In-Person Sunday Morning at 9:30 am
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Pre-Recorded Worship Service
June 19, 2022
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Order of Worship
Second Sunday after Pentecost
Father's Day
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BOLD indicates congregational SPEAKING participation
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GATHERING AS THE BODY OF CHRIST
Prelude
"We Are God's People"
TFWS #2220
(in person only)
Welcome and Sharing of Announcements
A Time to Make Connections
(in person only)
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Call to Worship
Liturgist: We come to you, O God, to thank you for what is good.
People: We come to you, O God, to cry out for what is wrong.
Liturgist: We come to you, O God, to ask for help and restoration.
People: We come to you, O God, with aching hearts and glad souls.
Liturgist: Let us be grateful for the joy of life,
People: and let us worship God.
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Opening Prayer
Wonderful God, God of laughter and promises, source of joy and source of hope: hear our prayers. In the calm of this beautiful sanctuary, we give you thanks for this time, for this time set apart to worship. We lift up to you all our praise for the good in life and for the struggles that help us to grow; we lift up to you that which we cannot name aloud. We lift up to you our hearts, knowing that you have had them all along. We offer our prayers in Jesus’ name. Amen.
(HOLD FAST TO WHAT IS GOOD, by Rev. Beth Merrill Neel)
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Message in Music
"How Can I Keep From Singing"
arr. Jeffrey Honoré
Adult Choir
(In-Person only)
Children's Time
Courtney Till
(In-Person only)
Opening Hymn
“Faith of Our Fathers”
UMH #710
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Pastoral Prayer and Lord's Prayer
Prayer Response
"In His Time"
TFWS #2203
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ATTENTION TO THE WORD OF GOD
Scripture Reading: Luke 8: 26-39
26 Then they arrived at the country of the Gerasenes, which is opposite Galilee. 27 As he stepped out on land, a man of the city who had demons met him. For a long time he had worn no clothes, and he did not live in a house but in the tombs. 28 When he saw Jesus, he fell down before him and shouted at the top of his voice, “What have you to do with me, Jesus, Son of the Most High God? I beg you, do not torment me”— 29 for Jesus had commanded the unclean spirit to come out of the man. (For many times it had seized him; he was kept under guard and bound with chains and shackles, but he would break the bonds and be driven by the demon into the wilds.) 30 Jesus then asked him, “What is your name?” He said, “Legion”; for many demons had entered him. 31 They begged him not to order them to go back into the abyss. 32 Now there on the hillside a large herd of swine was feeding; and the demons begged Jesus to let them enter these. So he gave them permission. 33 Then the demons came out of the man and entered the swine, and the herd rushed down the steep bank into the lake and was drowned. 34 When the swineherds saw what had happened, they ran off and told it in the city and in the country. 35 Then people came out to see what had happened, and when they came to Jesus, they found the man from whom the demons had gone sitting at the feet of Jesus, clothed and in his right mind. And they were afraid. 36 Those who had seen it told them how the one who had been possessed by demons had been healed. 37 Then all the people of the surrounding country of the Gerasenes asked Jesus to leave them; for they were seized with great fear. So he got into the boat and returned. 38 The man from whom the demons had gone begged that he might be with him; but Jesus sent him away, saying, 39 “Return to your home, and declare how much God has done for you.” So he went away, proclaiming throughout the city how much Jesus had done for him.
Liturgist: The word of God for the people of God.
People: Thanks be to God.
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Message
“Releasing Legion"
Pastor Seok-Hwan
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Offering
“Love Divine, All Loves Excelling”
UMH #384 (vs. 1 & 3)
Doxology
UMH # 95
*Offertory Prayer
God of power and might, as we offer our gifts to you this morning, we remember how dependent we are on your love and mercy for every good and helpful thing in our lives. We affirm in our giving that all the money and possessions in the world cannot rescue us from the demons that torment and tug at us every day. When we’ve tried to fix things on our own, we have failed; when we put our trust in your loving power made known to us in Christ, we have found our lifeline. Dedicate these gifts and our lives, that we might not only find our way but lead others to Jesus, our rock and our redeemer. Amen.
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*Closing Hymn
“Blessed Assurance”
UMH #369
Blessing and Sending Forth
Benediction Response
“God Be With You ‘Til We Meet Again”
arr. Fred Bock
Adult Choir (in-person service only)
“May the Grace of God Go With You”
by Anna Laura Page
Adult Choir singing from our homes in 2021 (online service only)
Postlude
God Be With You ‘Til We Meet Again”
arr. Greg Swensen
(In-Person only)
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Online Service
Liturgist: Nancy Burns
Video: Bill Kruger
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In-Person Services
Liturgist: Nancy Keelan
Usher: Roy Higgins
Greeter: Sharon Lipp
Projection: Jodie Kruger
Sound: Valarie Wilder
Organist: Matt Cron
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Our Mission Statement
“God calls us to be disciples of Jesus, building community through service and fellowship and sharing the love of Christ with all.”
Our Openness Statement
“The United Methodist Church of Westford is an open and welcoming community of Christian Faith. Without any exceptions, we welcome anyone who seeks to love and to serve God.”
Please click here for “A Statement of Our Openness”.
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