th) is Sunday nights at 6:00 p.m. in the Youth Room.

Sunday School and Weekday Classes: A list of Sunday School and weekday classes is available in our Information Racks, on our website, and on the next page.

Prayer Requests: If you have a prayer request, complete a prayer request card and place it in the offering plate or prayer box. A list of prayer concerns to pray over is available at each entrance. A Stephen Minister is available in the Welcome Center after each service if you would like someone to pray with you. For a pastoral visit, contact the office.

Hearing aids and ear plugs are available at the back of the church. Large print Bibles and hymnals also are available.

Church Library open Sundays 9:00 a.m.-11:00 a.m. and Wednesdays 5:00 p.m.-7:00 p.m.

Sunday Service Times: Casual Traditional at 8:00 a.m., Contemporary at 9:30 a.m., Traditional at 11:00 a.m. Weekday Service is Wednesday at 12:15 p.m.

MESSAGE: Home Matters Pastors Brian James, Patina Ripkey and Wade Arnold

Psalm 95:1-7

9:30 a.m. CONTEMPORARY WORSHIP

November Series: Home Matters

ALL SAINTS’ UNISON PRAYER

Gracious God, we give you thanks, O God, for all the saints who worshiped passionately, served faithfully, and gave generously in building your kingdom through this body of Christ.

We give you thanks, O God, for hands lifted in

praise, and hearts turned outward with love for others. We celebrate them because they left their mark on this earth for You, for us, and for generations yet to come.

For all your servants who, having finished their

course, now rest from their labors. Give us grace to follow the example of their steadfastness and faithfulness, to Your honor and glory; through Christ Jesus our Lord. Amen.

Join us for a Potluck meal in Fellowship Hall following the 11:00 a.m. service as we celebrate our

85th Homecoming.

Sunday — November 3 8:00 a.m.-Noon Nursery for Infants & Toddlers/1-110 8:00 a.m. Praise Team Rehearsal/1-S 9:00 to 11 a.m. Church Library open/6-101 9:30 a.m. Middle School (6th-8th) Bible Study/2-203 9:30 a.m. Youth (9th-12th) — Sit in Service/1-S 9:30 & 11 a.m. Worship Service/1-S 9:30 & 11 a.m. Adult Sunday School 10:15 a.m. Chancel Choir Rehearsal/1-MR Noon Homecoming Potluck Dinner/3-FH 5:00 p.m. Adult Kickball/2-CC 6:00 p.m. 30 Life Principles Book Study/4-JP 5:15 p.m. Youth Group to Children’s Home Monday — November 4 9:30 a.m. Sewing Class/2-CC 9:30 a.m. Storytime/Long Lake Park 10:00 a.m. Meals on Wheels Pick Up/4-JP Kitchen 10:00 a.m. Lee Barnes Memorial Service/1-S 5:00 p.m. Announcement Deadline 7:00 p.m. Staff Parish Relations Committee/5-101 7:00 p.m. Pastor Patina Young Adults/Off-Site 7:00 p.m. Stepping Up Men’s Book Study/Off-Site Tuesday — November 5 6:30 a.m. Men’s Breakfast/Townhouse 9:30 a.m. Worship Review Meeting/1-MR 9:30 a.m. Women’s Study 12 Women of the Bible/4-JP 10:00 a.m. Women’s Bible Study—Resurrection/2-CC 10:00 a.m. Meals on Wheels Pick Up/4-JP Kitchen 11:00 a.m. Staff Meeting/1-MR 6:30 p.m. Women’s Post Class Meeting/5-100 6:30 p.m. Men’s Post Class Meeting/7-Lee Chapel 8:00 p.m. AA Meeting/2-CC Wednesday — November 6 10:00 a.m. Meals on Wheels Pick Up/4-JP Kitchen 11:00 a.m. Caregivers Support Group/4-JP 12:15 p.m. Mid-Week Prayer Service/6-HS 1:00 p.m. F-L-O-W Group 1:00 p.m. Friendship Circle Meeting/4-JP 2:30 p.m. Homework Helpers/2-CC 4:00 p.m. Kickball (PreK) 4:30 p.m. Widow Support Group/5-101 5:00 p.m. Church Library open until 7 p.m./6-101 5:30 p.m. Wednesday Night Dinner/3-FH Children & Youth Programs 6:00 p.m. Youth Small Groups / 2-YR 6:30 p.m. Nursery/1-110 6:30 p.m. Cherub Choir (PreK—1st)/3-209 6:30 p.m. Children (Pre-K—5th Grade)/3-201 7:00 p.m. Children’s Choir and Bells/3-209 Adult Programs: 6:30 p.m. Pastor Brian’s Study: Romans/3-FH 6:30 p.m. Pastor Wade’s Digging Deeper/4-JP 6:30 p.m. 50 Days of Heaven Study/5-100 6:30 p.m. The Class Meeting/5-101 6:30 p.m. Chancel Choir Rehearsal/1-MR 7:30 p.m. Cantata Rehearsal/1-MR Thursday — November 7 9:30 a.m. Koinonia Circle Meeting 10:00 a.m. Meals on Wheels/4-JP Kitchen

EVENTS THIS WEEK

Our Christian love and sympathy goes out to Ann Barnes and family on the death of her husband, Lee Barnes, who passed away on October 25, 2019. A Memorial Service will be held on Monday, November 4th at 10:00 a.m. in the Main Sanctuary. A reception will follow in the Fellowship Hall.

Needed Weekly: $22,215.00 Actual Giving: $18,619.00 $ (3,596.00)

Needed YTD: $900,515.00 Actual YTD: $890,815.00 $ (9,700.00)

2019 giving thru week #43: $890,815.00 2018 giving thru week #43: $934,010.00 Difference: ($43,195.00)

Extravagant Generosity ~ October 27, 2019

Passionate Worship Attendance October 27, 2019

8:00 a.m.: 66

9:30 a.m.: 164

11:00 a.m.: 207

Total: 437

6:00 p.m. Praise Team Vocal Rehearsal/1-113 6:30 p.m. Breakfast With Santa Meeting/3-FH 6:30 p.m. Pickleball/2-GYM 7:00 p.m. Praise Team Band Rehearsal/1-S 8:00 p.m. AA Meeting/2-CC Friday — November 8 3:00 p.m. Pickleball/2-Gym 7:00 p.m. F-L-O-W Group/Off-Site

Wednesday Night Dinner November 6, 2019 ~ 5:30-6:15 p.m.

Salisbury steak, mashed potatoes and gravy, soup, rolls and dessert

Prices: Adult $6. Children under age 12, $4. Family $20.

Carry-out available: $6 (per person)

Altar Flowers

The Altar Flowers in the Sanctuary today are given to the Glory of God,

and in loving memory of Teresa and William Watkins from Teresa

and Scott Hinnershitz and family.