New Richmond United Methodist Church
Church Bulletin
July 7, 2024 - Pastor Harry Zurasky
Prelude Dorthy
Welcome, Announcements & God Sightings Pastor Harry
Preparing Your Spirit
Unison Prayer for Today (please stand) Loving God, who opens our hearts to the mysteries of faith in ordinary and extraordinary moments -- come near us today. Make known to us and within us your strength, that we might experience your power that uses what the powers of this world call weakness to demonstrate you Almighty love to all creation. Alleluia Amen!
Opening Praise Page 514 Stand Up, Stand Up for Jesus (3 verses)
Responsive Reading
Leader: Behold, when our bodies feel unable and incapable, and the voices all around us disparage and criticize our bodies as weak and worthless, God calls to us...
People: Open your hearts to your weakness and my strength.
Leader: When we persist in the false belief that we should and must do everything on our own, never asking for help and persisting in our drive for full independence, God calls us to...
People: Open your hearts to your weakness and my strength.
Leader: When we feel shame because we need help, and the deep vulnerability of our needs pierces our hearts, God calls to us...
People: Open your hearts to your weakness and my strength.
All: May we open our hearts in worship to receive the goodness in our weakness and the power in the strength of God's love. To Your glory, Amem!
Opening Praise - Page 696 America the Beautiful (3 verses)
Scripture Lesson 2 Corinthians 2 :2-10 Pastor Harry
Message Pastor Harry
Response To Message Page 697 America (3 verses)
Remain seated
Joys & Concerns & Lord's Prayer Pastor Harry
Offering, Offertory, and Doxology #95 Pastor Harry
Congregational Closing Song
Go Now and Pass It On
remain standing - see green handout in pew
Pastor's Closing Blessing (remain standing)
Announcements
All Invited - A Community Choir is presenting a Free Patriotic Cantata, Sat. July 13 at 6pm at Townville Old Home Days, Maplewood Auditorium. Alan Amy is directing this 30 minute musical to celebrate and honor our veterans and our freedoms. Lenny and Judy are part of this.
All Invited - Wed, July 24 - Our next Food For Thought meeting is an Appreciation Picnic for all the volunteers. The meeting is at 5:30 and the Picnic starts at 6:00 at Pastor Harry and Ann's home. Hot dogs, hamburgers and drinks are provided. Bring a dish to share.
Our food pantry needs many items: Elbow macaroni, spaghetti sauce, applesauce, green beans, stuffing, ramen noodles, instant potatoes.
Prayer for our neighbors - The Barb Flint family, Gail Fees, Linda, Ann's sister, Tammy Keeno, Susie Flint, Finley Metzler, Don Smock, Ken Johnson, Jonathan Young and Hunter, Bruce, Becky's brother, Ken and Susie's son, John's co-worker, Susie Flint's brother, Betty Danforth, Stephanie McCarl Farrell, Lenny's neighbor, John Arthur, Deb Parkin, Linda's brother in law, Trey - Gail Fee's friend, Alex Longberry, Kade, Vivian West, Bev and Jason Peterman, Michelle and Mark Feely, and John Arthur's brother Bob.
Pastor Harry's contact info is 814 671-8310 and Ann's is 814 673-2302
Email: hzurasky123@gmail.com
Our home mission offering is the 3rd Sun of the month
Our wi-fi password is: church-has-wifi
We live stream the message to Facebook every Sun.
Communion and Friendship Sun are the 2nd Sun of the month
New Richmond United Methodist Church
29776 PA-77
Guys Mills, PA. 16327