Weekly Bulletin

Sunday, May 12, 2024

In Our Prayers 


Michelle Balasia, Donna Belch, Mary Bir, Linda Bixler, Clara Bowling, David Carter, Matthew Carter, Teresa Clingaman, John Cocciolone, Deb Conklin, Kris Conner, Ann Corral, David Cornwell, Brad Crowder, Michele Dollarhite, Lynda and Mike Eckard, Ed Gomez, Susan Green, Dan Hannie, Cheryl Harkenrider, Joseph Harkenrider, Charlene Holly, Sarah Howard, Bob Huff, Kyle Huff, Nancy Jordan, Alli Keith, Tony Kell, Gary Kerr, Brian Laurenz, Joan Lipscomb, Sandy Lockwood, Skyler Lockwood, Marc and Rachel Lovelace, Connie Mabe, Kelly Massey, Bev McFadden, Jane Meredith, Jim Michels, Lori Michels, Peter Michels, Pete Morris, Jim Nelson, Sally Packard, Ethan Palmer, Carol Patterson, Bonnie Pennock, Rainee Purdue, Jacqueline Sanders, Calvin Scantlin, Max Schilb, Barbara Senn, John Shannon, Maureen Shea, Travis Sheets, Claire Sims, Shirley Slater, Johanna Smith, The Spitler Family, Terry Springer, Penny Trzynka, Mike Tulley, Carol Tyndall, Nate Vanover, Stan Volz, Marian Waltz, Dana Wichern, Maryanne Williams, Sandra Woodruff Cully

Sunday Service

Join us for our weekly worship service at 10:00 am in-person, or through our livestream on our YouTube Channel.


If you miss out on our live broadcast, the worship service will be available on our YouTube Channel and listed by date on the Sermon Archive.

Join us for online worship!

Our in-person worship services are held on Sunday mornings at 10:00 am. We continue to record and livestream our services, with the recorded video available by Sunday evening. Masks are optional.

Joys and Concerns


Sundays at 1:00 pm


Our weekly joys and concerns check-in will meet at 1:00 pm this Sunday. Please join this Zoom call for a time to name something we are grateful for, a concern we have, and to be in prayer together.


Those unable to join by video can call 1-253-215-8782, then enter the code 829-3823-4464#, then # when asked for the password

Click here to join Joys and Concerns

Order of Worship


Prelude: “All Glory, Laud and Honor” & “Joyfully Ring”


Welcome & Announcements


Centering Moment


Call to Worship: adapted from Psalm 1


Hymn No. 542 “Born of God, Eternal Savior” | WEISSE FLAGGEN


Invocation & Lord’s Prayer


Passing of the Peace


Response Song: "Welcome"


Peace Prayer


Hymn No. 607 “We Would Be Building” | FINLANDIA


Pastoral Prayer


Anthem: “Love Divine, All Loves Excelling” arr. Mack Wilberg


Scripture: 1 John 5:9-13


Sermon: “Eternity Now”


Hymn “He Lives!” (insert) | ACKLEY


Benediction


Postlude: Robert Nance, organ

This Week

Birthdays

May 13

Beth Balasia


May 14

Roy Gilliom


May 15

Martha Dively

Mariah Grim

Rod Kuhn


May 17

Tod Ramsey

Mike Thomas

Next Week's Birthdays


May 20

Kara Jaurigue


May 21

Laura Coon

Jordan Dollarhite

Greg Gibson

Judy Madden

Patty Meriwether

Michal Miller

Dana Wichern


May 22

Gary Kerr

Carrol Stumpf


May 23

Dick Conklin

Stan Fahl

Wayne Gerard


May 24

Bryce Longenberger

Calendar

Sunday, May 12

Mother's Day

8:30 am Fellowship Hour

9:00 am Education Hour

9:00 am Worship Rehearsal

10:00 am Worship Service

1:00 pm Joys and Concerns (online)


Monday, May 13

Office Closed



Tuesday, May 14

9:00 am Religion and Culture with Michael Spath

1:00 pm Plymouth Staff Meeting

5:30 pm Benevolence Committee Meeting


Wednesday, May 15

1:00 pm ICMEP Peace Quilts

3:30 pm Study Connection

5:15 pm Wednesday Night Live


Thursday, May 16

1:00 pm Study Group (online)

5:00 pm Peace and Justice Committee Meeting

6:30 pm ICMEP - Ahmed Abdelmageed

6:30 pm Pride at Plymouth Taskforce Meeting


Saturday, May 18

9:00 am River Greenway Trail Clean-up


Sunday, May 19

Pentecost Sunday

Confirmation Sunday

8:30 am Fellowship Hour

9:00 am Educational Hour

9:00 am Worship Rehearsal

10:00 am Worship Service

11:15 am Green Team Meeting

1:00 pm Joys and Concerns (online)

Wednesday, May 15: Wednesday Night Live Programming

Wednesday Night Live programming continues Wednesday, May 15. At 5:15 pm there will be adult choir rehearsal, children’s choir rehearsal, and Bible study, followed by dinner at 6:00 pm. Bible study can be attended in person or via Zoom using the link below. The passcode to join via Zoom is 648589. All activities are open to anyone in the church, regardless of membership status. Come for activities, or just come for dinner and fellowship! The suggested cost for dinner is $10 per person, though no one is ever turned away due to inability to pay. If you plan to come for dinner, please sign up in the Folsom Room in advance so our caterer knows how much food to prepare. Hope to see you there!

WNL Bible Study

Thursday, May 16: "A Palestinian American Speaks from the Heart" Dr. Ahmed Abdelmageed, ICMP Event

On Thursday, May 16 at 6:30 pm, our own ICMEP Advisory Board member, Dr. Ahmed Abdelmageed, returns to Fort Wayne to talk from the heart about what's happening in his beloved Palestine in a discussion titled, "A Palestinian American Speaks from the Heart." While living in Fort Wayne, Ahmed was the host of the popular webcast, "The 'I' in Immigrant." This event is free and open to the public. Join us in person in the Folsom Room!


The program will also be live-streamed on our IndianaCMEP YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/@inCMEP/streams. A recording of the program will be shared on our YouTube channel several days after the event.

Saturday, May 18: River Greenway Trail Clean-up

Plymouth’s Green Team has adopted a section of the River Greenway Trail. This means that we are responsible for clean-up and maintenance of this section of the trail three times each year. Our next clean up day will be Saturday, May 18 from 9:00 am to 11:00 am. Parking is available at Towles Intermediate School (420 E. Paulding Rd) or at Tillman Park Trailhead (600 E. Tillman Rd). A Green Team member will be waiting at each parking location. Trash bags, gloves, and pick-up sticks will be provided. Bring a grabber if you have one!


All ages are welcome! The distance is approximately two miles. Please join us if you can and help us live into our Earthwise covenant!

Upcoming Events

Sunday, May 19: Confirmation and Pentecost Sunday

Join us on Sunday, May 19 for a lively worship service to celebrate both Pentecost and our Covenant Class students. The 10:00 am service will be followed by a reception for our students with cake and ice cream! Be sure to join us for this celebratory occasion and remember to wear red for Pentecost!

Tuesday, May 21: Women's Book Study

The next meeting of the Women's Book Study (anyone who self-identifies as a woman is welcome) will occur on Tuesday, May 21 at 12:00 pm in the Amistad Room. Instead of a book, we'll consider a mashup of 1) an article and 2) a podcast (with transcript!). We’ll ponder the possible intersections between these key ideas:


1) Key ideas from article: 

“…as a member of the dominant group, one is taught not to see [systemic forms of racism]…I did not see myself as a racist because I was taught to recognize racism only in individual acts of meanness by members of my group, never in invisible systems conferring unsought racial dominance on my group from birth. Disapproving of the systems won’t be enough to change them. I was taught to think that racism could end if white individuals changed their attitudes….[but]…Individual acts of racism can only palliate, but not end, racism…we need to learn to see the systems of dominance and make systemic changes together.” 


2) Key ideas from podcast/transcript: 

“The neurophysiological science of awe gives us a new way to talk about meaning…a compass for what matters, and a way to expand our views about something bigger than ourselves…This has huge relevance…to our life together, our collective state of being and possibilities. …Awe is a direct pathway to addressing the social crises of our time…” Consider these ideas: “moral beauty”; “collective effervescence”; and “superorganism”, and “default mode network."

To read transcript while listening to podcast, open another tab on your browser, go to OnBeing.org, open same link below, and scroll down to “transcript”. You can play and read simultaneously.


For further information contact jrbeineke@yahoo.co.uk. Click the buttons below to access the materials.

Article
Podcast

Saturday, June 8: All Who Are Weary Congregational Retreat

Join Rev. Sara and Rev. January on Saturday, June 8 for a retreat aimed at providing rest and renewal for all who are weary. The retreat will be at Plymouth from 9:30 am to 2:00 pm, with breakfast and lunch provided. There will be restorative activities for mind, body and heart-- including guided meditation, walking the labyrinth, and healing, gentle yoga. This retreat is free to members and non-members-- all are welcome. Please sign up in the Folsom Room.

General Announcements

Rev. Murphy Sabbatical: April 1 to June 30

Rev. Murphy’s sabbatical runs from April 1 through June 30. During this time of rest and rejuvenation, Rev. Ofner-Seals is serving as the acting Senior Pastor. Rev. Murphy looks forward to communicating with and seeing Plymouth members and friends upon his return!

UCC People's Prayers for Peace

This Easter and beyond, United Church of Christ General Minister and President the Rev. Karen Georgia Thompson is inviting the wider church to participate in an interactive season of prayer. The People’s Prayers for Peace initiative is an open invitation to read — and write — prayers, which will be posted daily on the UCC website. “As people of faith, I believe prayers are an important part of our discipleship and spiritual practice,” said Thompson. “The People’s Prayers for Peace is a call to the church to be intentional in praying together for the many places where we seek justice and change in our world. Our actions and advocacy follow on our commitment to pray — time set aside to be in conversation with God and to be present in the world with the guidance of the Holy Spirit.” The call for prayers comes amid ongoing war and violence globally as well as continued social issues and injustice in the United States. Click the button below to learn more.

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COVID-19 Protocols: Masking Optional

Masks are optional in worship and church programming. If you are feeling under the weather or prefer to wear a mask around others, it is an ongoing option. A high-quality mask provides good protection against infection even if others around you are not wearing one. We will continue to offer livestreamed and recorded worship services for anyone unable to attend services in person.

Desk Coverage Volunteers Needed During Staff Meetings

Plymouth Church is looking for volunteers to cover the 1:00 pm Staff Meetings on Tuesdays. If you would like to assist, please sign up with Jake in the office or sign up by clicking the button below.

Sign Up Form

Open Prayer in the Sanctuary

For a time of personal prayer, the sanctuary will be available Tuesday through Thursday during office hours. Please enter through the Berry Street office entrance and check in with our receptionist. Contact Jake Slone at (260) 423-9424 or jss@plymouthfw.org with any questions.

Plymouth Church Linktree

The following links can be found on our Linktree:


  • Plymouth Directory Login
  • Study Connection Volunteer Sign Up
  • Chancel Flower Dedication Sign Up Form
  • Donate
  • Past Chapel Class Series
  • Plymouth Google Calendar
  • Plymouth's Social Media
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Plymouth Office Hours

Monday: Closed
Tuesday: 9:00 am to 5:00 pm
Wednesday: 9:00 am to 5:00 pm
Thursday: 9:00 am to 5:00 pm
Friday: By appointment only 9:00 am to 4:00 pm

Questions? Contact the office at 260-423-9424 or office@plymouthfw.org
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