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FIRST UNITED
CHURCH
19 PARK STREET
709-634-5301 (TEL)
709-634-7221 (FAX)
ucadmin@nl.rogers.com (E-MAIL)
WWW.FIRSTUNITEDCORNERBROOK.COM
Minister: Rev. Dr. Wayne M. Cole
Ministers Emeritus: Rev. Clayton Parsons
Marilyn Avery
Youth Coordinator: Meghan Greeley
Director of Music: Gary Graham, L.Mus. BA, BMus.
Archivist: Kathy Elliott
Clerk Of Session: Roy Warren
THE ORDER OF WORSHIP
Sunday, May 11, 2008
Mother’s Day
Organist: Mr. Gary Graham
THE GATHERING
Organ Prelude: “Chaconne”
L. Couperin
Introit: “Who Is My Mother?”
R. Klusmeier
Welcome
Call to Worship:
Leader: We come from our separate homes and families.
All: We come to be your family, Mother and Father of all.
Leader: We come to be the Body of your beloved child, Jesus Christ.
All: We worship you, Holy Spirit, in spirit and in truth.
Hymn of Praise: “I Dance In The Morning”
VU #352
“Hosanna” Youth Band
Prayer of Invocation: (unison) God, we worship as one family-younger
and older, male and female, single and those in relationship. We praise you that
you have created us in your image, to be your people in the world. Guide us this
day and every day, that we might truly be your family; we pray in the name of
Jesus our Brother.
THE WORD
Youth Hymn: “Glory To God” Youth Choir
Story time (Neville Greeley)
New Testament: Acts 2:1-7
Reflection
Men’s Choir: “Faith
Of Our Mothers” H. Hemy
Gospel Choir
Pastoral Prayer
(Special prayer for Sofia Bossembury & Ryan Avery)
THE RESPONSE
Sunday School Presentations
Offertory Selection: “Prayer”
C. Franck
Doxology: “Praise God From Whom All…” VU #541
Our Church At Work/Minute For Mission—Judy Wiltshire
THE SENDING FORTH
Hymn: “Would You Bless Our Homes and Families”
VU #556
Benediction
Vesper: “Mother Earth”
N. Weisensel
Organ Postlude: “Trumpet Tune” H. Purcell
OUR CHURCH AT WORK
Today’s bulletin is donated in loving memory of our mother, Elizabeth
Ella Reid by daughters Hilda, Vera & Sylvia.
The flowers in the sanctuary today are in loving memory of Mother,
Elaine Bailey by Irene, Phyllis, Joan & families.
Today following the service please join us in the gym for a reception for
Meghan who is leaving to further her studies in Nfld & New York.
Humber United Church will be having an evening of Gospel Music, tonight,
May 11th @ 7pm. Admission Adults $5, Children Free. Social time to follow.
The Newcomer’s Unit will meet Monday, May 12th at 7:30 P.M.
in the Parlour.
The Newcomers Unit will be having a Take-Out Roast Beef Dinner on
Wednesday, May 14th. A limited number of tickets are still available.
The Men’s Club will be having a Garage Sale on Saturday, May 24
starting at 9 A.M. If you have any items you wish to donate please
call any member of the Men’s Club or the church office.
The Session will meet Sunday, May 25th immediately following
coffee hour.
ADVANCE NOTICE: The Official Board will meet Tuesday, May
20th at 7:30 P.M. in the Parlour.
West Haven Summer Camp applications are now available at the back of the
church or in the church office.
Worship Matters! A wonderful opportunity to learn more about worship, and
the development of worship skills. A National program held here in Corner
Brook on June 13-15. All are welcome to participate.
Registration forms are available from the church office. Some funding is
available toward the cost of registration.
The Men’s Club will hold their Ladies’ Night on Thursday May 29th starting
at 6 P.M. Steak or lobster will be served. Members will be contacted.
We are in the process of setting up a Church Directory. Sessions for
pictures will take place on June 9 & 10 & June 16, 17, 18 from 2:30 until 8:30
P.M. each day. Each participating family will receive a directory at no cost.
Please keep these dates in mind.
Congratulations to The Corner Brook Regional High School Wind Symphony on
their achievement of being recognized as the best of Atlantic Canada at the
Atlantic Band Festival in Halifax.
First United Church will be hiring a post secondary student for June, July
& August. Applicants may contact the church office.
The UCW closing dinner will be held on Tuesday, June 2 at 6 P.M.
at the Glynmill Inn. Tickets available from Maureen Wells & Shirley Newell or
at the church office. Tickets must be picked up before May 23rd.
The reports of donations from Jan 1 to Apr 27 are now available for pick up
at the back of the church. A newsletter and a report from the Re-Development
Committee are included. Please take along your family and neighbours letter to
help defray the cost of postage.
Please note that all youth programs - choir, band, youth group, Kids in
Action, and Sunday School - are now finished for the summer. Youth activities
will resume in the fall. Thanks for a great year!
A special thank you to all who helped clean up the church property this
week.
Donations have been made to the Organ Fund in loving memory of:
Donations have been made to the General Fund in loving
memory of:
Mother, Maria Loughlin by Fred, Geraldine & Betty
Mother & Grandmother, Olive French by the family
Louise Badcock by her niece Louise Ardley
Mother & Grandmother Wiseman by Dorothy Dunphy
Mother, Goldie Spindler Smith by daughter Marigold Bugden
Mothers; Joyce Thistle and Belle Elliott by Kathy, Randy & Amy
Mother, Jean Whyte by Joan & Keith
Mother & Grandmother; Violet Smith by Colin, Marjorie, Donna, Dave, Don
& families
Mother, Edith Stanford by daughter Eloise
A loving mother, Marie Matthews by Shirley, Judy, Yvonne & families
Amy Verge Martin & Mary Bugden by Isaac & Doris Verge
Dearest Aunt, Viva Parsons, loving Mom, Maise Thompson & loving Mom,
Effie Baldwin by Terry & Ed Baldwin
Mother & Grandmother, Hattie Burden by Kelly, Terry & Kyle Brown
Wife, Hattie Burden by husband Frank
Mother & Grandmother, Margaret Taylor by Bert, Sandra & Bradley
Mother, Elizabeth Downing by daughter Joan Downing
Gladys Easton by daughter & family
Mother & Dan; Myrtle Osmond by Pat, Scott & Jeff
Donations have been made to the Restoration Fund in loving memory of:
Mother, Rosa Hillier by daughters May, Ruby, Hazel & Betty
Mother & Grandmother, Maria Loughlin by Ron, Marie, Eddy & Anthony
Mother & Grandmother, Eva Rowsell by Robert, Jeanette & Joseph
Mother & Grandmother, Elizabeth Laite by Jeanette, Robert & Joseph
Mothers, Nellie Rose & Maude Warren by Shirley & Roy
Mothers; Alice Penney & Pearl Locke by Gerald & Mae
Mother, Carrie Osmond by Helen, Bud & Don
Mother & Grandmother, Katherine Peddle by Pauline, Don & Jennifer
Mother & Grandmother; Helen Ash by Don, Pauline & Jennifer
Jean Pike & Jenny Wicks by Joan & Karl Wicks
Wife, Joyce By George & family
Mothers; Eliza Simms & Alice Penney by Harvey & Irene
Mother, Eliza Simms by Barry & Bonnie
Mothers, Grandmothers & Great Grandmothers; Miriam Wiltshire &
Lillian Penney by Winston, Judy, Kara, Ryan & families
Violet & Ronald Boone by daughter Debbie & granddaughter Ashley,
Mother, Louise Burton by daughter Gladys & family
Mother, Louise Burton by daughter Evelyn LaRonde
Mother, Louise Burton by daughter Gloria
Violet Smith by daughter Mary Follett & family
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