Author: Staff

This week
SUN 5/1 9:30am Worship Service
11am Sunday School for All Ages
MON 5/2 1:00pm Wired Word Bible Study
TUES 5/3 2pm Longcore Circle @ Dorothy Sibley’s Home
WED 5/4 8:30am Men’s Group at City Limits Restaurant
7:00pm Choir Practice
COMING UP
May 9-21—Pastor Kathy & Joe on Vacation
THU 5/26 9am-?? Set up for Rummage and plant sale
FRI 5/27 9am-6pm Rummage & Plant Sale
SAT 5/28 8-11am 4th Saturday Picnic
8am-12pm Rummage & Plant Sale
MON 5/30 Church Office Closed—Memorial Day

Lectionary Readings for May 8, 2016
Acts 16:16-34; Psalm 97; Revelation 22:12-17 John 17:20-26
Check out the lectionary reading schedule at www.newaygoumc.com

Worship Helpers For Today
Liturgist: Tyler Friend
Acolyte: Blake Larsen Inside Ushers: Vern & Carolyn Boose Outside Ushers: Millie Stine & Dolores Cook
Projector: Jen Larsen
Sound: Need Volunteer

Newaygo United Methodist Church

P.O. Box 366
101 State Road
Newaygo, MI 49337
Ph: (231) 652-6581
Fax: (231) 652-6601
Email: umcnew@newaygoumc.com
Website: newaygoumc.com
Pastor: Kathleen Groff
Phone: (231) 652-5272
Email: kthlngrff@gmail.com

The Tree of Life

ORDER OF WORSHIP
Sunday, May 1, 2016
Pass The Peace of Christ
“Come, Now is the Time to Worship” Screen
Welcome
Prelude/Bringing in the light of Christ
Call to Worship
Liturgist: God holds out to us the promise of new life.
People: Life as unpredictable, as unrehearsed, as explosive as life at the very beginning.
Liturgist: God calls us to respond to this gift with creativity, with joy, and with courage.
People: In worship, we can begin to accept this gift of new life. Let us worship God.
Opening Prayer
*Hymn: “I Want to Walk As a Child of the Light” Hymnal #206
Scripture: John 14:23-29 Pew Bible Pg.803
Children’s Moments
Choir
Prayers and Joys and Concerns of the Congregation
Silent Prayer
Pastoral Prayer
Lord’s Prayer Screen
Scripture: Revelation 21:10-22:5 Pew Bible Pg. 922
Message: “The Tree of Life”
Worship with Tithes and Offerings
Offertory music
Offertory Response: “Praise God, from Whom All Blessings Flow” Hymnal #95
Offertory Prayer

*Communion: Hymnal pg. 15 Screen
*Hymn: “There’s Within My Heart a Melody” Hymnal #380
*Benediction
*Closing Song: “Let There Be Peace”
Postlude

Memorial Weekend Rummage Sale
Sponsored by Mary Martha Circle
United Methodist Women
Sale will be May 27 & 28
We need your help:
· Donate items—when spring cleaning please save your household and other items and donate them for the sale. (No clothing please! You are encouraged to donate your clothing to Love INC) exception: children’s clothing from infant to size 6X will be accepted.
· Time—Sign up Sheet is in the coffee area. Please sign up for a time to help.
· Plants—We sell repotted or excess plants from our yards. As you start your spring plantings, please plan to donate plants to the plant sale. We take any plants and you can repot, recreate (upcycle) planters or just bring in extra plants you have dug out of your yard. This is a huge hit during the sale.

Touch Letters
Touch letters are available in the coffee area, if you have someone you would like us to send a note to, please write their name on the top of a touch letter and lay it on the table to be signed by the congregation. Thank you for your help.

Prayer Requests
If you have a prayer request or joy you would like us to pray for during prayer time in the worship service, please write your prayer on a card and give it to Pastor Kathy before worship. Prayer cards are available in the pews and on the table in the Narthex as you come in.