WSS UMC November 3rd, 2024
Welcome to Worship!
November 3, 2024
The White Sulphur Springs United Methodist Church
Pastor: Joycalyn Jordan
Organist: Danielle Strassman
*Please stand as you are able
ENTRANCE
PRELUDE
ANNOUNCEMENTS
Bible Study – Wednesdays - WSS 10 AM-11 AM Fellowship Hall
3rd Saturday of the Month – Clothing Giveaway Mongaup Valley UMC 10-12
11/6/24 – Advent Planning Meeting 6 PM
11/23/24 9 AM to 12 PM – Sullivan Parish Charge Conference – WSS UMC
CHORAL INTROIT
CALL TO WORSHIP Psalm 146 #858
*OPENING HYMN: #178 Hope of the World
*OPENING PRAYER (Unison)
Eternal God, hope of all who trust in you, in Christ you weep with those who
mourn even as you cry out in triumph over the grave. Unbind us from sin,
release us from captivity, and with Lazarus, raise us from death to life, so
that we may join that great crowd of saints who forever sing praise to your
holy name; through Christ, the resurrection and the life. From the PCUSA website.
PROCLAMATION AND RESPONSE
PRAYER FOR ILLUMINATION
Lord, open our hearts and minds by the power of your Holy Spirit, that, as
the Scriptures are read, and your Word proclaimed, we may hear with joy
what you say to us today. Amen.
FIRST LESSON: Ruth 1:1-18
SECOND LESSON: Hebrews 9:11-14
HYMN: #2108 O How He Loves You and Me
*GOSPEL LESSON: Mark 12:28-34
CHORAL ANTHEM
SERMON
RESPONSE TO THE WORD #884 A Statement of Faith of the Korean Methodist
Church
JOYS/CONCERNS/PRAISE
We praise your abiding guidance, O God, for you sent us Jesus, our
Teacher and Messiah, to model for us the way of love for the whole
universe. We offer these prayers of love on behalf of ourselves and our
neighbors, on behalf of your creation and our fellow creatures.
Please feel free to call out your joys/concerns/praise at this time. Prayers of the People, concluding with:
Loving God, open our ears to hear your word and draw us closer to you,
that the whole world may be one with you as you are one with us in Jesus
Christ our Lord. Amen. Revised Common Lectionary Prayers copyright © 2002.
HYMN: #621 Be Present at Our Table, Lord
SERVICE OF WORD AND TABLE pg. 12-15
*PRAYER AFTER COMMUNION (Unison)
Eternal God, we give You thanks for this holy mystery in which You have
given Yourself to us. Grant that we may go into the world in the strength of
Your Spirit, to give ourselves for others, in the name of Jesus Christ our
Lord. Amen.
*CLOSING HYMN: #431 Let There Be Peace on Earth
SENDING FORTH
DISMISSAL WITH BLESSING
Go forth in peace. The grace of the Lord Jesus Christ, and the love of God,
and the communion of the Holy Spirit be with You all. Amen.
POSTLUDE
A Meditation for All Saints Sunday:
"We pass on to you what we ourselves received." Paul writes to the Corinthian
congregation. Our service today is a celebration of those who have gone before us and
have passed on these things and many other to us. So, as we remember the host of
this meal, Jesus, let us also remember those who have also helped shape our lives of
faith and helped us to live out Jesus' teachings. As we share in the bread and cup,
symbols of God's love for us, let us also remember those who were also signs in their
own way of God's love for each and every one of us, those who showed us who Jesus
is by what they said and did. ©2024 - DisciplesNet