Worship. leememorialumc.org. November 27, making disciples of Jesus Christ for the transformation of the world

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1 Worship November 27, making disciples of Jesus Christ for the transformation of the world Dora Amoah, Usher Jim Trask, Usher We all proclaim the Word! Rev. Jacob W. Juncker, Pastor Lynda Feder-Craney, Secretary Susan Hotchkiss, Director of Music Joe Ferrucci, Custodian 294 Washington Street, Norwich CT leememorialumc.org

2 about The believers devoted themselves to the apostles teaching, to the community, to their shared meals, and to their prayers. Acts 2:42, Common English Bible Just as the early church has done for millennia, we gather to read the scriptures and put them into practice, to pray with and for one another and the world, and recommit our lives to Christ and the community. We gather as a sign of our commitment to Christ and one another as we partake of Holy Communion, praying that we might be one with Christ, one with each other, and one in ministry to all the world. We re glad you re with us today. We hope that in our time together we ll all grow in faith and love toward God and one another that our world might be transformed. If you would like to contribute to the work of Christ through this community of faith, please place your financial contributions in the offering plate/basket, and/or talk with the Pastor about ways you can serve God and neighbor through the ministries of Lee Memorial United Methodist Church.

3 gather Call to Prayer and Praise by Ann Siddall, posted at We are called to wake from sleep, to wake up and hear, to wake up and see. What has the Lord to show to us? A new life, a new world, a different set of priorities, freedom from the tyranny of desiring and acquiring. Wake up, Wake up! Hear the invitation that echoes down the centuries. Welcome the Way of Christ and find freedom. Come, Emmanuel! The first Advent candle is lit by the Feder-Craney Family. Come, Emmanuel No. 3130, Worship & Song Like a Child No. 2092, The Faith We Sing read Prayer of Illumination Matthew 24:36-44 Common English Bible 36 But nobody knows when that day or hour will come, not the heavenly angels and not the Son. Only the Father knows. 37 As it was in the time of Noah, so it will be at the coming of the Human One. 38 In those days before the flood, people were eating and drinking, marrying and giving in marriage, until the day Noah entered the ark. 39 They didn t know what was happening until the flood came and swept them all away. The coming of the Human One will be like that. 40 At that time there will be two men in the field. One will be taken and the other left. 41 Two women will be grinding at the mill. One will be taken and the other left. 42 Therefore, stay alert! You don t

4 know what day the Lord is coming. 43 But you understand that if the head of the house knew at what time the thief would come, he would keep alert and wouldn t allow the thief to break into his house. 44 Therefore, you also should be prepared, because the Human One will come at a time you don t know. pray Prayers of the People After each petition, you are invited to add your intercessions and thanksgivings. After each intercession and thanksgiving, please conclude with the response below. Let us pray for ourselves our friends, families, and neighbor... our community... our world Response Come, Lord Jesus. Hear our prayer. Pastoral Prayer commune Invitation to the Table Confession & Assurance Almighty God, we confess we have sinned against you, against our neighbors, and against our enemies. We have acted as if your reign were not coming as if our lives depended only on us and our plans. We have not loved you. We have harmed and disrespected those whom you love. Have mercy. Forgive us. Disrupt us. Set us on right paths, whatever it takes. Amen.

5 Pray in silence. When we confess our sin, God is faithful and just to forgive us our sin and cleanse us from all unrighteousness. And when God lifts the burden of our sin from us, we are changed. We are at peace with God through Jesus Christ. The Great Thanksgiving This is the house of the Lord, and we are God s household. You who are clothed with the garments of praise, hearts up, hands held high! We are yours, O Lord! Bring our God the sacrifice of praise. We praise you with our lips and with our lives. We praise you with our lips and with our lives, in our singing and our dancing, in our silence and our praying, in our rising and our resting, in our living and our dying. All honor and glory are yours always! Great deliverer, mighty to save, you have never ceased to bless us and all whom you have made with bountiful goodness, overflowing mercy, and redeeming love when we go astray. Your compassion is over all you have made. From a barren woman you brought forth a people. From that people, once enslaved, you brought forth a kingdom of priests and prophets to declare your ways to all the world. And from among those priests and prophets, you brought forth Jesus, born of a woman, yet your own Child, to announce the banquet you had prepared for all the world, and by his life, and death, and resurrection, to open the kingdom of heaven to all believers. How can we not join our voices, with angels and martyrs, cherubim and saints, and all creatures in heaven or on earth, declaring: Holy, Holy, Holy, Lord God of power and might. Heaven and earth are full of your glory. Hosanna in the highest. Blessed is the Christ who comes in your name! Hosanna in the highest!

6 Blessing and honor and glory are yours by right, O Lamb that was slain, for by your blood you have redeemed from every nation, language, people, and tribe, a holy people to serve before you, and rejoice in your saving love. We remember. The night you were betrayed. We remember. The meal you shared with your disciples. We remember. The loaf you broke, and break, the bread you gave, and give, is your body. We remember. The wine you poured out, then and now, the cup you gave them, and us, to drink, is your blood. We remember, and we offer ourselves to you, our sacrifice of thanksgiving, our hearts, our lives, our all, with these gifts of bread and wine. We remember. And we are watching. Remember us, O God, and pour out the Holy Spirit upon us. Break into our lives, and into our relationships taking away whatever you must. Transform these gifts, that they may be for us the body and blood of Christ, and we, receiving him into our bodies, may be restored as his body for the world. Unite us with Christ, with each other, and with all creation now, and on that day when the trumpet shall sound, when all the saints in Christ shall rise, and we shall all be changed! All glory to you, Creator, Christ and Holy Spirit, one God, now and forever. Amen. The Lord s Prayer No. 895, The United Methodist Hymnal (1989) Giving Bread and Cup Prayer Thank You, Lord No. 84, The United Met Blessing of Children

7 Fellowship In this time, meet, greet and get to know your neighbors. Feel free to grab a beverage, escort your children to Sunday School, or use the restroom. This time of fellowship will conclude with the song below; as the song is sung, please return to your seat. teach View the Present through the Promise No (v.3), Worship & Song Match the present to the promise, Christ will come again. Make this hope your guiding premise, Christ will come again. Pattern all your calculating and the world you are creating to the advent you are awaiting: Christ will come again. Prayer A Foreword Pastor Jacob Love Came Down at Christmas No. 242, The United Methodist Hymnal (1989) send Blessing Amen No. 2071, The Faith We Sing, Refrain ONLY notes

8 Sunday Worship Calendar Worship begins at 10:30am each Sunday. Worship Series are separated by a line. - The Stories of Christmas Nov 27 (Advent 1) A Foreword Dec 4 (Advent 2) Mary s Story Dec 11 (Advent 3) Joseph s Story Dec 18 (Advent 4) Jesus Story Dec 25 (Christmas Day) Shepherds Story Jan 1 Magi s Story - Jan 8 Baptism: The Ministry of ALL - Jan 15 thru Feb 26 Around the Table - Mar 5 thru Apr 23 The Light Shines Past bulletins can be found at category/the-sunday-bulletin. Manuscripts of Pastor Jacob s messages can be found at jacobjuncker.wordpress.com.