OCTOBER 25, 2026 TWENTY-SECOND SUNDAY AFTER PENTECOST
Pass It On | by Alonzo Adams
7 Vandeventer Ave., Princeton, NJ, 08542 609 924 2613 www.princetonumc.org
THE CHURCH GATHERS
Pre-Service Music Andante quasi Allegretto from Romance sans paroles
Gabriel Fauré
Call to Worship
Through generations of faithful people, God's grace has reached us. We give thanks for all we have received! Now God calls us to share that grace with others, including those yet to come. What we have received, we will share generously. Come, let us worship the God whose faithfulness endures through every generation! May God's grace live in us and flow through us!
Hymn
We are the Church
UMH #558
Prayer of Confession The Lord be with you. And also with you. We join our voices as one, recognizing our need for God's grace in this moment. Faithful and generous God, you have entrusted us with so much: faith, love, resources, and opportunities to serve. Yet we confess that we sometimes hold tightly to what was meant to be shared. We cling to familiar ways, allow fear to limit our generosity, and forget those who have yet to receive your grace. Forgive us, and stir up the gifts of your Spirit within us. Give us courage to live faithfully, hearts to give generously, and imagination to embrace the future you are bringing forth. silence for prayer
Words of Assurance
God has not given us a spirit of fear, but of power, love, and self-discipline. In Jesus Christ, we are forgiven and made new. The God who has been faithful through generations is faithful to us still. In the name of Jesus Christ, we are forgiven! In the name of Jesus Christ, we are forgiven! Thanks be to God! Alleluia! Amen.
TO HEAR THE WORD AND REFLECT Music Ministry
A Jubilant Song
SHARING IN WORSHIP TODAY
Acolytes - Anita Dreibelbis, Louisa Dreibelbis Liturgists - Donna Robinson, Reena Goldthree, Anna-Liv Frederickson Musicians - Intergenerational Choir, Julia Hanna Ushers - Tim Ewer, Pam Ewer, Ian Griffiths, Dave Potts
Allen Pote
TODAY’S FLOWERS ARE GIVEN IN HONOR OF OCTOBER BIRTHDAYS
BY ED SPROLES
Children's Time
Where Children Belong
TFWS #2233
Scripture Reading 2 Timothy 1:3-14 (p. 199) This is the Word of Life. Thanks be to God. Sermon
Rev. Jenny Smith Walz
Story Sharing
Ed Sproles
TO RESPOND IN FAITH 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, the power, and the glory forever. Amen. Offertory
One Faith, One Hope, One Lord
Hymn
Craig Courtney
Doxology
UMH #94
Prayer of Thanksgiving
AND SCATTERS TO BE IN THE WORLD Hymn
Pass It On
UMH #572
Benediction Recessional Postlude
Every Time I Feel the Spirit
arr. John Carter
PRAYER CONCERNS
Prayers for all giving and receiving hospice care. May strength, calm, compassion, and rest be available to them. For those in India who are protesting their government over the issue of voter disfranchisement . For those from religious and secular spaces in our society who work towards a freer, fairer, more humane, and just world. For all who are victims of violence and abuse, and for those who come forward to name the perpetrators, to blow the whistle, and to shine a light on injustice.
HAVE PRAYER CONCERNS?
For our Prayer Chain, call Yvonne Macdonald at 609-577-8369 or email her at yvonnee.mac@verizon.net. Email Tyler Mathiasen at tyler@princetonumc.org when you or a family member is in the hospital or in need of a pastoral call.
WELCOME TO
Princeton United Methodist Church We are a diverse faith community, engaged in enlivening spiritually thirsty people to joyfully respond to God’s love and grow as disciples of Christ, so that together we may experience the fullness of life.
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ANNOUNCEMENTS
CONGREGATIONAL MEETING TODAY
The Leadership and Discipleship Boards invite you to our fourth quarter Congregational Meeting, which will be held from 11:30am12:30pm in the Fellowship Hall today. You can also participate via Zoom by scanning the QR code.
CHURCH CONFERENCE
Our annual Church Conference will be held on Saturday, October 31 at Browns Mills UMC. The Church Conference will begin at 11:30am. Rev. Jana Purkis-Brash will preside. Scan the QR code to watch via zoom.
BAGS OF BLESSINGS
We will once again sponsor Bags of Blessings, a Food Drive supporting the hungry in our community served by Arm in Arm. Please bring your nonperishable food to the Sanford Davis room on Nov. 8, 15 and Nov. 22.
ADVENT MUSIC
Rehearsals for Advent music will begin on Sunday, November 1
STAFF
Pastor - Rev. Jenny Smith Walz Administrative Director - Tyler Mathiasen Director of Youth Ministry - Brooke Foster Director of Children’s Ministry - Blessing Gwatana Music Director - Tom Shelton Director of Communications - Abby Gillette Church Sexton - Gilmar Enamorado Custodial Staff - Santos Gonzales, Mario Villatoro
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