October 6, 2013

*Those that are able are invited to stand

Gathering

Welcome and Announcements

(You are invited to share your Joys and Prayer Concerns with the congregation by writing them on the

Prayer Request cards in the pews and placing them in the offering plate.)

Entering into worship

Call to Worship Doxology

*Invocation:

O God our Father, we come into the quiet of your house to worship you. We

come for spiritual refreshment, for renewal, for tapping into the only power

that lasts. Help us to resonate with your Spirit and find all the benefits of your

presence. Amen.

*Hymn “My Faith Looks Up To Thee” #452

in The United Methodist Hymnal

*Opening Prayer

Entering Into the word

Scripture Luke 17:5-10

Children’s Sermon

Scripture 2 Timothy 1:1-14

Sermon

Offering our gratitude and prayers

Prayer for World Communion Sunday:

Jesus prayed that we might be one.

One in spirit

One in mission

In union and communion with each other and with You.

Today, God, we confess fumblings and failures in accomplishing unity,

as we set aside yet another day to remind ourselves of the task.

On this World Communion Sunday, give us eyes to recognize your reflection in the

eyes of Christians everywhere.

Give us a mind to accept and celebrate our differences.

Give us a heart big enough to love your children everywhere.

We thank you for setting a table with space enough for us all! Amen.

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.

Celebrating the Sacrament

Eucharist Hymn “One Bread, One Body” #620

in The United Methodist Hymnal

The Great Thanksgiving for World Communion Sunday

Sharing our blessings

Offering our Gifts and Tithes

Offertory

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*Doxology “Bless Thou the Gifts” #587

in The United Methodist Hymnal

*Offering Prayer

Taking the Word to the World

*Hymn “Now Let Us from This Table Rise” #634

in The United Methodist Hymnal

*Benediction

*Hymn “My Hope Is Built on Nothing Less” (refrain only) #368

On Christ the solid rock I stand,

all other ground is sinking sand;

all other ground is sinking sand.

Postlude

PRAYER CONCERNS

Veronica Greenberg – surgery

Carly (Sue Iron’s niece) – recovering from surgery

Ashleigh (friend of Barb’s) – fractured skull and vertebrae from fall

Jennifer and Tom (Ginnie’s Granddaughter) – living in Kenya

Larra Antonucci (friend of Ginnie White)

Baby Gavin (6 month old) – brain tumor and his mom Ashley – uterine cysts

Nicole Slobodnyak – recovering from knee surgery

ONGOING PRAYER REQUESTS

Sister and father of Jill Franke (Jen Alfieri); Bob Delaney (father of one of Ginnie White’s colleagues);

Aimee (Jen Alfieri’s cousin); Ngozi Osuaguiv (Akudo’s mom) continued healing;

Mary Ellen (Sharon’s sister) - recovering from thyroid surgery; Ed White- recovering from hip surgery;

Lily -chemo; Anna Bell - recovering from stroke; Jessica (Pastor Kelly’s cousin)-colorectal cancer;

Steve (friend of Gail) - pancreatic cancer; Flo (cousin of Jean McQuade) - lung cancer;

Steve (John McQuade co-worker) -prostate cancer; Julie(friend of Ruth)-heart disorder;

Mike(Tammy’s friend)-non Hodgkin’s lymphoma; Mary Ellen(Sharon’s sister)- cancer;

Sydney-diagnosed with Leukemia; Tina Whitehead and her work for human dignity;

Buck Cunningham(friend of Keri)-colon cancer; Our military and their families

Home Bound/Assisted Living

Alice Wetzel, Marge Schillinger, Betty Willey, Stephen Koesel, Vivian Behm, Richard James,

Ken Thompson, Harriet Fuller, Nancy Radovic, Norma Wood, Bea Crawford