GRACE LUTHERAN CHURCH

(Lutheran Church-Missouri Synod) LITTLE ROCK, ARKANSAS May 26, 2013

THE ALTAR FLOWERS The Altar Flowers are given today to the glory of God and the beautification of His House by Gary and Angie Proud in honor of the men and women who died while serving in the United States Armed Forces. THOSE WHO SERVE

THE FESTIVAL OF THE HOLY TRINITY

PRAYER UPON ENTERING CHURCH
O Lord, how majestic is Your name in all the earth. From everlasting to everlasting You are God, Father, Son and Holy Spirit. You have shown Your creating, redeeming and sanctifying love to me and made me Yours in the waters of Holy Baptism, an heir of everlasting life. I rejoice in the gift of faith that is mine which receives all of Your gifts, forgiveness, life and eternal salvation. Grant me an increase in my faith so that I may always rejoice over and trust in Your promises which have been fulfilled in the person and work of Jesus Christ, my Savior. In His name I pray. Amen

WELCOME
In the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit we welcome you this morning to Grace! Today is Holy Trinity Sunday in which we observe the very nature of God in three persons, the Father who created and sustains all things, the Son who redeemed all things and the Holy Spirit, who by Word and Sacraments recreates all things through the very gift of faith. The doctrine (teaching) of the Trinity is a mystery that is received and understood by faith. If you are not a member of Grace and wish to learn more about our teachings as drawn from Gods Word please speak with our Pastor. We are glad you are here and we invite you to come and worship with us again. We ask that everyone fill out an attendance registration card found at each pew and return it to an Usher as the Offering is collected. Restrooms are located on the lower level of this building or across the bridge on this floor level before entering the fellowship hall. Children are welcome in our Service and will be invited to come forward for a Childrens Message. Parents may accompany them if they wish. A nursery for infants and toddlers is located downstairs for anyone who has need.

Pastor: Vicar: Director of Parish Music: Secretary: Early Childhood Center Director: Acolyte: (8:15) Cantor: (8:15) Communion Assistant: (8:15) Ushers: (8:15) Greeter: Altar Guild: Acolyte: Cantor: Communion Assistant: Ushers: Greeters: Altar Guild: Instrumentalists: Coffee Hosts: Altar Guild: Nursery Attendant: (8:15) (8:15) (10:45) (10:45) (10:45) (10:45) (10:45) (10:45)

HOLY COMMUNION
Holy Communion will be celebrated in both the 8:15 and 10:45 Services today. In this sacrament we receive Christs very body and blood for the forgiveness of sins. Those who are not members of Grace are asked to speak with our Pastor before partaking of this sacrament so that the unity of faith might be established. Thank you for honoring this request.

(Wed. evening)

Rev. James C. Walter David Witte Nathan Beethe Pat Funk Colleen Moorman Ethan Andrews Paul Walter Raymond Harrill Bill Allaben, Bobby Bemberg Tim Loyd, Ed Mahnken Lori Bloom Janet Killough Lauren Faulkner Suzanne Lambert Tim Sweeney Rudy Bischof, Jeremy Hammond Ken Ross, Richard Sanders Shaun, Justine and Maxwell Baker Beverly Sanders Brass Ensemble Rachel Allen and Jim Gray Suzanne Raddle and Wilma Richter Mary Ann Dyer

AS WE GATHER
On the first Pentecost our Lord kept His promise and sent the promised Comforter and Counselor, the Holy Spirit, to lead us into all truth. Most basic and central to the Christian truth is the affirmation of one God who reveals Himself to us in the Three Persons of the TrinityFather, Son and Holy Spirit. This is the great mystery of the faith and one which we confess not by reason of our understanding but by reason of Gods revelation. Living in this diverse age, it is even more important that we join in faithful confession of the Holy Trinity. This truth is often misunderstood but it is part of the essential revelation of God that Jesus made known to us. Apart from this God there is no other.

NEXT WEEKS READINGS The appointed readings for next Sunday, June 2nd, Second Sunday after Pentecost, are: The Old Testament Reading: 1 Kings 8:22-24, 27-29, 41-43, The Epistle Reading: Galatians 1:1-12, and The Holy Gospel Reading: Luke 7:1-10. Grace Lutheran Church P. O. Box 250769, Little Rock, AR 72225 www.gracelutheranlr.org Telephone Number: 501-663-3631 -2-

THE ORDER OF DIVINE SERVICE FOR THE FESTIVAL OF THE HOLY TRINITY
Absolution Pre-Service Music Lighting of the Chancel Candles Prelude Ringing of the Church Bell Opening Hymn: Holy, Holy, Holy LSB 507
Triptych on "Holy, Holy, Holy" - Jeffrey Blersch

we have left undone. We have not loved You with our whole heart; we have not loved our neighbors as ourselves. We justly deserve Your present and eternal punishment. For the sake of Your Son, Jesus Christ, have mercy on us. Forgive us, renew us, and lead us, so that we may delight in Your will and walk in Your ways to the glory of Your holy name. Amen

John 20:1923

Almighty God in His mercy has given His Son to die for you and for His sake forgives you all your sins. As a called and ordained servant of Christ, and by His authority, I therefore forgive you all your sins in the name of the Father and of the T Son and of the Holy Spirit. Amen

Service of the Word

Introit
Ps. 16:811; antiphon: Liturgical Text

Confession and Absolution

Stand The sign of the cross may be made by all in remembrance of their Baptism.

P Blessed be the Holy Trinity and the undivided Unity. C Let us give glory to him because he has shown his mercy to us. P I have set the LORD always before me; C because he is at my right hand, I shall not be shaken.
Matthew 28:19b; [18:20]

Invocation
P C

P Therefore my heart is glad, and my whole being rejoices; C my flesh also dwells secure. P For you will not abandon my soul to Sheol, C or let your holy one see corruption.

In the name of the Father and of the T Son and of the Holy Spirit. Amen
1 John 1:89

Exhortation
P C

If we say we have no sin, we deceive ourselves, and the truth is not in us. But if we confess our sins, God, who is faithful and just, will forgive our sins and cleanse us from all unrighteousness.

P You make known to me the path of life; C in your presence there is fullness of joy; at your right hand are pleasures forevermore. C Glory be to the Father and to the Son and to the Holy Spirit; as it was in the beginning, is now, and will be forever. Amen P Blessed be the Holy Trinity and the undivided Unity. C Let us give glory to him because he has shown his mercy to us.

Silence for reflection on God's Word and for self-examination.

Confession of Sins
P C Let us then confess our sins to God our Father. Most merciful God, we confess that we are by nature sinful and unclean. We have sinned against You in thought, word, and deed, by what we have done and by what

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Kyrie

Mark 10:47

Gloria in Excelsis

Luke 2:14; John 1:29

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Gradual

Rom. 10:8b, 10

The word is near you, in your mouth and | in your heart,* the word of faith that | we proclaim. For with the heart one believes and is | justified,* and with the mouth one confesses | and is saved.

Salutation and Collect of the Day

Second Reading
P C This is the Word of the Lord. Thanks be to God.

Acts 2:14a, 2236

Stand

Alleluia and Verse

P Let us pray. Almighty and everlasting God, You have given us grace to acknowledge the glory of the eternal Trinity by the confession of a true faith and to worship the Unity in the power of the Divine Majesty. Keep us steadfast in this faith and defend us from all adversities; for You, O Father, Son, and Holy Spirit, live and reign, one God, now and forever.

Is. 6:3b

P Alleluia. Holy, holy, holy is the LORD of hosts; the whole earth is full of his glory! Alleluia.

Sit

Holy Gospel Old Testament Reading

P C This is the Word of the Lord. Thanks be to God.
Proverbs 8:14, 2231

John 8:4859

The Holy Gospel according to St. John, the eighth chapter.

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The reading of the Holy Gospel. P This is the Gospel of the Lord.

P C P C P C P

In the same way, the Father is almighty, the Son almighty, the Holy Spirit almighty; and yet there are not three Almighties, but one Almighty. So the Father is God, the Son is God, the Holy Spirit is God; and yet there are not three Gods, but one God. So the Father is Lord, the Son is Lord, the Holy Spirit is Lord; and yet there are not three Lords, but one Lord. Just as we are compelled by the Christian truth to acknowledge each distinct person as God and Lord, so also are we prohibited by the catholic religion to say that there are three Gods or Lords. The Father is not made nor created nor begotten by anyone. The Son is neither made nor created, but begotten of the Father alone. The Holy Spirit is of the Father and of the Son, neither made nor created nor begotten, but proceeding. Thus, there is one Father, not three Fathers; one Son, not three Sons; one Holy Spirit, not three Holy Spirits. And in this Trinity none is before or after another; none is greater or less than another; but the whole three persons are coeternal with each other and coequal, so that in all things, as has been stated above, the Trinity in Unity and Unity in Trinity is to be worshiped. Therefore, whoever desires to be saved must think thus about the Trinity.

Sit

Children's Message Hymn: The God of Abraham Praise Athanasian Creed

Early in the fourth century, a North African pastor named Arius began teaching that Jesus Christ was not truly God. The Church responded decisively in AD 325 with a statement of faith (The Nicene Creed), which confessed that Jesus is, in fact, true God. Toward the end of the fifth century, another creed was written that delved further into the mystery of the Trinity. Though attributed to Athanasius, a fourth-century opponent of Arius, this anonymous creed clearly came at a later stage in the debate. P C P C P C P C P C P C Whoever desires to be saved must, above all, hold the catholic faith. Whoever does not keep it whole and undefiled will without doubt perish eternally. And the catholic faith is this, that we worship one God in Trinity and Trinity in Unity, neither confusing the persons nor dividing the substance. For the Father is one person, the Son is another, and the Holy Spirit is another. But the Godhead of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit is one: the glory equal, the majesty coeternal. Such as the Father is, such is the Son, and such is the Holy Spirit: the Father uncreated, the Son uncreated, the Holy Spirit uncreated; the Father infinite, the Son infinite, the Holy Spirit infinite; the Father eternal, the Son eternal, the Holy Spirit eternal. And yet there are not three Eternals, but one Eternal, just as there are not three Uncreated or three Infinites, but one Uncreated and one Infinite.

P C

LSB 798 sts. 13

P C P

Hymn: The God of Abraham Praise Athanasian Creed

P C P C P C P C

LSB 798 sts. 46

But it is also necessary for everlasting salvation that one faithfully believe the incarnation of our Lord Jesus Christ. Therefore, it is the right faith that we believe and confess that our Lord Jesus Christ, the Son of God, is at the same time both God and man. He is God, begotten from the substance of the Father before all ages; and He is man, born from the substance of His mother in this age: perfect God and perfect man, composed of a rational soul and human flesh; equal to the Father with respect to His divinity, less than the Father with respect to His humanity. Although He is God and man, He is not two, but one Christ: one, however, not by the conversion of the divinity into flesh, but by the assumption of the humanity into God; one altogether, not by confusion of substance, but by unity of person.

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For as the rational soul and flesh is one man, so God and man is one Christ, who suffered for our salvation, descended into hell, rose again the third day from the dead, ascended into heaven, and is seated at the right hand of the Father, God Almighty, from whence He will come to judge the living and the dead. At His coming all people will rise again with their bodies and give an account concerning their own deeds. And those who have done good will enter into eternal life, and those who have done evil into eternal fire. This is the catholic faith; whoever does not believe it faithfully and firmly cannot be saved.

Offertory

Psalm 116:12-13, 17-19

Sermon Hymn: The God of Abraham Praise Sermon Keep the Faith
Stand

LSB 798 sts. 79 John 8:4859

Prayer of the Church

P Let us pray for the whole Church of God in Christ Jesus and for all people according to their needs.

Each petition ends with the following: P C Lord, in Your mercy, hear our prayer.

Service of the Sacrament

Preface
2 Timothy 4:22; [Colossians 3:1]; [Psalm 136]

The prayers conclude with the following: P C

Sit

Into Your hands, O Lord, we commend all for whom we pray, trusting in Your mercy; through Your Son, Jesus Christ, our Lord. Amen

Offering
Stand

The God of Abraham Praise Benjamin Culli

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Prayer of Thanksgiving
P Blessed are You, Lord of heaven and earth, for You have had mercy on those whom You created and sent Your only-begotten Son into our flesh to bear our sin and be our Savior. With repentant joy we receive the salvation accomplished for us by the all-availing sacrifice of His body and His blood on the cross. Gathered in the name and the remembrance of Jesus, we beg You, O Lord, to forgive, renew, and strengthen us with Your Word and Spirit. Grant us faithfully to eat His body and drink His blood as He bids us do in His own testament. Gather us together, we pray, from the ends of the earth to celebrate with all the faithful the marriage feast of the Lamb in His kingdom, which has no end. Graciously receive our prayers; deliver and preserve us. To You alone, O Father, be all glory, honor, and worship, with the Son and the Holy Spirit, one God, now and forever. Amen
Matthew 26:2628; Mark 14:2224 Luke 22:19-20; 1 Corinthians 11:2325

Proper Preface
P It is truly good, right, and salutary that we should at all times and in all places give thanks to You, holy Lord, almighty Father, everlasting God, who with Your onlybegotten Son and the Holy Spirit are one God, one Lord. In the confession of the only true God, we worship the Trinity in person and the Unity in substance, of majesty coequal. Therefore with angels and archangels and with all the company of heaven we laud and magnify Your glorious name, evermore praising You and saying:
Isaiah 6:3; Matthew 21:9

The Words of Our Lord

P

Our Lord Jesus Christ, on the night when He was betrayed, took bread, and when He had given thanks, He broke it and gave it to the disciples and said: Take, eat; this is My T body, which is given for you. This do in remembrance of Me. In the same way also He took the cup after supper, and when He had given thanks, He gave it to them, saying: Drink of it, all of you; this cup is the new testament in My T blood, which is shed for you for the forgiveness of sins. This do, as often as you drink it, in remembrance of Me.

Sanctus

Proclamation of Christ
P C P

1 Corinthians 11:26; Revelation 22:20

As often as we eat this bread and drink this cup, we proclaim the Lords death until He comes. Amen. Come, Lord Jesus. O Lord Jesus Christ, only Son of the Father, in giving us Your body and blood to eat and to drink, You lead us to remember and confess Your holy cross and passion, Your blessed death, Your rest in the tomb, Your resurrection from the dead, Your ascension into heaven, and Your coming for the final judgment. So remember us in Your kingdom and teach us to pray:

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Lord's Prayer
C Our Father who art in heaven, hallowed be Thy name, Thy kingdom come, Thy will be done on earth as it is in heaven; give us this day our daily bread; and forgive us our trespasses as we forgive those who trespass against us; and lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from evil. For Thine is the kingdom and the power and the glory forever and ever. Amen

Matthew 6:913

Sit

Distribution Communion Instructions: The Pastor invites the communicants, those who are able, to kneel and then distributes the host which may be received into the hand or the mouth. The Elder distributes the individual cups. The communicants are asked to hold their cups until the Pastor says, Take and drink. Hymn: I Come, O Savior, to Thy Table Hymn: Eternal Father, Strong to Save Hymn: Sent Forth by God's Blessing
John 20:19 Stand

LSB 618 LSB 717 LSB 643

Pax Domini

Thank the Lord

Agnus Dei

John 1:29

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Post-Communion Collect
P Let us pray. O God the Father, the fountain and source of all goodness, who in loving-kindness sent Your only-begotten Son into the flesh, we thank You that for His sake You have given us pardon and peace in this Sacrament, and we ask You not to forsake Your children but always to rule our hearts and minds by Your Holy Spirit that we may be enabled constantly to serve You; through Jesus Christ, Your Son, our Lord, who lives and reigns with You and the Holy Spirit, one God, now and forever.

THIS WEEK AT GRACE 8:15 a.m. Divine Service with Holy Communion Coffee and Fellowship in the Parlor 9:45 a.m. Sunday School downstairs in Parker Hall 9:45 a.m. Junior and Senior High classes downstairs in the church 9:45 a.m. Pastor Walters Bible Class upstairs in Parker Hall 10:45 a.m. Divine Service with Holy Communion TUES - FRI: 7:30 a.m. Early Childhood Development Center MONDAY: ECDC and Church Office closed for Memorial Day TUESDAY: 9:30 a.m. Tuesday Morning Bible Class WEDNESDAY: 6:30 a.m. Mens Bible Class at St. Vincents 7:00 p.m. Mid-Week Service SATURDAY: 9:30 a.m. Disney Extravaganza at Immanuel Baptist Church NEXT SUNDAY: 1:00 p.m. Annual Church Picnic at Allsopp Park TODAYS SUNDAY SCHOOL - The Beatitudes from Jesus Sermon on the Mount (Matthew 5:112) is todays lesson. Here Jesus explains in His Word that He was poor, hungry, sorrowful, hated, and rejected for our sake so that God would grant us His gifts and blessings. As you discuss this passage with your children, talk about how sin blinds us to trust in our own ways, riches, confidence, and influence, but that Jesus offers us all things through faith in Him. He alone grants us eternal riches and blessings. Point out that the Beatitudes are statements of fact, already true for us in Jesus, who in His love took our sorrow, trouble, and sin upon Himself that we might have a heavenly reward. PASTOR WALTERS CLASS meets on Sunday morning at 9:45 a.m. upstairs in Parker Hall. Pastor Walter continues a study of The Augsburg Confession and Its Apology The Lutheran Confessions Series. Come and review what we believe, teach and confess as Lutheran Christians. SUNDAY SCHOOL CLASSES for children ages 3 years through 6th grade meet in the lower level of the Family Life Center. JUNIOR HIGH AND HIGH SCHOOL CLASSES meet in their classrooms downstairs in the church. HAPPY BIRTHDAY AND GODS BLESSINGS TO: May 26 Spencer Lile May 27 Johnna Litwa May 28 Tullio Jacuzzi May 29 Bill Jones May 31 Allen Deislinger June 1 Pastor Paul Jilg, Pat Funk, Steve Gertsch - 18 SUNDAY:

Benediction

Numbers 6:2426

Closing Hymn: We Praise You and Acknowledge You, O God Postlude

LSB 941

Toccata in F [BuxWV 157] - Dietrich Buxtehude

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Acknowledgments

Unless otherwise indicated, all scripture quotations are from The Holy Bible, English Standard Version, copyright 2001 by Crossway Bibles, a division of Good News Publishers. Used by permission. All rights reserved. Created by Lutheran Service Builder 2006 Concordia Publishing House.

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HAPPY ANNIVERSARY AND GODS BLESSINGS TO: May 26 Leah and Demitri Villarreal May 27 Phillis and Eric Westerfield May 28 Crissy and Nathan Beethe June 1 Ame and Roy Andrews REMEMBER IN YOUR PRAYERS: Janet Pulliam continues her recovery at home. Jeanette Keehn continues receiving care at home. Sherry Bischof continues her recovery and treatments. LAST WEEKS STEWARDSHIP Attendance: Sunday 5/19: 231 (8:15 102 and 10:45 129). Mid-Week Service 5/22: 8. Offerings: Sunday 5/19: $8,215.00. MidWeek Service 5/15: $20.00. Memorials: $430.00. Building Fund: $215.00. Fan into Flame: $320.00. Seminary Scholarship Fund: $100.00. Missionary Megan Kincaid: $50.00. OUR CHRISTIAN SYMPATHY to the family of Luke Moorman who died last Sunday, May 19th. Pastor Walter officiated at a private graveside service on Saturday. Luke is survived by his wife Carolyn Westerfield Moorman and children Colleen and Sean Moorman. Please keep the Moorman family in your prayers. WELCOME Peter Paul and Judith Seidenschnur and their son Karl have transferred to Grace from First Lutheran Church, Little Rock. Please welcome the Seidenschnurs to our Grace Family. BABY SHOWER Youre invited to a Baby Shower Brunch for Summer and Christopher Middaugh on Saturday, June 8th, from 10:30 a.m. to 12:00 noon in the Parlor. They are registered at Amazon.com, BabiesRUs, and Target but we dont know the babys sex. The hostesses are Lori Bloom, Pat Funk, Sammye Sue Harrill, Carole Nichols, Bev Sanders, Margaret Schulz, Paula Walter, and Sheila Wilimzig. TELL IT ON THE MOUNTAIN - That's the theme for this years Vacation Bible School to be held June 16th-20th from 5:30 - 8:00 p.m. We are currently looking for volunteers ready to share God's rock-solid Word with pre-school and school aged children. We need storytellers, musicians, site leaders, kitchen help, small group leaders, registration assistants, and many more. There is truly something for everyone. Look for the sign-up sheet in the breezeway or contact Ame Andrews or Gina Junkans to let us know of your interest. - 19 -

GRACE ANNUAL FLOAT TRIP LAST CALL FOR CANOES for the Grace Annual Float Trip, on Saturday, June 8th. Meet at the Highway 14 Bridge at 8:45 a.m. for departure at 9:00 a.m. The cost is $40.00 per canoe plus $3 per person for transport. Tim has picked up the sign-up sheet so call him this weekend to reserve your canoe. DEADLINE TO RESERVE A CANOE IS TODAY, May 26th. Contact Tim Loyd at 851-6457, 352-4908 or timpaul59@att.net. ORDINATION AND INSTALLATION Next Sunday, June 2nd, at 3:00 p.m. you are invited to the Ordination and Installation of Rev. David Mohr as Pastor of St. Matthew Lutheran Church at 2215 Oak Street Suite 3 in Conway. You are invited to a reception for Rev. Mohr following the service. LUTHERAN WORLD RELIEF Our LWML Evening Guild Lutheran World Relief Project this year is School Kits. These kits provide the only supplies for children returning to school after the disruption of war or they help parents continue their childrens education while living in a refugee camp. We have most of the items that we need to make 20 school kits. To complete these kits we are in need of some 70-sheet bound notebooks of wide or college-ruled paper, pencil sharpeners, and blunt scissors. We are also in need of volunteers to make school bags for these supplies. Easy patterns for the bags can be found in the breezeway. After we fill these kits we will provide the complete list to make additional School Kits. Thank you for supporting our Lutheran World Relief Projects. Contact Ginny Ralston at 425-1487 if you have questions. MEMORIALS IN MEMORY OF LUKE MOORMAN TO THE GRACE GENERAL FUND By Rudy and Sherry Bischof Ed and Susan Mahnken IN MEMORY OF ELLA THAXTON TO THE GRACE BUILDING FUND By Irvin and Sherry Clawitter Robert and Sheila Wilimzig IN MEMORY OF FRANK GUTIERREZ TO THE GRACE MUSIC FUND By Irvin and Sherry Clawitter TO THE GRACE GENERAL FUND By Richard and Bev Sanders - 20 -

IN MEMORY OF RALPH WARBY Husband of Nancy Brown Warby, TO THE GRACE GENERAL FUND mother of Crissy Beethe By Richard and Bev Sanders TO THE GRACE BUILDING FUND By Irvin and Sherry Clawitter Robert and Sheila Wilimzig TO THE GRACE MUSIC FUND By Debbie Craig IN MEMORY OF DENISE HIGGINS Niece of Russlynn Krueger TO THE GRACE BUILDING FUND By Irvin and Sherry Clawitter TO THE GRACE MUSIC FUND By Debbie Craig IN MEMORY OF J. T. MCALLISTER TO THE GRACE MUSIC FUND By Irvin and Sherry Clawitter IN MEMORY OF PATSY WOODROW Sister of Bette Bogart TO THE GRACE MUSIC FUND By Irvin and Sherry Clawitter IN MEMORY OF CAROL ZIRBEL - Aunt of Paula Walter TO THE GRACE MUSIC FUND By Irvin and Sherry Clawitter IN MEMORY OF JUANITA MEADOWS Mother of Sheila Drago TO THE SEMINARY SCHOLARSHIP FUND By Maxine Biggers

ANNUAL GRACE CHURCH PICNIC At Allsopp Park Pavilion Next Sunday, June 2nd at 1:00 p.m.
Next Sunday, June 2nd, at 1:00 p.m. join us for our Annual Church Picnic at the Allsopp Park Pavilion. Bring a bucket of chicken and/or your favorite picnic dish and join us for good food, fun and fellowship. Drinks will be provided. We will have our regular Sunday worship services at 8:15 and 10:45 a.m. and the picnic will start around 1:00 p.m. There will be plenty of time after the 10:45 service to change into your casual clothes and get your picnic food together. Everyone is invited to come together for great food, lots of fun, awesome prizes and fantastic fellowship! See you there, Board of Parish Fellowship

DIRECTIONS: From the church take Lookout Road down to Cantrell and turn right, then turn right on Cedar Hill Road and drive into Allsopp Park. The Pavilion is on the right up the hill.

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