C entenar y u n i t e d m e t h o d i s t w i n s t o n - s a l e m "Get Up and Go" Luke 15:11-24 Sunday, October 26, 2014 8:45 am Sanctuary Morning Worship Twentieth Sunday after Pentecost Dr. W. Mark Ralls, Preaching The Reverend Jonathan L. Brake, Liturgist Dr. Robert E. Frazier, Director of Music & the Arts Susan Bates, Organist/Music Associate The Sanctuary Choir We welcome you to worship, and invite you to greet one another with joy and affection. The voluntary signifies the beginning of worship. You are invited to be in a spirit of prayer and meditation. Please silence all mobile communication devices. † Please stand as you are able. Voluntary Blessed Jesus, We Are Here to Worship You...Johann Sebastian Bach Greeting & Stewardship Moment We invite you to pass the Fellowship Folder located at the end of the pew. Call to Worship Luke 10:9, 17:20-21 † Hymn † #340 Come, Ye Sinners, Poor and Needy ~ RESTORATION Affirmation of Faith We believe in the one God, creator and sustainer of all things, Father of all nations, the source of all goodness and beauty, all truth and love. We believe in Jesus Christ, God manifest in the flesh, our teacher, example, and Redeemer, the Savior of the world. We believe in the Holy Spirit, God present with us for guidance, for comfort, and for strength. We believe in the forgiveness of sins, in the life of love and prayer, and in grace equal to every need. We believe in the Word of God contained in the Old and New Testaments as the sufficient rule both of faith and of practice. We believe in the church, those who are united in the living Lord for the purpose of worship and service. We believe in the reign of God as the divine will realized in human society, and in the family of God, where we are all brothers and sisters. We believe in the final triumph of righteousness and in the life everlasting. Amen. Gloria Patri #71 Glory Be to the Father ~ GREATOREX Glory be to the Father and to the Son and to the Holy Ghost; as it was in the beginning, is now, and ever shall be, world without end. Amen. Amen. † † 2 Go! The kingdom of God is among you! God's kingdom is right on our doorstep. The kingdom of God doesn’t come by counting the days on the calendar. God's kingdom is already among us. Scripture Luke 15:11-24 Then Jesus said, “There was a man who had two sons. The younger of them said to his father, ‘Father, give me the share of the property that will belong to me.’ So he divided his property between them. A few days later the younger son gathered all he had and traveled to a distant country, and there he squandered his property in dissolute living. When he had spent everything, a severe famine took place throughout that country, and he began to be in need. So he went and hired himself out to one of the citizens of that country, who sent him to his fields to feed the pigs. He would gladly have filled himself with the pods that the pigs were eating; and no one gave him anything. But when he came to himself he said, ‘How many of my father’s hired hands have bread enough and to spare, but here I am dying of hunger! I will get up and go to my father, and I will say to him, “Father, I have sinned against heaven and before you; I am no longer worthy to be called your son; treat me like one of your hired hands.”’ So he set off and went to his father. But while he was still far off, his father saw him and was filled with compassion; he ran and put his arms around him and kissed him. Then the son said to him, ‘Father, I have sinned against heaven and before you; I am no longer worthy to be called your son.’ But the father said to his slaves, ‘Quickly, bring out a robe—the best one—and put it on him; put a ring on his finger and sandals on his feet. And get the fatted calf and kill it, and let us eat and celebrate; for this son of mine was dead and is alive again; he was lost and is found!’ And they began to celebrate. (NRSV) This is the word of God for the people of God. Thanks be to God. Sermon "Get Up and Go" Prayers of the People The Lord's 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. Offertory Matthew 6:19-21, Matthew 7: 7,8 Treasures in Heaven ~ Joseph W. Clokey Lay not up for yourselves treasures on earth, where moth and rust doth corrupt, and where thieves break through and steal, but lay up for yourselves treasures in heaven, for where your treasure is, there will your heart be also. Ask, and it shall be given you; seek, and ye shall find; knock, and it shall be opened unto you, for every one that asketh receiveth, and he that seeketh findeth, and to him that knocketh it shall be opened. 3 † Doxology #95 Praise God, from Whom All Blessings Flow ~ OLD 100th Praise God, from whom all blessings flow; praise God, all creatures here below; praise God above, ye heavenly host; praise Father, Son, and Holy Ghost. Amen. Prayer of Dedication God our Father, you give us love and grace more recklessly than we sometimes waste our blessings. Accept these offerings as a humble return of all that you have given us. Amen. † Hymn † #384 Love Divine, All Loves Excelling ~ BEECHER Benediction † Choral Response † Voluntary † 4 Amen ~ Peter C. Lutkin Fugue in D Major ~ Johann Sebastian Bach 5 Guests, Visitors and Friends... The congregation and staff of Centenary welcome you to today’s service. It is our honor to have you in worship with us today. If we can be of assistance to you, please visit with one of our friendly ushers, located by the Narthex entrance. They will gladly answer your questions and help you with any needs you may have during your visit. We welcome all our visitors as special guests. At the conclusion of today's worship, we invite you to speak to one of our ministers who will be at the Welcome Desk in the Narthex. We want to address any questions you may have and provide you with pertinent information about Centenary. Please return and visit with us again soon. Are you hungry for hospitality? Each Sunday morning, Centenary provides morning snacks to our congregation and visitors in the 4 1/2 Street narthex, at the second floor coffee station, and kitchenette at Room 115. In keeping with our yearlong "Are you Hungry?" theme, we have expanded our morning snack offerings to include locally sourced nutritious items such as banana bread and whole grain muffins. We encourage you to enjoy these items along with juice and coffee as you meet and greet fellow worshipers. Your offering into the basket at the 4½ Street and 2nd floor hospitality sites will allow us to continue, and expand, our hospitality food items. If you have suggestions for food on these tables, please write a note and put it in the basket with your offering. FELLOWSHIP MEMBERSHIP LISTEN There is always something happening at Centenary and we invite you to join us. Learn more about Centenary offerings by visiting centenaryonline.com. You may also find us on Facebook by searching “UMCCentenary.” Our Senior Minister, Dr. Mark Ralls, is eager to share Centenary's story with you. If you are interested in learning about church membership, please contact Dr. Ralls (397-1362) to schedule a time to meet. Each Sunday morning, from 11:00 am -12:00 pm, you can tune your radio to WSJS 600 AM to hear the worship service. You may also go to WSJS.com from anywhere in the world and hear streaming audio of the service as it happens. Should you miss a live broadcast, you can always go to centenaryonline.com and listen to the latest series of sermons found in our “Sermons and Downloads” feature. CONTACT US To learn more about life at Centenary, contact the church office (724-6311) and ask to speak with a minister. WORSHIP TIMES AT CENTENARY 6 8:45 am 9:00 am 10:10 am 11:00 am 7:30 pm Traditional Worship Simplify Praise Service Rejoice (Jazz Inspired Worship) Traditional Worship Roots Revival Sanctuary Memorial Auditorium Memorial Auditorium Sanctuary Wednesday Evenings ANNOUNCEMENTS CELEBRATIONS AND CONCERNS POINSETTIAS FOR ADVENT The chancel flowers are given in loving memory of Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Sylvester Douglas, Jr., and Mr. and Mrs. Beverly Kyle Millaway, Jr. by their family. Poinsettia order forms are now available in the information centers around the church campus. All orders and payment are due by November 15. We celebrate the baptism of Thomas Hanes Pierce son of Nicholas and Lara Pierce, grandson of Eldridge Copenhaver, Jane Hanes and Copey Hanes. DIVORCE CARE We welcome new members Seth and Leigh Hamm (Ethan, Libby Jane). Wednesdays • 6:30 pm • Room 116 We welcome new members Mark and Lindley Curtis (Claire, Wesley). We offer our prayers and concern for those who are ill at home, hospitalized and in hospice care. We begin with a 30 minute video followed by conversation to help you navigate the rough waters of separation and divorce. If you have any questions, please contact Pink Willis (306-4236)/pinkwillis@ gmail.com or Frankie Perry-Oates (816-5234). STEPHEN MINISTRY Pencil – Want Ads – Telephone... In Memoriam Wade Hampton Clayton III October 11, 2014 Marilee Conrad Pardue October 12, 2014 The ministers and members of Centenary Church extend their deepest sympathy to the bereaved families and pray they may know the comfort and peace of our Heavenly Father. “Sorry, but we don’t have any openings at this time.” The bills are mounting up. If you don’t find some way to relieve the pressure, you’re afraid you’ll explode. At a time like this you need the listening ear and the caring support of a Stephen Minister. If you would like to find out more about Stephen Ministry for yourself or someone you know (possibly a friend, neighbor, coworker, or relative) talk with Mark Ralls (397-1362), Craig Ford (397-1353) or Deena Morgan (764-4239) to find out how you can receive help from a Stephen Minister. All calls are confidential. ANGEL TREE We are excited that it is almost Angel Tree time! Stop by the second floor Gallery to pick up an angel from one of our trees beginning Sunday, November 9. For questions about the Angel Tree, contact Ashley Maner (397-1332)/amaner@centenary-ws. org. 7 CHILDREN'S MINISTRY YOUTH MINISTRY Nursery Care October 26 Nursery care for infants through pre-kindergarten is offered during every Sunday morning worship service. During the 11:00 am worship service, 3's and 4's in the nursery have a time of engaged Bible storytelling led by children’s ministry staff. Our nursery classrooms, staffed by professional childcare workers, are located on the second floor of the children’s building. Join us for our Youth Ministry events today! 8:45, 9:00, 10:10 & 11:00 am: Worship 9:45am: Sunday school Worship Bags As you and your family enjoy worship together please know that we have worship bags available during all services on Sunday mornings for children ages 3-5th grade. The bags are located outside of both the auditorium and the sanctuary. If you have trouble locating them please ask an usher. You will notice that the bags are different colors for different aged children. We ask that at the end of the service you replace the bags with their contents on their racks so that we can refresh them for the next week’s worship. Feel free to take home the children’s bulletin inside and use it for activities during the week with your child Our Cornerstone middle school youth group (6th8th grades) meets from 5:00-6:00 pm each Sunday evening, followed by a youth dinner at 6:00 pm. Our evening finishes up with our senior high youth group (9th-12thgrades), The Well, from 6:45-8:00 pm. Come be a part of this incredible ministry where we seek to know God and to soak up the love of Christ so we can share that knowledge and love with all who we encounter. We meet upstairs on the 4th floor and can’t wait to see you! October 28 6:00 pm: Love Thy Neighbor Leadership Team meeting at Moe’s (at Thruway) SENIOR ADULTS Baptism Orientation Today • 9:45 am • Parlor Veterans Day Breakfast November 11 • 8:30 am • Auditorium If you have a child ready for baptism, please join us today at our baptism orientation in the parlor at 9:45 am. The annual veterans breakfast sponsored by the Senior Adult Council will be held November 11, 8:30 am. The speaker will be Major General Charles Swannack. General Swannack is a graduate of Reynolds High School where he excelled in athletics and academics. Following graduation he attended and graduated from West Point. He served several different assignments throughout his military career in the army, retiring as a Major General. One of his most challenging duties was the invasion of Iraq. He was in the first invasion of Iraq, fighting along and beside the troops on the ground. Christmas Craft Night November 23 • 4:30 pm Mark your calendars for Christmas Craft Night on Sunday, November 23 from 4:30 pm - 6:30 pm. Signups begin next Sunday November 2 in the Reception Narthex. Stop by and check it out as some of the more popular crafts go quickly! General Swannack will share many of his experiences and give insight into the issues that are currently being faced. This will be a very timely program in view of the military activity and problems that the United States and other countries are confronting. General Swannack will also share his personal faith that has sustained him throughout his military career. You may register for the Veterans breakfast by contacting Charles Monroe (773-0446)/chasmonroe@yahoo.com. Please note that you do not have to be a veteran to attend the breakfast. All are welcome. 8 ADULT ED. / SPIRITUAL FORMATION JOHN WESLEY SOCIETY Food for Thought (Lunch and a Lesson) Fall Series: “Indispensable Relationships” Noon • Wednesdays from September – November • Memorial Auditorium Why should I make a planned gift to Centenary? $7 includes lunch, drink, dessert, music and message You’ve heard it said that life is a journey, which means that there is a destination we’re headed toward. But how are we going to get there? Or more importantly, WHO will be with us on this journey? Rev. Jonathan Brake will introduce us to the people we need in our life to reach our destination, to release the dynamic power of traveling together and to draw us beyond ourselves. Pulling from Leonard Sweet’s book, “11 Indispensable Relationships You Can’t Be Without,” we will learn from various relationships in the Bible. Food for Thought is open to the community and is a great place to come for employees working downtown! MISSIONS October Food of the Month The October food of the month is canned meats and dried mashed potatoes or canned potatoes. Please bring your food donations to the Missions bins, located in the Reception Narthex at 4½ Street. Poverty Simulation Will you start out the month with only a $10 bill — or will you be one of the unlucky ones? The Community Action Poverty Simulation (CAPS) is a unique opportunity to experience the virtual realities of poverty. CAPS will be led by Crisis Control Ministry, as well as volunteers. During the simulation, participants role-play the lives of low-income families and have the stressful task of providing for basic necessities and shelter on a limited budget during the course of four 15-minute “weeks.” You will interact with human service agencies, grocers, pawn brokers, bill collectors, job interviewers, police officers and others. On Wednesday, November 5, Centenary will co-sponsor this program at Mt. Tabor United Methodist Church. CUMC members are encouraged to join their weekly fellowship dinner from 5:306:15, then the simulation will run from 6:30-8:30. Registration, which includes dinner, is $10/person. To sign up, contact Libby at (765-5561)/ libby.craven@ mttaborumc.org. Planned giving is a wonderful way to leave your legacy for generations to come. When you remember Centenary, you ensure the vibrancy of our ministry and its long-term financial success. When you make a planned gift, you become a member of The John Wesley Society, and join over 80 other Centenary members who have also remembered Centenary through a planned gift. MUSIC AND THE ARTS Spectrum of the Arts October 28: The Reverend Kelly P. Carpenter & Jazz Ensemble: The Story of Job: A Theodicy in Jazz and Spoken Word A presentation combining jazz standards and poetry to tell this Biblical story This event is at 7:00 pm. Please enter at 4½ Street. All Saints Vespers November 2 • 7:00 pm • Sanctuary The Chancel Choir will present Duruflé’s Requiem at 7:00 pm in the Sanctuary as part of the annual All Saints Vespers service. This offering of Duruflé’s Requiem will feature instrumentalists from the WS Symphony Orchestra, soprano soloist, Kristin Schwecke, and baritone soloist, Joshua Conyers. This service is free and open to the public, and a free-will offering will be collected for the Joshua Ray Hudson Choral Scholarship, established in 2006. This scholarship serves as an outreach to unusually talented music students. The purpose of this outreach is to give professional development opportunities to young musicians whose careers may involve sacred music performance. Please join us as we remember the saints who have passed recently and gone before us. 9 GLAD TIDINGS Sometimes when it is right, it's right! Most of the Christmas inventory has arrived and is being placed by the GT Elves (such a hard-working group)! As the weather turns crisp, we have just-the-right-weight ponchos and the cutest guest towels from Sassy’s. We guarantee you will see a towel and immediately think of the friend who needs to receive it. Fun follows these products everywhere! The Toffee Blondies made by our DayBreak friends is a hit, so don’t wait too long to pick up yours. They are yummy and great for gift giving. We are looking forward to a visit from friends that we haven’t seen in awhile. Come see our new vendors and new products just in time for gift giving season! Good things happen when you shop Glad Tidings! Judy Jones, Manager (918-0346)/jjones@centenaryws.org. ROOTS REVIVAL Wednesday • October 29 • Memorial Auditorium Roots Revival is a midweek worship service grounded in Americana/roots-based music featuring Martha Bassett and friends. Each service is centered around one or two focus songs and an accompanying Scripture passage and theme. This week, we will be celebrating Halloween—or, since that’s not technically a religious holiday, All Hallows’ Eve. We’ll be using Tears for Fears’ “Mad World” and Michael Jackson’s “Thriller” alongside Matthew 10:26-31 to talk about the relationship between fear and faith. Halloween costumes are encouraged! We meet at 7:30 p.m. in Memorial Auditorium. Learn more at www.rootsrevivalws.com. 10 CENTENARY LEADERSHIP CONNECTIONS Dr. W. Mark Ralls, Senior Minister mralls@centenary-ws.org | 397-1362 Reverend Jonathan L. Brake Reverend R. Craig Ford Associate Minister jbrake@centenary-ws.org | 397-1334 Associate Minister cford@centenary-ws.org | 397-1353 Reverend Kate May Associate Minister with Children kmay@centenary-ws.org | 397-1331 Reverend Sarah Howell Assistant Minister showell@centenary-ws.org | 397-1348 Tamara M. Pollock Director of Youth Ministries tpollock@centenary-ws.org | 397-1337 Mary Ann Wexler, Executive Director mwexler@centenary-ws.org | 397-1346 Susan Bates Organist and Music Associate sbates@centenary-ws.org | 397-1340 Stacy Holley Exec. Assistant to Senior Minister sholley@centenary-ws.org | 397-1359 John Markle Director of Operations jmarkle@centenary-ws.org | 397-1347 Kristy Eaton Financial Assistant keaton@centenary-ws.org | 397-1341 Judy Jones Congregational Care Coordinator jjones@centenary-ws.org | 397-1361 Doug Peninger Director of Communications dpeninger@centenary-ws.org | 397-1368 Dr. Robert E. Frazier Director of Music and the Arts rfrazier@centenary-ws.org | 397-1339 Thad Lewallen Director of Stewardship/Planned Giving tlewallen@centenary-ws.org |397-1352 John Rogers Director of Information Technology jrogers@centenary-ws.org | 397-1356 Jan Sawyer Director of DAYBreak Respite Care jsawyer@centenary-ws.org | 397-1345 Reception Desk • 724-6311 + Minister On Call (Prompt 2) Pastoral Care: Reverend Craig Ford • 397-1353 RECORD OF OUR FAITHFULNESS October 14 - October 20 Worship Attendance Tithes and Offerings 8:45 Traditional 9:00 Simplify 10:10 Rejoice! 11:00 Traditional Nursery & Children's Worship 101 97 118 387 55 Total 758 Offering Miscellaneous $87,996 $4,258 Total $92,254 Sunday School 161 11 Ash Wednesday SpEcTrUm of the ArTs October 7 Dr. Edwin Wilson The Poetry of the Great War: One Hundred Years Later A lecture by Dr. Edwin Wilson Professor Emeritus of English at Wake Forest University October 21 Robin Voiers Zelda A performance based on the writings of Mrs. F. 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