8:30 a.m. ~ 11:15 a.m.

May 19, 2019

THE FEDERATED CHURCH

11995 Main Street, PO Box 158 East Springfield, PA 16411

Church (814)922-3655 www.fedchurch.net

WLD Ranch (814)474-3414

Rick Plucknett - Pastor of the Church Dr. Edward Huntley - Associate Pastor of Adults

Josh Slater - Associate Pastor of Adults Stephen Pettis - Associate Pastor of Students and Children

Ron Webster - Director of Children’s Ministries Sam Ring - Church Administrator

Joseph Preston - Director of WLD Ranch Debbie Rogers - Director of Preschool

Sermon Notes: 3 Ways to honor God with His wealth: 1.) 2.) 3.)

Council of Elders

Mike Anderson Mike Blum Les Egli Tom Hopkins Terry Hulley Boots Merritt Jim Rickard Mark Tinner Phil Vichosky

Board of Deacons

Jason Billings Bob Cox Steve Glover Gerry Hammond Henry Hayes Travis Pratt Will Rogers Sally Roseski Guy Shinko

WELCOME TO WORSHIP WITH THE FEDERATED CHURCH

“Honor the Lord with your wealth, with the first fruits of all your crops,

then your barns will be filled to overflowing…” Proverbs 3:9-10 Today we are gathered once again to give honor to God, and Solomon challenges us to do it with our wealth. So let us give our tithes and offerings with joy, and let us praise the Lord for His faithfulness in meeting all of our needs “to overflowing”. CALL TO WORSHIP Pastor Ed Huntley Opening Song “Great is Thy Faithfulness” Hymn 96

WORSHIP IN SCRIPTURE, SONG AND PRAYER Responsive Reading 557 Songs of Praise “More Precious Than Silver” Hymn 557 “I Exalt Thee” Hymn 36 “As the Deer” Hymn 554

WORSHIP THROUGH GIVING Song of Commitment “Take My Life” Hymn 534

SIGNING OF THE FRIENDSHIP LIST All worshippers please sign the Friendship List, and all visitors please fill out a Connection Card (found in the Friendship List) and take it to the Information Desk in the Welcome Center after the service to receive a gift and information about our ministries. MISSIONS UPDATE Phil & Rita Warkentien, Brazil

FED KIDS CHURCH DISMISSAL

WORSHIP IN THE WORD SCRIPTURE READING Luke 16:1-15 Chair Bible 1036 Pastor: v. 1-7 Reader: v. 8-12 People: v. 13-15 8:30 Grant Egli 11:15 Emily Corbett

SERMON Pastor Rick Plucknett “Honoring the Lord with His Wealth” Giving Honor - Part 3 TODAY 10:00 a.m. Sunday School Classes * Help support the Alaska Mission Trip - buy some baked goods today in the Family Center. * Family pictures - will be taken today in the Welcome Center.

THIS WEEK MON 1:00 p.m. Mobile Food Pantry, (Must be pre-registered) Volunteers needed, please report at 12:30 p.m. 7:00 p.m. FOCAS, Room 10 TUES 6:30 p.m. Women’s Self-Defense Class, Family Center WED 10:00 a.m. Golden Circle, Family Center Rooms 8/9, a couple from Paraguay will be sharing 7:00 p.m. Journey, Family Center - Senior Celebration Prayer Meeting, Faith Chapel FRI-SUN Father & son backpacking trip, Minister’s Creek

NEXT SUNDAY Pastor Rick Plucknett will continue the series “Giving Honor”. Please read I Peter 2 in preparation. We will also take part in Holy Communion. COMING EVENTS: June 2 Northwestern Baccalaureate @ 7 p.m., NWHS June 7 Annual Family Fun Night & Summer Bash June 12 Women’s Summer Small Group

There will be a Greeter’s meeting on Saturday, June 1 at 9:30 a.m. in the Sanctuary for both current greeters and those who are interested.

Attention couples!! Starting June 2 there will be a Sunday school class “Laugh Your Way to a Better Marriage” taught by Pastor Josh and his wife, Rachel. Sign up at the Welcome Center desk if interested.

College Scholarships - Requirements and forms for the 2019-2020 school year are available from the church office and the Welcome Center. The forms must be completed and returned to the church office by June 2 in order to qualify.

The 2nd Annual Family Fun Night & Summer Bash is on Friday, June 7 in the Albion Borough Park. We are teaming up with local churches in the area to host an exciting event for local families! Families can gather for food, games, dunk booth, VBS info and much more. We need as many volunteers as possible to help set up, work at a booth, help with food, tear down and more. If you are interested, please sign up at the Welcome Center Desk. Questions can be directed to Ron Webster at ron@fedchurch.net or 941-626-5600.

Women’s Summer Small Group will start Wednesday, June 12 at 6:30 p.m. at the home of Tracy Shinko. The book that will be used is “Overcoming Fear, Worry and Anxiety” by Elyse Fitzpatrick. The cost is $12, sign-up sheet will be at the Welcome Center desk.

The Honduras mission trip rummage sale will be on June 7 & 8. We will be accepting donations starting May 28. Do you have any yard work that needs done? Consider hiring some of our students that are raising money for the Honduras trip; please contact Becky Ward @ 440-599-7431.

We have a couple ways to give electronically: Text “GIVE” to 814-402-8798 or by following the link from our website www.fedchurch.net.