In-person Worship*
Where? Our worship services are currently inside the sanctuary. Please use the sanctuary entrance that faces Stockley Gardens.
*COVID-19 Mitigation Plan Our fully vaccinated guests do not have to wear a mask; everyone else must wear masks that are well-fitted. 6 feet of physical distancing must be maintained by everyone, except for those who are in the same household group. Hugs and handshakes are not allowed. All are required to stay home when sick, and we ask everyone to self-check in at each entrance with our health acknowledgement poster. Mitigation measures, such as wearing a mask, may be reinstated if there is a surge in the positivity rate.
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Online Worship
- There are 3 different ways you can access our Facebook live service:
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Click here to go to our Facebook page, then scroll down until you see the video of worship,
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Or click here to go to our Facebook page, then click on “More” on the page menu, then click on “Live”,
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Or click here to go directly to our “Live” page.
- The link and video are viewable even if you don't have a Facebook account!
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Please complete a Connection Card or write your name in the comments so we know you are worshiping with us.
Streaming licenses: Ghent UMC is licensed to stream our FB Live worship services with permission under CCLI #20175590 and One License A-727358. All rights reserved.
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Connect with us: Please click here to let us know you are worshiping with us today. Also, if desired, you may give or update your contact information, make prayer requests, indicate ministry interests, and/or request more information about the church or Methodism.
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Gathering & Prelude: "Who Is the Alien?;" Tune: Star in the East; Words and Music: One License #A-727358
- Click here to view the sheet music.
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Words:
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1. We were the alien, we were the outcast. Captive in Egypt, our parents were slaves. We knew the anguish, and then the deliverance, freed by our Maker, whose mighty hand saves.
- Refrain: Who is the alien? Who is the outcast? Who is the hungry one barred from the feast? Who is the widow, the slave, and the orphan? These are our neighbors, the last and the least.
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2. Different in practice and patterns of loving; partnered in ways that seem strange to our own: these are the outcast we bar from the table, failing to witness the grace we were shown.
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3. Women, and others our labels belittle; people whose bodies bear limits of skill: these are the outcast whose gifts we discourage, closing our hearts to God's open-armed will.
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4. Christ is the outcast who calls to the table, stretching his arms from the cross to enfold all of God's children, alike in God's image, breaking his body to make us all whole.
Greeting & Announcements
Call to Worship Adapted from Christine Longhurst, re: Worship, click here.
- We gather together in the name of Jesus Christ -
- There are no outsiders here among us
- We are members of God’s family, brothers and sisters to one another.
- There are no outsiders here among us
- No one has any special standing or bragging rights.
- There are no outsiders here among us
- Let’s join together in worship! For we have been brought together by the redeeming love of Jesus.
- There are no outsiders here among us. Amen.
Opening Prayer From Starters for Sunday, posted on the website of the Church of Scotland.
Almighty God, you have built your Church on the foundation of the apostles and prophets, Jesus Christ himself being the chief cornerstone. Join us together in unity of spirit by their teaching, that we may become a holy temple, acceptable to you: through Jesus Christ our Lord, who lives and reigns with you and the Holy Spirit, one God, now and forever. Amen.
Opening Hymn #494: "Kum Ba Yah (Come By Here);" Tune: Desmond; Words and Music: One License #A-727358
- Kum ba yah, my Lord, kum ba yah. Kum ba yah, my Lord, kum ba yah. Kum ba yah, my Lord, kum ba yah. Oh, Lord, kum ba yah!
- Someone's praying, Lord...
- Someone's crying, Lord...
- Someone needs you, Lord...
- Someone's singing, Lord...
- Let us praise the Lord...
Children's Sermon
Sermon: "Listen to the People"
Sermon Hymn: "Who Is the Alien?;" Tune: Star in the East; Words and Music: One License #A-727358
- Click here to view the sheet music.
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Words:
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1. We were the alien, we were the outcast. Captive in Egypt, our parents were slaves. We knew the anguish, and then the deliverance, freed by our Maker, whose mighty hand saves.
- Refrain: Who is the alien? Who is the outcast? Who is the hungry one barred from the feast? Who is the widow, the slave, and the orphan? These are our neighbors, the last and the least.
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2. Different in practice and patterns of loving; partnered in ways that seem strange to our own: these are the outcast we bar from the table, failing to witness the grace we were shown.
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3. Women, and others our labels belittle; people whose bodies bear limits of skill: these are the outcast whose gifts we discourage, closing our hearts to God's open-armed will.
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4. Christ is the outcast who calls to the table, stretching his arms from the cross to enfold all of God's children, alike in God's image, breaking his body to make us all whole.
The Apostles' Creed (Traditional Version)
I believe in God, the Father Almighty, maker of heaven and earth; And in Jesus Christ his only Son, our Lord; who was conceived by the Holy Spirit, born of the Virgin Mary, suffered under Pontius Pilate, was crucified, dead, and buried;* the third day he rose from the dead; he ascended into heaven, and sitteth at the right hand of God the Father Almighty; from thence he shall come to judge the quick and the dead. I believe in the Holy Spirit, the holy catholic** church, the communion of saints, the forgiveness of sins, the resurrection of the body, and the life everlasting. Amen.
*Traditional use of this creed includes these words: "He descended into hell."
**universal
Pastoral Prayer
The Lord's Prayer
Our Father, who art in heaven, hallowed be thy Name; thy kingdom come; thy will be done; on earth as it is in heaven. Give us this day our daily bread. And forgive us our trespasses, as we forgive those who trespass against us. And lead us not into temptation; but deliver us from evil. For thine is the kingdom, the power, and the glory, for ever. Amen.
Offering Next week (4th Sundays), if you feel so led, in addition to any monetary tithes and offerings, please bring offerings of non-perishable food to help stock the food pantry at Wesley Community Service Center.
Doxology #95: "Praise God, from Whom All Blessings Flow;" Tune: Old Hundredth; Words and music: Public Domain
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Words: Praise God, from whom all blessings flow; praise him, all creatures here below; praise him above, ye heavenly host; praise Father, Son, and Holy Ghost. Amen.
Closing Hymn #671: "Lord, Dismiss Us With Thy Blessing;" Tune: Sicilian Mariners; Words and Music: Public Domain
- Lord, dismiss us with thy blessing; fill our hearts with joy and peace; let us each, thy love possessing, triumph in redeeming grace. O refresh us, O refresh us, traveling through this wilderness.
- Thanks we give and adoration for thy gospel's joyful sound. May the fruits of thy salvation in our hearts and lives abound; ever faithful, ever faithful to the truth may we be found.
Benediction
Postlude
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Daily Prayer Starter
Please set aside time each day to pray for 2-3 minutes. This week's prayer starter is:
"God, we open our hearts to embrace the stranger, the friend, the rich, and the poor, we open our lives to offer a generous heart toward all..."
From an adaption of A Litany of Hospitality written by Christine Sine and posted on Word Made Flesh. Reposted on re: Worship, July 21, 2013, Click here.
For more information about Ghent United Methodist Church, please click here to visit our website.
"Come to me, all you that are weary and are carrying heavy burdens, and I will give you rest." -Matthew 11:28
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