West Side U.M. Church
317 Nichols Street, Clearfield
westsideumc.info
October 19, 2025 19th Sunday After Pentecost
Prelude
Welcome and Announcements
PRAISE
*Call to Worship
Leader: How beautiful is the word of the Lord!
People: How wise are God’s commandments!
Leader: Through the Lord’s precepts, we gain understanding.
People: Through God’s wisdom, we find truth.
Leader: The Lord is our God; we are God’s people.
People: God’s word lives within us, for it is written on our hearts.
Leader: Living Word, Great Teacher, lead us and guide us!
People: Amen!
*Opening Prayer:
Loving God, you are the truth far beyond knowledge, the word excelling all human ideas and wisdom, the joy higher than all delight and happiness, the glory brighter than the light of a billion stars. Yet you are nearer than our thoughts, and dearer than our deepest love. We trust you, we worship you, we adore you! In wonder and love we lift up our hearts in praise. Amen.
*Hymn This is a Day of New Beginnings UMH 383
Prayers of Confession
From the cowardice that dares not face new truth, from the laziness that is contented with half-truth, from the arrogance that thinks it knows all truth, Good Lord, deliver us. Amen.
Words of Assurance
Offering of our Gifts and Tithes sign friendship pad
Offertory WS Choir
*Congregational Response Praise God UMH 95
Praise God, from whom all blessings flow;
praise him, all creatures here below;
praise him above, ye heavenly host;
praise Father, Son, and Holy Ghost. Amen.
*Offertory Prayer
Prayers of the People
*Passing of the Peace
PROCLAIM
Children’s Moment
*Hymn Breathe on Me, Breath of God UMH 420
Scripture Jeremiah 31:27-34 pew bible 680
Lay Lector: This is the word of the Lord.
All: Thanks be to God.
Sermon
RESPONSE
Apostles’ Creed UMH 881
*Hymn Great is Thy Faithfulness UMH 140
*Benediction
*Postlude
*Those who are able, please stand
Welcome to West Side!
We are glad you have chosen to worship with us today. We hope you will find your time here a blessing.
For our first-time visitors, please stop by the Connection Center at the back of the Sanctuary and see Linda or Susan for additional West Side UMC information and a gift. And please be sure to come back!
This Week at WSUMC
October 19 - October 26
Sunday, October 19
9:30am – Sunday School all ages
9:30am – Children's Choir
10:15am – WS Choir
10:45am – Worship
Monday, October 20
3:30pm – Exercise Class
6:30pm – Revelation Bible Study
Tuesday, October 21
6:30pm – Girl Scouts
Wednesday, October 22
UM Women Prep for Chicken & Biscuit Fellowship Hall
3:30pm – Exercise Class
6:30pm – Bible Study in FH
6:30pm – Girl Scouts
Thursday, October 23
4-6pm – Chicken & Biscuit Take-out Dinner
6:15pm – WS Bells Rehearsal
7pm – WS Choir Rehearsal
Saturday, October 25
6:30pm – Praise & Worship Service
Sunday, October 26
9:30am – Sunday School all ages
9:30am – Children's Choir
10:15am – WS Choir
10:45am – Worship
Upcoming at WSUMC & Community
Tuesday, October 28 – Halloween Parade Mission/Outreach
Wednesday, October 29 – UM Women lunch & meeting
Thursday, October 30 - 9am Newsletter
Friday, October 31 – Halloween Mission/Outreach
Saturday, November 1 – 10am Charge Conference here
Sunday, November 2 – All Saints Day – see insert
Friday, October 31
Family Event
6 to 8pm
Join us as we open our doors to the
community of Trick or Treaters!
We will serve hot dogs, water, hot chocolate, and our restroom will all be available for those needing a break.
Plus, we will need helpers out front handing out candy and a few to show our trick or treaters to the Fellowship Hall and connect with them.
Please sign up at the Connection Center!
Greeters/Servers (Fellowship Hall)
Candy Givers (out-front)
Items Needed:
Hot Dog buns, Hot Chocolate mix, ketchup, mustard, sweet relish, diced onions, paper cups for hot chocolate, mini waters, napkins (festive)
AND OF COURSE CANDY, PRETZELS, or GUMMIES!!
Donations are due Sunday, October 26
Please drop off any Halloween Candy in the back meeting room. A date for stuffing treat bags will be announced later in your weekly bulletins.
Charge Conference
The West Side Charge Conference will be held Saturday, November 1 at 10am. ALL are invited!
Member Spotlight
If you want to be a part of the member spotlight or want to see that someone is recognized please grab a questionnaire at the connection center table and return it to the church office or let Tammy know who you would like to see be recognized.
Please don’t be shy, YOU ALL are an important part of what makes WS so special.
They are not ALL personal questions. If there is a question you don’t want to answer leave it blank. We would like to recognize the Hands and Feet of Jesus here at West Side UMC.
Giving Balances for 2025
Each year we send a copy of your giving for the year in late September or early October, to help prepare you for Consecration Sunday. I apologize; I have not had the time to print and send them yet. Pastor Steve is working on a letter and Stewardship Sermon Series later this month. I will send a copy of your statements with this letter. Reminder, I am the financial secretary and the only one that inputs and sees these figures. Tammy
Boxes
WS Missions is in need of paper boxes. Please drop them off at the doors at the HUB. Thank you SO much.
Prayer Requests
Pastor announced that we would be using prayer papers in the pews prior to the Worship Service and an usher would collect them and give to the Pastor to include in the prayers of the people. You can find yellow papers with Prayer Request written across the top. Also, if you know of someone on Long-Term Concerns that can or should be taken off, please contact the church office. Thank you.
God’s Cupboard
For the month of October, God's Cupboard is asking for:
· Knorr’s Pasta Sides & Rice Sides any flavors
· Packets (4oz) of Great Value instant mashed potatoes
God’s Cupboard purchased the Great Value brand. Thank you for the food items given for the month of September.
With funding being low, we appreciation the WS Congregation giving.
There is a bin at the Connection Center for you to place them in.
United Methodist Women
Pies are still needed for Thursday, October 23 for the Chicken & Biscuit take-out dinner. Please sign up at the Connection Center. Thank you so much!!!
Bulletin Boards
The new fall bulletin boards are ready for your favorite scriptures. Please take a moment to “FALL in Love with the Scriptures” and share them with your church family! There was a leaf in the bulletins last week, there is a brown leaf dish FULL of leaves on the round-back table, please take a minute to write your favorite scripture down and put it in the offering plate. I will add them to the bulletin boards as I get them. Help yourself, we have boards to fill!
HUB Updates
The HUB is collecting:
Air Fresheners
Bars of Soap
Shoes
Laptops
Mission/Service Opportunity
It’s time to get out there in the community and serve the people and let them know who West Side UMC is!
We are going to serve Donuts & Cider for the CRC at the downtown Clearfield Halloween Parade on Tuesday, October 28 from 5-8 p.m. What a wonderful opportunity to serve the community. Please sign up at the Connection Center! You do not need to bring anything, just come and bring your smile!!
All Saints Sunday
November 2, 2025
As part of our All Saints’ Day worship service, we will remember our loved ones who have gone on to glory in Christ.
Those who have passed away since last year’s All Saints’ Day observance (November 3, 2024) will be commemorated as part of the reading of names during worship along with a white carnation purchased by the church.
If you would like to remember another family member or friend, regardless of their date of death, you may purchase a white carnation ($3.00 each) in their memory and/or submit a photo of your loved one to be included as part of the worship service.
A special bulletin insert will include the names of those who donated and those who are being remembered.
Please complete the form below and submit it (along with payment for carnations) in the offering plate or to the church office before Monday, October 20.
Carnation Order Form
In Memory of ______________________________________________________________________________________________________
Presented by ___________________________________________________
# of Carnations _______ Total $__________
*Only count the carnations you are purchasing. The church will provide one for each person who has passed away this past year.
This Weeks Prayer Requests: none at the time of print
Long Term Concerns: Eleanor Clark, Steve Banks, Tom Young, Garry Shirey, Pastor Dave Norris, Carol Berry, Carole Cipriano, Chuck Inlow, Gary Graham, Sue Peters, Barbara Harper, Sherry Evans, Calley Kephart, Cindy Short, Max Shugarts, Chuck Inlow, Joe Knee, Leslie Maurer, Sharon Polkinghorn, Dan and Sylvia Spingola, Pastor Ken Leonard, Gail Harper, John Ferry, Brenda Rhone, Nathan Wooster, Audrey Moore, Pat Rhone, Bill Emrick, Pam Holobinko, Vince and Helen Bonfardin, Jimmy McKerr, Judy Mitchell, Mikayla McFaye, Barb Norris, Danielle Coudriet, Jessica Condon
Shut Ins: Larry Witherow, Chuck Inlow, Gary Graham, Richard Barger, Betsy Kruckenberg, Kathryn Lonjin, Ruth English, Jean Sayers, Joan Varner, Lewis Norris, Joe Waroquier, Sr.
Please call Pat Rhone at 814-765-4258, to add someone to the prayer chain. If anyone is interested in being on the prayer chain, please contact the church office or Pat Rhone.
Sunday Worship Servants
Head Usher: Rick Nicklas
Sound Technician: Gary Shugarts
Acolytes: Lilly Ting & Makenna Bodle
Childrens Moment: Emily Ting
Lay Lector: October 19 Kristen Zurat
October 26 Betsey McDermott
Greeters: The Condon Family
WSUMC Live on Facebook & WSUMC 317 on You Tube
Our Worship Service is audio and video taped for web-based purposes.
CCLI# CSPL116209 CVLI#504270871
CHURCH STAFF: Office: (814) 765-9813 Parsonage: (814)765-4094
Steve Cowfer, Pastor scowfer@susumc.org
Tammy Byerly, Administrative Assistant wsumc317@gmail.com
Gary Wilsoncroft, Director of Music westsidemusicroom@gmail.com
Connie Spencer, Treasurer
Jeff Stearns, Sexton
Joe Eisenhauer & Paul Bowers, Multimedia
Mark Wurster, Saturday Night Praise & Worship Leader
Office Hours 10am – 3pm Monday – Thursday
Closed Friday, Saturday, Sunday