A TIME OF PRAYER

Call to Prayer Sanctuary TFWS #2164

Prayer/Lord's Prayer

Response Holy Ground TFWS #2272

SERMON Whoever Humbles Themselves

OFFERING

Call to Stewardship and Mission

Offertory Come Holy Spirit Bill & Gloria Gaither

Doxology/Prayer of Dedication*

CELEBRATION OF SAINTS

Prayer of Remembrance See Insert

Hymn For All The Saints (Vs 1-2) No. 711

Roll call of the Honored Saints

Hymn For All The Saints (Vs 4-5) No. 711

HOLY EUCHARIST Breathe Marie Barnett

CLOSING HYMN* Christ The Victorious (Vs 1,2,4) No. 653

BENEDICTION*

[All] May God bless us with reminders of the saints who have gone before,

so that, inspired by their witness, we may live as witnesses to Love here and now. And

may God surround us with the assurance that nothing—neither life, nor death, nor

anything else in all creation—can separate us from the love of God that is in Christ Jesus.

Amen.

RESPONSE Bind us Together TFWS #2226

POSTLUDE Will The Circle Be Unbroken Habershon, Gabriel

Assisting in today's service – Pastors: Rev. Wesley Thompson.

Liturgist: Rosslyn Clauson, Organ: Brad Bettencourt, Sound Tech: Susan Throndson.

Video Tech: Alex Paredes, Piano/Keyboard: Dennis Eiler. Song Leader: Tricia Stewart.

Ushers & Greeters: Jack Cuddy, Kerren Brown, JoAnne Napoles, Judy Neufeld.

Sacristan: Lorie Ford.

First United Methodist Church of Arroyo Grande

275 N. Halcyon Road,

Arroyo Grande, CA 93420

805-481-2692 fumcag@yahoo.com

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Open Hearts. Open Minds. Open Doors

The People of The United Methodist Church

Informal Order of Service 8:30 a.m.

OPENING PRAISE All The People Said Amen

WELCOME & ANNOUNCEMENTS

PRAISE SONGS King Of Kings

Exodus 13

You Never Let Go

PRAYERS OF THE PEOPLE

ILLUMINATION I Will Rise

SCRIPTURE Matthew 22:34-46

SERMON The Great Commandment

OFFERING We Fall Down

CELEBRATION OF SAINTS All Saints Day Song

COMMUNION SONG Lord I Need You

FINAL BLESSING God Is So Good

CLOSING When The Saints Go Marching In

Assisting in today's service – Pastors: Rev. Wesley Thompson.

Liturgist: Joe Brown, Praise Team Leader: Mike Clark.

Acoustic Guitar’s: Mike Clark, Deb Bradley, Piano/Keyboard: Dennis Eiler.

Bass Guitar: Bob Jorstad, Vocalists: Deb Bradley, Connie Clark, Pam Garza.

Drum: Xander Thompson, Sound/Video Tech: Mary Jorstad, Susan Throndson.

Sacristan: Lorie Ford, Communion Steward: Mike Balster.

Ushers Greeters: Mike & Marilyn Balster.

Traditional Order of Service 10:30 a.m.

PRELUDE Take The Name Of Jesus With You W. Howard Doane

INTROIT When We All Get To Heaven No. 701

CALL TO WORSHIP*

[Liturgist] We are chosen children of God, bound together by the Holy Spirit.

[All] We belong to God, and through God, we belong to one another.

[Liturgist] As we gather to remember the saints who formed us in the faith, we give thanks

for their living witnesses to God’s love, showing us that:

[All] We belong to God, and through God, we live as family in Christ, bound together

by Love.

[Liturgist] We give thanks for the influence of the saints in our

lives who demonstrated God’s love and saving grace, so that we could know in our bones

that:

[All] We belong to God, and through God, we are saved to love one another.

[Liturgist] Come, let us worship God who blesses us with witnesses to divine love that we

may be witnesses of Love with everyone we meet.

[All] We come to worship God who chooses us, empowers us, and inspires us to live

as witnesses of Love in communion with the saints of every age. Amen.

OPENING HYMN* Sing With All The Saints In Glory (Vs 1,3,4) No. 702

WELCOME & ANNOUNCEMENTS

OPENING PRAYER

[All] May God bless us with reminders of the saints who have gone before,

so that, inspired by their witness, we may live as witnesses to Love here and now. And

may God surround us with the assurance that nothing—neither life, nor death, nor

anything else in all creation—can separate us from the love of God that is in Christ Jesus.

Amen.

CHOIR ANTHEM Majesty By Smith, Garrard & Clydesdale

SCRIPTURE Matthew 23:1-12

CHILDREN AND YOUTH MOMENT

We invite all children and youth to participate in this intergenerational time of learning

about Jesus. Mary Whitson, Children’s Teacher & Proclaimer

Youth Stay in Service

[All] O God, we thank you for blessing us with the gift of young people.

May they learn the stories of Jesus. May we share their joy. Amen.

LL SAINTS’

SUNDAY

2026

First United Methodist Church

275 North Halcyon Road

Arroyo Grande, CA 93420

805-481-2692

fumcag@yahoo.com

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Ever Loving God,

A PRAYER OF REMEMBRANCE FOR

ALL SAINTS’ DAY ALL SAINTS’ DAY

Today is a day of triumphant joy, a day of solemnity and

celebration. As the church gathers to celebrate “All Saints,”

we remember with gratitude those who have gone before us.

This day revives in us memories of loved ones who are no more.

What happiness we shared when they walked among us. What joy,

when, loving and being loved, we lived our lives together.

THEIR MEMORY IS A BLESSING FOREVER.

Months or years may have passed, and still we feel near to them.

Our hearts yearn for them. Though the bitter grief has softened, a

duller pain abides; for the place where once they stood is empty

now. The links of life are broken, but the links of love and longing

cannot break.

THEIR SOULS ARE BOUND UP IN OURS FOREVER.

We see them now with the eye of memory, their faults forgiven,

their virtues grown larger. So does goodness live, and weakness

fade from sight. We remember them with gratitude and bless their

names.

THEIR MEMORY IS A BLESSING FOREVER.

We celebrate what it means to be the church, and we pledge

ourselves to continue faithfully the pilgrimage with God. This

is a “Christian Memorial Day,” celebrated on November 1st, or

the Sunday nearest the first, on which we acknowledge the

solidarity of the living and the dead in Christ, the “communion

of saints” in every time and place.

Today, at First United Methodist Church, Arroyo Grande, we

lift up the names of our departed members and people whose

services were conducted through our ministry who have died since

our last All Saints Day in November 2025. With gratitude for the

privilege of having known them, we give thanks to God

for their lives.

We remember as well the members who but yesterday were part

of our congregation and community. To all who cared for us and

labored for all people, we pay tribute. May we prove worthy of

carrying on the tradition of our faith, for now the task is ours.

THEIR SOULS ARE BOUND UP IN OURS FOREVER.

We give you thanks that they now live and reign with you. As a

great cloud of witnesses, they surround us with their blessings, and

offer you hymns of praise and thanksgiving.

THEY ARE ALIVE FOREVER MORE. AMEN.

— based on Jewish Memorial Prayer, U.S.A. 20th Century

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Matthew 23:1-12

Jesus Warns against the Teachers of the Law and the Pharisees

23 Then Jesus spoke to the crowds and to his disciples. 2 “The teachers of the Law

and the Pharisees are the authorized interpreters of Moses' Law. 3 So you must obey

and follow everything they tell you to do; do not, however, imitate their actions,

because they don't practice what they preach. 4 They tie onto people's backs loads

that are heavy and hard to carry, yet they aren't willing even to lift a finger to help them

carry those loads. 5 They do everything so that people will see them. Look at the

straps with scripture verses on them which they wear on their foreheads and arms

and notice how large they are! Notice also how long are the tassels on their cloaks!

6 They love the best places at feasts and the reserved seats in the synagogues; 7 they

love to be greeted with respect in the marketplaces and to have people call them

‘Teacher.’ 8 You must not be called ‘Teacher,’ because you are all equal and have

only one Teacher. 9 And you must not call anyone here on earth ‘Father,’ because you

have only the one Father in heaven. 10 Nor should you be called ‘Leader,’ because

your one and only leader is the Messiah. 11 The greatest one among you must be your

servant. 12 Whoever makes himself great will be humbled, and whoever humbles

himself will be made great.

HOSPITALITY: Today hosted by Mission Team

November 8th will be hosted by Nominating Committee