Caldwell United Methodist Church

 Bring Individuals to Christ    Nurture spiritual growth

Invite others to discipleship

November 4, 2007

23rd Sunday after Pentecost, Consecration Sunday

UUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUU

(Please sign the attendance sheet in the pew pad.)

 

PRELUDE:                             Lighting of the Candles

 

WORDS OF GREETING:      God is Good  -  All the time

All the time  -  God is Good

 

ANNOUNCEMENTS & BIRTHDAYS

 

*MORNING GREETINGS:  Greet those around you with handshakes

                                             or hugs and words of greeting or joy.

 

*CALL TO WORSHIP

 

One:    O Wisdom on High, by you the meek are guided in judgment,

All:      And light rises up in darkness for the godly.

One:    Grant us, in all doubts and uncertainties,

All:       The grace to ask what you would have us do,

One:    That we may be saved from all false choices;

All:       And that in your light we may see light,

One:     And in your straight path may not stumble;

All:       Through Jesus Christ our Savior.  Amen.

                                      

*OPENING SONG:  “Amazing Grace” #378 in your Hymnal

 

CHILDREN’S MOMENTS: (As children come forward sing 1st verse

                   “Jesus Loves Me” #191 and as they leave sing refrain.)

 

PREPARATION FOR PRAYER:    “Through It All”      

                                                        #507 in your Hymnal

 

 

 

SHARING OUR JOYS AND CONCERNS

            Following each joy, please respond:

                        For These gifts, We thank you, God.

            Following each concern, please respond:

                        God, in your mercy, Hear our prayer.

 

SILENT PRAYER                                    

PASTORAL PRAYER

              

SHARING GOD'S BLESSINGS  (Loose change: Holiday Baskets)

 

*OFFERING RESPONSE   “Praise God from Whom All Blessings

                                              Flow”  # 95 in your Hymnal

 

*PRAYER OF THANKSGIVING

O Lord our God, the author and giver of all good things, we thank you for all your mercies, and for your loving care over all your creatures.  We bless you for the gift of life, for your protection round about us, for your guiding hand upon us, and for the tokens of your love within us.  We thank you for friendship and duty, for good hopes and precious memories, for the joys that cheer us, and the trials that teach us to trust in you.  Amen. 

 

A READING FROM THE BIBLE:  Luke 19:1-10

 

ANTHEM:  “I Will Lean into the Potter’s Hand” Douglas Nolan

 

MESSAGE:    “Stewardship”

 

A SERVICE OF HOLY COMMUNION

Musical Setting B                               Page #18 in your Hymnal

The Lord’s Prayer                                   # 895 in your Hymnal  

            Breaking the Bread

            Giving the Bread and Cup

 

*CLOSING SONG:           “We Would See Jesus”

                                           #256 in your Hymnal

*WORDS OF PARTING

*PARTING SONG:   “Trees Of The Field” (Isaiah 55:12)

                               #2279 in The Faith We Sing songbook

 

8504 Caldwell Road, Mukwonago, WI  53149

(800) 570-4440

www.CaldwellUMC.org
CaldwellUMC@earthlink.net

Pastor Grace Baldridge’s Cell Phone  (262) 751-0955

Secretary’s Phone:  (262) 662-0264

 

Ministers                                                                                       All of us

Pastor                                                                      Rev. Grace Baldridge

Choir Director                                                     Deanna Shimko-Herman   

Greeters & Ushers this week                                   Paul & Janet Wervey

Reader this week                                                                  Paul Wervey

Nursery                                                                  Replacement Needed

Dates to Remember

 

      November 4   Celebration of Music                        6:00 PM

      November 5   UMW Evening Meeting                     6:30 PM

      November 7   UMW  Meeting                                 10:30 AM

      November 8   Choir Rehearsal                                5:30 PM

                              Trustees Meeting                              6:30 PM

                               Finance Meeting                              7:30 PM

      November 10  Food Pantry                                      8:00 AM

                               MetroSo Dist UMW                          9:00 AM

                               @ 1st UMC, Waukesha

 

Volunteers for Next Sunday

 

Greeters & Ushers                                   Don and Diane Herron

Reader                                                     Don Herron                               

Nursery                                                    Replacement Needed