Mifflin Avenue United Methodist Church

10:00 AM Worship                      Second Sunday after Pentecost                         10 June 2012

 

GATHERING                         “Sun of My Soul” ~ G. Parker                  Mr. Christopher Koesel

 

GREETING AND WELCOME

 

*THE PEACE

 

*CALL TO WORSHIP

     Leader: Good people Of God, here in Your safe house of the Lord, pray with rejoicing of

                   God’s glorious gifts we daily receive in abundance.

    People: We accept your gifts with praise and thanksgiving and give thanks for Your

                  forgiveness of sins your Son unselfishly sacrificed on the cross for us that

                  Easter morning.

   Leader: Take today’s message out to the innocent ignorance of the people who crave Your

                  love and compassion.  Bring your light to the darkened places of evil in the world.

   People: God’s light shines brighter than any darkened night filled with sorrow and

                  shame.  We take Your light and promise to fan the flame of your goodness to

                  places where dark seems like an endless night.

   Leader: For the desperate children of the world and all people, we do this in Your holy

                 name.

   People: We give you thanks and praise, as we are all Your children in need of your love.

                 Alleluia! Praise to God!

                                                                                                                                                                       

*HYMN                               “Children of the Heavenly Father”                                      UMH 141

 

PRAYER  in unison

   Our great God, Father of all children, we pray to you, not just today, but everyday, to bless

all the children of the world.  It is easy for us to dismiss the comforts which we take for granted

while being blinded by the oppression that happens in other parts of the world.  We pray that

we can have compassion and love to those with so little when we have been blessed with so

much in comparison.  Help us to do all we can to bring the love of Jesus to all lives in any small

way we can.  Help us do Your work not just in word of mouth, but in action and gifts.  In the

name of Jesus Christ, who lives with you through the Holy Spirit, under one God, for all children,

forever.  Amen.

 

 

PRAYER FOR ILLUMINATION

 

FIRST READING                                                                                                           Dave Agnew

   1 Kings 17: 8-24    

 

SECOND READING

   Psalm 138                                                                                                                                                   

  

The Word of the Lord.

   Thanks be to God.

 

GRADUATION RECOGNITION                                                                            Barbara Thaw

 

GUEST SPEAKER                                                                                             Aaron Costello

 

*HYMN                                   “Where Charity and Love Prevail”                                    UMH 549

 

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

                                      “In The Holy Presence “~ L. Smith                Mr. Christopher Koesel

 

*DOXOLOGY         “Praise God, from Whom All Blessings Flow”                                UMH 95

 

 

 

*BENEDICTION

 

*GOING FORTH

                           “Let Your Light So Shine” ~ T. Birchwood                    Mr. Christopher Koesel

 

*Those who are able are invited to stand.