2006 – “A Year of Fellowship
The First Cumberland Presbyterian Church
Murfreesboro, Tennessee
The Fourth Sunday After Pentecost – July 2, 2006
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The Welcome and Announcements, Elder Teresa Hayes
The Prelude ... Mr. Keith Brown, Organist
The Ringing of the Chimes
*The Introit – Anne Rogan
*The Call to Worship
Minister: Early in the morning, our thoughts turn toward Thee, O Lord. We have
been led here by Thy Spirit to worship and serve Thy holy cause.
People: We come, seeking to be refreshed through our common worship and the
Fellowship of others that surrounds us.
Unison: We come, bringing our sorrow and pain, our joys and our celebrations.
We come seeking to discover in Christ the value of life that makes it precious. AMEN.
*The Hymn of Praise
“God of Our Fathers” ..... No.573
*The Invocation, Dr. Craig Martindale
Children’s Sermon, “Going on a Picnic”
Unison: O Lord, our heavenly Father: we are sinners who need to confess our
faults unto Thee. We confess that we have been so absorbed in our own
concerns that we have forgotten the needs of others. We obey our passions
and desires rather than thinking first of our neighbor. We see the world
through our eyes only and forget that others see things quite differently. We
are ashamed of things that we have done and things we have failed to do. We
ask that You forgive us and help us claim Your free gift of eternal life, through Jesus Christ our Lord. AMEN.
The Assurance of Pardon
Minister: We live not under law but under God’s grace. He has granted us His
grace through Jesus Christ to show us His great love and His desire to forgive
all our shortcomings. Praise God, we are all forgiven! AMEN.
The Offertory
*The Doxology
*Offertory Prayer, Mr. Tom Farmer
Scripture Reading, No. 634 ...... Mrs. Helen Dickerson
Reader: “This is the Word of the Lord.”
Response: “Thanks be to God!”
*The Gloria Patri ... No. 622
*The Apostle’s Creed – Front Cover of Hymnal
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*The Hymn
“America The Beautiful” ...... No.572
The Morning Prayer, Dr. Martindale
Special Music – Edna Miller & Anne Rogan
“The Battle Hymn of the Republic”~Howe/American Melody
The Sermon “When God Says No” ...... Dr. Craig Martindale
*The Hymn of Invitation
“Savior, Again to Thy Dear Name”……No.604 (vs. 1 only)
(Those desiring to make decisions may come forward at this time)
*The Benediction – Anne Rogan
*The Postlude – Mr. Keith Brown, Organist
*If you are able please stand NURSERY PROVIDED FOR INFANTS ‘cry room’ available for babes in arms.
FIRST CUMBERLAND PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH
907 E. Main St. Murfreesboro TN 37130 (615) 893-6755
Dr. Craig Martindale Anne Rogan, Office Mgr & Director of Music
Keith Brown, Keyboardist Barbara Palmer, Director of Christian Ed
Sunday School 9:45 AM Sunday Worship 10:55 AM
STEWARDSHIP REPORT WORSHIP 5/28 6/4 6/11 6/18 6/25
RECEIVED YTD 2006 $ 97,158 ATTENDANCE 116 131 123 120 130
EXPENSES YTD 2006 $ 84,598 SUNDAY SCHOOL 84 97 81 80 76
BUDGETED YTD 2006 $ 99,400 OFFERING 2633 6518 2799 2771 2927
Elders of the Month.................... Tom Farmer & Pat Carmack Acolyte........... Wesley Patrick
Ushers for Today.......................................................... Dick Baines, Freddie Black, Wanda Cook
Sunday School Greeter................. Dot Swain Bread Baker........................... Karen Breeding
Nursery (designed for newborns – 2 years old)...................... Lynn Nelson & Antoinette Van Zelm
Children’s Church (designed for 3-6 year olds)............................................... Jim & Lucinda Lea
Elders of the Month – July
Tom Farmer and his wife Emily, 1939 Cliffview Ct., are the parents of three children, Eddie, Leigh Jones and Donnie; grandchildren are Sara, Chelsea, J.T., Ben, Thomas and Adeline. Tom is retired from Farmer Brothers Insurance Agency after 37 years in business with his brother.
Pat Carmack is a retired Real Estate Broker, moving here from Hudson, Iowa and joining this church in February 2001. She lives at 1715 Locerbie Drive and is the mother of four children, P.J., Amy, John and Peggy, eleven grandchildren and one great granddaughter.
Today: 2:00 PM The Cumberland Riders will meet in the church parking lot for their monthly ride. This afternoon, they will be going to Monteagle.
Tuesday, July 4th – the PRIMETIMERS WILL NOT MEET this month due to the holiday.
Tuesday, July 4th – the Church Office will be closed in observance of the holiday.
Wednesday Night: 6:30 PM Bible Study. NO CHANCEL CHOIR REHEARSAL until August.
Mighty Acts of God: We will continue our figuration of the Book of James, beginning at Chapter 1, verse 17, Wednesday, at 6:30 PM in the Parlor.
LOOKING AHEAD: Properties Comm. Monday, July 10th at 6:30 p.m.; Stewardship Comm. Tuesday, July 11th at 7:30 p.m.; Worship Comm. Thursday, July 13th at 7 p.m.
Youth vbs – july 11th, 12th and 13th. august: memory verse of the month!!!!