Mifflin Avenue United Methodist Church

10:15 AM Worship Trinity Sunday 19 June 2011

GATHERING

Bounteous Grace R.E. Nolte

GREETING AND WELCOME

INTROIT

Fill the House of God R. Leaf

*CALL TO WORSHIP

O Lord, our Lord,

how majestic is your name throughout the earth,

you who have covered the heavens with your splendor!

From the mouths of infants and sucklings

you have founded strength on account of your foes,

to put an end to enemy and avenger.

When I behold your heavens, the work of your fingers,

the moon and stars that you set in place,

what is man that you have been mindful of him,

mortal man that you have taken note of him,

that you have made him little less than divine,

and adorned him with glory and majesty;

you have made him master over your handiwork,

laying the world at his feet,

sheep and oxen, all of them,

and wild beasts, too;

the birds of the heavens, the fish of the sea,

whatever travels the paths of the seas.

O Lord, our Lord,

how majestic is your name throughout the earth!

*HYMN UMH 64

Holy, Holy, Holy! Lord God Almighty Nicaea

*PRAYER in unison

God, whose fingers sculpt sun and moon

and curl the baby’s ear;

Spirit, brooding over chaos

before the naming of day;

Savior, sending us to earth’s ends

with water and words:

startle us with the grace, love, and communion

of your unity in diversity,

that we may live to the praise of your majestic name. Amen.

ANTHEM

The Gift of Love H. Hopson

PRAYER FOR ILLUMINATION

GOSPEL READING

Matthew 28:16-20

The Word of the Lord.

Thanks be to God.

SERMON

“The Best of All Is, God Is With Us”

HYMN FWS 2056

God Is So Good God Is So Good

SHARING OUR JOYS AND CONCERNS

PASTORAL PRAYER

THE LORD’S PRAYER in unison

Our Father who art in heaven, hallowed be thy name. Thy kingdom come, thy will

be done on earth as it is in heaven. Give us this day our daily bread; and forgive us

our trespasses, as we forgive those who trespass against us; and lead us not into

temptation, but deliver us from evil. For thine is the kingdom and the power and

the glory, forever. Amen.

*THE PEACE

OFFERING

Offrande F. Peeters

*DOXOLOGY UMH 95

*PRAYER OF THANKSGIVING

*HYMN UMH 571

Go, Make of All Disciples Lancashire

*BENEDICTION

*GOING FORTH

Postlude F. Walczynski

*Those who are able are invited to stand.