freely, freely umh #389
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Prelude Larissa Sanders
Lighting of the Candles
Welcome & Opportunities to Serve Rev. Gary Sheffield-James
Greeting & Opening Prayer Steve Dennis
*Opening Hymn –“Freely, Freely” UMH #389
*Passing the Peace
Pastoral Prayer
God’s Tithes and Our Offerings and Gifts
*Doxology UMH #95
*Prayer of Dedication
Women of the Bible, The Stories Ruth, Hannah, & Esther
presented by Trinity Choir
*Closing Hymn – “Move Me” UMH #471
*Sending Forth
Postlude Larissa Sanders
Leave to Serve God’s People *You are invited to stand in heart or posture. Join us for refreshments
in Fellowship Hall immediately following Service.
9:00 a.m. Traditional Service
11:00 a.m. Contemporary Service
Enter to Worship
Gathering Music
Welcome & Opportunities to Serve
*Greeting and Opening Prayer
*Passing the Peace
*Songs of Celebration
“Hello My Name Is” ~“This I Believe”
Children’s Time
Elementary children are invited to attend KidZone Children’s Worship.
Sharing of Joys and Concerns
Pastoral Prayer
The Lord’s Prayer
*Worship Through Our Giving
*Offering Music –“Sing Wherever I Go”
*Prayer of Dedication
*Gospel Lesson – Matthew 17:1-9
Sermon – “Go Up – Get Up – Look Up”
Song of Reflection – “Do It Again”
*Sending Forth
Leave to Serve God’s People
*You are invited to stand in heart or posture.
Welcome to Mt. Zion UMC! We are glad God has brought you to worship
with us today. We look forward to getting to know you! If you are looking
for a church home, please speak to our Pastor after the service.
Tag Mt. Zion on social media @mtzionhighland or #mtzionhighland
Sunday Christian Education Programs
We invite you to join us for any of our Christian Education Programs.
For more information, please visit us at www.mtzionhighland.com
Sundays at 10:10 am – Christian Education Hour
Toddlers - 4 year-olds: Bible Story Time in the Nursery Room 205
Children PreK - 1st Grade: Sunday School in Room 103
Children 2nd-5th Grades: Sunday School in Room 132
Students 6th - 12 Grades: Sunday School in Rooms 136 and 138
Drop-In Bible Study: Conference Room 3
Parenting Class: Conference Room 2
Pioneer Class: Conference Room 1
Events Schedule: February 23 - 29 2020
Submit announcements for the following week by noon on Tuesday.
https://mtzionhighland.com/calendar
***Winter Shelter, Fellowship Hall, 4 PM to 9 AM, 2/23 through 3/1***
Sunday, February 23
12:30 PM: Task Force Sharing/CR1
1:00 PM: Girl Scout Thinking
Day/FH
6:00 PM: Youth Group/FH, Kitchen
Monday, February 24
10:00 AM: Bible Study/CR2
Tuesday, February 25
7:00 PM: Church Council/CR1
Wednesday, February 26
9:30 AM: Seated Exercise/Chapel
6:30 PM: Boy Scout Troop
702/Classrooms 136/138
6:30 PM: Ash Wednesday
Setup/Sanc
7:30 PM: Ash Wednesday
Service/Sanc
Thursday, February 27
7:00 PM: Praise Band/Sanc
Friday, February 28
6:30 PM: CBT Setup/Sanc
Saturday, February 29
8:30 AM: CBT/Sanc & all CRs
2:00 PM: Organist/Sanc
Shepherding Team 3 on-call this week, February 23-29.
Contact Betty Cashmark.
UPCOMING NEW MEMBER SESSIONS – For those interested in
becoming a member of Mt. Zion Church, Pastor Gary will be holding a
session in the library at 10:10 AM today. Please send an email
to [email protected] or speak to Pastor Gary on Sunday
morning to share your interest in attending.
The Way Forward Task Force will hold our fourth and final sharing
session at 12:30 PM today, in Conference Room 1. All are invited to
attend. The Mount Zion Way Forward Task Force: Bettye Ames, Sue Ball, Rod
Barr, Debbie Burgio, Brian Cornell, Roger Colvin, Allen Dodson, Debra
Fitzgerald, Mike Jacobson, Art Jacques, Barb Jacques, Debra Leiss, Jill
Scott, Deborah Towner, Karen Williams, Olivia Yeager
Way Forward Surveys must be submitted by 2/29 and can be turned in at the
sharing sessions, in the offering plate, or at the church office. Thank you.
Winter Shelter starts next week and we still have a couple of jobs
remaining to be filled. I need one person to stay overnight on Monday and
Wednesday; two people to serve dinner on Wednesday; and people to help
clean Fellowship Hall at 7 am on Sunday, March 1st. If you have any
questions about these jobs, or to sign up, please contact Rod Barr.
Rebuilding Together Howard County (formerly Christmas in April) is
scheduled for Saturday, April 25th. If interested in participating, please
contact Will McKinzie or Ken Sines. A head count is needed to help us select
a house to repair. Also, we will be working with Sunrise of Columbia.
Building Trustees’ Work Day. We all benefit from our church kitchen and
Fellowship Hall. Let’s get together and keep it nice for everyone. We will
have a church workday to clean the kitchen and fellowship hall on March
14th, 8:00 AM to 12:00 PM. Everyone’s help would be greatly appreciated!
Lenten Study classes will begin on Monday, March 2nd. The morning class
will be at 11:00 AM and the evening class at 6:30 PM. The cost of the study
book is $11.49. To sign up, make note on the yellow info sheet found inside
your bulletin or contact the church office at [email protected]. Our
study is based on Adam Hamilton’s book “Simon Peter: Flawed but Faithful
Disciple” (Nashville, Abingdon Press, 2018.)
The Lay Leadership Committee needs a few people to serve on the Staff
Parish Relations Committee (Chair needed), the Finance Committee (Rob
Edison is the new chair of this committee) and a Chairperson is needed for the
Mission Committee. If you are interested in serving in these areas of ministry,
please contact me at [email protected] or by cell at 410-963-
8618. The following people serve on Lay Leadership: Art Jacques, Joyce
Saunderson, Betty Cashmark, Bettye Ames, Jo Ellen Sines, Jill Scott, Debbie
Fitzgerald, and Lamont Baskett. ~Pastor Gary, Chair
MedStar Montgomery Medical Center Women’s Board Scholarship
Program for students pursuing degrees in healthcare. The deadline to apply
is March 16, 2020. Visit MedStarMontgomery.org/Scholarship to learn more.
Easter Eggstravaganza on April 5. We need donations of individually
wrapped candy that will fit in plastic Easter eggs and a few plastic eggs to
replenish our supply. Donations can be placed in the labeled bin in the West
Narthex March 1st through 22nd or can be brought to the Church Office
during the week. Thank you!
Brochures for Summer Camp are available in the West Narthex.
Sunday School Attendance. We need one more volunteer to support our
weekly Children’s, Youth, & Adult Sunday School ministries by taking
attendance. This is a 10-minute task (10:30 - 10:40 AM) each Sunday and
requires the ability to get around the Mt. Zion campus and do some basic
counting and addition. If you are interested, please contact Carol Wunderlich
at [email protected] or at 301-854-2324. Thank you!
Water buffalos, goats, honey bees, rabbits and chicks......oh my!! The
Monday Morning Bible Study Folks are once again sponsoring a Heifer
International Project for Lent!! Last year our Mt. Zion Family donated enough
funds to purchase 2 water buffalos, 3 goats,4 baskets of chicks and rabbits,
and 5 hives of honeybees to help folks feed their families, share with
neighbors, teach their children to care for these animals and how to become
self-sustaining by translating their gifts into healthy incomes and growing
economies. Donations marked Heifer Project are gratefully accepted in the
offering basket or in the church office. Learn more at https://www.heifer.org/.
Thank you in advance for “Touching Lives for Jesus Christ!”
Through Our Presence & Gifts, Week Ending Sunday, Feb. 16, 2020
Attendance: Worship Sunday School
Detailed monthly financial
reports are available in the
Treasurer’s hallway mailbox.
9:00 am: 113
11:00 am: 56
Total: 169
Adults: 23
Youth: 7
Children: 6
Total: 36
Financial Summary 2020 2019
Weekly Receipts 9,841 13,298
YTD Operating Receipts 74,247 75,877
YTD Operating Disbursements 56,519 67,046
Your loose change in the offering plate supports the
Open Doors Food Pantry.
Through Our Prayers: As a shepherd cares for the sheep, so also will
Christ watch over His followers, Lord, in your mercy, hear our prayers.
Our Members: Frances Entsminger; George Bickerton.
Our Homebound Members: Frieda Youngblood; Connie Kolpack.
Members’ Family & Friends: Fran Glavan; Kay Wise; Lucy Gelmi; Julie
Schweier; Debbie Taylor; Charlene Fitzpatrick; Jay Templeton; Marian Isley;
Lisa Sayler; Frank Ziegler; Bill Jensen; Steven Harrison; Chet Kulawiak;
Cindy Hobbs; Loretta Howe; Our Country and the World.
Members Serving in Our Armed Forces: Jonyae Curry; Matthew Chadwick;
Colin Klopp; Andrew Schmit; Victoria Wyler.
Non-Members Serving in our Armed Forces: Patrick DuBoyce; Rondall
Waltz-Wills; Chris Mittuch; Dan Mittuch, Derrek Koch, Brad Cohn, Jason
Walker, Luke Tung, Mariah Mead, Andre, Lt. Mitch C.
* * * Names will remain in the bulletin for one month.
To request new or continued prayers, or to remove a prayer request,
please make note on the bulletin insert or contact the church office
The results of the February one-question survey,
“Love is…” are: 33% “…a warm puppy.” and
67% “…seeking the best for other people.”
Here’s a new survey. Thanks for participating.
We Serve God and God’s People