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March 3, 2024 – 11:00 AM Welcome Passing the Peace “Family of God” Calling Song: “Glorify Thy Name” TFWS# 2016 vs. 1-2 “Majesty, Worship His Majesty” UMH#176 Call to Worship – Leslie Olson One: Bless the Lord, who forgives all sin. Many: God's mercy endures forever! One: Come, let us worship the God of grace. Many: Lord, have mercy on us, and grant us your salvation. Opening Prayer (in unison) Leslie Olson Lord, make us instruments of your peace where there is hatred, let us sow love; where there is injury, pardon; where there is doubt, faith; where there is darkness, light; where there is despair, hope; and where there is sadness, joy. O Divine Master, grant that we may not so much seek to be consoled as to console; to be understood as to understand; to be loved, as to love. For it is in giving that we receive; it is in pardoning that we are pardoned; and it is in dying that we are brought to abundant life. Amen. Hymn: “Gloria Patri” UMH#70 Scripture Reading John 2:13-22 (CEB) Children’s Time Prayers of the People Caleb Smith Offering Prayer Danny Crego Doxology UMH#94 Prayer Hymn: “How Great Thou Art” UMH#77 all vs. Message: Danny Crego Psalm 19 (KJV) Communion Service Announcements Sending Forth/Benediction Danny Crego May the God of grace and glory go with you as you follow this Lenten path. Wherever it takes you, and to whomever it takes you, may you go with the blessing of God the Father, God the Son, and God the Holy Spirit, both now and forever. And now God, send us out to do your work. Invite us deeper into your world. Stir our hearts to outward focus, to seek those we often ignore. Help us focus on freedom and generosity; help us embody your justice and peace. Amen. Prayer List Teresa Beer’s baby grandson Wesley will have surgery on March 27 to remove the mass in his lung. Please pray for Wesley, his doctors, his mom, dad and grandparents. Ron Warzyn will have eye surgery on Tuesday. Continue to pray for: Glenora’s son in law Jim, Anne DeBord, MB’s mom Nancy, Irene Jeffries, Jim Warzyn, Pam Hardenbrook, Shannon Osborn, Lis Williamson, Hugh Homan, Tory, Josh, Jan Bolin, Letha Essinger, Leslie Olson, Hugh and Doris Homan Upcoming Events The Blessing Pitcher is out today for donations to buy a gift for Danny Crego. He has the green light to continue his ministry! Checks are OK Monday Morning Coffee With the Pastor this week at Bordertown Coffee in Gayway Junction from 9-12. The UMM will serve pulled pork sandwiches next Sunday after church. Please bring a salad if you can. Donations will be accepted. Save the date for our Easter Egg Hunt on Saturday, March 23rd. We will need wrapped candy to put inside the plastic Easter eggs and some prizes. Please donate if you can. Start bringing them soon. We will need help that day!
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February 24, 2024 – 11:00 AM Welcome Passing the Peace “Family of God” Calling Song: “And We Are Yet Alive” UMH#553 vs. 1,2,5,6 Call to Worship Macy Steckley One: Bless the Lord, who forgives all sin. Many: God's mercy endures forever! One: Come, let us worship the God of grace. Many: Lord, have mercy on us, and grant us your salvation. Opening Prayer (in unison) Macy Steckley Lord, make us instruments of your peace; where there is hatred, let us sow love; where there is injury, pardon; where there is doubt, faith; where there is darkness, light; where there is despair, hope; and where there is sadness, joy. O Divine Master, grant that we may not so much seek to be consoled as to console; to be understood as to understand; to be loved, as to love. For it is in giving that we receive; it is in pardoning that we are pardoned; and it is in dying that we are brought to abundant life. Amen. Hymn: “Gloria Patri” UMH#70 Scripture Reading Mark 8:31-38 (CEB) Praise Song: “My Victory” Music Team Children’s Time Pastor Mary Beth Prayers of the People Danny Crego Offering Prayer Danny Crego Doxology UMH#94 Prayer Hymn: “Immortal, Invisible, God Only Wise” UMH#103 vs. 1-3 Message: Pastor Mary Beth Psalm 22:1-2, 21-31 (NRSV) Praise Song: “Nothing is Wasted” Music Team Communion Service Announcements Sending Forth/Benediction Pastor Mary Beth May the God of grace and glory go with you as you follow this Lenten path. Wherever it takes you, and to whomever it takes you, may you go with the blessing of God the Father, God the Son, and God the Holy Spirit, both now and forever. And now God, send us out to do your work. Invite us deeper into your world. Stir our hearts to outward focus, to seek those we often ignore. Help us focus on freedom and generosity; help us embody your justice and peace. Amen. Prayer List Hugh Homan is home from the hospital. Continue to pray for Hugh & Doris Continue to pray for: Glenora’s son in law Jim, Anne DeBord, MB’s mom Nancy, Irene Jeffries, Jim Warzyn, Pam Hardenbrook, Shannon Osborn, Lis Williamson, Hugh Homan, Tory, Josh, Jan Bolin, Carol Stephan’s sister Jenny, Letha Essinger, Leslie Olson Upcoming Events Monday Morning Coffee With the Pastor this week at Bordertown Coffee in Gayway Junction from 9-12. Save the date for our Easter Egg Hunt on Saturday, March 23rd. We will need wrapped candy to put inside the plastic Easter eggs and some prizes. Please donate if you can. Start bringing them soon. We will need help that day! Soup Lunch today at the First Baptist Church from 12:30-2:00 supporting Meals on Wheels. Donations accepted  Lent illustrations by Sister Ansgar Holmberg In the church calendar, we have entered the season of Lent. The point of Lent is to remember the 40 days Jesus spent in the wilderness while he was fasting (and he was tempted). This season also recalls the events that led up to Jesus' crucifixion. Lent lasts around 40 days (excluding Sundays) between Ash Wednesday and Holy Saturday. The color for this season is purple, which symbolizes royalty. Payette United Methodist Church
February 18, 2024 – 11:00 AM Welcome Passing the Peace “Family of God” Calling Song: “Spirit Song” UMH#347 all vs. Call to Worship - Sharon Wada One: Bless the Lord, who forgives all sin. Many: God's mercy endures forever! One: Come, let us worship the God of grace. Many: Lord, have mercy on us, and grant us your salvation. Opening Prayer (in unison) - Sharon Wada Lord, make us instruments of your peace; where there is hatred, let us sow love; where there is injury, pardon; where there is doubt, faith; where there is darkness, light; where there is despair, hope; and where there is sadness, joy. O Divine Master, grant that we may not so much seek to be consoled as to console; to be understood as to understand; to be loved, as to love. For it is in giving that we receive; it is in pardoning that we are pardoned; and it is in dying that we are brought to abundant life. Amen. Hymn: “Gloria Patri” UMH#70 Praise Song: “Lord, I Need You” Music Team Scripture Reading Mark 1:9-15 (CEB) Children’s Time Pastor Mary Beth Prayers of the People Danny Crego Offering Prayer Danny Crego Doxology UMH#94 Prayer Hymn: “Trust and Obey” UMH#467 vs. 1,2,4 Message: Pastor Mary Beth Sermon: Psalm 25:1-10 (CEB) Praise Song: “Come As You Are” Music Team Communion Service Announcements Sending Forth/Benediction Pastor Mary Beth May the God of grace and glory go with you as you follow this Lenten path. Wherever it takes you, and to whomever it takes you, may you go with the blessing of God the Father, God the Son, and God the Holy Spirit, both now and forever. And now God, send us out to do your work. Invite us deeper into your world. Stir our hearts to outward focus, to seek those we often ignore. Help us focus on freedom and generosity; help us embody your justice and peace. Amen. Upcoming Events Monday Morning Coffee With the Pastor this week at Bordertown Coffee in Gayway Junction from 9-12. The Ad Board will meet tomorrow at 7:00 p.m. Everyone is invited to attend this meeting. The Trustee Committee will not meet this month. Save the date for our Easter Egg Hunt on Saturday, March 23rd. We will need wrapped candy to put inside the plastic Easter eggs and some prizes. Please donate if you can. Start bringing them soon. We will need help that day! Prayer List Continue to pray for: Glenora’s son in law Jim, Anne DeBord, MB’s mom Nancy, Irene Jeffries, Jim Warzyn, Pam Hardenbrook, Shannon Osborn, Lis Williamson, Hugh Homan, Tory, Josh, Jan Bolin, Carol Stephan’s sister Jenny, Letha Essinger, Leslie Olson Hi Everyone! February 15, 2024
I’ll start with a sincere thank you note directly from Shane Wright. “Thanks for supporting me in Special Olympics. We have a good time. I think someone I know will win the truck.” And from me, thanks Church Family for always stepping up. MariLynn Ogburn became an official member last Sunday. If you haven’t met her yet, make sure you do. Welcome MariLynn! The Ad Board will meet this coming Monday, Feb. 19th at 7:00 p.m. Everyone is invited to this meeting. The Trustees will not meet this month. Why not join our pastor for coffee on Monday? She will be at Bordertown Coffee on Monday from 9-12 just waiting for you to come by and have coffee or tea with her. She will even buy! Did you know that Easter is only 45 days away? Please consider donating some wrapped Easter candy and/or prizes. We have the plastic eggs but will need candy to fill them and prizes to award. The Easter Egg Hunt will be on Saturday, March 23rd from 1-3 p.m. Save the date because we will need help! Lifeline Screening will be using our church next week on Wednesday. I still have discount coupons available. I heard this morning that the funeral for Don Essinger will be on Saturday, March 23rd at Fruitland UMC at 11:00 a.m. The funeral for Jean Stephan has been changed to Saturday, April 13th at 11:00 a.m. Payette First Baptist Church will be holding their 24th Annual Soup Lunch on Sunday, February 25th benefiting Payette Senior Center Meals on Wheels from 12:30-2:00. They will be taking donations at the door. I put a poster on the bulletin board. We have some praises this week. I’ll start with Serenity Wren’s praises. I love it that she recognizes and shares her praises with us. She won 2nd place in her dance recital! Great job Serenity! She also shared that her grandpa rescued a cat that was in the clutches of a dog. That means a lot to her. Brandon Baumler shared with us that he is in the process of legally adopting Camryn. Brandon has been a dad to him from the beginning, but this will make it official. Please keep Brandon and Camryn in your prayers during this process. Don’t mention this to Camryn until it is official. Brandon has another praise. His friend has a new baby daughter, Delilah born last Thursday. We also have some prayer requests. Keep praying for Glenora’s son in law Jim who is home from the hospital but still has a few medical concerns. Pastor Mary Beth’s mom Nancy is still experiencing nerve pain following her back surgery which is normal but it still hurts. Keep her in your prayers. Hugh Homan is in the hospital with RSV. He was pretty darn sick but is doing some better. Doris came down with it too but wasn’t hospitalized. Pray for them both. James and Pastor Mary Beth’s friend in Arizona, Susan has been diagnosed with stage 2 breast cancer. Please keep Susan and her family in your prayers. Lyna asks that we keep her friends Jerry and Cheryl Bunker and Barbara Olson in your prayers. Continue to pray for Anne DeBord, Leslie Olson, Irene Jeffries, Pam Hardenbrook, Lis Williamson, Jenny, Tory, Josh, Jan, Shannon Osborn and Letha Essinger. One of our praise songs for this Sunday will be Lord, I Need You. We have sung it before but it has been a while. You can click on the blue link and listen to it. The other one we are familiar with, Come As You Are. May the Lord bless you and keep you. May the Lord make his face shine upon you and be gracious unto you. May the Lord lift up His countenance upon you and give you peace. We hope to see you on Sunday. Blessings, Cris  Payette United Methodist Church
February 11, 2024 – 11:00 AM Welcome Passing the Peace “Family of God” Calling Song: “I Love You, Lord” x1 TFWS#2068 “He Is Exalted” x1 TFWS#2070 Call to Worship - Dianne Kinney One: The Lord is king, the Most High over all the earth. Many: The Lord is king; let the earth rejoice! One: Clouds and darkness are round about the Lord, justice and judgment are the foundation of God’s throne. Many: The Lord is king; let the earth rejoice! One: The mountains melt like wax before the Lord of all the earth. The heavens proclaim God’s justice, and all people see God’s glory. Many: The Lord is king; let the earth rejoice! One: Because you, O LORD, are the Most High over all the earth, exalted far above all gods. Many: The Lord is king; let the earth rejoice! Opening Prayer (in unison) - Dianne Kinney God of dazzling beauty and majesty, in Jesus Christ, your beloved Son, we glimpse the image of your glory. Teach us to listen to him so that we may hear your voice and follow your holy way; through Christ our Lord. Amen. Hymn: “Gloria Patri” UMH#70 Scripture Reading 2 Corinthians 4:3-6 (MSG) Praise Song: “Glorious Day” Music Team Children’s Time Pastor Mary Beth Prayers of the People Danny Crego Offering Prayer Danny Crego Doxology UMH#94 Prayer Hymn: “Be Thou My Vision” UMH#451 all vs. Message: Pastor Mary Beth Mark 9:2-9 (CEB) Praise Song: “God With Us” Music Team Communion Service Announcements Sending Forth/Benediction Pastor Mary Beth May God strengthen you and bless you with peace; May Christ Jesus bring forth justice for you and among you; And may the Holy Spirit alight on you and affirm you as God’s beloved ones. And now, God, let your servants go in peace according to your word, because our eyes have seen your salvation. You prepared this salvation in the presence of all peoples. It’s a light for revelation to all! Amen. Prayer List Pray for Leslie Olson. She is having some medical issues. Anne DeBord may need surgery to open the veins in her legs. Glenora’s son in law Jim has pneumonia. Keep him in your prayers. Continue to pray for: MB’s mom Nancy, Irene Jeffries, Jim Warzyn, Pam Hardenbrook, Shannon Osborn, Lis Williamson, Hugh Homan, Tory, Josh, Jan Bolin, Carol Stephan’s sister Jenny, Letha Essinger Upcoming Events Monday Morning Coffee With the Pastor this week at Bordertown Coffee in Gayway Junction from 9-12. We will have an Ash Wednesday service this Wed. Feb. 14th at 7:00 p.m. in the Fellowship Hall. The funeral for Jean Stephan is being planned for Saturday, April 6th at 1:00 p.m. at PUMC. Hi Everyone! February 8, 2024
Ron and I would be boarding our ship today in Barcelona if the cruise hadn’t been canceled. We were disappointed for sure but we are trusting that we are meant to cruise around Europe in September. We can’t complain! Bring your checkbooks to church on Sunday. Our own Shane Wright is selling raffle tickets to benefit Special Olympics of Idaho. There are some fabulous prizes including a Toyota Tacoma pickup, two vacation prizes, gas for a year and other prizes. The raffle tickets are $10 each. Let’s support Shane and his fellow Olympians! Danny Crego gave us some good news last week in church. He will soon be a provisional member of our conference sometime in March. This means his education and willingness to serve has paid off and he can look forward to becoming a chaplain or anything else he wants. Danny thanked us, his congregation for the support through the years. We are certainly proud of you Danny! We will be having an Ash Wednesday Service this coming Wednesday, February 14th at 7 p.m. This service will be in the Fellowship Hall. Ash Wednesday marks the beginning of Lent. I talked with Jean Stephan’s daughter in law Carol this week. A funeral for Jean is being planned for Saturday, April 6th at 1:00 p.m. at PUMC. I will have more details closer to the date. Weiser Little Theater has postponed the play Mom’s Gift due to illness. They will reschedule it the last part of March and first part of April. We have some prayer requests this week. Leslie and Gary Olson won’t be traveling South right now because Leslie is having some medical issues. Please keep Leslie and Gary in your prayers. Pastor Mary Beth’s mom Nancy is recovering from her back surgery nicely but has started having some expected nerve pain in her legs. Keep praying for Nancy. Glenora’s son in law, Jim Bottorff has been fighting pneumonia and possible blood clots for the past couple of weeks. Please pray for Jim and Tina. Anne DeBord may have to have surgery to open up the veins in her lower legs. She has to meet with a specialist in the near future. Keep praying for Anne. Lyna is asking us to pray for her cousin’s baby daughter Evelynn. She recently had surgery to place a shunt to remove liquid from her brain. Please pray for Evelynn’s mom Kaila too. Of course, keep these folks on your prayer list: Hugh Homan, Letha Essinger, Irene Jeffries, Pam Hardenbrook, Shannon Osborn, Jenny, Josh, Jan Bolin, and Lis Williamson. We will be singing two new praise songs with James this Sunday. They are Glorious Day and God With Us. Click on the links, listen in and sing along to prepare for Sunday’s service. We are sounding pretty darn good lately! Something that our pastor said last Sunday has stayed with me all week. She said, “Remember, God loves everyone and God likes everyone!” I like that! Have a great rest of the week and we hope to see you here on Sunday. Blessings, Cris  Payette United Methodist Church
February 4, 2024 – 11:00 AM Welcome Passing the Peace “Family of God” Calling Song: “We Sing to You, O God” TFWS#2001 vs. 1,3,4 Call to Worship – Mike Hall One: Arise! Shine! Your light has come! Many: The Lord's glory has shone upon everyone! One: Though shadow covers the earth and gloom the nations Many: The Lord will shine - God's glory appears to all! One: Come! Let us worship the Lord of creation! Many: All people will come into God's light! Opening Prayer (in unison) – Mike Hall O God, who by the leading of a star did manifest your only-begotten Son to all people: lead us, who know you now by faith, to your presence, where we may behold your glory face-to-face; through Christ our Lord, Amen. Hymn: “Gloria Patri” UMH#70 Scripture Reading Isaiah 40:21-31 (CEB) Praise Song: “Everlasting God” Music Team Children’s Time Pastor Mary Beth Prayers of the People Danny Crego Offering Prayer Danny Crego Doxology UMH#94 Prayer Hymn: “God of Love & God of Power” UMH#578 vs.1,3,4 Message: Pastor Mary Beth 1 Corinthians 9:16-23 (CEB) Praise Song: “There’s a Fountain Free” Music Team Communion Service Announcements Sending Forth/Benediction Pastor Mary Beth May God strengthen you and bless you with peace; May Christ Jesus bring forth justice for you and among you; And may the Holy Spirit alight on you and affirm you as God’s beloved ones. And now, God, let your servants go in peace according to your word, because our eyes have seen your salvation. You prepared this salvation in the presence of all peoples. It’s a light for revelation to all! Amen. Prayer List Don Essinger passed away on Monday. Please pray for Letha and the whole family. Anne DeBord needs prayers for healing. Macy Steckley was in the ER this week. Keep her in your prayers Continue to pray for: Irene Jeffries, Jim Warzyn, Shannon Osborn, Lis Williamson, Hugh Homan, Tory, Josh, Jan Bolin, John Sandquist, Carol Stephan’s sister Jenny Upcoming Events Monday Morning Coffee With the Pastor this week at Bordertown Coffee in Gayway Junction from 9-12. Weiser Little Theatre’s new play is a comedy, Mom’s Gift Feb 8-10, 13,15-17 The flyer is on the bulletin board. We will have an Ash Wednesday service on Wed. Feb. 14th at 7:00 p.m. Hi Everyone! February 1, 2024
I sure appreciated the sunny weather we had the first part of the week. I love the beautiful blue skies of the west. That blue is one of my very favorite colors. I expect we will have more of the same this spring. Kathryn and Floyd Gordon have blooming crocus already; a promise of more to come. We had a nice visit with Vale UMC last Sunday. The service was great and the potluck afterward delicious. I love it when we visit other churches. It’s nice to get to know our UMC neighbors. Lifeline Screening will be using our church on Wednesday, February 21st all day. If you are interested in being screened, please let me know because I have four coupons that will save you some money. Act quickly because they already have 34 people signed up. There are some flyers by the front door if you'd like more information. I learned this week that Pastors John and Linda Tucker will have new appointments starting July 1st. John will be the pastor at Langley, Washington and Linda will be in Oak Harbor, Washington. Langley is on the coast and Oak Harbor is on Whidbey Island. Their churches are about 30 minutes apart. John was our pastor a few years ago and has most recently acted as District Superintendent of the Crater Lake District. We wish them both the best! Bob Steckley delivered the 2023 contribution statements and I will get them to you. For those of you who are able to come to church, yours will be available on a table in the fellowship hall and I will mail the rest. I received news this week of the passing of Fruitland UMC’s beloved Don Essinger. He was the husband of a former pastor of ours, Letha Essinger. He had been struggling with health problems for a few weeks. Please pray for Letha and her family along with the congregation of Fruitland UMC. There are no arrangements yet but I will pass them along when I know. Anne DeBord has been diagnosed with Peripheral Artery Disease (PAD). It’s a condition in which narrowed arteries reduce blood flow to her lower legs. In PAD the legs don’t receive enough blood flow to keep up with demand. Anne has been having a hard time walking and now we know why. Please keep her in your prayers. Macy Steckley had a health scare this week. She was in the ER with a suspected heart attack. She was there for quite a long time and tried to sleep on a gurney (yikes) but came home after several hours. Her numbers look good and she is feeling pretty well. She actually sounded pretty chipper to me when she called. That’s good news. Keep Macy in your prayers. Continue to pray for Hugh Homan, Irene Jeffries, Lis Williamson, Pam Hardenbrook, Shannon Osborn, Jim Warzyn, Jan Bolin, the Sandquists, Josh, Tory and Carol Stephan’s sister Jenny. Pastor Mary Beth will travel back to Idaho late this week and will be preaching on Sunday. Pray for a safe trip for her. Her birthday is on Friday the 2nd. I guess that makes her a groundhog! Happy Birthday Mary Beth! Have a great rest of the week. May the Lord bless you and keep you. May He smile on you and be gracious to you; may He look your way and give you peace. Blessings, Cris |