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FIRST UNITED METHODIST CHURCH
Sunday School – 9:30 a.m.
Casual Worship – 8:30 a.m. Traditional Worship – 10:45 a.m.
June 1, 2008
Theme: Righteousness
WORSHIP PREPARATION THOUGHT: “You can't be suspicious of a tree, or accuse a bird or squirrel of subversion, or challenge the ideology of a violet.” Hal Borland
GATHERING
CALL OF THE CHURCH BELL
REGISTRATION OF ATTENDANCE & COMPLETION OF PRAYER CARDS
ANNOUNCEMENTS
PRELUDE “ Jigue ” By Buxtahude
*CALL TO WORSHIP
One: God calls us together to worship this morning,
All: from the work, play, and worry of the world.
One: God gathers us to give thanks for creation's goodness,
All: with the faith to know that all belongs to God.
One: From everyday conversations, talk, and chatter,
All: God invites us to engage one another and to embrace God.
One: Worship is a dialogue, where truth is spoken from the depths of heart and mind, and all that are listening hear the voice of God.
All: We worship through praise and prayer; we are deliberate to heed God's call and rejoice in what God enables.
All: Welcome to Worship!
*HYMN OF PRAISE “Lord, I Want to Be a Christian” Hymn #402
During the hymn, please hold up completed Prayer Request Cards so the ushers may collect them.
*OPENING PRAYER
God, who brings sunshine and rain, God who walks with us through joys and sorrows, God who is and does what is always good, we invite your Spirit to enable us to truly and fully worship you. We pray our songs will not be performance, our words rote, our minds distracted, or our hearts restless. May what we do in this hour truly honor, glorify and please you. This we pray in the name and power of Your Son. Amen.
PRAYER & PROCLAMATION
SCRIPTURE READING Psalm 46
PRAYERS
THE LORD'S PRAYER
*HYMN OF PREPARATION “O Master, Let Me Walk with Thee” Hymn #430
SCRIPTURE READING Romans 1:16-17, 3:22b-31
SERMON “No Accusing or Excusing” Pastor Joy
RESPONSE
*HYMN “Come, Sinners, to the Gospel Feast” Hymn #616
HOLY COMMUNION Page #13
OFFERING
OFFERTORY “Alleluia” By Mozart
Joyce Gallegos-Wigand, Soloist
*DOXOLOGY “Praise God from Whom All Blessings Flow” Page #95
*DISMISSAL WITH BLESSING
*CONGREGATIONAL “Lord, Make My Life a Window” Back of Hymnal
BENEDICTION
*POSTLUDE “Fugue In d Minor” By Bach
* Indicates those in the congregation who are able will please stand.
Following worship, our Stephen Ministers are available for one-on-one prayer.
Please come to the communion area, and someone will meet you.
OUR WORSHIP LEADERS
Joy Caschetta, Pastor Richard Boyd , Diaconal Minister of Music
Jaime Darby, Liturgist Susan Constance, Musician
Delmer and Lucille Scheurer , Greeters Joe Diliberto, Sound
Geneva Bennet , Flowers Caitlin Brown and Alesya Moorhead, Acolytes
Casey Andrew , Visitation Person Lisa Becket and Karen Homan , Communion Stewards
Ushers: Dean Heer , Captain; Mike Acheson, Joe Diliberto, Al Doty, Bob Homan , Warren Keller, and Ed Warren