RESPONSE TO THE WORLD
OFFERING
We ask that you mail or drop off your gifts, offerings, and tithes. We thank you and may God bless each of you.
*Doxology #221 “In the Bleak Midwinter” (verse 4) *HYMN #206 “I Want to Walk as a Child of the Light” *SENDING FORTH WITH BLESSING
CLOSING CHORUS #204 “Emmanuel, Emmanuel”
Attendance and Financial Information –December 12, 2021
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Gethsemane United Methodist Church
PO Box 185 369 Allport Cutoff Allport, PA 16821
Church Office Telephone: 814-345-6860 Parsonage Telephone: 814-345-6931 Daycare telephone: 814-345-3809 Church Email address: gumc.office@gmail.com Church Website: www.gethsemanechurch.org WiFi Password: Trustinchrist
Gethsemane United Methodist Church
December 19, 2021 9:00 am
“Regarding masking and distancing
to prevent COVID-19 transmission in our facility, we ask you to act as you feel comfortable.”
Also available by
Streaming Facebook, or join us in your car with the radio tuned to 94.1 FM.
If you have an infant or child with you today (newborn to three years old), please feel free to use the staffed nursery at the end of the first hallway. ——————————————————————————————-
Welcome, brothers and sisters in Christ, as we gather for
Praise, Prayer, Word and Worship!
“We light this candle, as a sign of our love,
as a sign that we know blessing and
we know waiting for blessing to be felt and lived.
We light this candle as a sign that we still seek a blessing. It’s time to go home.”
Derek Weber
Helpers Today 12/19/21 Liturgist Judy Larson Nursery Maria
Helpers Next Week 12/26/21 Liturgist Judy Larson Nursery Amber & Katie
4th Sunday of Advent
December 19, 2021
What we do together as brothers and sisters
*What the Bible says about seeing the sacred in the ancient way of life together.
(Advent Series)
PREPARATION AND PRAISE
GREETING and ANNOUNCEMENTS GATHERING PRAISE SONG
PRELUDE
We are excited that you are worshiping with Gethsemane today.
OPENING PRAYER : 2
Gracious God, your servant Mary discovered new life growing within her and knew it to be your promised presence.
In tender reverence for the holy mystery of your Incarnation, may we be a womb for your blessed presence,
ready to receive and nourish your Word in our lives,
open to the stirrings of your Spirit within us.
May we faithfully bear your love in the world, that by your grace Christ may be born in us. Amen.
ADVENT WREATH LIGHTING
Liturgist: Judy Larson L. The word of God for the people of God.
P. Thanks be to God
234 “O Come, All Ye Faithful”
SCRIPTURE READING
Micah 5:2-5a
MUSIC AND PRAISE SCRIPTURE READING
HYMN
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2 Steve Garnaas-Holmes @ 2000 Steve Garnaas- Holmes, The United Methodist Book of Worship
Chris Pfleegor
L. The Word of God for the people of God
CHILDREN’S MESSAGE
Let us welcome the children: “Jesus Loves Me”. “Jesus loves me! This I know. For the Bible tells me so. Little ones to Him belong; they are weak, but he is strong. Yes! Jesus loves me, Yes! Jesus loves me. Yes! Jesus loves me. The Bible tells me so”.
JOYS AND CONCERNS
PRAYER OF INTERCESSION (In unison after 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, and the power and the glory forever. Amen. (Matthew 6:9-13)
SHARING LOVE & PEACE in PLACE
“For I was hungry, and you fed me. I was thirsty, and you gave me a drink. I was a stranger, and you invited me into your home.”
Luke 1:39-45
(Matt 25:35 NLV)
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P. Thanks be to God
SERMON “Blessing of Home”
