Sunday, July 12, 2026 

 

My apologies for no blog post this week. I've been feeling under the weather.  Thank you for understanding and I hope to be back next week. 

Sunday, July 5, 2026

 Blessings

 

 

 Sunday, July 5, 2026

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Call to Worship and Prayer 

         Psalm 33:1-11

 

 Prelude: "Guide Our Way" A Beautiful prayer for America

 

Hymn,  "God Bless America"

 

Offering and Doxology

Hymn, "The Star Spangled Banner"

 

Praise and Prayer

 

Responsive Scripture Psalm 33:12-22

 12 Blessed is the nation whose God is the Lord, the people he chose for his inheritance.

13 From heaven the Lord looks down and sees all mankind;

14 from his dwelling place he watches all who live on earth—

15 he who forms the hearts of all, who considers everything they do.

16 No king is saved by the size of his army; no warrior escapes by his great strength.

17 A horse is a vain hope for deliverance; despite all its great strength it cannot save.

18 But the eyes of the Lord are on those who fear him, on those whose hope is in his unfailing love,

19 to deliver them from death and keep them alive in famine.

20 We wait in hope for the Lord; he is our help and our shield.

21 In him our hearts rejoice, for we trust in his holy name.

22 May your unfailing love be with us, Lord, even as we put our hope in you.

 

Hymn, "America the Beautiful"

 

Special Music: "Statue of Liberty" by Ivan Parker

 

Sermon: : "Service" 

 

Hymn, "The Love of God" 

 

 

 Prayers
Mary Sherwood, sign book and sing
Lynn and Barb Handy, Jamael Weaver, Lynn’s caregiver
Tom Johnson family, Katie’s in-laws
Beth’s nephew, Steven, recovery from surgery
Jan’s sister, Monica Kelso - serious fall
Mike Shipley of Rockport, Don Shipley
Lucy Roth, Beth’s young friend
Davie Warren 

Lorinda’s husband David - serious accident
Rosie’s husband Gregg, Lyme disease (Betty Booker’s friend)
Fort Dodge Community Church, Unspoken prayers

 

 Praises
250th birthday of The United States of America raffle! Betty Booker has a patriotic diamond art picture celebrating the 250th birthday of our nation, to be raffled on July 12th at the park picnic. $2 per ticket.

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  Updates for a new Church Directory! Name, address, email, phone
numbers are needed! Check to see if yours are correct, or need to be
changed or added.
Please check the list of needs of our church in the Fellowship Room. Your donations are appreciated!

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 Old churches must not simply stand as monuments to the past but as spiritual grandparents that have invested in the future by passing on their life to others and releasing their offspring to form new congregations. ~ unknown  

 

 

 

 

 Today's Sunday Church Share...

 

 

Picture via Pinterest

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Percy's Tidbit 

 Today we celebrate our country with thankful hearts and lift our nation in prayer.

 

Hamburg's Fireworks........right outside our window. ~Mindy

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Have a great week! 

 

Sunday, June 28, 2026

 Blessings

 

 

 Sunday, June 28th, 2026

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Prelude: "250 Years Ago"

Call to Worship and Prayer
      Matthew 3:13-17

Hymn, “O To Be Like Thee”

Offering and Doxology

Hymn, “Open My Eyes, That I May See”

Praise and Prayer

Responsive Scripture - Matthew 4:18-26

Jesus Calls His First Disciples

Leader: 18 As Jesus was walking beside the Sea of Galilee, he saw two brothers, Simon called Peter and his brother Andrew. The were casting a net into the lake, for they were fishermen.

All: 19 “Come, follow me,” Jesus said, “and I will send you out to fish for people.”

Leader: 20 At once they left their nets and followed him.

All: 21 Going on from there, he saw two other brothers, James son of Zebedee and his brother John. They were in a boat with their father Zebedee, preparing their nets. Jesus called them,

Leader: 22 and immediately they left the boat and their father and followed him. Jesus Heals the Sick

All: 23 Jesus went throughout Galilee, teaching in their synagogues, proclaiming the good news of the kingdom, and healing every disease and sickness among the people.

Leader: 24 News about him spread all over Syria, and people brought to him all who were ill with various diseases, those suffering severe pain, the demon-possessed, those having seizures, and the paralyzed; and he healed them.

All: 25 Large crowds from Galilee, the Decapolis, Jerusalem, Judea and the region across the Jordan followed him. 

Hymn, “Fill My Cup, Lord”

Special Music: “Fishers Of Men” by Newsboys

Sermon: “More Red Letters”

Hymn, “The Love Of God"

 

 

 Prayers
Mary Sherwood, sign book and sing
Lynn and Barb Handy, Jamael Weaver, Lynn’s caregiver
Tom Johnson family, Katie’s in-laws
Beth’s nephew, Steven, recovery from surgery
Jan’s sister, Monica Kelso - serious fall
Mike Shipley of Rockport, Don Shipley
Lucy Roth, Beth’s young friend
Davie Warren 
Lorinda’s husband David - serious accident
Rosie’s husband Gregg, Lyme disease (Betty Booker’s friend)
Fort Dodge Community Church, Unspoken prayers

 

Praises
250th birthday of The United States of America Raffle! Betty
Booker has a beautiful patriotic diamond art picture celebrating
the 250th birthday of our country, to be raffled. Check it out!

 

Dates

 July 12th, Bar-B-Que with Clint Wright at the smoker, others bring side dishes.
August 22nd, Saturday, Percival Hometown Pride picnic and cow pie
contest.

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 Updates for a new Church Directory! Name, address, email,
phone numbers are needed! Check to see if yours are correct, or
need to be changed or added.

Please check the list of needs of our church in the Fellowship
Room. Your donations are appreciated!

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  On Father's Day, we honored our fathers with a special lunch. We all enjoyed a wonderful meal and a special time of fellowship. 

 

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                                           Decorating 

 We always decorate our church tables to reflect the seasons and special holidays. Right now they're dressed in red, white, and blue as we celebrate Independence Day and our nation's 250th anniversary.

 

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 Old churches must not simply stand as monuments to the past but as spiritual grandparents that have invested in the future by passing on their life to others and releasing their offspring to form new congregations. ~ unknown  

 

 

 

 

 Today's Sunday Church Share...

 

Picture via Pinterest

 

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Percy's Tidbit

 

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Have a great week.