October 18, 2015

21st Sunday After Pentecost

8:50 & 11 a.m. Worship Services

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

(573) 443-3111 www.moumc.org

/MissouriUMC

8:50 & 11 a.m. Worship

The prelude is a silent, personal preparation for the worship of God.

(+) Please stand as you are able and comfortable.
Responsive readings: One (Italics) All (Bold)
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.

y Coming Together into Gods Presence z

PRELUDE

Sonata No. 4 (1st mvt) (Josef Rheinberger)

GATHERING AND GREETING

+OPENING MUSIC
OPENING PRAYER
8:50 CHILDRENS TIME 
FWS NO. 2233

Nancy Cooper, Childrens & Family Life Leader

Children are welcome to remain with their family in worship or may proceed now to
participate in one of these ministries:
8:50
Children 1 year 2nd Grade: Childrens Church and Serendipity Choir (W6)
11:00
Children Kindergarten and under: Nursery Care (W7)
Parents and children reconnect following worship at the room listed.

ANTHEM

8:50 You Are Mine (David Haas)

11:00
Kyrie from Messe in G (Franz Schubert)

Agape Singers
Chancel Choir

y Receiving the Word of God z

SCRIPTURE

This is the Word of God for all people.

Thanks be to God.

SERMON

Exodus 33:12-23 (from The Torah: A Modern Commentary)

Facing Your Fear

Rev. Kendall Waller

y Responding to the Word of God z

HYMN OF RESPONSE UMH NO. 377

It Is Well With My Soul

PASTORAL PRAYER
THE LORDS PRAYER
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. Amen.
OFFERING
Trio in C (Johann Albrechtsberger)
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 blessing 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. 374
8:50 SERENDIPITY CHOIR

Standing on the Promises

O Be Careful Little Eyes What You See

+BENEDICTION
+POSTLUDE

Come, Holy Spirit (Jeffrey Blersch)

TODAYS WORSHIP LEADERSHIP: Rev. Kendall Waller

Rev. Trista Soendker Nicholson, Rev. Hank Jenkins
Marty Hook, Director of Music; Jenna Braaksma, Pianist; Craig Datz, Organist
Flower Acknowledgments
The flowers that grace the chancel this Sunday morning are given to the glory of God
by the Popejoy family in loving memory of Adam Thomas Popejoy
and
by Ardy Battershell in loving memory of her sister.

Today

Seekers Class at 10 a.m. in Room 302 The Seekers class

has started a new study called: Christianity and Islam - So Much In
Common, So Far Apart. Each of the 13-week sessions covers a major
area of the worlds two largest religions, comparing and contrasting
them in a way that brings greater understanding of each. All are
welcome to attend at any time.
You Can Help Overcome Hunger - Join with interfaith
volunteers at Wilkes Blvd UMC this afternoon for the Columbia
CROP Hunger Walk. Contact Judy Parsons or Cleo Kottwitz, 573446-0799.
Discover Your Gifts! Each person in the church body is an
offering to Christ. As part of the church, we have roles and tasks
that build up Christs church in the world. Everyone has a part to
play. Discover your gifts! http://www.umc.org/what-we-believe/
spiritual-gifts

Coming Up

Welcoming Sunday, Oct. 25 - All Services: If you sense God

calling you to join the church by baptism, transfer, or profession of
faith, we welcome you to do so on this date! Please email
charity@moumc.org to express your interest or ask questions!
Serve Our Community at Trunk-or-Treat & Halloweenie
Sign up online now at www.moumc.org/forms to serve or order
a t-shirt! You have the opportunity to participate in this great
outreach to our community. There are many ways to serve including
greeting, Trunk-or-Treat, helping with games, or set-up and cleanup! For more information, call or email Nancy (573-443-3111 or
nancy@moumc.org)
All Saints Sunday, Nov. 1 Please bring a candle to any of our
worship services to light and be joined with the memories and light
of all the saints.You can retrieve your candle after worship and use
it to remember this significant day of thanksgiving and resurrection.
Cornerstone Coffee Shop News - When you visit the coffee
shop in October, your tips will support the Mission of the Month:
Festival of Sharing. The mission for September was Columbia
CROP Hunger Walk and a total of $85 was raised for this
important mission. Thanks for your support!
Help UMCOR Help in Syria - Interested in helping the refugee
crisis in Syria and Europe?Often we feel helpless when we hear
of massive needs overseas, but here is a way you can help! United
Methodist Committee on Relief (UMCOR) has a donation site
available! Check it out here: http://tinyurl.com/umcorresponse.
The Barnabas Ministry Team - A new ministry team has formed
at MUMC. The Barnabas Ministry Team, patterned after a Barnabas
Ministry Team at Trinity UMC in Aiken, SC, is a ministry that will
quietly and anonymously reach out to our congregation, cheering
folks on in times of joy and offering comfort in times of sorrow or
illness. We have a Barnabas Ministry Team box in the office, which
will be checked regularly, so that anyone knowing of someone who
needs Barnabas may leave us a message there.We ask for your
prayers as we begin this Barnabas Ministry Team.

Welcome to Missouri
United Methodist Church
October 18, 2015
Our Presence
Please place this sheet in the offering plate.
o8:00Worship o8:50Worship o11:00Worship
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Our Prayers
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Our Gifts
oMy offering is made via regular electronic funds
transfers.
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Preferred Method of Contact:
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I/We would like to:

oSubscribe to the weekly email newsletter,

The Messenger (provide email above)
oFind out more about
oWednesday Night Live
oGrowth Groups
oBarnabas Ministry
oChildrens ministry
oMUMY (Youth) activities
oCollege Age/Young Adult activities
oSinging in the Choir
oUnited Methodist Women
oUnited Methodist Mens Retreat
oLinked to Learn Tutoring Ministry
oDiscovery Days Preschool
oContainer Project
oHaiti Clean Water Team
oEmployment opportunities at MUMC
oServe at Halloweenie on Oct. 30:
oHalloweenie Greeter
oHalloweenie Set up
oHalloweenie Clean up
oHalloweenie Game attendant
oHalloweenie Trunk-or-Treat
oHalloweenie Follow up

Next Sunday, Oct. 25

The Courage to Follow: Just Wait

Acts 2:38-47 (NRSV)
Rev. Trista Soendker Nicholson

See You There! Tell Your Friends!

Join us for Halloweenie on Friday, Oct. 30 from 46 p.m.!

Win an iPad mini, an Orbo, Jr. tablet or other great
prizes! Climb the rock wall or race a friend in the
inflatable obstacle course. Trunk-or-Treat and lots of fun
games and prizes.
SIGN UP ONLINE TO VOLUNTEER AT WWW.MOUMC.ORG.

oJoin the church during Welcoming Sunday on

Oct. 25

I am interested in the following:

oHow to live a life of faith
oGeneral information
oBaptism information
oMembership information
oOther ___________________________
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Dinner at 5 Teaching at 6 Growth groups at 6:40

Ministries for all ages
Want to learn more about this weeks ministries,
activities and missions? Pick up the Messenger
at the Welcome Desk in the Connector
or go to www.moumc.org.