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The Journey Is Our Home

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United Methodist Church Mission

To make disciples of Jesus Christ for the transformation of the world.

OUR MISSION Our Mission is to reach out to others to help them meet their needs

and to welcome them into our family of faith as we gather for

worship, fellowship, education and service.

Vista de la Montaña United Methodist Church

* Please stand as you are comfortable

(Please write your Celebrations and Concerns in the Prayer Book on the stand in the back of the

Sanctuary. These will be read and prayed for during the Sharing of Concerns and Celebrations.)

COUNTDOWN “Mother’s Day”

WELCOME, GREETING & ANNOUNCEMENTS Rev. Fred Baum

*OPENING HYMN “Joyful, Joyful, We Adore Thee” No. 89

*CALL TO WORSHIP James 1:2-4

Leader: Consider it pure joy, my brothers and sisters, whenever you face trials

of many kinds,

People: because you know that the testing of your faith produces

perseverance.

Leader: Let perseverance finish its work

People: so that you may be mature and complete, lacking in nothing.

*CONFESSION OF FAITH I Cor. 15:1-6 and Col. 1:15-20

Leader: This is the good news which we have received, in which we stand, and

by which we are saved:

People: Christ died for our sins, was buried, was raised on the third day,

and appeared first to the women, then to Peter and the Twelve, and then

to many faithful witnesses.

We believe Jesus is the Christ, the Anointed One of God, the firstborn of

all creation, the firstborn from the dead, in whom all things hold

together, in whom the fullness of God was pleased to dwell by the power

of the Spirit.

Christ is the head of the body, the church, and by the blood of the cross

reconciles all things to God. Amen.

OLD TESTAMENT LESSSON Genesis 12:1-7 The LORD had said to Abram, “Go from your country, your people and your

father’s household to the land I will show you.

2 “I will make you into a great nation, and I will bless you;

I will make your name great, and you will be a blessing.

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I will bless those who bless you, and whoever curses you I will curse;

and all peoples on earth will be blessed through you.” 4

So Abram went, as the LORD had told him; and Lot went with him. Abram was

seventy-five years old when he set out from Harran. 5

He took his wife Sarai, his

nephew Lot, all the possessions they had accumulated and the people they had

acquired in Harran, and they set out for the land of Canaan, and they arrived there. 6

Abram traveled through the land as far as the site of the great tree of Moreh at

Shechem. At that time the Canaanites were in the land. 7

The LORD appeared to

Abram and said, “To your offspring I will give this land.” So, he built an altar there

to the LORD, who had appeared to him.

TIME WITH CHILDREN & YOUTH Valerie Hammons

PREPARATION FOR PRAYER No. 358

“Dear Lord and Father of Mankind” (1,4)

PASTORAL PRAYER Rev. Jon Leonard

SHARING OF CONCERNS AND CELEBRATIONS Rev. Fred Baum

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.

RESPONSE TO PRAYER No. 358

“Dear Lord and Father of Mankind” (5)

COMISSIONING OF STEPHEN MINISTER: Rose Bull

OFFERING “The Gift of Love” (arr. Hal Hopson) Mary Bellah “His master replied, ‘Well done, good and faithful servant! You have been faithful with a

few things; I will put you in charge of many things. Come and share your master’s

happiness!” ~ Matthew 25:21

*DOXOLOGY GERMANY follow screen

*PRAYER OF DEDICATION Rev. Fred Baum

GOSPEL LESSON Matthew 25:14-30 14

“For it will be as when a man going on a journey called his servants and entrusted to

them his property; 15

to one he gave five talents, to another two, to another one, to each

according to his ability. Then he went away. 16

He who had received the five talents

went at once and traded with them; and he made five talents more. 17

So also, he who

had the two talents made two talents more. 18

But he who had received the one talent

went and dug in the ground and hid his master’s money. 19

Now after a long time the

master of those servants came and settled accounts with them. 20

And he who had

received the five talents came forward, bringing five talents more, saying, ‘Master, you

delivered to me five talents; here I have made five talents more.’ 21

His master said to

him, ‘Well done, good and faithful servant; you have been faithful over a little, I will

set you over much; enter into the joy of your master.’ 22

And he also who had the two

talents came forward, saying, ‘Master, you delivered to me two talents; here I have

made two talents more.’ 23

His master said to him, ‘Well done, good and faithful

servant; you have been faithful over a little, I will set you over much; enter into the joy

of your master.’ 24

He also who had received the one talent came forward, saying,

‘Master, I knew you to be a hard man, reaping where you did not sow, and gathering

where you did not winnow; 25

so I was afraid, and I went and hid your talent in the

ground. Here you have what is yours.’ 26

But his master answered him, ‘You wicked

and slothful servant! You knew that I reap where I have not sowed, and gather where I

have not winnowed? 27

Then you ought to have invested my money with the bankers,

and at my coming I should have received what was my own with interest. 28

So take the

talent from him, and give it to him who has the ten talents. 29

For to everyone who has

will more be given, and he will have abundance; but from him who has not, even what

he has will be taken away. 30

And cast the worthless servant into the outer darkness;

there men will weep and gnash their teeth.

Leader: This is the word of God for the people of God. People: Thanks be to God!

ANTHEM “Walk with Me” (arr. Jack Schrader) Chancel Choir

SERMON “The Journey Is Our Home” Rev. Fred Baum

STEPHEN MINISTER Judy Adams

DECOMISSIONING OF ED’S AND THE ADMIN BUILDINGS

*BENEDICTION HYMN “Sent Forth by God’s Blessing” (1) No. 664

POSTLUDE “Bless This House” (May Brahe) Mary Bellah All church services are live-streamed and recorded. CCLI #1030786 CCS #8841 CVLI #504149878

Welcome to Our Visitors!!

All visitors are invited and encouraged to explore

membership in Vista’s Congregation. If you are interested in membership, please contact the church office

at 825-1985 and Pastor Fred or Valerie will call you.

Our next New Member Luncheon will be June 9.

Congratulations to our Confirmands These young people with be confirmed next Sunday 5/19

We will have bags/baskets

if you would like to bring them a card.

Cialyn Floyd, Rebecca Harwick,

Nicholas Harwick, Antonio (AJ) Hernandez

Sela Tonga, Logan White

Congratulations to our 2019

Senior High Graduates Rebecca Harwick

Kiana Hernandez

Mia Tonga

Vista’s Red Bags!

Have you recently seen someone at Vista holding a red bag? If so, STOP AND SAY HI! A red bag means they are new visitors and need a sweet, wonderful welcome.

Vista de la Montaña United Methodist Church

3001 E. Miravista Lane, Tucson, AZ 85739

Office: 825-1985 E-mail: VistaUMC@aol.com

Sunday Worship 10:00 am

Visit our website: www.vistaumc.org

Assisting Our Worship Today

Acolyte Roman Aguirre

Liturgist Jan Bohe

Greeters Al & Jacquie Garcia

Welcome Desk Joy Oram

Ushers Cliff Terry, Lou Phillippi, Dennis Kimmel, &

Slim Crowson

Children’s Moment Valerie Hammons

Audio & Video Nancy Yob, Teresa Sanders and the

Live Stream Team

Snacks Come celebrate Allen Phillips 80th

birthday with a

cake furnished by Barbara Phillips. This is Agua

Prieta Student Sponsor Appreciation Sunday cake

sponsored by Mission Outreach.

Hospitality Partners Barbara Phillips, Benith MacPherson &

Jan Hopke-Almer

Coffee Allen & Barbara Phillips

Flowers Bill & Dixie Ayers-Celebrating Mother’s Day

Floral Arrangement by Jane Arnett

Stephen Minister(s) Judy Adams

Sunday Lock-Up Bob Sherman

Prayers for Our Churches Each month churches in the South District pray with and for each other. Please pray for the pastors, congregation and community

of the following: May 2019

Desert Skies UMC, Tucson First UMC, Tucson

Korean UMC, Tucson

Fuente de Vida (our sister church in Agua Prieta, Mexico)

Celebrating Twenty Years

Today is the 20

th Anniversary of Stephen Ministry at Vista UMC. Our church

has been blessed to be a part of this dynamic world-wide ministry. One of our

church founders, Mary Louise Roberson, was one of several church members

who attended Leaders training in 1999. She and others then returned from

training to begin recruiting church members to be trained as Stephen

Ministers. We are grateful for Vista UMC Founders and their outreach vision.

TODAY IS A/P SPONSOR APPRECIATION SUNDAY Please join us for a piece of cake in appreciation of our many

generous donors to this mission project. Thank you for your generous support of these students.

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History of Ed’s and Admin Building

Administration Building: In August 1993, the Board of Congregational Development approved the relocation of the modular which was being used by Desert Skies United Methodist Church. It is a 48’ X 60’ building which housed our offices, classrooms and worship/fellowship area. On Sunday, October 17, 1993 with over 100 people present, the congregation voted the master plan for our church site. The next hurdle was site preparation to receive the modular. Working with Leon Vickers, an engineer and Albanese, Brooks and Mackey, our architects, a Development Plan was drawn and detailed architectural drawing were submitted to the Building Committee for approval. There was a number of set-backs which delayed the implementation of our goal to have the building on site by the end of the year or by Easter! It was during this time when we received an additional gift of $30,000 from Trinity United Methodist Church, another partnership church. The Building Committee kept its cool and moved forward to get the plans finally approved by the county. A contractor was hired in July 1994 to over-see the preparation of the site and the move of the modular from Desert Skies. On July 21, the modular was moved to our site. The end was in sight. With a great deal of labor from the congregation, the modular was cleaned, painted, concrete poured, parking lot chip-sealed and furniture ordered. Sunday, August 28, was Exodus Sunday. We began our worship service at Coronado Middle School. This was the last time we would meet in the school. Half way through the service, we picked up all our worship and Sunday School material and made our exodus to our new building. As most of the congregation stood, because the sanctuary chairs had not come in as yet, we closed the service in our new building. On Sunday, September 4 we held our first full service, with chairs, in our new building. That morning we served the Sacrament of Holy Communion and celebrated our 4

th anniversary!

On Sunday, November 6

th, we consecrated our new building. Anita Iceman, District

Superintendent, Larry Hinshaw, Director of Congregational Development and John Ness, Executive Director of the United Methodist Development Fund were in attendance to help celebrate the day. The Sacrament of Holy Communion was celebrated. Vista ended 1994 with 170 members and attendance was averaging about 130. Ed’s Building: In 1997 water and sewer lines were engineered and completed (no more potable water and septic tank/leach field). We were growing and needed more space. Thus a second used modular building was purchased, with an extension built for the two restrooms, and transported from Phoenix to be our sanctuary to become Ed’s Building. The cement fellowship covered patio was extended to connect the two buildings. Byron Haines, a retired United Methodist pastor in Vista’s congregation, made a beautiful four foot cross and communion table of native mesquite wood. Our first worship service in our new sanctuary was October 1997.

Heading for a cooler climate for the summer?

Please contact the church office @ (520-825-1985) or vistaumc.org@gmail.com and let us know your forwarding address and information. Have a safe trip!

See you soon! (Be sure to let us know when you return!)

Spring Salad Lunch

All are invited to join the United Methodist Women of Vista for a homemade “Spring Salad Lunch” on Friday May 31 at 11:30 am. This fundraising event includes various salads, bread or rolls, desserts, and coffee at $10 per ticket. These will be available May 12th on the patio following the church service. We also plan to offer those popular “grab-bags” for sale, filled with all kinds of everyday usable goodies. Please purchase your tickets soon as we need to know the number of participants to plan foods as well as table setups. We hope to see your many smiling faces!

Compassion Connection

Hospitalized

Home Healing David Ewing (son of Rosetta Schemenauer), Sharon Kaste,

Jimmie Simon, Steven Extract, Shawn Oelrich

Home Bound Bob & Eileen Herd, Grant Robinson, Sharon Poole

Pray for Orland Burbey in the loss of his grandson, Orland. Pray for Yvonne LeCornu in the loss of her husband.

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Agua Prieta School Supplies Mission Project Attention Past Sponsors: If you wish to continue sponsoring your student(s), please make your check to Vista UMC with AP school supplies in the memo line today. Today will be AP School Supplies Sponsors’ Appreciation Sunday. Join us for a piece of cake in appreciation of our many generous donors to this mission project. Last summer Vista church members provided school supplies and backpacks for 157 children and university students at our sister church Fuente de Vida. A donation of $25 per student buys the supplies and backpack required for students to attend the public schools. Thank you for your generous support of these students!

STEPHEN MINISTRY needs YOU!

Do you have leadership/Management skills

with a Servant’s Heart?

Stephen LEADERS Training: 2019

Training listed below with expenses paid.

July 21st-27th Dallas, TX

Aug 4th-10th Pittsburgh, PA

Please speak with Karen Rice 370-6408 or

Valerie Hammons-church office, 825-1985.

An Opportunity to Serve Your Vista Family Vista needs a Communion Steward. This is someone who will purchase the bread and juice each month, prepare the bread and juice on Communion Sunday, and place it on the Altar. There are several ladies who are assistants and will be there to help you. If would like to volunteer for this position, or get further information, please call Gail Parson at 520-275-7117, or the Church office at 520-825-1985.

Vista needs additional volunteers for Sunday lock up after Services and Adult Sunday School.

If you are interested, call Ken Podlasek @ 825-9140

Vista Needs YOU!

To bring and serve goodies for

June and July. Please see Delores

on the patio to sign up

after the service.

Camera & Sound Operators needed for Vista’s Live Stream. Call the church office or see Pam Holder, Bill Daniels or Paul Oelrich for further information.

Visitor Desk Coordinator A volunteer is needed to serve as scheduler of the Visitor Desk volunteers for Sunday morning service. If you think this is something you can do for Vista, please call the office at 825-1985.

CONSIDER ENDOWMENT

The costs of having your estate plan prepared can be a terrific bargain.

You may save many times the cost in taxes and administrative expenses to

your heirs. The estate planning can also make it possible for you to make

a gift to Vista’s endowment.

For more information, call Jay O’Donald 825-6970 or jodonald@earthlink.net

Think Vista’s Endowment!

Sunday, May 19, 2019 Heritage Sunday 10 AM WORSHIP SERVICE – TRADITIONAL PRAYER SHAWL BLESSING ADULT SUNDAY SCHOOL, 11:15 AM SAN MANUEL WORSHIP, 4:00 PM

Monday, May 20, 2019 LADIES BIBLE STUDY, 9:30 AM, PATIO ROOM

Tuesday, May 21, 20 Susanna Wesley Circle, 9:30. Patio Room

Wednesday, May 22, 2019 INTERCESSORY PRAYER, 8:30 AM, WYCLIFFE CHANCEL CHOIR, W.C. 7:00 PM CYFM, 1:00PM, PATIO ROOM

Thursday, May 23, 2019 LANDSCAPING CREW, 8:00AM STEPHEN MINISTRY, PATIO ROOM, 9:00 AM

Friday, May 24, 2019 No Creative Hands today Mural painting thru 5/31

Saturday, May 25, 2019

Vista Calendar Please take note of the location of meetings.

As of May 13, Ed’s will no longer be a meeting venue.

Sunday, May 12, 2019 A/P Sponsors’ Appreciation Sunday 10 AM WORSHIP SERVICE – TRADITIONAL ADULT SUNDAY SCHOOL, 11:15 AM SAN MANUEL WORSHIP, 4:00 PM

Monday, May 13, 2019 Admin move to Wycliff LADIES BIBLE STUDY, 9:30 AM, PATIO ROOM

Tuesday, May 14, 2019 BUILDING COMMITTEE, 3:00 PM, PATIO ROOM

Wednesday, May 15, 2019 INTERCESSORY PRAYER, 8:30 AM, WYCLIFFE CHANCEL CHOIR, W.C. 7:00 PM

Thursday, May 16, 2019 LANDSCAPING CREW, 8:00AM SNAK PAK, ED’S, 12:30 PM AT SANTA CATALINA Satellite Fellowship1:30 pm, Worship Ctr.

Friday, May 17, 2019 NO CREATIVE HANDS TODAY

Saturday, May 18, 2019