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Prelude – “Jesus Loves Me“ Larissa Sanders
Lighting of the Candles
Choral Introit
“Come Before His Presence with Thanksgiving” Trinity Choir
Welcome & Opportunities to Serve Rev. Gary Sheffield-James
Greeting & Opening Prayer Carol Hill
*Opening Hymn – “Leaning on the Everlasting Arms” UMH #133
*Passing the Peace
Children’s Time Katie Davis
Elementary children are invited to attend KidZone Children’s Worship
Hymn – “Be Thou My Vision” UMH #451, vs 1&2
Sharing of Joys & Concerns
Pastoral Prayer
The Lord’s Prayer
Hymn – “Be Thou My Vision” UMH #451, vs 3
God’s Tithes and Our Offerings and Gifts
Musical Offering – “Christ Is All” Trinity Choir
*Doxology UMH #95
*Prayer of Dedication
*Gospel Lesson – Matthew 6:19-34 Carol Hill
Anthem –“Blest Are They” Chancel & Trinity Choirs
Sermon –“Treasure: Don’t Worry ‘About a Thing’”
Rev. Gary Sheffield-James
Consecration Moment
Commitment Time and Benediction
Please join us for a time of light refreshments downstairs in the Fellowship Hall.
Musical Meditation
Leave to Serve God’s People *You are invited to stand in heart or posture.
Join us for refreshments in Fellowship Hall immediately following Service.
9:00 a.m. Traditional Service
11:00 a.m. Contemporary Service
Enter to Worship
Gathering Music
Welcome & Opportunities to Serve
Greeting and Opening Prayer
*Passing the Peace
*Song of Celebration –“Meet With Me” “Call Upon The Lord”
Children’s Time
Elementary children are invited to attend KidZone Children’s Worship
Sharing of Joys and Concerns
Pastoral Prayer
The Lord’s Prayer
*Worship Through Our Giving
*Offering Music – “More Than Amazing”
*Prayer of Dedication
*Gospel Lesson: Matthew 6:19-34
Sermon – “Treasure: Don’t Worry ‘About a Thing’”
Consecration Moment
Commitment Time and Benediction
Please join us for a time of light refreshments downstairs in the Fellowship Hall.
Musical Meditation – “Great Are You Lord”
Leave to Serve God’s People
*You are invited to stand in heart or posture.
Welcome to Mt. Zion UMC! We are glad God has brought you to worship
with us today. We look forward to getting to know you! If you are looking
for a church home, please speak to our Pastor after the service.
Tag Mt. Zion on social media @mtzionhighland or #mtzionhighland
Sunday Christian Education Programs
We invite you to join us for any of our Christian Education Programs.
For more information, please visit us at www.mtzionhighland.com
Sundays at 10:10 am – Christian Education Hour
Toddlers - 4 year-olds: Bible Story Time in the Nursery (rm 205)
Children PreK - 1st Grade: Sunday School in Room 103
Children 2nd-5th Grades: Sunday School in Room 132
Students 6th - 12 Grades: Youth Center (house behind church)
Drop-In Bible Study: Conference Room 3
Parenting Class: Conference Room 2
Pioneer Class: Conference Room 1
Events Schedule: October 27 –November 2, 2019
Submit announcements for the following week by noon on Tuesday.
Sunday, October 27
5:30 pm Trinity Choir/Sanc
6:15 pm Youth Group/Youth Center
Monday, October 28
10:00 am Bible Study/CR2
7:00 pm Md Search & Rescue/FH
Tuesday, October 29
No Events
Wednesday, October 30
9:30 am Seated Exercise/Chapel
6:00 Confirmation Class/CR2
6:30 pm Boy Scout Troop/FH
7:00 pm Chancel Bells/Sanc
7:45 Chancel Choir/Sanc
Thursday, October 31
7:00 pm Praise Band/Sanc
Friday, November 1
6:30 pm CBT Setup/Sanc
Saturday, November 2
8:30 am CBT/Sanc & all CRs
2:00 pm Organist/Sanc
Shepherding Team 4 on-call this week, October 27 – November 2.
Contact Margaret and Jerry Rose.
Operation Christmas Child: Will you fill a box this year and make a child
happy, as well as introduce them to Christ? Boxes and information folders
with BOY-GIRL labels are in the east and west narthexes. Be sure
to follow the instructions about items to include and those that cannot be
included, such as candy. Filled boxes need to be brought to Mt. Zion on
November 17 or 24. Questions? Contact Margaret Rose.
The BWC's chapter of the Wesleyan Covenant Association is holding its
Fall Gathering of Worship and Fellowship on Sunday, Nov. 10, at 4 p.m., at
First UMC in Laurel. Refreshments will follow the worship. For more
information, call 301-725-3093, or e-mail Office@FUMCL.org.
Daylight Savings Time Reminder! Turn your clocks back one hour before
midnight on November 2.
All Saints Sunday: On November 3rd, we will remember our church members
and loved ones who have gone to be with the Lord over the past year
(November 4, 2018 – October 27, 2019). Please write the name of your loved
one on the pink information sheet found inside the Sunday bulletin and
underneath indicate your relationship to him or her. You can also contact the
church office by October 29th, so that we can place your loved one’s name in
the PowerPoint presentation for the service. On Sunday, November 3rd, we
will lift up each name during worship as we remember our loved ones in the
hope of the Resurrection through our Lord Jesus Christ.
UMM hike for all men and women, members and friends of Mt. Zion.
Join us on Saturday, Nov. 9 for a 2.5-hour hike of moderate difficulty in the
McKeldin area of Patapsco Valley State Park with lunch to follow at Double T
Diner opposite old Enchanted Forest. Meet in west lot of Mt. Zion parking lot
at 8:30 AM..
Fellowship Paint Party in Fellowship Hall, Sunday, November 10, 3:00 -
6:00 p.m. Visit bloomwhereplantedboutique.com to sign up.
Winter coats, hats, and gloves for Ames UMC in West Baltimore: We are
collecting items for those in need in Baltimore City. Drop off new or gently
used items in the collection bin located in the west narthex through Friday,
November 22nd. Items will be distributed during the Thanksgiving community
outreach event at Ames UMC on Saturday, November 23rd.
Thanksgiving Basket and Winter Clothing Giveaway Event at Ames UMC
in West Baltimore: We are looking for volunteers to help assemble
Thanksgiving meal baskets, organize clothing donations, and distribute these
items during the community outreach event on Saturday November 23rd. Also
looking for volunteers with a pick-up truck, van, minivan, or large SUV to help
transport food from the MD Food Bank to Ames UMC on Friday November
22nd. Contact Fred Towner.
Are you interested in becoming a Stephen Ministry Leader? Check out
next year's schedule at https://www.stephenministries.org/. No prior training is
required and you needn’t be a current Stephen Minister to become a Stephen
Leader. Contact Belinda Norton, Pastor Gary or Debbie Burgio.
The Committee on Lay Leadership (Nominating Committee) meets
monthly to explore how we can match people’s skills to engage in ministry
and serve Christ’s Church. Please reach out to us so you might be engaged in
Christ’s ministry here at Mt. Zion, in our community, and around the world.
Rev. Gary Sheffield-James, Chair of Lay Leadership.
Please note the Open Doors Food Pantry Fall Distribution Dates (not the
regular 3rd Saturday dates): Nov. 23 and Dec.14.
Mount Zion is partnering with the International Rescue Committee and
their Welcome Home Project. We will completely prepare an apartment
for a newly arriving refugee family. These families arrive with very little and
have a short time span to become self-sufficient. If you are able to help, we
need donations of household goods and furniture, and volunteers to store
large items, collect and deliver items, shop for additional items, and set up
the apartment. If you would like to help, please sign up here:
https://www.signupgenius.com/go/10c0b45a9af2ca6fc1-mtzion
SAGE Brigade: Friends-Giving Celebration! Friday, Nov. 8th we will
celebrate Thanksgiving with our Mt. Zion friends. I will bring the turkey and
ask you to bring a Thanksgiving favorite to share. Rachel Vogel, Elder Care
Attorney will present the Four Essential Legal Documents Everyone Should
Have. It will be a delicious meal and an informative presentation. All are
welcome, as always. Please RSVP to Debbie Burgio. I would love to know
how much turkey to bring.
The Youth are collecting NEW and GENTLY USED items suitable for
children to give as Christmas gifts to family members and NEW PET TOYS
for those furry brothers and sisters. Our Youth Elves will wrap the items to
be sold inexpensively at the Santa's Secret Workshop during Breakfast
with Santa on December 7. We also ask for donations of WRAPPING
PAPER, CHRISTMAS BAGS, BOWS & INVISIBLE TAPE. Collection
bins will be available in the west narthex and the church office until, Dec. 1.
Contact Carol Wunderlich at youthandchildren@mtzionhighland.com.
Mt Zion humbly asks you to pray for the following members serving
on the Way Forward Task Force. They will need your continued support,
prayers, and understanding as they tackle this sensitive and difficult subject.
Bettye Ames, Sue Ball, Rod Barr, Debbie Burgio, Brian Cornell, Roger
Colvin, Janice Doherty, Allen Dodson, Debra Fitzgerald, Mike Jacobson,
Art Jacques, Barb Jacques, Debra Leiss, Jill Scott, Deborah Towner, Karen
Williams, Olivia Yeager.
Through Our Presence & Gifts, Week Ending Sunday, October 20, 2019
Attendance: Worship Sunday School
Detailed monthly financial reports are
available in the Treasurer’s hallway
mailbox.
9:00 am: 93
11:00 am: 53
Total: 146
Adults: 22
Youth: 4
Children: 10
Financial Summary 2019 2018
Weekly Receipts 15,608 11,228
YTD Operating Receipts 484,447 555,994
YTD Operating Disbursements 464,867 545,416
Through Our Prayers: As a shepherd cares for the sheep, so also will
Christ watch over His followers. Lord, in your mercy, hear our prayers.
Our Members: Art Jacques, Carol Lindberg, Connie Gull, Bonnie Luepkes,
John Pfannenstein, Jack Maloney, Tish Miller, Phillip & Eli Amos,
Christy Wnuk-Fink, George Bickerton, Connie Kolpack, Nancy Lindquist,
Ruby Beaver, Hank Wainwright, Chuck and Laurie Norwood, Sue Powers,
Charlene Fitzpatrick.
Our Homebound Members: Frieda Youngblood, Eva Bryant.
Members’ Family & Friends: Leanne Young, Mandy Olson, Trudie Brisbois,
DuBoyce family, Loretta Haugh, Amelia Hepinstall, Nancy Easto, Debbie
Taylor, Fran Glavan, Herb Johl, Kamden Harriott and family, Stephen
Hobbs,Cindi Hobbs, Suzanne, Ginger Woods, Vi Jessee, Gene Gygax, James
Carroll McCranie, Jr, Stephen Jarrison, Chet Keslawiak, Cynthia Carr,
Bea Ball, Brian Bixler, The Campbell family, Robert Wallance, Stephen
Harrison, Sam Kurland, Helen Edwards, Robin Adkins, Brian Hayes, Carlisle
Sraver, Ed, Eric Carlson, Beau Ross, Dick Shober, John Shober, Brenda
Evers, Ted Evers, Larry Johnson, Mark Myers, Bruce Van Blargan, Emanuela
Guffanti, Jackie Lineberger, Wes Jin, Ivan Diaz, Marian Isley & Lisa Slusser,
Bonita Divver, Taylor, Joseph, Will, Suzanne, Rosemary, Kathleen, Joe,
Gladys Paulock, Pauline Reel, Bob Wagner, Carol Thomas, Quellee &
Raclynn Gonzalez, Roxann Ganbin, Beth Smith, Shannon Sharp, Linda,
Brenda Gause, Cindy Bundy, Carol Wunderlich, the Bryan Family, Jacob,
Kirk Fitzpatrick.
Members Serving in Our Armed Forces: Colin Klopp, Andrew Schmit,
Victoria Wyler.
Non-Members Serving in our Armed Forces: Patrick DuBoyce, Rondall
Waltz-Wills, Chris Mittuch, Dan Mittuch, Derrek Koch, Brad Cohn, Jason
Walker, Luke Tung, Mariah Mead, Andre, Lt. Mitch C.
We Serve God and God’s People