PRELUDE/ENTRANCE
GREETING/ANNOUNCEMENTS
*OPENING SONG
“We Gather Together" UMH 131
*CALL TO WORSHIP
Liturgist: Come, people of God, with hearts full of thanks. People: We gather to remember the Giver of every good gift.
Liturgist: The earth is the Lord’s, and all that is in it—fields ripe with harvest, skies painted with beauty. People: We lift our voices in praise for God’s abundance and care.
Liturgist: In every season, God’s love endures. People: Today, we worship with gratitude, joy, and hope.
All Together: Let us enter God’s presence with thanksgiving, and God’s courts with praise!
OPENING PRAYER
Three Things We Pray UMH 493
PRAYER OF CONFESSION
WORDS OF ASSURANCE
SHARING GOD’S PEACE
GOD SIGHTINGS
PRAYER FOR COMFORT AND HEALING
THE LORD’S PRAYER
PROCLAMATION AND RESPONSE
A TIME FOR CHILDREN
SPECIAL MUSIC
FIRST SCRIPTURE Colossians 1:11-20
*SECOND SCRIPTURE Luke 23:33-43
MESSAGE
RESPONSE TO THE WORD
*SONG OF RESPONSE
“King of Kings” TFWS 2075
*OFFERING OF OURSELVES
*”The Nicene Creed” UMH 880
*DOXOLOGY UMH 95
*PRAYER OF THANKSGIVING
SENDING FORTH
*SONG OF DISMISSAL
“Now Thank We All Our God" UMH 102
*BENEDICTION
*PEACE
“God Be with You till We Meet Again” UMH 672
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