OCTOBER STEWARDSHIP SUNDAY SCHEDULES: OCT. 11 TONIGHT, Virtual Grace Trivia night at 7:00 pm OCT. 25 Stewardship Sunday with 5PM Grace Tailgate in the RTB field, bring-your-own tailgate food

We promise to uphold Grace United Methodist Church with our prayers, our gifts, our worship and our service.

Our Prayers: as of October 8, 2020 Kent Sullivan, Tori Weathersby, Judy Murphy, Patsy Miller, Audrey

Watson, Martha & Jim McGough, Martha Claire Farmer, Rev. Terry Roof; Grice (Gayle) Keel, father of Cheryl Eidell; Mary Lois Gaston, sister of Rose Grabowski, Wadley, GA; Amy Rogers, sister of Gail Crook

University Hosp.: Martha McGough, Mary Sexton, Wilma Combs

Our Gifts: through October 4, 2020

2020 General Budget Offering received 9/28-10/04 $34,176.00 Budget Needs to date $1,078,754.80 Offering received year to date $964,265.93

Receipts, Paycheck Protection Program $110,356.17 2020 Budget $1,402,381.00

Please note: An updated Grace UMC Financial Statement is available each month for your viewing in the Asbury Bldg., “program offices/workroom”, on the bulletin board. Questions, or if you want a copy, please contact Debbie Yano, Financial Secretary at 803-279-7525.

WORSHIP, SUNDAY SCHOOL, UPCOMING MEETINGS (All observing Grace UMC established COVID-19 protocols)

WORSHIP SCHEDULE:

8:30 AM Gathering Service, Sanctuary 8:45 AM LifeSong Service, Wesley Center (Celebrating 15 years this month) 11:00 AM Traditional Worship Service, Sanctuary

SUNDAY SCHOOL CLASS SCHEDULES:

9:45 AM Children, Children’s Wing Youth, Youth Lounge (*see note below about Sunday Night Youth)

Adult Sunday School Classes: Cokesbury, Cokesbury classroom, lower level Wesley Center

Family Foundations, Curly’s Court Gym Journey, Journey classroom, Asbury Bldg.

New Life, New Life classroom, lower level Wesley Center Seekers, Wesley Center Auditorium Stillwell, Grace Chapel, Asbury Bldg. Women of Faith Seekers SS class, lower level, Wesley Center

4:00 PM Youth Drama, Wesley Center 5:00 PM Children’s Drama, Wesley Center 6:00 PM Sunday Night YOUTH, 6:00 - 6:45PM, Youth Wing, ending early for Trivia Night

OCTOBER COMMITTEE MEETINGS: Oct. 11 Charge Conference, 1PM, ZOOM meeting invite to Church Council members

(Open to Church members, ask a Church Council (Committee leader) member for a ZOOM invite.) Oct. 20 Transition Team ZOOM Mtg., 6:30 PM

OPERATION CHRISTMAS CHILD BOXES: Oct 4-Nov. 15 Please take an Operation Christmas Child box home and fill it with love! You will find a brochure and flyer all about filling the box inside the box. Then return your boxes between Oct. 4 & Nov. 15 to the Sanctuary Wesley Center, or Conf. room.

Celebrating Worship

Grace United Methodist Church 639 Georgia Ave. | North Augusta, SC 29841

www.gotgraceumc.org | 803-279-7525

October 11, 2020

Part 5: “Watching the Plates”

Mark 12: 41-44

11:00 a.m. Service

Using your smartphone, this will be a quick and easy way to give to the General Budget of Grace UMC. Simply dial the number 803-879-4888, type in the word GIVE, skip a space, and then the amount. (ex. GIVE 100) If you’re donating through TTG for the first time, you’ll receive a text containing a link to login to your SecureGive account or to create your account if you don’t already have one. You’ll then be asked to save your default payment information for text giving and will receive an email receipt confirming your donation. The only time that you’ll have to enter login or card information is the first time that you donate through TTG. After your first transaction, your SecureGive account and card information will be recognized automatically and you’ll simply reply “Y” to confirm your transaction. You’ll receive a confirmation text as well as an email receipt. If you ever need to update any account information such as your card, you can simply text the word “update” to be sent a link.

Contact Marianne Harlan with questions.

It's Grace Trivia Time tonight, October 11th at 7:00pm! The Stewardship Committee invites you and 1 to 9 friends to form a multi-generational team, come up with a snazzy name, and connect with us at 7pm. Two devices are needed to play: one to login to Facebook Live/Vimeo, and a second to login to crowd.live to play the game. We hope to "see" you there!

Our Youth for today’s Service

Acolyte: Katie Ellis, Ben Ellis Crucifer: Bryan Outlaw

Welcome, Announcements & Opening Prayer Rev. Tommy Wilkes Pastor Appreciation Sunday Cathy Moseley, Lay Leader Chair Trivia Night and Tailgating Jenn Waller, Stewardship Chair

Voluntary Total Praise Christopher Leysath, piano By Richard Smallwood

Chiming of the Trinity (Please stand when chiming begins)

Call to Worship Rev. Tommy Wilkes O Lord, you graciously pour out your blessings on us. Your gifts surround us. Despite our abundance, help us see the widow’s gift, for we long to give as she did, Generously and Sacrificially, with a right heart. All we have is a gift from your hand. Help us loosen our hands, giving to work of this church on your behalf, for in giving freely to you, we gain the opportunity to live abundant lives! Amen Augmented From the Worship Elements page of the Ministry Matters

Processional Hymn Take My Life, and Let It Be UMH 399

Passing of the Peace (Congregation greets one another in the name of the Lord) Minister: The peace of the Lord be always with you People: And also with you

Prayer of Confession (Mark 12) Rev. Randall Haase

Lord of all, the nations are yours. The poor are your treasured ones—widows, orphans, the aliens you protect. Your justice reigns over all. Forgive us when our ways devour your ways. We don’t mean to cause harm, yet we do. Forgive us when we consume more than our fair share, all the while knowing that our excesses deny the poor the things they need to live. Forgive us for building bigger closets, and not clothing the naked. Your justice reigns over all. Forgive us when our ways devour your ways. We pray in the forgiving name of Jesus. Amen.

Words of Assurance Rev. Randall Haase

We long to mend our ways. Christ can bear these sins for all who eagerly wait for him. His sacrifice on our behalf, his grace toward us, washes us anew. Praise the Lord. Amen.

Pastoral Prayer and Lord’s Prayer (pg. 895) Rev. Randall Haase

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.

Children’s Time Andy Morris, Director of Youth Ministries (Children may come forward if comfortable, then they will be dismissed to go to BLAST /BLAST Jr. More info about BLAST on back of bulletin.)

Offertory Prayer Rev. Tommy Wilkes

Anthem/Offertory All Good Gifts Chancel Choir by Joseph M. Martin

Doxology UMH 95 Praise God, from whom all blessings flow;

praise him, all creatures here below; praise him above, ye heavenly host;

praise Father, Son and Holy Ghost. Amen

Hymn of Preparation Great Is Thy Faithfulness UMH 140

1 Great is thy faithfulness, O God my Father; there is no shadow of turning with thee; thou changest not, thy compassions, they fail not; as thou hast been thou forever wilt be. Refrain: Great is thy faithfulness! Great is thy faithfulness! Morning by morning new mercies I see: all I have needed thy hand hath provided; Great is thy faithfulness, Lord, unto me! 2 Summer and winter and springtime and harvest, sun, moon, and stars in their courses above join with all nature in manifold witness to thy great faithfulness, mercy, and love. [Refrain] 3 Pardon for sin and a peace that endureth, thine own dear presence to cheer and to guide, strength for today and bright hope for tomorrow, blessings all mine, with ten thousand beside! [Refrain]

SERMON SERIES: The Golden Rule Gospel Reading Mark 12: 41-44 Rev. Tommy Wilkes

Sermon Series: Part 5 “Watching the Plates” Rev. Tommy Wilkes

Hymn of Commitment Softly and Tenderly UMH 348 Softly and tenderly Jesus is calling, calling for you and for me; see, on the portals he's waiting and watching, watching for you and for me.

Refrain: Come home, come home; ye who are weary come home; earnestly, tenderly, Jesus is calling, calling, O sinner, come home!

Why should we tary when Jesus is pleading, pleading for you and for me? Why should we linger and heed not his mercies, mercies for you and for me? (Refrain)

Time is now fleeting, the moments are passing, passing from you and from me; shadows are gathering, deathbeds are coming, coming for you and for me. (Refrain)

O for the wonderful love he has promised, promised for you and for me! Though we have sinned, he has mercy and pardon, pardon for you and for me. (Refrain)

Guest Welcome Rev. Randall Haase

Benediction Rev. Tommy Wilkes

Choral Benediction The Irish Blessing Chancel Choir & Congregation

May the road rise to meet you. May the wind be at your back. May the sun shine warmly on your face. May the rain fall softly on your fields.

And until we meet again, until we meet again May God hold you in the palm of His hand.

Please stand as you are able

Music used by permission: Church Copyright License No. 1133262

Altar Flowers for October 11 The flowers on the altar are to the glory of God and

in honor of Matthew Berry and Family By Frank and Gloria Berry

1 Take my life, and let it be consecrated, Lord, to thee. Take my moments and my days; let them flow in ceaseless praise. Take my hands, and let them move at the impulse of thy love. Take my feet, and let them be swift and beautiful for thee. 2 Take my voice, and let me sing always, only, for my King. Take my lips, and let them be filled with messages from thee. Take my silver and my gold; not a mite would I withhold. Take my intellect, and use every power as thou shalt choose.

3 Take my will, and make it thine; it shall be no longer mine. Take my heart, it is thine own; it shall be thy royal throne. Take my love, my Lord, I pour at thy feet its treasure-store. Take myself, and I will be ever, only, all for thee.