Go Welcome, Equip, Serve, Transform United Methodist Church Index: Page 2 Page 4 Page 5 Page 6 Page 7 Page 8 8:30 a.m. - Traditional Service 11:00 a.m. - Worship Service Worship Volunteers Prayer list This Week at Couts Information Page 10 Announcements Page 11 Prayer Request Page 12 Registration May 1, 2016, Senior Pastor
Couts United Methodist Church May 8, 2016-8:30 a.m. Traditional Service Seventh Sunday of Easter - Liturgical Color - White Mother s Day PRELUDE Be Unto Your Name / Holy, Holy, Holy Verna Polvado WELCOME/REGISTRATION (Please fill out the registration on the last page of the bulletin, tear along the perforated line and place in the offering plate.) Cindy Hott GREETING ONE ANOTHER WITH THE PEACE OF CHRIST Cindy Hott Leader: People: The peace of our Lord Jesus Christ be with you. And also with you. OPENING PRAYER MOTHER S DAY RECOGNITION VIDEO No One Else Like Her GATHERING SONG Blessed Assurance SonShine Ringers *CALL TO WORSHIP Leader: People: Leader: People: Leader: People: Jesus prayed for his disciples, giving them into God s eternal care. Jesus prays for us, giving us into God s care. Know that you have been blessed with the love of the Savior. We live in that love and seek to serve God. Open your hearts and spirits now to hear God s word. May our lives be open to God s Spirit and reflect God s love. AMEN. *OPENING HYMN Congregation Great Is Thy Faithfulness # 140 2
*AFFIRMATION OF FAITH *APOSTLE S CREED # 881 *GLORIA PATRI #70 Cindy Hott SPECIAL MUSIC Canon Sonshine Ringers JOYS AND CONCERNS CALL TO PRAYER HYMN Congregation Open My Eyes, Lord (ushers come to the front during the Call to Prayer Hymn) PASTORAL PRAYER LORD S PRAYER OFFERING In This Very Room - SonRise Singers *DOXOLOGY #94 CHILDREN S SERMON SCRIPTURE John 17: 20-24 MESSAGE We Are One *HYMN OF INVITATION Congregation They ll Know We Are Christians By Our Love (If you want to join Couts United Methodist Church and/or make a commitment to Christ, you are invited to join Pastor Matt at the front of the sanctuary.) *BENEDICTION *POSTLUDE Pastor Verna Polvado *If you are able, we invite you to stand. (Following the service, communion will be served at the front of the sanctuary) 3
Couts United Methodist Church May 8, 2016 11:00 a.m. Contemporary Service / Mother s Day COUNTDOWN WELCOME / REGISTRATION Build Your Kingdom Here (Please fill out the registration on the last page of the bulletin, tear along the perforated line and place in the offering plate.) OPENING PRAYER *GREETING ONE ANOTHER WITH THE PEACE OF CHRIST Leader: The peace of our Lord Jesus Christ be with you. People: And also with you. *PRAISE AND WORSHIP Praise Band Great Are You Lord You Are Holy OFFERING Blessed Assurance CHILDREN S SERMON DISMISSAL TO CHILDREN S (Children s Church is for children ages 3 - Kindergarten. They meet in the Chapel and return to the Sanctuary during the Invitational song) 4
SCRIPTURE John 17: 20-24 Joshua Garrett MESSAGE We Are One *INVITATION Revelation Song Praise Band (If you want to join Couts United Methodist Church and/or make a commitment to Christ, you are invited to join Pastor Matt at the front of the sanctuary.) *BENEDICTION *if you are able, we invite you to stand. (Communion will be served at the front of the Sanctuary following the Service. All are invited) Sunday, May 8, 2016 Worship Volunteers 8:30 Service 11:00 Service Sound Butch Hott Christy Garrett Slides Karen Salyer Becky Bond Usher Donny Petersen Eliza Utley Greeters Nancy Martin Bobby Curry & Jimmie Whitt Stewards Randy Samson and Nancy Martin Children s Church Mona Holderfield Hospitality Table - GPS Class Sunday, May 15, 2016 Sound Mar Rooney Christy Garrett Slides Karen Salyer Shawn Hallman Usher Ricky Torbett Bobby Curry Greeters Virginia Mayfield Stewards Becky Bond & Sherry Couch Children s Church - Sarah Moden-Alliston Hospitality Table - Journey Class 6 5
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for the week of May 8th Today 8:30 a.m. - Traditional Worship Service 9:45 a.m. - Sunday School 11:00 a.m. - Contemporary Worship Service 12:15 p.m. - No Confirmation Class 5:00 p.m. - The Story Bible study No Youth Meeting / Mother s Day Monday 10:00 a.m. - The Story meeting today Weatherford Soccer Association using the gym Tuesday 7:00 a.m. - Men s breakfast at Wanda s Restaurant 10:00 a.m. - Willing Workers breakfast @ Sunny Street 6:30 p.m. - The Story Bible Study Wednesday CCA Field Day 2:00 p.m. - Prayer Force 3:30 p.m. - 5:00 p.m. - Kidzone 6:00 p.m. - The Story Bible Study 5:30 p.m. - 7:30 p.m. - Youth 6:00 p.m. - 8:00 p.m. - Men s Basketball Thursday Men s Emmaus Walk in Brownwood begins Friday 5:30 p.m. - 8:00 pm. - Parents Night Out (Tweens) Couts Campers to Oak Dale Park @ Glen Rose Next Sunday Pentecost Sunday 7
Couts Youth Sunday, May 8th No Youth / Mother s Day Wednesday, May 11th 5:30 p.m. - 7:30 p.m. Text keyword coutsyouth to 77948 for Couts UMC Youth Text Msg Updates Pastoral Care Pastor Georgia Orr This week Pastor Georgia will be on call if there is a pastoral care need. Please call Pastor Georgia 817-691-7081 Give Online Today From your Smart Phone This code will take you to the secure server at Vanco Services and you can set up an account or access your account if you have already registered. ScanLife is a free app if you don t have an app for that. Online Giving Available go to the church website www.coutsmethodistchurch.com Click on the above link and setup your account on the secure server Enrollment Continues for 2016-2017 School Year 8 Mark Your Calendars Sunday, June 5th Promotion Sunday & Confirmation Sunday Couts Facebook Go to Couts Methodist Church on Facebook and Like us, Check-In Or Share an upcoming event
Friday, May 13th 5:30 p.m. - 8:00 p.m Children ages 6 months to grade 4 are invited (will take a love offering for their service) Tweens are hosting, assisted by our church nursery staff & Miss Sarah 5th and 6th graders are all invited to help Last Kidzone Wednesday for the school year We will have Lego s, crafts and snacks. Wednesday, May 18, 2016 Church Wide Sole Hope Shoe Cutting Party Sunday, May 22nd 12:15 p.m. The Tweens and the Confirmands will sponsor this church wide event following the 11:00 service in the Fellowship Hall Lunch will be served These shoes will be sent to Uganda where they will be seen by tailors and shoes will be made by cobblers trained by Sole Hope. Please bring fabric sheers or pinking shears if you have them. We Are collecting old jeans/denim to make the shoes out of. There is a box in the Welcome Center.
The Story - Bible Studies Join us this week as we study Session 28 Willing Worker s Breakfast Tuesday, May 10 10:00 am. @ Sunny Street Cafe Sunday s - 5 pm Monday s - 10 am Tuesday s - 6:30 pm Wednesday s - 6:00 pm Children s Mission Team Meeting Tuesday, May 10th 7:00 p.m. Conference Room Tweens & Confirmands Parents Night Out Friday, May 13th For children ages 6 months through grade 4 (They will be assisted by Miss Sarah and the nursery staff at the church) Couts Campers May Outing Friday, May 13th through Sunday May 15th At Oak Dale Park in Glen Rose, Texas Men s Walk to Emmaus May 12th - 15th Lake Brownwood Texas Rangers Baseball Game and Toby Mac Concert Sunday, May 15th Leave at 12:30 pm (deadline to order tickets is May 9)
Name requesting prayer for Submitted by: Comments Prayer Request Please tear off on the perforated line and place in the offering (Prayer requests that are submitted on this form are given to and prayed for by our Prayer Force the following Wed.) Life is Grace House Ministries Bottle Ministry Please partner with Grace House to share hope, life, and knowledge! Please fill a bottle, (available in the Welcome Center) with loose change, cash or a check and return it by Father s Day. Your support is life-giving! 11
Member Guest Active in another church in Weatherford Out of town guest Wish to join Desire a call Attend Couts Regularly First Time Guest - Comments Email Address: Telephone # Street Address: City Zip Name: (Please list all that are in attendance) 05/08/2016 Attendance Registration / Welcome Guests If you are our guest today at Couts, we want to welcome you and we hope that you have a great worship experience with us today. Please fill out the contact information below, tear on the perforated line and put in the offering plate. We need used jeans for our Sole Hope Party on May 22nd Summer Sunday Schedule 9:00 a.m. - Sunday School 10:00 a.m. - Worship June and July only Couts Youth Summer Mission Trip June 12-18 Living Center @ 1st UMC, Fordyce, Ark. 12