INTRODUCTION OF THE YOUTH Adrian DeLeon

LIGHTING OF THE CANDLES

PRELUDE In the Garden Flute Duet:

Claire Nelson, Rahwa Yehdego

INTROIT Lord, I Need You Susannah Singers

Praise Flag Presentation

*CALL TO WORSHIP (Responsively) Mikayla Burkholder (Based on Proverbs 3:5-7)

Trust in the Lord with all your heart,

and do not lean on your own understanding.

Lord, we seek to understand your ways.

In all your ways acknowledge Him,

and He will make straight your paths.

Lord, show us your ways.

Be not wise in your own eyes,

fear the Lord and turn away from evil.

Lord, show us your wisdom.

*HYMN We All Are One in Mission TFWS 2243

*OPENING PRAYER (In Unison) Colin DeLeon

God of infinite patience, as the children of Israel sought an

earthly king over your heavenly rule, so too we have too often

put our hope and trust in flawed human beings to rule over

us. We complain when they disappoint us in their inability to

bring change, yet we have failed to see that the change that

you would seek for creation must come from within us. As we

offer our tithes and offerings to you this day, may we also lay

down our resistance to allowing you to be the one who rules

our lives, not from the outside but from the inside. And may

the gifts we give help shape a world that better fits your

vision for creation. In the name of Christ, we pray.

Amen. (1 Samuel 8:4-20)

In the name of Christ

WELCOME!

Although you may be a

stranger to us, you are no

stranger to God, who

knows you and loves you,

and whose heart is glad at

your presence in his house.

We sincerely hope this

time of worship will bless

your life, and strengthen

you.

As you are able,

please stand for acts of

worship indicated by

an asterisk (*).

UMH indicates

“United Methodist Hymnal

(red hymnal)

TFWS indicates

“The Faith We Sing”

(small, black hymnal)

Help us sustain God’s

creation by placing unwanted

worship bulletins in the

basket on the narthex

credenza for recycling.

110 East Queen Street

Hampton, Virginia 23669

(757) 723-6577

Email:

office@firstumchampton.org

Website:

www.firstumchampton.org

First United Methodist Church of Hampton Our Mission: To Know and Share Jesus Christ

June 7, 2015 Youth Sunday

*THE GLORI PATRI UMH 71

THE FIRST LESSON: Exodus 7:1-7 (OT, pg. 52) Gabrielle Palomo

THE GOSPEL LESSON: Romans 12:3-8 (NT, pg. 152) KimLi Heiby

CHILDREN’S TIME (Based on Jeremiah 29:11) Mitchell Woods

OFFERING OF GIFTS

OFFERTORY PRAYER Rahwa Yehdego

OFFERTORY Cantate Domino Susannah Singers

*PRESENTATION OF GIFTS UMH 94

Praise 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 uplifts.

Praise the Spirit, Holy Spirit. Alleluia! Alleluia! Alleluia!

MORNING PRAYER Claire Nelson

THE LORD’S PRAYER

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 trespass 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.

ANTHEM African Alleluia Youth Choir

SERMON Christian Leadership Colin DeLeon & William Crawford

INVITATION, CONFESSION AND PARDON UMH 12

THE GREAT THANKSGIVING Musical Setting A UMH 17

THE BREAKING OF THE BREAD

THE SHARING OF THE LORD’S SUPPER

PRAYER AFTER RECEIVING (In unison)

Eternal God, we give you thanks for this holy mystery in which you have given

yourself to us. Grant that we may go into the world in the strength of your Spirit, to

give ourselves for others, in the name of Jesus Christ our Lord, Amen.

*CLOSING MUSIC Shenandoah Jeremy Nelson

*BENEDICTION

*POSTLUDE Jeremy Nelson

Susannah Singers and Youth Choir

Grace Gauthier

KimLi Heiby

Claire Nelson

Gabrielle Palomo

Rahwa Yehdego

Mitchell Woods

Susannah Singers is named after Susannah Wesley and is for the young ladies only.

Thank you to all the youth, parents, families, volunteers and staff who were involved in today’s

worship. Especially those who have taught, nurtured and guided these wonderful young people

in Sunday school, choir, dinners and fellowship time and many other times along the way.

Train children in the right way: and when old, they will not stray. Proverbs 22:6 (New Revised Standard Version)

GRADUATION DINNER TONIGHT: Everyone is invited! Come help us

honor our high school graduates at our Graduation Dinner, TONIGHT, at

5:30 pm in the fellowship hall. The Education Committee will provide fried

chicken and a cake, please bring a dish to share.

The flowers on the altar

are dedicated to the Glory of God

by Men’s Bible Class

in honor of Bob & Jackie Taylor

Stewardship

May 31, 2015

Worship Attendance:

8:30 – 29 11:00 –95 Total: 124

Sunday School - 75

Offering: $5,038.00

WORSHIP ASSISTANTS

FOR NEXT SUNDAY, JUNE 14:

LITURGISTS: (8:30) William Milholen

(11:00) Judy Rushton

GREETERS (8:30): Lewis & Audrey Thurston

FINANCE: Carol Gardner

CHILDREN’S TIME (11:00) Linda Minetree

Let Us Remember in Prayer:

All members of our armed forces, veterans,

first responders, our state and nation’s

leaders, our Bishop and District

Superintendent, our Pastor and church

leaders, shut-ins, the homeless, the hungry,

the unemployed, those suffering with

loneliness and depression, healing for all

cancer patients, and the following

from our own congregation:

Joyce Holt

Patt Mundie

Ed Kilgore

Kristen & William Milholen

Liz Crawford

Jackie Dorsey (on hospice)

The Dorsey Family

Beth Nystrom

Page Paulin

Jane Miller

Homebound/Shut-In

Bill Chapin (VA Rm 120)

Carl & Jane Roberts

Elizabeth Burgess

Lenny Yarrington (Sentara Rehab)

Others:

Rick Allison's mom

Pastors in transition this year

Graduates

Kristen Cubbage

Phil & Stan (Rich Foley’s friends)

Jim Young (Friend of the Ware's)

If you have questions or would like more

information about our Prayer Group please

contact Kristen Milholen.

WORSHIP ASSISTANTS

FOR TODAY, SUNDAY, JUNE 7:

LITURGISTS: (8:30) Youth

(11:00) Youth

GREETERS (8:30): Dennis & Brenda Wright

FINANCE: Vesta Wallio

CHILDREN’S TIME (11:00) Mitchell Woods

THIS WEEK’S CALENDAR

Sunday, June 7 – Youth Sunday

8:30 am Worship (S)

9:30 am Refreshments & Fellowship (FH)

9:45 am Sunday School

11:00 am Worship (S)

12:00 pm Missions Committee (HP)

5:30 pm Graduation Dinner (FH)

Monday, June 8

6:30 pm UMW Circle 2 @ Panera Bread

Tuesday, June 9

8:00 am Prayer Group (Vancosta’s)

7:00 pm UMW Circle 1 (Parlor)

Wednesday, June 10

11:30 am UMW Circle 4 (Vancosta’s)

Thursday, June 11

7:15 pm Chancel Choir (CR)

Friday, June 12

No Scheduled Activities

Saturday, June 13

8:00 am Men’s Breakfast and Bible Study (FH)

8:00 am UMW Circle 9

Sunday, June 14

8:30 am Worship (S)

9:30 am Refreshments & Fellowship (FH)

9:45 am Sunday School

11:00 am Worship (S)

FH-Fellowship Hall HP-Happy People’s Class

CR –Choir Room S-Sanctuary

CFR-Craft Room Kit-Kitchen

UP-Upstairs C-Crouse Room

Celebrating Birthdays

6/7

Brooks Peterson

6/8

6/9

Ron Minetree

David Williams

6/10

Robert Taylor

6/11

Iva Floyd

6/12

Mark Burge

Melina Dorsey

6/13

Rip Fraser III

Ray Montgomery

The Pastor and staff wish

everyone a happy birthday and

pray God’s blessings upon you.

If your birthday is not listed or

listed incorrectly please let us

know in the office so we can

correct our records.

Thank you.

UDE

Reminders, Announcements

and Other News

You are invited to a Farewell Reception

honoring Mike, Elaine, Jeremy and Claire Nelson

on Mike’s last Sunday, June 28, 2015

following the 11:00 am service.

With our deepest appreciation, we will present a Love Offering to the Nelsons at the reception. You may mail your Love Offering to the church office (110 E. Queen St, Hampton, 23669) or place your Love Offering in Sunday’s collection plate. Please make the notation of “Love Offering for the Nelsons” on the check memo line. Please send your Love Offering to the church office by Wednesday, June 24.

We offer our very best wishes to the Nelson Family.

Who doesn’t like money?? Do you have about 30-60 minutes you could be at the church on

the fourth Monday (sometimes Tuesday) of every month? Do we have a job for you!!!!

We need two folks who are not related, not married, over 18 and who would be willing to

help us out. Please call Laura in the church office and volunteer to help count the Sunday

offering!

Are you getting tired of seeing this announcement? Please prayerfully consider helping

with this ministry. According to the discipline the treasurer nor the financial secretary should

count the money.

Nursery Attendant Awarded Teacher of the Year

We are pleased to announce that FUMC Hampton’s very own nursery attendant,

Ms. Jenny Hamm, was awarded the 2015 Teacher of the Year for Francis

Asbury Elementary School in Hampton, where she teaches special education

students in grades kindergarten to fifth.

Candidates for this prestigious award are considered based on the following

criteria: concern for each student; ability to inspire learning in all students of all

backgrounds and abilities; ability and willingness to devote time and energy to

activities that result in improved instruction for children; ability to work

effectively with the community; desire to keep abreast of current educational

theories and practices; ability and willingness to make contributions to the field

of education; ability to create and implement innovative educational practices;

and respected and admired by students, parents and colleagues.

Of her recent recognition, Ms. Hamm stated “I'm extremely proud to receive this

award! I pride myself on my work each day, with each student, and I'm honored

to be recognized for my dedication to my students and all of the students I've

worked with in Hampton City Schools!”

Ms. Hamm and other Hampton schools’ selected teachers were honored at

Hampton City Schools’ Teacher of the Year banquet, which was held on May 14,

2015, at the Hampton Roads Convention Center.

Congratulations, Jenny!

FRIENDLY, OUTGOING, ENTHUSIASTIC

VOLUNTEERS WANTED!

If you love people, love the Lord, and enjoy being outdoors, the Evangelism

Committee has the perfect volunteer opportunity for you!

On Saturday, June 20, from 12:00 pm – 5:00 pm, the City of Hampton will turn

the bridge at Settler's Landing Road into a giant water slide (near the Crowne

Plaza Hotel, 720 Settlers Landing Road, Hampton, VA 23669). People can buy

tickets to slide once, several times, or unlimited times throughout the day.

As an outreach effort, the Evangelism Committee plans to set up a "cooling

station" outside the church that day for visitors in downtown Hampton. We'll

have a pop-up tent or two, some long tables, chairs, and coolers of water and

lemonade to offer guests.

Volunteers are needed to help set up the cooling station Friday afternoon

(shouldn't take more than one hour). We also need about 3 - 5 volunteers on

Saturday to set up the coolers and cups and to oversee the cooling station

between 12:00 and 3:00 pm.

We need your help!!!

Please contact William Milholen: (757) 238-3656.

We are looking for some pint sized jars (glass or plastic) with screw tops

for VBS. If you have any you can donate you can bring them to the

Samaritan Sunday School class. If you have any questions please contact

Sharon Lewis.

June 22 - 26 9:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m.

for Ages 3 – Rising 6th Graders

We need YOU to help with: Registering Children

Shepherding Storytelling

At Everest kids experience God’s Word

in surprising and unforgettable ways!

Each day, leaders reinforce one simple

Bible truth—which makes it easy for

kids to remember and apply to real

life! Kids trek through field-tested

activity stations with their Climbing

Crews. Every station is designed to

reinforce the daily Bible Point in a

hands-on, interactive way that keeps

everyone engaged. Come be a part of

an unforgettable, rewarding week!!!

Contact Nancy Eason to help!!

Don’t miss out on a chance to be blessed beyond your wildest imagination!!!

Volunteer to help with VBS, you won’t be sorry you did!! Promise!!

BIBLE STUDY – The United Methodist Men

will meet on Saturday, June 13, in the

fellowship hall at 8:00 a.m. A light continental

breakfast will be served. Please bring a friend,

and grow in faith and knowledge! If you have

any questions please contact William Milholen.

DONATIONS for the Red Room are now

being accepted. We are gearing up for Bay

Days Sept 11-13...so, as you are doing your

spring cleaning and de-cluttering think RED

and bring it to us!! We’ll get rid of it for

you!!!! No clothing or electronics, please. If

you have any questions please call Brad

Allsbrook.

DEADLINE EXTENDED FOR THE BEACON:

We are getting ready to prepare the next issue of our

quarterly newsletter, The Beacon. If you have content

to submit (pictures, articles, etc.) please email your

information to Cathy Caffacus no later than

Monday, June 8: membership@firstumchampton.org.

The Evangelism Committee would like to

thank everyone for making the Pirate Oasis

Project a great success last Saturday. We

gave out 400 cold bottles of water, which had a

nice label with a scripture verse and our church

logo on it. This year we also gave out colorful

Christian themed bracelets which were a big hit!

If you have ways to make it even better next

year contact someone on the Evangelism

Committee. Thanks again, Mateys!

Your concern when I had the severe bout with

pneumonia was truly felt and appreciated. Thank

you so much for your prayers, inspirational cards of

encouragement, phone calls, flowers, visits, prayer

shawl, and being such a caring church family.

Jean Mims Smith

Our flower chart is ALMOST filled for 2015.

We have two dates available: Sept 20 and 27.

If you feel so led to pay for the flowers that

adorn our sanctuary please sign up on the list

posted on the cabinet door across from the

choir room or call the office.

Well it’s time for the church to “go fishing!” Folks there are

plenty of “fish” out there (people who need Christ). Jesus

said “Follow me and I will make you fishers of men”. It

is what Jesus would do!!! So in order to go out on a fishing

trip we need to prepare. We need to pick our dates, get the

right bait, prepare the cooler with some good things to share

and get out on the boat and fish! Preparation takes work

and lots of folks to help. In anticipation of the new

challenges facing this congregation we are going to order the

2016 calendars and how appropriate that the 2016 planning calendar theme is

“Let’s Go Fishing”. They are $9.95 each. We would very much like each

committee chair to have one, and anyone else who would like to use one. These

calendars include the days and seasons of the Christian year, Lectionary readings

each week, planning checklists each month, yearly planning for the next year and

lists of resources and agency telephone numbers.

We have two BIG fishing trips coming up, Slide the City on June 20 and one of our

biggest fishing trips of the year – Vacation Bible School, June 22-26!!! What is in

your cooler to share with these folks?? Get ready…..Let’s Go Fishing!!!!

Pastor Mike and Staff

“Let’s Go Fishing” 2016 UM Planning Calendar Order Form

Name_____________________________ Phone______________________

I would like ______Calendar @ $ 9.95 each. I have attached $___________

Committee I work with________________________________________________

It’s hurricane season — let’s get ready!

Hurricane season began June 1 and runs through November 20, so the United Methodist

Committee on Relief (UMCOR) offers its annual “Top Five Disaster Preparedness Tips”

gathered from the field.

#1. Do something to prepare. This sounds simple, but Pam Garrison, disaster response

coordinator for the Florida Conference, says the biggest mistake she sees people making with

regard to hurricane preparation is “just doing nothing.” Many resources can help you prepare

yourself, your family and your neighbors. Three of the best preparation guides are: Federal

Emergency Management Agency’s “Ready,” National Hurricane Center’s “National Hurricane

Preparedness Week” and American Red Cross’ “Hurricane Preparedness.”

#2. Figure out where you’ll go. If emergency management officials tell you to leave town

because of a hurricane threat, you should leave. “If I had to pick one aspect of hurricane

preparedness, it would be this: have a personal plan as to where you will relocate should a

hurricane evacuation be called,” said Greg Forrester, UMCOR executive in charge of U.S.

Disaster Response. You should gather what you need to take with you if you have to evacuate.

For example, back up your essential information on a jump drive and take care of your papers

and medications. The American Red Cross has a smart phone app that gives the locations

of local shelters. Many state emergency management agencies have smart phone alerts or apps

that give information about road closures.

#3. Watch the forecast—and know how to interpret it. The National Hurricane Center is

predicting a “below-normal” Atlantic hurricane season, but that’s no reason to believe coastal

areas will have it easy. Don’t rest easy with the words “below normal.” Hurricane Andrew—a

Category 5 hurricane that devastated South Florida—occurred in the 1992 Atlantic hurricane

season, which was forecast as a “below-normal” season.

#4. Prepare your church. UMCOR’s “Connecting Neighbors Leadership Training Program”

gives volunteer trainers the tools and information they need to guide the development of local

church disaster-response ministries. A video inventory of your church buildings, room by

room, should be part of your preparation. In some churches, young people take real

ownership of that task.

#5. Know what to give—and what not to give. In the wake of a hurricane, UMCOR will

collect funds to help meet the needs—both immediate and long-term—of hurricane survivors.

Visit the UMCOR website, www.umcor.org/UMCOR/Support, and sign up for text alerts so you

can give in a timely manner.

Virginia Advocate

Another way of giving? Assemble relief-supply kits—particularly health kits and school

kits—so that UMCOR’s warehouses can get kits into the hands of people who really need them.

The most oft-cited rule about what not to give? Don’t give clothes. They often become “the

second disaster.” Instead, give cash donations that will help disaster survivors purchase

needed items from local businesses and boost an economy weakened by disaster.

Your gift to UMCOR U.S. Disaster Response, Advance #901670, allows UMCOR to

support annual conference disaster response efforts with training and timely resources.

Watch Annual Conference live stream on website, Facebook: Live streaming of the 2015

Virginia Annual Conference will be available, beginning at 10 a.m. Friday, June 19, from the

Virginia Conference website, www.vaumc.org, and from the Virginia Conference Facebook

page, www.facebook.com/vaumconf. Or go directly to http://livestream.com/VAUMC/AC2015

. The live streaming will show all sessions of the three-day conference, including worship at 11

a.m. Sunday, June 21, when Bishop Young Jin Cho will preach. Local churches may show the

live video of the Annual Conference worship service during their Sunday morning worship

services and participate by following the liturgy for the service that will be available to

download from the conference website at www.vaumc.org/AC2015 .

Video tells of Staunton District superintendent trip down river: On Wednesday, May 13,

the Rev. Dave Rochford, Staunton District superintendent, began a four-day trip paddling his

kayak down rivers on the western side of the district and beyond to save lives from malaria. He

had challenged Staunton District churches to help send him down the river by sponsoring his

trip. For every $100 donated to Imagine No Malaria, Rochford agreed to paddle a mile.

Churches raised more than $13,000, saving 1,300 lives. To watch a video about his adventure,

and see other videos highlighting ministries of the Virginia Conference, go to the conference

YouTube channel at www.youtube.com/user/vaumcvideos and the conference Facebook page at

www.facebook.com/vaumconf

Quote of the Week: “We have not had a catastrophic storm in quite a few years, so people

forget that it can happen. They become complacent and they don’t prepare.” — Pam Garrison,

disaster response coordinator for the Florida Conference

Published weekly, the electronic Sunday Advocate summarizes news events affecting Virginia United Methodists and

serves as a link to the in-depth reporting of the Virginia United Methodist Advocate, the official magazine of the

Virginia Conference. To subscribe to the monthly Virginia Advocate magazine, call (804) 521-1110 or 1-800-768-6040,

ext. 110; or e-mail Advocate@vaumc.org. Unless indicated, all news compiled courtesy of the Virginia Advocate, the

weekly e-Advocate, United Methodist News Service or The United Methodist Newscope.

Office

office@firstumchampton.org

723-6577

Pastor

The Rev. Dr. Michael Lee Nelson

pastor@firstumchampton.org

Director of Music Ministries

Dean Shinn

deanshinn@aol.com

Membership & Outreach Coordinator

Cathy Caffacus

membership@firstumchampton.org

Administrative Assistant/Finance

Laura Harris

finance@firstumchampton.org

Director of Youth and Children’s Music

Christine Woods

Woods1760@cox.net

Nursery Director

Jenny Hamm

jennynichole@outlook.com

REGISTRATION PADS are located in each

pew near the center aisle. Please use these to

register your presence, and to pass along

information for the pastor or the church office.

WE PRACTICE “OPEN” COMMUNION. We celebrate Holy Communion on the first

Sunday of each month, and at other special

times. All are welcome at the table of the Lord,

regardless of church membership, age, or

feelings of worthiness. If you wish to come into

relationship with Christ, deepen or renew that

relationship, there is a place for you here.

FOR INFORMATION ABOUT BECOMING

A MEMBER OF FIRST UMC, please indicate

so on the registration pad, or contact the pastor.

PRAYER REQUEST CARDS are available in

the pews and in the foyer atop the Prayer Box.

Deposit them in the box, or drop them in the

offering plates.

TO REACH THE REST ROOMS OR THE

NURSERY: Enter through the canopied

entrance on the side of the building. Rest rooms

are down the hall to the left. The Nursery is up

the steps and down the hall to the right. Greeters

and ushers are available to guide you.

SUNDAY SCHOOL CLASSES for children

and youth may be found by following the

directions to the nursery (above). Adult classes

are located throughout the building. For more

information, ask an usher or the pastor.

Someone will be happy to guide you.

OUR MUSIC MINISTRY IS TOPS! We have

some of the most highly regarded music

professionals in the Hampton area on our staff.

From the Adult Chancel Choir, to the Kingdom

Kids, to the Bell Choir... if there is music in your

soul, then we have a place for you.

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