Church Office Hours

Monday-Thursday 8:30 a.m.-5:00 p.m.

Friday - 8:30 a.m. - 12:00 p.m.

Phone Numbers

252-237-6121 Office

252-291-4588 Preschool

252-237-0699 FAX

www.fumcwilson.org

Facebook.com/fumcwilson

WE

LC

OM

E!!

!

WE

’RE

GL

AD

YO

U’R

E H

ER

E!

We

wel

com

e ea

ch o

f you

to o

ur w

orsh

ip s

ervi

ces

toda

y.

PLE

AS

E s

ign

the

atte

ndan

ce p

ad a

nd p

ass

it al

ong

to y

our

neig

hbor

. V

isito

rs,

plea

se in

clud

e yo

ur a

ddre

ss a

nd p

hone

num

ber.

The Reverend Robert E. Bergland, Senior Pastor The Reverend Charles J. Robl III, Associate Pastor Dr. William M. Presnell, Pastor Emeritus Miss Kathleen Perry, Ministerial Intern Mrs. Jennifer Gay, Director of Music Ministries Mr. Joel Gay, Associate Director of Music Ministries Mrs. Cindy Pike, Director of Discipleship of Education Mr. Andy Michaud, Director of Young Adult Ministries & Outreach Mrs. Mary Wesley Edwards, Nursery Coordinator Mrs. Lorie Daniel, Director of Weekday Preschool Mrs. Paula Aycock, Financial Secretary Mrs. Jo Shackelford, Church Secretary Mr. Buddy Farmer, Custodian

SU

ND

AY

SC

HO

OL

CL

AS

SE

S &

TE

AC

HE

RS

C

hu

rch

, 1st

Flo

or

Ch

apel

: B

ible

Stu

dy C

lass

- D

r. J

ohn

Ber

glan

d

Co

nfe

ren

ce R

oo

m:

The

Upp

er R

oom

- D

oug

& M

iche

le In

scoe

C

hu

rch

, 2n

d F

loo

r W

atso

n C

lass

- L

arry

Pric

e H

ard

iso

n D

iscu

ssio

n C

lass

- D

ave

Will

iam

s, W

ill W

insl

ow &

Woo

dy H

arris

on

B

lack

bu

rn E

du

cati

on

Bu

ildin

g

Ro

om

104

3

& 4

Yea

r O

lds

- J

ohn

& S

teph

ani

e R

obl,

H

eath

er L

asitt

er &

Ren

ee P

ears

on

Ro

om

106

In

fant

s, T

oddl

ers

& 2

-Yea

r O

lds

- M

ary

Wes

ley

E

dwar

ds

Ro

om

108

T

he B

rads

haw

Cla

ss (

olde

r ad

ults

) -

Alic

e H

arris

on,

Mar

y E

llen

Lent

z, C

arol

ine

Upp

erco

& B

ill P

resn

ell

R

oo

m 2

01

(TLC

) T

rans

form

ing

Live

s C

lass

- L

orrie

Hal

vers

on

Ro

om

203

W

esle

y C

lass

- W

ill C

orbe

tt R

oo

m 2

02

4th

& 5

th G

rade

Cla

ss -

Gin

ger

& M

ark

God

win

R

oo

m 2

06

2nd

& 3

rd G

rade

Cla

ss -

Jan

e S

tep

hens

on B

reau

x,

B

ob P

ike,

Gin

ny E

agle

s, A

licia

Gre

gory

R

oo

m 2

05

Kin

derg

arte

n &

1st G

rade

Cla

ss -

Ann

e &

Gar

y

B

ento

n, A

nne

& D

avid

Cla

rk, T

oni C

lem

ent,

J

enny

& R

eggi

e H

arris

on, N

oelle

Hal

vers

on

E

pw

ort

h B

uild

ing

Mid

dle

Sch

oo

l T

each

ers

- B

en E

agle

s, M

andy

& W

es B

erry

,

Car

olin

e H

unt,

Hen

rian

ne A

llego

od

Sen

ior

Hig

h T

each

ers

- C

indy

Pik

e, R

ob W

heel

er

W

om

an t

o W

om

an T

each

er -

Cat

hy H

elm

er

Y

ou

ng

Ad

ult

Tea

cher

- A

ndy

Mic

haud

FIRST UNITED METHODIST CHURCH 100 Green Street NE Post Office Box 1423 Wilson, North Carolina 27894-1423 Return Service Requested

NON-PROFIT ORG.

U.S. POSTAGE PAID

WILSON, NC PERMIT #254

First United Methodist Church 100 Green St., NE, P. O. Box 1423

Wilson, NC 27894

August 2, 2015 Tenth Sunday after Pentecost

“Invite, Inspire, Ignite”

Trustees

Managing the Resources of the Congregation

The role of the Trustees is to oversee, maintain, and supervise all local church property so that the ministries of the congregation can be effective. The Trustees are to work closely with the church council to respond to God’s call. In addition, the Trustees, in conjunction with the Pastor, are to be responsible for all use of the church buildings and grounds. Over the years, the Trustees have developed sub-committees to manage and share these duties and responsibilities.

• Utilities: Cathy Chapman (observe and manage trends, use and expense of electricity,

gas, water/sewer, etc.) • Grounds: Janice Walston (manage and maintain the property beyond the structure.) • Fire/Safety, ADA, Building Codes: Jean Sharpe (participate in making and reviewing recommendations for compliance.) • Mobile Equipment: Larry Price (work with the van committee to maintain safety of church

van.) • Quality Maintenance: Bea Newton (schedule and oversee painting, carpet cleaning, and minor repairs.) • Mechanical: Henry Davis, Will Aycock (review and oversee operation for HVAC and lighting.) • Building Envelope: Brian Carnahan (review and oversee roof, gutters, leaks, etc.) • Building Furnishings: Cathy Chapman (maintain, replace and repair chairs, desks, computers and office equipment.) • Contract Negotiation: Janice Walston (review and update all service, alarm and insur-

ance contracts.) • Facilities: Buck Baskervill, Tom Cozart (past Trustee Chairmen who serve as advisors to

the committee.)

The Trustees oversee an approximate $3.8 million facility and work very closely with the Finance Committee to manage the property within available funds budgeted. We invite you to attend our monthly meeting and learn more about the responsibilities of the Trustees.

Stuart Walston, Trustee Chairman

CALENDAR OF EVENTS

SUNDAY, AUGUST 2 9:00 Contemporary Worship - Asbury Hall 10:00 Sunday School 11:00 Worship Service - Sanctuary

MONDAY, AUGUST 3

7:00 Day of Empowerment Mission/ Out-reach/ Evangelism follow-up - Watson Classroom

TUESDAY, AUGUST 4 10:00 Staff Meeting - Conference Room 5:30 Communion -Wesley Chapel 6:00 Trustees - Conference Room 6:30 Band Practice - Asbury Hall

WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 5 6:00 Fellowship Cookout & Ice Cream Social - Children’s Playground/Asbury Hall

THURSDAY, AUGUST 6 FRIDAY, AUGUST 7 7:00 UMM Prayer Breakfast - Asbury Hall

SATURDAY, AUGUST 8

ATTENDANCE JULY 26, 2015

Sunday School - 120 9:00 - 89; 11:00 - 221

Tuesday Communion - 17 Total - 327

BABY SHOWER

Mary Wesley and Andy Are expecting a boy.

Let’s all come together and Celebrate their joy!

Sunday, August 16, 2015

Floating 2:00- 4:00 First United Methodist Church Parlor

Registered at Target, The Nook, and

Sweet Bottoms Baby Boutique (Raleigh) (www.sweetbottomsbaby.com)

AUGUST/SEPTEMBER CHANCEL COMMITTEE

Lucy Flowers, Chair - Carol Brugh, Pat Chesson, Sallie Cozart, Caroline Hunt, Maggie Lamm, Pam Leggett,

Ruth Sherman, Beverly Wells, Nell Wheeler and Judy Willis.

Narthex Greenery will be arranged by Sallie Cozart in August and by Maggie Lamm in September.

THANK YOU

Many thanks to Chuck Pruden for maintaining the church gardens during the month of July.

SANCTUARY FLOWERS

There are still several dates available for this year’s flower calendar. if you would like to honor a loved one by placing

flowers in the sanctuary in their name, please call the church office. Available dates include August 16th, Sep-

tember 6th & 27th and November 1st.

The Worship of God

Tenth Sunday After Pentecost 9:00 Worship Hour

GATHERING OF GOD’S PEOPLE

Sharing in Song HANDS TO THE HEAVENS Praise Band WHOM SHALL I FEAR Greeting & Welcome A Time of Prayer

Celebration of Music OVERCOME Praise Band

Presenting Our Offerings

WORD FOR THE DAY

Scripture Lesson John 6:24-35

Message “Bread of the World” Reverend Bergland

Communion BREATHE Praise Band

OUR RESPONSE

Sending Forth

From the Pastor: D.T. Niles was a Methodist evangelist from North Ceylon, which today is known as Sri Lanka. A powerful preacher, he went on to become the 7th General Secretary of the World Council of Churches. Asked once to describe what evangel-ism is, he answered, “Evangelism is one beggar telling another beggar where to find bread.” Today marks the second in a series of messages focusing on the 6th chapter of John, the Bread of Life Chapter. In verse 35 we find Jesus saying, “I am the bread of life. Whoever comes to me will never be hungry, and whoever believes in me will never be thirsty.” (John 6:35) Linking the words of D.T. Niles with the teaching of our Lord, I realize the importance of the responsi-bility each of us is given to tell others about Jesus Christ and to let them know where we have found the bread of life. The recent study by Pew Research found that Christianity in the US had decreased from 78.4% of the population in 2007 to 70.6% of the popula-tion in 2014. While Christianity was experiencing this decrease, non-Christian faiths grew by 1.2 % to encompass nearly 6% of the population. But the even bigger finding was that people who identified themselves as being unaffiliated with any faith grew from 16.1% to 22.8% of the population. Those who identified themselves as either atheist or agnostic grew from 4% to 7.1%. The bread of this world will not sustain or last for-ever. We have an important message because we have found the bread of heaven. Today, as we come to the table of our Lord, remember this prayer: “We give you thanks for this holy mystery in which you have given yourself for us. Grant that we may go into the world in the strength of your Spirit to give ourselves for others.”

Pastor Bob

MUSIC NOTES This morning we would like to thank Janet Bennett and Caleb Skinner, Tenor, for minis-tering to us through the gift of music. Looking Ahead: Summer Sunday Musicians

August 9: Men’s Gospel Quartet Chancel Choir News: Fellowship & Covered-Dish Supper on Wednesday, August 12, at 6:00 p.m. in Asbury Hall. An e-mail with all of the details will be coming soon.

MEN’S BIBLE STUDY

Our Men’s Bible Study group will resume on August 24th at 7:00 p.m. in the choir room. The focus of this thirteen

week study will be the book of Daniel. The meetings will take place every Monday night for the duration of the

thirteen weeks. All men from the church and community are welcome to participate. A sign-up sheet is available in

the church office, and books will be made available by August 9th. For more information, please contact Joel Gay

at the church office.

OUR CHURCH FAMILY

Hospital: Marjorie Ladwig - Wilson Medical Center Congratulations to Mary Alice and Bobby Dunn who cele-brated their 50th wedding anniversary on August 1st.

COME BE A PART OF MISSIONS AND OUTREACH

Do you want to be involved in mission and outreach? Do you think that mission is part of our call as Christian disciples? Then please join us for a Day of Empowerment follow-up

session on the areas of Mission, Outreach, and Evangelism on Monday, August 3rd at 7 pm in the Watson Class-

room. We will be talking about our current mission activi-ties, ways to improve and expand our current work, and

ways to involve more people from the church in mis-sions. All are welcome and encouraged to come, even if

you are not currently involved in mission work. If there are any questions, please contact Jo Shackelford at the church

office at (252) 237-6121.

THE SACRAMENT OF HOLY COMMUNION

+HYMN OF DEDICATION NO. 369 “Blessed Assurance”

+DISMISSAL WITH BLESSING

+A TIME OF SILENCE AND TRINITY CHIMES

+CLOSING VOLUNTARY Musical Selection for the Organ

+Those who are able, please stand.

* * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *

The Chancel Flowers are given to the glory of God from the Flower Fund. Participating with the clergy in this morning’s services: Acolytes: Crucifer: Volunteers: Sound System: Gerald Edge August Ushers: 11:00 - Buck Baskervill, Don Berrier, Joe Neely, Joe Robl, John Robl, and Will Robl August Greeters: Narthex Office Area August 2 Ralph and Beth White Barbara Robl August 9 Brad and Jo Shackelford Lucien Stark August 16 Ralph and Beth White Lucien Stark August 23 Robert and Barbara Clark Gina Coldwell August 30 David and Sandy Clark Carla Colvin

The Worship of God

Tenth Sunday After Pentecost 11:00 Worship Hour

GATHERING

+SHARING THE PEACE OF CHRIST

OPENING VOLUNTARY “A Mighty Fortress Is Our God” M. Luther

+HYMN OF PRAISE NO. 545 “The Church’s One Foundation”

+AFFIRMATION OF FAITH “The Apostles’ Creed” UMH 881

I believe in God, the Father Almighty, maker of heaven and earth; and in Jesus Christ His only Son

our Lord: who was conceived by the Holy Spirit, born of the Virgin Mary, suffered under Pontius

Pilate, was crucified, dead, and buried; the third day He rose from the dead; He ascended into heaven, and sitteth at the right hand of God the Father Almighty, from thence He shall come to judge the quick and the dead. I believe in the Holy Spirit, the holy catholic church, the communion of saints,

the forgiveness of sins, the resurrection of the body, and the life everlasting. Amen.

CHILDREN’S MOMENTS - A short children’s devotion for preschool and elementary children.

PRAYER CONCERNS

SILENT PRAYERS OF CONFESSION

PASTORAL PRAYER

PRESENTING OUR TITHES AND OFFERINGS

OFFERTORY ANTHEM “Let Us Break Bread Together” Arr. M. Hogan (Please sign and pass the attendance pad.)

+DOXOLOGY UMH 94

Praise God, from whom all blessings flow; praise God, all creatures here below: Alleluia! Alleluia! Praise God, the source of all our gifts! Praise Jesus Christ, whose power up-lifts! Praise the Spirit, Holy Spirit! Alleluia! Alleluia! Alleluia!

+PRAYER OF DEDICATION

+HYMN OF PREPARATION NO. 640 “Take Our Bread”

SCRIPTURE John 6:24-35 NT Page 98

MORNING MESSAGE “Bread of the World” Reverend Bergland

+COMMUNION HYMN NO. 620 “One Bread, One Body”