Order of Worship, Weekend of May 24, 2020

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Community United Methodist Church
Quincy, CA
May 24, 2020
Seventh Sunday of Easter


WELCOME EVERYONE!!   We are happy you are here today to worship online with us wherever you are and whenever you are worshiping, whether this is your first visit or your church home.  Please feel free to leave us a message or leave a comment in the video how we can best connect with you, even while physically apart.  
We are a church where ALL are welcome!! 

Wherever and whenever you are worshiping, please participate as fully as you wish, or simply watch and take it all in.
**All Hymns are from the Public Domain

Gathering Music:                                                                Alice King, Piano

Welcome                                                                        Rev. Andrew Davis

Hymn:                             Christ, Whose Glory Fills the Skies – UMH  173  

1.   Christ, whose glory fills the skies, Christ the true, the only light.
Sun of Righteousness, arise, triumph o’er the shades of night;
Dayspring from on high be near; Daystar, in my heart appear. 

2.   Dark and cheerless is the morn unaccompanied by thee;
Joyless is the day’s return, till thy mercies beams I see;
Till thy inward light impart, cheer my eyes and warm my heart.

3.   Visit then this soul of mine; piece the gloom of sin and grief;
Fill me, Radiancy divine, scatter all my unbelief;
More and more thyself display, shining to the perfect day. 
                  
Opening Prayer                                                                                               

Children’s Lesson                                                Grandma Susie & Friends                                                         

Call to Prayer:                                                    Lead Me, Lord – UMH 473

         Lead me, Lord, lead me in thy righteousness;
         Make my way plain before thy face.
         For it is thou, Lord, Thou, Lord only,
         That makest me dwell in safety.  

Moment of Stillness/Pastoral Prayer:
In between each petition, Pastor Andrew will leave space for you to lift your own prayers. You are invited to respond after each petition with We lift them to you, O Lord…

 The Lord’s Prayer (Altogether):
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.                                             

Lesson:                                                                                     Acts 1: 6-14

6 So when they had come together, they asked him, “Lord, is this the time when you will restore the kingdom to Israel?” 7 He replied, “It is not for you to know the times or periods that the Father has set by his own authority. 8 But you will receive power when the Holy Spirit has come upon you; and you will be my witnesses in Jerusalem, in all Judea and Samaria, and to the ends of the earth.” 9 When he had said this, as they were watching, he was lifted up, and a cloud took him out of their sight. 10 While he was going and they were gazing up toward heaven, suddenly two men in white robes stood by them. 11 They said, “Men of Galilee, why do you stand looking up toward heaven? This Jesus, who has been taken up from you into heaven, will come in the same way as you saw him go into heaven.”
12 Then they returned to Jerusalem from the mount called Olivet, which is near Jerusalem, a sabbath day’s journey away. 13 When they had entered the city, they went to the room upstairs where they were staying, Peter, and John, and James, and Andrew, Philip and Thomas, Bartholomew and Matthew, James son of Alphaeus, and Simon the Zealot, and Judas son of[ James. 14 All these were constantly devoting themselves to prayer, together with certain women, including Mary the mother of Jesus, as well as his brothers.

Gospel Lesson:                                                                      John 17: 1-11

After Jesus had spoken these words, he looked up to heaven and said, “Father, the hour has come; glorify your Son so that the Son may glorify you, 2 since you have given him authority over all people, to give eternal life to all whom you have given him. 3 And this is eternal life, that they may know you, the only true God, and Jesus Christ whom you have sent. 4 I glorified you on earth by finishing the work that you gave me to do. 5 So now, Father, glorify me in your own presence with the glory that I had in your presence before the world existed.
6 “I have made your name known to those whom you gave me from the world. They were yours, and you gave them to me, and they have kept your word. 7 Now they know that everything you have given me is from you; 8 for the words that you gave to me I have given to them, and they have received them and know in truth that I came from you; and they have believed that you sent me. 9 I am asking on their behalf; I am not asking on behalf of the world, but on behalf of those whom you gave me, because they are yours. 10 All mine are yours, and yours are mine; and I have been glorified in them. 11 And now I am no longer in the world, but they are in the world, and I am coming to you. Holy Father, protect them in your name that you have given me, so that they may be one, as we are one.
The Word of God for the People of God…Thanks be to God!
                                                     
Message:            “Chosen & Precious: Showing the Glory of Christ in Us”     

Questions for Reflection this Week:
1.   How do you glorify God and Christ, even through uncertain times?
2.   How are you called to live in the here and now, in order to continue the work God calls us to do?              

Hymn:       When the Storms of Life are Raging – UMH 512, vs. 1, 3, & 5

When the storms of life are raging, stand by me (stand by me)
When the storms of life are raging, stand by me (stand by me)
When the world is tossing me, like a ship upon the sea,
Thou who rulest wind and water, stand by me (stand by me). 

In the midst of faults and failures, stand by me (stand by me)
In the midst of faults and failures, stand by me (stand by me)
When I’ve done the best I can, and my friends misunderstand
Thou who knowest all about me, stand by me (stand by me).

When I’m growing old and feeble, stand by me (stand by me)
When I’m growing old and feeble, stand by me (stand by me)
When my life becomes a burden, and I’m nearing chilly Jordan,
O thou Lily of the Valley, stand by me (stand by me).  

Blessing & Sending Forth

                                               UMC Mission:                         
To Make Disciples of Jesus Christ For the Transformation of the World

Community UMC Mission: 
We are a Christ-centered community, joyfully committed to being His ambassadors. In the fellowship of His love and grace, we grow in Christ through the study of God’s word, prayer and worship; living out our faith in service to others.

P.O. Box 766, Quincy, CA 95971
Tel/Fax (530)283-1740
email:quincyumc@sbcglobal.net
Church Website: www.quincymethodist.org
Facebook: CommunityUnitedMethodistChurchQuincy

Please mail your tithes/offerings to the church office at the above address and e-mail any prayer requests to the church office or Pastor Andrew.  

Community UMC Office Hours:
Closed until further notice due to COVID-19 Precautions

Rev. Andrew Davis
Pastor Andrew’s E-mail: Andrew.davis@cnumc.org 



During the COVID-19 closure of our buildings, Pastor Andrew is available by phone, e-mail, or text between 10:00am-7:00pm Monday-Thursday and Saturday or can meet via Zoom by appointment.  Pastor Andrew will continue taking Friday off and will not be available on Fridays except for emergencies.

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