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VBS for this year:
 
 
'Power Lab, Discovering Jesus' Miraculous Power'
  Sunday, August 3 - Thursday, August 7 from 5:30 - 8:00
  A light supper will be served
  Ages 4 through 5th grade

                                                   Above: KiDisciples all-age Sunday School. Come and Grow with us!

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Formal Service  Seekers Service  THIS WEEK AT GRACE  Mark Your Calendar  Drivers Needed  Nursery Facelift

Joys and Concerns from last Sunday    Participants     Food Pantry Needs

CHRISTIAN WORSHIP 8:15 A.M.

Formal Service

ENTRANCE

PIANO MEDITATIONS

LIGHTING THE CANDLES

PRELUDE Eye Hath Not Seen - Gaul/Grant

GREETING

Leader: The grace of the Lord Jesus Christ be with you.

People: And also with you.

Leader: The risen Christ is with us.

People: Praise the Lord!

OPENING HYMN #101 From All That Dwell

OPENING PRAYER Pg. 6

ACT OF PRAISE Pg. 756 PSALM 25 (response 2)

ANTHEM When We Are Living - del Señor Angelus Choir

PROCLAMATION AND RESPONSE

PRAYER FOR ILLUMINATION Pg. 6

GOSPEL Matthew 14:22-33

SERMON

MUSIC #467 Trust and Obey

ANNOUNCEMENTS

JOYS, CONCERNS, PRAYERS

SPECIAL MUSIC I Waited for the Lord Sarah & Pat Ziebart, Vocal Duet

THANKSGIVING & SENDING FORTH

OFFERTORY PRAYER

OFFERINGS Fugue - Handel

DOXOLOGY #95 Praise God, from Whom All Blessings Flow

HYMN #577 God of Grace

BENEDICTION

POSTLUDE Postlude - Couperin

FOLLOWING THE LIGHT    

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CHRISTIAN WORSHIP 10:30 A. M.

Seekers Service

Music and Reflection Claire de Lune - Debussy

Introduction to the Seekers Worship Service

reflection: "Seeking"

music: #2128 Come and Find Praise Team

Introduction and Invitation to GRATITUDE

reflection: "Count Your Blessings"

music: Do You Know Where You’re Going To - Masser

offerings

Introduction and Invitation to THE WAY OF JESUS

reflection: "Tough Enough to Follow Jesus"

music: #2130 The Summons Praise Team

Introduction and Invitation to PRAYER

reflection: "Love"

music: #2132 You Who Are Thirsty Praise Team

Introduction and Invitation to DISCIPLESHIP

reflection: "Following Jesus"

music: #2167 More Like You Praise Team

Introduction and Invitation to THE CHURCH

reflection: "Belonging"

music: #2237 As a Fire is Meant for Burning Praise Team

Introduction and Invitation to PURPOSE IN THE WORLD

reflection: "Not Always Overwhelmed"

music: Somebody Bigger Than You and I - Lange

dismissal with blessing

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THIS WEEK AT GRACE

August 11-18

Today, 8:15 & 10:30 Morning Worship

9:00 am Fellowship Time

9:30 am Sunday School

6:30 pm Youth Group at the Church

Monday, 6:30 pm Praise Team Practice

Tuesday, 12:30 pm Youth Bible Study at Searings

6:30 pm Quilters

Wednesday, 6:30 am Men’s Prayer Breakfast Group

7:30 pm Wellspring Service

Sunday, 8:15 & 10:30 am Morning Worship

9:00 am Fellowship Time

9:30 am Sunday School

6:30 pm Youth Group at the Church

Mark Your Calendar

Luis Garcia, our missionary from Chile will be at our church on Wednesday, Sept. 4. We will have a potluck at 6:00 p.m. in honor of Luis and then he will join us at the Wellspring Service. The Garcias replaced Stan and Beryl Moore, who recently retired.

Drivers Needed

Blind couple need drivers for errands & business. If you are willing to help, please call the Wessels at 344-5608.

Nursery Facelift

We want to extend our thanks to Beth & Terry Morgan & their committee for painting the nursery. The new carpeting has been laid and we are in the process of putting everything back together. Thank you to everyone that has helped with this project!!!!

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Joys and Concerns from last Sunday

Gary & Audrey Ricketts the joy of have Leonie Rae from New Zealand here with them.

Olive Gregory - Thank you to all the people who came to wish Linda and myself "Good Luck." I am going to miss you all. Thank you to all the ladies who helped this special coffee morning.

Bob deJong joy that the corn is done in a year when we thought we may get nothing, we made approx. $2768.

The Prices thankful for the Gregorys & Berrys being part of our church family these past years and to keep them in our prayers for their safe travel to Michigan & to their new home.

Matt Peters concern for Barb & Mandy Wood who are on a trip out east.

Sarah Ziebart concern for prayers for Julia Strehlow who is on a mission in Malawi for the next few weeks.

Alison Smith joy & concern for Mindy moving to Peoria.

Dale Johnston concern for his Grandmother who is going through a rough time.

Mindy Smith concern for Olive on her last Sunday here.

Patsy & Blair Hammond job & glad to be back home & in church after 3 weeks in Seattle and the other flowers are in memory of Larry Allen, Ray & Bee’s son.

Genelle Ingram concern for Opal Biggins who broke her hip & has had surgery & back at Manor Care. She is not doing well. Concern for her brother in a nursing home in Pontiac, IL, with many health problems.

Wanda Adams joy & it’s good to be back in church! I was so excited about coming today that I hardly slept last night. Thank your for your many prayers & concerns for my good health.

Rosemary & George Woods concern & prayers for Inez Helm (Rosemary’s sister).

Georgia Hillery joy & thanks for all the prayers for my sister and her husband. Her sister is not terminal, as newsletter reported.

Becky Withers concern for their son, Blake, who is preparing to leave for college this week.

Richard King concern for Benjamin who is headed to Jensen Woods for a week starting this afternoon.

Pat Ziebart concern for Patrick McHugh who is facing cancer treatment.

Linda Entwistle joy for Wanda Adams’ return to church & healing of her knee.

Lisa Searing joy for all the prayers for my dad and concern that he will now have hip replacement before back surgery & another month of pain before surgery.

Luann Wiedenmann joy for Neal’s 17th birthday on Wednesday.

Continue in prayer for those that are recovering from surgery, or grieving and those who are ill.

If you know of someone in our church who is sick or in the hospital, please call the church office 328-1414 and let us know.

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  • 8:15           10:30
  • Preacher: J. Michael Smith

    Organist: Gordon Wilson

    Piano Meditations: Karen Henderson

    Acolytes: Benjamin King

    Choir Directors: Gordon Wilson and Tim Bowlby

    Head Ushers: Walter Crackel

  • Greeters: Art & Carol Henris
  • Nursery Attendant: Carol Brown

    Flowers in the Chancel area presented by Lois Mickey in honor of Wanda Adams.

    Fellowship Time: Lowell & Carolyn Dickey

    Pastoral Visitors: Bill Valentine (367-1683) and Bob deJong (328-4849)

    Office Manager: Janice Roy

    Church Office: 328-1414 (office hours: Monday-Friday 9:00am-12:00 & 1:00-4:00pm)

    Parsonage: 367-1046 Fax: 328-9259 E-mail: and web site at http://www.urbanagrace.org

    Mike’s cell phone number for emergencies: 898-3148

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    Food Pantry Needs . . . .

    Canned Fruit

    Rice

    Cereal

    Tuna

    Tuna Helper

     

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