DAYLIGHT SAVINGS TIME CHANGE: FALL BACK
NOTES: We are observing All Saints' Day today. A.J. Bodnar and Liza Di Savino will be back with us to share music for Prelude, Special Music, Anthem and Postlude.
As we remember the people who have died in the past year, the whole church is remembering the generations of people of faith who have gone before us. We look to the stories of their lives to enlighten and enliven our own journeys. Today, it is the story of Zaccheus, whose faith grew in the branches of a sycamore tree, when Jesus noticed him waiting there. What can we learn from the man who let Jesus invite himself over for dinner?
Scripture: Luke 19:1-10
He entered Jericho and was passing through it. 2 A man was there named Zacchaeus; he was a chief tax collector and was rich. 3 He was trying to see who Jesus was, but on account of the crowd he could not, because he was short in stature. 4 So he ran ahead and climbed a sycamore tree to see him, because he was going to pass that way. 5 When Jesus came to the place, he looked up and said to him, “Zacchaeus, hurry and come down; for I must stay at your house today.” 6 So he hurried down and was happy to welcome him. 7 All who saw it began to grumble and said, “He has gone to be the guest of one who is a sinner.” 8 Zacchaeus stood there and said to the Lord, “Look, half of my possessions, Lord, I will give to the poor; and if I have defrauded anyone of anything, I will pay back four times as much.” 9 Then Jesus said to him, “Today salvation has come to this house, because he too is a son of Abraham. 10 For the Son of Man came to seek out and to save the lost.”
8:30 am Order of Service
We Gather in God's Presence
Welcome
Prelude Music from Liza & A.J.
Lighting the Christ Candles
Praise Hymn#637 "For All the Saints" (verses 1 & 3)
Call to Worship
Leader:
I lift my eyes
from world to sky,
from where will I find help?
People:
My help will come
from the Holy One,
the maker of earth and sky.
Leader:
Beneath our feet
the ground may tremble,
but we will never fall;
People:
The Lord God slumbers not,
and is ever watchful.
Leader: The Holy One will keep us,
People: The Holy One will hold us;
our life is precious to God.
~ from a piece written by Reverend Sarah Agnew. Posted on pray the story. http://praythestory.blogspot.ca/
Invocation
Lord of our richest encounters
you heard the hidden cry of Zacchaeus
to welcome you into his home.
Teach us too hear the whispers of the world,
to feel its pain, and then bravely voice
so may cries for justice, and for peace.
~ posted on Us. (the new name for USPG). http://www.weareus.org.uk/churchresources/sunday/
We Contemplate God's Word
Scripture
Sermon
We Remember All Saints
Litany for All Saints
Reader 1:
With thanksgiving on my tongue,
I sing praise for the feet of the saints ,
who walked this path long before me ,
who pointed out this path to me ,
who cleared the path with me.
Reader 2:
With thanksgiving on my tongue,
I sing praise for the wisdom of the saints ,
who shared their vision of God’s ways ,
who lived faithfully by God’s ways ,
who loved God all the way.
Reader 3:
With thanksgiving on my tongue,
I sing praise for the cloaks of the saints
that sheltered my weary soul from the dust ,
that marked my life for a new adventure,
that gave me some flair for the dance.
Reader 4:
With thanksgiving on our tongues,
now sing praise for the voices of the saints
who named God within you
who evoked God from you
who gave God to you.
~ written by Rachel Hackenberg, and posted on RevGalBlogPals. http://revgalblogpals.org/author/rachelhackenberg/
Reading of the Names & Lighting of the Candles instrumental music with Liza and A. J.
Song: "Holy, Holy. Women and Men " Music from Liza & A.J.
We Pray Together
Joys & Concerns
Prayer Hymn#638 "In the Bulb There Is A Flower" (all verses)
Praying Together
We give you thanks, O God, for all the saints who ever worshiped you
Whether in brush arbors or cathedrals,
Weathered wooden churches or crumbling cement meeting houses
Where your name was lifted and adored.
We give you thanks, O God, for hands lifted in praise:
Manicured hands and hands stained with grease or soil,
Strong hands and those gnarled with age
Holy hands - used in offerings of service across the land.
We thank you, God, for hardworking saints;
Whether hard-hatted or steel-booted,
Head ragged or aproned,
Blue-collared or three-piece-suited
They left their mark on the earth for you, for us, for our children to come.
Thank you, God, for the tremendous sacrifices made by those who have gone before us.
Bless the memories of your saints, God.
May we learn how to walk wisely from their examples of faith, dedication, worship, and love.
In Jesus' name we pray, Amen.
https://www.umcdiscipleship.org/resources/a-prayer-meditation-for-all-saints-day
We Come to the Lord's Table
Invitation to the Table
Communion Hymn#403 "In Remembrance of Me" (all verses)
Elder's Prayer
Words of Institution
The Lord's Supper with instrumental meditation from Liza & A.J.
Prayer of Thanksgiving
We Go Forth into the World
Challenge for Discipleship
Discipleship Hymn#635 "Faith of Our Fathers" (verses 1 & 3)
Blessing
Closing Music Music from Liza & A.J.
10:40 am Order of Service
We Gather in God's Presence
Welcome
Prelude Music from Liza & A.J.
Call to Worship
Leader:
I lift my eyes
from world to sky,
from where will I find help?
People:
My help will come
from the Holy One,
the maker of earth and sky.
Leader:
Beneath our feet
the ground may tremble,
but we will never fall;
People:
The Lord God slumbers not,
and is ever watchful.
Leader: The Holy One will keep us,
People: The Holy One will hold us;
our life is precious to God.
~ from a piece written by Reverend Sarah Agnew. Posted on pray the story. http://praythestory.blogspot.ca/
Praise Hymn#637 "For All the Saints" (verses 1 & 3)
Lighting of the Candles
Invocation
Lord of our richest encounters
you heard the hidden cry of Zacchaeus
to welcome you into his home.
Teach us too hear the whispers of the world,
to feel its pain, and then bravely voice
so may cries for justice, and for peace.
~ posted on Us. (the new name for USPG). http://www.weareus.org.uk/churchresources/sunday/
Passing of the Peace
Faith Hymn#546 "Amazing Grace" (verses 1 & 4)
We Contemplate God's Word
Scripture
Song: "Zaccheus"
Sermon
We Remember All Saints
Litany for All Saints
Reader 1:
With thanksgiving on my tongue,
I sing praise for the feet of the saints ,
who walked this path long before me ,
who pointed out this path to me ,
who cleared the path with me.
Reader 2:
With thanksgiving on my tongue,
I sing praise for the wisdom of the saints ,
who shared their vision of God’s ways ,
who lived faithfully by God’s ways ,
who loved God all the way.
Reader 3:
With thanksgiving on my tongue,
I sing praise for the cloaks of the saints
that sheltered my weary soul from the dust ,
that marked my life for a new adventure,
that gave me some flair for the dance.
Reader 4:
With thanksgiving on our tongues,
now sing praise for the voices of the saints
who named God within you
who evoked God from you
who gave God to you.
~ written by Rachel Hackenberg, and posted on RevGalBlogPals. http://revgalblogpals.org/author/rachelhackenberg/
Reading of the Names & Placing of Roses Instrumental usic from Liza & A.J.
Song: "Holy, Holy. Women and Men " Music from Liza & A.J.
We Pray Together
Joys & Concerns
Prayer Hymn#638 "In the Bulb There Is A Flower" (all verses)
Praying Together
We give you thanks, O God, for all the saints who ever worshiped you
Whether in brush arbors or cathedrals,
Weathered wooden churches or crumbling cement meeting houses
Where your name was lifted and adored.
We give you thanks, O God, for hands lifted in praise:
Manicured hands and hands stained with grease or soil,
Strong hands and those gnarled with age
Holy hands - used in offerings of service across the land.
We thank you, God, for hardworking saints;
Whether hard-hatted or steel-booted,
Head ragged or aproned,
Blue-collared or three-piece-suited
They left their mark on the earth for you, for us, for our children to come.
Thank you, God, for the tremendous sacrifices made by those who have gone before us.
Bless the memories of your saints, God.
May we learn how to walk wisely from their examples of faith, dedication, worship, and love.
In Jesus' name we pray, Amen.
https://www.umcdiscipleship.org/resources/a-prayer-meditation-for-all-saints-day
We Come to the Lord's Table
Invitation to the Table
Communion Hymn#403 "In Remembrance of Me" (all verses)
Words of Institution
The Lord's Supper with instrumental meditation from Liza & A.J.
Prayer of Thanksgiving
We Go Forth into the World
Challenge for Discipleship
Discipleship Hymn#635 "Faith of Our Fathers" (verses 1 & 3)
Blessing
Closing Music Music from Liza & A.J.
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