September 1, 2024 8:30 AM
Fifteenth Sunday after Pentecost
OPENING PRAISE Come Now Is the Time to Worship
WELCOME/ANNOUNCEMENTS
PRAISE SONGS Come Thou Fount
Open the Eyes of My Heart
Down to the River to Pray
PRAYERS OF THE PEOPLE
ILLUMINATION Oh Lord You're Beautiful
SCRIPTURE Matthew 6:5-14
Mark 7:1-8, 14-15, 21-23
SERMON HEAVEN ON EARTH Rev. Mary Birgelaitis
OFFERING Offering
COMMUNION Oceans
FINAL BLESSING Father I Adore You
CLOSING My Sisters and Brothers
Praise Band Leader: Mike Clark Piano/Keyboard: Dennis Eiler Bass: Bob Jorstad
Singers: Connie Clark , Pam Garza and Chloe Keith
MATTHEW 6:5-14
‘And whenever you pray, do not be like the hypocrites;
for they love to stand and pray in the synagogues and
at the street corners, so that they may be seen by
others. Truly I tell you, they have received their
reward. But whenever you pray, go into your room and
shut the door and pray to your Father who is in secret;
and your Father who sees in secret will reward you.
‘When you are praying, do not heap up empty
phrases as the Gentiles do; for they think that they
will be heard because of their many words. Do not
be like them, for your Father knows what you need
before you ask him.
‘Pray then in this way:
Our Father in heaven, hallowed be your name.
Your kingdom come. Your will be done, on earth
as it is in heaven. Give us this day our daily bread.
And forgive us our debts, as we also have forgiven
our debtor
And do not bring us to the time of trial,
but rescue us from the evil one.
For if you forgive others their trespasses,
your heavenly Father will also forgive you.
Mark 7:1-8, 14-15, 21-23
Now when the Pharisees and some of the scribes who
had come from Jerusalem gathered around him, they
noticed that some of his disciples were eating with
defiled hands, that is, without washing them. (For the
Pharisees, and all the Jews, do not eat unless they
thoroughly wash their hands, thus observing the
tradition of the elders; and they do not eat anything
from the market unless they wash it; and there are
also many other traditions that they observe, the
washing of cups, pots, and bronze kettles.) So the
Pharisees and the scribes asked him, ‘Why do your
disciples not live according to the tradition of the
elders, but eat with defiled hands?’ He said to them,
‘Isaiah prophesied rightly about you hypocrites, as it is
written,
“This people honors me with their lips,
but their hearts are far from me;
in vain do they worship me,
teaching human precepts as doctrines.”
You abandon the commandment of God and hold to
human tradition.’
Then he called the crowd again and said to them,
‘Listen to me, all of you, and understand: there is
nothing outside a person that by going in can defile,
but the things that come out are what defile.’ For it is
from within, from the human heart, that evil intentions
come: fornication, theft, murder, adultery, avarice,
wickedness, deceit, licentiousness, envy, slander,
pride, folly. All these evil things come from within, and
they defile a person.’
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Today's Liturgist: Joe Brown
First United Methodist Church of Arroyo Grande
275 N. Halcyon Road, Arroyo Grande, CA 93420
805 481-2692 fumcag@yahoo.com worshipweekly.com
Abbreviation Legend
CH--Criswell Hall
S--Sanctuary
K--Kitchen
L--Library
Room #123
MMR--McMillen
Room #113
PS--Pastor's Study
HR--Handbell
Room #115
Mon Sep 2 LABOR DAY FEDERAL HOLIDAY Church Office Closed
Tue Sep 3
9:00 AM Senior Exercise-CH, 10:00 AM Sew n Sews-MMR,
11:00 AM Chair Yoga-CH, 1:00 PM Bible Study-CH, 5:00 Bell Choir
Rehearsal-HR, 7:00 PM Board of Trustees-McMillen Room.
Wed Sep 4
9:00 Church Work Morning-CH, 10:00 AM Fellowship Team-L,
6:30 PM Worship Team-Pastor's Study.
Thu Sep 5
9:00 AM Senior Exercise-CH, 10:00 AM Craft Workshop-MMR,
5:00 PM Bell Choir Rehearsal-HR, 6:30 PM Choir Rehearsal-S.
Sun Sep 8
8:30 AM Contemporary Worship Service-Sanctuary.
10:30 AM Traditional Worship Service-Sanctuary.
Today's Altar Flowers
In honor of my dear
mother who was born in
Bancroft, Nebraska
in 1919
From Pam Garza
Wednesday, Sep 11 9:30 AM Camp
Arroyo Grande Discovery Hike and
Tour. Meet at the church at 9:15 AM
to carpool. The camp was originally
founded & operated by the Methodist
Church. It is also the location of our
140th Anniversary Celebration.
Sunday, Oct 20th 4:00 PM
140th Anniversary Celebration
in the Tabernacle at
Camp Arroyo Grande
Save the date and invite your
friends and family to this fun
and historic event!
140
years
Thursdays, 6:30 PM Church Chancel
Choir Rehearsals From Julia Burns,
Choir Director: “Summer is over and
choir is starting. Please come join us!
Our first rehearsal is Sept 5th at 6:30 in the sanctuary.
First Sunday in the chancel will be Sept 15th."
Saturday, Sep 28 10 AM AG
Harvest Festival Parade To be a
part of the church's participation in the
parade, go to the Connections Desk in
the Narthex for details and sign up to join the fun!
