Category: Worship Services

Weekly messages and organ music during the pandemic.

Worship Service for July 5, 2020

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Worship Service (at home)

July 5, 2020 (during the season of COVID-19 Virus Quarantine)

Faxon-Kenmar United Methodist Church, Williamsport, PA

July 5, 2020 Order of Worship

((Prepare for worship. As a part of our July 4th weekend, we honor our United States and give thanks for our freedom. Today we celebrate Holy Communion. Please gather bread (or cracker) and juice for this time. Open your heart to the presence of God. Collect your bible so that you can follow along with the scripture passage.)

PRELUDE “America the Beautiful” – Mark Hayes

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CALL TO WORSHIP
L: Something new is stirring in our church, O Lord.
P: A different voice comes to us.
L: Make us ready to receive this new Word
P: Open our hearts and renew our spirits.
L: Let us be the voice of welcome, the spirit of joy.
P: Let us be those who bring the life-giving waters to others. AMEN.

OPENING PRAYER
Lord of hope, when the dark clouds assail, you ask us to bear the light of your love and truth. When fears seem to immobilize us, you give us courage and strength to bear your witness. We thank you for your call to us. We praise you for your sustaining love for us. We honor you with our lives and our service to you; for it is in Christ’s Name, we offer this prayer. AMEN.

PRAYER OF CONFESSION
Patient God, each and every day you offer to us new hope and special blessings. From the rising of the sun to its descent, the light of your love pours on your creation. We love all these things, but we want to hold onto each of your blessings just for ourselves. Teach us to share openly and willingly with others. Forgive our selfishness and turn it to selflessness in service to you. Clear our minds and spirits from sadness to a sense of joy and adventure; for we offer this prayer in Jesus’ name. AMEN.

WORDS OF ASSURANCE
Hear the good news! God has again blessed our lives with hope and joy. Be at peace, dear ones, for God is with us. AMEN.

Meditation “Reflection on “America” – Douglas Wagner

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MORNING PRAYER
Gracious God of mercy, we thank you for your presence with us. As we gather in this community to share our faith, we open our hearts to the future of this church. We ask that you make us a blessing Prepare us to serve and celebrate the ministries you place before us. Giver of everlasting life, fill us again with your spirit, for it is in Christ’s name we pray. AMEN.

SCRIPTURE Matthew 10:40-42

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MESSAGE and HOLY COMMUNION
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GIVING OF TITHES AND OFFERING

PRAYER OF DEDICATION
Generous God, you have abundantly blessed each one of us; cause these gifts to be a blessing as they are put to work in your world. AMEN.

BENEDICTION
God of peace and mercy, send us into your world with confident joy. Help us to reach out to others and care for them as you always care for us. AMEN.

POSTLUDE “Mine Eyes Have Seen the Glory” – Mary McDonald

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Rev Susan Halverstadt, Pastor
David Koskey, Director of Music

Faxon-Kenmar UMC is using CCLI Streaming License 3356248 Exp. 3.31.21.

Worship Service for June 28, 2020

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Worship Service (at home)

June 28, 2020 (during the season of COVID-19 Virus Quarantine)

Faxon-Kenmar United Methodist Church, Williamsport, PA

June 28, 2020 Order of Worship
Fourth Sunday After Pentecost

(Prepare for worship. Open your heart to the presence of God. Collect your bible so that you can read the scripture passage.)

PRELUDE “It is Well with My Soul” – Bliss/Hayes

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CALL TO WORSHIP
L: Discipleship is never easy.
P: People don’t understand when you say you want to serve the Lord.
L: They think you are peculiar, and they are fearful.
P: But the Lord is with us, giving us courage and strength.
L: There is much work that needs to be done, and we cannot be slowed down by those who don’t understand or are fearful of serving the Lord.
P: Come, Lord, inspire us with your power and presence. Be with us as we prepare to be your disciples. AMEN.

OPENING PRAYER
Gracious and loving God, come to us in our fears and frustrations. We feel unable to serve and often beaten down by life. Give us courage and strength and help us joyfully serve you by serving others. In Jesus’ Name, we pray. AMEN.

PRAYER OF CONFESSION
Lord, we are so beaten down by life. We see the shadows all around us and shrink away from your light in our fears. We turn our backs on others because we don’t believe that we have anything to offer. Our attitudes and our actions often reflect anger and hostility rather than compassion and hope. Please forgive us, Lord. Please heal and restore us to wholeness and hope. Give us courage to be your disciples. We ask this in Jesus’ Name.

WORDS OF ASSURANCE
Jesus does not say that discipleship is easy. He says that we are called to serve and that he will be with us. That is truly good news. Our service will be supported and encouraged by our Lord who has healed and restored us. Rejoice! For you have been called and made whole by the love of God. AMEN.

PASTORAL PRAYER
Patient Lord, how trying we must be to you sometimes. We whine about our inabilities and our lack of trust. Yet when we want something from you, we shout from the rooftops and demand your attention. You quietly call us into service, not offering the road of easy service and cheap discipleship, but rather sharing with us the needs of the world and proclaiming that you will be with us always. Our ministries of faithful service are based in the knowledge of your powerful, healing presence and mercy. Give us courage, Lord, to be your disciples. Let us be bold in our proclamation of your healing mercy in our attitudes and our actions. For it is in Jesus’ Name, that we pray. AMEN.

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.

SCRIPTURE Matthew 10:24-39 (Read this passage aloud)

MESSAGE “Shout Out or Shout Down”

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GIVING OF TITHES AND OFFERING (Please send your envelope to the church office at 1301 Clayton Avenue, Williamsport PA 17701

MEDITATION “Since Jesus Came into My Heart” – Gabriel/Bennett

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PRAYER
God, we ask for your blessing on all that we give to you. May it be used to heal people and bring people to you. Amen.

BENEDICTION
Go now in peace, in the name of Jesus Christ our Lord.

POSTLUDE “The Upward Way”-Smith

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Rev Susan Halverstadt, Pastor
David Koskey, Director of Music

Faxon-Kenmar UMC is using CCLI Streaming License 3356248 Exp. 3.31.21.

Alternate Options for Worship-at-Home on June 21st

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While Pastor Susan is on vacation, please check out these ALTERNATIVE WORSHIP RESOURCES FOR SUNDAY, JUNE 21:

Pine Street UMC

  • Radio– The service will be aired on WWPA at 11:00am. You can tune into WWPA at 101.7 FM, 1340 AM or WILQ HD 3 to listen.
  • YouTube Videos– the morning’s service will be put on YouTube sometime during the afternoon on Sunday to watch later in the day. Enter “YouTube Pine Street UMC Williamsport PA” in your search bar and multiple videos will come up, simply choose the appropriate date and click.
  • Website– Previously Archived Services are available to watch at www.pinestreetumc.org.

St. John’s Newberry UMC

  • Website– www.stjnumc.com will have live worship online (Sat. 5:30 PM, Sun. 8:15 AM and 10:45 AM)
  • Click on “Listen Live” button.
  • If you miss the live broadcast, you can still find older services, by clicking “Listen Live”, then click the Menu button on that screen, then click the Microphone icon and select a service (they do take up to a minute or more to start, so let it play and keep listening and eventually you will hear).

First Church

  • Sundays at 9:30 AM (blended style)
  • Sundays at 11:00 AM (informal contemporary with worship band)
  • Livestream on website– www.firstchurch.cc/worship-services/, click on “watch online” under the sermon you wish to watch.
  • If you miss the live worship service, you can listen to archived sermons (sermons only, not entire service) on the website by clicking Worship tab, then selecting Sermons, then choose a sermon.