United Methodist Church July 8, 2018 Marilyn Jones - Senior Pastor
Couts United Methodist Church Sunday, July 8, 2018 Seventh Sunday After Pentecost - Liturgical Color - Green COUNTDOWN Get All Excited WELCOME / REGISTRATION Pastor Clint Jones (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 Pastor Marilyn Jones *CALL TO WORSHIP Pastor Marilyn Jones Leader: People: Leader: People: Leader: People: Come! Listen to the word of the Lord! Help us to receive God s word and direction for our lives. Proclaim the goodness of God s love! Let our voices and our actions be filled with love. Come, now is the time to worship. Open our eyes, our hearts and our spirits this day, Lord. AMEN. OPENING PRAISE Awesome God Put You Hand in the Hand 10,000 Reasons Congregation OFFERING / PRAYER / LORD S PRAYER Pastor Marilyn Jones 2 Amazing Grace Lisa Cockerell, solo
CHILDREN S STORY CHILDREN S CHURCH Amay Rawls Kathy McAdams (Children s Church is for children 3-Kindergarten. They will return to the sanctuary during the Invitational Song) SCRIPTURE Genesis 12: 1-9 Pastor Marilyn Jones MESSAGE Leave Your Land Pastor Marilyn Jones *INVITATION Congregation Standing on the Promises #374 vs 1, 2, & 4 (If you want to join Couts United Methodist Church and/or make a commitment to Christ, you are invited to meet Pastor Marilyn at this time at the front of the sanctuary.) *BENEDICTION *If you are able, we invite you to stand. Pastor Marilyn Jones (Holy Communion will be served following the service at the front of the sanctuary. All are welcome.) *Please Welcome Trish Parker - New Couts Worship Leader email Trish to request favorite songs/music - Trish@coutsumc.org Van Bui - New Couts Pianist Worship Volunteers July 8, 2018 Sound Butch Hott Slides Becky Bond Usher Ricky Torbett Children s Sermon Amay Rawls Children s Church Kathy McAdams Stewards Nancy Martin & Eliza Utley Greeters & Hospitality Table GPS Sunday School Class Van Drivers Paul and Kathy McAdams July 15, 2018 Sound Slides Usher Children s Sermon Children s Church Stewards Hospitality Table Van Drivers Cindy Hott Mar Rooney Ricky Torbett Sarah Moden-Alliston Sarah Moden-Alliston Becky Bond & Sherry Couch Journey Sunday School Class Waymond & Wanda Torbett 3
for the week of July 8th Today 9:30 a.m. - Sunday School 10:30 a.m. - Worship Monday 7:00 p.m. - Boy Scouts at the Scout Lodge Tuesday 7:00 a.m. - Men s Breakfast at Wanda s Restaurant 6:30 p.m. - SPRC Meeting Wednesday 6:30 p.m. - New Bible Study - Gideon led by Pastor Georgia Orr Thursday 1:00 p.m. - Making bags for Luka s church 7:00 p.m. - Cub Scouts - Lodge Friday 6:00 p.m. - Meet in the gym to get supplies for setup for Peach Festival Saturday 8:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m. - Peach Festival 4
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Couts UMC Youth Loving God, Loving Neighbor Youth Sunday School Talk Sheet 9:30 am - 10:15 am Wednesday Youth No Youth on Wednesday Peach Festival News Saturday, July 14, 2018 8:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m. Congratulations - What A Week Thanks to those who took home peaches last Sunday to make puree and brought them back - what a labor of love. Thanks also, to all the people that came and worked one or more shifts during the 2018 Peach Boot Camp. Our last lap is to sign up to work at the Peach Festival selling this awesome Ice Cream. Please sign up on the bulletin, in the Welcome Center or Online @www.coutsmethodistchurch.com There are 3 locations: The Outback at the High School - York Ave. - Food Court by Dan Carney s Attorneys office. As of 07/03/2018 Debt Reduction Commitment Total: $381,448 Loan Balance: 6 Debt Reduction Update As of 1/31/17 - $908,567.67 As of 07/03/2018 - $665,682.75 Amount paid on loan since 1/31/17 $242,884.92 5
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 Wednesday) Name requesting prayer for: Submitted by : Comments: Peach Festival - July 14 3 hour shifts Name: Check Location: High School Outback York Avenue - (Clent Collier) Food Court - (John Vicknair) Shifts/Times 8am-11am 11 am - 2pm 2pm - 4pm Friday Night Setup - 6pm Play and Pray (A ministry of Couts UMC) Every Sunday afternoon 1:30 p.m. Holland Lake Park Ethan Worsham will be attending a Touching Lives Summer Camp/Mission Trip In Haiti. If you would like to help sponsor Ethan, please go online to to the Couts website or make checks payable to the Church and put Ethan s name in the Memo. The cost is approximately $1800.00 Staff / Parish Relations Committee Meeting Tuesday, July 10 6:30 p.m. Conference Room 7
Member Visitor Active in another church in Weatherford Out of town guest Wish to join Desire a call Attend Couts Regularly First Time Visitor Comments Email Address: Telephone # Street Address: City Zip Name:_(Please list all of your family that are in attendance) 07/08/2018 If you are visiting 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, tear on the perforated line and put in the offering plate. Attendance Registration / Welcome Visitors 8 2018 Couts VBS Shipwrecked Mon., July 23-26 9 am - 12:30 pm 2 years through 5th grade Sign up online www.coutsmethodistchurch.com Reminder: Please pick up an item(s) to help with VBS off of the Lighted Tree in the Welcome Center. VBS - July 23-26 Would you like to help make handbags for the women of the church in Yaukani? 1. Come and sew, cut out, assemble materials on Thursdays at 1:00 p.m. in the Fellowship Hall. 2. Donate duck fabric for making the handbags. For more info: call the church office, Barbara Vanhoozer or Lorene Clerihew. New Bible Study Gideon Priscilla Shirer Wednesday, July 11th Led by Retired Pastor, Georgia Orr