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. First United Methodist Church
Welcome! We are a Congregation Caring For and About God’s Community
August 9, 2020 – 10:00am - ONLILNE WORSHIP
10th Sunday After Pentecost
GATHERING AND PRAISE
Organ Prelude: “Let Us Break Bread Together” African-American Spiritual arr. Raymond H. Haan
Bell Prelude: “Prelude” by Michael Cox
Welcome and Announcements
*Opening Hymn: “You Satisfy the Hungry Heart” UMH #629
For those who need to see the full music, it is attached at the end of this document
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Chorus: You satisfy the hungry heart
with gift of finest wheat,
Come give to us, O saving Lord,
the bread of life to eat.
1) As when the shepherd calls his sheep,
they know and heed his voice;
So when you call your family Lord,
we follow and rejoice. Chorus
2) With joyful lips we sing to you
our praise and gratitude,
That you should count us worthy Lord,
to share this heavenly food. Chorus
3) Is not the cup we bless and share
the blood of Christ outpoured?
Do not one cup, one loaf, declare
our oneness in the Lord? Chorus
4) The mystery of your presence, Lord,
no mortal tongue can tell;
Whom all the world cannot contain
comes in our hearts to dwell. Chorus
5) You give yourself to us, O Lord,
then selfless let us be,
To serve each other in your name
in truth and charity. Chorus
PROCLAMATION AND RESPONSE
The Opening Prayer (in unison): (by Carol Penner, http://carolpenner.typepad.com/)
We are hungry, Lord! We come to worship today with different types of hunger
for you. Some of us sit down at the table eagerly, because we are hungry. Some of
us have come because we know we should eat, even though we don`t feel like it.
Some of us are ravenous, even selfish, for the hunger within. And some of us have
lost our appetite, and we don`t even know why. And yet you have drawn us to your
welcoming table, one and all, your arms open to embrace us just as we are. As we
settle in this morning wherever we are, fill us with your presence so that when we
arise from this time today, we will have experienced your abundance, received what
we need, and be ready to share with others in your holy name. Amen.
Prayer Chorus: “Let Us Be Bread” FWS #2260
Let us be bread, blessed by the Lord, broken and shared, life for the world.
Let us be wine, love freely poured. Let us be one in the Lord.
Time of Silent Meditation
Pastoral Prayer lifting Celebrations and Concerns
The Lord’s Prayer – Our Father, 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
the kingdom, and the power, and the glory forever. Amen.
Living Our Gratitude
♫ Please continue to support your church family during this time
of “social distancing”. Enjoy the musical selection as a time
to give thanks to God for all with which you have been blessed.
Use the QR code to the right or give online here:
https://www.firstumcsaginaw.org/give/
Offertory: “Bread for the World” by Benadette Farrell
Chorus: Bread for the world,
a world of hunger.
Wine for all peoples,
people who thirst.
May we who eat
be bread for others.
May we who drink
pour out our love.
1) Lord Jesus Christ,
you are the bread of life,
broken to reach and heal
the wounds of human pain.
Where we divide your people, you are waiting there on bended knee
to wash our feet with endless care.
Chorus
2) Lord Jesus Christ,
you are the wine of peace
poured into hearts once broken
and where dryness sleeps.
Where we re tired and weary,
You are waiting there to be the way
Which beckons us beyond despair.
Chorus
3) Lord Jesus Christ,
you call us to your feast,
at which the rich and powerful
have become the least.
Where we survive on others
in our human greed,
you walk among us
begging for your every need.
Chorus
Scripture Lesson: Matthew 14:13-21 Pew Bible N.T. pg. 15
13 Now when Jesus heard this, he withdrew from there in a boat to a deserted place by
himself. But when the crowds heard it, they followed him on foot from the towns. 14 When
he went ashore, he saw a great crowd; and he had compassion for them and cured their sick.
15 When it was evening, the disciples came to him and said, “This is a deserted place, and the
hour is now late; send the crowds away so that they may go into the villages and buy food
for themselves.” 16 Jesus said to them, “They need not go away; you give them something to
eat.” 17 They replied, “We have nothing here but five loaves and two fish.” 18 And he said,
“Bring them here to me.” 19 Then he ordered the crowds to sit down on the grass. Taking
the five loaves and the two fish, he looked up to heaven, and blessed and broke the loaves,
and gave them to the disciples, and the disciples gave them to the crowds. 20 And all ate and
were filled; and they took up what was left over of the broken pieces, twelve baskets full.
21 And those who ate were about five thousand men, besides women and children.
Response to the Word
L: This is the Word of God for the people of God
P: Thanks be to God!
Children’s Message – A special moment with the Pastor just for kids
Connecting Through Music: “A Gaelic Melody” by Hal H. Hopson
The Bell Choir – Catherine McMichael, Director
Sermon “EVERYTHING WE NEED” Pastor Amy Terhune
The Sacrament of Holy Communion:
L: The Lord be with you,
P: And also with you.
L: Lift up your hearts.
P: We lift them up to the Lord.
L: Let us give thanks to the Lord our God.
P: It is right to give our thanks and praise!
L: It is right, and a good and joyful thing, always and everywhere,
to give thanks to you, Almighty God, creator of heaven and earth.
You formed us in your image and breathed into 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,
and spoke to us through your prophets.
And so with your people on earth and all the company of heaven,
we praise your name and join their unending hymn:
P: Holy, Holy, Holy Lord, God of power and might,
Heaven and earth are full of your glory. Hosanna in the highest!
Blessed is the One who comes in the name of the Lord! Hosanna in the highest!
L: Holy are you, and blessed is your son, Jesus Christ,
Your Spirit anointed him to preach good news to the poor,
to proclaim release to the captive and recovering of sight to the blind;
to set at liberty those who are oppressed, and to announce that the time had come
when you would save your people.
He healed the sick, fed the hungry, and ate with sinners.
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.
On the night he gave himself up for us, he took bread, gave thanks to you,
broke the bread, gave it to his disciples, and said
“Take; eat; this is my body given for you. Do this in remembrance of me.”
Likewise, 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 forgiveness of sins.
As often as you drink of this, remember me.
And so, in remembrance of these, your mighty acts in Christ Jesus,
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.
P: Christ has died; Christ is risen, Christ will come again!
L: Let us pray: Holy God, in this time of illness, your people cannot gather together.
Therefore, pour out your Holy Spirit on us wherever we are;
Bless the unique offering of bread and juice
in each household within reach of my voice.
Make them be for us the body and blood of Christ;
that we may be for the world the body of Christ, redeemed by his blood.
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 together at his heavenly banquet.
Through your son Jesus Christ, with the Holy Spirit in your holy Church,
all honor and glory is yours, Almighty Father, now and forever. Amen.
At this time, you are invited to consume the bread and juice you’ve set aside at your own
home for the sharing of the Sacrament.
WE GO AS WITNESSES FOR CHRIST IN THE WORLD
*Closing Hymn: “Come to the Table of Grace” W&S #3168
1) Come to the table of grace.
Come to the table of grace.
This is God’s table,
it’s not yours or mine.
Come to the table of grace
2) Come to the table of peace…
3) Come to the table of love…
4) Come to the table of joy…
5) Come to the table of hope…
*Benediction
L: Go forth into the world, strengthened by the gifts with which Christ has fed you,
trusting in the abundance of God, and moved to share with others out of that
abundance.
P: Amen! Thanks be to God!
L: Go in peace.
*Postlude from the Bells: “For the Beauty of the Earth” arr. Kevin McChesney
* You are invited to stand if you are able
First United Methodist Church
4790 Gratiot Road, Saginaw, MI 48638-6242; (989) 799-0131; Fax (989) 799-4240 e-mail: [email protected] website: http://firstumcsaginaw.org
Senior Pastor ....................................................................................................... Rev. Amy Lee Brun Terhune
............................................................. [email protected] / (989) 274-6363 (cell phone)
Office Administrator/Treasurer ..................................................................................................... Dina Draper
Office Assistant/Custodian ......................................................................................................... Sarah Graham
Director of Music & Chancel Choir ............................................................................................... Rod Bieber
Organist...................................................................................................................................... Bryan Latimer
Bell Choir Director ......................................................................................................... Catherine McMichael
Praise Band Director ..................................................................................................................... Lance Coyle
Nursery Supervisors........................................................... Diane Maturen, Aimee Priem, & Carolyn Rottiers
Audio Visual Technicians.........................................Nic Courier, Brian Hatch, Andy Sharrow, Izzy Terhune
ANNOUNCEMENTS
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HOSPITALIZED THIS WEEK:
PLEASE HOLD IN YOUR PRAYERS: Connor Ashmall, Ed Babinski, John & Myrna Cammin, Jim
Cloud (now at Hoyt Skilled Nursing Facility), Pat Dole, Chris Everett, Esther Cavendish Fisher, Jim
Frost, Leah Graham (now home recovering from brain surgery), Glenn Hinds, Barb Kropp, Walt &
Joyce Maltman, Camille Marek, David & Cheryl Marks, Merlyn Mondol, Dick & Sharon Mueller, Dave
& Jean Nelson, Ron Perry, Eric/Alaina/Lilah Phillips, Al & Teddy Reichard, Anne Ruffle, Eugenia
Shek, and Louise Yeager. Also, please pray for UMCOR and other organizations who are working to
alleviate suffering caused by flooding in our area, healing from the Covid-19 Virus, and a way to peace
and equality for all people in God’s world.
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ATERNATIVE BACK TO SCHOOL BASH IS A GO!!! This year, we will not be providing meals,
games, or crafts - ONLY School Supplies and cloth masks at a drive-thru event on Tuesday, August 18,
2020 from 6:30-8:00pm. In order to pull this off, we will need to purchase school supplies in bulk,
which will be purchased through your gifts to mission this summer. Please give generously. We need to
raise about $2,500. Give online here. We will allow folks to help pack bags on Tuesday 8/11 or
Wednesday 8/12. You will be able to sign up as individuals or a family to come in for a 30-minute time
slot to pack about 25-30 bags. This will allow for social distancing and safe practices. Sign up here to
pack bags. On the day of the event, we'll need twenty-two volunteers - 10 to help direct traffic and 12
to hand out bags in four different lines out in the back parking lot. Sign up to help here to
volunteer. We'll also need 500 children's washable masks so that we are able to put one in each bag,
as they will be required to return to school. Pastor Amy can get you a template and elastic if you're able
to sew this summer. Masks must be delivered to the church by 3:00pm on Monday, August 10. Sign up
here to sew masks.
ICE CREAM SOCIAL – Sunday, August 16, 1:00pm-2:30pm in the Memorial Garden (west side of
the church near Edgewood Pond). Bring a lawn chair and wear your mask for a physically-distanced
social time to connect with church friends. Pre-packaged ice cream treats provided.
2) Come to the table of peace…
3) Come to the table of love…
4) Come to the table of joy…
5) Come to the table of hope…