Caldwell United Methodist Church

 Bring Individuals to Christ    Nurture spiritual growth

Invite others to discipleship

 

February 22, 2009

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(Please sign the attendance sheet in the pew pad. Please tear the sheets out and place them in the offering plate after everyone in your pew has signed in)

 

PRELUDE:  Lighting of the Candles

                          Prelude song:  Thou Art Worthy”  Pauline M. Mills, arr Jack Scrader

 

WORDS OF GREETING:            God is Good – All the time

                         All the time- God is Good

 

SHARING OUR JOYS AND CONCERNS: Including birthdays and

                                                                                   Anniversaries

 

            Following each joy, please respond:

                        For These gifts, We thank you, God.

            Following each concern, please respond:

                        God, in your mercy, Hear our prayer.

 

CHILDREN’S MOMENTS

 

*MORNING GREETINGS:  Greet those around you with handshakes or

                                                 hugs and words of greeting or joy.

 

*OPENING SONG: “Holy, Holy, Holy! Lord God Almighty”

                                #64 in your Hymnal

 

*CALL TO WORSHIP: 

Leader:  The Lord is Sovereign; let the people tremble in awe.

People: God is enthroned upon the cherubim; let the earth

              Shake.

Leader:  The Lord is great in Zion, and is high above all peoples.

People: Proclaim the greatness of the Lord our God, and

               Worship Yahweh upon the holy mountain.  Amen.

 

 

 

 

 

   

PREPARATION FOR PRAYER: “Through It All” #507 in your Hymnal

SILENT PRAYER                                

PASTORAL PRAYER   

THE LORD’S PRAYER

 

SHARING GOD'S BLESSINGS  (Loose change for: Caldwell Food Pantry)

 

*OFFERING RESPONSE   “Praise God from Whom All Blessings Flow”  # 95 in your Hymnal

 

*PRAYER OF THANKSGIVING

Holy One, we seek your wisdom and guidance. Many people face growing economic uncertainty. The realities of the recession close in on our lives.  We experience realities such as job loss, deflated investment accounts, increased grocery prices, delayed retirement plans, and mounting debt. Lift us from the depth of self-pity and despair. Save us from overwhelming fear and anger. Free us from the bondage of money. We place this money upon your altar as a gesture of our trust in you. Despite challenging financial times, we give out of our love and gratitude for your kingdom. In Jesus' name, we pray. Amen.

 

A READING FROM THE BIBLE:  Mark  9:2-9

 

ANTHEM: ”Speak to One Another” Allen Pote

 

MESSAGE:  “Do Good” (1 of 3)                       

                                                                                                                                                      

ANNOUNCEMENTS

 

*CLOSING SONG:”You Are Mine”

                                 #2218 in The Faith We Sing songbook

 

*WORDS OF PARTING

 

*PARTING SONG:  “Trees of the Field”

                                   #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                                                                   Pastor Grace Baldridge

Choir Director                                                     Deanna Shimko-Herman 

Greeters & Ushers                                Elaine Kickbusch & Laurie Duffek                     

Reader                                                                                  Laurie Duffek

       

Dates to Remember

  February 22  Len Sweet Workshop Memorial UMC,

                        Greenfield                                                                                   6:00-8:30 PM

 

  February 23  Items due for Bulletin

                        Len Sweet Workshop, Discovery World                     9:00 AM- 4:00 PM

                        Len Sweet Workshop with Circuit Leaders                           6:30 – 9PM

 

  February 25 

                        Ash Wednesday Service, St. James UMC                                   7:00 PM

                                                                                                                                                       

  February 25  Church Office Hours                                                 9:00 AM – 12:00 PM

                        Choir Rehearsal                                                                 6:00 PM-7:15 PM

                        Adult Bible Study                                                                7:15 PM-8:45 PM

 

  February 27  Pastor’s at school and Pastor’s Day Off

                        

  February 28  All Church Vision Retreat,

                        St. James UMC, East Troy                                          10:00 AM - 2:00 PM

                         Commission on Religion & Race,

                         WI Conference Office Sun Prairie

 

Volunteers for Next Sunday

Greeters & Ushers            Pete & Marianne Lukas

Reader                              Pete Lukas

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Mark 9:2-9

The Transfiguration

2 Six days later, Jesus took with him Peter and James and John, and led them up a high mountain apart, by themselves. And he was transfigured before them, 3and his clothes became dazzling white, such as no one* on earth could bleach them. 4And there appeared to them Elijah with Moses, who were talking with Jesus. 5Then Peter said to Jesus, ‘Rabbi, it is good for us to be here; let us make three dwellings,* one for you, one for Moses, and one for Elijah.’ 6He did not know what to say, for they were terrified. 7Then a cloud overshadowed them, and from the cloud there came a voice, ‘This is my Son, the Beloved;* listen to him!’ 8Suddenly when they looked around, they saw no one with them any more, but only Jesus.

The Coming of Elijah

9 As they were coming down the mountain, he ordered them to tell no one about what they had seen, until after the Son of Man had risen from the dead.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Other Concerns

Eunice Drought

Stewart

Mary Alice Rubach

People of Cambodia

Carol

Denise

Traveling to see Family

Bev Squires

Janet

Heather

Tracy

Bonnie

Jill

Mission efforts

Family of Wendy Kroll/Dixon

Taylor and Family

Family of Samantha

All Those Looking for Work

Business and Economy

Jolie

Family of Mark

All Who Are Grieving

Jerry Beitz Family

 
 

Today I will Pray For:

Joys

Anna & Ally

Bob Richardson

February Birthdays & Anniversaries

Julie

Children’s Church

Al Handy’s Aunt Helen

New Job for Marilee

Shut Ins

Mabel Byron

Elizabeth Stark

Lois, Pastor’s Grandma

Other Concerns

Alverne

Our troops overseas

Family of Dorothy Schroeder

David Hempen

Lucille

Craig Jaris

Tracey

Kevin Mattson

Stewardship

Bridget and Tom Reiter

Bill Spires

Chuck Herman
 
In the time of King Herod, after Jesus was born in Bethlehem of Judea, wise men from the East came to Jerusalem

 

 

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Daily Prayer

Please use this guided prayer as a way to pray daily for the whole world.

Together, let us pray

For the people of this congregation…

For those who suffer and those in trouble…

For the concerns of this local community…

For the world, it’s peoples, and it’s leaders…

For the Church universal – it’s leaders, it’s members, and it’s mission

In communion with the saints…Amen