WHAT'S HA P P ENI N G !
Weekly Events:
Mon. 6:00pm Gerry's Quilt Class, Criswell Hall
Tue 9:00am Tai Chi, Chriswell Hall
10:00am Sew ‘n Sews, McMillen Room #113
11:00am Chair Yoga, Criswell Hall
3:00PM Joy Circle, McMillen Room #113
3:00PM Endowment, Chriswell Hall
5:30pm Finance, McMillen Room #113
7:30pm Friendly Neighborhood Big Band Rehearsal, Criswell Hall
Wed. 9:00am Church Work, Morning
Thu. 11:00am Chair Yoga, Criswell Hall
Fri. 10:00am Knitting & Crocheting Parks & Recreation, McMillen Room
Sun. 8:30am Informal Worship Service
10:30am Traditional Worship Service
4:00pm Free Movie, Project Hail Mary
Upcoming Events:
Sun. Jul. 26 Free Movie Night: Project Hail Mary staring Ryan Gosling 4pm
Sat. Aug. 1 Youth Group: Labyrinth & Low Country Boil at Lucy & Elwoods, 4PM
Sun. Aug. 2 Children's Sunday School Kicko
Wed Aug. 5 Arroyo Grande History Gentle Walking Tour, 4pm behind Andreini’s Coee,
leave church 3:45
Sun. Aug. 9 Back To School Blessing Sunday
Sat Aug. 15 Arroyo Grande History Gentle Walking Tour, 10am behind Andreini’s Coee,
leave church 9:45
Sat. Aug. 15 District Youth and Family Events in Oxnard, 10am - 3pm.
Sat. Aug. 22 Bingo Night with Pizza and Prizes 5-7pm, $20 Aadults, $10 Youth, under 6
Free
Fri. Sep. 4 Plantel Nursery Tour, Santa Maria, 10am, Meet at church 9:20
Sat. Sep. 12 Dana Adobe History Day. Carpool from church at 9:30
Sat. Sep. 26 District Women's Retreat
Mon. Oct. 26 Little Pink Houses of Hope Dinner
First United Methodist Church of Arroyo
Grande
275 N. Halcyon Road,
Arroyo Grande, CA 93420
805-481-2692 fumcag@yahoo.com
WorshipWeekly.com
July 19, 2026
8:30 a.m.
Open Hearts. Open Minds. Open Doors
The People of The United Methodist Church
8th Sunday after Pentecost
OPENING PRAISE “Awesome God”
WELCOME/ANNOUNCEMENTS
PRAISE SONGS “You Are My All In All”
“Blessed Be Your Name”
“Lord You Have My Heart”
PRAYERS OF THE PEOPLE
ILLUMINATION “Your Grace Is Enough”
SCRIPTURE Matthew 13:24-30, 36-43
SERMON Parable Of Wheat And Weeds
OFFERING “Agnus Dei”
COMMUNION SONG “Communion Song”
FINAL BLESSING “Good Is So Good”
CLOSING “Rescuer”
Matthew 13:24-30, 36-43
The Parable of the Weeds
24 Jesus told them another parable: “The Kingdom of heaven is like this. A man sowed good
seed in his field. 25 One night, when everyone was asleep, an enemy came and sowed weeds among
the wheat and went away. 26 When the plants grew and the heads of grain began to form, then the
weeds showed up. 27 The man's servants came to him and said, ‘Sir, it was good seed you sowed in
your field; where did the weeds come from?’ 28 ‘It was some enemy who did this,’ he answered. ‘Do
you want us to go and pull up the weeds?’ they asked him. 29 ‘No,’ he answered, ‘because as you
gather the weeds you might pull up some of the wheat along with them. 30 Let the wheat and the
weeds both grow together until harvest. Then I will tell the harvest workers to pull up the weeds first,
tie them in bundles and burn them, and then to gather in the wheat and put it in my barn.’”
Jesus Explains the Parable of the Weeds
36 When Jesus had left the crowd and gone indoors, his disciples came to him and said, “Tell
us what the parable about the weeds in the field means.”
37 Jesus answered, “The man who sowed the good seed is the Son of Man; 38 the field is the
world; the good seed is the people who belong to the Kingdom; the weeds are the people who belong
to the Evil One; 39 and the enemy who sowed the weeds is the Devil. The harvest is the end of the
age, and the harvest workers are angels. 40 Just as the weeds are gathered up and burned in the fire,
so the same thing will happen at the end of the age: 41 the Son of Man will send out his angels to
gather up out of his Kingdom all those who cause people to sin and all others who do evil
things, 42 and they will throw them into the fiery furnace, where they will cry and gnash their
teeth. 43 Then God's people will shine like the sun in their Father's Kingdom. Listen, then, if you have
ears!
Assisting in today's service – Pastor: Rev. Wesley Thompson, Liturgist: David Beard,
Praise Team Leader: Mike Clark, Piano/Keyboard: Dennis Eiler, Bass Guitar: Bob Jorstad,
Vocalists: Connie Clark, Pam Garza. Drum: Xander Thompson
HOSPITALITY: Today hosted by Finance
July 26th will be hosted by Joy Circle
ATTENDANCE
Weekly Needed $7,175
WEEK
8:30
10:30
IN-
PERSON
VIDEO
TOTAL
STEWARDSHIP
June 21
40
76
116
27
132
$3,743
June 28
37
57
94
21
114
$3,836
July 05
35
72
107
31
138
$7,395
July 12
41
49
90
4
94
$3,276
YTD Received: $10,671 YTD Needed $14,314
Our Fiscal Year runs July 1 to June 30
