June 25, 2017
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Third Sunday after Pentecost


Rev. Michael McFarlin
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​Prelude and Bringing in the Light

Welcome and Announcements

​Hymn - "Where He Leads Me"

Call to Worship
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Lord Jesus, we hear your voice calling us to serve you.
To whom can we speak of your "good news" today?
Opening Prayer
  
God of glory and grace, we know that you have a purpose for each one of us.  We trust your design for our lives.  Use us to show your love to others. Amen.
Gloria Patri

Responsive Reading - Psalm 5: 1-12

Hymn - "It Is Well with My Soul"

Sharing, Prayers, and Concerns

The Lord's Prayer

Dedication of Tithes and Offerings

Doxology

Invitation to the Word
         Matthew 10: 24-39
         Hymn - "Nearer My God to Thee"
         Romans 6: 1-11

Sermon

Affirmation of Faith - The Apostles' Creed

​Hymn - "'How Firm a Foundation"

Benediction
Welcome to Allen-Lee​!
We hope that you will feel the warmth of this loving congregation while you are here worshiping with us.  The restrooms are located downstairs near the kitchen area. Please let us know if you need anything or want more information about our church.  We are an open and welcoming fellowship.  It is our hope that you will come again and often!
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​Weekly Schedule
  9:45 a.m.
10:00 a.m.
​11:00 a.m.
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Gathering and Prayer Time
Adult and Youth Sunday School
Worship Service
​Announcements
  • Tuesdays,  6 p.m.:  Wesley Bible Studies - Joshua through Ruth, weekly on Tuesdays at Luthersville UMC
  • Wednesday, June 28, 6 p.m. and 7 p.m.:  Building Committee followed by Administrative Council
  • July 4, 9 a.m. - 3 p.m.:  Building Fund fundraiser at Puckett Station Arts and Crafts Festival in Moreland inside the Moreland Mill
  • Tuesday, July 11, 5 p.m. - 8:30 p.m.:  Allen-Lee Spirit Night at Uncle Maddio's Pizza in Newnan; 10% of the cost of your order will benefit the Building Fund if you mention Allen-Lee UMC when you pay.
  • Sunday, July 16, 11 a.m.:   Homecoming at Luthersville UMC followed by dinner on the grounds; no services at Allen-Lee UMC
  • July 23:  A reception to meet and welcome Rev. Susan Landry and her husband Louis is being planned for July 23.  Susan has been appointed as the new District Superintendent of the LaGrange District.  More information about this event will be available later.

June 18, 2017
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Second Sunday after Pentecost


Rev. Michael McFarlin, Pastor
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​Prelude and Bringing in the Light

Welcome and Announcements

​Hymn - "A Mighty Fortress Is Our God"

Call to Worship
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Our relationships with our fathers are complicated.
For some of us, our father's love is like God's love - too deep, too long, too wide, too strong to measure.
Some of our dads are here; some were never here.
For some of us, God's love fills in the empty spaces our fathers left behind.
All of us are shaped by the relationship or lack of relationship with our fathers.
On this day when we remember what it means to have a father or be a father, we recognize the importance of fathers in our communities.   We pledge as a congregation to love and nurture the fathers among us so that they will manifest the love of God in all that they do.
Opening Prayer
   
Loving God, we thank you that you have shown us how important it is to follow your example as we grow in faith.  Teach us to be obedient to your will, respecting you as children ought.  Thank you for your mercy despite our disobedience. Strengthen us to stand up against the challenges of this world, honoring your name and trusting your grace.   In Christ Jesus, we pray.  Amen.
Gloria Patri

Responsive Reading - Psalm 100

Hymn - "Faith of Our Fathers"

Sharing, Prayers, and Concerns

The Lord's Prayer

Dedication of Tithes and Offerings

Doxology

Invitation to the Word
         Romans 5: 1-8
         Hymn - "Rescue the Perishing"
         Matthew 9: 35 - 10:8 (9-23)

Sermon

Affirmation of Faith - The Apostles' Creed

​Hymn - "'Here I Am, Lord"

Appreciation of Fathers​​

Benediction
Welcome to Allen-Lee​!
We hope that you will feel the warmth of this loving congregation while you are here worshiping with us.  The restrooms are located downstairs near the kitchen area. Please let us know if you need anything or want more information about our church.  We are an open and welcoming fellowship.  It is our hope that you will come again and often!
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​Weekly Schedule
  9:45 a.m.
10:00 a.m.
​11:00 a.m.
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Gathering and Prayer Time
Adult and Youth Sunday School
Worship Service
​Announcements
  • Happy Father's Day!
  • Beginning June 20, 6 p.m.:  Wesley Bible Studies - Joshua through Ruth, weekly on Tuesdays at Luthersville UMC
  • Saturday, June 24, 8 a.m. - 2 p.m.:  Yard sale and hotdog lunch fundraiser for the building fund at the Skinner's home, 60 Temple Avenue Newnan.  A sign-up sheet is being circulated today.
  • July 4, 9 a.m. - 3 p.m.:  Building Fund fundraiser at Puckett Station Arts and Crafts Festival in Moreland inside the Moreland Mill
  • Tuesday, July 11, 5 p.m. - 8:30 p.m.:  Allen-Lee Spirit Night at Uncle Maddio's Pizza in Newnan; 10% of the cost of your order will benefit the Building Fund if you mention Allen-Lee UMC when you pay.
  • July 23:  A reception to meet and welcome Rev. Susan Landry and her husband Louis is being planned for July 23.  Susan has been appointed as the new District Superintendent of the LaGrange District.  More information about this event will be available later.

   
June 11, 2017
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First Sunday after Pentecost


Rev. Michael McFarlin, Pastor
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​Prelude and Bringing in the Light

Welcome and Announcements

​Hymn - "Freely, Freely"

​Greeting
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For it is God who said, "Let light shine out of darkness," who has shown it in our hearts
​To give the light of knowledge of the glory of God in the face of Jesus Christ.
Opening Prayer
  
Everlasting God:  You have revealed yourself as Father, Son, and Holy Spirit, and ever live and reign in the perfect unity of love.  Grant that we may always hold firmly and joyfully to this faith, and living in praise of your majesty, may finally be one with you, who are three persons in one God, forever and ever.  Amen.
Gloria Patri

Responsive Reading - Psalm 8

Hymn - "We've a Story to Tell to the Nations"

Sharing, Prayers, and Concerns

The Lord's Prayer

Dedication of Tithes and Offerings

Doxology

Invitation to the Word
         2 Corinthians 13: 11-13
         Hymn - "Go, Make of All Disciples"
         Matthew 28: 16-20

Sermon

Affirmation of Faith - The Apostles' Creed

​Hymn - "'Pass It On"

​​Benediction
Welcome to Allen-Lee​!
We hope that you will feel the warmth of this loving congregation while you are here worshiping with us.  The restrooms are located downstairs near the kitchen area. Please let us know if you need anything or want more information about our church.  We are an open and welcoming fellowship.  It is our hope that you will come again and often!
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Weekly Schedule
  9:45 a.m.
10:00 a.m.
​11:00 a.m.
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Gathering and Prayer Time
Adult and Youth Sunday School
Worship Service
Announcements
  • Today, June 11:  The flowers in the sanctuary this morning are in memory of Jeanne Carter's son, David Michael Cooper.
  • June 13 - 15:  Annual Conference
  • Saturday, June 17, 11 a.m. - 2 p.m.:  BBQ plate fundraiser for Grantville First UMC, featuring the famous BBQ of Tim Bunn and family.  Plates are $10 each and include half pound of pork BBQ, cole slaw, baked beans, chips, bread, and dessert.  
  • Beginning June 20, 6 p.m.:  Wesley Bible Studies - Joshua through Ruth, weekly on Tuesdays at Luthersville UMC
  • July 4, 9 a.m. - 3 p.m.:  Building Fund fundraiser at Puckett Station Arts and Crafts Festival in Moreland inside the Moreland Mill
  • Tuesday, July 11, 5 p.m. - 8:30 p.m.:  Allen-Lee Spirit Night at Uncle Maddio's Pizza in Newnan; 10% of the cost of your order will benefit the Building Fund if you mention Allen-Lee UMC when you pay.
  • July 23:  A reception to meet and welcome Rev. Susan Landry and her husband Louis is being planned for July 23.  Susan has been appointed as the new District Superintendent of the LaGrange District.  More information about this event will be available later.

   
​June 4, 2017
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Day of Pentecost


Rev. Michael McFarlin, Pastor
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Prelude and Bringing in the Light

Welcome and Announcements

Hymn - "Holy, Holy, Holy! Lord God Almighty"

​Greeting
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And in the last days it shall come to pass, God declares, that I will pour out my Spirit upon all flesh
and your sons and your daughters shall prophecy, your old shall dream dreams, and your young shall see visions.
When the Day of Pentecost had come, they were all gathered together in one place.
And suddenly a sound came from heaven like the rush of a mighty wind, and it filled the house where they were sitting.
And there appeared to them tongues as of fire, distributed and resting on each of them.
And they were all filled with the Holy Spirit.
​Opening Prayer
   
God of wind, word, and fire, we bless your name this day for sending the light and strength of your Holy Spirit.  We give you thanks for all the gifts, great and small, that you have poured out upon your children. Accept us with our gifts to be living praise and witness to your love throughout all the earth; through Jesus Christ, who lives with you in the unity of the Holy Spirit, one God, forever.  Amen.
​Gloria Patri

Responsive Reading - Psalm 104: 24-34, 35b

Hymn - "Surely the Presence of the Lord"

Sharing, Prayers, and Concerns

Dedication of Tithes and Offerings

Doxology

Invitation to the Word
         Numbers 11: 24-30
         Hymn - "Spirit of the Living God"
         Acts 2: 1-21

Sermon

Affirmation of Faith - The Apostles' Creed

A Service of Holy Communion

​Hymn - "'God of Grace and God of Glory"

​​Benediction
​​Welcome to Allen-Lee!
We hope that you will feel the warmth of this loving congregation while you are here worshiping with us.  The restrooms are located downstairs near the kitchen area. Please let us know if you need anything or want more information about our church.  We are an open and welcoming fellowship.  It is our hope that you will come again and often!
​   ​​​​​​​​​​​
​Weekly Schedule
  9:45 a.m.
10:00 a.m.
​11:00 a.m.
​   ​​​​​​​​​​​
​Gathering and Prayer Time
Adult and Youth Sunday School
Worship Service
​​Announcements​
  • Today, June 4, 2 p.m. - 4 p.m.:  A farewell reception will be held to honor and thank Rev. Carol Cook and her husband Scott as they leave the LaGrange District after Annual Conference.  The reception will be held at Cornerstone UMC in Newnan immediately preceding the Pre-Conference Briefing.
  • June 7, 7 p.m.:  Planning meeting
  • June 10, 5 p.m.:  Fellowship picnic (outside, weather permitting)
  • June 13 - 15:  Annual Conference
  • Beginning June 20, 6 p.m.:  Wesley Bible Studies - Joshua through Ruth, weekly on Tuesdays at Luthersville UMC
  • July 23:  A reception to meet and welcome Rev. Susan Landry and her husband Louis is being planned for July 23.  Susan has been appointed as the new District Superintendent of the LaGrange District.  More information about this event will be available later.