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Dear Guests – WELCOME!
We are thankful for your presence with us this morning.
We pray that you will be blessed and strengthened
by the Holy Spirit in our time together and you will continue to join us for worship and ministry in the weeks to come.
Following worship, please come downstairs
for refreshments and share in our fellowship!
The Church Gathers
WELCOME, ANNOUNCEMENTS,
& PASSING THE PEACE OF CHRIST
PRELUDE Kathryn Ammel Parker
*CALL TO WORSHIP adapted from Psalm 111
Praise the Lord!
In the company of God’s congregation
I will give thanks to the Lord with my whole heart!
Great are the works of the Lord,
studied by all who delight in them.
Full of honor and majesty are God’s work
and the Lord’s righteousness endures forever.
The works of God’s hands are faithful and just;
all God’s commands are trustworthy, they are established forever,
and are to be practiced by the faithful and upright.
The Lord has redeemed the people
and has commanded the covenant forever.
Holy and awesome is God’s name!
*SONG OF PRAISE No. 127, UMH
Guide Me, O Thou Great Jehovah
MORNING PRAYER (unison)
Almighty God, across the ages you have been ever faithful
to the covenant promises made to your people.
You have provided nourishment, deliverance,
and guidance time and time again.
You have spoken through prophet, scripture,
and the inspiration of the Holy Spirit.
Your love is so complete that you have given your very life
that we may receive forgiveness
and share in your covenant forever.
Grant us this day, faith and strength to be your covenant partners
and live each day in honor and praise of you
and in service to our sisters and brothers.
In Jesus’ name we pray. Amen.
The Sharing of God’s Holy Word
FIRST READING Deuteronomy 18:9-13
When you come into the land that the Lord your God is giving you,
you must not learn to imitate the abhorrent practices of those nations.
10No one shall be found among you who makes a son or daughter
pass through fire, or who practices divination, or is a soothsayer,
or an augur, or a sorcerer, 11or one who casts spells,
or who consults ghosts or spirits, or who seeks oracles from the dead. 1
2For whoever does these things is abhorrent to the Lord;
it is because of such abhorrent practices
that the Lord your God is driving them out before you.
13You must remain completely loyal to the Lord your God.
This is the Word of the Lord. Thanks be to God!
*HYMN OF RESPONSE No. 467, UMH
Trust and Obey
YOUNG DISCIPLE’S TIME Dawn Hill-Fleury
All the children are invited to come to the Chancel for a time of discipling!
Following this time, Sunday School (grades 3-8)
and the nursery are available.
SECOND READING Mark 1:21-28
They went to Capernaum; and when the sabbath came,
he entered the synagogue and taught.
22They were astounded at his teaching,
for he taught them as one having authority, and not as the scribes.
23Just then there was in their synagogue a man with an unclean spirit,
24and he cried out, “What have you to do with us, Jesus of Nazareth?
Have you come to destroy us? I know who you are, the Holy One of God.”
25But Jesus rebuked him, saying, “Be silent, and come out of him!”
26And the unclean spirit,
convulsing him and crying with a loud voice, came out of him.
27They were all amazed, and they kept on asking one another,
“What is this? A new teaching - with authority!
He commands even the unclean spirits, and they obey him.”
28At once his fame began to spread
throughout the surrounding region of Galilee.
This is the Word of the Lord. Thanks be to Christ!
SERMON the Rev. Charlie Magill
Responding With Faith
*HYMN OF RESPONSE AND INVITATION No. 444, UMH
O Young and Fearless Prophet verses 1-4
SHARING OUR JOYS, CONCERNS, & NEEDS
THE GIVING OF GOD’S TITHE AND OUR OFFERINGS
PRAYERS FOR GOD’S CHILDREN AND THE WORLD
THE DISCIPLE’S PRAYER
*DOXOLOGY No. 94, UMH
Praise God, from whom all blessings flow;
praise God, all creatures here below; Alleluia! Alleluia!
Praise God, the source of all our gifts!
Praise Jesus Christ, whose power uplifts!
Praise the Spirit, Holy Spirit! Alleluia! Alleluia! Alleluia!
The Church Goes Out in Mission
*BLESSING
*SUNG BENEDICTION O Young and Fearless Prophet
O young and fearless Prophet, we need thy presence here,
amid our pride and glory to see thy face appear;
once more to hear thy challenge above our noisy day,
again to lead us forward along God’s holy way.
ORGAN POSTLUDE
PRAYER REQUESTS
1/7: The Sturgeon Family; Larry H. 1/14: the People of Ukraine, Somalia, Palestine, & Israel; Power crews; Ed; Little Roy & Parents; Doug and Inez. 1/21: Baby Gus & Parents; Doug P.; Karen; Pam K.; Allison & Hannah; Marsha; the Kane Family; and Bradley.
BIRTHDAYS THIS WEEK
1/30: Emily Franz
1/31: Cole Hennessey
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This Week at ECUMC:
January 28th – February 3rd
SATURDAY: Bishop’s Day on the District, 1 PM (hybrid) at the Shelburne UMC. Use this link to register: https://www.neumc.org/eventdetail/2024-bishops-day-on-the-green-mountain-district-18185211
COMING EVENTS
February 6: Mission Team in person & Zoom at 6:30 PM.
February 11: Quarterly Covered Dish Luncheon after Worship
February 14: Ash Wednesday Worship, NOON at ECUMC and 7 PM Community Worship (place TBD).
February 20: Board of Trustees in person at 6:30 PM.
DID YOU KNOW?
- If you are visiting with us or you are worshiping remotely, you too can support the mission and ministry of Essex Center UMC! Just click or paste the link below and follow the instructions – https://www.essexumc.com/donate/
Essex Jericho Underhill Food Shelf needs:
Tuna: white or in water
Canned chicken
Spaghetti
28 oz. cans of Baked Beans
Sweet Cereals(sugared cereals)
Thank you all very much
NEXT WEEK’S WORSHIP SCRIPTURE
Psalm 147; Isaiah 40; 1 Corinthians 9:16-23; Mark 1:29-39
MISSION/OUTREACH: a way to love and serve…
Throughout January we will be collecting items to assemble UMCOR Cleaning Kits to assist that will be kept here at ECUMC for flood and storm response.
You can bring them on Sunday OR
drop them off at the church during the week.
This week (February 4th) we are collecting:
- 36-50 clothespins
- One 50-100 ft. clothesline (cotton or plastic line)
- 24 roll of heavy-duty trash bags (33-45-gallon sizes)
- Five N95 particulate respirator dust masks (1-3 mm thickness)
In February we will have an ASSEMBLY PARTY
to put the kits together and package them for shipping.
SERVING GOD’S PEOPLE TODAY
Accompanist: Kathryn Ammel Parker Acolyte:
Counter: Marlene Hodgdon
Coffee Hour: Fred and Marlene Hodgdon, Laurie Prior
Greeter: Jean and Kaitlyn Blunt Liturgist: Claire Noble
Nursery: Claire Noble Sunday School:
Ushers: Laurie Prior
Snow Shoveling:
Church Musicians:
Dana LaClair, Roger Dodge, June Packard,
Kathryn Ammel Parker, Grace Pugh-Hubbard
Sound & Video:
Jeremy LaClair, Yaw Baah, Eve Thorsen, Al Rodgers, Bob McLane
Essex Center United Methodist Church
Email: Office@essexumc.com tel. 802-878-8304
Ministers: the Family of Essex Center United Methodist Church
Office Manager: Dawn Hill-Fleury
Pastor: the Rev. Dr. Joel Daniel Hubbard, III
Email: jhubbard@essexumc.com Cell: 732-859-7022
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