Order of Worship, November 29, 2020

 Community United Methodist Church

Quincy, CA

November 29, 2020/First Sunday of Advent

 

WELCOME EVERYONE!!   We are happy you are worshiping with us today, wherever and whenever you are worshiping.  Please feel free to leave us a message or leave a comment in the video and let us know how we can best connect with you, pray for you, and where you are joining us from whether it’s Quincy or the rest of the world.  We are a church where ALL are welcome!! 

 

UMC Mission:

To Make Disciples of Jesus Christ For the Transformation of the World

 

Community UMC Mission: 

We are a Christ-centered community, joyfully committed to being His ambassadors.  In the fellowship of His love and grace, we grow in Christ through the study of God’s word, prayer and worship; living out our faith in service to others.

 

Please participate as fully as you wish, or simply watch and take it all in.

*Indicates to stand as comfortable

UMH – United Methodist Hymnal (Red Hymnal)

FWS – The Faith we Sing (Black Hymnal)

Gathering Music:             Come, Thou Long Expected Jesus, arr. Stan Pethel                      

 

Welcome:                                                                   Rev. Andrew Davis

 

Lighting the Candle of Hope:

 

From far and wide, we come together on a journey to the manger.

With hope in our hearts, we wait expectantly for our world to change.

As we light the first candle of Advent, the candle of hope, 

we remember to keep God’s light shining bright for all to see.

This candle reminds us that God’s hope and light brings change to our world.

 

(Light the first Advent Candle)

 

Prayer

Lord, this Advent season begins in difficult times

and in unfamiliar ways.

Help us stay awake to your presence, O Lord,

that hope may prevail within our souls. 

Focus our hearts on your promised change in our world,

that others see hope and love growing deep within us 

and feel comfort through our actions.

In Your precious Son’s name, we pray. Amen.

 

© 2020 Harriet Wilkin (Use by Permission)

 

*Hymn of Praise:     O Come, Come Emmanuel – UMH 211, vs. 1-3[i]

 

1.    O Come, O come, Emmanuel, 

and ransom captive Israel,

That mourns in lonely exile here 

until the Son of God appears.

 

Refrain:

            Rejoice!  Rejoice!  Emmanuel.  Shall come to thee, O Israel.  

 

2.    O come, thou Wisdom from on high, 

and order all things far and night;

To us the path of knowledge show 

and cause us in her ways to go.

 

Refrain

3.    O come, O come, great Lord of might, 

who to thy tribes on Sinai’s height

In ancient times once gave the law 

in cloud in majesty and awe.

 

Refrain

 

Hebrew Bible Lesson:                                     Isaiah 64: 1-9 (NRSV)

 

O that you would tear open the heavens and come down,
    so that the mountains would quake at your presence—
²  as when fire kindles brushwood
    and the fire causes water to boil—
to make your name known to your adversaries,
    so that the nations might tremble at your presence!
³ When you did awesome deeds that we did not expect,
    you came down, the mountains quaked at your presence.
⁴ From ages past no one has heard,
    no ear has perceived,
no eye has seen any God besides you,
    who works for those who wait for him.
⁵ You meet those who gladly do right,
    those who remember you in your ways.
But you were angry, and we sinned;
    because you hid yourself we transgressed. 
⁶ We have all become like one who is unclean,
    and all our righteous deeds are like a filthy cloth.
We all fade like a leaf,
    and our iniquities, like the wind, take us away.
⁷ There is no one who calls on your name,
    or attempts to take hold of you;
for you have hidden your face from us,
    and have delivered us into the hand of our iniquity.
⁸ Yet, O Lord, you are our Father;
    we are the clay, and you are our potter;
    we are all the work of your hand.
⁹ Do not be exceedingly angry, O Lord,
    and do not remember iniquity forever.
    Now consider, we are all your people.

*Gospel Lesson:                                           Mark 13: 24-37 (NRSV)

²⁴ “But in those days, after that suffering,

the sun will be darkened,
    and the moon will not give its light,
²⁵ and the stars will be falling from heaven,
    and the powers in the heavens will be shaken.

²⁶ Then they will see ‘the Son of Man coming in clouds’ with great power and glory. ²⁷ Then he will send out the angels, and gather his elect from the four winds, from the ends of the earth to the ends of heaven.

²⁸ “From the fig tree learn its lesson: as soon as its branch becomes tender and puts forth its leaves, you know that summer is near. ²⁹ So also, when you see these things taking place, you know that he^[a] is near, at the very gates. ³⁰ Truly I tell you, this generation will not pass away until all these things have taken place. ³¹ Heaven and earth will pass away, but my words will not pass away.

³² “But about that day or hour no one knows, neither the angels in heaven, nor the Son, but only the Father. ³³ Beware, keep alert;^[b] for you do not know when the time will come. ³⁴ It is like a man going on a journey, when he leaves home and puts his slaves in charge, each with his work, and commands the doorkeeper to be on the watch. ³⁵ Therefore, keep awake—for you do not know when the master of the house will come, in the evening, or at midnight, or at cockcrow, or at dawn, ³⁶ or else he may find you asleep when he comes suddenly. ³⁷ And what I say to you I say to all: Keep awake.”

Words of God, Words of Life: Thanks be to God!

 

Preparation:                                        Welcome to Our World, vs. 1[ii]

 

            Tears are falling, hearts are breaking, how we need to hear from God.

            You’ve been promised, we’ve been waiting, welcome holy Child,

            Welcome holy Child.  

 

Meditation                                                                Rev. Andrew Davis

“Welcome to our World: How We Need to Hear from God”

 

 

 

Response/Invitation to Prayer:                   Star Child – FWS 2095, vs. 1[iii]          

 

            Star-Child, earth-Child, go-between of God,

            Love Child, Christ Child, heaven’s lightning rod,

            This year, this year, let the day arrive 

when Christmas comes for everyone, everyone alive!

 

Prayers of the People/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.

 

*Closing Hymn:                       Blessed be the God of Israel – UMH 209[iv]     

 

1.    Blessed be the God of Israel, who comes to set us free,

Who visits and redeems us, and grants us liberty.

The prophets spoke of mercy, of freedom and release;

God shall fulfill the promise to bring our people peace.

 

2.    Now from the house of David a child of grace is given;

A Savior comes among us to raise us up to heaven.

Before him goes the herald, forerunner in the way,

The prophet of salvation, the harbinger of day.

 

3.    On prisoners of darkness the sun begins to rise,

The dawning of forgiveness upon the sinners’ eyes,

To guide the feet of pilgrims along the paths of peace;

O bless our God and Savior with songs that never cease!          

 

*Blessing & Sending Forth 

 

Please join us on Zoom from 11:00am-11:30am this Sunday morning for a time of fellowship following worship on Sunday.  You can join from your computer or phone.  For the Zoom link, please send us an e-mail at QuincyUMC@sbcglobal.net.  

 

This Sunday, November 29 marks the First Sunday of Advent.  One tradition is the lighting of the Advent candles.  Everyone is encouraged to participate from home by finding four small candles and a larger candle.  Arrange the larger candle in the center and the smaller candles in a circle or two smaller candles on either side of the larger candle.  Everyone is welcome to light a candle each week during the lighting of the Advent candles. 

 

Beginning December 2 at 7:00pm on Zoom, our High Sierra Circuit churches are invited to participate in Rev. Adam Hamilton’s Incarnation.  Copies of the book can be ordered through Cokesbury, Target, Amazon, or locally through Barn Owl Books online.  The Zoom link will be sent out closer to the meeting time from Pastor Becky Stockdale at Portola UMC.  If you would like to participate, please let Pastor Andrew know and he will pass it along to Pastor Becky.  

 

Connect with Us!!

P.O. Box 766, Quincy, CA 95971

Tel/Fax (530)283-1740

email:quincyumc@sbcglobal.net

Church Website: www.quincymethodist.org

Facebook: CUMCQuincy

YouTube: QuincyUMC95971

Instagram: @QuincyUMC95971

 

Please mail your tithes/offerings to the church office at the above address.  

You can also set up automatic bill pay through your bank for tithes/offerings.

 

Community UMC Office Hours:

Closed to the public until further notice due to COVID-19 Precautions

 

Rev. Andrew Davis

Pastor Andrew’s E-mail: Andrew.davis@cnumc.org

Pastor Andrew’s Google Voice Number: 530-238-5723

During the COVID-19 closure of our buildings, Pastor Andrew cannot meet in-office although can meet outside in the yard or on the porch (with masks and socially distanced).  He is available by phone, e-mail, or text between 10:00am-7:00pm Monday-Thursday and Saturday. He can also meet one-on-one via Zoom or phone by appointment.  Pastor Andrew takes Fridays off and is not available on Fridays except for emergencies.

 

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"Come, Thou Long Expected Jesus." Music by Rowland H. Prichard, arr. by Stan Pethel.  ©2009 The Lorenz Publishing Co.  All Rights Reserved.  Streamed with permission under ONE LICENCE, License # A-735696.  All Rights Reserved.

[i] “O Come, O Come, Emmanuel,” Words 9^th Cent. Latin; Trans. St. 1, 3 The Hymnal, 1940.  Music, 15^th Cent. French, harm. By Thomas Helmore, 1854.  St. 1, 3 ©1940, 1943, renewed 1981 The Church Pension Fund.  All Rights Reserved.  Reprinted/Streamed with permission under ONE LICENCE, License # A-735696.  All Rights Reserved.  

 

[ii] CCLI #2317391.  “Welcome to our World.” Words & Music by Chris Rice.  ©1995 Clumsy Fly Music, admin. By Word Music, LLC.  Used by Permission. CCLI License #20665172.  

 

[iii] “Star Child,” Words by Shirley Erena Murray, Music by Carlton R. Young.  ©1994, Hope Publishing Co. All Rights Reserved.  Reprinted/Streamed with permission under ONE LICENCE, License # A-735696.  All Rights Reserved.  

 

[iv] “Blessed be the God of Israel,” Words by Michael Perry, Music by Hal H. Hopson. Words ©1973, Hope Publishing Co., Music ©1983, Hope Publishing Co..  All Rights Reserved.  Reprinted/Streamed with permission under ONE LICENCE, License # A-735696.  All Rights Reserved.  

Order of Worship, November 22, 2020

 Community United Methodist Church

Quincy, CA

November 22, 2020/Reign of Christ Sunday, Thanksgiving Sunday

 

WELCOME EVERYONE!!   We are happy you are worshiping with us today, wherever and whenever you are worshiping.  Please feel free to leave us a message or leave a comment in the video and let us know how we can best connect with you, pray for you, and where you are joining us from whether it’s Quincy or the rest of the world.  We are a church where ALL are welcome!! 

 

UMC Mission:

To Make Disciples of Jesus Christ For the Transformation of the World

 

Community UMC Mission: 

We are a Christ-centered community, joyfully committed to being His ambassadors.  In the fellowship of His love and grace, we grow in Christ through the study of God’s word, prayer and worship; living out our faith in service to others.

 

Please participate as fully as you wish, or simply watch and take it all in.

*Indicates to stand as comfortable

UMH – United Methodist Hymnal (Red Hymnal)

FWS – The Faith we Sing (Black Hymnal)

 

Gathering Music:                  For the Fruit of All Creation, arr. Zach Unke[i]                           

 

Welcome:                                                           Rev. Andrew Davis

 

Opening Prayer:  We Gather Together/Prayer of Thanksgiving – UMH 131

 

1.    We gather together to ask the Lord’s blessing;

He chastens and hastens his will to make known.

The wicked oppressing no cease from distressing.

Sing praises to his name; he forgets not his own.

 

(interlude)

 

2.    Beside us to guide us, our God with us joining,

Ordaining, maintaining his kingdom divine;

So from the beginning the fight we were winning;

Thou, Lord, wast at our side, all glory be thine!

 

(interlude)

 

3.    We all do extol thee, thou leader triumphant,

And pray that thou still our defender willt be.

Let thy congregation escape tribulation;

Thy name be ever praised!  O Lord, make us free!  

 

*Hymn of Praise:           Come, Ye Faithful People Come – UMH 694

 

1.    Come, ye thankful people, come, raise the song of harvest home;

All is safely gathered in, ere the winter storms begin.

God our maker doth provide for our wants to be supplied;

Come to God’s own temple, come, raise the song of harvest home.

 

2.    All the world is God’s own field, fruit as praise to God we yield;

Wheat and tares together sown are to joy or sorrow grown;

First the corn and then the ear, then the full corn shall appear;

Lord of harvest, grant that we wholesome grain and pure may be.

 

3.    For the Lord our God shall come, and shall take the harvest home; 

From the field shall in that day all offenses purge away,

Giving angels charge at last in the fire the tares to cast;

But the fruitful eats to store in the garner evermore.

 

4.    Even so, Lord, quickly come, bring thy final harvest home;

Gather thou thy people in, free from sorrow free from sin,

There, forever purified, in thy presence to abide;

Come, with all thine angels, come, raise the glorious harvest home.

 

Epistle Lesson:                                           Ephesians 1: 15-23 (NRSV)

 

¹⁵ I have heard of your faith in the Lord Jesus and your love toward all the saints, and for this reason ¹⁶ I do not cease to give thanks for you as I remember you in my prayers. ¹⁷ I pray that the God of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of glory, may give you a spirit of wisdom and revelation as you come to know him, ¹⁸ so that, with the eyes of your heart enlightened, you may know what is the hope to which he has called you, what are the riches of his glorious inheritance among the saints, ¹⁹ and what is the immeasurable greatness of his power for us who believe, according to the working of his great power. ²⁰ God put this power to work in Christ when he raised him from the dead and seated him at his right hand in the heavenly places, ²¹ far above all rule and authority and power and dominion, and above every name that is named, not only in this age but also in the age to come. ²² And he has put all things under his feet and has made him the head over all things for the church, ²³ which is his body, the fullness of him who fills all in all.

 

*Gospel Lesson:                                        Matthew 25: 31-46 (NRSV)

 

³¹ “When the Son of Man comes in his glory, and all the angels with him, then he will sit on the throne of his glory. ³² All the nations will be gathered before him, and he will separate people one from another as a shepherd separates the sheep from the goats, ³³ and he will put the sheep at his right hand and the goats at the left. ³⁴ Then the king will say to those at his right hand, ‘Come, you that are blessed by my Father, inherit the kingdom prepared for you from the foundation of the world; ³⁵ for I was hungry and you gave me food, I was thirsty and you gave me something to drink, I was a stranger and you welcomed me, ³⁶ I was naked and you gave me clothing, I was sick and you took care of me, I was in prison and you visited me.’ ³⁷ Then the righteous will answer him, ‘Lord, when was it that we saw you hungry and gave you food, or thirsty and gave you something to drink? ³⁸ And when was it that we saw you a stranger and welcomed you, or naked and gave you clothing? ³⁹ And when was it that we saw you sick or in prison and visited you?’ ⁴⁰ And the king will answer them, ‘Truly I tell you, just as you did it to one of the least of these who are members of my family, you did it to me.’ ⁴¹ Then he will say to those at his left hand, ‘You that are accursed, depart from me into the eternal fire prepared for the devil and his angels; ⁴² for I was hungry and you gave me no food, I was thirsty and you gave me nothing to drink, ⁴³ I was a stranger and you did not welcome me, naked and you did not give me clothing, sick and in prison and you did not visit me.’ ⁴⁴ Then they also will answer, ‘Lord, when was it that we saw you hungry or thirsty or a stranger or naked or sick or in prison, and did not take care of you?’ ⁴⁵ Then he will answer them, ‘Truly I tell you, just as you did not do it to one of the least of these, you did not do it to me.’ ⁴⁶ And these will go away into eternal punishment, but the righteous into eternal life.”

 

The Word of God for the People of God: Thanks Be to God!

 

Reflections on Gratitude in Serving Others:     Gretchen Stuhr & Elsie Palgue

 

Reflection                                                          Rev. Andrew Davis

“In Christ’s Glory”

 

Response/Invitation to Prayer:             We Will Glorify – FWS 2087, vs. 1&4

 

            We will glorify the King of kings, we will glorify the Lamb;

We will glorify the Lord of lords, who is the great I AM.

 

Hallelujah to the King of kings, hallelujah to the Lamb;

Hallelujah to the Lord of lords, who is the great I AM.[ii]  

 

Prayers of the People/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.

A Moment of Thanksgiving

 

*Doxology:                                                                                                                      UMH 95

            Praise God, from whom all blessings flow; 

            Praise him, all creatures here below;

            Praise God above, ye heavenly host;

            Praise Father, Son, and Holy Ghost.  Amen.  

 

*Closing Hymn:             Crown Him with Many Crowns – UMH 327, vs. 1&3

 

Crown him with many crowns, the Lamb upon his throne.

Hark! How the heavenly anthem drowns all music but its own.

Awake, my soul, and sing of him who died for thee,

And hail him as thy matchless King through all eternity.

 

Crown him the Lord of peace, whose power a scepter sways

From pole to pole, that wars may cease, and all be prayer and praise.

His reign shall know no end, and round his pierced feet

Fair flowers of paradise extend their fragrance ever sweet.  

 

*Blessing & Sending Forth

 

Please join us on Zoom from 11:00am-11:30am this Sunday morning for a time of fellowship following worship on Sunday.  You can join from your computer or phone.  For the Zoom link, please e-mail the church office or Pastor Andrew at the addresses below.  

 

Next Sunday, November 29 marks the First Sunday of Advent.  One tradition is the lighting of the Advent candles.  Everyone is encouraged to participate from home by finding four small candles and a larger candle.  Arrange the larger candle in the center and the smaller candles in a circle or two smaller candles on either side of the larger candle.  Everyone is welcome to light a candle each week during the lighting of the Advent candles. 

 

Beginning December 2 at 7:00pm on Zoom, our High Sierra Circuit churches are invited to participate in Rev. Adam Hamilton’s Incarnation.  Copies of the book can be ordered through Cokesbury, Amazon, or locally through Barn Owl Books online.  The Zoom link will be sent out closer to the meeting time from Pastor Becky Stockdale at Portola UMC.  If you would like to participate, please let Pastor Andrew know and he will pass it along to Pastor Becky.  

 

Connect with Us!!

P.O. Box 766, Quincy, CA 95971

Tel/Fax (530)283-1740

email:quincyumc@sbcglobal.net

Church Website: www.quincymethodist.org

Facebook: CUMCQuincy

YouTube: QuincyUMC95971

Instagram: @QuincyUMC95971

 

Please mail your tithes/offerings to the church office at the above address.  

You can also set up automatic bill pay through your bank for tithes/offerings.

 

Community UMC Office Hours:

Closed to the public until further notice due to COVID-19 Precautions

 

Rev. Andrew Davis

Pastor Andrew’s E-mail: Andrew.davis@cnumc.org

Pastor Andrew’s Google Voice Number: 530-238-5723

During the COVID-19 closure of our buildings and Plumas County’s tier status, Pastor Andrew cannot meet in-person.  He is available by phone, e-mail, or text between 10:00am-7:00pm Monday-Thursday and Saturday. He can also meet one-on-one via Zoom or phone by appointment.  Pastor Andrew takes Fridays off and is not available except for emergencies.

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[i] “For the Fruit of All Creations,” Trad. Welsh Melody, arr. Zach Unke.  ©2006 The Lorenz Music Corporation. All Rights Reserved.  Streamed with permission under ONE LICENCE, License # A-735696.  All Rights Reserved.  

 

[ii] CCLI Song #19038.  “We Will Glorify,” Words & Music by Twila Paris.  ©1982 Singspiration Music (a div. of Brentwood Music Publishing, Inc.).  Used by Permission. CCLI License #20665172