GATHERING
(<><Stand as you are able)
Prelude (Carrying in the Light of Christ)
Welcome/Announcements (Birthdays & Anniversaries)
<><Expressions of Friendship (Noisy Offering – WB)
<><Call to Worship
Leader: Lord, we come to you thirsty and hungry.
PEOPLE: Refresh our hearts today.
Leader: Lord, we come to you feeling stuck in some part of life.
PEOPLE: Refresh our minds to day.
Leader: Lord we come to you weary from a hard and challenging week.
PEOPLE: Refresh our bodies today.
Leader: Refresh us all in your company and in the company of believers.
PEOPLE: Amen.
<><Hymn#89UMH “Joyful, Joyful We Adore Thee”
Sharing in Prayer
Joys: We give you thanks, O God
Concerns: Hear our prayers, O God
Let us pray together: Lord God Almighty, in whose Name the founders of this country won liberty for themselves and for us: Grant that we and all the people of this land may have grace to maintain our liberties in righteousness and peace; through Jesus Christ our Lord, who lives and reigns with you and the Holy Spirit, one God, for ever and ever. Amen.
PROCLAMATION AND RESPONSE
Scripture
<><#715UMH “Rejoice the Lord is King”
Today’s Word: “Refreshment to Thirsty Souls”
Praising God in Song:
Mallard: #2128 Come and Find the
#215PCB (2x) Open Our Eyes
SACRAMENT OF HOLY COMMUNION
The Great Thanksgiving
We will bring our tithes and offerings forward during Holy Communion and place in the offering plates provided by the front pews.
Giving the Bread and Cup
<><Hymn#526UMH “What a Friend We Have in Jesus
<>< Benediction
<><Going
Through it all, through it all,
I’ve learned to trust in Jesus,
I’ve learned to trust in God.
Through it all, through it all,
I’ve learned to depend upon God’s word