Dietrich Buxtehude (1637‐1707) · 2018-05-19 · WE DEPART WITH HOPE *Closing Hymn Rejoice, the...

WEGATHERASGOD’SPEOPLE

WeWelcomeOneAnother 9:50am(Pleasesignthepewpadsandpassthemtotheothersinyourseatingrow.)OurPrayerbeforeWorship(responsively)

EternalGod,wegivethankstoyou,wecalluponyourname.Wesingtoyou,wesingpraisetoyou,tellingofallyourwonderfulacts.Wegiveglorytoyourholyname.Ourheartsrejoiceasweseekyou.Welooktoyouasourstrength.Werememberallthewonderyouhavedoneforus.Inyourpresenceweworshipyouandseekyourface.Amen.

Prelude PassacagliainDMinor DietrichBuxtehude(1637‐1707)

TheBringingInoftheLightofChristIntroit Lord,OurLord,ThyGloriousName

Lord,ourLord,Thygloriousname.AllThywondrousworksproclaim;Intheheavenswithradiantsigns,evermoreThygloryshines.

WEAPPROACHTHEALMIGHTY *CalltoWorship

Leader:PraisebetoGod,whohasbroughtusherethisday.People:PraiseandthankstoGodforalltheblessingswehavereceived.Leader:WhatjoywehaveinGod'spresence!People:WhatpeaceisbroughttousinGod'shouse!Leader:ThisistrulythedaythattheLordhasmade!People:Letusrejoiceandbegladinit!AMEN.

*OpeningHymn Rejoice,YePureinHeart UMH161*AffirmationofFaith AModernAffirmation UMH885

Leader:WheretheSpiritoftheLordis,thereistheonetruechurch,apostolicanduniversal,whoseholyfaithletusnowdeclare:

WebelieveinGodtheFather,infiniteinwisdom,power,andlove,whosemercyisoverallhisworks,andwhosewilliseverdirectedtohischildren’sgood.

WebelieveinJesusChrist,SonofGodandSonofman,thegiftoftheFather’sunfailinggrace,thegroundofourhope,andthepromiseofourdeliverancefromsinanddeath.

WebelieveintheHolySpiritasthedivinepresenceinourlives,wherebywearekeptinperpetualremembranceofthetruthofChrist,andfindstrengthandhelpintimeofneed.

WebelievethatthisfaithshouldmanifestitselfintheserviceofloveassetforthintheexampleofourblessedLord,totheendthatthekingdomofGodmaycomeupontheearth.Amen.  

WELCOME

FIRSTUNITEDMETHODISTCHURCHOFLONDON

2017~THEYEAROFDEEPENINGFAITH

Sunday,October152017

NINETEENTHSUNDAYAFTERPENTECOST

*GloriaPatri GloryBetotheFather UMH70

GlorybetotheFatherandtotheSonandtotheHolyGhost;asitwasinthebeginning,isnowandevershallbe,

worldwithoutend.Amen.Amen.WEOFFEROURPRAYERSANDPRAISE

WeShareOurJoysandOurConcernsAMorningPrayerwiththeLord’sPrayer.

All:OurFather,whoartinheaven,hallowedbethyname.

Thykingdomcome,thywillbedoneonearthasitisinheaven.

Giveusthisdayourdailybread.

And,forgiveusourtrespasses,asweforgivethosewhotrespassagainstus.

Andleadusnotintotemptation,butdeliverusfromevil.

Forthineisthekingdom,andthepower,andtheglory,forever.Amen.

GODSPEAKSINWORDSANDMUSIC

Anthem PassacagliaofPraise CraigCourtney

RuthGorman,flute

AMomentwithGod'sChildren PastorSteve

EpistleLesson Philippians4:1‐9

*Hymn LordofAllHopefulness #2197(page5)

*TheGospel(pleaseremainstanding) Luke10:21‐24

Sermon Rejoice...Always! Rev.SteveRath

WERESPONDINFAITH

ACalltoGatherOurTithes,Offerings,andPromises

Offertory Preludeon'Slane' RobertHobby(b.1962)

*Doxology PraiseGodfromWhoAllBlessingsFlow UMH94

PraiseGod,fromwhomallblessingsflow;PraiseGod,allcreaturesherebelow:

Alleluia!Alleluia!PraiseGodthesourceofallourgifts!PraiseJesusChristwhosepoweruplifts!PraisetheSpirit,HolySpirit,Alleluia!Alleluia!Alleluia

*APrayerofDedication PastorSteve

WEDEPARTWITHHOPE*ClosingHymnRejoice,theLordisKing!UMH715*WeTaketheLightofChristoutintotheWorld Benediction ‐‐Rev.MartinLutherKingJr.(1929‐1968)Pastor:Andnowuntohimwhoisabletokeepusfromfallingandliftusfromthedarkvalleyofdespairtothemountainsofhope,fromthemidnightofdesperationtothedaybreakofjoy;tohimbepowerandauthority,foreverandever.Amen.

ChoralBenedictionResponse GraciousSpirit,DwellinMe

GraciousSpiritdwellinme,Imyselfwouldgraciousbe;andwithwordsthathelpandhealwouldyourlifeinminereveal;andwithactionsboldandmeekwouldforChrist,mySavior,speak

PostludeVoluntaryonVineyardHavenRobertPowell(b.1932) *Indicatesstandingforthosewhoareable.

****Anoteabouttoday'smusic:Youwillseeboththeorganandchoirareofferingselectionsthismorningtitled'Passacaglia',pronounced"Pas‐a‐kal‐ya".Apassacagliaisacompositionalforminwhichashorttheme(melody),repeatedthroughoutthelengthofthepiece,isoverlaidbyvariations.Thisthemeismostoftenheardinthebassline,asyouwillhearinthepedallineoftheprelude,withaseriesofvariationsrenderedbythehandsoverthecourseofthepiece.Courtney'santhem,likewise,beginswiththe'passacagliatheme'introducedbythepiano,wherethevoicepartsmanagetheseriesofvariations.Indeed,theindividualvoicepartsarethemselvesrepeatingthemesthroughouttheanthemthat,alongwithyetanothervariationofferedbytheflute,areartfullyintertwined.

ALTARFLOWERSTheflowersonthealtararegiventotheGloryofGodandin

CelebrationofourChurchFamilybyGregCooleyandCathieLittleton

PRAYERREQUESTS

Continual

CarolynBlauser,BevDhume,MildredGood,GeraldineHenry,Phyllis&TedHunter,SueJackman,VirginiaRichey,GeorgiaSmith,HaroldSnell,LindaSnyder,LorettaWeimer

Current

BuddyByers,PearlDavis,MadelynDuffey,JacquieD’Angelo,BillEberle,DavidEmrick,Erba(Penny)Erbaugh,LyndaJunk,WhitneyMcKenzie,ChuckMcMunn,NorietaMcMunn,

GailMiller,CherieMouser,LizPronai,CaraRobinson,ShunaSmith,DanSnell,DanielSummers,DeenaTownsend,LisaVroom,DorothyWeimer,DougWeimer,CalebWhite,MarkYoakum

ServingonActiveMilitaryDuty

CaptainJohnCrisp,LtTomCrisp,SgtMathewRowley

Pleaseprayforthefamilyandfriendsofthosewhohavegiventheirlivesforournation.

ATTENDANCEANDGIVINGOCTOBER8,2017

Attendance‐220*GeneralFundGiving‐$6,367.09

MonthlyBudgetNeed‐$25,743.00*IncludesOnlineWorshipers

SundayLeadersandMinistryCoordinators

Nursery

KarenCleaverPatAnderson Liturgist

BobMinner Ushers

BrianBenedumCo‐ChairBillBenedumCo‐ChairDavidJunk,TomMinner

Sound&VideoTechnicianBrianBenedum,DavidCover

LayLeaderErnieBoyd

ChurchStaff

PastorRev.StephenRathExecutiveAssistant

GailA.BakerDirectorofYouthMinistries

ChezGormanFinanceManagerTaraShoemaker

DirectorofMusicandOrganist

MichaelSchrefflerChildren’sChoirDirector

ErynSandhageHousekeepingDaleMcNeal

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