Welcome

Reign of Christ

The Lord be with you.

And also with you.

Lesson from the Psalms – Psalm 93

Apostle’s Creed

Prayer and The Lord’s Prayer

“Be Thankful” Letter from Carey Grant

Gospel Lesson – John 18:33-37

Sermon – “Thankfulness for a King”

Benediction UMH 883

In life, in death, in life beyond death,

God is with us, we are not alone.

Thanks be to God.

Resources:

“The United Methodist Hymnal : Book of United Methodist Worship.” Nashville, Tenn. :United Methodist Pub. House, 1989.

Year B - After Pentecost - Reign of Christ - Proper 29 (34) - Revised Common Lectionary

Only unselfishly can you enjoy life to the fullest

Welcome

26th Sunday After Pentecost

The Lord be with you.

And also with you.

Lesson from the Psalms – Psalm 16

Apostle’s Creed

Prayer and The Lord’s Prayer

“Let Us Love Each Other” Letter by Katherine Mansfield

Gospel Lesson – Mark 13:1-8

Sermon – “The Path To Life”

Benediction UMH 883

In life, in death, in life beyond death,

God is with us, we are not alone.

Thanks be to God.

Resources:

“The United Methodist Hymnal : Book of United Methodist Worship.” Nashville, Tenn. :United Methodist Pub. House, 1989.

Year B - After Pentecost - Proper 28 - Revised Common Lectionary

(1) Let us love each other - by Shaun Usher - Letters of Note

“Hope” is the thing with feathers | The Poetry Foundation

Welcome

Celebration of All Saints Sunday

The Lord be with you.

And also with you.

Litany of the Saints

Lesson from the Epistle – Revelation 21:1-6a

Apostle’s Creed

Prayer and The Lord’s Prayer

“Blessing for the Raising of the Dead” by Jan Richardson

Gospel Lesson – John 11:32-44

Sermon – “Take Away the Stone”

Benediction UMH 883

In life, in death, in life beyond death,

God is with us, we are not alone.

Thanks be to God.

Resources:

“The United Methodist Hymnal : Book of United Methodist Worship.” Nashville, Tenn. :United Methodist Pub. House, 1989.

re:Worship: Litany for All Saints Worship

Year B - After Pentecost - All Saints Day - Revised Common Lectionary

Richardson, Jan L. 2020. The Cure for Sorrow : A Book of Blessings for Times of Grief. Orlando, Florida: Wanton Gospeller Press.

Welcome

24th Sunday After Pentecost **All Saint’s will be celebrated next week

The Lord be with you.

And also with you.

Old Testament Lesson – Deuteronomy 6:1-9

Apostle’s Creed

Prayer and The Lord’s Prayer

“Coming Home” by Mary Oliver

Gospel Lesson – Mark 12:28-34

Sermon – “The Doorpost of Your House”

Benediction UMH 883

In life, in death, in life beyond death,

God is with us, we are not alone.

Thanks be to God.

Resources:

“The United Methodist Hymnal : Book of United Methodist Worship.” Nashville, Tenn. :United Methodist Pub. House, 1989.

Year B - After Pentecost - Proper 26 - Revised Common Lectionary

Coming Home by Mary Oliver

Welcome 

23rd Sunday After Pentecost

The Lord be with you.

And also with you.

Lesson from the Psalms – Psalm 126

Apostle’s Creed

Prayer and The Lord’s Prayer

Selections from “Letter from Hellen Keller’s Visit to the Empire State Building” 

Gospel Lesson – Mark 10:46-52

Sermon – “I Once Was Blind”

Benediction UMH 883

In life, in death, in life beyond death,

God is with us, we are not alone.

Thanks be to God.

Resources:

“The United Methodist Hymnal : Book of United Methodist Worship.” Nashville, Tenn. :United Methodist Pub. House, 1989.

Year B - After Pentecost - Proper 25 - Revised Common Lectionary

'I saw a romantic structure wrought by human brains & hands that is to the burning eye of the sun a rival luminary'

Welcome 

22nd Sunday After Pentecost

The Lord be with you.

And also with you.

Lesson from the Epistle – Hebrews 5:1-10

Apostle’s Creed

Prayer and The Lord’s Prayer

Selections from “Sister, Sister: Olivia de Havilland and Joan Fontaine’s Lifelong Feud” by Hadley Hall Meares

Gospel Lesson – Mark 10:35-45

Sermon – “Heavenly Competition”

Benediction UMH 883

In life, in death, in life beyond death,

God is with us, we are not alone.

Thanks be to God.

Resources:

“The United Methodist Hymnal : Book of United Methodist Worship.” Nashville, Tenn. :United Methodist Pub. House, 1989.

Year B - After Pentecost - Proper 24 - Revised Common Lectionary (vanderbilt.edu)

Sister, Sister: Olivia de Havilland and Joan Fontaine’s Lifelong Feud | Vanity Fair

Mark 10 MSG - Divorce - From there he went to the - Bible Gateway

Welcome 

21st Sunday After Pentecost

The Lord be with you.

And also with you.

Lesson from the Epistle – Hebrews 4:12-16

Apostle’s Creed

Prayer and The Lord’s Prayer

Selections from “A Question of Safety” from In My Grandmother’s House by Yolanda Pierce

Gospel Lesson – Mark 10:17-31

Sermon – “There Is Always Room On The Door”

Benediction UMH 883

In life, in death, in life beyond death,

God is with us, we are not alone.

Thanks be to God.

Resources:

“The United Methodist Hymnal : Book of United Methodist Worship.” Nashville, Tenn. :United Methodist Pub. House, 1989.

Year B - After Pentecost - Proper 23 - Revised Common Lectionary (vanderbilt.edu)

Pierce, Yolanda Nicole. In My Grandmother’s House: Black Women, Faith, and the Stories We Inherit. Broadleaf Books, 2023. 

Welcome 

20th Sunday After Pentecost

The Lord be with you.

And also with you.

Lesson from the Psalm – Psalm 26

Apostle’s Creed

Prayer and The Lord’s Prayer

“The Journey” by Mary Oliver

Gospel Lesson – Mark 10:2-16

Sermon – “Jesus’s Intent”

Benediction UMH 883

In life, in death, in life beyond death,

God is with us, we are not alone.

Thanks be to God.

Resources:

“The United Methodist Hymnal : Book of United Methodist Worship.” Nashville, Tenn. :United Methodist Pub. House, 1989.

Year B - After Pentecost - Proper 22 - Revised Common Lectionary (vanderbilt.edu)

Oliver, Mary, 1935-2019, Devotions: The Selected Poems of Mary Oliver. New York, Penguin Press, an imprint of Penguin Random House LLC, 2017. 

Welcome 

19th Sunday After Pentecost

The Lord be with you.

And also with you.

Epistle Lesson - James 5:13-20

Apostle’s Creed

Prayer and The Lord’s Prayer

A Letter About Elvis

Gospel Lesson – Mark 9:38-50

Sermon – “Cutting is Necessary”

Benediction UMH 883

In life, in death, in life beyond death,

God is with us, we are not alone.

Thanks be to God.

Resources:

“The United Methodist Hymnal : Book of United Methodist Worship.” Nashville, Tenn. :United Methodist Pub. House, 1989.

Year B - After Pentecost - Proper 21 - Revised Common Lectionary (vanderbilt.edu)

Letter from Linda Kelly, Sherry Bane, and Mickie Mattson to President Dwight D. Eisenhower Regarding Elvis Presley; ca. 1958; President (2); Alphabetical Files, 1953 - 1961; Collection DDE-WHCF: White House Central Files (Eisenhower Administration); Dwight D. Eisenhower Library, Abilene, KS

If you cut his side burns off we will just die! (substack.com)

Welcome 

18th Sunday After Pentecost

The Lord be with you.

And also with you.

Epistle Lesson - James 3:13 – 4:3, 7-8a

Apostle’s Creed

Prayer and The Lord’s Prayer

Flannery O’Conner Reading “Revelation”

Gospel Lesson – Mark 9:30-37

Sermon – “Those Who Come First”

Benediction UMH 883

In life, in death, in life beyond death,

God is with us, we are not alone.

Thanks be to God.

Resources:

“The United Methodist Hymnal : Book of United Methodist Worship.” Nashville, Tenn. :United Methodist Pub. House, 1989.

Year B - After Pentecost - Proper 20 - Revised Common Lectionary (vanderbilt.edu)

O’Connor, Flannery. ‘Revelation.’ The Collected Stories of Flannery O’Connor. New York: FSG, 1979. 488-509.