Hope United Methodist Church Pastoral Prayer

July 4, 2010 Call to Offering

9:30 a.m.
Offertory I Chose Rick and Vickie Powell
Welcome and Announcements
*Doxology UMH #94
Sharing the Peace of Christ Praise God, from whom all blessings flow; praise God, all creatures
*Choral Call to Worship This is the Day UMH #657 here below; Alleluia! Alleluia! Praise God, the source of all our gifts!
Praise Jesus Christ, whose power lifts! Praise the Spirit, Holy Spirit!
*Opening Hymn America, The Beautiful UMH #696 Alleluia! Alleluia! Alleluia!

*Call to Worship *Hymn of Preparation Make Me a Servant TFWS #2176

Leader: Praise be to God who has freed us from oppression! Scripture Lesson Luke 10:1-11, 16-20
People: Praise be to God who has healed our wounded souls!
Leader: Let our hearts rejoice at God’s redeeming love. Message A Great Harvest Pastor Steve LaMotte
People: Let our voices raise in songs of thanksgiving for all that God Moment of Reflection

is doing for us. Celebration of Communion

Leader: Come, let us worship the Lord with our whole hearts!
*Closing Hymn We’ve a Story to Tell to the Nations
People: May our praise and voices resound with joy! AMEN.
UMH #569
*Prayer of Confession: Merciful God, in all our celebration,
*Benediction
fireworks, parades, and gatherings we have proclaimed liberty and
freedom. Yet our hearts are chained by anger, doubt, terror, and *All Who Are Able, Please Stand
fear. We live in those chains, often not knowing that there is really
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any other way. We have become accustomed to our imprisonment.
Forgive us when we turn away from your freeing love. Help us to Participating in Worship:
place our trust in you and serve you by working with others for
peace and hope for all. These things we ask in Jesus’ Name. AMEN. Greeters: Gary, Katie, and Tyler Farmer
Communion Assistant: Shelly Fennemore
Children’s Message: Vacation Bible School Choir and Handbell Director: Kathy Farmer
Accompanist: Randi Robinson
Sharing of Joys and Concerns
Pastor: Steve LaMotte
 Week 3 – July 4, 2010

#8 Reason Not to Tithe:

He told them, "The harvest is plentiful, but the workers are few. Ask
I’m not completely comfortable with how the church
the Lord of the harvest, therefore, to send out workers into his harvest
chooses to budget its funds. field.
Response: The current church members which take part in Luke 10:2
Finance Committee meetings are Pastor Steve LaMotte, Danielle
Hopp, Ben Snyder, Shelly Fennemore, Gary Farmer, ML Kaczka,
Jane Griesa, Chris Jester, Jim Fennemore, Fred Grau, and Barry
Hawlk. If you have suggestions regarding budgetary changes,
please speak to any of the Finance Committee members and/or
attend our next meeting! The Finance Committee meetings are
always open to the entire congregation. The next meeting will be
held on July 15th at 7:00 p.m. The meeting will be at 327 Kent
Wesley College Chapel
Way in Smyrna.
Corner of Division and Bradford St.
PO Box 1994 Dover, DE 19903
302.739.9882
www.hopeumcdover.com
Welcome to HOPE United Methodist Church!

If you are a guest with us this morning, we welcome you and are Hope News and Announcements
blessed that you chose to worship with us this morning. If you would
Welcome Pastor LaMotte: This morning we welcome Steve LaMotte
please sign our registration pads- it would help us to welcome you to
as our new pastor at Hope UMC. Steve is married to Andrea and they
our church. As you worship with us, we pray that you experience
have a 3 year old daughter named Abbie (and one on the way!).
God’s love and grace through all the aspects of our time together.
Andrea teaches at the John Charlton School in the Caesar Rodney
We Love Children in Worship! Children are a blessing from God! A School District. The LaMotte’s come to us from Avenue UMC in
Nursery is available for your children if you choose to use it during Milford, DE.
worship and Sunday School.
An Out of This World VBS: Thanks to everyone who made Vacation
Restrooms can be found at the other end of the social hall just past Bible School a success this week! Whether you donated items or your
the stage- or at the bottom of the stairs on the lower level. time (or both), you made a difference in the lives of our children this
week.
Mission Statement of Hope United Methodist Church
Evening Picnic to Welcome the LaMotte’s: You are invited to join us
It is the mission of Hope UMC to become true disciples of God in
on Sunday, July 11 at 5:30 at the home of Jim and Shelly Fennemore
order to bring people closer to Jesus Christ through HOPE.
(211 Lake Drive, Wyoming) as we welcome Pastor Steve LaMotte and
H—Honoring God his family to Hope. Please bring a side dish and desert to share.
O—Outreach Hamburgers, hotdogs, and drinks will be provided. You are also
P—Personal Connections welcome to bring your swimsuits and towels for the pool! Please
E—Education email Shelly Fennemore at mfennem@yahoo.com to let her know
what you are bringing.
May the God of hope fill you with all joy and peace as you trust in
him, so that you may overflow with hope by the power of the Holy Weekly Attendance Weekly Offering
Spirit. June 6- 58 $1510
Romans 15:13 June 13- 62 $1026
June 20- 67 $982
June 27- 60 $1241