Worship Notes for July 26, 10 AM Worship Ninth Sunday after Pentecost
Worship Leader: Pastor Laura Ymker
Scripture:
Sermon:
Lay Reader: Dana Kirkmeyer; Ushers: Bruce & Linda Grossman; Accompanist/Music Director: Melissa Gilbert; Nursery: May Harris, Lily Yelvington; Coffee Fellowship: Peggy Seeley, Bill Tiskus; Treats: Linda Grossman, Linda Larson; UCC Tellers: Carol Shipley, Ed Venetz; Christ UMC Tellers: Rosemary Neilsen, Jeanne Nobbs
The service will be live-streamed on both church Facebook pages and a recording of the livestream will be available on YouTube later in the day and on the UCC website.
NOTE – Each week’s complete Worship Bulletin is also available on this web page – both on the front page and in the Posts.
Christian Education News
Nursery care is provided for children through age 5. Children age 6 and up attend worship with their families. There will be a children’s message on July 26. August 2 is Communion Sunday. United Spirit Community Church practices open communion which welcomes all persons, regardless of age, to participate in the Sacrament of Holy Communion. Children are also welcome to use resources in the Christ’s Kids Bags on the rack at the back of the sanctuary or items found in the Pray Ground area on the right side of the sanctuary. If you have suggestions of items that could improve these offerings for children, please share your thoughts with Janet Koostra (janetkoostra@gmail.com or 406-727-8443). See you in church!
Christian Service
The greatest gift you can give someone is your TIME. Because when you give your time, you are giving a portion of your life that you will never get back.
Fishing for Volunteers – Hey all you FISH volunteers! United Spirit Community Church’s next turn to work together at the FISH Food Pantry is August 10-14 from 9:00 A.M.-11:0 A.M. If you’d like to volunteer and distribute food to families in need, please call Carol Davidson at (406) 836-1862. Thank you so much if you can help!
Summer Spruce Up – It’s time to do some summer spruce up jobs in the church! If you are willing to do a simple cleaning task at the church (at your convenience), please check the large blue bulletin board in the Fellowship Hall. There are easy jobs listed on the board and a sign-up sheet to let us know that you will be responsible for the chore. Working together we will have a squeaky-clean building. Thank you for your willingness to help keep things clean. Facilities Committee
Volunteer Drivers, Please – The church has had several requests from folks who are no longer driving but would like to come to church. Are you a person who would be willing to take a few extra minutes on Sunday morning to provide a ride for another member of our church family? Maybe you will make a new friend. Maybe a current friendship could be strengthened. Maybe you will make someone’s day better. And it wouldn’t even have to be every week! If the Spirit moves you to lend a hand, please call the church office at (406) 453-4316.
Friends of the Community, Feed the Need is a newly formed board, shaped from Housed Great Falls, dedicated to meeting current and crucial needs of the community. Believing an immediate need to be food, we will be serving dinner on Thursday and Saturday evenings, beginning July 9, 2026 (with the exception of no meal on July 11) in the Social Hall of First United Methodist Church, 610 2nd Ave. N.
The Rainbow Door will be open from 5:30 P.M.-7:30 P.M., with dinner served at 6:00 P.M. We look forward to sitting with you and sharing food and fellowship.
We welcome extra hands! If you would like to help with dinners, serve or clean up, please reach out to one of the Feed the Need board members!
Sincerely,Lela Graham lela.graham@gmail.com ; Holly Garcia hgarcia@bresnan.net ; Dawn Skerritt revdawnskerritt@gmail.com
Plastic Bags are Much Appreciated! Thank you for all of the plastic grocery bags that have been donated over the last several weeks for use at Helping Hands and the Sack Lunch Ministry. Got more? Keep ‘em coming’!
Stewardship
A Reflection from your Stewardship Board
“Whoever sows generously will also reap generously” 2 Corinthians 9:6
We are United Spirit Community Church – Our bank account for the new church name is in place! Folks should start writing checks to United Spirit Community Church. If you have automatic payments sent from a financial institution, be sure to give the new name. This needs to be done any time before December 31st. From now through the end of the year, checks written to Christ UMC or FCUCC will go into the respective accounts. Donations intended for memorials or the Genesis Fund should be written out FCUCC with a specific notation in the memo. I understand this is a bit confusing. Please do not hesitate to call Holly in the office for questions or further clarification. Thank you.
Fellowship
From the Fellowship Board – We would like to say thank you to everyone for bringing delicious treats to share with everyone after church. Our fellowship after church has grown a lot and having different foods to share has been so nice. Fellowship is another piece of our church that brings us all together. Thank you, again!
Announcements and Upcoming Meetings
Reminder – Newsletter items should be received by 12:00 P.M. on Tuesdays of the week you wish to have your information printed.
Summer Time = Vacation Time – With summer in full swing, staff may start scheduling time off. We’ll do our best to keep you informed of office hours. If you plan on stopping by, please call ahead of time to make sure the doors are unlocked and the office is open. Thank you!
Pray With the Pastor Continues – During the worship series on prayer, Pastor Laura will be praying in the sanctuary beginning next week on Monday evenings from 5:30-6:00 P.M., Wednesday noon hours from 12:30-1:00 P.M., and Thursday mornings from 8:00-8:30 A.M. You are welcome to join her. This is meant to be a quiet time during which conversation is directed toward God not each other. There will be a basket in the narthex during this worship series to put prayer requests in that Pastor Laura will pray for throughout the weekend. Please provide feedback on the times of the prayer sessions if shifting the time by 15 minutes or half an hour would allow you to come.
Prayer Circle Hiatus – The monthly Prayer Circle is taking a break this summer from meeting in person. This doesn’t mean the prayers stop! The prayer chain will still go out and there is the opportunity to pray in the sanctuary during the week with Pastor Laura. To share prayers of gratitude, healing, sympathy, or whatever you may need, please let Janet Koostra know, or place a request in the basket in the narthex.
Coming Up
Holly will be out of the office July 27-July 31. There will not be a newsletter next week. Stay safe and hydrated!
There will not be a newsletter the week of July 29 – For a list of upcoming meetings and events please click HERE for the August calendar. The next newsletter will go out on August 5.
