PRELUDE “How Great Thou Art“ Stuart K. Hine
with “How Great is Our God”
*WORSHIP MUSIC “Lord Prepare Me” Sanctuary
Praise Team & Sara Jackson
WELCOME/ANNOUNCEMENTS Craig Whiteley *SPECIAL MUSIC “I’ll Walk With God” Chuck Meek
Pastor Rod Shearer
*INVOCATION
*OPENING SONG “Holy Forever” Praise Team
Testimonial Lorri Umberger
Testimonial Alex Rautzhan
Testimonial Janet Hoerner
*WORSHIP SONG “Good Good Father” Praise Team
THE OFFERTORY “O For a Thousand Tongues to Sing” Swann
Presentation of God’s Tithe
The Doxology
Dedication Prayer
TIME OF PRAYER
SCRIPTURE Revelation 3:14-22 Mark Umberger
MESSAGE “Dark is the Hour, But…” Bruce Ludwig
* HYMN “Come Holy Spirit” Peterson
Sara Jackson
*BENEDICTION
*POSTLUDE “To God Be The Glory” Pardini
*We stand to honor Jesus Christ
Good morning and welcome to Laity Sunday at Zion, where God’s word is honored, taught and proclaimed.
Please sign the blue attendance pads and pass it along your pew.
The Altar Flowers are presented to the Glory of God in loving memory of our son Brett Swanger by Lori Swanger and Family.
Hearing assistance devices are available. Please see an usher.
Next Sunday, Pastor Lynch will lead our worship and our guest preacher will be Janean Speck from our Mountville UM Church, an outstanding Bible teacher and speaker. Special music will be offered by our Senior Choir, and Rev. Shearer will play on the piano. Youth pastor Austin Lamos will be preaching at 11:00 Contemporary worship.
We thank David Shenk and Sara Jackson for their ministries of music this morning.
Prayer Chain: This vital ministry is available to you. Please call Johnny Balderama at 717-269-8257.
CORRECTION: The ZIP code for Craig and Mary Whiteley is 19565. It was wrong in last week’s bulletin. Sorry for any inconvenience.
All Saints' Day is November 1. Please alert the office of Zion people who have passed on to God’s eternity this past year by next Sunday. Thank you.
I want to say a big thank you to all of you for your prayers and giving for the billboard. Also, to praise the Lord for keeping it up for 5 1/2 years. Pray also for the seeds that were sown through “Come to Jesus, he will save you,” John 3:16. Thank you so much, Janie Tignanelli
Thank you for all the prayers, gifts, and kindness given us on Pastor Appreciation Sunday. ~Pastor Austin, Rev. Rod, and Pastor John.
Additional Help is needed for the Free Noon Meal at LCCM on Friday, October 23, from 9:00 am – 2:00 pm.
Prayer joys/Concerns – 1) For our Women in Faith Retreat this Saturday. 2) Healing mercies for Virginia Wells, Pam and Pete Leiss, George Kline, Clyde Deck, Kevin Haag,
Bob Stohler, Cherie Eveler, Kathy Gross, and all our homebound Zion people. 3) Birthday blessings this week to Donna Klein, Butch Miller, Sherry Lantz, Karen Sandoe, Sarah Gass, and Rita Geesaman. 4) Celebrating their wedding anniversary this week are Tony and Kris Primm, Greg and Jane Hower. 5) Our servicemen and their families.
It’s Fall It’s Apple Dumpling Time. The Women in Faith will be holding our annual Apple Dumpling Sale starting in October, we will take orders. The cost is $7.00.
Deadline for ordering is today. Delivery Date is October 29 with pickup times from 10-1 and 4-6. Any questions, please contact Sandy Sandoe at 717-269-2568.
It’s that time of year again. It’s time for Samaritan’s Purse. The brochures are here. Please keep in mind the last day to bring in Christmas boxes is Sunday, November 22. Please remember to include $10.00 for shipping. Any questions, you can contact Michelle Umble at 717-507-5167.
Can you give one or two Sundays a month to help teach our K-2 & 3rd-5th grade children in Sunday School? Please pray for this opportunity and for our children. Contact Kelley Lorenzetti at 717-926-2053 or at kjlorenzetti@gmail.com, or Mari Conners at Maric@yahoo.com for grades 3-5.
Ladies! Our second annual fall women’s retreat is only a week away and we look forward to seeing you. There is still time to sign up if you haven’t already done so and if you would like to bring a friend, we are opening it up to so others can join us. Please sign up before or after church today.
The church office is open Monday – Friday, 9 am – 1 pm. Call 717-866-6839 or email zionumc22@gmail.com. Pastor John can be reached at 717-298-1308.
Total Attendance last Sunday - 132 Last Year - 208
This week at Zion:
Sunday – ZYM Corn Maze after church
Monday – Bible Study, 6:15 pm in Fellowship Hall
Tuesday – Prayer Meeting, “Revival” 2:00 pm, in the Parlor
Wednesday – Prayer Meeting, 6:30 pm, in the Parlor
Senior Choir Practice, 7:30 pm
Thursday – Praise Band, 7:30 pm
Saturday – Women in Faith Retreat, 9:00 am – 3:00 pm