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SUNDAY WORSHIP SERVICE
We welcome you to this celebration and invite you to consider our church if you are seeking a church home, to walk and grow in the love of our Lord Jesus Christ.
* Indicates people are to stand, if able.
Bold text is to be read by the congregation.
PRELUDE LIGHT OF CHRIST WELCOME
SHARING PRAYER
*RESPONSIVE READING
L: With joy we gather as the body of Christ called Christians.
P: Lord, enter our hearts this day and heal our wounds.
L: Help us to pour out our fears, doubts, frustrations, and our
disappointments to you.
P: Help us feel your love washing through us, easing our
pain, and comforting our souls.
L: We are called to reach out to each other.
P: Lord, help us to share all our joys and concerns, knowing
that your love for us is always present in our lives. Amen.
*HYMN “Go Do, Moses” UMH# 448
SCRIPTURE READINGS Deuteronomy 34:1-12
1 Thessalonians 2:1-8
Leader: The Word of God for the people of God
All: Thanks be to God.
SPECIAL MUSIC
GLORY SIGHTINGS … where have you seen God at work?
PRAYERS OF THE PEOPLE PASTORAL PRAYER
All are invited to share your joys and concerns to the Lord. Following each, our response: Gracious Lord, hear our prayer.
THE LORD’S PRAYER
Our Father, who art in heaven, hallowed be thy name. Thy kingdom come, thy will be done on earth as it is in heaven. Give us this day our daily bread and forgive us our tres-passes, as we forgive those who trespass against us. And lead us not into temptation but deliver us from evil. For thine is the kingdom, and the power, and the glory forever. Amen.
*HYMN “Jesu, Jesu” UMH# 432
*GOSPEL READING Matthew 22:34-46
MESSAGE The Enemies of Gratitude…Disappointment Jena
OFFERING (If you are visiting with us today, you are not obligated to give.)
*OFFERTORY PRAYER
Lord of all we see and all that we cannot see: Give us this day a glimpse of the difficulties of the world and the simplicity of living our lives centered in you; loving you with all our heart, soul, and mind, and loving our neighbors well. Bless the gifts we offer you; but in our giving, help us focus on these other more basic gifts. May the love we show you and others be a testimony of whom we follow and who is worthy of our devotion. In Christ’s holy name, we pray. Amen.
*HYMN “Swing Low, Sweet Chariot” UMH# 703
*BENEDICTION
God’s love is sending us forth into the world. We have received forgiveness and have been showered with God’s gracious love. Go in peace, sharing hope to this hurting world. Amen.
*HYMN “Pass It On” UMH# 572
*TAKING THE LIGHT INTO THE WORLD
*POSTLUDE
Our mission … Connecting People with God, Each Other and
the World.
Thank you to everyone who provided food for the Beacon of Hope Meal Drop-off! What a blessing!
We celebrate with Roger Netz and Solveig Lundgren as they learned even more about being a lay servant! Thank you for taking this class yesterday!
Upcoming Events …
November
1 All Saints Day
Mary Ann Bousfield’s 90th Birthday Drive By
Daylight Savings Time
International Day of Prayer
3 Election Day
8 2:00 p.m. Charge Conference
15 Consecration Sunday
Trinity United Methodist Church
21st Sunday after Pentecost
Sunday, October 25, 2020
Office: 838 N. 25th St. Fort Dodge, IA 50501
Phone: (515) 573-3519
E-mail: office@trinityumcfd.org
Pastor: Jena Finch-Manchester (712) 840-1834
E-mail: revjena@trinityumcfd.org
We are glad you are here today. Thank you for
joining us in this celebration of God’s love for you.
We pray this time will uplift you in your spiritual
walk and you will feel God’s presence here today…
in this place. May you always find us to be a church
of “open hearts, open minds, and open doors.”
SUNDAY WORSHIP SERVICE
We welcome you to this celebration and invite you to consider our church if you are seeking a church home, to walk and grow in the love of our Lord Jesus Christ.
* Indicates people are to stand, if able.
Bold text is to be read by the congregation.
PRELUDE LIGHT OF CHRIST WELCOME
SHARING PRAYER
*RESPONSIVE READING
L: With joy we gather as the body of Christ called Christians.
P: Lord, enter our hearts this day and heal our wounds.
L: Help us to pour out our fears, doubts, frustrations, and our
disappointments to you.
P: Help us feel your love washing through us, easing our
pain, and comforting our souls.
L: We are called to reach out to each other.
P: Lord, help us to share all our joys and concerns, knowing
that your love for us is always present in our lives. Amen.
*HYMN “Go Do, Moses” UMH# 448
SCRIPTURE READINGS Deuteronomy 34:1-12
1 Thessalonians 2:1-8
Leader: The Word of God for the people of God
All: Thanks be to God.
SPECIAL MUSIC
GLORY SIGHTINGS … where have you seen God at work?
PRAYERS OF THE PEOPLE PASTORAL PRAYER
All are invited to share your joys and concerns to the Lord. Following each, our response: Gracious Lord, hear our prayer.
THE LORD’S PRAYER
Our Father, who art in heaven, hallowed be thy name. Thy kingdom come, thy will be done on earth as it is in heaven. Give us this day our daily bread and forgive us our tres-passes, as we forgive those who trespass against us. And lead us not into temptation but deliver us from evil. For thine is the kingdom, and the power, and the glory forever. Amen.
*HYMN “Jesu, Jesu” UMH# 432
*GOSPEL READING Matthew 22:34-46
MESSAGE The Enemies of Gratitude…Disappointment Jena
OFFERING (If you are visiting with us today, you are not obligated to give.)
*OFFERTORY PRAYER
Lord of all we see and all that we cannot see: Give us this day a glimpse of the difficulties of the world and the simplicity of living our lives centered in you; loving you with all our heart, soul, and mind, and loving our neighbors well. Bless the gifts we offer you; but in our giving, help us focus on these other more basic gifts. May the love we show you and others be a testimony of whom we follow and who is worthy of our devotion. In Christ’s holy name, we pray. Amen.
*HYMN “Swing Low, Sweet Chariot” UMH# 703
*BENEDICTION
God’s love is sending us forth into the world. We have received forgiveness and have been showered with God’s gracious love. Go in peace, sharing hope to this hurting world. Amen.
*HYMN “Pass It On” UMH# 572
*TAKING THE LIGHT INTO THE WORLD
*POSTLUDE
Our mission … Connecting People with God, Each Other and
the World.
Thank you to everyone who provided food for the Beacon of Hope Meal Drop-off! What a blessing!
We celebrate with Roger Netz and Solveig Lundgren as they learned even more about being a lay servant! Thank you for taking this class yesterday!
Upcoming Events …
November
1 All Saints Day
Mary Ann Bousfield’s 90th Birthday Drive By
Daylight Savings Time
International Day of Prayer
3 Election Day
8 2:00 p.m. Charge Conference
15 Consecration Sunday
Trinity United Methodist Church
21st Sunday after Pentecost
Sunday, October 25, 2020
Office: 838 N. 25th St. Fort Dodge, IA 50501
Phone: (515) 573-3519
E-mail: office@trinityumcfd.org
Pastor: Jena Finch-Manchester (712) 840-1834
E-mail: revjena@trinityumcfd.org
We are glad you are here today. Thank you for
joining us in this celebration of God’s love for you.
We pray this time will uplift you in your spiritual
walk and you will feel God’s presence here today…
in this place. May you always find us to be a church
of “open hearts, open minds, and open doors.”