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Claybanks United Methodist Church
Sunday, January 25, 2026
10:30 a.m. – 11:30 a.m.                                       
Third Sunday After Epiphany
* Indicates to stand as you are able

Welcome and Announcements
*Praise Song
”Jesus Calls Us”……….………..UMH 398

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: We come seeking God,
All: The one who guides us and protects us,
Leader: People of God, there is nothing to fear,
All: For God dwells in our hearts.
Leader: Let us shout with joy for God is here!
All: Let us sing praises to the Holy One.

*Gloria Patri…………………………UMH 70
*Opening Prayer

*Hymn
”Blessed Assurance”……………………UMH 369

Prayers of the People – Joys and Concerns
Shalom Offering

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

*Prayer of Dedication
*Hymn
”Go, Make of All Disciples”……………UMH 571

Sharing of the Word
Old Testament Reading
Isaiah 9:1-4……..………..…………..Page 555
*Gospel Reading
John 1:29-51………………..……Pages 862-863

Message by Pastor Gary Peterson
“Jesus Calls Us to Come and See”          

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

Benediction
Postlude – Please be seated

Pianist – Suzanne Bellrichard
Liturgist – Kelly White
Ministers – All People As We Live The Good News

Claybanks United Methodist Church
Sunday, January 18, 2026
10:30 a.m. – 11:30 a.m.                                       
 Second Sunday After Epiphany
 * Indicates to stand as you are able

Welcome and Announcements
*Praise Song
”Jesus Calls Us”……….………..UMH 398

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: Can you hear God’s call?
All: Christ’s voice is heard far and near.
Leader: Can you discern God’s Word?
All: Christ calls one and all.
Leader: God speaks of light and life.
All: Christ loves the mighty and the small.
Leader: The Spirit breathes joy and compassion.
All: We are called into fellowship together.

*Gloria Patri……………………………UMH 70
*A Statement of Faith……………………….UMH 883

*Hymn
”Go, Make of All Disciples”…………………UMH 571
Prayers of the People – Joys and Concerns

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

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

Sharing of the Word
Old Testament Reading
Psalm 40:1-11……..……..………..Page 446
*Gospel Reading
John 1:29-42…………………..……Pages 862-863

Message by Pastor Gary Peterson
“The Call”           

Prayer
*Hymn
”I Sing a Song of the Saints of God”………UMH 712

Benediction
Postlude – Please be seated

Pianist – Suzanne Bellrichard
Liturgist – Ken Wentworth
Ministers – All People As We Live The Good News

Claybanks United Methodist Church
Sunday, January 11, 2026
10:30 a.m. – 11:30 a.m.                                       
 Baptism of the Lord
 * Indicates to stand as you are able

Welcome and Announcements
*Praise Song
”Guide Me, O Thou Great Jehovah”……..UMH 127

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
Voice 1: You who created the heavens and stretched them out above us,
Voice 2: You who spread out the earth beneath our feet and summoned sprouts and shoots,
All: Breathe life into us, God who creates!
Voice 1: You who came to the river,
Voice 2: You who sought the Baptizer and the Jordan waters,
All: Welcome us to the waters of life, Jesus The Christ!
Voice 1: You who soared through the heavens,
Voice 2: You who hovered and rested upon Jesus,
All: Alight upon us today, Spirit of God, Heaven’s Dove.

*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
”Lord, You Have Come to the Lakeshore”…..UMH 344

Sharing of the Word
Old Testament Reading
Isaiah 42:1-9…….………………………..Pages 584-585
Epistle Reading
Acts 10:34-43……………..……….…….…..Page 895
*Gospel Reading
Matthew 3:13-17……………………Pages 784-785

Message by Pastor Gary Peterson
“Understanding Baptism”              

Renewing Our Baptism……………………….UMH 50
Prayer

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

Benediction
Postlude – Please be seated

Pianist – Suzanne Bellrichard
Liturgist – Edie Bogart
Ministers – All People As We Live The Good News

Claybanks United Methodist Church
Sunday, January 4, 2026
 10:30 a.m. – 11:30 a.m.                                       
 Second Sunday After Christmas
 * Indicates to stand as you are able

Welcome and Announcements
*Praise Song
”Morning Has Broken”…..….…….UMH 145

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: Arise, shine, for your light has come!
All: We are called out of our darkness into the light.
Leader: Lift up your eyes and look around.
All: We will rejoice in the gift of light.
Leader: Come, let us worship the God of light and joy and peace.
All: We come to kneel at the cradle of the babe, the light incarnate.

*Gloria Patri……………………………………UMH 70
*Opening Prayer
*Hymn
”See the Morning Sun Ascending”……………UMH 674

Prayers of the People – Joys and Concerns
The Offering of our Gifts and Ourselves

*Doxology………………………………………..…UMH 95
*Prayer of Dedication
*Hymn
”O God Who Shaped Creation”…………..UMH 443

Sharing of the Word

Old Testament Reading
Jeremiah 31:7-14……………………………Pages 641
*Gospel Reading
John 1:1-18………………………….….…..Page 862

Message by Pastor Gary Peterson
“God Among Us”           

Communion
Prayer
*Hymn
”All Praise to Thee, My God, This Night”……UMH 682

Benediction
Postlude – Please be seated

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

Claybanks United Methodist Church
Sunday, December 28, 2025
10:30 a.m. – 11:30 a.m.                                       
 First Sunday After Christmas
* Indicates to stand as you are able

Welcome and Announcements
*Praise Song
”O Little Town of Bethlehem”…..…….UMH 230

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: Praise the God of mercy and love.
All: Praise God with angels in the highest heavens.
Leader: Praise Christ, who came as a child.
All: Praise Christ with all God’s children, young and old alike.
Leader: Praise the Holy Spirit, who calls us here.
All: Praise the Spirit from the depths of our souls.

*Gloria Patri…………………………………UMH 70
*Opening Prayer
*Hymn
”What Child Is This”……………………..UMH 219

Prayers of the People – Joys and Concerns
Shalom Offering
The Offering of our Gifts and Ourselves

*Doxology…………………………………………UMH 95
*Prayer of Dedication
*Hymn
”Infant Holy, Infant Lowly”…..…….…..UMH 229

Sharing of the Word

Old Testament Reading
Psalm 148……………..……………………..…Page 508
*Gospel Reading
Matthew 2:13-23……..…………….….…..Page 784

Message by Pastor Gary Peterson
“Welcoming Foreigners Into Our Land”               

Prayer
*Hymn
”Go, Tell It on the Mountain”……………UMH 251
Benediction
Postlude – Please be seated

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

Claybanks United Methodist Church
Sunday, December 21, 2025
 10:30 a.m. – 11:30 a.m.                                       
Fourth Sunday of Advent
* Indicates to stand as you are able

Welcome and Announcements
*Praise Song
”O Come, O Come, Emmanuel”…………UMH 211

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: Light the lamps, prepare the room, God is coming to us!
All: Make our hearts and spirits ready to receive God’s most gracious gift, God’s Son, Jesus the Christ.
Leader: Push the darkness away. The light is truly coming!
All: May God’s light shine on us, in us and through us that God’s glory may be seen. AMEN.

*Gloria Patri……………………………..UMH 70
*The Apostles’ Creed, Ecumenical Version………………..UMH 882
*Hymn
”Lift Up Your Heads, Ye Mighty Gates”……….UMH 213

Lighting the Fourth Advent Candle
Reader: Today we come face to face…………………God calls Mary and Joseph to faithfulness despite the fear of disgrace.
All: With Mary and Joseph, we choose to wait, watch, and listen for the way of love instead of responding in fear to the world’s judgement.

Prayers of the People – Joys and Concerns
The Offering of our Gifts and Ourselves
*Doxology……………………………………………UMH 95

*Prayer of Dedication
*Hymn
”I Want to Walk as a Child of the Light”……UMH 206

Sharing of the Word
Old Testament Reading
Isaiah 7:10-16………………..………….Page 554
First Gospel Reading
Luke 1:46-55……………..….……………..Page 832
(Because there are two Gospel Readings, we will stand only for the second reading as we are able.)
*Second Gospel Reading
Matthew 1:18-25…………………….Page 783

Message by Pastor Gary Peterson
“The Wonder of Promise”              

Prayer
*Hymn
”Blessed Be the God of Israel”…………..UMH 209
Benediction
Postlude – Please be seated

Pianist – Suzanne Bellrichard
Liturgist – Kelly White
Ministers – All People As We Live The Good News

Claybanks United Methodist Church
Sunday, December 14, 2025
10:30 a.m. – 11:30 a.m.                                       
Third Sunday of Advent
* Indicates to stand as you are able

Welcome and Announcements
*Praise Song
”There’s a Song in the Air”…….……UMH 249

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: Love has come down to us this Advent Season.
All: Divine love which heals and transforms our lives.
Leader: With joy, we receive that love and share it with others.
All: We open our hearts to the last, the least, the lost and all of God’s children.
Leader: The Lord has done and continues to do great things for us.
All: Praise be to God who loves us so much and who challenges us to be people of joy in the world. AMEN.

*Gloria Patri…………………………..UMH 70
*Opening Prayer
*Hymn
”Away in a Manger”………………………UMH 217

Prayers of the People – Joys and Concerns

Lighting the Third Advent Candle
Reader: In the midst of our waiting………………the truth of God’s salvation.
All:  We choose to believe that the day is coming when, “The ransomed of the LORD shall return and come to Zion with singing; everlasting joy shall be upon their heads; they shall obtain joy and gladness, and sorrow and sighing shall flee away” (Isaiah 35:10).

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

*Hymn………..….”In the Bleak Midwinter”……..……..UMH 221

Sharing of the Word
Old Testament Reading
Isaiah 61:1-4. 8-11………………………..………….Pages 603-604
*Gospel Reading
Luke 2:1-16…………….…………………….………..Pages 832-833

Message by Pastor Gary Peterson
“The Wonder of a Manger”           

Prayer
*Hymn
”Love Came Down at Christmas”…………UMH 242

Benediction
Postlude – Please be seated

Pianist – Suzanne Bellrichard
Liturgist – Roger Carlson
Ministers – All People As We Live The Good News