CalltoWorship byStevenGarnaas-Holmes
GenerousGod,yougiveusabundantlife. Wethankyou.Wepraiseyou.
GentleChrist,youhealusinmercyandgrace. Weloveyou.Weserveyou.
HolySpirit,youbreatheyoursongofbeautyinus Weopenourselvestoyou.Weworshipyou.Wecry,Alleluia!
Hymn
PrayerofConfession
Letuspray.I'llspeakourwords,andwewillallofferoursilentreflections together
Godofgrace,youhavegivenusallgoodthings.Wecalltomindthose timeswehaveletgoofthegoodsandvaluesofthisworldandclungto yourlovealone.Werememberandgivethanks. silence for prayer
Wecalltomindthosetimeswehaveclungtothegoodsandvaluesofthis worldasiftheywereours,asiftheywereus.Weconfess,andweaskyour forgiveness silence for prayer adaptedfromSteveGarnaas-Holmes
WordsofAssurance
ByGod'sgrace,wearefreetolivebytheSpiritalone, nowandtoeternallife.
InthenameofJesusChristweareforgiven. InthenameofJesusChristweareforgiven.ThanksbetoGod,Alleluia, Amen.
Acolytes - Nigel Sun, Roy Sun
Liturgists - Chris Cox, Raphael Aryeetey
Readers - Nkechi Mezazem
Musicians- VBS Choir, Pick-up Choir, Julia Hanna
Ushers - Charles Bass, Paul Manulik
TORESPONDINFAITH
TheLord'sPrayer
OurFatherinheaven,hallowedbeyourname,yourkin-domcome, yourwillbedoneonearthasitisinheaven.Giveustodayourdaily bread.Andforgiveusoursinsasweforgivethosewhosinagainstus. Leadusnotintotemptation,butdeliverusfromevil,foryoursisthe kingdom,andthepower,andthegloryforever.Amen.
PrayerAfterReceiving
EternalGod,wegiveyouthanksforthisholymysteryinwhichyou havegivenyourselftous.Grantthatwemaygointotheworldinthe strengthofyourSpirit,togiveourselvesforothers,inthenameof JesusChristourLord.Amen.
ANDSCATTERSTOBEINTHEWORLD
Prayersforthosewhoarewithouthomes.Prayersforthose strugglingwiththeirphysicalandmentalhealth. PrayersforsafetravelsfortheBlackfamilyandtheirtravelstoVirginiaBeach PrayersforStephentohavesuccessinbothofhisjobs, andforJennifertofindwork. Prayersforthosearoundtheworldaffectedbytheearthquakeandtsunamis May theyfindthepeaceandcommunityneededtorebuild Prayersforthosearoundtheworld,butespeciallyinGazaexperiencing hardship,foodinsecurity,andfamine.Maywesharewhatwe haveinplentyforthosewhodonothavenearlyenough Prayersforthosebeingtargetedforwheretheir familiesarefromratherthanwhotheyare. Prayersforpeopleinallplacesinwar
ForourPrayerChain,callYvonneMacdonaldat609-577-8369 oremailheratyvonnee.mac@verizon.net.EmailTylerattyler@princetonumc.org whenyouorafamilymemberisinthehospitalorinneedofapastoralcall
Weareadiversefaithcommunity, engagedinenliveningspirituallythirstypeople tojoyfullyrespondtoGod’slove andgrowasdisciplesofChrist, sothattogetherwemayexperiencethefullnessoflife.
TECHTEAM
It you or someone you know is tech-savvy and interested in helping run our livestream setup, please email tyler@princetonumc.org to join our tech team! We have a small rotation of people who run livestream each week that we are lookingtoexpand Youthwelcome!
QUARTERLYCHURCH-WIDEMEETING
The Leadership and Discipleship Boards held their quarterly church-wide meeting last Sunday, July 27 You can find a report by scanning the QR code. If you missed this meeting and are hoping to see a recording, you can find a link to do so inside the report
This month our special offering will go to the Mercer Street Friends. As the Food Bank of Mercer County, Mercer Street Friends distributes over 6 million meals to our neighbors through a network of more than 100 pantry partners serving the local community The Mercer Street Friends Food Bank distributes an incremental 10,000 food bags per month to Preschool and Community School families, among other entities, in the Trenton School District.
