Announcements

*Opening Hymn ‘Faith of Our Fathers ’ UMH#710

*Opening Prayer(Unison): Almighty God, fill us with hope as we come into your presence. Grant us wisdom and courage to follow in the way of the Lord Jesus Christ. Grant to us the power to worship and serve you in all we do as we promise to serve you in ways pleasing and acceptable in your sight. We pray in your holy name. Amen! Worship Songs in Telugu & English: UECF Choir

Intercessory Prayer & Lord's Prayer Pastor Ravinder

5:00 PM Worship Songs: UECF Choir 5:20 PM Old Testament Lesson: Psalm 8 Mr. Clement Myla Epistle Lesson: 2 Timothy 2:1-15 Mr. Praveen Dasari

Gospel Lesson Matthew 7 7-12 Mr. Clarence Ponnapalli.

5 27 PM Prayers of the People Pastor Ravinder

5 35 PM Greetings Mr. Peter Wiig

5:42 PM Special Song: Olivia & Mr. Eric Davidson

5 47 PM Greetings Mr. Rahul Bojja, IAS

5 55 PM Special Song Emmanuel & Mr. Charles

6:00 PM Reflections of Fathers: Dr. Sundara Rao Tsappidi

6 05 PM Reflections of Fathers Mr. Sam Chilaka

6 10 PM Special Song UECF Men

6 15 PM Reflections of Fathers Mr. Anand Devi

6 20 PM Reflections of Fathers Mr. Vivek Sandela

6 25 PM Reflections of Fathers Mr. Joshua Shaik

6 30 PM Offertory

*Doxology

Offertory Prayer Pastor Ravinder

6 35 PM Honoring Fathers

6 45 PM Sunday School Children & Youth Special

*Closing Hymn ‘To God Be the Glory ’ UMH#98

6 55 PM *Closing Prayer & Benediction Pastor Ravinder

ANNOUNCEMENTS

• Thanks to Rev. Dr. David Ravinder for ministering to us today and also thanks to Dr. Sundara Rao Tsappidi, Mr. Sam Chilaka, Mr. Anand Devi, Mr. Vivek Sandela and Mr. Joshua Shaik for sharing the reflections of Fathers.
• Next week, Rev. Dr. David Ravinder will bring the Word of God.
• UECF Annual Family Retreat will be held on June 30^th at Harvey Cedars Bible Conference, 12 Cedars Ave, Harvey Cedars, NJ 08008. Please feel free to bring your family and Non Christian friends for the Family Retreat. We need designated offerings/donations to take care of the Retreat expenses as the Harvey Cedars Bible Conference is charging us per adult as $35:00 and children 4-12 ages as $7.00.
• UECF Annual Family Picnic will be held on Saturday, July 21st at 10:00 AM at Roosevelt Park, Roosevelt Dr, Edison, NJ.
• 2018 TCFNJ CHRISTIAN FAMILY CONFERENCE will be held from July 6th evening thru July 8th afternoon.
• Today’s Fellowship Hour is hosted by UECF Families.
• Please sign-up the Fellowship Roster if you would like to volunteer to host the Fellowship Coffee Hour.

Birthdays:

• • Mr. Reggie Rao 17^th June
  • Mrs. Sujatha Mallepalle 20^th June
  • Mr. Robert Mesa 21^st June
  • Mr. Francis Pulipati 24^th June

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History of Father's Day 

Father's Day is a primarily secular holiday inaugurated in the early 20th century to complement Mother's Day in celebrating fatherhood and parenting by males, and to honor and commemorate fathers and forefathers. Father's Day is celebrated on a variety of dates worldwide, and typically involves gift-giving to fathers and family-oriented activities.

In the United States, the first modern Father's Day celebration was held on July 5, 1908, in Fairmont, West Virginia. It was first celebrated as a church service at Williams Memorial Methodist Episcopal Church South, now known as Central United Methodist Church. Grace Golden Clayton, who is believed to have suggested the service to the pastor, is believed to have been inspired to celebrate fathers after the deadly mine explosion in nearby Monongah the prior December. This explosion killed 361 men, many of them fathers and recent immigrants to the United States from Italy. Another possible inspiration for the service was Mother's Day, which had recently been celebrated for the first time in Grafton, West Virginia, a town about 15 miles away. Father's day originates as far back as 1839 in celebration of the fathers that went to war in the Battle of Iransop in which 123 fathers lost their lives defending the outpost.

Another driving force behind the establishment of the integration of Father's Day was Mrs. Sonora Smart Dodd, born in Creston, Washington. Her father, the Civil War veteran William Jackson Smart, as a single parent reared his six children in Spokane, Washington. She was inspired by Anna Jarvis's efforts to establish Mother's Day. Although she initially suggested June 5, the anniversary of her father's death, she did not provide the organizers with enough time to make arrangements, and the celebration was deferred to the third Sunday of June. The first June Father's Day was celebrated on June 19, 1910, in Spokane, WA.

Unofficial support from such figures as William Jennings Bryan was immediate and widespread. President Woodrow Wilson was personally feted by his family in 1916. President Calvin Coolidge recommended it as a national holiday in 1924. In 1966, President Lyndon Johnson made Father's Day a holiday to be celebrated on the third Sunday of June. The holiday was not officially recognized until 1972, during the presidency of Richard Nixon.

In recent years, retailers have adapted to the holiday by promoting male-oriented gifts such as electronics, tools and greeting cards. Schools and other children's programs commonly have activities to make Father's Day gifts.

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