Miramar United Methodist Church

Miramar United Methodist Church

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

Part of the United Methodist family where we make disciples for the

transformation of the world.

Celebrating 56 years of Ministry!

Order of Worship for November 20, 2016 8:30 & 11:00 a.m. services

Harvest Thanksgiving

Pastor: David Range

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

Call to Worship (please stand as you are able)                        

Processional Hymn 694                     Come Ye Thankful People followed by

*Hymn 147  All Things Bright and Beautiful                        ( all children are invited to share in the procession of gifts.)

Prayer                                                                                    

*Praise and 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.)

Please stand for the reading of the gospel of  Luke 17:11-19

Children’s Time

*Hymn (CH)                                                      God Gave Us a Soil for Planting

Reception of Tithes and Offerings (electronic giving available at miramarumc.org)

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

(The Nursery is open in Room 11, for children needing to be settled)

Sharing Joys & Concerns- please allow the usher to hold the microphone for you

Prayer Hymn 102                                                      Now Thank We All our God

(you are invited to come forward for prayer, dedication or rededication)

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          Proclaim the Glory of the Lord                                           Choir

Sermon                    “Thank you Siri… Oops”                        Pastor David Range

*Recessional Hymn (CH)                                  We Plough the Fields and Scatter

Benediction and Postlude (please join hands)                                    

Events this week:

Today: Bible Study with Pastor Garnes at 10 a.m. There will be a sale of perishables and baked goods afterwards in the fellowship hall. Please also remember the Pre School book sale in the entrance hall, think ahead to Christmas presents! All are invited to help the UMW with the packing of gift baskets at 4:00 p.m. This will also be the youth group activity for the day.

Tonight: Prayer meeting 6:00 p.m.

Monday: Decorating the church for Christmas, also called “hanging of the greens” at 7:00 p.m. All welcome to join in.

Tuesday: Choir 7:00 p.m.  

Wednesday: NO Bible Study

Thursday: Branches Thanksgiving meal preparation and delivery, see Sharon Allen or Allison Feurtado if you would like to be a part.

Saturday: Tutoring 9:00 to 11:00 a.m. Contact Lisa McKenzie, 954-249-9209

Next Sunday: Worship at 8:30 & 11, head ushers meeting after the 11:00 a.m. service.

Looking ahead:

Sunday December 4, Christmas Concert at 6:00 p.m. See Clinton Taylor, Audley Codner, George Pedlar or Donna Simms to offer an item.

Sunday, December 11 New Members Session after each service. Please speak to Pastor David if you would be interested in attending, or just come on the day.

Youth Fellowship for Middle and High School students will continue on Sundays from 4:00 to 5:30 p.m., Children’s Club for Elementary School students will be held on Fridays 12/2, 12/16

Our members Jennifer Turnbull and Roy Crooks are offering their services as notary for free to our church. Call Jennifer at 954-684-5843 and Roy at 305-624-1716 or 305-725-2269 or bring your documents to worship and they can see you after the service.

Finance report for last Sunday

Envelopes and Loose Collection                                                      $   2165.91

Building Fund/Trust                                                                            $       53.50

Roof Repair                                                                                            $       79.50

Mission                                                                                                    $     259.00                                                   

Today’s Mission offering is for BOLD Justice

Next Sunday’s is for Apportionments

 Attendance for last Sunday 163

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:

Jessica Richards-Daley & family as they travel back from GA and for her brother Jesse, Jeannie thankful for good test results and asking that no property damage take place during protests, Maureen thankful to be called to praise God in times of distress, Mrs. Lettsome thankful for her stay here to help with her granddaughter and her son Clarence Hansby thankful for a good mother, Grandmas Hyacinth Robinson starting dialysis and Roland and Phyllis as they care for her, Shirley’s friend Claudia to get a job, Shirley thankful for being able to help someone walking to get home, Sonia’s grandson in Jamaica to be released after being wrongly charged, Annie’s brother James in hospice, Teonya as she travels to visit, for Jimmy Haynie’s brother Herman serving in Iraq and soon to go to Syria and for all our armed forces and veterans on the Veteran’s Weekend, for the serenity prayer to be a blessing in all our lives: “God grant me the serenity to accept the things I cannot change; courage to change the things I can; and wisdom to know the difference.” Martha, Catherine Wheedleton, Mabel Bizzell, Dexter Kelly, Fay and family, Diane Unger, Johnathan Corbett, Nancy Bryer, Ellsworth & Darryl James and the James family, Shirley & family, Liz good health, for the Nation and Donald Trump, for America to heal & accept all people and embrace their differences, God’s grace & peace to all,  Tavon, Roger, Nikkie, Stacy, Brady, Angie, Pastor Garnes health & strength, Karen & Dennis Francis, Margaret Browne, Beto Dieguez, Val, Sonia, Dexter, Pam, Alethea, Sharon, Joan, Dorothy, Diane, Denese.

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, Sasebo, Japan. 

Miramar United Methodist Church 2507 Utopia D r. 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

Administrative Assis. Beth Davey

Music Director Donna Simms

Preschool Director Marleni Brant-Pomare

Treasurer Mario Perez

Custodian Robin Ramtahal