Mount Union Church of the Brethren Pastor Greg Fleshman Vision Statement A Spirit-filled family of God that awakens persons to become disciples and shares the message of salvation and love of Jesus Christ to all. 9420 Bent Mountain Road, Bent Mountain, VA 24059 email: mountunioncob@gmail.com www.mountunioncob.org Church 929-4792 Cell: 540-588-2551 Parsonage: 929-4111 Sunday School 9:15 am Morning Worship 10:30 am Worship Leader June 8, 2014 Welcome to Worship. Let us praise our Lord Jesus Christ without ceasing; as a living sacrifice with a changed mind. Prelude and Lighting of Candles Call to Worship by the Choir: Those Assisting in Worship Ushers Door Greeters Children’s Story We Have Come Into His House #24 *Congregational Praise Choruses: (all in the blue chorus book) We Will Glorify #37 (verses 1 & 4) - I Love You Lord #44 The Family of God #114 Welcome & Announcements Invocation Prayer Children’s Church Pre-Teen Ministry Youth June 15 Sarah Stasik Glenn Waldron Marlene Garber Ronnie Gearhart Lorraine Gearhart Tucker Patout Robin Walters Sarah Stasik Kristie Neighbors Sermon Stephanie Fleshman Scheduled Meetings and Events Tithes & Offerings with Prayer *Doxology Praise God from Whom all blessings flow; Praise Him all creatures here below; Praise Him above, ye heavenly host; Praise Father, Son, and Holy Ghost. Amen. Anthem by the Choir: Nursery June 8 Greg Fleshman Don Gillispie Shawn Holt Sonja Stump Rachel Stump Youth Margaret Shepherd Jessie Trible Melissa Sutphin Sarah Stasik Sermon Glory Bound Sun, June 15 - Father’s Day Joys and Concerns Sat, June 21 – Intercessory Prayer Team at 8:00 am Pastor Greg *Invitational Hymn: In My Heart There Rings a Melody #514 *Benediction *Postlude (Instrumental) (*Those who are able please stand) Wed, June 11 - Pastor at church 10:00am - Noon Bible Study at 6:30pm, Choir Practice at 7:30pm Thurs, June 12 - Bible Study 10:00am – Noon Children’s Story – Children’s Church Morning Message Sun, June 8 - Homecoming! Celebrating 120 years! We will have lunch, special music and a slide show in the afternoon. Everyone is Welcome! Sun, June 29 – Benevolence Fund offering Nursing Home Service at 2:00 pm Wed – Sun/July 2-6 - Annual Conference in Columbus, OH Please note: No Movie Night in June REMEMBER IN THOUGHT AND PRAYER Art Hadacek Joice Holt Barry Southard Amy Sherr Kay Morecock Geneva White Ruth McNew Howard Stump Cecil Wood Carolyn Dehart Shirley Gillispie Butch Tanner Dillon Wood Alvin Stump Jessie Trible Jami Perratta Dallas Hubbard Bobby Poff Wendy Walters Richard Campbell Judy Bowles Unspoken Jim & Eddye Conner Michelle Dooley & son, Dakota Peery Gene & Joy Craighead Gene & Linda Wimmer Debbie & John Daymude Names in the Prayer Box Caretakers & families of those in need Mount Union Church Building Program Please keep the family of Christine Lee in your thoughts and prayers. Praying that God’s peace and love will surround you during this time. SHUT-INS: Elsie Bowles Leo & Viva Bowles Mildred Reed NURSING HOME: Joe Wray – Skyline Manor Nursing Home Norma Jean Coffey – Pheasant Ridge Lee Collins – Berkshire Nursing Home Shirley Wimmer – Pheasant Ridge (If you would like a name added to the list or removed from the list please see Ruth, Sonja, or Margaret.) Stewardship Report Sunday School Attendance Worship Attendance Offering Building Fund Silver Sunday (1st Sun each mo.) 6/1/2014 36 81 $2,190.00 $ 150.00 $ 77.69 District Prayer Calendar request for today, June 8, 2014: Pray for Mary Jo Flory-Steury, Associate General Secretary for the Church of the Brethren in Elgin, IL. Let us pray that the wideness and breadth of God’s work might continue to challenge us to seek wider, greater and more creative fields of mission and ministry. June bulletins: Sonja Stump, 929-4102 Announcements **The Commission on Evangelism and Membership is forming an Evangelism Team to plan one evangelistic event per quarter. They are asking for volunteers to sign up to help carry-out this goal set by the congregation as part of the vision for our church. Please sign up today. Bible Water Park Vacation Bible School July 21 – 25 6:00 pm – 8:00 pm each evening “But those who drink the water I give will never be thirsty again. It becomes a fresh, bubbling spring within them, giving them eternal life”. (John 4:14) Invitations are being sent directly to children in our congregation, as well as children who have attended past events. If you know of a child in the area who would enjoy or benefit from VBS, please let Sarah Stasik know and we will send them an invitation. A sign-up sheet for participants and assistants is in the back of the church. Please be in prayer about helping with this ministry and see Sarah Stasik or Dawn Trible with any questions.