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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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CHRISTIAN WORSHIP 8:15 A.M.  CHRISTIAN WORSHIP 10:30 A.M.  THIS WEEK AT GRACE

Mark Your Calendar  Choir Practice to begin Joys and Concerns from last Sunday

Diabetic Supplies  XYZ’s to the Timbers  Participants Food Pantry Needs

Update on the Medicine Chests  Archive of Sunday Bulletins  Grace United Methodist Urbana Home Page.

CHRISTIAN WORSHIP 8:15 A.M.

Camp Meeting

GATHERING AND SONG

Piano Meditations

Lighting of the Candles

Welcome

Piano Prelude

Opening Hymn#57 "O For a Thousand Tongues to Sing"

(see insert) "Wonderful Grace of Jesus"

Prayer

Hymn (see insert) "Beyond the Sunset"

Joys, Concerns

Prayers

Offerings

  • Hymn (see insert) "What a Day That Will Be"
  • Announcements

    THE WORD AND THE RESPONSE

    Scripture Romans 12:1-8

    Sermon

    Song #396 "O Jesus I Have Promised"

    Benediction

    Postlude

    Following the Light

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    CHRISTIAN WORSHIP 10:30 A.M.

    Musical

    EXPERIENCING THE CHURCH’S FAITH

    Piano Meditations

    Lighting the Candles

    Organ Prelude "Lord Jesus Christ, Be Present Now" - Bohm/Spong

    Bell Solo "How Great Thou Art" - Arr. Childers Callie Knight

    Hymn of Praise #158 "Come, Christians, Join to Sing"

    EXPRESSING THE CONDITION OF OUR FAITH

    Psalm 95 Pg. #91(chanted)

    Chancel Choir "All God’s Critters Got a Place in the Choir" - Staines/Leavitt

    Hymn #508 "Faith, While Trees Are Still in Blossom"

    Joys and Concerns #370 "Victory in Jesus"

    #482 "Lord, Have Mercy"

    #102 "Now Thank We All Our God" (1st stanza)

    #270 "The Lord’s Prayer"

    Song Medley #2068 "I Love You, Lord"

    "Walk With Me"

    The Praise Team

    ENGAGING WORD AND SACRAMENT

    Scripture Romans 12:1-8

    Sermon

    Hymn #396 "O Jesus I Have Promised"

    ELECTING TO FOLLOW GOD’S CALL

    Announcements

    Offerings "Eine Kleine Nachtmusic" & "From The New World" - Elias Entwistle, Piano Solo

    Doxology #2023 "How Majestic Is Your Name"

    Benediction #666 "Shalom to You"

    Postlude "O World, I Must Leave Thee" - Brahms

    Following the Light

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    THIS WEEK AT GRACE

    August 25 - September 1

  • Today, 8:15 & 10:30 am Morning Worship
  • 9:00 am Fellowship Time
  • 9:30 am Sunday School
  • 4:00 pm Sunnycrest Manor Vespers
  • No Youth Group tonight!
  • Monday, 9:00 - 4:00 pm Cunningham Children Home meeting
  • 6:30 pm Praise Team Practice
  • 7:30 pm Angelus Choir Practice begins
  • Tuesday, 9:00 - 4:00 pm Cunningham Children Home meeting
  • 6:30 pm Quilters at work
  • Wednesday, 6:30 am Men’s Prayer Breakfast Group
  • 6:30 pm Chancel Choir Practice
  • 6:30 pm Cherub Choir Practice begins
  • 7:30 pm Wellspring Service
  • Friday, 6:00 pm Wedding Rehearsal
  • Saturday, 5:00 pm Wedding
  • Sunday, 8:15 & 10:30 am Morning Worship
  • 9:00 am Fellowship Time
  • 9:30 am Sunday School - Promotion Day!
  • No Youth Group - Labor Day Weekend

    Mark Your Calendar

    Luis Garcia, our missionary from Chile will be our guest of honor at a potluck here at the church at 6:00 pm on Wednesday, September 4th. He will then join us at the Wellspring Service at 7:30 pm.

    Choir Practice to begin:

    The Chancel Choir has started practicing on Wednesday evenings at 6:30 pm.

    The Cherub Choir (beginning at age 4) begins practice on Wednesday, August 28th at 6:30 p.m. All children are invited to join Robin Styan, Cherub Choir leader.

    The Angelus Handbell Choir will begin practice on Monday, August 26th at 7:30 p.m. with Tim Bowlby.

    The Youth Bell Choir will begin Sunday, September 1st at 6:00 p.m. with Callie Knight.

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    Joys and Concerns from last Sunday

    Matt Peters joy for his parents celebrating their 14th wedding anniversary & travel concern for Barb & Mandy Wood.

    Doug Bauling concern for Mary’s health.

    Dale & Marge Hubert’s joy in having granddaughter, Heidi Craddock, sing today.

    Shirley Jenkins’ joy that she & her son will be traveling to Texas to see her grandson graduate from Basic Training and concern for safe travel & healing for her father who is in rehab.

    Jill King concern for Bob deJong who will be having surgery this week.

    Sharon King concern for Richard & Benjamin who have been to Boy Scout camp in Ohio & will be returning tonight and for their car that broke down while he was gone.

    Gary & Audrey Ricketts joy for the success of our God-daughter showing her sheep at the Cumberland County 4-H show & concern for their son & family & for friend, Glenn Denner with treatment for leukemia.

    Shirley Judy joy of having son, Chuck & granddaughter Callie here from Missouri.

    As we praise God for our joys and answered prayers, we continue lifting those up who are still in need of our prayers, those that are recovering from surgery, facing new surgery, and those that are grieving or 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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    Diabetic Supplies

    Judy Wright (344-2467) has some diabetic supplies (never used) that she would like to give to someone that can use them.

    XYZ’s to the Timbers

    We will leave the church at 10:30 a.m. on Sept. 12 to go to the "Timbers" where they have a lodge, trail rides, nature walks, and you can also feed the catfish. Some of our group have been there before and have had buggy rides, also. It’s a beautiful atmosphere. Come join us for a relaxing fun day. We have the best chauffeur around.

    The restaurant food is superb. Call your reservation in to the Huberts not later than Monday, September 9 at 367-6395. If no answer, please leave a message on the recorder.

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    8:15                                         10:30

    Preacher: J. Michael Smith.

    Organist: Gordon Wilson

    Piano Meditations: Karen Henderson

    Choir Director: Gordon Wilson

    Acolytes: Alex Ferguson Miranda McCarthy

    Nursery Attendant: Carol Brown

    Flowers in the Chancel Area presented by Lois Mickey in memory of her husband, Ralph Mickey.

    Fellowship Time Host: Janice Roy

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

    Office Manager: Janice Roy

    Church Office: 328-1414

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

    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

    Food Pantry Needs . . . .

    Spaghetti

    Instant Pudding

    Canned Meats

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    Update on the Medicine Chests

    PROJECT SCHOOLROOM

    Below is a listing of items still needed for Project Schoolroom as of Sunday, Aug. 18. Thank you to all who have contributed to this project.

    Some items have been signed for but we are listing them as a reminder.

    15 Thermometers

    Gauze – need 1 box of 3x3, 5 boxes assorted, 8 boxes fluff sponges

    1 pair scissors

    4 Cloth Slings

    4 boxes Toothpicks

    2 jars of Vaseline

    5 Bottles of Calamine lotion

    2 bottles anti-bacterial hand soap (7.5 oz)

    4 boxes butterfly closure Band-aids

    Tape – need 2 rolls of 1" paper, 8 rolls of 1" adhesive

    Tape – 4 rolls of ½" adhesive

    4 boxes Tongue Depressors

    49 pairs of tweezers

    4 bottles of clove oil

    2 Ace elastic bandages 4"

    10 tubes Neosporin

    14 bottles of adult Aspirin

    11 bottles of Children’s Aspirin

    6 bottles of Children’s chewable Tylenol

    3 bottles of Liquid Children’s Tylenol

    3 bottles of adult Tylenol

    3 bottles of adult Motrin

    1 bottle of Children’s Motrin

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