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ORDER OF WORSHIP
MEDITATION - And the Word became flesh and lived among us, and
we have seen his glory, the glory as of a father’s only son,
full of grace and truth. – John 1:14
*please stand if you are able
Hymns from “The Faith We Sing” can be found in the small black hymnal
at the end of the pews.
GATHERING
PASTORAL GREETING
PRELUDE “Freu dich sehr, o meine Seele” Bohm
(Please use this time to prepare your heart for worship.)
ENTRANCE
*CALL TO WORSHIP- Philippians 2:5-11
Pastor: Let the same mind be in you that was in Christ Jesus, who
though he was in the form of God, did not regard equality with
God as something to be exploited,
People: but emptied himself, taking the form of a slave, being born
in human likeness, and being found in human form, he humbled
himself and became obedient to the point of death – even death
on a cross.
Pastor: Therefore God also highly exalted him and gave him the
name that is above every name,
People: so that at the name of Jesus every knee should bend, in
heaven and on earth and under the earth, and every tongue
confess that Jesus Christ is Lord, to the glory of God the Father.
*OPENING HYMN “All Praise to Thee, for Thou, O King Divine” No. 166
OPENING PRAYER
Liturgist: The Lord be with you.
People: And also with you.
Liturgist: Let us pray together.
People: We bow in amazement that you, the Father, loved the world
so much that you sent your only Son to become one with us. We
bow in amazement that you, the Son, humbled yourself in
obedience all the way to the cross for us. We join our voices in
proclaiming that Jesus Christ is Lord, to the glory of God the Father.
Amen.
PROCLAMATION & RESPONSE
SCRIPTURE LESSON: John 1:1-5, 10-14, 16-18 pg. 91 NT
Reader: This is the Word of God for us.
People: Thanks be to God.
SERMON “Up Close and Personal: The Incarnation” Pastor Nicholson
*HYMN “O Sing a Song of Bethlehem” No. 179
THE CONGREGATION’S PRAYER OF CONFESSION
O God, we live such lives of stress and worry, anxious and always
striving, as if our happiness and success awaits our next
accomplishment. We neglect ourselves, abuse those around us,
and miss the gifts of life. Your gift of peace lies undiscovered and
unopened. Forgive our faithlessness. Save us from ourselves and all
that pushes us away from you. You who know us so well, help us to
know you. Amen.
PERSONAL CONFESSION in silence with organ/piano meditation
WORDS OF ASSURANCE John 3:17
Indeed, God did not send his Son into the world to condemn the
world, but in order that the world might be saved through him.
*THE PEACE
BRINGING OUR TITHES AND OFFERINGS TO GOD
(You may complete a prayer card in the pew rack in front of you
and place it in the offering plate or hand it to one of our pastors.)
OFFERTORY “Great Is Thy Faithfulness” arr. Chris Rice
*DOXOLOGY No. 94
Praise God, from whom all blessings flow;
Praise God, all creatures here below: Alleluia! Alleluia!
Praise God, the source of all our gifts!
Praise Jesus Christ, whose power uplifts!
Praise the Spirit, Holy Spirit! Alleluia! Alleluia! Alleluia!
THANKSGIVING AND COMMUNION
THE GREAT THANKSGIVING pg. 15
THE LORD’S PRAYER- Use “trespasses” pg. 895
GIVING THE BREAD AND CUP
(Today we serve communion by intinction. Remain in your pew until
directed by the ushers. When you come forward, take the bread,
dip it into the cup, and consume both the bread and juice
together. You may kneel at the altar rail in prayer after receiving
the elements, or return directly to your seat. In the tradition of
Wesley’s “singing communion,” we invite you to sing the following
songs in praise of Jesus. All songs can be found in “The Faith We
Sing” hymnal. Please sing each song through twice. 2064, 2065,
2066, 2068, 2070, 2071)
PRAYERS OF JOY AND CONCERN
SENDING FORTH
*HYMN “We Would See Jesus” No. 256
*DISMISSAL WITH BLESSING
*POSTLUDE “Prelude & Fugue in F Major” Bach
(If you are able, please remain in the pews briefly for the postlude.)
July 14, 2019
8:30 a.m.
Welcome to Worship at
Transforming Lives in the Love of Jesus Christ
Please Be In Prayer For…
Esther Loews Sakon Dennis Rich Baruffi
*indicates newly added
Financial Information: Special Offerings...
Mission of the Month:
July—Glad Tidings Christmas Shop $703.00
June—Mid-Town Parish $1136.00
Attendance - July 7, 2019 8:30: 88 11:00: 90
Special Happenings This Week at Christ United Methodist Church…
Today:
12pm– VBS Decorating and Baking Monday, July 15:
VBS Begins!!!!! Wednesday, July 17:
6pm– Endowment Committee in Fellowship Hall Room 104
7pm– Softball on CUMC Field (Warm-ups at 6:30pm) Thursday, July 18:
7pm– Care Ministers Meeting in the Lounge
Members, Regular Attendees,
and Visitors, please fill out the
attendance sheet in the teal
folder at the end of your pew. Pass the folder to your fellow
worshipers then return it to the center aisle. First Time Visitors: please
complete a blue “CONNECT” card in the pew rack in front of you; it
may be placed in the offering plate. Also, pick up a Welcome Packet
at the Welcome Table before you leave. If you have special needs,
please see one of our ushers.
Christ UMC offers a staffed nursery from 8:30am until after the 11am
service, in room 21, in the preschool hallway. Children, birth through 4
years old, can be dropped off and picked up as needed throughout
the morning. If you would rather keep your child with you, an
unstaffed space, in rooms 15-17, is available in case you need a
diaper change, a quiet place to rock, or some space to move
around. The worship service is broadcast through a speaker.
Calling All Musicians! We are looking for people willing to share their
gifts of music with the congregation during services this summer.
Soloists or groups, any age is welcome! Please contact Miki Chelton to
sign up.
The endowment fund provides an on-going financial tool to the church
and our community to fund projects not included in the annual budget. In
past years the revenue from the endowment fund has been able to
purchase and repair appliances for the kitchen, provide new learning
opportunities to the pre-school and fund Eagle Scout projects that directly
benefited the church. As the fund grows we are excited to see how God
will use this amazing gift to impact CUMC and the community we serve. If
you are interested in contributing to this fund, additional information can
be found in the brochures in the lobby located near the exterior doors.
Christ UMC has a group of dedicated drivers who take turns driving one of
our members from Schwenkfeld Manor to the 11:00 service each Sunday.
With Tom Harrison's departure, there is an opening for a 5th Sunday driver/
sub. If this is a volunteer position that you would be interested in filling,
please contact the church office to learn more.
Bob Vincent will be selling gift cards today. He will be selling after first
service and before second service but not after second service.
It's time to make Christmas cards! The Susannah Wesley Circle is teaming
with Liberty Ministries to create Christmas greetings. Every year, just before
Christmas, Liberty Ministries goes into Montgomery County Correctional
Facility to hand out hope to the inmates. Every single inmate receives a
Christmas Stocking during a time when these men and women probably
will not receive any visits or gifts. Our cards will accompany the stockings. If
you've thought of attending a Susannah Wesley Circle meeting, we would
love to meet you, so join us, and bring a friend. We welcome women of all
ages. We'll be in the Rose Garden rooms at 7 PM on Tuesday, July
23rd.***Important note for those who feel uncreative or uncrafty: the cards
are already made - all we have to do is color them. Bring your crayons/
markers/colored pencils and come for a relaxing evening***
The Second Term of Summer Adult Sunday School begins July 28.
VBS FOR GROWNUPS: Marge Kramer, teacher
Each week we'll have a Bible story, a craft, and maybe even a
snack, for the complete VBS experience. Please sign up at the kiosk in
the lobby, so we have enough materials for everyone.
RENEGADE GOSPEL: REBEL JESUS: Pastor Gary Nicholson, teacher
Topics for discussion will include: Discovering the Rebel Jesus;
Revolutionary Lifestyle; The Most Important Question You Will Ever Have
to Answer; Seeing Jesus Today; The Way of the Cross; Resurrection.
THE ART OF MOSES: Nanci Landes, teacher
Each week we will discuss a story of Moses' life from weaving a basket
for baby Moses' trip down the Nile, through painting a mountain top
view of the Promised Land that Moses saw before he died.
(Detailed descriptions can be found in the July Christ Evangel.)
Liturgists: 8:30— Joey Hayes 11:00— Marge Kramer
Greeters: 8:30— 11:00— Jean & Fred Davis
Lay Readers: 8:30— Anna Shelton 11:00— Judy Yoder
Sound Technicians: 8:30— Ryan Fealy 11:00— Andrew Guenther
Nursery Volunteers: 8:30— Liz Zearfoss and Brent/Emily Geesaman
9:45— Yoshimi Weir
11:00— Alice Neil and Diane Bresser
Children’s Worship: Kathy Barlick
Communion Steward: Diane Umbenhauer-Schaefer
Ushers: 8:30—Jim Hare, Tony Trifiletti, Jeff Baer, Mark Stauffer, John Sullivan,
and Sharon Moran.
11:00—Karen Thrash, Eric Thrash, Joe Loscalzo, Carolyn Coupe, Sussie
Venuto, and Sakon Dennis.
Phil Woodruff is this month’s captain.
Contact Us!
Church Website www.cumclansdale.org
Church Phone 215-855-1643
Preschool Phone 215-412-7836
Church E-mail [email protected]
Trustees E-mail [email protected]
Prayer Concerns [email protected]
CUMC STAFF
Rev. Gary Nicholson, Pastor [email protected]
Rev. Tawny Bernhardt, Pastor, Children’s Ministries
Pastor Eric Chelton, Assistant Pastor & Director of Student Ministries
Marge Kramer, Director of Congregational Care
Miki Chelton, Director of Music [email protected]
Katie Campbell, Organist/Dir. Youth Choir
Elysa Dalbow, Praise Band [email protected]
Mary Conroy, Preschool Director [email protected]
Kara Johnson, Church Secretary 215-855-1643
Rev. Tracy Bass, District Superintendent
Bishop Peggy A. Johnson, Resident Bishop
See our full staff list on our website
www.cumclansdale.org —and click on Meet Our Staff!
Today’s sanctuary flowers are presented by
Fred & Jean Davis in celebration of Allyson Barlick’s 13th
birthday. She’s becoming a teenager!
And
Allison King in honor of her mother, Connie's, birthday.
Kids and suds are all around!
Dirty cars are to be found!
Let us wash them up for you...
And help kids at Christmas, too!
Come and get your car washed by the 4th and 5th grade VBS
group on Wednesday (7/17) or Thursday (7/18) from 11:00 am to
12:00 pm! Your donations towards the Glad Tidings Christmas
Shop are welcomed and appreciated!
ORDER OF WORSHIP
MEDITATION - And the Word became flesh and lived among us, and
we have seen his glory, the glory as of a father’s only son,
full of grace and truth. – John 1:14
*please stand if you are able
GATHERING
WORSHIP BEFORE WORSHIP (10:40) Fish Food
PASTORAL GREETING
PRELUDE “Freu dich sehr, o meine Seele” Bohm
(Please use this time to prepare your heart for worship.)
ENTRANCE
*CALL TO WORSHIP- Philippians 2:5-11
Pastor: Let the same mind be in you that was in Christ Jesus, who
though he was in the form of God, did not regard equality with
God as something to be exploited,
People: but emptied himself, taking the form of a slave, being born
in human likeness, and being found in human form, he humbled
himself and became obedient to the point of death – even death
on a cross.
Pastor: Therefore God also highly exalted him and gave him the
name that is above every name,
People: so that at the name of Jesus every knee should bend, in
heaven and on earth and under the earth, and every tongue
confess that Jesus Christ is Lord, to the glory of God the Father.
*OPENING HYMN “All Praise to Thee, for Thou, O King Divine” No. 166
OPENING PRAYER
Liturgist: The Lord be with you.
People: And also with you.
Liturgist: Let us pray together.
People: We bow in amazement that you, the Father, loved the world
so much that you sent your only Son to become one with us. We
bow in amazement that you, the Son, humbled yourself in
obedience all the way to the cross for us. We join our voices in
proclaiming that Jesus Christ is Lord, to the glory of God the Father.
Amen.
PROCLAMATION & RESPONSE
SPECIAL MUSIC Mia Prusak, Violin & Linda Wagner, Piano
“Judas Maccabeus” G.F. Handel
(After the special music, children, 4 years through 5th grade,
may leave the Sanctuary and go to Children’s Worship in rooms
25-26.)
SCRIPTURE LESSON: John 1:1-5, 10-14, 16-18 pg. 91 NT
Reader: This is the Word of God for us.
People: Thanks be to God.
SERMON “Up Close and Personal: The Incarnation” Pastor Nicholson
*HYMN “O Sing a Song of Bethlehem” No. 179
THE CONGREGATION’S PRAYER OF CONFESSION
O God, we live such lives of stress and worry, anxious and always
striving, as if our happiness and success awaits our next
accomplishment. We neglect ourselves, abuse those around us,
and miss the gifts of life. Your gift of peace lies undiscovered and
unopened. Forgive our faithlessness. Save us from ourselves and all
that pushes us away from you. You who know us so well, help us to
know you. Amen.
PERSONAL CONFESSION in silence with organ/piano meditation
WORDS OF ASSURANCE John 3:17
Indeed, God did not send his Son into the world to condemn the
world, but in order that the world might be saved through him.
*THE PEACE
BRINGING OUR TITHES AND OFFERINGS TO GOD
(You may complete a prayer card in the pew rack in front of you
and place it in the offering plate or hand it to one of our pastors.)
OFFERTORY “Great Is Thy Faithfulness” arr. Chris Rice
*DOXOLOGY No. 94
Praise God, from whom all blessings flow;
Praise God, all creatures here below: Alleluia! Alleluia!
Praise God, the source of all our gifts!
Praise Jesus Christ, whose power uplifts!
Praise the Spirit, Holy Spirit! Alleluia! Alleluia! Alleluia!
THANKSGIVING
PRAYERS OF THANKSGIVING AND CONCERN
THE LORD’S PRAYER- Use “trespasses” pg. 895
SENDING FORTH
*HYMN “We Would See Jesus” No. 256
*DISMISSAL WITH BLESSING
*POSTLUDE “Prelude & Fugue in F Major” Bach
(If you are able, please remain in the pews briefly for the postlude.)
July 14, 2019
11:00 a.m.
Welcome to Worship at
Transforming Lives in the Love of Jesus Christ
