You are always welcome at this church!
This Sunday is Laity Sunday. Charlie van Becelaere will deliver the sermon. Leslie Rutland-Tipton will be our liturgist.
Laity Sunday reminds us that the Church’s ministry belongs to all God’s people. Not just pastors. Not just church staff. All of us.
Through prayer, service, leadership, generosity, witness, and compassion, laypeople live out their faith and help make disciples of Jesus Christ.
Think about someone in the congregation who quietly lives this out. Perhaps it is the person who visits someone who is sick, teaches children, welcomes a new family, delivers a meal, serves at a food pantry, leads a Bible study, or simply notices when someone needs encouragement. Their work may never make the news, but it can change a life.
In 1 Thessalonians 1:1-10, Paul gives thanks for a community whose faith is not simply something they believe. Their faith is active.
We hope you will join us this Sunday.
If you want to know more about what to expect during Sunday’s worship service, you can download the bulletin below or visit the This Sunday link at GPUMC page to follow each service on our YouTube channel. You can also view past services there as well.
Our in-person worship service in the sanctuary and the livestream begins at 9:30 am Sunday.
Order of Worship for Sunday, October 25
Minister: Rev. David Eardley
Liturgist: Paul Blunden
Download this week’s bulletin here
| Chimes Hymn | “O God, Our Help in Ages Past” | UMH 117 |
| Welcome | Paul Blunden | |
| Call to Worship | Psalm 90:1-6, 13-17 | UMH 809 |
| Prelude | “Air in G” by George Frederick Handel | Eric Winter |
| Greeting & Time of Prayer | Rev. David Eardley | |
| Hymn | “We Gather Together” | UMH 131 |
| Scripture Reading | 1 Thessalonians 2:2:1-8 (NT.p.191-192) | Paul Blunden |
| Chancel Chat | Leslie Rutland-Tipton | |
| Offertory Invitation | ||
| Offertory | “God Is Seen” by Alice Parker | Chancel Choir Directed by Giustino Carrano |
| Doxology | UMH 95 | |
| Prayer of Dedication | ||
| Hymn of Preparation | “Take My Life and Let It Be” | UMH 399 |
| Scripture Reading | Matthew 22:34-46 (NT.p.24) | Paul Blunden |
| The Message | “The Greatest Commandment” | Rev. David Eardley |
| Hymn | “Rejoice, the Lord is King” | UMH |
| Ministry Opportunities | ||
| Benediction | Rev. David Eardley | |
| Postlude | “Prelude #3 from Eight Short Preludes and Fugues” by Johann Sebastian Bach | Eric Winter |