~Worship Notes~

~Ministry in Action—Announcements~ Join us tonight at 7pm for the Refuge Service A Charge Conference will be held on June 11 at 5pm in room C203, for the purpose of electing 2017-2018 Lay Leadership. All are welcome. Get ready for Maker Fun Factory VBS: Created by God, Built for a Purpose. Mark your calendars for June 26-30, 9:00am-noon, for all children ages 3 years through 5th grade. Volunteers needed. Email [email protected]. Did you know consistent brisk walking can lower your risk of cancer? Churches across the country are participating in the 2nd annual “Take a Hike from Cancer” campaign from June 4 to 10. Your White Plains Cancer Companions will have a poster ready for you to sign up to set your walking goal on Sundays before and after each service beginning May 21 through June 4th. This year you will have an opportunity to honor a loved one by dedicating your walk to someone who has been impacted by cancer. On Sundays, June 11 and 18, stop by our poster to record your accomplishment. We will total the number of participants and hours walked for our entire congregation!

Celebration We celebrate with Barbara and Gary Parker on the wedding of their son Michael Parker to Adria Spinelli, who will be married in Milwaukee today, May 28.

Prayer Concerns Floretta Armstrong, Jane Aycock, Anna Avery, Jim Ballington, Anjalie Bhattacharyya, Maria del Carmen Burgos, Roy Carawan, Jack Farmer, Kay Fish, Carol Garland, Dylan Harrell, Hortencia Herlinda, Bob Hinshaw, Polly Hinshaw, Becky Humphrey, Bill Johnson, Chris Johnson, Pat Johnson, Phyllis Lang, Beth Laverty, Joe Long, Lucy Lowry, Ernie and Jane Miller, Jim Morgan, Gary Parker, Jim Payne, Robin Pendergraft, Lorraine Perkinson, Amy Pethick, Roberta Sanford, Harlyn Van Sloten, Elaine Zisek, and those serving in the Armed Forces.

Save the Dates: White Plains Summer Nights Book Club June 14 - The Beginner's Goodbye, by Anne Tyler July 26 - Amazing Grace: A Vocabulary of Faith, by Kathleen Norris August 23 - The Shallows: What the Internet Is Doing to Our Brains, by Nicholas Carr. All meetings are Wednesdays at 7:00 pm in the Chapel. It's nice to share! Have you noticed all the new hospitality at White Plains? Welcome centers, information screens? Would you like to help? One super-easy thing to do: On social media, every time you "like" one of our events or videos, hit the "share" button also. Doing that is like donating money to our advertising budget! Also we're looking for smiling faces to help staff the welcome center. Email [email protected]! Have you seen God at work? Help us tell "The Story." We're collecting stories and testimonies for a new blog section of our website. Send videos or written stories to [email protected]. Be sure to check out and share wpumc.com/story. The children of Peru await our return. We offer vacation Bible schools, T-shirts to decorate, dancing, singing, worship, and a bit of manual labor, as we assist in whatever clean-up projects remain from the flooding. Travel dates are August 11 to 19. There will be a planning meeting on Wednesday, May 17th, at the Barnes home, 237 E. Cornwall Road, at 7pm. A $500 deposit is required before tickets can be purchased. The remainder of the trip’s costs will be covered by the Peru fund. Contact Kristine, 919-467-7833 [email protected]. Craving a little chocolate? We can help! Pick up you family’s tube of M&Ms for Missions after the service today. Eat them up and bring the tube back in 2 weeks with your sweet donation for missions through the Naomi Louise and Deborah Circles. Please join us on Sunday, June 4 for the Hispanic Ministry grilled chicken sale. The dish includes 1/4 chicken, rice, beans, salsa and tortillas for $9!

Ascension Sunday May 28, 2017 28 de mayo 2017 Iglesia Metodista Unida

White Plains United Methodist Church www.wpumc.com (919) 467-9394 [email protected]

Scripture

Traditional Worship, 8:30am Welcome and Announcements Prelude “Variations on ‘Eternal Father Strong to Save’”

Matthew 28:16-20

Anthem Michael Joseph

“Go Ye Into All the World ” Chancel Choir and Credo

*Call To Worship Creator God, we come into your house with thanksgiving and praise. Praise the God that made all that is. Life-giving Savior, we hear your call. Praise Jesus the Christ who calls us to go into all the world. Spirit of Power, you are the presence of God with us every day. We are not alone. Jesus calls us to go but is always with us on our journey. Praise be to God. UMH#571

Passing of the Peace Time of Prayer - 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.

*Affirmation of Faith We believe in God, maker of all things, provider of all things, who loves all people. We follow Jesus, the Christ, the Revealer of God, who taught us to love, who gave us courage to trust God's grace, and who bid us to take up our cross and follow Him. He knows us for who we are, heals the wounds of our hearts, and makes us new. In his death and resurrection we see the deepest truth of life. We rely on the power and presence of the Holy Spirit, who empowers us for self-giving love. We give thanks for the Church, the Body of Christ, and for the gift of forgiveness, the power of the resurrection, and the mystery of eternal life. Therefore, we devote ourselves to disciplined practice of the way of Jesus in our daily lives, so that we may grow in faithfulness and serve God in humble confident love for the sake of healing the world. Amen.

Gloria Patri 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.

Welcome...We’re Glad You’re Here!

“Words from an Empty Grave - - Go” Rev. Ray Warren Hymn of Response “We All Are One in Mission”

EMBRACE 11:00am

Eugene Butler

Message

TFWS #2243 vs. 1 & 2

The Offertory “Draw Us to You”

*Hymn of Praise “Go, Make of All Disciples”

NT #32

Michael Burkhardt

Please sign the attendance book in your row, so we might have an accurate record of your presence in worship.

Dedication of Gifts—The Doxology

UMH #94 Praise God, from whom all blessings flow; praise God, all creatures below: Alleluia! Alleluia! Praise God, the source of all our gifts! Praise Jesus Christ, whose power uplifts! Praise the Spirit, Holy Spirit! Alleluia! Alleluia! Alleluia!

Your Grace Is Enough Jesus, Savior, Pilot Me One Thing Remains (Your Love Never Fails) Your Great Name Message “Words from an Empty Grave - - Go” Rev. Ray Warren Children 3 years-2nd grade are invited to E9 for Children’s Church during the message and will re-enter the service after the message.

Scripture Matthew 28:16-20 Prayer

*Closing Hymn “Forth in Thy Name, O Lord”

UMH #438

Offering

*Dismissal with Blessing Gracious God, help us remember the sacrifices made by persons who have given their lives for another and those who stand in the breach when conflict threatens to undo your will and work. As we go, may the God of Love equip each of us through the power of the Holy Spirit, that we may bear witness to Christ’s love and peace in all we say and all we do. Amen.

*Choral Response “For the Fallen”

Mike Sammes

Broken Vessels Response/Final Remarks

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Chancel Choir and Credo

Postlude “Go, Make of All Disciples”

Page C. Long

CCLI#967142

*Congregation standing Children ages 5 and under are welcome in the children’s wing for nursery care at any time during the 8:30 service.

Please silence your cell phone before the service of worship begins.

Prayer of Illumination Living God, help us to hear your Holy Word that we may truly understand, that understanding, we may believe, and believing we may follow in all faithfulness and obedience, seeking your honor and glory in all that we do, through Christ our Lord. Amen. Devices are available near the entrance of the Sanctuary for those needing assistance with hearing the service.

At the conclusion of worship, a Stephen Minister will be available for counsel and/or prayer at the left front corner of each worship space.