Welcome. Washington Street United Methodist Church Making a place for everyone. Large Print Bulletins and Hymnals Available. Today at WSUMC 9:00 a.m.

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1 Hal Fisher Class Fellowship Hall Worship Service Sanctuary Fellowship Fifteen Café Today at WSUMC 9:00 a.m. 10:00 a.m. 11:00 a.m. Assisting with Worship -- Greeters: Dana Payne, Deborah Patterson. Liturgist: Kelli Back. Children s Church: Dana Wood. Communicants: Vickie Khambay & Conrad Woo. Collection Counters: Anne Perry, Dana Wood. Welcome Washington Street United Methodist Church Making a place for everyone 10:00 a.m. January 6, 2019 Wesley Covenant Service A Prayer Book is available on table at rear sanctuary where worshipers may write first name anyone for whom y would like prayers during coming week. (These names are also listed in our weekly to members and friends so that network prayers may be broadened.) Be sure to check church website, and online calendar for up to date information about WSUMC activities. To receive our weekly , estreet News, simply indicate this on flap ( tear f sheet Word on Street insert) and include your address. We hope you experience love God and presence risen Christ among us today. Thomas G. James Lead Pastor pastor@wsumc.com Kimisha James Business Manager business@wsumc.com Julian Lee Facilities Manager facilities@wsumc.com Ann Cary McLain Office Manager anncary@wsumc.com Kyle Miller Director Music music@wsumc.com Jasmine Milone Preschool Director jmilone@wsumc.com Melissa Peterson Pastoral Care and Music pastoralcare@wsumc.com Kimberly Young Director Church & Community Engagement community@wsumc.com 109 South Washington Street, Alexandria, VA (703) Large Print Bulletins and Hymnals Available General fice@wsumc.com Office Hours: Monday - Friday: 9:15 a.m. - 1:45 p.m.

2 IF YOU WOULD LIKE TO LIGHT A CANDLE FOR A PERSON OR SITUATION ON YOUR HEART TODAY, YOU MAY DO SO BEFORE THE SERVICE BEGINS, OR DURING COMMUNION, SINGING OR PRAYERS. Order for Worship *Please stand as you are able. Words Welcome and Parish Announcements Prelude *Call to Worship Come, let us use grace divine and in one accord Let us with Christ be one! The covenant we this moment make be ever kept to Thee! Far, Son and Holy Spirit, let all our hearts receive! *Hymn Praise Hymnal 606 Come, Let Us Use Grace Divine Opening Prayer Almighty God, You search our hearts and you see every part us. All our desires are known to you, and from you no secrets are hidden. By inspiration Your Holy Spirit, cleanse our hearts so we may perfectly love you and glorify your holy name. We pray this through Jesus Christ, our Lord. Amen. Scripture Lesson John 15:1-8 Pew Bible N.T. 109 Leader: The Word God, for people God. People: Thanks be to God. Invocation Chorus The Faith We Sing 2168 Love Lord Your God for our inconsistency and unbelief for ways we neglect fellowship and your grace for our hesitation to tell ors about Christ. for ways we deceive ors Forgive us for when we waste time and when we misuse gifts you have given us. Forgive us for when we have made excuses for wrong things we have done and when we have purposefully avoided responsibility. Forgive us that we have been unwilling to overcome evil with good and that we have not been ready to carry our cross. Forgive us that we have not allowed your love to work through us to help ors and that we have not made ir suffering our own. Forgive us for those times when instead working for unity we made it hard for ors to live with us because our lack forgiveness, inconsiderate judgment, and quick criticism. Forgive us for when we have not tried to reconcile with ors and when we have been slow to seek redemption. Forgive us also for se sins that we silently confess to you now. Words Assurance and Pardon God, Far all mercies, is faithful to cleanse us from our sins and restore us to Christ s image. Praise and glory be to God through Jesus Christ our Lord! Amen. *Passing Peace One: As people reconciled to God, let us extend Christ s peace to one anor. The peace Christ be with you. All: The peace Christ be with you. *You are invited to join in exchange signs and words God s peace. The Invitation Let us gared here before Lord now in covenant commit ourselves to Christ as his disciples. Let us give ourselves to Him so that we may fully belong to Him. Jesus Christ has left us with much to be done. Jesus, we fer you this prayer: *Children are invited to join ir teachers by piano for Children s Church during Invocation Chorus Proclamation Confession We are those who seek to live as true disciples Jesus Christ, but sometimes we fall short. Let us now examine ourselves before God, humbly confessing our sins and submitting our hearts so that we do not deceive ourselves and cut ourselves away from God. Let us pray: Far God, you have set forth way life through your Son Jesus Christ, whom you love dearly. We confess that we have been slow to learn Him and have been reluctant to follow Him. You have spoken and called to us but we have not listened. You have revealed your beauty to us, but we have been blind. You have stretched out your hands to us through grace, but we have not always taken your mighty hand. We now confess to you our sins. Please forgive us for poverty our worship for selfishness our prayers I am no longer my own. I am yours alone. Put me into what you will. Rank me with those you will. Put me to use for you. Put me to suffering for you. Let me be employed for you. Let me be laid aside for you. Let me be lifted high for you. Let me be brought low for you. Let me be full or let me be empty. Let me have all things or let me have nothing. With a willing heart, I freely give everything to Your pleasure and use. Christ is source all salvation to those who trust and obey. To be his disciple is to do his will in world. Christ accepts nothing less and we should give our all in all. Let us n confirm this truth in holy covenant. Make it a reality in our lives in se three ways: First, set apart time ever day to be alone with Lord. Seek to perceive God s special care for you and gracious acceptance you. Carefully think through words this covenant and its conditions. Examine your heart, even if you have freely given your life to Christ. Name sins in your life. Reflect on your life choices. Are y giving glory unto Christ? Second, uphold a spirit holy awe and reverence. Never forget what God has done for you. Be thankful and live in grace. 1 2

3 Third, claim God s covenant. Do not trust in your own strength and power but rely upon God s promise giving grace and strength. In this way, God will empower you to keep your promise. Fourth, be determined to be faithful. You have given your heart and life to God. You have opened your mouth to dedicate yourself to Lord. With God s power, never go back to your former way living. And last, be prepared to renew your covenant with God. Fall on your knees. Lift your hands. Open your hearts. God s desire is you and your soul. God will not leave you or forsake you. The Covenant Prayer Let us pray toger: My righteous God, for sake Your Son Jesus Christ, see me now as I fall down before you. Forgive my unfaithfulness when I have not done your will. You promise mercy if I turn to you with my whole heart. From depth my heart, I here and now renounce every idol in my life, covenanting with you that I will not commit any known sin. In your power I will watch for any temptation that will lead me away from You. Before all heaven and earth, I here and now acknowledge you - Far, Son, and Holy Spirit, as my Lord and God. I vow to give all myself, body and soul, to be your servant and to serve you in holiness and righteousness all days my life. I here and now willingly take on Your yoke and burden. All Your laws are holy, just, and good. I accept m as rule for my words, thoughts, and actions, promising I will strive to order my whole life around your direction. I will not allow myself to neglect anything I know to be my duty. O mighty God, Far, Son, and Holy Spirit, you have now become my Covenant Friend. And I, through Your infinite grace, have become Your covenant servant. You are mine and I am Yours. So be it. May this covenant that I have made here on earth be ratified in heaven. Amen. *Hymn Response Hymnal 561 Jesus, United by thy Grace sins. Take and drink. Do this in remembrance me. So, as children God, let us pray toger prayer Christ has taught us: Our Far, 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 kingdom, and power, and glory, forever. Amen. The Breaking Bread Come and Fill Our Hearts Come and fill our hearts with your peace. You alone, O Lord, are holy. Come and fill our hearts with your peace. Alleluia. The Sharing Bread and Cup (The bread is gluten free.) Hymnal 356 When We Are Living (Pues Si Vivimos) Prayer Thanksgiving (unison) Eternal God we give you thanks for this holy mystery, in which you have given yourself to us. Grant that we may go into world in strength your Spirit, to give ourselves for ors, in name Jesus Christ our Lord, Amen. *Sending Hymn THE TRINITY O Splendor God s Glory Bright O splen dor Come, ver y Con firm our All praise to Sun will God God s to glo heav do Fa ry bright, from light e en s love, in last ing right, and keep our r be, all praise, e ter nal bring ing ra diance from a hearts from en vy s ter nal Son, to light, bove, blight; e, Taizé Offering & Offertory Anm Take My Life Scott Underwood *Doxology Hymnal 95 *Holy Communion Christ invites to his table all who love him, who earnestly repent ir sin and seek Christ as Lord ir lives. In this endeavor, we have confessed our sin, we have proclaimed God s pardon, and we have shared peace Christ with one anor. O and let whom Light pour faith with her light, Ho ea Spir ly ger it foun Spir fires we tain it s re a spring, ray new, dore O on and for Day, all hate ev all we er days il think or false, and and for lu do love ev min to er ing: day. true. more. God has given us Jesus as way and means to salvation. We remember new covenant that he THE TRINITY made with us when he gared with his disciples in an upper room to celebrate Passover. There WORDS: Ambrose Milan, 4th c.; tr. composite PUER NOBIS he took bread and after blessing bread, he broke bread and gave it to his disciples saying, *Benediction 144 O Splendor God s Glory Bright take and eat, this is my body given for you. Do this in remembrance me. Postlude When supper came to an end, Jesus took last cup wine. He blessed wine and n Reprinted with permission under One License A All rights reserved. fered it to his disciples saying, This is cup salvation, my blood poured out for forgiveness 3 4

4 Washington Street UMC Attendance/Registration January 6, a.m. service Please fill out both sides flap and drop in collection plate Name(s) please print Address zip Phone # new address Pray for: Please communicate to church fice any need in congregation for pastoral care. Would like a call from pastor (phone number) Please make a nametag for me: (name) Milestones and Promises It is with great joy that we receive new members into our church family. If you feel called to membership in our community faith, you may contact church fice, or fice@wsumc.com. Monthly Budget Update: Each week, you will see financial giving reported, comparing actual Year-To-Date income and expenses vs. Budgeted income and expenses. As a reminder, you can give online anytime at wsumc.com/give. November 2018 Actual Budget Difference Income* $409,490 $390,333 $19,157 Less: Expenses $383,663 $380,180 $3,483 Net $25,827 $10,153 $15,674 *Income includes contributions and rental income Please view our E-giving page located on our website, WSUMC.LIVE To help WSUMC stay connected with our growing and transient congregation, we are Live Streaming Worship! You can join in worship from around world each Sunday morning at 10am by visiting Please note: While camera s view for live stream is directed to platform area, if you are sensitive to your picture being on camera, please know only first few pews are within view camera. Stay Connected Keep in touch with WSUMC online at: Join our Weekly Journey January 6, 2019 Be The Change January 20 - February 16 There s little hiding that our national landscape is tense. It seems no one is willing to communicate across aisle. This isn t just a political issue, it s a racial issue, a religious issue, and a cultural issue. It s a hard topic to touch, but if Christ comes to be a light in darkness, to provide hope where hope seems lost, n clearly Christ has something to say about our inability to share in community with ors. Join in this series from January 20 - February 16 as we consider how Christ calls us to Be The Change in world today. Washington Street United Methodist Church 109 S. Washington Street, Alexandria, VA (703) f fb.com/washingtonstumc wsumc.com

5 Sun. (1/6) Garings for Week January 6 Hal Fisher Class Worship & Children s Church Fellowship Fifteen 9:00 a.m. Fellowship Hall 10:00 a.m. Sanctuary 11:00 a.m. Café Mon. (1/7) Open Table 6:00-8:00 a.m. Church Café Tues. (1/8) Wed. (1/9) Thur. (1/10) Cfee House Chat 9:00 a.m. - 1:00 p.m. Misha s (102 S. Patrick St.) Computer Lab Sewing Fellowship 1:00-3:00 p.m. Fellowship Hall 7:00-8:30 p.m. Christine Hagan s home Fri. (1/11) Open Table 6:00-8:00 a.m. Church Café Sat. (1/12) Sun. (1/13) Bi-District Training Day Serve lunch Hal Fisher Class Worship & Children s Church Fellowship Fifteen 8:15 a.m. - 2:45 p.m. Floris UMC 11:00 a.m. Carpenter s Shelter 9:00 a.m. Fellowship Hall 10:00 a.m. Sanctuary 11:00 a.m. Café For more information, call Church Office, , or visit to view online calendar, read sermons from previous Sundays, or join us on Facebook. (Printed copies sermons from prior weeks are also available in narx rack.) Children and Youth Families with small children: Children, all ages, are a vital part our community faith and are welcome in sanctuary for worship. Being in worship toger helps children understand God s love and ir identity as children God. To help children engage in worship, children s bulletins, crayons, and books are available in Children s Worship Center in rear Sanctuary. Please return items from Children s Worship Center to ir bins following worship each week. There is also a Children s Activity Area in balcony Sanctuary. Children and ir parents are welcome re at any time. Parents children 4 and under can also utilize Nursery, located on main level just beyond restrooms, for some or all worship service. The nursery is open from 9:30-11:30am. Parents infants should feel free to care for ir needs wherever y are most comfortable. For a more private and quiet space, re is an Infant Corner located in balcony with a glider, blankets, and or supplies. There are changing stations in both men s and women s restrooms on main level. Children s Church: During sermon time, Children s Church fers a faith-based lesson for preschool and elementary age children. Children going to Children s Church can meet ir teachers by piano during Invocation Chorus, and will rejoin ir parents before communion. Acolyte Training We will be having an acolyte training following worship on Sunday, January 27, for all our children and youth ages 8-18 who are interested in assisting in worship on Sunday mornings. The training will last just 30 minutes, and will fer instruction and practice with work an acolyte. Please contact Pastor Thomas at pastor@wsumc.com if you have a child who is interested. Outreach Carpenter s Shelter WSUMC prepares and serves lunch once a month at Carpenter s Shelter (2nd Saturday month at 11 a.m. - next time is January 12), a homeless shelter temporarily located in old Macy s at Landmark Mall (5701-D Duke Street, Alexandria, VA 22304). Join in this meaningful ministry. (This is a two hour time commitment.) Contact Erin Lee, else51@yahoo.com or Kelli Back, kdback65@yahoo.com. Christian Fellowship Join in conversation and fellowship with Pastor Thomas at one weekly Cfee House Chats. Each week, Pastor Thomas will spend one morning at Misha s Cfee (102 S. Patrick St.). Check out bulletin and online calendar for next time. A one-day membership training class, Pizza with Pastor, is fered every or month following worship on a Sunday morning. The next class will be Sunday, February 3. The class is intended to provide information about history and ology United Methodist Church (on global scale), history Washington Street UMC, and some information about what it means to be a member this church. Pizza and childcare will be provided. Congregational Care Midweek Prayer - 12:30pm - Wher praying for yourself, family, community, nation, or world or wher you are seeking silent solitude with God church will be open to public each Wednesday. All are welcome to come and commune with God. Early Education Fund Offering Thanks to your generosity, we raised over $2,000 with Christmas Eve Offering that will be added to Washington Street UMC Early Education Fund, which provides scholarships for low-income families in Alexandria seeking to send ir children to preschool, Head Start, and or early educational programs. With this fering added in, Early Education Fund will have over $12,000 available to be used for scholarship ferings. You may make donations to Early Education Fund anytime during year by marking your gift appropriately, or by giving online at wsumc.com/give. Attendance/Registration page 2 General Information Have children under 18? Name(s) (DOB: ) Would like to receive information from church by: U.S. mail 1st Time Guest. I found out about WSUMC from: _ Returning Guest Member/Regular Attendee Would like to know more about joining church family Would like more information on: _ Activities I would like to be trained to teach Children s Church I would like to serve at Friday morning Open Table Breakfast Contact me about serving lunch at Carpenter s Shelter, 1/12 overg