Online Bulletin
Sunday, July 20, 2025
Skycrest United Methodist Church is located in Clearwater, FL and welcomes and includes people of every age, race, ethnicity, culture, sexual orientation, gender identity, economic status, and physical and mental ability. United, forgiven, and saved by our belief in Jesus Christ, we offer a loving environment to all seeking respite in God. We are a family. We are Skycrest.
Important Links
Order Of Service
Our God
Welcome and Announcements
Goodness of God
Opening Prayer
Scripture - Luke 15:1-7
Kids’ Moment
Apostle’s Creed - Hymnal #881
Special Music - Barb McQuain & Kevin Dorey - Give Me Eyes
Pastoral Prayer/Silent Prayer
Sermon - “Lost and Found ”
Response to the Word -Thanksgiving Over Offering
Communion
Offering
Closing Hymn- There’s a Wideness in God’s Mercy - Hymn #121, vs. 1-4
Benediction
Announcements
Vacation Bible School - Kids age 4 years old to 5th grade are invited to our Road Trip Vacation Bible School at Skycrest UMC. Join us July 28 - August1, 5:30-7:30pm, as we learn that God is with us wherever we go! Each evening, our Road Trip will be filled with Bible stories, music, crafts, and more! Plus, a free dinner will be served each night.
To register a child for Vacation Bible School, click here.
To sign up to volunteer for Vacation Bible School, click here.
You do not want to miss all the fun ahead at our Road Trip!
If you have any questions, please email Meg@skycrest.net or call the church office. (727) 446-2218
School Supply Drive kicks off this week!
This Sunday we are kicking off our annual school supply drive. Our efforts this year will be twofold. We will collect supplies to help Oakgrove Middle School and to support our distribution of backpacks and school supplies at the Back to School Block Party coming up on August 9.
Collections will continue through August 1st. Please take an apple from the display in the lobby and shop for school supplies. Consider doubling your school supply purchase - one item for Oak Grove Middle and one item for our Block Party.
Needs include:
#2 Pencils - sharpened Notebook paper, college rules
Colored pencils Pens, blue and black ink
Handheld pencil sharpener Notebook dividers
Ruler - standard 12"/metric Folders with pockets
Items may be brought to church on Sundays or dropped off at the office, Monday through Thursday during office hours from 9 a.m to 1 p.m. Order from our Amazon wishlist and have them shipped directly to the church.
School Supplies Skycrest Block Party 2025
https://www.amazon.com/hz/wishlist/ls/3TU9WR4VRYLSA?ref_=list_d_wl_lfu_nav_10
Skycrest Neighborhood Back to School Block Party
Our church is hosting a back-to-school block party on Saturday, August 9th from 10:00 am to 1:00 pm for the Skycrest neighborhood. We'll be distributing free backpacks filled with school supplies for local children and families. We're transforming this Block Party into a broader community celebration, and we're inviting local organizations, businesses, and service providers to set up informational booths to connect directly with families in our neighborhood.
Our Vacation Bible School kids will be stuffing the backpacks as a service project, and we are excited for the opportunity to bring families and community together.
Find a current list of participating partners and more at this link.
Scripture
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Parable of the Lost Sheep
15 Tax collectors and other notorious sinners often came to listen to Jesus teach. 2 This made the Pharisees and teachers of religious law complain that he was associating with such sinful people—even eating with them!
3 So Jesus told them this story: 4 “If a man has a hundred sheep and one of them gets lost, what will he do? Won’t he leave the ninety-nine others in the wilderness and go to search for the one that is lost until he finds it? 5 And when he has found it, he will joyfully carry it home on his shoulders. 6 When he arrives, he will call together his friends and neighbors, saying, ‘Rejoice with me because I have found my lost sheep.’ 7 In the same way, there is more joy in heaven over one lost sinner who repents and returns to God than over ninety-nine others who are righteous and haven’t strayed away!”