Worship Service January 2 Bulletin

Worship Service January 2, 2022 Epiphany of The Lord Sunday Prelude Ringing of the Bells Parish Notes Schedule This Week: Tuesday 6:15 p.m. Christian Connections Wednesday 9:00 a.m. Wednesday Morning Crew Office Hours This Week – 11:00 a.m. – 2:00 p.m. Tuesday, January 4th 10:00 a.m. – 1:00 p.m. Wednesday, January 5th Join us next week for a special worship service as we celebrate the Baptism of our Lord. All articles for the January 2022 newsletter are due today. Christian Connections Virtual Bible Discussion Group will meet again this Tuesday evening, January 4th at 6:15.

CPR/AED Class: If you would like to be on the list for future classes, please contact Jennie at [email protected] or (570)903- 1222. We will be scheduling classes as needed. *** MUMC DONATION STATION *** The MUMC Donation Station is located in the narthex of the church building: For the month of January we are extending our collection for the Women’s Resource Center, which helps women and children escaping from Domestic Abuse situations. A full list of items will be available on the table in front of the mailboxes. A few of their most requested items are: Full size hygiene products, cleaning products (sponges, scrub brushes, buckets, etc), and Diapers size 3 and up. *Food Pantry & Dry Goods Pantry – Most Needed Items of the week: Food Pantry- rice a roni, diced tomatoes, ketchup, salad dressing Dry Goods Pantry –any type of cleaning products, toothpaste, and toothbrushes Sunday School continues to meet Sundays at 9AM for all ages. The children meet in the sanctuary. The kids are having a blast playing games, making crafts, and even cooking! Contact Barbara Havenstrite for more information. The Adults are currently meeting in Pastor Lori’s office. Sunday School will be returning next Sunday, January 9th.

MUMC Power of Prayer Network – If anyone is in need of prayer, please contact Cis Lyon, Pastor Lori, or Jennie, so your requests can be given to the Power of Prayer Network. MUMC Learning Tree Fundraiser The Preschool is selling gift cards to Mendicino’s Restaurant. For each $20 gift card sold, $10 of the purchase price goes to the preschool for field trips and other special events. Orders are due by this Friday, January 7th. Clements Scholarship Information for the Clements Scholarship can be found on the announcement board in the Narthex. The deadline to apply is January 13, 2022. Flyers are available on the table in front of the mailboxes. Opening Prayer *Call to Worship Leader: The new dawn shall rise upon you; People: The world will see the radiance of God. Leader: The new dawn shall rise upon you; People: The Holy One will bless his people with peace. Leader: The new dawn shall rise upon you; People: God is here among us. Let us rejoice and be glad. *Opening Hymn “The First Noel” UMH#245

Children’s Time Old Testament Reading Isaiah 60:1-6 Special Music Ashley Greening Gospel Reading Matthew 2:1-12 Leader: The Word of God for the people of God. People: Thanks be to God. Message Epiphany of The Lord *Hymn of Response “We Three Kings” UMH#254 Concerns - Corona Virus Pandemic, Our United Methodist Denomination, Our Country and Leaders, All Military Troops, Linda Guse Family, William Seamans Family, Larry Napolitano family, Maureen Bardzilouskas family, Carolyn Parise Family, Frank Ciero, Sr., Dana Nelson and Family, Sharon DeLucy, Ray Roese, Sandy Herman, Darin Caputo, Unspoken Requests, Those Suffering in Silence Joys – New Year Ahead Silent Prayer Pastoral Prayer EPIPHANY COMMUNION SERVICE INVITATION CONFESSION & PARDON

The Lord be with you. And also with you. Lift up your hearts. We lift them up to the Lord. Let us give thanks to the Lord our God. It is right to give our thanks and praise. It is right, and a good and joyful thing, always and everywhere to give thanks to you, Father Almighty, creator of heaven and earth. Before the mountains were brought forth, from everlasting to everlasting, you alone are God. You created light out of darkness and brought forth life on the 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. Through your love for the world, the Word became flesh and lived among us full of grace and truth. The angels caroled glory to you in the highest heavens and peace to all people on earth. We join with them, with all the company of heaven, and with all people to praise your holy name: Holy, holy, holy Lord, God of endless love, heaven and earth are full of your glory. The angels sang of it, we have been lavished with it. Blessed is he who was born that we might have life. Glory to God and on earth peace to all people. Holy God, you have revealed yourself as our light and our salvation. As the travelers with their treasures were overwhelmed with joy on finding Jesus, so we also are overwhelmed on finding out the depth of his adoration for us. For Jesus showed just how beloved we are to him, by loving us and giving himself for us. Through your signs and witnesses, in every age and through all the world, you have led your people from far places to his light.

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 in which 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 which is given for you. Do this in remembrance of me.\" 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. Do this, as often as you drink it, in remembrance of me.\" And so, in remembrance of these your mighty acts in Jesus Christ, 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. Christ has died; Christ is risen; Christ will come again. Pour out your Holy Spirit on us gathered here, and on these gifts of bread and wine. 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 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. And now, with the confidence of children of God, let us pray: 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. SHARING IN THE BREAD AND CUP The Body of Christ given for you. The Blood of Christ shed for you. PRAYER OF THANKSGIVING Eternal God, we give you thanks for this holy mystery in which you have given yourself to us. Grant that we may go into the world in the strength of your Spirit, to give ourselves for others, In the name of Jesus Christ our Lord, Amen. -Adapted from the UMBOW & Moira Laidlaw’s Prayer at the Epiphany Table Weekly Reminders Tithes and Offering The Week Ahead *Hymn of Sending Forth UMH#220 “Angels from the Realms of Glory(v 1&3)” *Benediction