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		<title>Sept. 13, 2009 Bulletin</title>
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September 13, 2009    15th  Sunday after Pentecost­
PREPARATION FOR WORSHIP   Kenny Stephens
GREETINGS AND ANNOUNCEMENTS    Horace Abbott
*SONG OF PRAISE
“Come Now Is the Time to Worship”
Come, now is the time to worship.  Come, now is the time to give your heart.  Come, just as you are to worship.  Come, just as are [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=merkelumc.wordpress.com&blog=1437613&post=89&subd=merkelumc&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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		<title>August 23, 2009 Bulletin</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 21 Aug 2009 19:40:22 +0000</pubDate>
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August 23, 2009  12th  Sunday after Pentecost
PREPARATION FOR WORSHIP     Kenny Stephens
GREETINGS AND ANNOUNCEMENTS     Horace Abbott
*SONG OF PRAISE
“O Worship the King” UMH #73 (vs 1,4,5)
Vs. 1:  O worship the King, all glorious above, O gratefully sing God’s power and God’s love; our Shield and Defender, the Ancient of Days, [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=merkelumc.wordpress.com&blog=1437613&post=82&subd=merkelumc&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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		<title>August 9th, 2009 Bulletin</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 07 Aug 2009 14:31:25 +0000</pubDate>
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August 9, 2009   10th  Sunday after Pentecost
PREPARATION FOR WORSHIP       Kenny Stephens
GREETINGS AND ANNOUNCEMENTS   Delbert Dearing
*SONG OF PRAISE
“Victory in Jesus” UMH #370 (vs 1,3)
Vs. 1: I heard an old, old story, how a Savior came from glory, how he gave his life [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=merkelumc.wordpress.com&blog=1437613&post=79&subd=merkelumc&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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		<title>August 2, 2009 Bulletin</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 29 Jul 2009 15:41:14 +0000</pubDate>
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August 2, 2009       9th Sunday after Pentecost
PREPARTION FOR WORSHIP     Kenny Stephens
GREETINGS AND ANNOUNCEMENTS   Horace Abbott
*SONG OF PRAISE
“Majesty, Worship His Majesty”  UMH #176
Maj-es-ty, wor-ship his maj-es-ty; un-to Jesus be all glo-ry, hon-or, and praise.  Maj-es-ty, king-dom au-thor-i-ty, flow from his throne un-to his own; his an-them raise. [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=merkelumc.wordpress.com&blog=1437613&post=69&subd=merkelumc&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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		<title>July 26, 2009 Bulletin</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 24 Jul 2009 20:05:39 +0000</pubDate>
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July 26, 2009                                 8th  Sunday after Pentecost
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PREPARATION FOR WORSHIP                 Kenny Stephens
GREETINGS AND ANNOUNCEMENTS                  Horace Abbott
 
*SONG OF PRAISE
“My Hope is Built”  UMH #368 (vs 1,2,4)
Vs 1:  My hope is built on noth-ing less than Je-sus’ blood and righ-teous-ness.  I dare not trust the sweet-est frame, but whol-ly lean on Je-sus’ name. 
Refrain:  On Christ [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=merkelumc.wordpress.com&blog=1437613&post=66&subd=merkelumc&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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		<title>July 19th, 2009 Bulletin</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 18 Jul 2009 16:36:45 +0000</pubDate>
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July 19, 2009                                 7th  Sunday after Pentecost
PREPARATION FOR WORSHIP    Kenny Stephens
GREETINGS AND ANNOUNCEMENTS     Horace Abbott
*SONG OF PRAISE
“Come, Now is the Time to Worship”
Refrain:  Come, now is the time to wor-ship.  Come, now is the time to give your heart.  Come, just as you are to wor-ship. Come, just as you are [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=merkelumc.wordpress.com&blog=1437613&post=62&subd=merkelumc&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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		<title>July 12th, 2009 Bulletin</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 11 Jul 2009 14:49:27 +0000</pubDate>
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July 12, 2009                                 6th  Sunday after Pentecost
PREPARATION FOR WORSHIP                 Kenny Stephens
GREETINGS AND ANNOUNCEMENTS                Horace Abbott
*SONG OF PRAISE
“Victory in Jesus”  UMH #370 [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=merkelumc.wordpress.com&blog=1437613&post=58&subd=merkelumc&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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		<title>July 5th, 2009 Bulletin</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 01 Jul 2009 20:34:06 +0000</pubDate>
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July 5, 2009                                   5th  Sunday after Pentecost
PREPARATION FOR WORSHIP   Kenny Stephens
GREETINGS AND ANNOUNCEMENTS  Delbert Dearing
*SONG OF PRAISE
“America the Beautiful”  UMH #696 (vs 1,2,3)
Vs. 1:  O beau-ti-ful for spa-cious skies, for am-ber waves [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=merkelumc.wordpress.com&blog=1437613&post=54&subd=merkelumc&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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		<title>June 21, 2008 Bulletin</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 17 Jun 2009 18:49:09 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[June 21, 2009                                 3rd Sunday after Pentecost
Father’s Day
PREPARATION FOR WORSHIP   Kenny Stephens
GREETINGS AND ANNOUNCEMENTS  Horace Abbott
*SONG OF PRAISE
“For the Beauty of the Earth”  UMH #92 (vs 1,4,6)
Vs. 1:  For the beau-ty of the earth, for the [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=merkelumc.wordpress.com&blog=1437613&post=51&subd=merkelumc&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Ash Wednesday Service</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 12 Feb 2008 06:31:45 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[For those who were not able to come to the Ash Wednesday Service, this was truely a powerful service and so inspiring. Kenny Stephens was at his best at the organ, as he usually is, and the message given by Horace was very meaningful. I am thinking we should start taping the entire services for [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=merkelumc.wordpress.com&blog=1437613&post=50&subd=merkelumc&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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