Monthly Archives: August 2026

Claybanks United Methodist Church
Sunday, August 23, 2026
10:30 a.m. – 11:30 a.m.                                       
* Indicates to stand as you are able

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.

Welcome and Announcements

Worship and Praise

*Praise Song
”This Is a Day of New Beginnings”…………UMH 383

*Call to Worship
One: It is good to give thanks to the Lord, to sing praise to God Most High; to declare God’s steadfast love in the morning and God’s faithfulness at nighttime.
All: Those who are planted in the house of the Lord flourish; no matter their age, they bear fruit and remain lush and fresh, proclaiming: The Lord is righteous! God is my rock!

*Gloria Patri…………………………..UMH 70

*Opening Prayer – In Unison  – Breaking – Open God, you call us to let the seeds of your love be planted anew in us again and again. Open us to letting go of how we think things are and allow us release as we are broken open into new life. Calm our fears, and animate our spirits for this time of discovery. Amen.

Prayers of the People – Joys and Concerns
       Prayers for Healing
       The Lord’s Prayer

The Offering of our Gifts and Ourselves
*Doxology……………………………..…UMH 95
*Prayer of Dedication

*Hymn
”Hymn of Promise”………..………UMH 707

Sharing of the Word

Prayer of Illumination: In Unison – Almighty God, by the power of your Spirit, roll away  the stone and reveal to us the Word of Life. Amen.

Epistle Reading
2 Corinthians 5:6-10……………….……..Pages 939-940
*Gospel Reading
John 12:20-26…………………………..…..Page 875

Message by Pastor Terri Cummins
“Everything Changes”

*Closing Hymn
”Lead On, O Cloud of Presence”…..TFWS 2234  

Benediction
Postlude – Please be seated

Words of Reflection – Jesus asks us to let go of life ‘as it is’ in order to create and multiply the love that is eternal. Are you willing to change?

Step 3 for Change: be willing to let old expectations fall away.

Pianist – Suzanne Bellrichard
Liturgist – Art Grumm
Ministers – All People As We Live The Good News

Claybanks United Methodist Church
Sunday, August 16, 2026 
10:30 a.m. – 11:30 a.m.                                       
* Indicates to stand as you are able

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.

Welcome and Announcements

Worship and Praise

*Praise Song
”Great Is Thy Faithfulness”…….………UMH 140

*Call to Worship
One: The Kingdom of God is like a mustard seed, which is the smallest of seeds on earth;
All: it grows up and becomes the greatest of shrubs, and the birds of the air make nests in its shade.
One: Give thanks to God, whose promised reign is coming.
ALL: Thanks be to God!

*Gloria Patri………………………………..UMH 70

*Opening Prayer – In Unison  – Life-giving God, you refresh us from the inside out with your water of life and spirit. Open us to your presence within us and help us see how you are re-shaping our spirits each day. Calm our fears and animate our spirits for this time of discovery. Amen.

Prayers of the People – Joys and Concerns
       Prayers for Healing
       The Lord’s Prayer

The Offering of our Gifts and Ourselves
*Doxology………………………………………UMH 95
*Prayer of Dedication

*Hymn
”I Was There to Hear Your Burning Cry”…..TFWS 2051

Sharing of the Word

Prayer of Illumination: In Unison –  Holy God, we walk by faith and not by sight. So, guide our steps in your Word today that, by the power of the Holy Spirit, we are kept from falling and find our way in your way. Through Christ, we pray. Amen

Epistle Reading
2 Corinthians 5:17………………………………Page 940
*Gospel Reading
Mark 1:1-15…………………….………………Page 812

Message by Pastor Terri Cummins
“Inside Out”

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

Benediction
Postlude – Please be seated

Words of Reflection – Are you baptized? Do you feel changed? Is it time to remember your baptism and remember what it means in your life?

Step 2 for Change: start with inner change

Pianist – Suzanne Bellrichard
Liturgist – Bev Grumm
Ministers – All People As We Live The Good News

Claybanks United Methodist Church
Sunday, August 9, 2026
10:30 a.m. – 11:30 a.m.                                       
* Indicates to stand as you are able

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.

Welcome and Announcements

Worship and Praise

*Praise Song
”O God Who Shaped Creation”…………UMH 443

*Call to Worship
One: Then God said, “Let us make humankind in our image, according to our likeness;”
All: So, God created humankind in his image, in the image of God he created them; .
One: and God blessed them,
ALL: As those who bear the likeness and blessing of God, as mortals charged with holy purpose, let us worship the One who summons us to life.
One: and fills our lives with good things!

*Gloria Patri…………………………………..UMH 70

*Opening Prayer – In Unison  – Creator God, you sit at the Potter’s Wheel and continue to fashion beautiful things. Open us to your ongoing re-shaping of our lives and help us believe that we are capable of change. Calm our hearts and animate our spirits, in Jesus’ Holy name we pray, Amen

Prayers of the People – Joys and Concerns
       Prayers for Healing
       The Lord’s Prayer

The Offering of our Gifts and Ourselves
*Doxology………………………………………..…UMH 95
*Prayer of Dedication

*Hymn
”Have Thine Own Way, Lord”……………UMH 382

Sharing of the Word

Prayer of Illumination: In Unison –  Holy and merciful God, we have come to hear your word. Help us to bear it. Break down in us all that resists your will and plant in us a willingness to turn, for we would live; we would be your disciples. By your Spirit, come to us, now, in ancient texts, in everyday visions, in the need of our neighbor; we pray in the name of Jesus, our light. Amen

Old Testament Reading
Jeremiah 18:1-6……..…………….…Page 629
*Gospel Reading
Luke 14:25-27…………….……..……Page 850

Message by Pastor Terri Cummins
“We Were Made for This”

*Closing Hymn
”Make Me a Captive, Lord”………..UMH 421  
Benediction
Postlude – Please be seated

Words of Reflection – God’s creative activity is described as an ongoing active force for good. Rather than fashioning us of something that could not change, the biblical metaphor is that we are fashioned of clay, a malleable substance that can be reshaped again and again. When life requires change of us, let us embrace our ability to roll with it, for we were made for this!
Step One for Change: believe we are created for change

Pianist – Suzanne Bellrichard
Liturgist – Ellen Zimmerman
Ministers – All People As We Live The Good News