First United Methodist
Church of Wilmington
December 1, 2002 10:15 a.m.
ORDER OF WORSHIP
As you prepare your hearts
and your minds for worship, reflect on these words:
“Then the glory of
the Lord shall be revealed, and all people shall see it together, for the mouth
of the Lord has spoken.” Isaiah 40:5
ENTRANCE
Prelude and Lighting of the
Altar Candles Acolytes
Lighting
of the First Advent Candle
*Processional
Hymn No. 203 “Hail to the Lord’s Anointed”
Introit “Emmanuel, Emmanuel” Chancel Choir
Call
to Worship:
Leader: Good morning!
People: Good morning!
Leader: Now is the moment for you to wake from sleep.
People: For salvation is nearer to us now than when we became believers.
Leader: The night is far gone, the near is near.
People: Let us then lay aside the works of darkness and put on the armor
of light.
Invocation (Unison)
Lord, grant that we, who gratefully celebrate his
advent and acknowledge him as your living Word, may walk in the light of his
truth and make known the good news of his kingdom in all the world, to the
glory of your name. Amen.
CONFESSION AND AFFIRMATION
Silent
Meditation
Call
to Confession (Pastor)
How do I let Christ save me? It’s really simple. The Scripture tells us, “All who believe in
Jesus will be forgiven of their sins through Jesus’ name” (Acts 10:43). Just admit to him that you need him and then let everything
go. It’s that simple.
Prayer
of Confession (Unison)
God of mercy; as we gather to celebrate your gift of
love we recall with sorrow the times when we forget you and are divided one
from the other. How often our thoughts,
our words, and our actions have betrayed the goodness you have shown to
us. Forgive us, merciful God. Mend what is broken. Heal the wounded relationship that separates
us from you and one another; through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.
Assurance
of Forgiveness (Pastor)
“Unto you is born a Savior.” Yes, we can be forgiven. Now that’s the most priceless gift you can
get, the gift of a clear conscience.
You can’t even buy that at Nieman-Marcus; it’s priceless. Yet at Christmastime God offers the chance
to have your past forgiven and wiped clean, so you can start over, brand
new. That’s good news! Thanks be to God!
*Gloria
Patri No. 70
Time
With the Children
FRIENDSHIP AND STEWARDSHIP
Parish
Life
Pastoral
Prayer Choral Response
Presentation
of Tithes and Offerings
Offertory
Invitation
“To receive food and drink from Christ’s table and
withhold it from others is blasphemous.
In Christ God freely gives.
Through Christ may we share from our abundance.”
Offertory
Offertory
Music No. 242 “Love Came Down at Christmas” Chancel Choir
*The
Doxology
No. 95
*Offertory
Prayer
PROCLAMATION AND RESPONSE
Scripture Isaiah 64:1-9
Anthem “O God of the Quiet Spirit” Chancel Choir
Meditation: Come On Down!” Rev. Neil Platon
THANKSGIVING AND COMMUNION
Taking the Bread and Cup
The
Great Thanksgiving
Leader: The Lord be with you.
People: And also with you.
Leader: Lift up your hearts.
People: We lift them up to the Lord.
Leader: Let us give thanks to the Lord our God.
People: It is right to give our thanks and praise.
Leader: It is right, and a good and joyful thing, always and every-where
to give thanks to you, almighty God, creator of heaven and earth. You formed us in your image and breathed on
us the breath of life. When we turned
away, and our love failed, your love remained steadfast. You delivered us from captivity, made
covenant to be our sovereign God, brought to us a land flowing with milk and
honey, and set before us the way of life.
And so with your people on earth and all the company of heaven we praise
your name and join their unending hymn.
People: Holy, holy, holy Lord, God of power and might, heaven and
earth are full of your glory. Hosanna
in the highest. Blessed is he who comes
in the name of the Lord. Hosanna in the
highest.
Leader: Holy are you, and blessed is your Son Jesus Christ. By the baptism of his suffering, death, and
resurrection you gave birth to your Church, delivered us from slavery to sin
and death, and made with us a new covenant by water and the Spirit. By your great mercy we have been born anew
to a living hope through the resurrection of your Son from the dead and to an
inheritance that is imperishable, undefiled, and unfading. Once we were no people, but now we are
your
people, declaring your wonderful deeds in Christ, who called us out of darkness
in his marvelous light. When the Lord
Jesus ascended, he promised to be with us always, in the power of your Word and
the Holy Spirit.
On the night in which he gave himself up for us He took
bread, gave thanks to you, gave it to his disciples, and said: “Take, eat; this is my body which is given
for you. Do this in remembrance of me.”
When the supper was over, he took the cup, gave thanks to
you, gave it to his disciples, and said:
“Drink from this, all of you; this is my blood of the new covenant
poured out for you and for many for the forgive- ness of sins. Do this, as often as you drink it, in
remembrance of me.”
On the day you raised him from the dead he was recognized
by his disciples in the breaking of the bread, and in the power of your Holy
Spirit has continued in the breaking of the bread and the sharing of the cup.
And so, in remembrance of these your mighty acts in Jesus
Christ, we offer ourselves in praise and thanksgiving as a holy and living
sacrifice, in union with Christ’s offering for us, as we proclaim the mystery
of faith.
People: Christ has died; Christ is risen; Christ will
come again.
Leader: Pour out your Holy Spirit on us gathered here, and on these gifts
of bread and wine. Make them be for us the body and blood of Christ, that we
may be for the world the body of Christ.
By your Spirit make us one with Christ, one with each other, and one in
ministry to all the world, until Christ comes in final victory and we feast at
his heavenly banquet. Through your Son
Jesus Christ, with your holy Church, all honor and glory is yours, almighty
God, now and forever.
People: Amen.
The Lord’s Prayer
Leader: And now, with the confidence of children of God, let us pray:
People: Our Father…..
Giving the Bread and the Cup
(During the receiving of Holy Communion, the congregation
is invited to sing the following hymns)
Communion
Hymns
1.
No.
196 Verse 1
2.
No.
211 Verses 1 and 2
3.
No.
217 Verses 1 and 3
4.
No.
218 Verses 1 and 4
5.
No.
219 Verse 1
6.
No.
220 Verses 1 and 2
7.
No.
224 Verse 1
8.
No.
230 Verse 1
9.
No.
234 Verse 1
10.
No.
239 Verses 1, 3 and 4
Prayer
After Communion Unison
Loving God, we thank you that you have fed us in
this sacrament, united us with Christ and given us a foretaste of the heavenly
banquet in your eternal kingdom. Send
us out in the power of the Holy Spirit to live and work in your praise and
glory, in Jesus’ name. Amen.
SENDING FORTH
Hymn
No. 156 “I
Love to Tell the Story” (1st – 3rd Stanzas)
(Those who wish to
rededicate themselves to God, or give thanks to God for His many blessings are
invited to come forward by the second stanza of this hymn)
Prayer of Thanksgiving
(Pastor)
*Hymn
No. 156 “I Love to Tell the Story” 4th
Stanza
*Benediction (Pastor)
Go out into the world in peace. Whatever you do, in word or deed, do everything
in the name of the Lord Jesus, giving thanks to God through him. Amen.
Benediction
Response “A Parting Prayer” Chancel Choir
Carrying the Light Into the World
Postlude
*
If you are able please stand
ASSISTING IN THE SERVICE
Liturgist: Mark
Sormillon
Pianist:
Trini Yadao
Acolytes: Heather
Cadlaon & Julie Viray
First Sunday in Advent Candle Lighting – Cabamongan
Family
Ushers: Numeriano Pigao (Head
Usher), Don Pascua, Ruben Pascua, Roberto Panlaqui and Danny Dela
Cruz
Ushers Next Week: Jake Pascua (Head
Usher), Det Rasing, Fred Slover, James Davis and Tony Villanueva
Second
Sunday in Advent Candle Lighting – Hulett Family
Communion
Stewards: Betty and Fred Slover
Communion
Servers: Lauren Sagun, Dave
Sormillon, Alexandra Hulett, and Dean Sormillon
Financial Report – November 24, 2002
Regular
Envelope Offering $ 1,815.00
Loose
Offering 83.25
Thanksgiving 170.00
Dorothea
Anderson Memorial 60.00
Toys
and Food 50.00
Youth
Fund 50.00
All
Sunday Schools 11.00
T
O T A L $ 2,239.25
Financial Secretary: Rolando and Jane Mangaoang
Offering Steward: Ronald and Emerita Belmont
Offering
Steward Schedule
December
1 Leofin and Anita Blanco
December
8 Lemuel Blanco
December
15 Conchita Bower
December
22 Lita Cabrera
December
29 Paul and Agnes Cadlaon
T O D A Y!
Pastor’s Forum – 9:30 to 10 am – Sanctuary – Sermon passage
Sunday school for children – theme “Exploring Faith”
Sunday school for adults – Ilocano and English
Choir Practice after church upstairs in choir room
Children’s Practice in Sanctuary following church
HELP is needed to clean communion cups and
plates. Please see Betty Slover today.
The Dorothea Anderson Memorial is
designated for new robes. To date
$2,370 has been donated. Total cost
will be $3,583.
Pastor Neil’s church office hours Tuesdays and
Wednesdays 10 - noon.
Young Adult and Youth Bible study -
Friday
Young Adult at 7:30 pm
Youth at 8:30
pm
Welcome to Marius Pico who arrived November 23 at 7
pounds 15 ounces, length 20”. Congratulations to his parents Marvin and
Marie Dacio Pico, his grandparents and extended family.
Hanging of the Greens – Sunday December 8
Sunday School Christmas Program and Potluck
December
15 after church
Night Worship (Simbang Gabi) Dec 17-20 from 7:30 to 8:30 pm
December
17 – Women’s Circle
December
18 – TBA
December
19 – TBA
December
20 – Youth
Christmas Caroling – December 14 and 21
Christmas Eve (Candlelight) service – December 24 at 7:30 pm
Christmas Institute – December 26th
thru 30th at Mile High Pines
42739
Highway 38, Angelus Oaks 92305 Phone
909-794-2824
www.milehighpines.com FAX 909-794-8884
Church Web Site – www.wilmingtonfumc.org
Call Neva Johnson 310 834-8442
or email secretary@wilmingtonfumc.org
your changes/e-mail address plus birthday and anniversary dates.
