SEPTEMBER
SCRIPTURE AND MESSAGE
Sunday, September 1
Labor Day
Psalm 45:1-2, 6-9
Mark 7:1-8
Traditions
Sunday, September 8
Proverbs 22:1-2, 8-9, 22-23
Mark 7:24-37
Share The News Of Jesus’ Power
Music – Cheryl Lohman
Sunday, September 15
Guest Worship Leader – SK Osborn
1 Corinthians 3:10-17
Music – Cheryl Lohman
Sunday, September 22
Psalm 1
Mark 9:30-37
First In Line
Music – Shar Boerema
Sunday, September 29
Esther 7:1-6, 9-10, 9:20-22
Mark 9:38-50
Short Term vs Long Term
Music – Julie Ash
Posted in Upcoming Worship Schedule
Claybanks United Methodist Church
Sunday, August 25, 2024
10:30 a.m. – 11:30 a.m.
Fourteenth Sunday After Pentecost
Guest Worship Leader: Terri Cummins
Welcome and Announcements
*Praise Song
”Amazing Grace”…………………UMH 378
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: How lovely is your dwelling place, O Lord of hosts!
All: To you our hearts and souls sing for joy, O Lord.
Leader: Happy are those who live in your house, O lord of hosts.
All: Happy are those whose strength is in you, O God.
Leader: It is better to be a doorkeeper in your house than to live in the tents of Wickedness.
All: O Lord of hosts, happy are those who trust in you.
*Gloria Patri……………………………………UMH 70
*Opening Prayer
*Hymn
”Precious Lord, Take My Hand”………………UMH 474
Bible Presentation
Prayers of the People – Joys and Concerns
Shalom Offering
Special Music – Megan Schihl
The Offering of our Gifts and Ourselves
*Doxology………………….……………………….…UMH 95
*Prayer of Dedication
*Hymn
”Change My Heart, O God”……………TFWS 2152
Sharing of the Word
Old Testament Reading
Exodus 26:31-33………….…………………………….……….Page 64
*Gospel Reading
Matthew 27:51………………………………………………………….Page 811
Message by Pastor Terri Cummins
“The Veil”
Prayer
*Hymn
”Victory In Jesus”……….……..UMH 370
Benediction
Postlude – Please be seated
Pianist – Suzanne Bellrichard
Ministers – All People As We Live The Good News
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Claybanks United Methodist Church
Sunday, August 18, 2024
10:30 a.m. – 11:30 a.m.
Outdoor Old Time Worship
Church Family Picnic
Welcome and Announcements
Prelude
A Call to Holy Silence
*Call to Worship and Praise
Minister: O come, let us sing unto the Lord……For with Him is the fountain of life, and in Him shall we see light.
Leader: O Lord, open Thou our lips.
All: And our mouth shall show forth Thy praise.
Leader: Praise ye the Lord.
All: The Lord’s name be praised.
*Call to Prayer
*Hymn
”O For a Thousand Tongues to Sing”(ver. 1-4)……UMH 57
Invocation
Prayer of Confession
Words of Assurance and Promises of Pardon
Affirmation of Faith
The Minister: Where the Spirit of the Lord is, there is the one true church, Apostolic and Universal, whose Holy Faith let us now reverently and sincerely declare:
The Minister and People: We believe in God the Father, infinite in wisdom, power and love, whose mercy is overall. His works, and whose will is ever directed to His children’s good.
We believe in Jesus Christ, Son of God and Son of man, the gift of the Father’s unfailing grace, the ground of our hope and the promise of our deliverance from sin and death.
We believe in the Holy Spirit as the Divine Presence in our lives, whereby we are kept in perpetual remembrance of the truth of Christ and find strength and help in time of need.
We believe that this faith should manifest itself in the service of love as set forth in the example of our blessed Lord, to the end that the Kingdom of God may come upon the earth. Amen.
*Hymn
”Jesus Is All the World to Me”…….……UMH 469
Collection
The Offering of our Gifts and Ourselves
Doxology
Offertory Sentences
*Hymn
”Are Ye Able”…………..……… UMH 530
The Lesson From Holy Scripture
Old Testament Reading
1 Kings 2:10-12, 3:3-14………………………….………….Page 265
Epistle Reading
Romans 11:5-6……..…………………………………………………..Page 921
Message by Pastor Gary Peterson
“Grace at Work in Our Lives”
Prayer
*Hymn
”All Things Bright and Beautiful”……….UMH 147
Meal Grace
Benediction
Postlude – Please be seated
Pianist – Suzanne Bellrichard
Liturgist – Ellen Zimmerman
Ministers – All People As We Live The Good News
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Claybanks United Methodist Church
Sunday, August 11, 2024
10:30 a.m. – 11:30 a.m.
Twelfth Sunday After Pentecost
Welcome and Announcements
*Praise Song
”Wonderful Words of Life”……………UMH 600
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 are hungering and thirsting for hope and peace.
All: Come, Lord Jesus, come.
Leader: Our hearts long for the nourishing presence of God.
All: Come, Lord Jesus, come.
Leader: Give to us the living bread of your peace that we may hunger no more.
All: Open our hearts to joyfully receive your life-sustaining love. AMEN.
*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
”O Master, Let Me Walk with Thee”……….UMH 430
Sharing of the Word
Old Testament Reading
Psalm 130………………………….………………..…….….Page 500
Epistle Reading
Ephesians 4:25 – 5:2……..…………………………………………Page 951
Message by Pastor Gary Peterson
“Forgive As God Forgives”
Prayer
*Hymn
”Be Still, My Soul”………..……..UMH 534
Benediction
Postlude – Please be seated
Pianist – Suzanne Bellrichard
Liturgist – David Grossman
Ministers – All People As We Live The Good News
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Claybanks United Methodist Church
Sunday, August 4, 2024
10:30 a.m. – 11:30 a.m.
Eleventh Sunday After Pentecost
Welcome and Announcements
*Praise Song
”Lord, Whose Love Through Humble Service””…..UMH 581
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: With patience and love, we come as one family.
All: We are one body of Christ, united in God.
Leader: Come! Speak of truth, truth told in love.
All: We gather to listen, and to share our stories.
Leader: We are God’s children, parts of Christ’s purpose.
All: We rejoice in our gifts, and we thank God for this grace.
Leader: Come! Now is the time to worship.
*Gloria Patri…………………………………UMH 70
*Opening Prayer
*Hymn
”I Sing a Song of the Saints of God”…………..UMH 712
Prayers of the People – Joys and Concerns
The Offering of our Gifts and Ourselves
*Doxology………………….………………………………………….…UMH 95
*Prayer of Dedication
*Hymn
”Jesu, Jesu”…………………………UMH 432
Sharing of the Word
Old Testament Reading
Psalm 51:112………………………….………………….….Page 452
*Epistle Reading
Acts 3:1-9……..……………………………………………………….Page 886
Message by Pastor Gary Peterson
“Speaking Out For Compassion”
Communion
Prayer
*Hymn
”When We All Get to Heaven”…………….UMH 701
*Benediction
Postlude – Please be seated
Pianist – Suzanne Bellrichard
Liturgist – Art Grumm
Ministers – All People As We Live The Good News
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Claybanks United Methodist Church
Sunday, July 28, 2024
10:30 a.m. – 11:30 a.m.
Tenth Sunday After Pentecost
Welcome and Announcements
*Praise Song
“How Great Thou Art”………………UMH 77
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: Let your hearts be open to the Lord today.
All: Let our spirits be ready to feel God’s power and love.
Leader: Let go of all the things that bind you in pain and are holding you back.
All: Help us to place our trust in God.
Leader: Come, let us praise the God of love.
All: Let us bring our hearts to God. AMEN.
*Gloria Patri……………………………UMH 70
*Opening Prayer
*Hymn
”How Can We Name a Love”……………….UMH 111
Prayers of the People – Joys and Concerns
Shalom
The Offering of our Gifts and Ourselves
*Doxology………………….………………………………UMH 95
*Prayer of Dedication
*Hymn
”Dear Lord and Father of Mankind”……….UMH 358
Sharing of the Word
Old Testament Reading
Ephesians 3:14-21……………………………………….….Page 950
*Gospel Reading
John 6:1-21……..………………………………………………………Page 867
Message by Pastor Gary Peterson
“That Nothing May be Lost”
Prayer
*Hymn
“My Hope Is Built”…………………..UMH 368
*Benediction
Postlude – Please be seated
Pianist – Suzanne Bellrichard
Liturgist – Kelly White
Ministers – All People As We Live The Good News
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Volunteering
I do not believe the quote “Money makes the world go round.” It is our willingness to volunteer and the many hours of service that are given each year by volunteers that makes the world go around. By volunteering we show that we do have compassion and want to serve our community and the world.
Volunteering is an act of an individual or group freely giving time and labor, often for community service. Many volunteers are specifically trained in the areas they work in, such as medicine, education, or emergency rescue. Other services are on an assisted basis, such as in response to natural disasters. Churches have depended on volunteers to assist the church in a number of their needs from the beginning of the institution.
We volunteer in many different areas, some volunteer military service, others for local government. Some for-church committee or boards. We have found for hundreds of years churches have depended on volunteers even for the basic needs such as cleaning the church or bringing meals to those in need. Others serve on local government boards. I am proud that the YMCA is recognized as one of the first institutions that realized the wealth of sharing that can come from volunteers. Back in 1851 during the Great Awaking the YMCA was established to serve the disadvantaged others through volunteers.
Even today, as history has shown us over the years, many institutions could not have survived without volunteers and the uncountable hours given to them on behalf of other’s needs. Matthew 22:37-40 Jesus answered a question put to him “You shall love the Lord your God with all your heart, and with all your soul, and with all your mind. This is the greatest and first commandment. And the second is like it: “You shall love your neighbor as yourself.” From this directive of Jesus, we are able to fill part of Jesus’ commandment by serving others in volunteerism.
When we say “Yes” and volunteer, we fill a need a community or individual has. You many use the incredibly unique gifts the God has given you or you may share your general abilities and time. All are needed. We volunteer in our schools, for emergency services, community service, social needs, sporting events, medical care, and yes for the needs of our churches.
In the next few weeks, the Claybanks Nominations Committee will be contacting members of the Claybanks Family requesting them to serve in distinct roles and positions on our church committees and council. We ask you to responsibly consider with prayer how you can love you neighbor as Jesus commanded. Volunteers are needed everywhere, and I cannot state enough the positive goodness that comes from volunteering not only for those who are served but by those who serve!
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