Monthly Archives: January 2024

Claybanks Methodist Church
Sunday, January 28, 2024
10:30 a.m. – 11:30 a.m.
Fourth Sunday after the Epiphany

Welcome and Announcements

*Praise Song
”Maker, in Whom We Live”………….UMH  88

Prelude

*Processional
In this place, among these people
God is worshipped, God is praised.
We have seen the signs and wonders;
The lost are found here, the dead are raised.
We are living the Gospel story;
lives are changed, and mountains moved.
Won’t you come and work among us?
You are welcomed, you are loved.

*Call to Worship
Leader: By this I have known the presence of the Lord.
All: In the rising of the sun, in the smile of another’s face.
Leader: In the touch of a hand, or the sound of a laugh.
All: In the scent of a flower holding the promise of spring.
Leader: By this I have known the power of the Lord:
All: In the healing of hurts, in the forgiveness of sin,
Leader: In the giving of gifts beyond all expectation,
All: In the giving of gifts beyond all expectation,
Leader: Let us give thanks to the Lord with all our hearts!

*Gloria Patri……………………………………….UMH  70

*Opening Prayer

*Hymn
”For the Beauty of the Earth”……………..UMH  92

Prayers of the People – Joys and Concerns

Shalom

The Offering of our Gifts and Ourselves

*Doxology…………………………………………….…UMH 95

*Prayer of Dedication

*Hymn
”Give to the Winds Thy Fears”………………UMH 129

Sharing of the Word

Old Testament Reading
Psalm 111…………………………………………….………Page 490
*Gospel Reading
Mark 1:21-28…….……………….…………..…………………Page 812

Message by Pastor Gary Peterson
“Jesus Has Authority Over All”

Prayer

*Hymn
”Christ, Whose Glory Fills the Skies”……….UMH 173

*Benediction

Postlude – Please be seated

Pianist – Suzanne Bellrichard

Liturgist  – Art Grumm

Ministers – All People As We Live The Good News

Claybanks Methodist Church
Sunday, January 14, 2024
10:30 a.m. – 11:30 a.m.
Second Sunday after the Epiphany

Welcome and Announcements

*Praise Song
”Open My Eyes, That I May See”……..UMH 454

Prelude

*Processional
In this place, among these people
God is worshipped, God is praised.
We have seen the signs and wonders;
The lost are found here, the dead are raised.
We are living the Gospel story;
lives are changed, and mountains moved.
Won’t you come and work among us?
You are welcomed, you are loved.

*Call to Worship
Leader: God, you call each of us to serve you, and we answer,
All: “Here I am!”
Leader: Jesus, you call each of us to follow you, and we answer,
All: “Here I am!”
Leader: Holy Spirit, you call each of us to worship this day, and we answer,
All: “Here I am!”

*Gloria Patri………………………………….UMH  70

*Opening Prayer

*Hymn
”Here I Am, Lord”…………………….UMH 593

Prayers of the People – Joys and Concerns

The Offering of our Gifts and Ourselves

*Doxology…………………………………..…UMH 95

*Prayer of Dedication

*Hymn
”Take My Life, and Let It Be”………………UMH 399

Sharing of the Word

Old Testament Reading
1 Samuel 3:1-20………………………………………………Page 215
*Gospel Reading
John 1:43-51…….……………….…………………………..…Page 863

Message by Pastor Gary Peterson
“Can Anything Good Come Out of…….”

Prayer

*Hymn
”He Leadeth Me: O Blessed Thought”……….UMH 128

*Benediction

Postlude – Please be seated

Pianist – Suzanne Bellrichard

Liturgist  – Edith Bogart

Ministers – All People As We Live The Good News

Claybanks Methodist Church
Sunday, January 7, 2024
10:30 a.m. – 11:30 a.m.
Baptism of the Lord

Welcome and Announcements

*Praise Song
”We Three Kings”..….………….UMH 254

Prelude

*Processional
In this place, among these people
God is worshipped, God is praised.
We have seen the signs and wonders;
The lost are found here, the dead are raised.
We are living the Gospel story;
lives are changed, and mountains moved.
Won’t you come and work among us?
You are welcomed, you are loved.

*Call to Worship
Leader: In the beginning….
All: God.
Leader: In the beginning….
All: God’s Spirit.
Leader: In the beginning….
All: God’s Word.
Leader: In the beginning….
All: God’s Light.
Leader: In the beginning….
All: A new day.
Leader: A new beginning for every day.
All: God’s gift of creation.

*Gloria Patri…………………………………….UMH  70

*Opening Prayer

*Hymn
”When Jesus Came to Jordan”………………UMH 252

Prayers of the People – Joys and Concerns

The Offering of our Gifts and Ourselves

*Doxology………………….………………………UMH 95

*Prayer of Dedication

*Hymn
”Wade in the Water”…………………..TFWS 2107

Sharing of the Word

Epistle Reading
Acts 19:1-7……………………………………………………Page 903
*Gospel Reading
Mark 1:4-11…….……………….……………..……………..…Page 812

Message by Pastor Gary Peterson
“Baptism Is One Of Two Sacraments”

Renewing our Baptism……………………………………UMH 50

Communion

Prayer

*Hymn
”Shall We Gather at the River”……………UMH 723

*Benediction

Postlude – Please be seated

Pianist – Suzanne Bellrichard

Liturgist  – Diana Hicks

Ministers – All People As We Live The Good News