June 18, 2017 Worship Service
Leader: Come, let us worship God our Father, who has blessed us with every spiritual blessing that comes from heaven.
People: Who knew us and chose us before the world began; who loves us so much that he calls us his own children;
Leader: Who has brought us from darkness into light and filled us with his glorious power;
People: who has prepared an inheritance for us that will never spoil or fade; who encourages and strengthens us in every good deed and word;
Leader: Who comforts us in our troubles so that we can comfort others.
People: This is our God, the ultimate source of all good things, Come, let us worship God, our Father, together!
walks with them in their sorrow. We pray for men who are not fathers but still mentor and guide us with fatherly love and advice. We remember fathers, grandfathers, and great grandfathers who are no longer with us but who live forever in our memory and nourish us with their love. Amen!
Old Testament Lesson: Joshua 24:14-18 Mr. Alfred Myla
Epistle Lesson: Ephesians 6:1-4 Mr. Kamalakar Allu
Worship Songs in English, Telugu, Hindi: UECF Choir
Intercessory Prayer & Lord's Prayer: Pastor Ravinder
Greetings: Mr. Benjamin R. Muthyala
Special Song: UECF Men
Testimony: Pastor Israel Chokka
Offertory
*Doxology
Offertory Prayer: Pastor Ravinder
Gospel Lesson: Mark 5:21-42 Mr. Sunil Mentay
Sermon: ‘A Godly Father: Calling and Conduct’ Pastor Ravinder
Honoring Fathers
Special Program: Sunday School Children
*Closing Hymn: ‘Great is Thy Faithfulness’ UMH#140
*Closing Prayer & Benediction: Pastor Ravinder
ANNOUNCEMENTS
- Thanks to Rev. Dr. David Ravinder for ministering to us today.
- Next week, Holy Communion will be celebrated. Rev. Dr. David Ravinder will bring the Word of God.
- Bro. Devanaiah will bring the Word of God on July 02nd.
- Rev. Dr. T. D. Prasanna Kumar will bring the Word of God on Sunday, July 16th.
- Memorial Service for Late Mr. Krupa Rao Mattegunta will be held on June 25th after the worship service.
- Today’s Fellowship Hour is hosted by UECF Women.
- Please sign-up the Fellowship Roster if you would like to volunteer to host the Fellowship Coffee Hour.
June | 4 UECF | 11 SHAIKs | 18 Women | 25 UECF | -- |
July | 2 MYLAs | 9 | 16 Families | 23 | 30 VUPPULAs |
- Birthdays:
- Mrs. Sujatha Mallepalle 20th June
- Mr. Robert Mesa 21st June
- Mr. Francis Pulipati 24th 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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