August 6, 2023 Digital Bulletin

Moscow United Methodist Church 126 Church St Moscow, PA Pastor Lori Robinson [email protected] [email protected] (570)842-7251

August 6, 2023 10:00 a.m. Twentieth Sunday After Pentecost GOD’S PEOPLE GATHER Gathering Prelude Carol Hess “Sweet Hour of Prayer” By William Bradbury Arranged by Douglas E Wagner Ringing of the Church Bells Parish Notes Greeting: May you be filled with the Spirit of God as we come together to worship and sing praises to God our Creator and Jesus Christ our Lord and Redeemer! Introit Hymn of Preparation TFWS #2164 “Sanctuary” (sung twice) Lord prepare me to be a sanctuary, Pure and holy, tried and true. With thanksgiving, I’ll be a living Sanctuary for you.

Lord prepare me to be a sanctuary, Pure and holy, tried and true. With thanksgiving, I’ll be a living Sanctuary for you *Call To Worship Leader: Let us quiet our bodies and collect our thoughts. People: Let us open our minds to God and the teaching of Jesus. All: Let us be guided by the Holy Spirit now and always. Amen *Opening Hymn UMH#454 “Open My Eyes That I May See” Open my eyes, that I may see glimpses of truth thou hast for me; place in my hands the wonderful key that shall unclasp and set me free. Silently now I wait for thee, ready, my God, thy will to see. Open my eyes, illumine me, Spirit divine! Open my ears, that I may hear

voices of truth thou sendest clear; and while the wavenotes fall on my ear, everything false will disappear. Silently now I wait for thee, ready, my God, thy will to see. Open my ears, illumine me, Spirit divine! Open my mouth, and let me bear gladly the warm truth everywhere; open my heart and let me prepare love with thy children thus to share. Silently now I wait for thee, ready, my God, thy will to see. Open my heart, illumine me, Spirit divine! Morning Prayer: Gracious God, We come today and ask of your mercy. We have not always been the children you would want us to be – We have not always followed the teaching of your son and our Savior Jesus. Yet, your Mercy is ever flowing and unconditional. This hour fill us with that mercy and help us to live in and show that mercy to others in our daily lives. A-Men PROCLAMATION AND RESPONSE

MORNING PRAYER OF ILLUMINATION: (Unison) Enlighten the eyes of our hearts, O God, and grant us a spirit of wisdom and revelation through the reading of this, your Word. Amen. Children’s Chat * HYMN OF PREPARATION UMH #467 “Trust and Obey” When we walk with the Lord in the light of his word, what a glory he sheds on our way! While we do his good will, he abides with us still, and with all who will trust and obey. Trust and obey, for there's no other way to be happy in Jesus, but to trust and obey. Not a burden we bear, not a sorrow we share, but our toil he doth richly repay; not a grief or a loss, not a frown or a cross, but is blest if we trust and obey.

Trust and obey, for there's no other way to be happy in Jesus, but to trust and obey. But we never can prove the delights of his love until all on the altar we lay; for the favor he shows, for the joy he bestows, are for them who will trust and obey. Trust and obey, for there's no other way to be happy in Jesus, but to trust and obey. Then in fellowship sweet we will sit at his feet, or we'll walk by his side in the way; what he says we will do, where he sends we will go; never fear, only trust and obey. Trust and obey, for there's no other way to be happy in Jesus, but to trust and obey. Gospel Reading Matthew 14:22-33

Immediately Jesus made the disciples get into the boat and go on ahead of him to the other side, while he dismissed the crowd. After he had dismissed them, he went up on a mountainside by himself to pray. Later that night, he was there alone, and the boat was already a considerable distance from land, buffeted by the waves because the wind was against it. Shortly before dawn Jesus went out to them, walking on the lake. When the disciples saw him walking on the lake, they were terrified. “It’s a ghost,” they said, and cried out in fear. But Jesus immediately said to them: “Take courage! It is I. Don’t be afraid.” “Lord, if it’s you,” Peter replied, “tell me to come to you on the water.” “Come,” he said. Then Peter got down out of the boat, walked on the water and came toward Jesus. But when he saw the wind, he was afraid and, beginning to sink, cried out, “Lord, save me!” Immediately Jesus reached out his hand and caught him. “You of little faith,” he said, “why did you doubt?” And when they climbed into the boat, the wind died down. Then those who were in the boat worshiped him, saying, “Truly you are the Son of God.”

Leader: The word of God for the people of God. People: Thanks be to God. Message Ron Lucas Storms of Life Circle of Prayer Churches: Dellville UMC, Duncannon; Summerhill UMC, Berwick; Pleasant Valley UMC, Howard; Fairview UMC, Harrisonville; Salem Gulden’s UMC, Gettysburg; East Rush UMC, Lawton Six Mile Run UMC, Defiance; Point Bethel UMC, Hughesville; Thornhurst UMC, Thornhurst; Faith UMC, Selinsgrove; Wesley Forest Camp & Retreat Center, Weikert Prayer List: Corona Virus Pandemic, Our United Methodist Denomination, those acted by the natural disasters, Our Country and Leaders, All Military troops, Adm. John C. Aquilino, War in Ukraine, Dawn Biesecker, Alice Roese, Merle Lyon, Cindy Kramer, Shirley Lysak, Ed Sebring, Tom Tanfield, Ted Kreider, Maria Sevitski, Candie Drake, Judy Durkin, Douglas Pierre, Stephanie, Doris Rose, Paul Bowen, Dale Frisbee Unspoken Requests, Those Suffering in Silence Sharing In Prayer: Concerns and Joys

Silent Prayer Pastoral Prayer The Lord’s Prayer UMH#895 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. Reception of the Tithes and Offerings *Doxology UMH#94 Praise God, from whom all blessings flow; praise Him all creatures here below; praise Him above, ye heavenly host; praise Father, Son, and Holy Ghost. Amen. GOD’S PEOPLE ARE SENT FORTH *Hymn of Sending Forth

“Brightly Beams Our Father’s Mercy” Brightly beams our Father’s mercy From His lighthouse evermore; But to us He gives the keeping Of the lights along the shore. Let the lower lights be burning! Send a gleam across the wave! Some poor fainting, struggling seaman You may rescue, you may save. Dark the night of sin has settled, Loud the angry billows roar; Eager eyes are watching, longing, For the lights along the shore. Let the lower lights be burning! Send a gleam across the wave! Some poor fainting, struggling seaman You may rescue, you may save. Trim your feeble lamp, my brother! Some poor seaman, tempest-tossed, Trying now to make the harbor, In the darkness may be lost.

Let the lower lights be burning! Send a gleam across the wave! Some poor fainting, struggling seaman You may rescue, you may save. *Benediction *Choral Benediction UMH#672 “God Be With You Till We Meet Again” God be with you till we meet again; by his counsels guide, uphold you, with his sheep securely fold you; God be with you till we meet again. Till we meet, till we meet, till we meet at Jesus' feet; till we meet, till we meet, God be with you till we meet again. *Postlude Postlude on St. Dunstan’s By Charles Winfred Douglas Arranged by Douglas E Wagner * Invites the congregation to stand if able. Pastor: Lori Robinson

Email: [email protected] Phone: (570)762-4918 General Information: • Children are welcome during worship, there are Busy Bags in the coat room, and the Nursery is open for childcare after Children’s Chat for children up to age 6. • Restrooms can be found down the hall across the Narthex from the Sanctuary. • For more information, please go to our website, www.moscowumc.com. Schedule This Week: Tuesday 6:30 p.m. Christian Connections Wednesday 9:00 a.m. Wednesday Morning Crew Next Sunday 11:00 a.m. Administrative Committees We will not be going to Saint Mary’s Villa today. The SPRC is accepting applications for the Church Secretary position. Anyone interested can contact Mark Chmielewski at [email protected] or call the church office at 570-842-7251. There is now a sign on bonus and the position starts at a higher rate. As we move through the transition of hiring a new Church Secretary, there will be no set office hours. Pastor

Lori will still be keeping her office times. If you need anything, please call for an appointment. Reminder – The Aqua PA pipe work is finishing up on Spring Garden Street and other area streets. Also, construction on our new prayer garden in the courtyard is underway. Please be careful in these areas. We have implemented a no food or drink policy in the Sanctuary. Thank you for your cooperation in keeping God’s house honorable and orderly. We will be updating our Prayer List every month, if you would like someone to remain on our prayer list after 1 month, please let us know so we do not remove them. Please don’t forget to invite your friends to follow our social media pages so we can spread the word of our upcoming events far and wide. Ushers, Greeters, Scripture Readers: Please sign up to help in these areas. The sign-up sheets are on the table in front of the mailboxes in the coat room. Ministries and Missions / Community Collections: MUMC Community Computer Lab is ready for use. Please spread the word about this new community outreach

ministry. Currently, if you need to use the computer lab, please contact Jennie or Pastor Lori for assistance. *** MUMC DONATION STATION *** The MUMC Donation Station is located in the coat room of the church building. For the month of August, we are collecting school supplies. Currently, most needed items are bookbags and binders. Any supplies will be helpful. We are working again this year with Salon Joy to “Stuff the Bus” with supplies. Age range is PreK – High School. Food Pantry & Dry Goods Pantry – Most Needed Items of the month: Food Pantry – Canned Fruit, Cereal Dry Goods Pantry – Napkins Infant Hat Collection: Thank you to those who continue to donate hats. If you are unable to knit or crochet but would like to contribute, you can donate yarn for others to make the hats. Information on which yarns are best can be found with the hat patterns. We are collecting plastic bags and other stretchy plastic, which will be turned into an outdoor bench when we reach 500lbs. So far we have reached our goal for our second bench.

We continue to collect aluminum tabs for the Ronald McDonald House in Scranton. MUMC Power of Prayer Network – If anyone is in need of prayer, please contact Cis Lyon, so your requests can be given to the Power of Prayer Network. The MUMC Learning Tree Preschool: If you or someone you know would like to enroll their child, applications as well as other information can be found on our website under the “Ministries” section. Currently, new applicants will be placed on a wait list. Spiritual Enrichment Opportunities: Christian Connections, virtual Bible study, will meet again this Tuesday evening at 6:15. Pastor Lori sends an email every week with the link to participate. Everyone is welcome to join. WELCOME TO PORTICO! https://susumc.org/portico/ Portico is a new Learning Management System (LMS) that will be another resource to support our Conference mission to grow spiritual transformational leaders, equip vital congregations and create new places for new people, and connect with each other and the world. Persons are free to enroll in any course they wish. The courses which are for credit will be indicated in the course description. New courses are added all the time so check back often to see the latest learning opportunities.

Upcoming Activity and Event Information: Next Week! We will be hosting a Paint and Praise Night on Thursday, August 17th. Bring a friend and come out for this enjoyable evening! For further information and to make a reservation, contact Hannah Witherite, 570-982-4614. Here is the picture we will be painting. *CPR/AED Class: If anyone would like to sign up for a future class, please contact Jennie, or add your name to the list on the table in the Narthex.