February 26, 2017 v 8th Sunday after Epiphany

10:30am Sanctuary Service

We exist to connect all people with Jesus Christ.

We do this by welcoming enthusiastically, growing deeply and serving courageously.
204 S. Ninth St., Columbia, Mo. 65201
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Let us prepare our hearts and minds for the worship of God
HYMN OF RESPONSE UMH NO. 395 Take Time to Be Holy

PRELUDE Prelude in D  (J.S. Bach) PASTORAL PRAYER

GATHERING AND GREETING THE LORDS PRAYER

Our Father, who art in heaven, hallowed be thy name,
+OPENING HYMN UMH NO. 400 Come, Thou Fount of Every Blessing Thy kingdom come, thy will be done on earth as it is in heaven.
Give us this day our daily bread.
+CALL TO WORSHIP And forgive us our trespasses, as we forgive those who trespass against us.
Leader: Let us prepare our minds for action; discipline ourselves; And lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from evil.
People: We will set all our hope on the grace that Jesus Christ will bring us. For thine is the kingdom, and the power, and the glory, forever. Amen.
Leader: As He who called us is holy, let us be holy ourselves in all our conduct.
People: For it is written, You shall be holy, for I am holy. OFFERTORY Pastorale  (Gilbert M. Martin)
Leader: Let us trust in God who raised Him and gave Him glory, To give your offering electronically, scan this QR code or
so that our faith and hope are set on God. click the DONATE button at www.moumc.org.
All: Let us worship God!
+DOXOLOGY UMH NO. 94
+AFFIRMATION OF FAITH Praise God, from whom all blessings flow;
We believe in God whose love we know in the beauty of his world, Praise God, all creatures here below: Alleluia! Alleluia!
in daily bread, in the kindness of human hearts, and most clearly Praise God, the source of all our gifts!
in Jesus of Nazareth. Praise Jesus Christ, whose power uplifts!
We belief that Jesus is the Christ whose touch of grace makes our eyes to see, Praise the Spirit, Holy Spirit! Alleluia! Alleluia! Alleluia!
our ears to hear, strengthens us to do all things in him,
and delivers us from death to life.
We believe in the Holy Spirit in whose power there is peace, +PRAYER OF DEDICATION
in whose presence there is joy,
and in whose promise we dare to be more.
y Sending Forth into the World z
ANTHEM Chancel Choir Thine, O Lord  (Craig Courtney) +HYMN OF SENDING FORTH UMH NO. 577 God of Grace and God of Glory

+BENEDICTION
y Receiving the Word of God z
POSTLUDE Carillon  (Louis Vierne)
SCRIPTURE Philippians 2:12-18
This is the Word of God for all people. +) Please stand as you are able and comfortable.
Thanks be to God. FWS = The Faith We Sing, UMH = United Methodist Hymnal

Children of all ages are welcome in our worship services.

SERMON Holy Habits Rev. Kendall Waller Childrens worship and activity packets are available at the entrances.
They may be left in the pew or returned to one of the baskets following worship.

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 THANK YOU to Charlie Kyriakos for serving as interim choir director over these past several
months! Please join us in the connector for a cake reception honoring Charlie immediately y Responding to the Word of God z
following the service.
HYMN OF RESPONSE UMH NO. 395 Take Time to Be Holy
Flower Acknowledgments
The following dates still have one or more spaces available to provide altar flowers for
morning worship. Call the office during office hours to schedule one of these dates before PASTORAL PRAYER
theyre gone! Cost is $40.
THE LORDS PRAYER
March 26 July 30 Our Father, who art in heaven, hallowed be thy name,
April 30 October 1, 15 or 29 Thy kingdom come, thy will be done on earth as it is in heaven.
May 7, 14 or 21 November 5 or 12 Give us this day our daily bread.
June 18 December 10
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. Amen.

OFFERTORY Pastorale  (Gilbert M. Martin)

To give your offering electronically, scan this QR code or
click the DONATE button at www.moumc.org.

+DOXOLOGY UMH NO. 94

Praise God, from whom all blessings flow;
Praise God, all creatures here below: Alleluia! Alleluia!
Praise God, the source of all our gifts!
Praise Jesus Christ, whose power uplifts!
Praise the Spirit, Holy Spirit! Alleluia! Alleluia! Alleluia!

+PRAYER OF DEDICATION

y Sending Forth into the World z

+HYMN OF SENDING FORTH UMH NO. 577 God of Grace and God of Glory

+BENEDICTION

POSTLUDE Carillon  (Louis Vierne)

WORSHIP LEADERSHIP: Rev. Kendall Waller
Rev. Joan DeBoe; Rev. Charity Goodwin
Rev. Hank Jenkins; Rev. Kim Parker
Charles Kyriakos, Interim Choir Director
Craig Datz, Organist
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+) Please stand as you are able and comfortable.
FWS = The Faith We Sing, UMH = United Methodist Hymnal
Children of all ages are welcome in our worship services.
Childrens worship and activity packets are available at the entrances.
They may be left in the pew or returned to one of the baskets following worship.
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 THANK YOU to Charlie Kyriakos for serving as interim choir director over these past several Today
months! Please join us in the connector for a cake reception honoring Charlie immediately Empty Bowls - The youth group will meet at Access Arts
following the service. (800 Moss Street) today from 5-7pm to make bowls for the
Empty Bowls Fundraiser. This is an excellent opportunity for COMMUNICATION CARD
Flower Acknowledgments us to be creative while being in mission. The bowls will be
sold at the fundraiser (at MUMC on March 19) to benefit the February 26, 2017
The following dates still have one or more spaces available to provide altar flowers for
Columbia Center for Urban Agriculture, which works to fight Please tear off and place
morning worship. Call the office during office hours to schedule one of these dates before against hunger and poverty in our community. No money
theyre gone! Cost is $40. in the offering plate.
is necessary for the event; however, space is limited to 30
people, so please RSVP to Rev. Hank at hank@moumc.org.
March 26 July 30 Job Openings at MUMC- Missouri UMC is seeking a part- Service: o8am o9:15am o10:30am
April 30 October 1, 15 or 29 time administrative assistant for accounting clerk duties
May 7, 14 or 21 November 5 or 12 and general office support, and a part-time facility steward Name _______________________________
June 18 December 10 to open building Monday through Friday, set up for events, Street Address ________________________
manage small maintenance tasks. Find the job descriptions _____________________________________
and online application at www.moumc.org/jobs.
Coming Up City, State, ZIP ________________________
March 4-5: Coffee Shop Volunteers for True/False - We Phone ____________________________
need volunteers for Saturday evening March 4 and Sunday
evening March 5. If you can help please contact Tim Vicente Email_____________________________
at 314-422-8029 or timmyv@earthlink.net. This is a new: oAddress oPhone oEmail
April 6: HELLO Hospitality Workshop - Save the date for
our next HELLO Hospitality Workshop on Thursday, April 6 I am a/We are:
from 6-7:30 p.m. in Whittler Hall. HELLO stands for Helping oMember(s)
Everyone Learn and Love Others. Our purpose is to nurture oGuest: o1st time o2nd time
a culture of hospitality that extends beyond those wearing oRegular Attendee(s)
official usher/greeter welcome. Truly, the privilege to be oStudent at ______________________
hospitable belongs to each of us --- yes you too!
Donut Sunday - Next Sunday in Cornerstone Coffee Shop
How did you learn about us? ____________
Its VBS Time! Time to start planning VBS and the Childrens
Ministry wants to invite you to make the difference in the ___________________________________
life of our children. How? Sign up to lead a station, lead
a group of children, or decorate our worship space. Right Prayer Concerns
now the team is forming to make July 23-28 a week our kids oShare with Prayer Team & Caring Ministries
wont forget! Sign up now in the bulletin or contact Nancy
oShare with Prayer Team & Staff
Cooper at nancy@moumc.org
Hours for AARP Free Tax Prep at MUMC: Mondays, Tuesdays oConfidential Pastors Only
and Thursdays, 3-7pm. At the Columbia Public Library, the ___________________________________
hours are: Mondays from 4-8pm, and Wednesdays-Saturdays
from 9am-noon ___________________________________
Pi Day at Jeff Middle School - Our Partner in Education,
Jefferson Middle School, is planning their 2nd Annual Pi Day ___________________________________
Extravaganza at 5-7pm on March 14. All current parents ___________________________________
and students at JMS, as well as their incoming 6th graders
are invited to attend last year they had approximately ___________________________________
WORSHIP LEADERSHIP: Rev. Kendall Waller 150 in attendance. They are in need of volunteers to work
Rev. Joan DeBoe; Rev. Charity Goodwin the games. If you are interested and available, please click oMy offering is made via regular electronic
Rev. Hank Jenkins; Rev. Kim Parker on the Google Form below and enter your name and email funds transfers.
address by Feb. 14. Online signup: http://bit.ly/2kUgA75 oPlease send form/instructions so I can
Charles Kyriakos, Interim Choir Director
Craig Datz, Organist begin donating electronically.
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I/We would like to:
oSubscribe to the weekly email newsletter,
The Messenger (provide email on other side)
oVolunteer in the Coffee Shop for True/
False Film Fest this week
oJoin a Better Together Group
Sundays
Becoming a Praying Church (All Ages, Men
& Women)
Seekers (All Ages, Men & Women)
Adult Bible Study (All Ages, Men & Women) Missouri UMCs Season of Lent
CONNECT (All Ages, Men & Women) We will begin Lent with an Ash Wednesday service at
Covenant (All Ages, Men & Women) 6:30pm this Wednesday, and in worship on Sunday, March
Painting the Stars (Everyone) 5, we will celebrate Palm Sunday. Why would we celebrate
Mondays Palm Sunday on the first Sunday of Lent? Because Holy
Social Justice (Everyone) Week is a sacred time for Christians everywhere; but the
Feed Your Faith (Couples)
week passes by so quickly that we dont have the time to
Tuesdays
Revival: Faith as Wesley Lived It (Lenoir reflect deeply on what it means. Instead of cramming our
Group) reflection time into one schedule-packed week of special
Wednesdays services, we are going to slow down and spend the entire
Disciple Fast Track: New Testament season of Lent on the events that took place during Holy
(Women) Book $15 Week, beginning with Palm Sunday.
Open Sharing (Everyone)
Coffee, Cards & Conversation (Everyone)
FX: Family Experience (Families, All Ages)
Christian Century (Everyone)
Mens Group
Disciple Fast Track: New Testament
(Everyone) Book $15
Thursdays
Koinonia (Everyone) Book $10
Seasons; Symbols, and Sacraments
(Everyone)
Disciple Fast Track: New Testament (20- &
30-somethings) Book $15
Fridays
The Last Week: Jesus Final Days
(Everyone) Book $15
Groups Launching in Fall 2017 Mission of the Month
DISCIPLE II: Into the Word, Into the World When you visit the coffee shop in
Entrepreneurs Group February your tips will support our
Single Moms Group
Mozambique Partnership.