FIRST UNITED METHODIST CHURCH
Pleasant Valley and Camden
Avenues
Moorestown, New Jersey
A community of faith committed to sharing the love of
Jesus Christ with a hurting world through words and actions
SEPTEMBER 3, 2006 SERVICE OF HOLY COMMUNION 11:00
A.M. Service
LARGE
PRINT BULLETINS ARE AVAILABLE IN THE NARTHEX
HEARING
DEVICES ARE AVAILABLE ON REQUEST FROM USHERS
Numbers
in the bulletin refer to pages in the United Methodist Hymn book located in the
pews
PRELUDE Savior, Like A Shepherd Lead Us
Precious Lord,
Take My Hand arr.
D. Bish
GREETING
INTROIT Jesus, Savior, Pilot Me
*OPENING HYMN 185 When Morning Gilds the Skies
*PRAYER OF CONFESSION:
O
God:
Take fire
and burn our guilt and our lying hypocrisies.
Take water
and wash away our brother’s blood which we have caused to be shed.
Take hot
sunlight and dry the tears of those we have hurt, and heal the wounded souls,
minds,
and bodies.
Take love
and root it in our hearts, so that brotherhood may grow, transforming the dry
desert
of our prejudices
and hatreds.
Take our
imperfect prayers and purify them, so that we mean what we pray and are
prepared
to give ourselves
to you along with our words, through Jesus Christ, who did not disdain to
take our humanness
upon him and live among us, sharing our life, our joys, and our pains.
(Malcolm
Boyd)
RESPONSIVE READING 747 Psalm
15
MINISTRY OF MUSIC I Am
the Bread of Life S.
Toolan
Summer
Choir
CALL TO PRAYER
CARES CHORUS (by Kelly Willard)
I
cast all my cares upon You. I lay all of my burdens
down at Your feet;
And
anytime that I don't know what to do, I will cast all my cares upon You. (1978 Maranatha! Music)
PASTORAL
PRAYER
WE CELEBRATE
OUR LIFE IN CHRIST
We welcome all who are worshiping with us this
morning. Please fill out the blue-colored
card that you will find in the bulletin.
Write any special prayer requests on the back, and pass them face down
to the center aisle.
PRESENTATION OF OUR GIFTS AND TITHES
MINISTRY OF
MUSIC Brother James Air L.
Bain
Summer
Choir
* DOXOLOGY 94
Praise God, from whom all blessings flow;
Praise God, all creatures here below: Alleluia,
Alleluia!
Praise God the source of all our Gifts! Praise Jesus Christ whose power uplifts!
Praise the Spirit, Holy Spirit! Alleluia, Alleluia, Alleluia!
*PRAYER OF DEDICATION
*HYMN OF PREPARATION 618 Let Us Break Bread Together
SACRAMENT OF BAPTISM
The Sacrament of
Baptism will be administered to Dylan Thomas Hoover, born August 11, 2006 to
Thomas Hoover and Kristen O’Riordan. Grandparents are Tom & Ruth O’Riordan.
SCRIPTURE READING Deuteronomy
4:1-2, 6-9; Psalm 15
SERMON
“Just Do It” Pastor Steve
Donat
THE GREAT
THANKSGIVING Page 13
GIVING THE
BREAD AND CUP
HYMNS DURING
COMMUNION
396 O Jesus, I Have Promised, vs. 1 453 More Love to Thee, O Christ, vs. 1
398 Jesus Calls Us, vs. 1&3 616 Come,
Sinners, to the Gospel Feast, vs. 1
415 Take Up Thy Cross, vs. 1&2
PRAYER AFTER
COMMUNION
*CLOSING HYMN 206 I Want to Walk as a Child of
the Light
*BENEDICTION
*POSTLUDE
*While the congregation stands, those who would find
this uncomfortable may remain seated.
Our
thanks to Donna Banes, organist, who is substituting for Glenn Rodgers.
A NOTE TO PARENTS
We love children and your little ones are welcome in
our worship service. On those days when
your child is fussy, the parlor located behind the sanctuary provides an
excellent place to care for your child and still participate in the worship
service.
Child care is provided for infants and children up to
2 years old in the Education Building during Sunday school and worship
hours.
GREETERS: Pleasant Valley:
Robert, Beth & Brian Davies
Camden
Avenue: Peter, Deborah, Benjamin &
Peter Bruvik
USHERS: Howard
Catlett, Richard Loring, Charles Rudolph, Jack
Schweitzer, Ed Smith
COMMUNION USHERS:
Bill Potter, Glen Haegele, Paul Gager,
Gene Foster
ACOLYTE: Katie Clawges
ATTENDANCE LAST WEEK: Worship:
488
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THE
CHANCEL BOUQUET HAS BEEN GIVEN BY: Robert Kessler in memory of his wife, Sylvia. PRAYER CONCERNS: Steve Greer, Faye Sienkiewicz, Mary Louise Shingleton, Barbara Lynn Pulcinella
(friend of Sue & Ruth Oppelt), Kathleen
Barnwell (mother of Leslie Proctor),
Janice Buford, Betty Breish, Sandy Johnson, Eileen Carney, Tom Langshaw PRAYERS & SYMPATHY TO: Jill Lee
and family on the death of her sister-in-law, Dawn Fink. Also to Pat Denzler & family on the death of her mother. SERVING IN IRAQ: Mark Dougherty, Jr., grandson
of Marilyn McClendon. |
The Staff of First United Methodist Church
Stephen
Donat, Senior Pastor
Joan Armstrong, Administrative Assistant
HeyYoung
Horton, Associate Pastor Karen Halligan, Membership Secretary
Glenn
Rodgers, Director of Music Sue Harris, Parish Nurse
Karen
Murray, Dir. Christian Ed.
Curt Diehl, Property Maintenance Coordinator
Church Office Contacts
Phone:
856-235-0450 Fax:
856-235-2722
E-mail:
church@meetwithGod.com Website:
www.meetwithGod.com
(CCLI License No. 782839)