Friday, May 9, 2025

Worship Service - May 11, 2025

                                          Elkton United Methodist Church
                                            Festival of the Christian Home
                                                     Sunday, May 11, 2025
                                                                10:00 a.m.

GREETING AND ANNOUNCEMENTS

PRELUDE........................................................ “ADORATION”1............................. ARR. BY MARK HAYES

INTROIT.............................................. “I WILL BLESS THE LORD”1.............................. CHANCEL CHOIR

OPENING

TIME OF CENTERING PRAYER

RESPONSE #641 (UMH)............................................................................................. “FILL MY CUP, LORD”

Fill my cup, Lord, I lift it up, Lord. Come and quench this thirsting of my soul.  Bread 

of heaven, feed me till I want no more; fill my cup, fill it up and make me whole.


**CALL TO WORSHIP

Leader:      We come with joy to this celebration of God’s love!

People:     Open our hearts, Lord, to receive your love.

Leader:      We come with hope to this witness of God’s power!
People:     Challenge and encourage us to serve you, Lord.

Leader:      We come with willingness to share God’s good news with all.

People:     We produce the fruit of Love, the life-giving Vine.

Leader:      Easter people, how shall we bear the fruit of Love, the life-giving Vine?

All:            We thank God for this invitation to worship, witness, and serve.  AMEN.

**HYMN #2050 (TFWS)............................................................ “MOTHERING GOD, YOU GAVE ME BIRTH”

OPENING PRAYER (IN UNISON)

Loving God, in your wisdom you have created us and given us many gifts.  Today, we 

thank you for all that we mean to each other and to our friends and families.  We thank 

you for the love that has brought us to this time and place, and for your love which abides 

to tie us all together. Where you are, O God, there is love. AMEN.


NEW TESTAMENT LESSON, REVELATION 7:9-17 (PAGE 249)
Leader:   Christ is risen!
People:  He is risen indeed!

MUSICAL OFFERING....................... “I THANK MY GOD FOR YOU”1......................... CHANCEL CHOIR

**GOSPEL LESSON, JOHN 10:22-30 (PAGE 104)
Leader:      Christ is risen!
People:     He is risen indeed!

Up from the grave he arose, with a mighty triumph o’er his foes;

He arose a victor from the dark domain, and he lives forever, with his saints to reign.  

He arose!  He arose!  Hallelujah!  Christ arose!

SERMON..................................................... “WHAT A CHURCH!”.............................. REV. ERIC WARNER

**RESPONSE #102 (UMH)........................................................................ “NOW THANK WE ALL OUR GOD”

PRAYER CONCERNS/PASTORAL PRAYER

THE LORD'S PRAYER (IN UNISON)

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.


RESPONSE #2215 (TFWS)................................................................................................. “CARES CHORUS”

I cast all my cares upon you, I lay all of my burdens down at your feet, and anytime 

that I don't know what to do, I will cast all my cares upon you.

CALL TO OFFERING

OFFERTORY

**DOXOLOGY #95 (UMH)..................................... “PRAISE GOD, FROM WHOM ALL BLESSINGS FLOW”

Praise God, from whom all blessings flow;

Praise Him, all creatures here below;

Praise Him above, ye heav'nly host;

Praise Father, Son, and Holy Ghost.

Amen.

**OFFERTORY PRAYER

**HYMN #2189 (TFWS).................................................................................. “A MOTHER LINED A BASKET”

**CHORAL BENEDICTION.......... “LORD, LET US NOW DEPART IN PEACE”1............ CHANCEL CHOIR

**CONGREGATIONAL RESPONSE

Bind us together, Lord, bind us together with cords that cannot be broken.

Bind us together, Lord, bind us together, bind us together in love. 


POSTLUDE.................................................. “TIS THE SPRING........... ARR. BY RICHARD WILLIAMSON
                                                                     OF SAINTS TODAY”1

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                        Flowers on the altar are given by the Women of EUMC in honor of all mothers –

                                                                in memory of loved ones lost and

                                            in honor of all recovering from surgery and illness this year

 

                            Flowers on the organ are in loving memory of Connie & Marlene given by

                                                                          The Gautsch Family


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**Indicates the congregation should stand if able

UMH: United Methodist Hymnal (red cover)
TFWS: The Faith We Sing (black cover)
W&S: Worship & Song (green cover)

1Public Music performance provided for and reported to CCLI Licensing
Copyright License: #1824650/Recording License:  CSPL148932


  

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