Shaft United Methodist Church

Rev. Harry Burchell, Jr., Pastor

February 5, 2012

Fifth Sunday after Epiphany

The Church at Worship

Celebrating God's Presence

Prelude
Quiet Time of Prayer and Meditation

Introit King of Kings, Lord of Lords

Call to Worship: The Great Commission 580

* Hymn He Lifted Me 213

A Time of Confession and Petition

Announcements
Celebrations and Concerns

Pastoral Prayer

Lord's Prayer

Anthem What a Savior

Worship Choruses
Supporting God's Church

Presentation of Tithes and Offerings

Offertory

* Response Bless the Lord
Declaring God's Word
Scripture

Sermon

Responding to God's Call

* Hymn Come Thou Fount of Every Blessing 28

* Benediction
* Congregation Stands as Able

Postlude

Choir Director: Wendy Keady

Organist: Michelle Lent

Calendar for this week
Feb. 7 - No Choir Practice

Feb. 9 - 7:00 p.m. Bible Study at Grace UMC

Feb. 12 - 9:0 0 a.m. Morning Worship Service

10:25 a.m. Sunday School

7:00 p.m. - Evening Worship

There will be no Administrative Council meeting this month.

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Ushers: Harold and Carol Skidmore
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Happy Birthday
Feb. 6 – Dennis Loar

Feb. 7 – Shirley Albright
Feb. 9 – Meredith Lent

Feb. 10 – Elaine Clise

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Sonshine Sweets

Valentine's Day is near. Sonshine Sweets will have candy available for Valentine's Day. Orders are due today. Chocolate covered strawberries or chocolate covered cherries will be $12.00 a dozen. Kathy will also have candy available in the area between the church and Fellowship Hall for the next few Sundays. Kathy donated profits from the Christmas sale to missions. Profits from Valentine's Day and Easter will go to the Wounded Warrior Project.
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Food Pantry

We will be collecting non perishable food items for the George's Creek Food Pantry in February. Elaine delivered 12 packages with items in each package to the Frostburg Food Pantry. Good for us!

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Have you ever been in a terrible storm - snow, fog, tornado, hurricane, rain? Remember the anxious feeling you had as you passed through the storm! Fear of the unknown grips us during the storm. Hope keeps us going even when we feel like giving up. When the storm is over, relief floods over us. We made it! Most people thank God for His guiding hand through these storms of nature.
What about the storms that we face in our personal lives? Just as scary; just as ominous. Financial problems, health issues, marital problems, job loss, lack of faith, depression, and many more. We naturally become frightened and worried. But Jesus told us in the Gospels that we shouldn't worry. If God watches out for the sparrows and clothes the lilies of the field, He will take care of us. What did the disciples do when they were in the midst of a terrible storm as they were crossing the Sea of Galilee in their boat? It looked like they would capsize and be lost. The disciples called Jesus, who was sleeping in the stern, to help. Jesus got up and “rebuked the wind and waves saying, “Peace. Be still”. Immediately the storm ceased.
When we face these personal storms, we can call on Jesus to help us. He will help, and our prayers will be answered; maybe not in the way we wanted, but in God's plan. The storm will cease because we will be given the strength to get through it when we place our fears and burdens at the feet of Jesus. Relief floods our soul. “Peace. Be still.” He is there.
Mark 4:35:40

He only is my rock and my salvation; he is my defense. I shall not be moved.

Psalm 62:6 (KJV)