WELCOME GUESTS! We are pleased that you have chosen to worship with us today. We look forward to getting to know you better after the service. We hope you are able to feel God s presence here as you worship with us. Please take a moment to sign in using the RED attendance pad, located in your pew. If you have any concerns/questions during the service, or need assistance, do not hesitate to ask an usher for help. Again, thank you for choosing Oakton UMC this morning. NURSERY CARE is provided for infants and children ages three and under during the 11:00 Worship Service. If you need assistance, please see an usher. FLOWERS: THE FLOWERS THIS MORNING ARE GIVEN TO THE GLORY OF GOD AND IN THANKFULNESS FOR OAKTON UNITED METHODIST CHURCH BY HANK AND JOAN WALTON. Don t forget to sign up to place flowers in honor of or in memory of a friend or loved one. The flower sign-up chart is located near the elevator. The cost of the flowers is $60.00 and if you have a preference of a specific kind of flower or color to be used, please let the church office know at least a week ahead of time so the florist may be notified. ASSISTING IN THE LEADERSHIP OF THE 8:30 WORSHIP SERVICE: LITURGIST: ALLEN BARNES USHERS: DEB CARROLL, BRENDA DAVIS ASSISTING IN THE LEADERSHIP OF THE 11:00 WORSHIP SERVICE: LITURGISTS: MARK & JUSTICE ALLEN USHERS: JIM & DANNYE IVEY, WANDA KIRKPATRICK, BARBARA FISHER COMMUNION SERVERS: REX & MARYANNE TURNER, SHARON LAROCHE ACOLYTE: GIBSON TANG CHILDREN S CHURCH: TRACY SEYMOUR SOUND TECH: DICK JAVINS NURSERY: Olesya Ellis CHURCH STAFF Rev. Dawn-Marie Singleton, Pastor Doris Page, Administrative Assistant Glo Hadermann, Oakton Christian Preschool Director Michelle Orhan, Director of Music Ben Paris, Organist Olesya Ellis, Nursery Director Oakton United Methodist Church 2951 Chain Bridge Road, Oakton, VA 22124 Phone: 703-938-1234 Fax: 703-938-3327 Web: www.oaktonumc.org Church Office email: oumc@oaktonumc.org Pastor s email: oaktonumcpastor@gmail.com Church Office Hours: Monday Friday, 8:30 a.m. 12:30 p.m.
Oakton United Methodist Church We are glad you are here! ORDER OF WORSHIP Gratitude Sunday The 25th Sunday after Pentecost November 6, 2016 * Please stand if able UMH The United Methodist Hymnal/FWS The Faith We Sing Hymnal
CHIMING THE HOUR OF WORSHIP (11:00) WELCOME GATHERING GOD S PEOPLE *CALL TO WORSHIP Written by Rev. Sarah Weaver, UCC We gather for worship today to celebrate our gifts. We are celebrating the gifts we give to this church, the pledges we are making for the upcoming year. We gather for worship today to celebrate our community. We are celebrating the love and support that we give to one another; the constant quest that we are on to be united by God s grace. We gather for worship today to celebrate our future. We are celebrating a future full of outreach, a future full of service, a future full of worship and a future full of growth. We are celebrating a future with hope. We gather for worship today to celebrate our visions. We are celebrating the visions of those who have come before us, the visions that brought us to where we are today and the visions that we see today for the future. Let us gather in celebration! Let us worship God! *HYMN OF PRAISE Standing on the Promises NO. 374 THE SERVICE OF WORD AND TABLE II PAGE 12 INVITATION TO THE TABLE PRAYER OF CONFESSION AND ASSURANCE OF PARDON THE GREAT THANKSGIVING The Great Thanksgiving today will be taken from the resource, Lift Up Your Hearts by Michael J. O Donnell. We will be using musical setting A, on page 17. Our Music Director, Michelle Orhan, will lead you through each section. During the Great Thanksgiving, you will be prompted to honor those who have passed on by sharing their names aloud. 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
MINISTRY OF MUSIC BREAD OF THE WORLD THE SANCTUARY CHOIR THE GIVING OF THE BREAD AND CUP Today is Gratitude Sunday, a time in which we give God thanks for all that we have. The sacrament of Holy Communion is the central act of our worship service this morning. It is central in the fact that we cannot truly know love and the importance of giving of ourselves until we first understand the depth of love Jesus Christ gave to us. As you come to partake of the elements this morning, we invite you to come with generous hearts and to bring your Estimate of Giving cards with you. Please place them in the box provided, and thank God for all the blessings He has given you. THE SPECIAL MUSIC TIS THE GIFT TO BE SIMPLE HANDBELL CHOIR RESPONDING TO GOD S PRESENCE OLD TESTAMENT LESSON Psalm 145:1-5, 17-21 OT Pew Bible, Page 581 OFFERTORY PRAYER GIVING OF GOD S TITHES AND OUR OFFERINGS OFFERTORY *OFFERTORY RESPONSE GIVE THANKS (FWS 2036) Give thanks with a grateful heart; give thanks to the Holy One Give thanks because He's given Jesus Christ His Son and now let the weak say "I am strong", let the poor say "I am rich" because of what the Lord has done for us Give Thanks EXPERIENCING GOD S WORD *HYMN OF PREPARATION How Great Thou Art NO. 77 THE NEW TESTAMENT READING LUKE 16:10-13 NT PEW BIBLE NT PAGE 79 SERMON WHEN WE GET IT RIGHT REV. DAWN-MARIE SINGLETON *HYMN OF DEDICATION Sent Forth by God s Blessing NO. 664 ANNOUNCEMENTS *BENEDICTION