Mifflin Avenue United Methodist Church

10:00 AM Worship                      First Sunday after Pentecost                               3 June 2012

 

GATHERING

   “O God Thou Faithful God”                                                                                J.G. Walther

 

GREETING AND WELCOME

 

*THE PEACE                

 

*CALL TO WORSHIP

  Leader: God wants us to know how good life can be.

  People: We rejoice and praise the name of God.

  Leader: God is our creator, Jesus is our redeemer, and the Holy Spirit is our guide – three

                 in one, all are God.

   All: Let us give thanks and praise and honor to Jesus Christ our Lord, who died for us,

           rose for us and now intercedes for us.

 

*HYMN UMH 70                   “ Gloria Patri”                                                                                    Meineke          

                UMH 110                 “A Mighty Fortress is our God” (TTT)                       Ein’ Feste Burg

 

PRAYER  in unison

   Everlasting God: you have given us grace, by the confession of the faith of your holy

church, to acknowledge the mystery of the eternal Trinity – Father, Son and Holy Spirit –

and in the power of your divine majesty, to worship the Unity.  Please grant that we may

always hold firmly to this faith, living in praise of your divine majesty, and bring us at last

to finally be one with you. It is difficult for us to understand what simply is for you: three

persons in one God, but we rejoice and worship you, now and forever. Amen.

 

PRAYER FOR ILLUMINATION

 

FIRST READING

   Isaiah 6: 1-8

 

SECOND READING

    John 3: 1-17

  

The Word of the Lord.

   Thanks be to God.

 

CHILDREN’S MESSAGE

 

SERMON             “We celebrate the Kingdom of the Triune God!”           Claudia K. Viehland

 

*HYMN UMH 108

   “God Hath Spoken by the Prophets”                                                                                 Ebenezer                                                                                                    

 

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.

 

OFFERING

   “Search Me, O God”                                                                                        J. Southbridge

 

*DOXOLOGY  UMH 95

 

GREAT THANKSGIVING  UMH 13

 

BREAKING THE BREAD

 

*COMMUNION

This service is a celebration.  Come forward to receive the elements, after which you may return to your

 seat to enjoy them!  You are also welcome to kneel at the altar rail in prayer.  Please return to your seat

 by the outside end of the pew.  Those unable to come forward should indicate this to an usher, and the

elements will be brought to you.  We do have gluten-free bread available.

 

*HYMN  UMH 629 vs. 1,4,5 (TTT)

    “You satisfy the Hungry Heart”                                                                      Gift of Finest Wheat                                                                         

 

*BENEDICTION

 

*GOING FORTH

   “Postludium ”                                                                                                      C. Nordman

 

*Those who are able are invited to stand.