WELCOME TO
THE CHURCH OF THE STRAITS
Pastor David Wallis
September 3, 2017 9 a.m.
Welcome and Announcements
· Please sign our attendance pads; pass it down the pew, take time to note with whom you are sitting, so that you can greet them later.
· Green Prayer Cards may be filled out with your joys/prayer concerns. Ushers will collect them during prayer time.
· Musical Guests – 4 ONE Quartet asks that you please refrain from applause during the service, thank you.
*Call to Worship Psalm 150:1-6 pg. 624
Julie Burnett, Liturgist
Special Music 4 ONE Quartet
*Prayer of Confession
O God, you have provided and you have sustained. You have guided and you have protected. In the future and for today, remind us of your provision in the past. We are yours! Thanks be to God through Jesus Christ our Lord, Amen!
*Gloria Patri #623
First Scripture Reading pg. 210
Joshua 4:8-11, 15-24
Time with Children
*Affirmation of Faith through Song #101
“His Name Is Wonderful”
Sharing our Joys and Concerns
Silent Prayer and Pastoral Prayer
The Lord’s Prayer
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.
Giving our Tithes and Offerings
Offertory
Doxology #625
*Prayer of Dedication
Second Scripture Reading pg. 1178
2 Timothy 2:8-13
Sermon “Mark It!”
*Hymn “Because He Lives” #213
*Benediction
How to become a Christian
1. Admit to God that you have done things that oppose His desires for you.
“For all have sinned and fall short of the glory of God.” Romans 3:23
2. Acknowledge Jesus Christ as God’s only solution to your condition.
“Jesus answered, “I am the way and the truth and the life. No one comes to the Father except through me.”
John 14:6
3. Ask God to forgive your sins and invite Jesus into your life.
“Yet to all who received him, to those who believed in his name, he gave the right to become children of God.”
John 1:12
What to Pray
“Lord Jesus, I need you. Thank you for coming to earth, living an unblemished life, and dying on the cross for my sins. I open the door of my life and receive you as Savior and Lord of everything I do. Make me the kind of person you want me to be.”
What to Do
Go to God in prayer daily.
Read God’s word daily.
Open your life to other Christian friends.
Worship God weekly at church.
If God is speaking to you this morning and you desire to receive Jesus Christ as your Savior and Lord, or desire prayer for a particular matter, we invite you to the front of the sanctuary at the close of the service where Pastor Dave and/or others will be glad to pray and talk with you.
THE CHURCH OF THE STRAITS STAFF
307 N. Huron Street • P.O. Box 430
Mackinaw City, MI 49701
231-436-8682 Office • 231-436-5765 Fax
231-436-5484 Parsonage
www.thechurchofthestraits.com
Minister Pastor David Wallis
Head Ushers Todd Kohs and
Greg Pietrowski
Organist/Pianist Loretta Martinek
Treasurer Janet Schaefer
Financial Secretary Jean Hunt
Secretary Judy Churchill
In the Nursery:
**Nursery is for 1st grade and younger, thanks
Liturgists in Coming Weeks:
Sept. 10 10:30 am – Annie Beehler
Sept. 17 10:30 am – need someone
Sunday Worship Attendance
8/27/17 9am – 54 11am – 104
8/28/16 9am – 74 11am – 75
Flowers: If you wish to have flowers on the Altar for any occasion, please contact the church office at 436-8682.
Hearing Devices are available from the sound booth. Please turn the device off and return it to the sound booth after the service.
CHURCH CALENDAR
Sept. 3 – 10, 2017
SUN 9-3 3:00 pm AA
6:00 pm Prayer Meeting
MON 9-4 Happy Labor Day
(Church office closed)
TUE 9-5 noon AA
THR 9-7 8:00 am Men’s Breakfast
SAT 9-9 9:00 am Men’s Accountability
SUN 9-10 NO Adult Sunday School
10:30 am Traditional Worship
3:00 pm AA
6:00 pm Prayer Meeting
ANNOUNCEMENTS
For Operation Shoebox –September items are hair clips, hair bands and toy jewelry or anything you see on sale that would fit in a box!
Greetings from our family!
We are happy to inform you that we are safely back in the States. We have been on the field for nearly two years and we are happy to be back for ministry updates as well as spend some time with friends and family.We are also looking for a car to borrow for the time we'll be here.
Hope to see you soon! Blessings,
Peter and Kate Walugembe
Please pray for those whose lives have been impacted by Hurricane Harvey. If you wish to donate towards disaster relief, you can make your checks out to Church of the Straits, with notation that it is “Disaster Relief” and 100% of your donation will go to Harvey Disaster Relief through UMCOR (United Methodist Committee on Relief).
Communion will be celebrated next week. Also next week – we return to one service at 10:30 am!
Youth Sunday School resumes Sunday, September 17th. Youth Sunday School is open to age 4 – thru 6th Grade. Bell Choir will also be resuming as part of Sunday School.
It’s time for the fall service at the Bliss Pioneer Memorial Church near the corner of Sturgeon Bay Trail and Pleasantview Rd.The fall service is held the 2nd Sunday of Sept. at 2:00 pm (Sept. 10 this year).The church was dedicated in 1903 but disbanded in 1949 at which time it was sold to former members who hold 2 services a year - a fall service and a Memorial Day service.
There is no electricity, heat, or water but the historic heritage inside is well worth the trip there - bird’s eye maple pews, oil lamps and memorabilia of days gone by.
This year Pastor Rob Rhinier from the Bliss Missionary Church will be the featured speaker.Joe Johnson Band from the Bliss Missionary Church will provide special music.
We encourage and welcome all to come and join in as we take a step back in time.Refreshments are served after allowing time to peruse the memorabilia and have fellowship.