SEPTEMBER 20, 2026 SEVENTEENTH SUNDAY AFTER PENTECOST
Zacchaeus | by Lauren Wright Pittman A Sanctified Art
7 Vandeventer Ave., Princeton, NJ, 08542 609 924 2613 www.princetonumc.org
Pre-Service Music
THE CHURCH GATHERS Wiegenliedchen
Schumann
Call to WONDER
Look again. . . . At the person you think you know. At the story you think you understand. God, help us see with the eyes and heart of Christ. Look again. . . . At what assumptions have hidden. At what love might reveal. There is always more to see. Look again . . . . with wonder, ready to see that God is already here. May we have eyes to see.
Hymn
Be Thou My Vision
UMH #451
Prayer of Confession
The Lord be with you. And also with you. We look again at our own hearts, minds, and actions. We look with honesty. We look with compassion. And we speak our need for grace together. God of grace, you know us fully and call us by name. Yet we confess how quickly we decide that we know one another. We reduce people to labels, hold tightly to first impressions, and see what we expect to see. Forgive us when our assumptions keep us from recognizing your image in one another. Loosen our certainty. Enlarge our compassion. Teach us to look again with the mind and heart of Christ. silence for prayer
Words of Assurance
As Jesus looks and sees Zacchaeus, Jesus looks and sees us: people worthy of attention, relationship, and grace. We are fully known, deeply loved, and welcomed again into the transforming grace of God. 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
Let All the World in Every Corner Sing
Jody Lindh
Children's Time
Where Children Belong
TFWS #2233
SHARING IN WORSHIP TODAY
Acolytes - Edie Potts, Elliot Walz Liturgists - Anna-Liv Fredrickson, Sandra Richardson, Christina Lelache Musicians - Intergenerational Choir, Julia Hanna Ushers - Ralph Newhall, Rich Hadley, James Frisbee, Ulanda Frisbee, David Bell
TODAY’S FLOWERS ARE GIVEN IN CELEBRATION OF OUR CHURCH FAMILY
BY IONA HARDING
Scripture Reading Luke 19:1-10 (p. 77), Philippians 2:1-5 (p. 186) This is the Word of Life. Thanks be to God. Sermon
See Like Jesus
Rev. Jenny Smith Walz
TO RESPOND IN FAITH
Hymn
Help Us Accept Each Other
UMH #560
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
Passaggio
Einaudi
Hymn
Doxology
UMH #94
Prayer of Thanksgiving
AND SCATTERS TO BE IN THE WORLD
Hymn
The Spirit Sends Us Forth to Serve
TFWS #2241
Bailando from Primeira suite infantil
Villa-Lobos
Benediction Recessional Postlude
PRAYER CONCERNS
Prayers for all giving and receiving hospice care. May strength, calm, compassion, and rest be available to them. For those who recently lost Temporary Protected Status and are facing fear and uncertainty. May we strive to support our siblings and neighbors from other lands and overcome the base tendencies of nativism and racism. Prayers for students, teachers, and parents during this first month of the school year.
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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FALL COOKOUT
ANNOUNCEMENTS
We will be holding our Annual Fall Gathering Potluck today at noon in Mercer Park East (not West, as usual). Rain location will be the Fellowship Hall.
JOB OPPORTUNITY
We are looking for someone to fulfill our part-time nursery care attendant position. This position will be approximately 2 hours each Sunday, with an occasional extra hour after worship for special events. To find out more, follow this link.
NEWCOMERS GROUP
If you are a visitor or interested in learning more about PUMC or joining the church, we invite you to come to our Newcomer’s program! Starting next Sunday, Sept. 26, we will hold our Newcomer’s Group on Sundays after worship from 11:30am-12:30pm in the Library and on zoom. We hope to see you there!
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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