Miramar United Methodist Church

Miramar United Methodist Church

Celebrating 56 years of Ministry!

MUMC, in the heart of Miramar, a place for gathering, healing, and sending out friends, helping to create a sense of family to find new life in Christ

Order of Worship for June 4, 2017 8:30 & 11:00 a.m. services

Pastor: David Range

As a courtesy to all, please place cell phones and pagers to silent mode.

Call to Worship                         

*Hymn 539                                                                  O Spirit of the Living God

Prayer                                                           

*Praise & Worship

Welcome and Recognition of Visitors

Birthday and Anniversary Recognition, Registration of Attendance, Announcements, *Sharing the Spirit. Visitors are invited to come to our Welcome Center on the Utopia Drive “front porch” after the service.

(Try to learn the name of someone you don’t know.)

Scripture                                            Acts 2:1-13

Children’s Time

Welcoming New Members

*Hymn 404                                                                Every Time I Feel the Spirit                                                                       

Reception of Tithes and Offerings    

Doxology (Hymn 95) “Praise God, from Whom all Blessings Flow”

(Sunday School for ages 3-11. The Nursery is open in Room 11, where the service can be viewed and heard by parents with children needing to be settled)

Sharing Joys & Concerns-Please fill out the green sheets and give them to the usher.

Prayer Hymn 500                                    Spirit of God, Descend upon My Heart

Pastoral prayer and Lord’s Prayer

(You are invited to come forward for prayer, dedication or rededication. If you have made a commitment to the Lord or if you would like to become a member of the church, please speak with Pastor David for prayer and the next step.)

Anthem                             What A Lovely Name                                            Choir

Sermon                        “No Longer Orphans”                         Pastor David Range

*Hymn of Preparation 640                                                            Take our Bread

Holy Communion                                      

*Hymn of Commitment 668                                  Sent Forth by God’s Blessing

Benediction and Postlude (please join hands)                                                

Today’s Mission offering is for Bishop’s Annual Conference Appeal

Next Sunday’s is for Apportionments

Attendance for last Sunday 159

Events this week:

Today: Birthday Recognition Fellowship Breakfast in between services. All those born in June should sit at the top table. The United Methodist Men meet after the second service. At the same time the women are invited to stay to rehearse their song for Father’s Day. Prayer meeting 6:00 p.m.

This week is Annual Conference in Orlando, Pastor David, Lay Leaders Judith Pierre-Okerson, Marvia Aitken, and lay representative Sophia Williams will be attending.

Thursday: Pre-School Graduation 9:00 a.m.

Saturdays June 10 and 17 Sherryann Wilson and nurses from her school are giving free health screenings in our church from 8 a.m. to noon, all welcome.

Next Sunday: Multicultural Sunday one joint 10:00 a.m. service. Please wear clothes that highlight the culture of your country of origin and bring a display and food for the Fellowship Hall after the service. Set up for VBS at 4:00 p.m.

Looking Ahead:

June 12-16 Vacation Bible School 9:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m.

June 12 Trustees meeting 7:30 p.m.

Sunday, July 9 after each service reps from the Broward Property Appraiser’s office will be available to explore how you may save money on your property taxes. Pastor Janet Horman and colleagues from Justice For Our Neighbors will be on hand from 2:00 to 5:00 p.m. for any who would like to consult on immigration issues, look up website: FLjfon.org

News from the Pre-School:

Open registration for the upcoming school year on now!

Promotion Ceremony for toddlers, twos, & threes June 7 at 9:00 a.m.

VPK Graduation June 8 at 9:00 a.m. with breakfast served after the ceremony.

The church is looking for some videographers/photographers to record our events for the website and a promotional video. If you would be interested in serving in this way please speak to Pastor David.

Finance report for last Sunday

Envelopes and Loose Collection                                                  $   3075.13

Building Fund/Trust                                                                         $     183.60

Roof Repair                                                                                        $     255.50

Mission                                                                                                $     555.00

Bulletins today are given by Jeannie Grossman in memory of my mother Shirlee Marsh on her birthday

Welcome to all visitors. You are invited to stand during the service and introduce yourself, or to have someone else introduce you.  We want to give you one of our welcome packs and therefore encourage you to fill out the card and

tear off the badge, write your name on it and wear it so that we can greet you during and after the service. Note that there is a wheelchair entrance from the back-parking lot through the double doors. The church has a wheelchair in the back of the sanctuary for anyone wishing to assist a person coming to a meeting. Rest rooms for the disabled are available in the Preschool wing.

Prayer concerns from last week: Veterans on this Memorial Day weekend and our picnic, Gerald Porter to be protected from dementia, Beverly’s uncle John undergoing back surgery, joy that Teresa is now speaking a few words since a drunk driver hit her in 2015 and for all to be safe on the roads, Dorothy thankful for prayers after her incident, for Rev. Keith Wray & his wife at the 50th Anniversary of their ministry, Roy with a brain bleed, Teneshia joyful to be teaching real estate at Miami Dade College again, Doug Okerson’s biopsy results, Jeannie happy to get good test results, for her friends Marvin, Shirley, Betty and Virginia, Milton & Jennifer Lindo health concerns, Devone happy to have his last day of high school and looking forward to learning at FAMU in 3 weeks, joy that Fallon can be in worship after her health scare and for Vaneker Johnson and all those who mother all the time and the whole MUMC family, Vinessa and family helping heal Kenowin, Jackie McCorkle & her sister Marcia Kelly with many health concerns, Pauline Bowyer thankful her relative’s were not injured in Manchester bombing and praying for victims and the terrorist who are so mis-guided, Devon Dillon as he recovers from his accident, Audley Codner and the rest of the older generation so thankful for the progress of our young ones who are now so able, like Josh Minott reading the scripture, Venetia & Edith Bryan, Ralston Gardner, Roger, Tavon, Nikki, Stacy, Angie, for guidance, strength, Roy, Val, Sonia, Pam, Dexter, Alethea, Joan, Sharon, Dr. Katie, Dorothy, Denese, Karen & Dennis Francis, Rosemarie Nicholas, Browne family, Mabel Bizzell as she celebrates another birthday, Daynon, Catherine Wheedleton, Alean Stephens, Roger Pierce, Tony Bell, the persecuted church, the displaced, abandoned, oppressed, downtrodden, terrorized, Joe with cancer, Silvera, Francis, Nicholas, Decker, A.J. as he starts a new job on Tuesday, children and families to be impacted by VBS, Grace DeFalco.

Armed Forces: Sgt. Jonathan Orejuela, Marines; LaShawn Knight, Army-Afghanistan; A.J. Daley, Army; Andre Minott, Navy; all the soldiers on board the USS Warrior, Japan.   

Miramar United Methodist   Church 2507 Utopia Dr.  Miramar, FL 33023 

Tel: 954-989-4711, Fax: 954-989-4315 

www.miramarumc.org, Email: mirumeth@bellsouth.net, Like us on Facebook

Pastor David Range

Admin Assis. Beth Davey Music Director Donna Simms

Preschool Director Marleni Brant-Pomare Treasurer Mario Perez