OCTOBER 13, 2024
TWENTY-FIRST SUNDAY AFTER PENTECOST
The Parable of the Mustard Seed | by Kelly Latimore
THECHURCHGATHERS
Pre-ServiceMusic JesuJoyofMan’sDesiring Bach
CalltoWorship adaptedfromSteveGarnaas-Holmes
CreatorGod,youscattertheseedofyourgraceinthisworld. Itproducesblessing,thoughweknownothow. Youscattertheseedofyourloveinus. Itsproutsandgrows,thoughwedonotknowhow. Whenthetimeisripeyougatheryourharvest
Weofferourlovetoyou,fortheharvestisyours.
Hymn PraisetheLordwiththeSoundofTrumpets FWS#2020
PrayerofConfession
God,youareaGodofabundance,yettoooftenwelookathowscarce ourresourcesare.God,youareaGodofmystery,yettoooftenweseek outcertaintyandfact.God,youareaGodofsurprise,yettoooftenwe canonlyseewhatweexpect.
Weneedyoutoopenusuptothewaysofyourkingdom.Turnusupside downandinsideout.Surpriseuswithyourabundance.Mystifyuswith yourgraceandmercy.Leavenuswithyourlove. silence for prayer adaptedfromSteveGarnaas-Holmes
WordsofAssurance
Wenolongerneedtodwellinthewaysweusedtobe. God’sgraceistransformingus!
InthenameofJesusChrist,weareforgiven! InthenameofJesusChrist,weareforgiven!ThanksbetoGod! Alleluia!Amen.
TOHEARTHEWORDANDREFLECT
MusicMinistry WelcomeSong ToniSullivan
Children'sTime WhereChildrenBelong TFWS#2233
Ushers-TomSandford,IdaCahill, BhanuPrakash,BrightRajaratnam SHARINGINWORSHIPTODAY
Acolyte-AndrewAryeetey,RJAryeetey Liturgists-AdeolaAmpong, DougFullman
Reader-HeatherHadley
Musicians-AndrewAryeetey, RJAryeetey,Children’sChoir, ChancelChoir,JuliaHanna
DRS.KARENANDJOHN ZUMBRUNN INMEMORYOFPUMCMEMBERS WHOHAVEPASSEDON
ScriptureReading Luke13:18-21
ThisistheWordofLife. ThanksbetoGod.
Sermon Rev.JennySmithWalz
StorySharing MicheleTuck-Ponder
TORESPONDINFAITH
PrayersofthePeople
TheLord'sPrayer
OurFather,whoartinheaven,hallowedbeyourname.Yourkingdom come;yourwillbedoneonearthasitisinheaven.Giveusthisdayour dailybread;andforgiveusourtrespassesasweforgivethosewho trespassagainstus.Andleadusnotintotemptation,butdeliverusfrom evil.Foryoursisthekingdom,thepower,andthegloryforever.Amen.
Offertory SimpleGiftsofThanks arr.A.L.Page
PrayerofThanksgiving
ANDSCATTERSTOBEINTHEWORLD
PRAYERCONCERNS
Prayersforthesick,hospitalized,lonely,homelessanddepressed, andforallwhocareforthem.
PrayersespeciallyforthefamilyandfriendsofCourtneyAnn. PrayersforallwhosufferedfromHurricaneMiltonanditsdevastation PrayersforpeopleofIsrael,Palestine,UkraineandRussiaandallotherplacesin war.Prayfortheirleaderstocometopeacefulresolutions. Prayersforourleadersduringthiscontentiouselectionseason Maythosein electedofficeengageinconstructiverhetoricthatseekstobridge, ratherthanexacerbate,ourpartisandivides.
HAVEPRAYERCONCERNS?
ForourPrayerChain,callYvonneMacdonaldat609-577-8369 oremailheratyvonneemac@verizonnet EmailPastorTaylerNecoecheaat tayler@princetonumc.orgwhenyouorafamilymemberisinthehospitalorinneed ofapastoralcall.
Weareadiversefaithcommunity, engagedinenliveningspirituallythirstypeople tojoyfullyrespondtoGod’slove andgrowasdisciplesofChrist, sothattogetherwemayexperiencethefullnessoflife
NEWWORSHIPSERIES TODAY
Joinusoverthenextfewweeksaswejumpintoanewworshipseries,“Tiny Seeds,GreatHarvest”Wewillbetakingadeeperlookattheparableofthe mustardseed,andthewaysourgiftsthatwefreelygivecanblossominwayswe don’talwayssee.
HURRICANERELIEF
UnitedMethodistCommitteeonRelief(UMCOR)isprovidingaidtofamiliesand communitiesdevastatedbytherecentHurricanes.Addyoursupporttotheir efforts.ChecksmadepayabletoPrincetonUMC,withmemo:UMCOR,Hurricane Reliefwillgodirectlytoprovidingsupplies,servicesandhopetothoserecovering fromthedamagebroughtbythestorm
BAGSOFBLESSINGS
Pleasebringyournon-perishablefoodgroceriestotheSanctuaryonNovember 17andNovember24 Bagswillbeprovided(intheSanfordDavisRoom)starting November3 Feelfreetoprovideyourownreusablegrocerybagstospread somenutritiousloveandblessingstoourneighbors.
