November 28 @ St. Paul's UMC: Worship

 

The Roberts family lights the first Advent candle

The choir is ready for Advent

Bringing the Chrismons forward

Chris Wahl and Steve Batch place the higher Chrismons

Advent week 1 in the books

First Sunday of Advent

Today’s Meditation Verse: 

"I offer my life to You, Lord. My God, I trust You.” —Psalm 24:1-2a

Welcome...Pastor Charles

Prelude...Lorie Courier

*Call to Worship (Psalm 80:1-3)...Claudia Mills

Leader: Give ear, O Shepherd of Israel, You who lead Joseph like a flock! You who are enthroned upon the cherubim, shine forth before Ephraim and Benjamin and Manasseh. 

People: Stir up Your might and come to save us! Restore us, O God; let Your face shine, that we may be saved.

Lighting the Advent Candle...Roberts family

Reader One: Our Advent journey begins with rules of the road. We are on the way to where God would have us be, and we are not there yet. But how shall we go? We shall go together, as one body, living and trusting in one another. We shall go as this community of faith, working side by side, and leaning into the grace of God every step of the way. We shall go in peace.

Reader Two: Isaiah says that in days to come, the nations shall stream to the mountain of the Lord, and there we will beat swords into plowshares and spears into pruning hooks; there, we will learn war no more. God will teach us peace. 

Reader One: We light this first candle to burn as sign of peace among all people.

—from UMCDiscipleship.org

*Hymn...“O Come, O Come, Emmanuel” (UMH #211)

Epistle Lesson: 1 Thessalonians 3:9-13...Claudia Mills

Anthem...Chancel Choir / “Carol of the Winter Wind” by Joseph M. Martin

*Offering/Doxology (to the tune “Infant Holy” UMH #229) 

Community prayer requests, concerns, and celebrations

Pastoral Prayer / The Lord’s Prayer...Pastor Charles

Gospel Lesson: Luke 21:26-36...Pastor Charles

Pastor: This is the Word of God for the people of God.

People: Thanks be to God.

Sermon...Pastor Charles / “The world needs more (a)lerts”

Mission Moment...Claudia Mills / Mitten Tree

Mitten Tree Song

O mitten tree, o mitten tree!

We come to fill your branches.

O mitten tree, o mitten tree!

We come to fill your branches.

With hats and scarves and socks and gloves

To help us share our Savior’s love.

O mitten tree, o mitten tree!

We come to fill your branches.

*Hymn...“People, Look East” (UMH #202)

*Words for the Journey...Pastor Charles

Postlude...Lorie Courier