Weekly bulletin

Gethsemane United

    Methodist Church

PO Box 185  

369 Allport Cutoff  

Allport, PA 16821

Church Office Telephone: 814-345-6860

Church Office Hours: Mon-Fri. 9 am – 12 pm

Pastor’s office hours:   Mon., Tues, & Wed.   9 am- 12 pm  

Parsonage Telephone: 814-345-6931

Pastor Julia Cell:  814-883-8602

Daycare telephone: 814-345-3809

Church Email address: gumc.office@gmail.com

Church Website: www.gethsemanechurch.org

WiFi Password: Trustinchrist

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        “Alone we can do so little; together we can do so much.”  --​​​​Helen Keller

July 5, 2026

9:00 am

Also available by Streaming on Facebook

Gethsemane United Methodist Church

Welcome, brothers and sisters in Christ, 

as we gather for 

Praise, Prayer, Word and Worship!

GETHSEMANE UNITED METHODIST CHURCH

​​​July 5, 2026

GREETING AND ANNOUNCEMENTS

PREPARATION AND PRAISE

PRELUDE

Call to Worship (congregation reads bold print together):

Leader: Today we hear an even greater invitation. Jesus says,"Come to me, all you who are weary and are carrying heavy burdens, and I will give you rest."

People: We come to the One who gives rest to weary souls.

Leader: As we lean on Christ, we learn to lean on one another.

People: We will encourage one another, pray for one another, and bear one another's burdens in love.

Leader: Come, let us worship the God who strengthens the weak, comforts the weary, and walks beside us every step of the way.

People: We come to worship God with thankful hearts. Amen.

*OPENING CHORUS:   "Seek Ye First"  #405

EPISTLE READING:  Romans 7:15-25a Tom Hampton

CHILDREN’S MESSAGE: “Jesus Loves Me”

SONG OF PRAYER: “Lord Listen to Your Children Praying” # 2193

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)

GREETING AND SHARING GOD’S PEACE

GOSPEL READING:  Matthew 11:25-30

MESSAGE:   "Jesus says, 'Lean On Me'"

HOLY COMMUNION

OFFERING AND TRADITIONAL DOXOLOGY

CLOSING CHORUS: "Lean On Me"  (words will be on the screen) 

SENDING FORTH WITH BLESSING

*BENEDICTION SONG: “Spirit Song” #347

*Please stand if comfortable. Thank you.