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Sixteenth Sunday after Pentecost
September 12, 2021 at 10:00 am
Prelude “Carillon”, Mansfield Jeanne Millett
Welcoming
Birthdays this Week:
Anna Schindler, Michelle Krancz, Nazaria Daniels,
Dorothy Albrecht and Don Stimpson
Anniversaries this Week:
Charlene & Ed Schindler and Mary & Scott Bedson
Sharing the Peace
Call to Worship Rev. Young Choi
One: Gracious is the Lord, and righteous;
All: our God is full of compassion.
One: Let us walk in the presence of the Lord in the land of the living,
All: through Jesus Christ, our Savior. Amen.
*Opening Hymn “O Worship the King” UMH # 73 (vs 1,2,&5)
Opening Prayer Maggie Price
It says in the Bible, O God, that you created the world through your Word. Your Word is powerful! And so are our words. They can heal, create a smile, be a declaration of love; but they can also hurt and destroy a sense of self-worth. Give us your wisdom, God of the Word, so that as a church and as individuals, we use our words to build up and not to destroy. In the name of Jesus we pray. Amen.
Hymn of Lord Response “Precious, Take My Hand” UMH # 474
Prayer of Confession
Holy God, in the face of sin, our gravest enemy, we call to you for help. You know our fault before we speak. Forgive us for what we have done in opposition to your will. Forgive us for those things we have not undertaken and for which we know our wrong. We have not loved you and our neighbors as we ought. We have denied our dependence on you. Lead us away from this grief and sorrow. Save us so that we may fulfill our vows to you and attend to the needs of your people. In Jesus’ name. Amen.
Silent Confession
Declaration of Forgiveness
One: God, who is gracious and merciful, knows the human desire to save our lives by avoiding Jesus’ call to carry the cross. God, who is full of compassion, also knows that those who repent have set their minds and hearts on what endures for all time. Your sin is forgiven you. The Lord God is a very present help to those who seek to follow in the way of divine things.
All: Go with God in joy as you take up your cross, in Jesus’ name. Amen.
Children’s Moment Franklyn McLean
The Lord’s Prayer
Joys & Concerns & Thanksgivings
Fairfield Grace prays for the following families this week:
Ben & Maralyn Abbott, Dorothy Albrecht and Aldrich family
Pastoral Prayer
Presentation of Tithings, Gifts and Selves
- Offertory Anthem “The Lord’s Prayer”, Malotte
soloist: Rev. Young Choi
- *Doxology “Praise God, from Whom All Blessings Flow” UMH # 95
- *Offertory Prayer
Lord, who gives us everything we have, we return with joy a portion of our bounty, giving to the work of your church and your world what is already yours: ourselves, our lives, and our means. Make good come from these gifts. Teach us to use what we have with wisdom and compassion. In the name of Jesus we pray. Amen.
Bible Lesson: Psalm 116:1-9
Message Rev. Young Choi
*Closing Hymn “I Am Thine, O Lord” UMH #419 (vs 1,2,&4)
*Sending Forth and Benediction
Postlude “Guide Me, O Thou Great Jehovah”, based on hymn tune
This Sunday’s “Call to Worship”, “Opening Prayer”, “Prayer of Confession” and “Prayer of Dedication” are reprinted with permission by Westminster John Knox Press from “Feasting on the Word Worship Companion”, ©2015
Bible Verse of the Week
Psalm 116:1-2
“I love the LORD, because he has heard my voice and my supplications. Because he inclined his ear to me, therefore I will call on him as long as I live.”
Serena’s Book Group
Meetings will resume on Monday, October 11 via zoom.
Details to follow – all FGUMC women are welcome!
Myra Lubeck's Address
Grimes Center
1354 Chapel Street
New Haven, CT 06511
Funeral Service
Ormie Gilbert
Tuesday, September 14 at 10:00 am at Fairfield Grace UMC
Go Dutch at Duchess
Thursday, September 16 ~ 11:30 am - 1:00 pm
Share a meal with Fairfield Grace Church friends this Thursday, Sept 16 between 11:30 am and 1:00 pm, at Duchess Restaurant on Black Rock Turnpike.
Come and see who will be waiting for YOU!
Prayer Concerns and Joys
Dick Albani, Sheila Muscott’s brother-in-law, health; Danny Lord, Marge Jenkins’ grandson, extremely serious health concerns; Michael, (grandson of Bev Plucker) health concerns; Amy M. Thornton (granddaughter-in-law of Al and Jean Oneto), health concerns; Andy Larsen (Leah’s son), health concerns; Bill Cook (Jean Oneto’s cousin), severe brain hemorrhage; Bob Dow (Lori Stimpson's grandfather), health concerns; Charlie Capalbo, cancer treatment at Boston Children’s Hospital; Mathew Stokely (son of a friend of Karen Price), health complications from COVID; Soraya Jaramillo (Nubia Jaramillo-Pennell’s sister in Germany), health concerns, Ms Im, at St. Vincent’s; Art Thomas, at home; Eliz Kakas, health concerns (back issue); Al Oneto, health concerns; Paul Meyer, health concerns; Dot Daruka, broken wrist; Warren Rozelle, health concerns; Myra Lubeck, health concerns; Dr. Gwen Haskell (Gale Haskell’s daughter), COVID illness; Mel Holdsworth, who peacefully entered into eternal rest on Wed, Sept 1 (thank you for your prayers and loving thoughts during his courageous battle with cancer); Ormie Gilbert, who entered into eternal rest on Fri, Sept 3; Michelle Molnar, health concerns and
Our Country; Our Youth and Young Adults (home and away); Justice, Peace and Unity for all; Fairfield Grace UMC and our new Pastor, Rev. Young Choi; Asbury UMC in Forestville and Pastor Cho.
Homebound
Dorothy Albrecht (home), Pat Altieri (Parish Court), Lorraine Dehahn (home), John Cain (Meadow Mills, Hamden), Sook E. Choi (home), Elsie Kerekes (Crosby Commons), Suk K & Sook H Kim (home), Leah Larsen (home), Barbara McCarthy (Juniper Hill Village), Michelle Molnar (Stern Village), Bev Plucker (home), Shirley Sims (Parish Court), Diana Stein (Jewish Home), Art Thomas (home), Peter Trifiatis, Sr (St Joseph’s).
All Healthcare and Essential Workers, especially,
Francis and Panyin Amoo, working at hospital; Grace Kim, MD, working at St Vincent’s; Maria Restrepo (Parish Nurse) working at Side by Side Charter School in Norwalk and offering medical guidance online; Anna Schindler, working at Jewish Home.
All Educators and those Working in Schools, especially,
Teachers and Staff at Methodist Nursery School; Jill and Cameron Bowcock, teacher at Fairfield Warde High School and teacher at Flood Middle School; Nubia Jaramillo-Pennell, teacher at Brien McMahon High School; Barbara Pennell, Fairfield Public Schools; Joan Robb, teacher at Dwight School; Jennifer Trifiatis, teacher at Ox Ridge School and Katie White, teaching remotely in Fairfield Public Schools.
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