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Weekly Bulletin

17th Sunday after Pentecost

September 24, 2023

10:00 a.m.

Hampton United Methodist Church

525 Lafayette Road, Hampton, NH 03842

(603) 926-2702

Email: hamptonumc@myfairpoint.net

Website: www.hamptonnhumc.org

The Rev. Sue Frost, Pastor

David M. Kenney, Sr., Organist & Director of Music

WE GATHER

THE BELL INVITES US TO WORSHIP

WELCOME AND ANNOUNCEMENTS                                    

PRELUDE:  Air — Gordon Young  

INTROIT: We Have Come at Christ’s Own Bidding

– Carl Daw & Wm. Bradbury 

CALL TO WORSHIP 

Pastor:  Bless the Lord, O people, sing!

People: Let the sound of praise ring out.

Pastor:  Come and hear what the Lord has done,

People:  the Lord whose blessings fill us with joy!

*HYMN: Joyful, Joyful, We Adore Thee                      Blue Hymnal #89                           

WE LISTEN FOR GOD’S WORD

SCRIPTURE READINGS                                                         Ray Weaving

Mark 9:33-37 & 1 Peter 3: 8-14a

Reader: May we hear what the Spirit is saying.  

People: Thanks be to God. 

THE WORD IN MUSIC: How Good and Pleasant Is the Sight  

– John Quincy Adams (music:  D. Kenney)

A TIME FOR THE CHILD IN ALL OF US 

*HYMN: Jesus, Lord, We Look to Thee (stanzas 1-5)  Blue Hymnal #562

SERMON: A Leading Cause of Life: Blessing

WE RESPOND TO GOD’S GRACE WITH THANKSGIVING

CALL TO PRAYER: O Hear the Prayers We Offer You 

– D. Kenney & M. Miller

PASTORAL PRAYER & THE PRAYERS OF ALL 

THE LORD’S 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.

PRAYER RESPONSE: All Glory Be to God on High – D. Kenney & M. Miller

THE GIVING OF OUR LIVES TO GOD 

OFFERTORY: Reflection — David M. Kenney, Jr. 

   *THE DOXOLOGY 

Praise God, from whom all blessings flow; 
Praise God, all creatures here below; 
Praise God above, ye heavenly host; 
Praise Father, Son, and Holy Ghost. Amen.

  *THE PRAYER OF DEDICATION

O loving God, we give you thanks that you have placed the gift of generosity in the hearts of your faithful people.  Use these gifts to reveal the blessing of your love in Jesus Christ to all people.  In Christ’s name we pray.  Amen.

WE GO FORTH TO SERVE GOD AND OTHERS

*HYMN:  Creator of the Water              Tune: LANCASHIRE 7.6.7.6 D

Creator of the water that makes the world so green,

That satisfies the thirsty, and keeps us cool and clean,

We take from your creation this gift we use each day;

You call us now to use it in this most holy way.

As in the time of Noah, the sea engulfed the land,

And through the Red Sea, Moses led Israel ‘cross the sand,

And to the Jordan waters, Christ went and was baptized —

Your water has a power: it changes all our lives.

May this your gift of water, long springing from the earth,

Become for all new Christians their fountain of rebirth.

Lord, wash away their sinning, and give them life anew —

Pour out your Spirit on them, that they may follow you.

God, through your gift of water, your family we become;

You take away divisions; in Christ you make us one.

Now send your Spirit on us and give us work to do

That we may share with others the love we have from you.

Text: Copyright © 1998 by Carolyn Winfrey Gillette. All rights reserved. Copied from Gifts of Love: New Hymns for Today’s Worship by Carolyn Winfrey Gillette (Geneva Press, 2000). Used by permission of Carolyn Winfrey Gillette.

BENEDICTION 

BENEDICTION RESPONSE: May We Be Blessings  

– I. Wilson, D. Kenney, & G. Schuler

POSTLUDE:  Partita on “Blessed Name” — Mary McDonald