May 10, 2015 Sixth Sunday of Easter/Mother’s Day

East Bangor

United Methodist Community Church

May 10, 2015

Sixth Sunday of Easter/Mother’s Day

We Gather as the Family of Faith
WELCOME/PASSING OF THE PEACE/ORGAN PRELUDE

As the organ prelude begins, you are invited to take your seat for a few moments of personal meditation as we prepare to worship God.
We Lift Our Voices in Praise
*OPENING HYMN 57 “O For a Thousand Tongues to Sing”
*CALL TO WORSHIP

Come, let all who have heard God’s word gather this day for worship!

But we are many, and we are not clean nor well learned.

In Christ, all are made clean and called into the family of God.

Even those who have sinned and fallen short of God’s glory?

Christ died for our sins, that we might all know God’s merciful love.

Blessed be the name of the Lord!


*MORNING PRAYER

Lord, so often, even in some of our better moments, we have thought of Your love as being exclusive, only for those who are like us. Forgive us, Lord, and help us to celebrate that in Christ, Your love is accepting and would reach out to all people, be they great or small, rich or poor, sick or well, even to those not like us. In Christ we pray. Amen.
SUNDAY SCHOOL PRESENTATION
CHOIR ANTHEM “Flying Free” -Don Bessig

~The choir gratefully asks that you recognize their musical offering with an "Amen" in place of applause.
We Pray, That We Might Know God’s Will
CELEBRATING OUR LIFE TOGETHER

JOYS AND CONCERNS OF THE PEOPLE OF GOD

PASTORAL PRAYER ~ the altar rail is always open for prayers

(During the pastoral prayer, the congregation lifts up the names of those in need)

THE LORD’S PRAYER 895
We Offer Our Gifts and Our Lives to God
THE OFFERING

As the offering plates are passed, please take a moment to record your attendance in the registration pad. E-mail addresses are always welcome.

*DOXOLOGY 95

*PRAYER OF DEDICATION
We Open Our Hearts to the Word of God
* HYMN OF PREPARATION 560

“Help Us Accept Each Other”

SCRIPTURE LESSON Acts 10:44 - 48 Pew Bible Pg. 1067

Peter declares (how willingly we do not know) that the Jesus people are not so exclusive a society as earlier thought.
MESSAGE “Gentileitis” Pastor Dave
We Go Forth as Witnesses of The Light
*HYMN OF DISMISSAL 548 (Tune 549)

“In Christ There is No East or West”

*BENEDICTION
*CHORAL BENEDICTION
*ORGAN POSTLUDE
*please rise in body or spirit