PUMC Bulletin 6.2.24

JUNE 2, 2024

SECOND SUNDAY AFTER PENTECOST

HolySpiritFlame | by Fr. Lawrence Lew O.P.

THECHURCHGATHERS

Pre-ServiceMusic Savior,LikeaShepherdLeadUs arr.JohnCarter

CalltoWorship adapted from Beth Merrill Neel

Well,herewearethisday,gatheredtogethersowecanworshipourGod together.

Someofushereforthemusic,andsomeforthefriends,andsomeforthe cookiesandcoffee.

Andyet,weareallherebecauseofGod.

Nowisthetimetogivethanks,tounloadourhearts,toshareourlives,and toheartheStoryagain.

So,friends,letusworshipGod,whobroughtushere,andwhosegraceis waitingforus.

Hymn

GatherUsIn FWS#2236

PrayerofConfession adapted from Beth Merrill Neel

OutofthedepthswecrytoGod,inoursufferingandinourpain.Outofthe depthsGodcriestous,askingustorepent,toreturntoGodwithourwhole hearts,toadmitoursin,andtoacceptforgiveness.Soletuspraywithone another,inunison,saying:

HolyGod,hearourprayer:

Forthemendingofourhearts,tornapartbyourunkindness; Forthehealingofoursouls,wastingawayfromthedespairaroundus; Forthetheforgivenessweseekforthesinwehaveallowedtopersist; Forthereconciliationoftheworld,whosedivisioncondemnsus; Weprayforthecouragetoadmitourfault,thestrengthtoamendour actions,andthehopethatyourgraceawaitsus.ThroughChristwepray. Amen.

silence for prayer

WordsofAssurance

God’sgrace,offeredtouswithoutprice,freesusfromsin,allowingustolivea newlife.

Ourheartsareopen,God’sgraceishere! InthenameofJesusChrist,weareforgiven! InthenameofJesusChrist,weareforgiven!ThanksbetoGod!Alleluia! Amen.

TOHEARTHEWORDANDREFLECT

Acolytes-KatePotts,EdiePotts Liturgists-WendyHunt, BrookeFoster

Reader-WilliamPonder

Musicians-ChancelChoir Ushers-BobNuse,PaulManulik, ReginaldCann,LouDavelman,Charles Bass

INCELEBRATIONOFTHEMINISTRYOF PASTORSKITCH

BYIONAHARDING

ScriptureReading Romans7:15-25a

ThisistheWordofLife.ThanksbetoGod.

Sermon Rev.SkitchMatson

TORESPONDINFAITH

Offertory Prayer

TheLord'sPrayer

MarkDavis

HolyCommunion UMH#13 PrayersofthePeople

OurFatherinheaven,hallowedbeyourname,yourkin-domcome, yourwillbedoneonearthasitisinheaven.Giveustodayourdaily bread.Andforgiveusoursinsasweforgivethosewhosinagainstus. Leadusnotintotemptation,butdeliverusfromevil,foryoursisthe kingdom,andthepower,andthegloryforever.Amen.

PrayerAfterReceiving

EternalGod,wegiveyouthanksforthisholymysteryinwhichyou havegivenyourselftous.Grantthatwemaygointotheworldinthe strengthofyourSpirit,togiveourselvesforothers,inthenameof JesusChristourLord.Amen.

ANDSCATTERSTOBEINTHEWORLD

Hymn

Benediction

Postlude

FortheHealingoftheNations

UMH#428

ToGodbetheGlory EdwardBroughton

PRAYERCONCERNS

Prayers for Skitch Matson as we celebrate and thank him for his service at PUMC and KUMC and wish him God’s richest blessings on his future placements.

Prayers for all Graduates and for their plans for the future. Prayers for the sick, hospitalized, lonely, homeless and depressed and for all who care for them. Especially for Bernhard recovering from severe Septisimia in hospital in UK and for Karin and the Brouwer family, for Lou Davelman being treated for heart problems and for his wife Susan, and for Apperson and the DiStase family on the passing of Larry Apperson. Prayers for people of Israel, Palestine, Ukraine and Russia and all other places of war. Pray for their leaders to come to peaceful resolutions. Children'sTime WhereChildrenBelong

HAVEPRAYERCONCERNS?

ForourPrayerChain,callYvonneMacdonaldat609-577-8369 oremailheratyvonnee.mac@verizon.net.EmailPastorTaylerNecoecheaat tayler@princetonumc.orgwhenyouorafamilymemberisinthehospitalorin needofapastoralcall

Weareadiversefaithcommunity, engagedinenliveningspirituallythirstypeople tojoyfullyrespondtoGod’slove andgrowasdisciplesofChrist, sothattogetherwemayexperiencethefullnessoflife.

CELEBRATIONFORREV.SKITCHMATSON

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