Princeton UMC Worship, November 19, 2023

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Princeton United Methodist Church We are a diverse faith community, engaged in enlivening spiritually thirsty people to joyfully respond to God’s love and grow as disciples of Christ, so that together we may experience the fullness of life.

NOVEMBER 19, 2023 TWENTY-FIFTH SUNDAY AFTER PENTECOST

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ANNOUNCEMENTS ONGOING BAGS OF BLESSINGS The Bags of Blessings are placed in our Chancel area this Sunday for celebration and blessing. If you are available after service, grab a friend and a bag (or two) after the service and help us get them downstairs to Rm 101 for pick up by Arm in Arm. Kingston will be transporting their bags after service as well, so standby to help!

SPIRITUAL FORMATION IN TODAY’S WORLD

2024

You are invited to join Pastor Jenny in this cohort-based spiritual formation experience in 2024. Participants in Spiritual Formation in Today’s World will receive the wisdom and teaching from four top-notch faculty, as well as the gift of journeying together with the same team and community for a year, spanning four sessions, 12 total days of online interaction, plus covenant group times between sessions. See Pastor Jenny for more information.

LAITY SUNDAY TODAY Today our special worship service recognizes the diverse talents of our laity. For the history of this long standing UMC tradtion visit: https://bit.ly/47mT6uF

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BLESSING

BY GUÈDÈGO RAYMOND FANDEGLA

THE CHURCH GATHERS

Pre-Service Music We Gather Together Call to Worship Come, bless the Lord with me! for the Lord is like a parent compassionate and merciful, filled with endless love.

God blesses us with forgiveness, and with wholeness; God surrounds us with love and mercy and fills our lives with blessing!

Come, bless the Lord with me, as we worship!

Amen!

Hymn

We Gather Together

16th Century Dutch Melody

Now Let the Heavens be Joyful

Children's Time

Where Children Belong

Harriet Ziegenhals TFWS #2233

Numbers 6:22-26 Psalm 103:1-5 This is the Word of Life. Thanks be to God.

Conversation with Laity

Rev. Jenny Smith Walz Michael May, Reggie Cann, Larry Apperson

TO RESPOND IN FAITH Hymn UMH#131

We confess, Blessed God, that we dont’s always know your ways. We think we need to do it all ourselves, create our own blessings, rather than trusting in you.We keep the blessings we receive from you close to our vests, rather than bearing witness to them by blessing others and sharing of your love, your power, your presences with us.

Forgive us, we pray. Assure us of our belovedness, which comes, not with credentials, but from being yours. silence for prayer

Words of Assurance

Hear the good news: God’s love reaches further than our fears, our reluctance, or brokenness.

God writes on our hearts with words of grace, forgiveness, blessing.

In the name of Jesus Christ, we are forgiven!

In the name of Jesus Christ, we are forgiven! Thanks be to God! Alleluia!

Amen. adapted from Thom Shuman

SHARING IN WORSHIP TODAY

Music Ministry Scripture Readings

Prayer of Confession Over and over, we are told that God desires to forgive us, and longs for us to know God’s love. Let us trust God enough to speak of our failings here, to offer them to our God, who is gracious with mercy. Let us join our hearts and voices together in prayer.

Acolytes - Elliot Walz, Lousia Dreibelbis Liturgists - Raphael Aryeetey, Christine Shungu Reader - Lindsey Donaldson Musicians - Youth Choir, Hand Bell Choir, William Ponder, Heather Hansen Ushers - Ralph Newhall, Abu Abrahim, Ida Cahill, Douglas Fullman

TO HEAR THE WORD AND REFLECT

TODAY'S FLOWERS ARE GIVEN

IN CELEBRATION OF GEORGE FOX AND THE STEPHEN MINISTRY TEAM

BY BARBARA FOX

Bless the Lord

FWS #2013

Prayers of the People The Lord's Prayer Our Father, who art in heaven, hallowed be your name. Your kingdom come; your will be done on earth as it is in heaven. Give us this day our daily bread; and forgive us our trespasses as we forgive those who trespass against us. And lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from evil. For yours is the kingdom, the power, and the glory forever. Amen Offertory

Give Thanks

arr. Lloyd Larson

Hymn

Doxology

UMH #94

Prayer of Thanksgiving

AND SCATTERS TO BE IN THE WORLD

Hymn

Let All Things Now Living

FWS #2008

Mvt 1 Sonatina, Op. 20, No 1

Fr. Kuhlau

Benediction Postlude

PRAYER CONCERNS Prayers for the people of Israel and Palestine and also from Ukraine and Russia as they deal with the unbelievable horrors of war, and for leaders to find ways to peaceful resolution.

Prayers for the lonely and depressed and for those giving them aid. Prayers for the families of Rich Kahn, who lost brother Eric kahn, Debbie Armento, who lost brother Gary Gerold, Yvonne MacDonald who lost sister Sheila Frame, and Debbie Meola who lost mother Donna Dennis.

Prayers for the third graders who received bibles, Kate Potts and Victoria Offer.

Prayers for Pearl Asian, Renai Ellison, and Anya Obe who were received as new members last week.

HAVE PRAYER CONCERNS? For our Prayer Chain, call Yvonne Macdonald at 609-577-8369 or email her at yvonnee.mac@verizon.net. Email Pastor Tayler Necoechea at tayler@princetonumc.org when you or a family member is in the hospital or in need of a pastoral call.