Mifflin Avenue United Methodist Church

                                         November 11, 2012

 

*Those who are able are invited to stand

 

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

 

Welcome

 

*Introit                                              “O Taste and See”                                           C. Young

 

*Call to Worship

One:  Delight! Children of God, delight!
All:  We are delighted to be here together; to worship as a family and to be united

in a common ministry.
One:  We gather in worship to celebrate this community.
All:  We celebrate the love that we have for one another, the support that we give to

one another and the journey we are on to be united by God’s grace.
One:  We come together this day to delight in offering our gifts.
All:  We delight in the gifts we are giving, the pledges we are making and the future

we are creating.
One:  We join our hearts and our spirits today and delight in giving.
All:  We are here! We are delighted! We are united!
One:  Let us worship the God who loves when we delight in giving.
All:  Let us worship God!

 

*Hymn                                         “What Gift Can We Bring”                                          #87

*Opening Prayer

 

Announcements

Sharing Our Joys and Concerns  

 

Prayer Hymn                                     “The Gift of Love”                                                   #408

Silent Prayer / Pastoral Prayer / Lord’s Prayer

                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.                                                                             

 

Children’s Sermon

 

Anthem                                                   “Thanksgiving”                                        J.N. Beck

 

Scripture                                                Mark 12:38-44

Sermon                                                                             Rev. Kelly J. Smith

 

Stewardship Hymn                  “Here I Am, Lord” (verse 1, refrain)                          #593

 

Offering our Gifts and Tithes

Offertory                                                       “Prayer”                                                  S. Riggs

 

*Doxology                                          “Bless Thou the Gifts”                                            #587

* Creed for Christian Stewardship

            We believe in God, Creator of the world; and in Jesus Christ the Redeemer of

creation. We believe in the Holy Spirit, through whom we acknowledge God's gifts,

and we repent of our sin in misusing these gifts to idolatrous ends.

            We as stewards affirm the goodness of life. We rejoice in accepting the abundance

with which God has endowed the earth. We commit ourselves to participate in God's

redemptive intention for the world: that all people should be able to live in peace and

to enjoy the days of their lives free from hunger, disease, hopelessness, and oppression.

            As stewards, we commit ourselves to love and justice among persons and nations

in the equitable distribution of income and wealth. We affirm the ownership of property

as a trust from God. We acknowledge the responsibility to share the abundance of creation.

We regard the conditions created by poverty to be demeaning to the human spirit.

            As stewards, we insist on the efficient management of human and natural resources

in the production of the goods and services needed by the human community. We insist

on conserving resources in order to sustain permanently the fruitfulness of the earth.

            As stewards, we are committed to give generously of our time, money and service

 through the church to the world. We affirm the tradition of tithing as a disciplined practice

of giving.

            As stewards, we acknowledge the necessity of civil government. We encourage all

people to participate in the activities of responsible citizenship.

            We believe that Christian stewardship is a joyful response to God's gifts: it is a spiritual

understanding of the practical and economic aspects of all of life. Our stewardship affirms

the redemptive power of the gospel of Jesus Christ, and our confidence in God's final

victory in the world.  Amen.

 

*Hymn                                         “Take My Life, and Let It Be”                                      #399

*Benediction

*Final Chorus             “They’ll Know We Are Christians By Our Love” (Refrain) #2223

                                                                  in The Faith We Sing

 

 Postlude                                           “Fantasia on ‘Salvation’”                              D. Paxton

                                                             

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Please keep these folks in your prayers…

Kay Maxwell- continued healing

Tess’s Family

Dave Agnew and Family- loss of Uncle Bert

Mary Brand and Family- loss of Uncle Pat

Ginnie’s Son, Ed- volunteering in Dominican Republic

Chad (Gensler’s cousin)- deployed overseas

Nancy Radovic - continuing to heal

Katie’s dad - West Nile Virus

Victims of Hurricane Sandy

Brian

Devon (Gensler’s friend)-reserves

Ongoing Concerns…

Marcy- breast cancer; Doc-lung cancer; Ed White – tests; Kim Slobonyak - continued recovery;  Shirley-medical concerns;

Mike (Tammy’s friend) - health problems; Susan- ovarian cancer;  Gary- health concerns;  Tim Parkinson- serving in Afghanistan;

 Ella Mae- Parkinson’s disease; Paul Gaviglia- lung cancer;  Melissa Morris;  Julius Gibson- Non-Hodgkin’s Lymphoma; 

Babies Luke and Kyler- cardiac defects;   Harriet Fuller;  Tina Whitehead- work for human dignity;  Buck Cunningham;

 Norma Wood; Liz Kilkenny;  Karen Hartz