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165 E. Main Street Westminster, MD | 410-848-8325 | www.wumcmd.org

Bless these women Bless these women

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WELCOME

PRELUDE “Praise God from Whom All Blessings Flow (Tallis Canon)” Paul Manz in celebration of the 100th anniversary of his birth (see note on pg 6)

INTROIT “O Be Joyful” Yarrington

* CALL TO WORSHIP (ALL respond in bold print) (Source: Litanies and other Prayers. Tilson/Cole) Lorna Rice L: We gather together as members of the family of God, P: who long to be happy in the Lord and with one another. L: We gather as members of the family of the earth, P: who long to make peace with the Lord and with one another. All: Bring us together in your family, O Lord, that we might find happiness and peace in ours.

* HYMN “All Things Bright and Beautiful ” UMH 147

* OPENING PRAYER (Source: Litanies and other Prayers. Tilson/Cole) O Christ, who teaches us to think of God as our parent and of the world’s inhabitants as our brothers and sisters, we turn our thoughts to our kindred. As we celebrate the home, help us to judge it by the high purpose for which it was fashioned, not by the low estate into which it has fallen. Enable us so to renew our ties with members of our families, that our homes will reflect the unity that binds us together in the family of God. AMEN.

* GLORIA PATRI Manz

* PASSING THE PEACE

LITANY CELEBRATING THE WOMEN IN OUR LIVES (with responses) bulletin page 7

ANTHEM “Love Enough To Give” lyrics on pg 6 Keithahn & Horman

PASTORAL PRAYER / LORD’S PRAYER (UMH 895)

LESSONS IN MOTHER AND CHILD AND MORE Genesis 2:22-23;4:1-7; Matthew 12:46-50; John 19:26-27

* HYMN “My Song Is Love Unknown” TFWS 2083

MESSAGE “A Mother’s Plea” Rev. Ken Humbert

REFLECTION / OFFERTORY TIME (Please return your Welcome Slips in the offering plate.) Offertory “Aria” Manz * Doxology “Praise God, from Whom All Blessings Flow” UMH 94 * Offering Prayer

* HYMN “O God Our Help in Ages Past” UMH 117

* SENDING FORTH

POSTLUDE “Voice of Praise” James Please be seated for the Postlude

* stand in heart or posture

8:30am Service Welcome! Please fill out the “Welcome to Worship” registration form included in your

bulletin and place completed forms in the offering plate later in the service.

The mission of Westminster UMC: Changing lives through Jesus Christ to make a difference.

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Welcome! Please fill out the “Welcome to Worship” registration form included in your bulletin and place completed forms in the offering plate later in the service.

The mission of Westminster UMC: Changing lives through Jesus Christ to make a difference.

WELCOME

* CALL TO WORSHIP (ALL respond in bold print) (Source: Litanies and other Prayers. Tilson/Cole) volunteer L: We gather together as members of the family of God, P: who long to be happy in the Lord and with one another. L: We gather as members of the family of the earth, P: who long to make peace with the Lord and with one another. All: Bring us together in your family, O Lord, that we might find happiness and peace in ours.

* OPENING PRAYER (Source: Litanies and other Prayers. Tilson/Cole) O Christ, who teaches us to think of God as our parent and of the world’s inhabitants as our brothers and sisters, we turn our thoughts to our kindred. As we celebrate the home, help us to judge it by the high purpose for which it was fashioned, not by the low estate into which it has fallen. Enable us so to renew our ties with members of our families, that our homes will reflect the unity that binds us together in the family of God. AMEN.

* HYMN “All Things Bright and Beautiful ” UMH 147

* PASSING THE PEACE

LITANY CELEBRATING THE WOMEN IN OUR LIVES (with responses) bulletin page 7

PASTORAL PRAYER / LORD’S PRAYER (UMH 895)

LESSONS IN MOTHER AND CHILD AND MORE Genesis 2:22-23;4:1-7; Matthew 12:46-50; John 19:26-27

GOD’S MESSAGE “A Mother’s Plea” Rev. Ken Humbert

* SACRAMENT OF HOLY COMMUNION, Service of Word and Table II UMH 12 As you come forward to receive communion, we invite you to bring God’s tithe and your offering to place in the offering plates at the end of the aisle.

* HYMN “Christ Is the World’s Light” UMH 188

* SENDING FORTH

* stand in heart or posture

9:45am Service

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Welcome to Worship at 11! Thanks for joining us in worship, today! Please take time to fill out our Welcome to Worship form found in your bulletin and place it in the offering plate as you come forward for communion.

11am Service The mission of Westminster UMC: Changing lives through Jesus Christ to make a difference.

Contemporary Christian Radio Stations to Consider — 95.1 SHINE FM 91.9 WGTS 63 THE MESSAGE

Music and artists in today’s service "If We Are the Body" - Casting Crowns

"One Thing Remains" (Your Love Never Fails) - Kristian Stanfill

"All the Poor and Powerless" - All Sons & Daughters

"I Will Follow"-Chris Tomlin

Reminder—YouTube links to our 11am song selections are posted on our website, mid-week. Take advantage and prepare for worship! http://www.wumcmd.org/weekly-bulletins--music.html

Litany Celebrating the Women in our Lives

Bulletin page 7

Today’s Message Genesis 2:22-23;4:1-7;

Matthew 12:46-50; John 19:26-27

“A Mother’s Plea”

Rev. Ken Humbert

Jon Bowman, Liturgist

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Our Family and Friends

Bulletin Prayer List Our Church Family

Joe Shaw Dan LaFon Gilbert Hoff Benjamin Bollinger Donna Sellman Eileen Grill Louise Miller Pat Diener Christy Swartzbaugh Anna Carl

Longterm:

John Carbaugh Bonnie Blink, Assisted Living

Dave Taylor Manor Care

Tina Joyce

Cindy Potee 410-795-3610 | 410-215-5438

Kristy Vandervalk 443-789-0346

REACH tasks & coordinators for the month of: MAY Our Mission: To reach out to those within our congregation who are reaching out to us in need of help. Are you a church member in need of:

Funeral Reception

Meals following recovery or mourning

Transport to medical appointments

Bulletin Prayer List, Email Prayer Chain, and Pastor-only Prayer Submit prayer on our Welcome to Worship slips. We will keep submissions in the bulletin for eight weeks. You are welcome to reissue your request via our website, phone to church office or another Welcome to Worship slip.

Prayer Circle (member prayer requests to the phone tree) Please call or email our coordinator, Kim MacLean-Blevins, (410) 259-0710, kim@maclean-blevins.com, or the church office to submit requests.

Join the Prayer Email chain by sending a request to Pastor Malcolm: m.stranathan@ wumcmd.org

5/3-5/9 requests: Carol Caron (cousin of Darlene Union)

4/19-5/2 requests: Jolie Yelton (by Rich Gonsman) Austin Wolfe (by Donna Kattermann) United Methodist Church BWC-UMC as we prepare for Annual Conference at the end of May.

4/5-4/18 requests: Laura Williams (daughter of Darlene Union)

3/28-4/4 requests: Charles Moroz (by Albert & Karen Moroz) The Weed Family (by Amy Sharpnack)

3/22-3/28 requests: The Weaver Family (by Rich Gonsman)

Our General Board of Global Missionaries Sun Lae Kim (UB, Mongolia), Alina Saucido (Nicaragua), Nan McCurdy, Miguel Miarena, (Puebla Mexico).

Please contact REACH, directly for help:

Those serving in the Military Jason Marusiak, Fort Riley, KS (son-in-law of The Flinns) Andrew Hughes, Fort Benning, GA (nephew of The Flinns) Sgt David Perez, 3rd Ranger Battalion, Fort Benning, GA (son-in-law of Kim Cascio) Dan & Sally Myers, Army, Fort Leonard, MO (nephew/niece of Susan & John Harbold), Stefanie Sadowski-Gray, Air Force (Bolling AFB, Sadowskis’ daughter) Dominic Chiavacci, Marines (Hawaii), (Sue Thomas’ grandson)

CROSSROADS CHRISTIAN PRESCHOOL is accepting resumés and conducting interviews for our Director position. For more info, please contact Board Chairperson, Kim MacLean-Blevins, at: kim@maclean-blevins.com.

Those in mourning Carol LaFon and family on the death of Carol’s brother, Edward Stow, uncle (great, great-great) to Donna Kattermann, Cortney Golden, and Leah.

RECENT GIVING RESULTS

Native American Ministries $272.00

Thank you.

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Lyrics for 8:30am Anthem…

“Love Enough To Give” A mother lined a basket

to keep her baby dry, Then rocked him on a river, lest he awake and cry. She let a princess name him, her son that he might live. God’s people had a leader. She had such hope to give.

A mother sewed a jacket, lined in the softest wool, Then dressed her little boy-child, her cup of blessing full. She brought him to the temple where he would serve and live. God’s people had a prophet. She had such faith to give.

A mother laid her baby in a manger lined with straw; Then in the shepherd’s story his call from God foresaw. She nurtured and taught him the way that he must live. God’s people had a Savior. She had such love to give.

Like Jochebed and Hannah, and Mary too, we know The hardest part of loving is learning to let go, So when we send our children out in the world to live, Grant us such hope and faith, God, and love enough to give.

Paul Manz (May 10, 1919-October 28, 2009) was an American composer of organ and choral music. His most famous organ works are his volumes of chorale preludes. He concertized all over the world and is recognized by the American Guild of Organists as one of the “101 Most Notable Organists of the 20th Century”. As a performer, Manz was most famous for his celebrated Hymn Festivals. Instead of playing traditional organ recitals, he would lead a “festival” of hymns from the organ, in which he introduced each hymn with one of his creative organ improvisations based on the hymn tune and the congregation would follow in song. Manz would traditionally end each festival with “O God Our Help in Ages Past” as we are doing today.

Education News

registration link https://vbspro.events/p/events/077b2c

VBS REGISTRATION IS CLOSING, THIS WEEK! Reg. Closes Wed, May 15

Register children age 4 years (by 8/31/19), through rising 5th graders.

VBS Dates July 22—July 26, 2019 Schedule: 9-11:15am Group Gathering 11:30am Dismissal

For your convenience, scan the QR code,

or go to our website Events/News page,

or type the URL, directly.

9:45am Children, Youth, Adult classes.

Adult Sunday School—NLiC Room 5-week study of the book of Amos. Led by Pastor Dave Highfield Next Sunday, May 19, we are joined by guest speaker Ed Leister, Executive Director of Carroll County Food Sunday. WUMC supports Food Sunday with distribution sites in Westminster, Taneytown, and Eldersburg. All are welcomed. John 21:15-17.

Adult Contemporary Class—A.Olson Suite

Adult Discussion—Library Resume study of the Book of Revelation. What’s in store for believers—Plagues? Dragons? Armageddon? Heaven?

11:30am Adult Bible Study Adult Bible Study—Disciple Room

5/5-6/9—Billy Graham “The Holy Spirit: Activating God's Power in your Life”

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MOPS & MOMSnext May 16—Day MOPS End of Year Brunch.

May 23—Night MOPS Dinner Out (season end).

ATTENTION: GRADS Our UMW asks you submit the following info by May 19 to s.haines@wumcmd.org:

Graduate name Graduate mailing address Graduating school Plans after graduation

RESERVE NOW for CWU Meeting MAY 21, 10am-1pm, Jubilee Hall Our UMW host the May meeting of Church Women United for Carroll County. Join us for this May Friendship Day; lunch cost is $9. Reserve your space: mail your check payable to CWU in Carroll County to: Lore Eiwen, 117 Clubside Drive, Taneytown, MD 21787 Registration begins at 9:30 on the 21st.

LITANY CELEBRATING THE WOMEN IN OUR LIVES (Book of Blessings, U.S.A., 20th Cent., alt.)

Giving thanks to God for the women in our lives.

(At the direction of our liturgist please respond: We pray to the Lord …)

Silent prayer may follow each petition.

For our mothers, who have given us life and love, that we may show them reverence and love,

we pray to the Lord . . .

For mothers who have lost a child through death, that their faith may give them hope, and their family and friends support and console them, we pray to the Lord . . .

For women, though without children of their own, who like mothers have nurtured and cared for us,

we pray to the Lord . . .

For mothers, who have been unable to be a source of strength, who have not responded to their children and have not sustained their families,

we pray to the Lord . . .

Loving God, as a mother gives life and nourishment to her children, so you watch over your Church.

Bless these women, that they may be strengthened as Christian mothers.

Let the example of their faith and love shine forth.

Grant that we, their sons and daughters, may honor them always with a spirit of profound respect.

Grant this through Christ our Lord. Amen.

*Lord, Be Glorified Tune FWS 2150 All singing—sing twice In our homes, Lord, be glorified, be glorified. In our homes, Lord, be glorified today.

WINTER IS C MING! Have you seen the signs? HVAC Installation throughout our 165 E Main facility is taking place, now. Keep an eye to your bulletin and website for more info.

Turn to your bulletin back cover for a note from our Trustees regarding the project.

RESERVING NARTHEX USE A ministry desiring to use space in the lower narthex (entry area into the church) on Sunday mornings is asked to reserve the space as is customary for other locations on campus. Due to the number of people in the narthex during this time, safety concerns limit this space to one ministry at a time and reservations will be made on a first-request basis. Please contact the church office to reserve the area. If it is not available please ask about space in the Martha Manahan Room. Thank you, the Worship Committee

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Today’s bulletins are given

to the Glory of God

and in memory of Lilian Turner Bearr on her

birthday, 12 May 1922—24 November 1968,

their mother, by Dianne and David Bear,

and Marilyn J. Bearr.

10am Church Women United—Jubilee Hall

7pm Community Conversation—Jubilee Hall Topic—Opioid/Addiction Crisis, What Can We do? Michelle McVay, MDH, with Heather Asbury, Cert. Peer Support Specialist

From the Trustees: The trustees happily announce that a church dream is coming true! After more than a year of careful, prayerful thought and planning, JUBILEE HALL WILL SOON BE AIR CONDITIONED. Work has begun on a new ductless HVAC system that will cover Jubilee Hall and the New Life in Christ wing above it as well as the preschool wing and both floors above it. Added to last year’s new heat pump that services the library wing and the Martha Manahan area and to the already-functioning HVAC system in the sanctuary, this new system makes the entire building climate controlled for year-round comfort. The new system offers efficiency, as individual room temperatures can be controlled—even remotely! This is no small project, and we have generous benefactors to thank. Most of the cost is covered by bequeathed gifts; capital improvement funds cover the remainder. None of your pledged giving is affected. The Trustees are very excited about this news and hope you are, too! The Church Council has supported this project from the very start. Our sincere thanks go to them. For all of us who have been in uncomfortable heat or cold when at the church, this is exciting and long-awaited news for WUMC!!