Welcome to the United Methodist Churches
of
Cresco First and Zion
4th
Sunday of Easter April 21, 2024
Prelude
Announcements
From the beginning, God entered into covenant with the
human family: with Adam and Eve, Noah, Abraham
and Sarah, Moses, Deborah, Ruth and Jeremiah.
Through baptism, Jesus Christ calls us into the covenant and
makes us ministers of Christ’s righteousness.
All Christian ministry is Christ’s work of outreaching
love. It demonstrates a common life of
gratitude and devotion, witness and service, celebration and discipleship.
All Christians are called to Christ’s servanthood in the
world, to the glory of God and for human fulfillment.
The Church, as the community of the new covenant,
participates in Christ’s ministry of grace.
It stretches out to human needs wherever service may convey
God’s love and ours.
In our ministry of servanthood is this ultimate concern:
That all may be renewed in the image of their creator, and
that all Christians are call to minister in deeds and words that heal and free. Amen
*Hymn: “Be Still My Soul” #534
Prayers of the People
Pastoral
Prayer
Prayer of Confession (unison)
O merciful God, we
confess that we have not acknowledged you as the source of our successes, our
substance, ourselves. We have been far
more ready to complain when things go wrong than to praise when all is well. We have fed our bodies a rich diet while
neglecting to feed our souls. Power and
wealth have assumed greater importance to us than sensitivity and service. We have allowed religious words and forms to
substitute for living encounters with the persons you have called us to
love. Forgive us, O God and grant us the
opportunity to start over again. Keep us
from repeating the mistakes of the past or from new evils that could mislead or
destroy. In the name of Christ, we offer
our earnest prayers for pardon and deliverance.
Amen
The
Lord’s Prayer (Lead by the Sunday School Children)
Time
with the Children
*Hymn: “The
Voice of God is Calling” #436
Prayer for Illumination
Scripture: Psalm 46 #780
Leader:
This is the Word of God for the People of God
All:
Thanks be to God!
Sermon “… and Know that I am God”
Affirmation of Faith (Acts 10:34-43)
Then Peter began to speak to them:
“I truly understand that God shows no partiality, but in every nation
anyone who fears him and does what is right is acceptable to him. You know
the message he sent to the people of Israel, preaching peace by Jesus Christ—he
is Lord of all. That message spread throughout Judea, beginning in Galilee
after the baptism that John announced: how God anointed Jesus of Nazareth
with the Holy Spirit and with power; how he went about doing good and healing
all who were oppressed by the devil, for God was with him.
We are witnesses to all that he did
both in Judea and in Jerusalem. They put him to death by hanging him on a
tree; but God raised him on the third day and allowed him to
appear, not to all the people but to us who were chosen by God as
witnesses, and who ate and drank with him after he rose from the dead. He
commanded us to preach to the people and to testify that he is the one ordained
by God as judge of the living and the dead. All the prophets testify about
him that everyone who believes in him receives forgiveness of sins through his
name.”
Offering
*Doxology
“Praise God, from Whom all Blessings Flow” #95
*Prayer
*Hymn:
“For the Healing of the
Nations” #428
*Benediction
*Response (Please turn and face
one another as we sing)
Zion – “God
Be with You till We Meet Again” #672
First
–
“Blessing Song” (on screen)
Postlude
Worship participants:
Pianist/Organist – Melodee Balk Zion
Pianist –Barb Reicks
Worship & Song
Leader – Pat
Joiner
Worship Tech – Brent and Patsy Bronner
Announcements
Sunday, April 21 Zion: worship 8:30am
First UMC: Sunday
School 9:00am Worship 10:00am
Beginning in the
afternoon, Pastor Melissa will be gone to the UMC General Conference in
Charlotte, NC April 21 – May 4.
***Please note: Linda
Thompson will be covering all pastoral care calls while Melissa is gone. Please notify her at 563-370-8702 if you need
assistance.
Monday, April 22 Quilters meet in West room (all day)
Fair Stand
meeting 6:00pm
Wednesday, April 23 Bible Study 9-10:30am
(East room)
Pillow
cleaning 6:00-8:00pm
Thursday, April 25 Pillow Cleaning 7:30-3:00pm
Mat weaving
9:30-11:30am (East room)
Choir 6:00pm (This will
be the last Thursday evening practice until fall)
Sunday, April 28 Last day of Sunday School until fall.
Joint worship service
for Zion and First UMC 10:00am at First UMC.
Worship will be from
the World Day of Prayer program. The Choir will also sing at this service.
Monday, April 29 Quilters meet in West room (all day)
Wednesday, May 1 Bible Study 9-10:30am (East room)
Thursday, May 2 Mat weaving 9:30-11:30am (East room)
Saturday, May 4 Pastor Melissa back from General Conference (pm)
Sunday, May 5 Joint worship service 10:00 at First UMC with
Communion.
District Conference in
Jesup 4:00pm. Please let Pastor Melissa
know if you would like to carpool. There
is no Zoom option for this meeting.
Wednesday, May 8 Bible Study 9-10:30am (East room)
1st
UWIF at 1:30pm
Set-up for
Library book sale begins 3:00pm
Saturday, May 11 Pre annual conference session on Zoom
9:30am-11:30am. Pastor Melissa will make this available in the
East room for multiple person viewing.
Sunday, May 12 Mother’s day and Senior recognition Sunday
Thursday, May 9 -
Saturday, May 11 Library book Sale at Cresco 1st
UMC fellowship hall. Thursday and Friday 9am-5pm, Saturday 9am-12am
Rev.
Melissa Warren’s contact info:
Call/text – 515-290-0893 melissa.warren@iaumc.net
