Category Archives: Weekly Service

Claybanks United Methodist Church
Sunday, September 6, 2026
10:30 a.m. – 11:30 a.m.                                       
* Indicates to stand as you are able

Welcome and Announcements

Worship and Praise

Prelude

*Processional Song

*Call to Worship

One: God’s Spirit dwells in us.
All: for we are God’s temple.
One: We belong to Christ,
All: And Christ belongs to God.  Praise the Lord!.

*Gloria Patri…………………………UMH 70

*Opening Prayer – In Unison
Almighty God, you make the sun rise on the evil and on the good, send rain on the righteous and on the unrighteous.  Give us grace to follow your example and show kindness toward friend and enemy, that we may live as your children who testify to your all-inclusive love.  Amen

*Hymn of Preparation..”Softly and Tenderly Jesus Is Calling”.UMH 348

Prayers of the People – Joys and Concerns
Petitions
Sing: …….“Lord, Listen to Your Children Praying”…….TFWS 2193
Prayer      
The Lord’s Prayer

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

Sharing of the Word

*Hymn of Praise
”Leave It There”……….……UMH 522

Prayer of Illumination: In Unison
Lord, by the power of your Spirit reveal to us your Word.   Let us be a holy temple built on Christ, our sure foundation.  Amen

Old Testament Reading
Leviticus 19:18………….……….…..…..Page 796
*Gospel Reading
Matthew 5:38-48………………………Page 786-787

Message by Pastor Terri Cummins
“Let it Go”

Holy Communion
Closing Hymn
”Freely, Freely”……………UMH 389  
Benediction
Postlude – Please be seated

Words of Reflection – What do you need to let go of?  Is there something in your life that you claim to have forgiven but you still hold on to?  LET IT GO!!!!

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

Claybanks United Methodist Church
Sunday, August 30, 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
”Give to the Winds Thy Fears”…………….UMH 129

*Call to Worship
One: Over the turbulent waves in our lives, Jesus calls us.
ALL: We get so busy watching the waves, we block out Jesus’ call.
One: Look again. Jesus is calling to you.
ALL: Lord, help us hear your voice.
One: Come, place your trust in Jesus.
ALL: Lord, forgive our doubts, receive our lives. AMEN.

*Gloria Patri………………………..UMH 70

*Opening Prayer – In Unison  – Encouraging God, we hear your invitation into the future and we look to you for courage. Open us to know your presence as we embark together on new adventures. Calm our fears and animate our spirits for ongoing 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
”God of Grace and God of Glory”…………UMH 577

Sharing of the Word

Prayer of Illumination: In Unison – Pour out upon us your Spirit, O God, that we might hear your word so that your wisdom will draw us closer to you. Through Christ, the Living Word, we pray. Amen

*Gospel Reading
Matthew 14:22-31a…….………..…..Page 796

Message by Pastor Terri Cummins
“Be En-Couraged”

*Closing Hymn
”Trust and Obey”………..…UMH 467  
Benediction
Postlude – Please be seated

Words of Reflection – As we have seen, there are a lot of spiritual considerations to make before we even take the first step of change. We have been reminded that our Creator God made us for change, that we are being made new always from the inside-out, and that our job sometimes is just to let go into trust that God is with us through the loss and rediscovery that is this process of change.

Step 4 for Change: Do you have the courage to take the first step.

Pianist – Suzanne Bellrichard
Liturgist – Konnie Grant
Ministers – All People As We Live The Good News

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

Claybanks United Methodist Church
Sunday, August 2, 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
”Love Devine, All Loves Excelling”……….UMH 384

*Call to Worship
One: We are children of God, learning to walk.
All: Day by day, we are learning to be the church.
One: God is a loving parent, teaching us to walk.
ALL: God loves us, leads us, and feeds us.
*Gloria Patri……………………………….UMH 70

*Opening Prayer – In Unison (Led by Pastor)
Holy One, you see us for just who we are, and yet you love us with aparent’s love. In your enduring love for us, we see both our guilt and our acquittal. Gracious God, continue to guide us and teach us to walk in your ways. In the name of Jesus 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
”Lord, I Want to Be a Christian”…………UMH 402   

Sharing of the Word

Prayer of Illumination: In Unison – God, we trust that you have our best interests at heart. As we hear the reading of your Word, remind us that we have been raised with Christ, and inspire us to seek the things that are above, through the power of your Holy Spirit, Amen.

Old Testament Reading
Proverbs 3:6……………………..…….…Page 510
Epistle Reading
Colossians 3:1-4………………………….Page 957
*Gospel Reading
John 15:5…………………..…..….……Page 878

Message by Pastor Terri Cummins
“Priorities”

Holy Communion
*Closing Hymn
”Spirit Song”…………….UMH 347  
Benediction
Postlude – Please be seated

Words of Reflection – Where is God in your life? First, last, somewhere in the middle. Or is He at the very core of everything that you think, do and are?

Pianist – Suzanne Bellrichard
Liturgist – Kathy Fourman
Ministers – All People As We Live The Good News

Claybanks United Methodist Church
Sunday, July 26, 2026
10:30 a.m. – 11:30 a.m.                                       
* Indicates to stand as you are able

Welcome and Announcements
*Praise Song
”Savior, Like a Shepherd Lead Us”……….UMH 381

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: The God who speaks comfort to us calls us here.
ALL: The God who addresses us with tenderness meets us here.
Leader: The God who guides us with gentleness cares for us here.
ALL: We come to prepare a way for the Lord.
Leader: We come to ready ourselves for the transformation of our lives.
ALL: For the glory of the Lord will be revealed and all people will see it.

*Gloria Patri……………………………..UMH 70
*Opening Prayer
*Opening Hymn
”How Like a Gentle Spirit”…………..UMH 115

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…..”God the Spirit, Guide and Guardian”……UMH 648   

Sharing of the Word

Old Testament Reading
Isaiah 40:11……………………….…Page 582
*Gospel Reading
John 10:14…………………………Page 872

Message by Pastor Terri Cummins
“The Quality of His Love”

*Closing Hymn
…….…”God Be with You till We Meet Again”………UMH 672  
Benediction
Postlude – Please be seated

Words of Reflection – Jesus talked a lot about the tender care of a shepherd for his own sheep. John 10:14 tells us that Jesus said, “I am the good shepherd; I know my own sheep, and they know me.”  Jesus knows us….and oh how He loves us!  Do we know Him? Let’s talk about it.

Pianist – Suzanne Bellrichard
Liturgist – Konnie Grant
Ministers – All People As We Live The Good News