Category Archives: Weekly Service

Claybanks United Methodist Church
Sunday, March 8, 2026
10:30 a.m. – 11:30 a.m.                                       
Third Sunday in Lent
* 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
Leader: Come, let us sing to the Lord!
All: Let us make a joyful noise to the rock of our salvation!
Leader: Let us come unto God’s presence with Thanksgiving!
All: Let us make a joyful noise to God with songs of praise!
Leader: Let us worship and celebrate God’s loving presence with us.
All: We sing to God with our hearts and our spirits. AMEN.

*Gloria Patri………………………………UMH 70
*Opening Prayer
*Hymn
”Come, Thou Fount of Every Blessing”………..UMH 400

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

*Prayer of Dedication
*Hymn
”Rock of Ages, Cleft for Me”……………..UMH 361

Sharing of the Word
Old Testament Reading
Exodus 17:1-7..……………………………………………..Page  56
Gospel Reading
John 4:5-42 – We will use a dramatic reading for the Gospel. The congregation will remain seated.

Message by Pastor Gary Peterson
“Living Water”

Prayer
*Hymn
”As the Deer”………………………TFWS 2025
Benediction
Postlude – Please be seated

Pianist – Suzanne Bellrichard
Liturgist – Reba Peterson
Ministers – All People As We Live The Good News

Claybanks United Methodist Church
Sunday, March 1, 2026
10:30 a.m. – 11:30 a.m.                                       
Second Sunday in Lent
* Indicates to stand as you are able

Welcome and Announcements
*Praise Song
”Immortal, Invisible, God Only Wise”…….UMH  103

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: From where will our help come?
All: Our help comes from the Lord, who made heaven and earth.
Leader: Who is our keeper?
All: The Lord is our keeper, by day and by night.
Leader: How long will God protect us?
All: God will keep our going out and our coming in from this time on and forevermore.

*Opening Prayer
God our helper, our shade, our protector, you are able to give life to the dead, to call into being things that do not exist.  We trust in your power to make all things new; to keep us in sunlight and moonlight, along rocky paths and pathways unknown; until all our going and coming brings us at last to your Kingdom promised in Christ, in whose name we pray.  Amen

*Gloria Patri…………………………….UMH 70
*Hymn
”Give to the Winds Thy Fears”………………UMH 129

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

*Prayer of Dedication
*Hymn
”Softly and Tenderly Jesus is Calling”………UMH 348

Sharing of the Word
Old Testament Reading
Psalm 121..…………………Page 498
*Gospel Reading
John 3:1-17…………………Pages 863-864

Message by Pastor Terri Cummins
“Looking for Love? Look for the Helper”          

Communion
Prayer
*Hymn
”How Like a Gentle Spirit”………………UMH 115

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, February 22, 2026
10:30 a.m. – 11:30 a.m.                                       
First Sunday in Lent
* Indicates to stand as you are able

Welcome and Announcements
*Praise Song
”Joyful, Joyful, We Adore Thee”………..UMH  89

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: Open the gates of righteousness, the gate of the Lord.
All: So that we may enter through them and give thanks to the Lord.
Leader: This is the day that the Lord has made,
All: Let us rejoice and be glad in it.
Leader: Blessed is the one who comes in the name of the Lord.
All: The Lord is God and has given us his light.
Leader: O give thanks to the Lord, for he is good.
All: And his steadfast love endures forever.

*Gloria Patri……………………………UMH 70
*Opening Prayer
God of wisdom and groundedness, you have encouraged us to live our lives grounded in faith, patience, and love. Help us to love others without judgment, but with a solid foundation of acceptance, for the sake of Jesus Christ. Amen

*Hymn
”Lord, Whose Love Through Humble Service”…..UMH 581

Prayers of the People – Joys and Concerns

Shalom Offering
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
Isaiah 58:1-3..………………………………………………Page 600
Epistle Reading
1 Corinthians 2:13-16…………………………….……….Page 927
*Gospel Reading
Matthew 5:13-20, 7:12……………………………Pages 786 & 788

Message by Pastor Terri Cummins
“I Never Said That”           

Prayer
Imposition of Ashes

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

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, February 15, 2026
10:30 a.m. – 11:30 a.m.                                       
Transfiguration Sunday
* Indicates to stand as you are able

Welcome and Announcements
*Praise Song
”Christ, Whose Glory Fills the Skies”…….UMH 173

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: As God called to Moses from the mountain,
All: We are called to be God’s people.
Leader: As Jesus called the disciples to climb with him to the peak of another mountain,
All: We are called to follow wherever Jesus leads.
Leader: As the disciples stood in awe at the sound of God’s voice,
All: We are called to worship in wonder and praise.

*Gloria Patri………………………UMH 70
*A Statement of Faith of the United Church of Canada…..UMH 883

*Hymn
”We Have Come at Christ’s Own Bidding………TFWS 2103

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
Exodus 24:12-18..………………………….Page 62
*Gospel Reading
Matthew 17:1-19………………..….Pages 798-799

Message by Pastor Gary Peterson
“What Have You Experienced On A Mountain?”               

Prayer
*Hymn
”Blest Be the Tie that Binds”……………UMH 557

Benediction
Postlude – Please be seated

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

Claybanks United Methodist Church
Sunday, February 8, 2026
10:30 a.m. – 11:30 a.m.                                       
Fifth Sunday After the Epiphany
* Indicates to stand as you are able

Welcome and Announcements
*Praise Song
”O God Who Shaped Creation”.………..UMH 443

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 Lord! Happy are those who delight in the Lord!
All: We come to this place, where generations before us have gathered.
Leader: Here we remember the light of God that shines in our lives.
All: Here we allow God’s light to shine through us.
Leader: Let us worship our radiant God.
All: Praise the Lord! Happy are all who delight in the Lord!

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

*Hymn
”Take Time to Be Holy”……………………UMH 395

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

*Prayer of Dedication
*Hymn
”Freely, Freely”……………………..UMH 389

Sharing of the Word
Old Testament Reading
Genesis 2:15-17 & 3:1-7…………….………..Page 2
*Gospel Reading
Matthew 4:1-11……………….….……Page 785

Message by Pastor Gary Peterson
“What Can We Learn From Temptations?”           

Prayer
*Hymn
”As a Fire Is Meant for Burning”……….TFWS 2237
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, February 1, 2026
10:30 a.m. – 11:30 a.m.                                       
Fourth Sunday After Epiphany
 * Indicates to stand as you are able

Welcome and Announcements
*Praise Song
”O Worship the King”…….………..UMH  73

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: What does the Lord require of us?
All: To do justice, love kindness, and walk humbly with our God.
Leader: With what shall we come before the Lord?
All: With speech that is gentle, and words that build up.
Leader: How shall we live our faith?
All: With actions that bring peace and works that lift up the lowly.
Leader: Come and worship God in spirit and in truth.

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

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

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

*Doxology…………………..…UMH 95

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

Sharing of the Word
Old Testament Reading
Micah 6:1-8……..…………….………..Page 757
*Gospel Reading
Matthew 5:1-12…………………Pages 785-786

Message by Pastor Gary Peterson
“Can We Live a Blessed Life?”           

Communion
Prayer
*Hymn
”Blessed Assurance”………………….UMH 369

Benediction
Postlude – Please be seated

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

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