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 May 31, 2020           

 Theme:  “Pentecost Sunday”

Meditation:  Without Pentecost the Christ-event-the life, death, and resurrection of Jesus-remains imprisoned in history as something to remember, think about and reflect on.  The Spirit of Jesus comes to dwell within us, so that we can become living Christs here and now. 

Henry Nouwen

PRELUDE     Hannah Barrett, organist

“Blessed Jesus, at Your Word”  (arr. Leatherman)                   

WELCOME, ANNOUNCEMENTS, and GREETING

Liturgist:  Troy Miller

Mission Moment – First Call Summer Backpack Program    

*CALL TO WORSHIP Psalm 104:24; 30-33    

Leader:    O Lord, how manifold are your works!  

People:    In wisdom you have made them all; the earth is full of your creatures.

Leader:    When you send forth your spirit, they are created;  and you renew the face of the ground.

People:    May the glory of the Lord endure forever; may the Lord rejoice in his works—who looks on the earth and it trembles, who touches the mountains and  they smoke.

Leader:     I will sing to the Lord as long as I live; I will sing  praise to my God while I have being.

*HYMN OF PRAISE UMH#139

“Praise to the Lord, the Almighty”

*AFFIRMING OUR MISSION

“The Mission of Hays First United Methodist Church is to share the word of God with all people through spiritual growth, worship, fellowship and service.”

*GLORIA PATRI “Glory Be to the Father”                 UMH#70

CHILDREN’S TIME               Jo Swayne                  

SPECIAL MUSIC    Lisa McGrath, Shawn, Marie & Nate Henderson

“Way Maker”   (arr.  Lee Marcum)

PRAYER CHORUS         “Spirit of the Living God”  UMH#393    

PRAYERS AND LORD’S PRAYER       

OUR TITHES & OFFERINGS

Prayer of Dedication

Offertory        Hannah Barrett, pianist

“In the Presence of Jehovah”  (arr. Hayes)        

*Prayer of Thanksgiving

Scripture, Hymn and Sermon

OLD TESTAMENT READING Exodus 34:22

You shall observe the festival of weeks, the first fruits of wheat harvest, and the festival of ingathering at the turn of the year.

NEW TESTAMENT READING Acts 2:1-21

When the day of Pentecost had come, they were all together in one place.  And suddenly from heaven there came a sound like the rush of a violent wind, and it filled the entire house where they were sitting.  Divided tongues, as of fire, appeared among them, and a tongue rested on each of them.  All of them were filled with the Holy Spirit and began to speak in other languages, as the Spirit gave them ability.  Now there were devout Jews from every nation under heaven living in Jerusalem.  And at this sound the crowd gathered and was bewildered, because each one heard them speaking in the native language of each.  Amazed and astonished, they asked, “Are not all these who are speaking Galileans?  And how is it that we  hear, each of us, in our own native language?  Parthians, Medes, Elamites, and residents of Mesopotamia, Judea and Cappadocia, Pontus and Asia, Phrygia and Pamphylia, Egypt and the parts of Libya belonging to Cyrene, and visitors from Rome, both Jews and proselytes, Cretans and Arabs—in our own languages we hear them speaking about God’s deeds of power.”  All were amazed and perplexed, saying to one another, “What does this mean?”  But others sneered and said, “They are filled with new wine.”  But Peter, standing with the eleven, raised his voice and addressed them, “Men of Judea and all who live in Jerusalem, let this be known to you, and listen to what I say.  Indeed, these are not drunk, as you suppose, for it is only nine o’clock in the morning.  No, this is what was spoken through the prophet Joel:  ‘In the last days it will be, God declares, that I will pour out my Spirit upon all flesh, and your sons and daughters shall prophesy, and your young men shall see visions, and your old men shall dream dreams.  Even upon my slaves, both men and women, in those days I will pour out my Spirit; and they shall prophesy.  And I will show portents in the heaven above and signs on the earth below, blood, and fire, and smoky mist.  The sun shall be turned to darkness and the moon to blood, before the coming of the Lord’s great and glorious day.  Then everyone who calls on the name of the Lord shall be saved.’

GOSPEL LESSON John 7:37-39

 On the last day of the festival, the great day, while Jesus was standing there, he cried out, “Let anyone who is thirsty come to me, and let the one who believes in me drink.  As the scripture has said, ‘Out of the believer’s heart shall flow rivers of living water.’”  Now he said this about the Spirit, which believers in him were to receive; for as yet there was no Spirit, because Jesus was not yet glorified.

Leader:  The word of God for the people of God.

People:  Thanks be to God!

HYMN OF PREPARATION       W&S#3148

“There’s a Spirit of Love in This Place”

SERMON Pastor Mike Rose

   “Pentecost:  The Festival of Weeks and the First Fruit of Israel”                          

*HYMN OF RESPONSE      FWS#2117

“Spirit of God”  (V. 1, 2 & 4)

*BENEDICTION          

*POSTLUDE     Hannah Barrett, organist

“Trumpet Tune in C”  (arr.  Ryan)                     

Prayer Concerns: 

Bob & Nancy Piatt                                 

Wilmer & Lorena Kellogg                                      

Don & Leora Forssberg                        

Sue Dolezal

Zachary Gottschalk

Elmo Lund

Betsy Losey

Doyle Miller (Troy’s uncle)

Darryl Smika

Craig Green

Susan McRae Bickle

Valerie Yu

Dianna Jennings                                                

Dorothy McRae

Glenn Ginther

Wade Jeffery

Rachel Palmberg

Zachary Kuntz                                    

Lila Link (Pastor Mike’s aunt)

Francis Hey, Jr. (Sally Klausmeyer’s father)                                                             

Margie Mueller (Sandy Aldrich’s mother)                     

Myrilyn Barr (Michelle Inman’s mother)

CHURCH CALENDAR

Today:    

10:45  a.m.    Worship Services - online

5:00  p.m.    Devotion and Discussion – online

6:00  p.m.    GAB – Girlfriends and the Bible – Zoom          

Monday:  

10:30  a.m.     Staff Meeting – Zoom

4:00  p.m.     Worship Meeting – Zoom

7:00  p.m.     Administrative Board - Zoom                                                                               

Wednesday:

6:00  a.m.     Men’s Bible Study -  Zoom   

Friday:

12:00 p.m.      Gab ‘N Go 

Happy Birthday: 

May  31:  Ernie Bryant      

June    1:  Bill Hayden, Savannah Schneider

June    2:  Don Dillinger, Bill Kennedy

June    3:  Regina Borthwick, Gabriel Booze, Makayla Lewallen, Rodney Ruff, Remi Staples

June    4:  Logan Harris, A.J. Thomas

June    5:  Tim Martin

June    6:  Brandon Davidson, Linda Mosier

June    7:  Cailynn Luck, Olivia Meder, Marvin Mills, Dalyn Schwarz, Easten Wamser 

05-24-20 Worship Attendance  approx.       05-24-20 Sunday School 0                        

On-Line Worship Attendance   

Feed the Hungry was $100.00

A warm welcome to our guests.  You honor us with your presence!

Please call the church office with names of college/university graduates that you may have in your family.

CHILDREN’S MINISTRY CRAZY CRAYON MISSION PROJECT

Do you have any broken or unwanted crayons?? Well our children need them to complete a MISSION!!  Their goal is to collect 100 pounds of crayons until the end of August to recycle!!  Once crayons are sent off to the recycling company, new recycled crayons will be purchased for kids in our community!  We are also collecting new color books to go with the crayons!  Drop off location will be located in the hallway at the top of 2nd floor!  Watch for signs!

If you or a family member are in the hospital, please call the church office if you would like to be on the prayer list.

Even though they are not meeting, a big thank you to the ladies of the Prayer Shawl Ministry who are faithfully knitting and crocheting shawls.  If you know of someone who needs a prayer shawl, please contact the church office at 785-625-3408 or Gail Kuehl at 785-625-5558.  Shawls are given to others to provide comfort and remind us of God’s faithfulness and love.                           

ALTAR FOUNDATION 2020 SUSTAINING MEMBERS

A $147 endowed gift to celebrate 147 years of Methodism in Hays

Jacinda Johnson & Eric Leuschner, Carl & Sue Boldra, Keith & Renee Eilts,

Ken Griffin & Marcia Bannister, Delbert Stanton, Duane & Shirley Steffen,

Mike & Sharolyn Legleiter, Mike & Donna Cooper, Jeff & Marla Copper,

Sam & Deb Gross, Dave & Karen Hendrickson, Curt & Jennifer Kitson,

Ron & Karol Katt, Carolyn Miller, Rodney Ruff, Rick & Diane Wolfe,

Lawrence & Louise Younger, Gerard & Tammy Wellbrock, Alan & Regina

Borthwick, Jaci Gottschalk, Ralph & Lorraine Howerton,  Virginia Lehman,

Marva Miller, Davis & Marijo Rooney, Ernie & Pam Bryant, Sheryl Dreiling,

Eric & Carol Harfmann, Garner & Nancy Berg, Phil & Linda Stahlman, 

Ken & Dottie Kraus. Donna Weaverling, Elizabeth Innes, Wilmer & Lorena

Kellogg, Darren & Angela Stieben, Gail & Linda Palmberg, Steve & Julie Paul,

Joe & Sue Dolezal, Keith & Kathy Harper, Tom & Debra McDonald, Steve & Marilyn Wood, Joe & Jan Edwards, Ed & Dixie Janzen, Harold & Virginia Kraus, Marsha & Betty Swanson, Bonnie Dilley, Greg & Gwen Daughhetee, Denise Ring, Mark & Becky Kellerman, Gary & Sheryl Blair, Wendy Beougher, Taylor & Sheryl Bemis.