UPCOMING CALENDAR OF EVENTS FOR WLUMC Sunday, November 3—Family Promise Prayers for Pastors & Worship Prayer Room 7:45 am Traditional Worship Service Sanctuary 8:00 am Fellowship Time HE-brews Café 9:00 am Praise Worship Service Sanctuary 9:30 am Sunday School For All Ages Education Bldg. & Community Ctr. 9:30 am Confirmation Class Firehouse Youth Room 9:30 am Traditional Worship Sanctuary 11:00 am Community Worship Service Community Center 11:10 am Children’s Church Community Center, Rooms 201-202 11:30 am Men of Iron Graduation Luncheon HE-brews Café 12:30 pm Sunday Night Invite Community Center 5:30 pm Kid’s Club Community Center 6:00 pm Kid’s Club Junior Education Bldg., Room 204-206 6:00 pm Tween Group Community Center 6:00 pm Youth Group Community Center & Firehouse Youth Rm. 6:45 pm Monday, November 4 —Family Promise Courage to Change Education Bldg., Room 207-209 6:30 pm Men’s Bible Study Education Bldg., Room 204 6:30 pm Relay For Life Education Bldg., Room 208-210 6:30 pm Stephen Ministry Education Bldg., Prayer Room 6:30 pm OA Music Room 7:30 pm Tuesday, November 5 (ELECTION DAY)—Family Promise “Messy People” HE-brews Café 9:30 am The Gospel of Mark Community Center, Room 102 9:30 am Praise Team Rehearsal Sanctuary 7:00 pm NA Community Center, Room 201 & 202 7:00 pm Wednesday, November 6—Family Promise “Seamless” Bible Study HE-brews Café 9:30 am Safe Haven Lighthouse HE-brews Café 3:00 pm WLW Meal Community Center 4:30 pm

Meatloaf, Hot Dogs, Vegetable, Salad Bar, Dessert, Beverage Youth Group FireHouse Youth Room 6:00 pm Toddler Time Education Bldg., Room 204 6:15 pm Surviving the Holidays HE-brews Café 6:30 pm Young Families Small Group Education Bldg., Room 208-210 6:30 pm ALPHA Music Room 7:00 pm Festival Choir Rehearsal Sanctuary 7:00 pm A Spiritual Journey with Pastor Nick Prayer Room 7:00 pm Goody’s Group Praise Team Room 7:00 pm Women at the Well Community Center, Room 202 7:00 pm Choir Rehearsal Sanctuary 8:00 pm

Thursday, November 7—Family Promise Longest Night Meeting Community Center, Room 101 9:30 am Needlework Education Bldg., Room 112 1:00 pm Bell Choir Music Room 4:30 pm Disciple 1 Bible Study Community Center, Room 202 6:30 pm Friday, November 8—Family Promise

Saturday, November 9—Family Promise Daniel Plan Exercise Group Education Bldg., Room 207-209 8:00 am UMW Annual Celebration HE-brews Café & Sanctuary 8:30 am ALPHA Retreat Music Room 9:00 am Overeaters Anonymous Community Center, Room 202 9:30 am

15 Woodside Ave., West Lawn, PA 19609 P: 610-678-5611 F: 610-927-1225 Email: office@westlawnumc.org Web: www.westlawnumc.org

Pastor Jeff Raffauf

November 3, 2019

“What We Need Is Wisdom”

Prelude “Immortal, Invisible, God Only Wise”

*Passing of the Peace

Special Music

"Largo" from "Xerxes" Jan Dixon, cello

Handel

TRADITIONAL WORSHIP 8:00 & 11:00 A.M.

*Call to Worship (screens)

God’s Word For Us “What We Need Is Wisdom” Pastor Raffauf

Morning Prayers, Lord’s Prayer (on screen, using “forgive us our sins”)

Welcome Pastor Raffauf

*Exit Music

Presentation of our Gifts to God

Reader: 8:00— Sarel Fuchs 11:00— Zachary Grill

Scripture Reading Proverbs 3:13-14 Page 489 (OT)

(Prayer cards may be passed to the center aisle for collection by the ushers.)

*Hymn "God of Grace and God of Glory" No. 577

*Dismissal with Blessing

Our Life Together—Invite, Embrace, Empower

*Prayer of Dedication

*(11:00) We invite you to hold hands and sing #211 “O Come, O Come, Emmanuel” (vs.. 2 only).

*Response “Praise God from Whom All Blessings Flow” No. 94

Thank you to Lisa Hoopes for leading worship today.

*Hymn "Immortal, Invisible, God Only Wise" No. 103

*Hymn "Be Thou My Vision" No. 451

* Please stand if able.

*Act of Praise “Jesus, Remember Me” No. 488

Musical Offering "La Cinquantaine" Jan Dixon, cello

Dr. Steven Katzenmoyer, piano

Gabriel-Marie

An Act of Remembrance - All Saints Sunday

*Opening Prayer

Welcome! Greeters & ushers will be happy to help you find our Nursery, Prayer Room, restrooms, and provide assisted listening aids. The Welcome Center, in our Sanc-tuary Lobby, has more information about West Lawn UMC. First, second & third-time guests: please fill out a

“Welcome” slip to let us know that you worshipped with us today— we are happy you are here! Visit our HE-brews Café, located on the lower level of the Sanctuary at 9:00 am or 10:30 am for free refreshments.

ADULT SUNDAY SCHOOL—Ed. Bldg. (EB) or Community Ctr. (CC) (all classes are held at 9:30 AM unless otherwise noted)

Adult Class 1 (Table Talk )

Adult Class 3 (Loyal Pairs & Spares) Adult Class 4 (Barth Memorial Class)

Moses, Don’s Forget...Pass It On ….. “GOD” .......................................... Book of Genesis .................................

EB Rm 109 EB Rm 110 CC Rm 101

CHILDREN’S CHURCH @ 11:30 AM-Community Center, Rms 201 & 202

To place an order for flowers, contact Acacia Flower Shop at 610-376-8767 / acaciaflowershop@gmail.com by noon on Tuesdays.

CHILDREN & YOUTH SUNDAY SCHOOL @ 9:30 AM Infant & Toddlers ........................................... Education Bldg., Nursery, Room 104 Age 3 ............................................................................ Education Bldg., Room 200 Age 4 ............................................................................ Education Bldg., Room 202 Age 5/Kindergarten ..................................................... Education Bldg., Room 208 Grade 1 ............................................................ ……...Education Bldg., Rooms 210 Grade 2............................................................ ……...Education Bldg., Rooms 207 Grades 3 ....................................................................... Education Bldg., Room 209 Grades 4-5 .................................................................... Education Bldg., Room 112 Youth ....................................................................... Community Center, Room 201

Jeff Raffauf Lead Pastor jeff@westlawnumc.org

Nick Camacho Pastor of Community Outreach

nick@westlawnumc.org

Terry Cooney Pastor of Visitation tersue16@aol.com

Flowers on the Altar Today are Presented:.

To the Glory of God

Mini-Calendar:

The Details

QUESTIONS, COMMENTS PLEASE CONTACT ISAAC MAHLER, MINISTER TO YOUTH 610-678-5611 (OFFICE) ▪ ISAAC@WESTLAWNUMC.ORG ▪ 610-914-1001 (CELL)

Sunday Night

Invite Dinner @ 5:30PM Community Center

Youth Group 6:00-7:45PM

6th-12th in C.C.

Embrace WLW Dinner @ 6PM Firehouse Café Small Groups

6:30-7:45 Band: 7:45-8:45**

Empower: #YGAM Sunday @9:30AM

Sunday School (in CC201)

Confirmation class Firehouse Café

(not 1st Sundays)

IMPORTANT INFO: NO SUNDAY SCHOOL CLASSES THIS MORNING!!!!

Sign up NOW for the 4th Annual Youth Auction and Dessert!!!!

Start Planning for our Youth Group Winter Retreat in January!!!

Thanksgiving Break for youth is 11/24 and 11/27!

YOUTH INVITED TO PARTICIPATE IN CHRISTMAS CANTATA

11/3 NO SUNDAY SCHOOL CLASSES—Youth in Worship!

11/3 Sunday Night Invite—Dinner at 5:30!

11/6 West Lawn Wednesday

11/10 Sunday Night Invite—Dinner at 5:30

11/13 West Lawn Wednesday

11/17 YOUTH AUCTION—PLEASE RSVP TODAY!!!!!

11/20 West Lawn Wednesday

11/24 FAMILY NIGHT—NO SUNDAY EVENING PROGRAM

11/27 NO WEST LAWN WEDNESDAY!!!

12/1 NO SUNDAY SCHOOL CLASSES—Youth in Worship!

YOUTH AUCTION IS FAST APPROACHING: This event is Critical for our youth group. This one event provides all of the scholarship money we use for the entire year to help students and leaders attend all of our amazing retreats and camps that they might not be able to afford otherwise! Please sign up to attend, donate an item, purchase something and show your support for our youth!

THANKSGIVING BREAK FOR YOUTH MINISTRY: The youth will not meet on Sunday night 11/24 or Wednesday 11/27 for family night and Thanksgiving

Sign up NOW for the WINTER RETREAT!!!! One of the highlight events of the year is fast approaching and you can start signing up NOW!!!! The dates for the retreat are 1/24-1/26 and the cost is $135 per person! Poconos here we come!!!

9:30 PRAISE WORSHIP

Welcome, Our Life Together

An Act of Remembrance—All Saints Sunday

Worship in Song

Scripture: Proverbs 3:13-14

Prayer Song, Prayer Time, Reprise

Presenting our Gifts to God

Musical Offering

Message: “What We Need Is Wisdom” Pastor Raffauf

Closing Blessing/Sending Song

11:10 COMMUNITY WORSHIP

Welcome, Our Life Together

An Act of Remembrance—All Saints Sunday

Worship in Song, Scripture: Proverbs 3:13-14

Prayer Song

(Children are invited to proceed upstairs to Children’s Church as we sing.)

Prayer Time, Reprise

Presenting our Gifts to God

Musical Offering

Message: “What We Need Is Wisdom” Pastor Raffauf

Closing Blessing/Sending Song

If any of you is lacking in wisdom, ask God, who gives to all generously and ungrudgingly,

and it will be given you. - James 1:5 (NRSV)

ANNOUNCEMENTS ● UPCOMING EVENTS If you would like to be kept apprised of events here at WLUMC by receiving a copy of our mailings, please contact us: 610-678-5611 ●

email: office@westlawnumc.org ● website: www.westlawnumc.org. We now live stream worship services every Sunday at 8:00 & 9:30.

*Nursing moms: pick up a key for the nursing room at the Welcome Ctr.

Keeping the Connection will be packing boxes on November 10th. If you would like to make snack donations, you can drop them at the office weekdays.

Vocalists and instrumentalists are sought for our Christmas Cantata to be held on Dec. 15 at 9:00 am and 11:00 am. Rehearsals for members of the Festival Choir will be on Wednesdays at 7pm in the Music Room starting on Nov 6. Practice CD's and sheet music are available in the Music Office. Please contact John Coakley (john@westlawnumc.org or call the Church Office) if interested,

Thank you for supporting our West Lawn Kitchen Ministry by either attending the meals or serving on the team. We are off to a great start, however, we are looking for extra hands to help out on a Wednesday evening If you are able, please come and we will show you what to do.

Children and Family Ministries is seeking a crafty servant to sew ribbons and iron a Bible scripture passage onto baby burp cloths! These burp cloths are then included in our monthly baptism blessing packages. If interested in serving in this way, contact Kelly Rismiller at 610-507-9141/kelly@westlawnumc.org.

Directory photos are here! If you had your picture taken for the directory (and did not buy a package), please stop by the Welcome Center in the Sanctuary on Sundays or in the office on week days to pick up your free photo.

Turkeys needed: If anyone would like to donate a turkey for a family in need for the holidays, please bring it to the office. All donations gratefully received!

We are forming a Church-wide Women’s Ensemble to sing at the UMW Thanksgiving Eve Service on Wed. Nov. 27. This is open to ALL women, espe-cially UMW women who will all already be attending the service…the piece is entitled “Let It Shine!” Rehearsals will be November 17th and 24th from 9:00am to 9:30am in the Music Room, and early on that night for a warmup rehearsal. Judy Alvarez will be the director of the ensemble. If interest, contact John Coak-ley at john@westlawnumc.org or Judy Alvarez at judy@westlawnumc.org.

As part of our Adopt-a-School program, the next long weekend is Thanksgiving week. We are in need of the following items for students: individual mac-n-cheese cups, chef boy r dee cups, fruit snacks, individual pudding and ap-plesauce packs. Please bring donations in by Sunday, November 17th and mark items "Power Packs." Thank you for supporting our local schools.

Our Relay For Life team will meet on 11/4 at 6:30 pm in Ed. Bldg., Rm. 208 to work on planning our Breakfast with Santa event. If you are interested in helping with the event, please join us.

ANNOUNCEMENTS ● UPCOMING EVENTS

Attendance and Financial Report for October 27, 2019

8:00 9:30 11:00 11:10 Total

Our Presence at Worship 110 252 95 64 521

Sunday School Attendance 174 Live Stream Viewers: 49

Tithes & Offerings for last week $25,588

October Income (4 weeks) $104,926 2019 Budget Income To Date: $1,139,510

October Income Goal $127,803 2019 Budget Goal (12 months) $1,522,076

Griefshare’s Surviving the Holidays will be held on November 6, 2019 at 6:30 PM in Hebrews Cafe. You can register by calling the church office.

If your small group would like to participate in this year’s church-wide Advent Study, Mike Slaughter’s “Down to Earth,” contact Terrie Jenkins at 610-914-5129 with your order by today. If you would like to be part of a small group, contact Pastor Jeff in the church office.

Women's Book Club will meet Wed., Nov. 13, at 7:00pm in the Comm. Ctr. Rm 102 to discuss All the Light We Cannot See by Anthony Doerr. New readers always welcome! December's book is Every 15 Minutes by Lisa Scottoline. To be added to the email list please contact Donna Barnhart at dmbhart2@gmail.com/610-678-7873.

West Lawn UMC is an exciting place to work! We need to add additional positions to our team: Administrative Assistant: 20 hours a week. (Start date: January 2, 2020) This position will work on special pro-jects and publications in order to pro-vide clerical support to the pastors, staff, and ministries. Strong computer skills in MS Word, Excel and Publish-er required. If interested, send a letter of interest to Carolann Schneiderhan carolann@westlawnumc.org or call (610) 678-5611. Deadline: 11/1. Part-Time Custodian: We are look-ing for someone to join our custodial team for cleaning and other duties as needed. This position offers flexible hours. Please contact Carolann at 610-678-5611 if interested.

Do you have a unique Nativity set? If so, the Prayer Team is looking for na-tivities to display for a special event (“Nativity Reflections”) on Cantata Sun-day, December 15th. Please keep an eye on the bulletins and the next Crossroads to learn how you can share your special nativity sets and the stories behind them.

Do you have the gift of teaching but not the time? Children's Ministry is seeking additional substitute Sunday School teachers, for all ages, to help teach our classes when a teacher is absent. If you are able to serve just a few times a year, contact Kelly at 610-507-9141, kelly@westlawnumc.org.

Children's Ministry welcomes dona-tions of Toy Story stickers, Toy Story coloring books, and Toy Story paper plates and cups for our "Toy Story 4" Movie Night, being planned for No-vember 17! Thanks in advance! for any of these donations!

Whitfield Elementary School is look-ing for more Reading Buddies for our Adopt-A-School ministry. If you would enjoy helping in a Kindergarten or Grade 1 classroom, for about 45 once a week, contact Kelly Rismiller at 610-507-9141. Thank you.