Welcome! October 22, 2017

Prelude Pat Deighton

Welcome Dave Viall Please sign and pass the Register located in the pew. Guests please stop by the Welcome Center in the church lobby for a gift.

Children’s Home Moment Barb Robinson

Operation Christmas Child Ed Youngs

Worship in Song “I Am the Church” UMH #558 (vs. 1, 2, and 4)

Reading—1 Cor. 12:4-11 Nita Milligan

Special Music—“If You Say Go” Shanah Moore

Joys & Concerns/Lord’s Prayer Josh Moore Our Father, who art in heaven, hallowed be thy name. Thy kingdom come, thy will be done on earth as it is in heaven. Give us this day our daily bread. And forgive us our trespasses, as we forgive those who tres-pass against us. And lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from evil. For thine is the kingdom, and the power, and the glory, forever. AMEN

Offering & Anthem Voices of Praise “Great is Thy Faithfulness” led by Darrell Day

Celebration of Community—meet new and greet current friends

Message Offering H.O.P.E. to Our Community Martha Beneduci-Hall, Jerry Milner, Yvonne Noel, Nancy Neumar

New Member Reception

Response “Pass It On” UMH #572

Postlude Pat Deighton

Pianist: Clara Jane Bidwell Instruments: Hudson Winds, Violin-Ken Schafer Assistant: Joseph Alexander

Order Of Worship—Laity Sunday Today’s Focus

Nursery (off of lobby)

Children’s Worship (Children’s Worship Center)

Join us next week, Sunday, October 29th, for a special service to honor the Saints who have gone before us.

This church exists to introduce our neighbors to a life changing, eternity determining relation-ship with Jesus Christ.

We do this through ministries empowered by our members: •God’s Food Pantry •Redeemed Treasures Store •Hudson Elementary School •Northwest Elementary School •West Pasco Pregnancy Center •Off campus community events •On campus community events •Cub/Boy/Girl Scouts •Business Referral Network •Summer Sports Camp •Walmart Academy •Community movie nights •And many more!

Where will you serve Christ?

LAY DISCIPLESHIP PATH

Individual—engage others out-side of my church by using my talents, gifts, and skills to share God’s love through my life.

Hudson FUMC—We help people discover their God given gifts and find ways to use them to bring Christ to our community.

EXAMPLES

•SEE THE ENCLOSED LIST!

Inserted in this bulletin is a list of existing ministries and ex-pressions of where you may use your spiritual gifts, pas-sion, and experience to make a difference both in your life and in God’s world.

Look the list over and check a few boxes. Then give Don a call at 813-843-9681 to setup an appointment to PLUG IN!

“Making disciples” is our pur-pose. That happens in worship, small groups, and ministry through prayers, presence, gifts, service, and witness.

An infant needs loving care and attention to grow and maintain health. The same is true of every Christian. We are given new life through the Holy Spirit. That life is fulfilled in Christ community.

The church helps each Christian learn how to effectively pray, worship, and serve Christ. We create opportunities where we can regularly grow in our under-standing of God, life, ourselves, and others.

LAY DISCIPLESHIP PATH

Individual—live out my purpose by sharing my faith through the my church’s ministries—growing in my connection with God.

Hudson FUMC—We create sys-tems that enable people to make a difference—to bear fruit through a growing relationship with Jesus Christ, giving to oth-ers, worshipping, and practicing spiritual disciplines.

EXAMPLES

•Worship – acolyte/assistant, usher/greeter, sound/video.

•Choir/bells/instruments

•Sacred Dance/the arts

•Recorders/Native American Flute

•Communion prep/serving

To “offer Christ” is to lead people to commit to Christ, to become a Christian or Christ follower. This inward commitment is celebrated and recognized through the out-ward sign of baptism after a per-sonal Profession of Faith.

The United Methodist Church is Trinitarian—we believe in One God in 3 Persons: Father, Son, and Holy Spirit.

We believe Jesus is God’s Son who redeems us by his work on Calvary’s Cross. The Holy Spirit is God with us— teaching us how to live in Christ through our: Prayers, Presence (in worship and small groups), gifts (our finances), service, and witness (sharing our faith with others).

LAY DISCIPLESHIP PATH

Individual—Intentionally take advantage of opportunities to grow in my faith and commit-ment to Christ.

Hudson FUMC—We create sys-tems that offer opportunities for people to make a commitment to grow in Christ and begin their journey as disciples.

EXAMPLES

•New Member’s class

•Baptism

•Confirmation

•Emmaus

•Disciple Bible Study

•Sunday School classes

•Small groups

In every way possible the Chris-tian faith is an invitation for eve-ryone to meet, grow to trust and serve God. We are called to be “connectors” in a disconnected world. That is the “Jesus” story.

God calls everyone—no one is too far away or too broken. We are a perfectly imperfect church serving our perfect God.

Hospitality is seeing, hearing, and valuing every person we meet in our community, on our campus, in our worship and ministries.

Part of our role as Christians and members of Hudson FUMC is to be a welcoming presence that leads everyone to their Heavenly Father through Jesus Christ.

LAY DISCIPLESHIP PATH

Individual—Offer the love of God to those around you and live in such a way that I am a faithful witness to Christ.

Hudson FUMC—We create sys-tems that connect, welcome, and disciple newcomers.

EXAMPLES

•Fun activities to build relation-ships and a sense of belonging.

•Community networking and neighboring ministries.

•Welcome Center / greeters

•Hospitality carts

•Fresh Expressions—off and on campus entry points that en-gage people where they are and lead them into Christ communi-ty.

Laity Sunday—Offering H.O.P.E. to Our Community

“Your word is a lamp for my feet and a light for my path.” - Psalm 119:105

1 Corinthians 12:4-11

Now there are varieties of gifts, but the same Spirit; and there are varieties of services, but the same Lord; and there are varieties of activities, but it is the same God who activates all of them in everyone. To each is given the manifestation of the Spirit for the common good. To one is given through the Spirit the utterance of wisdom, and to another the utterance of knowledge according to the same Spirit, to another faith by the same Spirit, to another gifts of healing by the one Spir-it, to another the working of miracles, to another prophecy, to another the discernment of spirits, to another various kinds of tongues, to another the inter-pretation of tongues. All these are activated by one and the same Spirit, who allots to each one individual-ly just as the Spirit chooses.

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We welcome everyone including those who are single, married, divorced, crying newborns, tired parents, and doting grandparents. We welcome those who are “just browsing” and those who know every hymn and praise song ever written. We welcome those who think the earth is flat, can’t spell, or because grandma is in town—you wanted to go to church. You have found a perfectly imperfect church filled with perfectly imperfect people who worship our perfect Lord. First time guests - please pickup a welcome gift at the wel-come desk in the lobby. Once again, welcome!

Practice The Pause When in doubt , pause. When angry, pause. When stressed, pause. And, when you pause… Pray!

Please lift your neighbors in prayer…

Concerns: Don and Bonnie Franks, Don and Sue Habegger, Luke, Michele and Ross, peace, Bruce Gauldin, Doris Hepp, niece, Paul, David Brenner, Cathy Burger, Anna and Ray Pollard, Lloyd and Midge Nelson, Siera, Gabe, Wink, Bob, Vera DeGeorge, Char Tucker’s son, Bobbi Jo Canffia, Betty Kosko, Claire Zeran, Dick and Tina Durfee, Bob and Patti Mitchel, Carol Yewcic, Doreen Engle, Dovie Sprang, Pastor Jerry’s sisters, Hel-en Brauer

Joys or Concerns? Email: jerry@HudsonFirstUMC.org

Look for us on Facebook—search Hudson First United Methodist Church and like our page!

Saturday, October 28th, 5-7pm.

It’s almost here and we are so excited! We still need candy! Even if you can’t be here or volunteer, you can still participate by donating individually wrapped candy! Drop off your donation to the office this week.

ALL SAINTS SERVICE, Sunday, October 29th. We will remember and honor members of the church who have passed away since November 1, 2016 during the service with a slide show and calling of names. You may have other loved ones’ names listed in a bulletin insert. Please contact Kristie in the church office no later than October 23rd at kristie@hudsonfirstumc.org or 727-868-6178. At the end of the service, everyone will have the opportunity to light a candle in memory of your loved one.

A hint of Fall is in the air! Only 33 more days until our annual Arts and Crafts Fair November 11th! Plan now to shop for unique Christmas gifts and household décor. Also featured—lunch on the grill, bake sale, and raffles basket. Proceeds will benefit your church scholarship program. We still have room for more vendors, so spread the word. Applications are available in the church office or on the church website.

Annual

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CHARGE CONFERENCE, TODAY, 3pm, Faith United Methodist Church, 12128 SR 52, Hudson, FL. Our choir will be participating in worship and District Superinten-dent, Rev. June Edwards, will be presiding.

YUMMY! YUMMY! Cakes, cook-ies, brownies, breads, pies! We love it all! The Scholarship Committee is looking for bakers to donate their treats to the Arts and Crafts Bake Sale. Your contributions will help provide

scholarships for church members. Please bring baked goods to the Fellowship Hall Friday, November 10th, or early on Fair day, Saturday, November 11th. Thank you for your support. Questions? Contact Roxanne Vaughn, 727-247-3724.

OPERATION CHRISTMAS CHILD kicks off today! Pick up your shoebox in the church lobby or in the church office beginning to-day, October 22nd. Shoeboxes need to be returned no later

than November 19th. A brochure with details will be included with each box. If you need more infor-mation, contact Ed Youngs, 727-856-7374.

Today: Sunday, October 22 8:15-11:15am Nursery (0-5yrs) 8:30am Living Love-CE10 8:45am Children’s Ministry-CWC 8:45am Refuge Youth class-CE1 8:45am Young Adults class-LIB 8:45am Seekers-CE4 8:45am Galileans-CE9 8:45am Searching Christians -HH 8:45am New Generation-Prayer Room 10:00am Children’s Worship-CWC 10:00am Worship-WC 3:00pm Charge Conference-Faith UMC 6:00pm Refuge Activity-FH

Monday, October 23 9:00am Quilters-CWC 9:30am Flex&Balance-HH 12:00pm Al-Anon-CE10

Tuesday, October 24 7:00am Business Referral Network 9:15am Prayer Warriors-CE10 10:00am Stitches-CWC 6:00pm Open Gym 6:00pm Disciple Fastrack NT-CE10 7:00pm Boy/Girl Scout meetings

Wednesday, October 25 6:30am Men of Promise-BWR 9:00am Food Pantry Distribution-HH 12:00pm Al Anon-CE10 2:00pm Empowerment-CE10 4:00pm Adult Liturgical Dance-CWC 5:00pm Kids dinner-FH 5:30pm Kings Kids (K-5th)-CWC 5:30pm E.X.C.I.T.E. (6-8th)-CE4 5:30pm Acts 29 (9-12th)-CE2 6:15pm Worship Arts (all ages)-CWC 7:00pm Choir-WC

Thursday, October 26 10:00am Women’s BS-CWC 10:00am Encouragers-CE10 10:00am Stephen Ministry-CE4

Friday, October 27 9:30am Flex & Balance-CWC

Saturday, October 28 5:00pm Harvest Happening

BWR - Beacon Woods Rest. CE - Christian Ed. Bldg. COL - Church Office Lobby CWC - Children’s Worship Ctr FH - Fellowship Hall HH - Howard Hall LIB—Library OCH - Oasis Coffee House SU—Sunnyside Up WC - Worship Center

Please call or send a card to… 10/24 Laura Arnold 10/24 Jim Egan 10/24 Pegi Roberts 10/25 Lucille Austin 10/25 Barbara Badali 10/25 Jon Challeen 10/25 Iona Clark 10/25 Eileen Larsen 10/25 Rocky Reinhold 10/25 Viki Rousell 10/27 Mildred Hixon 10/27 Mary Witkop 10/28 Jim Lumbard Corrections: 868-6178

FIFTH SUNDAY offering is next week, Sunday, October 29th. These gifts allow the Children’s Home to serve as an extension of the ministry we are doing in the local church, and ensure that they are best equipped to serve this most vulnerable population.

Greg Moebs was a typical teenage boy growing up in Indianapolis. He had a very loving and supportive family. He attended Roncali Catholic High School which is located on the South side of the city. They are very well known for their academics and their football teams. AND they had one more attribute that set them apart from most other schools…a very active and successful music department. Besides having a high school band and a theory class or two, Roncali had 6 choirs!!

The choral director was Lynn Starkey and she was an enthusiastic and well prepared educator. She lived her faith and was a real inspiration to her students.

That is the reason that Greg Moebs joined one of the choirs – Ms. Starkey was AWESOME! Well, early on in the 1989 school year, Ms. Starkey called me with a problem. It seems that Greg’s enthusiasm for singing was not matched by his abilities to do so! In other words, he was HORRIBLE!! She asked me if I would

Darrell’s descant by Darrell Day, worship director

Many emotions surface when you take on the job of caregiving. Some of these feelings happen right away and some don’t surface until you have been caregiving for awhile. Whatever your situation, it is im-portant to remember that you, too, are important. All of your emo-tions, good and bad, about caregiving are not only allowed, but valid and important.

Caregivers are often reluctant to express these negative feelings for fear they will be judged by others (or judge them-selves) or don’t want to burden others with their problems. But after awhile, the “negative” emotions that we tend to bury or pretend we aren’t feeling come up.

If you don’t deal with ALL of your emotions, they can be like a two-year-old who wants your attention: they will keep tugging at you until you stop and acknowledge them. Not paying attention to your feelings can lead to poor sleep, illness, trouble coping, stress eating, substance abuse, etc. When you admit to your feelings, you can then find pro-ductive ways to express them and deal with them, so that you and your care receiver can cope better in the future.

Join our Caregiver's Support Group, which meets here at Hudson First United Methodist Church on the third Tuesday of every month at 10:30am. You can share your emotions, express yourself without any judgment and learn how oth-er caregivers have learned to cope. Contact: Laura Arnold, larnold32@gmail.com, 727-863-0176

“Be strong and courageous, and do the work. Do not be afraid or discouraged, for the Lord God, my God, is with you. He will not fail you or forsake you until all the work for the service of the temple of the Lord is finished.” —1 Chroni-cles 28:20

by Laura Arnold

take Greg on as a private student. I had done some vocal production clinics with her choirs and she thought that Greg might benefit from some private instruction. I learned quickly that Greg and I would need some time together! He could only sing an A and Bb below low C. Pretty much a grunting kind of drone…But, I love a challenge and Greg wanted to sing well – so we began.

After about a year and a half, Greg’s range widened significantly, his tone improved a great deal, and his confidence grew like crazy! He sang in his show choir, in the high school musical, and went to sing at Purdue University. I don’t know where Greg is to-day but I do know that God used me to help him discover a voice that most others would say “was never there!”

If you feel like you cannot sing – that your voice is the worst in the world, but you wish that you could sing – call me. God can develop any gift. I teach privately at the church at no charge to you and I would love to have you join us in choir. Many voices cover a multitude of vocal imperfections! Be like Greg Moebs – let me help you discover your gift of singing!

Thanks for all you do to make this world (and our community) a better place!

Connections - Faith, Friends, Fun, & Fitness

Heart-to-Heart Women 9:30-11a, 3rd Saturday monthly Contact Fran Scerbo: 727-597-3727 Open to all women—faith and friendship blend together in a time of Christian fellowship.

Care Givers Support Group 10:30a 3rd Tues of month in CE10 Contact Laura: 727-863-0176 Care for caregivers—a place to laugh, learn, share, and care.

Encouragers Group 10:00a 2nd and 4th Thurs of month in CE10 Contact Ruth or Betsy: 727-868-6178 A safe place to share your grief or loss of any kind.

Special Sundays (K-8th) Sundays: 8:45a Children’s Worship 10a Children’s Church Contact Cheryle: 868-6178 (K-5) Contact Fran: 868-6178 (6-8)

Thrift Store Hours: Winter hours: Mon-Sat 10:30a to 4:00p Summer Hours: Tues-Sat 10:30a to 3:30p Donations appreciated—adult clothing, jewelry, small kitchen items, and some furniture.

Wednesday, 9a - 12p Howard Hall Entrance Serving households in zip codes 34667, 34668 and 34669 with food and spiritual nourishment. We serve with joy for Jesus. Donations appreciated.

Hudson Emmaus Men - 8am 3rd Saturday monthly Sunnyside Up Restaurant. Women - 11:30am 2nd Friday monthly CARES Café. Contact Dave Smith 727-247-9242

Exercise with Fran 9:30a Mondays—Flex and Balance 9:30a Fridays—Flex and Balance Contact Office: 727-868-6178 Cost? Bring a canned good for the Food Pantry!

New Generation 8:45a Sundays, Prayer Room 6p, 3rd Sat., Oasis Coffee House Shanah Moore: 607-429-8826 Encouraging and enriching the lives of young adults 18-35.

Refuge Ministry 6p Sundays, Life group “hang time” and activity.

Acts 29 (9-12th gr.) 8:45a Sundays, Discipleship 5:30p Wednesday, Small Group, CE2 Where young people encounter Christ in themselves and their world.

Wacky Wednesdays: 5:00p Dinner 5:30p Kings Kids (1st.-5th gr.) 5:30p E.X.C.I.T.E. (6th-8th gr.)

6:15p Kids of Praise Choir Wings of Spirit Dance

The Encouragers