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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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OFLONDON
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