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May 14 - 20 , 2020
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Quote of the Week
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Everything doesn't happen for a reason, if by this we mean evil is a part of God's plan. But God does ensure that evil will not prevail and that light will always, ultimately, overcome the darkness. If we follow God's lead, our work is to push back the darkness. - - Adam Hamilton
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It was great for a few of us to gather this past Sunday and we still had lots of people home worshiping with us. Livestreaming has been a great addition to our ministries. The addition of the livestream has also given us an opportunity for people to volunteer. We need help. So often we get someone in place and settle there creating a single point of failure. We simply cannot do that moving forward with too many people counting on the livestream for their worship experience. To create excellence, we are forming a media team that will include a team helping with the slides for worship, the sound, and the livestream. Each of the areas currently has leadership and needs additional help and training is available for all positions.
Six opportunities are available:
For the Traditional Worship Service - -
1 - 9:00 slides
1 - 9:00 sound
1 - 9:00 livestream
For the Contemporary Service - -
1 - 11:15 slides
1 - 11:15 sound
1 - 11:15 livestream
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We are currently working on job descriptions for each position. If you have an interest in helping on the media team, contact Jose Benson at 813 758 3187.
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We have some immediate needs in the media ministry. To improve livestream production, we need a joystick to smoothly control camera movement and a large-sized monitor.
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If you would like to help either with donation of funds or equipment hardware, contact the AdminDesk at 813 769 9157.
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Those who are sharing in interviews each Sunday have very much enjoyed the chance to share how God is using them to help friends and neighbors. Some ministries have received financial assistance to meet the needs of the homeless and unemployed. For this, all are grateful.
The services this past Sunday felt safe and everyone was careful of space. Again, all are welcome, but if you are feeling sick, stay home. If you are vulnerable, please stay home. It does feel good to have the church family beginning to return, but we are not in a hurry. All is well and God is seeing us through.
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I love being your pastor,
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Church Communications
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Wesley Memorial United Methodist Church
May 17, 2020 at 9:00 AM EDT
Livestream Sunday Worship Service
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Traditional Worship Service
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Gathering Music:..............'How Great Thou Art'...........................Jean Rowe.......
Opening Music:................'10,000 Reasons'.................................Gail Parker........
Announcements:....................................................................................................
Hymn of Praise......'Holy, Holy, Holy! Lord God Almighty'............Pg.64................
.................... Lighting of the Altar Candles - Acolyte-Earl Lovelace......................
Welcome and Greeting:................................................................Rev. Ernie Post
Call To Worship:...................'Psalm 107'......................................Rev. Ernie Post
Pastoral Prayer / The Lord’s Prayer..............................................Rev. Ernie Post
Musical Interlude..........'A New Song'...........Duet:Susan Ivins and Diane Flanders
A Moment with.............Renee Kincaid and Ernie Post............................................
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Scripture & Message...….…'Be Transformed - Luke 18:31-34'....Rev. Ernie Post
Invitation to Tithes & Offering:..................................................................................
Offertory Music.............'Press On'.................................................. ........................
............................Quartet: Susan Ivins, Diane Flanders, Gail and Dan Parker........
Doxology.............................................................................................. Pg 95..........
Prayer of Dedication.......................................................................Rev. Ernie Post
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The Apostles’ Creed................................................................................................
......Gloria Patri......................................................................................Pg..70........
Closing Hymn:..........'Stand Up, Stand Up for Jesus'...........................Pg..514......
Choral Benediction.......'Go Now In Peace'.............................................................
............................Quartet Susan Ivins, Diane Flanders, Gail and Dan Parker........
Benediction and Blessing................................................................Rev. Ernie Post
Postlude.........:.........'A Strong Tower'.............................................Jean Rowe......
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Prayers Needed
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NOTE: When viewing the Worship Service, please be ready to share/type in your prayer requests in the Comment Field. Your prayer requests will be recorded and added to the Prayer Wall in the church's website so that prayer warriors who visit the Prayer Wall can include your requests in their prayer lists.
NOTE 2: Prayer requests from the previous services have been posted to the Prayer Wall. Please take time to visit it and pray for these requests. Many Thanks!
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Thoughts for the Day
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Seven Tips for Engaging with Live-streamed Worship
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People worshipping remotely are also asking, “How do we do this? How do we worship during a live-streamed service?” Where one or two or three are gathered, how does this work? For families with young children who find it tough to turn their attention to a worship service on screen, what could help? For a household of one, how can it seem like they are not alone?
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The most fundamental shift to make is moving from watching to participating—from passively observing a produced service to fully engaging as an active worshipper. Let me offer seven practical suggestions for worshipping during a live-streamed service.
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To view the 7 practical suggestions, click on 'Suggestions'.
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Note: Excerpt was drawn from Ministry Matters and written by Constance Cherry.
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Women's Community Bible Study (CBS)
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Updated Version - Along with Zoom meetings, Women's CBS group will meet 'in person' classes with social distance and disinfectant measures in place.
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If you’re like most people, you feel like not only has your life has been interrupted, it’s been turned upside down! This group will meet online during Zoom meetings and 'in person' classes that meet in the Fellowship Hall. This is the best time for the women of this community to study 'Jonah: Navigating a Life Interrupted' written by Priscilla Shirer.
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To read more about this upcoming bible study led by the Women's CBS group, click here. to learn more about 'in person' class meetings.
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Livestream Options to View the Online Services
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Option 1 - - Website and Youtube
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An alternate way to view the Livestream Sunday Worship Service is now available.
Starting immediately, you can visit the church's website at 'https://wesleymemorial.net/' and on the Menu bar, look for and click on 'Livestream' in the website. Then, follow the instructions provided on the following page to view the online services.
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NOTE: The website links will direct you to the church's YouTube channel as displayed above. If you enjoy the online or recorded services, remember to press the 'Subscribe' button in YouTube.
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If you have or want to open a Facebook page to navigate to the Sunday Worship Service, please click here. You should see the following Logo displayed in Facebook.
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Within a few minutes, you’ll be sent a text with a link to register. Click on the link and enter your cardholder name and credit or debit information. Once your registration is complete, you will receive a text verification and a receipt of your donation via email. You can even text “repeat” to make it a recurring donation. Give + Text is one of the fastest and easiest ways to give.
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NOTE: If you prefer not to Text to tithe, you can send your tithes and offerings to Wesley with a paper check and mail it to: Wesley Memorial UMC, 6100 Memorial Highway, Tampa, Florida 33615. Thanks!
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