Plymouth United Methodist Church
Pastors: Rev. Donald M. Thomas, Dmin
Rev. Mary Elise Thomas
Lay Leader: Debbie Welch
Organist: Maestro Peter Ole
Resident Bishop: Rev. Susan Wolfe Hassinger
District Superintendent: Janet Smith-Rushton
Church Office: 536-1941
Mission Statement
"The mission of the Church is to make disciples of Jesus Christ."
--The Book of Discipline of The United Methodist Church
June 21, 1998
Visitors
Welcome to this house of worship! Please fill out the Visitor's Card from the ushers and place it in the offering plate. Thank you!
 
Order of Worship

Prelude

Praise Chorus:

Gathering- Welcome & Announcement

Hymn of Praise: 89 "Joyful, Joyful, We Adore Thee" (Vs. 1,2 & 4)

Call to Worship (responsively):
          Leader: Let us open our hearts to the sunshine of God’s Love.
          People: Let us open our souls to the gentle wind of God’s spirit.
          Leader: We come to hear again the good news of a savior, Jesus Christ.
        People: And to praise God our creator, Jesus our savior, and the Sprit with us.

 

Unison Prayer:
    Loving God, who created all things, teach us to know the power of silence and of prayer. Fill our emptiness with your peace and your love, and fill our darkness with your light. Be at work within us, to nurture that beauty for which we were created, that we may be your faithful people in our words and our actions; We pray in Jesus’ name. Amen.

Greet one Another- Passing God's Peace.

Time With the Children:

Scripture Reading: Psalm 121

Morning Prayers:
    Pray in Silence;
    Morning Prayer;
    The Lords Prayer;

Offertory:

Doxology: 95 ("Traditional")

Hymn of Preparation: 496 "Sweet Hour of Prayer"

Scripture Reading: Ephesians 3: 14-21

Sermon: "Bread for the Journey"                     Pastor Donald M. Thomas

Hymn: 402 "Lord, I Want to Be a Christian" (Vs. 1, as VBS staff comes forward)

VBS Staff Dedication Service

Hymn: 402 (Vs. 2-4, as staff return to their places)

Benediction:

Response: 666 "Shalom to You"

Postlude:

Announcements
This week is vacation Bible school in Plymouth

6:00 p.m. – 8:30, beginning with dinner; please make your reservations TODAY, if you have not previously done so. Classes for all ages – 3’s through adults. Come, join the fin under "The storytelling tree"
 

Welcome Reception
July 5th (Sun.) Welcome to Rev. Margaret Bickford and Husband William.
Worship at 11:00am - Reception at 2:30pm.
 

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