Today / Pentecost
9:15 am / Last Day of Sunday School
10:30 am / Worship / Sanctuary
11:30 am / Pentecost Party / Hall
Mon. / 6:00 pm / Sr. High Youth Group / Hall
6:30 pm / Choir Practice / Sanctuary
7:00 pm / Lion’s Club / Adult Lounge
Tues. / 6:30 pm / Tai Chi / Nursery
Fri. / 1:00 pm / Neuro-Restorative / Hall
Sat. / 8 am–1 pm / Flea Market / Hall
10:00 am / Tai Chi / Nursery
Sun. / 10:30 am / Worship / Sanctuary
AA Meetings – Mabel Cole Hall
Monday – Saturday / AA / 12 pm
Monday / AA / 6:30 pm
Monday / NA / 8 pm
Wednesday / AA / 8 pm
Friday / AA / 8 pm
Saturday / AA / 9 am
Saturday / AA / 8 pm
This Week’s Number
105
The number of individuals who attended Fairview Presbyterian Church’s “Women’s Tea” on May 5th. Thank you to Cindy Heidler, Sue Johnson, Rosie Tuten, Gina Case, Edie Leuschen, Betsy Mitcho, Joyce Getz, Theresa Weber, Louise Hutchinson and Michele McNally for their organization and decorating for this event. It was a great time of fellowship not only for our church but for the community as well.
Sunday School
This is the last day of Sunday School for the summer
for kids AND Adults.
May 20, 2018
“Love Grows Here”
Fairview Presbyterian Church
4264 Avonia Road P.O. Box 340
Fairview, PA 16415
814-474-3914
Pastor Lee Pomeroy
May 20,2018
MUSIC FOR THE GATHERING
ANNOUNCEMENTS
TIME OF RECOGNITION
RITUAL OF FRIENDSHIP (Greet one another)
RINGING OF THE BELL
PRELUDE“Holy Spirit Rain Down” Fragar - Wyrtzen
*CALL TO WORSHIP
Leader: What commandment is first of all?
People: You shall love the Lord your God with all your heart, and
with all your soul, and with all your mind, and with all your
strength.
Leader: What is the second great commandment?
People: You shall love your neighbor as yourself. There is no other
commandment greater than these.
Leader:This is our calling- to be people of love.
People: We come this morning, aspiring to do just that!!
Leader: May we love our God in Song, Word, and deed!!!
And as we leave this place, let us go with a new commitment
to love others.
*OPENING HYMN # 529 “Oh How I Love Jesus”
RESPONSIVE PRAYER OF CONFESSION
Leader: Lord, I have betrayed you by following my own way.
People: I have denied you by fearing to follow yours.
Leader: And I have mocked you by not taking your death seriously.
People: Lord, I am lost. Let your forgiveness find me.
Leader: Hold me in your strong arms and give me your new life.
People: Live in me and with me day by day, that together we
may make a world that is new.
WORDS OF ASSURANCE
CHILDREN’S TIME Linda Tobolewski
CHORAL ANTHEM
JOYS AND CONCERNS
PEOPLE OF GOD IN PRAYER
RESPONSE HYMN # 253 “Where the Spirit of the Lord Is”
OFFERING and OFFERTORY“Spirit of God, Descend Upon
My Heart” Atkinson - Sorenson
*DOXOLOGY
*OFFERTORY PRAYER
SCRIPTURE LESSONJohn 15: 26-27, 16: 4b-15
Leader: This is the Word of God for the people of God.
People: Thanks be to God.
SERMON“A Guide for Life’s Journey” Pastor Lee Pomeroy
*CLOSING HYMN# 252 “Sweet, Sweet Spirit”
*BENEDICTION
*POSTLUDE “Celebration” Mansfield
(*) Stand as you are able
Thank You to Our Volunteers
Coffee Cart – Paul & Sue Johnson
Greeter – Paul Johnson & Fred Ralph
Sound System –Rich Foland
Nursery – Liz Sharp & Paula Paden
Food Collection Sort
Following the Pentecost Party today, help is needed to pull out all the food collected from the Post Office Collection on May 12. Please plan to stay about a half an hour.Kids can help too!
Help is also needed this Monday through Thursday sorting and boxing it, to be put back in the storage room.
PLEASE COME AS YOU CAN AND HELP!!!
May 15 Election Bake Sale
THANK YOU to all those who provided baked goods for the May 15 Election! Thank you to Edie Leuschen for running the Sale, and to Carol Sample & Pat Brown for their help. $155.50 was raised!
Community Chorus
A Community Chorus will sing at the Memorial Day Service in the Fairview Cemetery on Monday, May 28, 2018.
Anyone who loves to sing, loves people, loves America, and is high school age or older, can be a part of this! There is only ONE rehearsal on Wednesday, May 23 at 7:30 pm at the Fairview United Methodist Church. A time of “treats” to follow!
Spread the word, bring a friend… or two!
For more information, please call Nancy Cederlof at 474 -3450 or email her at .
Flea Market/Vendor Show
There will be a Flea Market here this Saturday, May 26 from
8 am – 1 pm. If anyone is interested in selling their used items and renting a table, please call Adam Goodman at 814-580-8468.
Any Vendors interested – there will be a Vendor Show here on Saturday, June 9, proceeds going to Tamarack Wild Life Refuge.
Please call Adam Goodman to reserve a table.
Suitcases Needed
About 8 more large suitcases are needed to take the remainder of the school supplies to Belize. If anyone can donate some, please drop them off at the church office.
VBS Needs
Our joint VBS with Fairview United Methodist Church is July 23- 27, held there. Below is a list of what we need help with. If you are interested in anything, please let Leslie Foland or Amy in the office know ASAP.
•Helpers for the kitchen, during dinner and snack (6-8)
•Group leaders to chaperone the various groups of children (5-7)
•Photographer to take pictures during the week and compile a
slide show for Sunday (1-3)
•Actor's for drama (6-8)
•On call substitute volunteers (4-5)
•Preschool classroom workers (3 -4)
•Volunteers to help with decorations (Many)
•Volunteers to help with set up (Many)
•Volunteers to help with tear down (many)
We also need donations for a basket that will be “raffled off.” Tickets will be awarded to parents who register for VBS early.Suggestions are a summer toys basket, movie basket, picnic basket with a food gift card, basket with tickets to places around town such as Tinsel Town, Waldameer, Erie Zoo, Erie Insurance events etc.
Let Leslie or Amyknow if you can donate anything.
VBS IS SO IMPORTANT!
PLEASE BE A PART OF OUR KIDS’ FAITH JOURNEY!