ALBRIGHT UNITED METHODIST CHURCH ACTIVITIES IN NOVEMBER, 2009

Albright United Methodist Church held its Thanksgiving Dinner following Worship on December l5, 2009 in our Fellowship Hall. 

                                                      Litany For Veterans Day

World War I ended on November 11, 1918, with the signing of the Armistice by the Allies and Germany. In the first Armistice Day proclamation in 1919, President Woodrow Wilson called for the nation to remember those who had died in their country’s service and to make the day an opportunity for America to “show her sympathy with peace and justice in the councils of the nation.”

Armistice Day became Veterans’ Day by an act of Congress in 1954. President Eisenhower called on the nation to remember the sacrifices of those who fought in all our nation’s wars, to celebrate the contributions of all veterans of military service, and to rededicate ourselves to the task of promoting an enduring peace. It is Eisenhower’s call that remains the three-fold purpose of Veterans’ Day: remembering those who fought and died, celebrating all veterans, and promoting an enduring peace.

Today, we come to honor all who have served in our country, both in war and in peace. Let us give thanks to God for the land of our birth with all its chartered liberties. For all the wonder of our country’s story:

We give you thanks, O God.

For leaders in nation and state, and for those who in days past and in these present times have labored for the commonwealth:

We give you thanks, O God.

For those who in all times and places have been true and brave, and in the world’s common ways have lived upright lives and ministered to their fellows:

We give you thanks, O God.

For those who served their country in its hour of need, and especially for those who gave even their lives in that service:

We give you thanks, O God.

Let us pray. God of the ages, we thank You for all who have served in the armed forces of this country. We thank You for the freedom their sacrifice has earned and guarded for us. Help us to prize this freedom and use it well. We ask You to bless all living veterans in a special way today, as well as the families of all veterans. Comfort those who grieve for those who gave the last full measure of devotion. Strengthen those who bear physical, emotional, and spiritual wounds. Stand with those who provide care to them. Move us to reach out to sisters and brothers who are veterans, or relatives of veterans, or who currently serve in the military. We pray for the day when no one needs to serve in the military. Help us to live now in anticipation of that day, as people who long for peace, who pray for peace, and who seek to be peacemakers in this world. We pray in Jesus’ name. Amen

Will the Veterans in attendance please stand.

 

Russell Allen	US Army	July 1942 – Nov 1945
Bob Anthony	US Air Force	Oct 1955 – Dec 1961
Courtney Blankenship	US Army	April 2004 – Sept 2008
Justin Blankenship	US Army	July 1999 - Current
Bill Brown	US Arm Air Force	Aug 1942 – Sept 1945
Royce Caldron	US Army	May 1970 - May 1973
Allan Coppock	OK National Guard US Army	1972-73, 1976 – Feb 2008 1973 -76
Christopher Coppock	US Army VA National Guard	Sept 2001 – June 2004 June 2004 – Current
Alan Crockett	US Army Reserve	April 1964 – March 1970
Jim Daniel	US Army	1955 – 1957
Donna Evans	US Army WAC	June 1949 – June 1953
Calvin Golliver	OK Army National Guard	Mar 1970 – Feb 1976
Paul Holcomb	US Navy	July 1942 – July 1948
Pete Hurd	US Navy	1957 – 1961
James Kanelakos	US Army	1969 - 1977
John Lansdown	US Coast Guard	Sept 1941 – Nov 1945
Eldridge Manering	US Navy US Navy Reserve	Jan 1945 – Aug 1946 Aug 1946 – Aug 1951
Rebecca Dover Marsh	US Army WAC	1972 - 1974
Charlie Miller	US Air Force	Jan 1968 – Jan 1972
Stuart Paisley	US Army	Mar 1944 – May 1946
Dick Powell	US Army	Feb 1951 – Dec 1956
Bob Robbins	US Army	1956 – 1959
David Robbins	US Army KS National Guard	Aug 1961 – Aug 1967 1980 – 1995
Joe Robinson	US Army Reserves	May 1970 – May 1978
Mary Stanton	US Marine Corps	Apr 1971 – Apr 1975
Gene Warner	OK National Guard US Army	Feb 1960 – Feb 1964 July 1960 – Dec 1960
Willis Webb	US Air Force	Oct 1942 – Nov 1945
Leroy Welch	US Navy	July 1943 – May 1946
Lonnie Wittmer	US Army	Mar 1957 – Apr 1959

For the family members who have made great sacrifices in order to make it possible for their service members to be on watch at home or around the world or to go into harm’s way,

We ask for your blessing.

For the families who grieve the death of a member who went in harm’s way, never to return,

We ask for your blessing.

O almighty God and most merciful Father, as we remember these your servants, remembering with gratitude their courage and strength, we hold before you those who mourn them. Look upon your bereaved servants with your mercy. As this day brings them memories of those they have lost awhile, may it also bring your consolation and the assurance that their loved ones are alive now and forever in your living presence.

Let us pray. Keep all our veterans in your care today. Grant them the peace they sought to preserve for others. As we honor our veterans, we also pray for peace. Teach all your people the ways of peace that those who have sacrificed so much for peace and freedom will not have done so in vain. We pray all these things in the name of your son, our savior, Jesus Christ, who lives and reigns with you and the Holy Spirit, one God, now and forever. Amen.

ANTHEM “An American Medley” Pat Purkey

Sanctuary Choir

All Saints Sunday Worship on November 1st included Mission Skit, Bell Choir, and Memorial Candle Lighting.  Billy Palmer  and his wife, Sarah, helped us realize we could be missionaries at home as well as over seas.  The Bell Choir played the prelude and offertory with brass and chime bells. As names of members who had died in the past year were read by Pastor Robinson, Rev. David Miller lit the Memorial Candles.  Those memorialized included Zella Adams, Horace "Harold" Ninemire, Frank Koehler, Joyce "Joy"Asbury, Don Carder, Leona "Maxine" Smith, Frank Prouty, Della Daniels, Ruth Bass, W.E. "Gene" Bowhay, Mildred "Millie" Gould, Sharon Connally, Bettalane "Betty" Rogers, Virginia Unruh, Rita Robbins.