Please note:
This Sunday, October 2, 2022, our Communion service will be held at the Goodwins Mills UMC in Lyman. Our three churches will combine in worship at 11:00 AM. Service will be on Zoom as well with a different ID for just this week:
Topic: Combined Worship at Goodwins Mills
Time: Oct 2, 2022 11:00 AM Eastern Time (US and Canada)
Join Zoom Meeting
https://us02web.zoom.us/j/87681411947
Meeting ID: 876 8141 1947
Please join us in person or online at 11:00 AM Sunday morning. The other two churches in our cooperative parish also meet in person. West Kennebunk UMC, (160 Alfred Rd., West Kennebunk) at 11:00 and Goodwins Mills UMC, (55 Church St., Lyman) at 11:00 AM. ALL are welcome!
Please come this Sunday, October 2nd. Rev. Ed Bove's message this week will be "Food Insecurity and the Church."
We are following the ME CDC guidelines and masks are no longer required. We do have masks available if you should choose to wear one. We reserve the right to change this request at any time. If you are not feeling well, please stay home and join us via Zoom.
Worship order:
Worship Service
Beacon of Hope Cooperative Parish
October 2, 2022
Gathering in Praise
Gathering Music Warren King
Processional of Food Donations and Blessing
(Please bring your donations to the altar)
Opening Prayer:
Gracious God,
We gather in Christ’s name. As we celebrate the Communion Meal, we acknowledge the fact that many go without regular meals. Many are food insecure. Help us as a community of this sacred Communion Meal to feed the hungry, and care for the poor. Amen.
Sacrament of Holy Communion UMH #9-11
Scripture:
2 Timothy 1: 1-14 (Not Ashamed of the Gospel)
Luke 17: 5-10 (Faith the Size of a Mustard Seed)
Message: “Food Insecurity and the Church”
Celebration Songs Warren King
"O Thou Who This Mysterious Bread" #613
"Become to Us the Living Bread" #630
Prayers of the People
Joys and Concerns
Pastoral Prayer
The Lord’s Prayer
Tithes and Offerings
Doxology UMH #94
Prayer over the plates
Serving Christ at Home and in the World
Sending Prayer
Alpha and Omega, Father, Son, and Holy Spirit, be in and through us as we leave this sacred space. May we grow in understanding, empathy, and compassion. May we not judge but rather meet people where they are. May we bring healing, comfort, and love to all we meet. In Jesus’ name we pray. Amen.
Benediction and Sending Forth
Postlude Warren King
