(Image: “Loaves and Fish” Stained glass window, Moloney, Helen, 1971)
©Order of Worship for Sunday August 02, 2026
Tenth Sunday after Pentecost
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Prelude:……………..“Table of Plenty”……………………Greg D.
Words and Music: Dan Schutte © 1972 Daniel L.Schutte, admin. By OCP.
Coming of the Light:………………………………………
Greetings:………………………………………..…Pastor Liz
Announcements:…………………………………………..Lorri B.
Call to Worship:………………………………………………Ian D.
You have come from afar and waited long and are wearied.
Let us sit side by side,
sharing the same bread drawn from the same source
to quiet the same hunger that makes us weak.
Then standing together let us share the same spirit,
the same thoughts that once again draw us together in
friendship and unity and peace. (Prieres D’Ozawamick, Canadian Indian)
Opening Prayer: ……………………………….……Ian D.
O God, source of all that makes life possible,
giver of all that makes life good:
We gather to give you our thanks,
yet we confess that we have often failed to
live our thankfulness.
What we have we take for granted,
and we grumble about what we lack.
We have squandered your bounty,
with little thought of those who will come after us.
We are more troubled by the few who have more
than by the many who have less.
Forgive us, O God.
In this hour of worship, accept our thanksgiving;
and teach us to make gratitude and sharing our
way of life;
through the grace of Jesus Christ. Amen. (Paul J. Fluck, USA)
Opening Hymn:“We Are Called”, 2172 TFWS
Words: David Haas Music: David Haas
©1988 GIA Publications, Inc.
1. Come! Live in the light!
Shine with joy and the love of the Lord!
We are called to be light for the kingdom,
to live in the freedom of the city of God!
We are called to act with justice,
we are called to love tenderly,
we are called to serve one another,
to walk humbly with God!
2. Come! Open your heart!
Show your mercy to all those in fear!
We are called to be hope for the hopeless
so all hatred and blindness will be no more!
We are called to act with justice,
we are called to love tenderly,
we are called to serve one another,
to walk humbly with God!
Sing! Sing a new song!
Sing of that great day when all will be one!
God will reign, and we’ll walk with each other as
sisters and brothers united in love!
We are called to act with justice,
We are called to love tenderly,
We are called to serve one another,
To walk humble with God!
Passing of the Peace:…………………………………Pastor Liz
Let us offer signs of reconciliation and peace to one another.
Giving of our tithes and offerings …………Pastor Liz
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Offertory: ……“I Want to Walk as a Child
of the Light”………………………Greg/Daniel
Words and Music: Kathleen Thomerson Arr. Andy Albritton and Dave Black
© 1970, 1975 CELEBRATION
Offertory Response:
“Praise God, from Whom All Blessings Flow” #95
The United Methodist Hymnal
Words by Thomas Ken, 1674 Music attributed to Louis Bourgeois, 1551
“Praise God, from whom all blessings flow;
praise God, all creatures here below;
praise God above, ye heavenly host;
praise Father, Son, and Holy Ghost. Amen.”
Prayer After Receiving:……………………………..Pastor Liz
Prayers of the People:……………………………….Pastor Liz
Gospel Lesson:……………Matthew 14:13-21……….Ian D.
Jesus feeds 5000
Now when Jesus heard this, he withdrew from there in a boat to a deserted place by himself. But when the crowds heard it, they followed him on foot from the towns. When he went ashore, he saw a great crowd, and he had compassion for them and cured their sick. When it was evening, the disciples came to him and said, “This is a deserted place, and the hour is now late; send the crowds away so that they may go into the villages and buy food for themselves.”
Jesus said to them, “They need not go away; you give them something to eat.” They replied, “We have nothing here but five loaves and two fish.” And he said, “Bring them here to me.”
Then he ordered the crowds to sit down on the grass. Taking the five loaves and the two fish, he looked up to heaven and blessed and broke the loaves and gave them to the disciples, and the disciples gave them to the crowds. And all ate and were filled, and they took up what was left over of the broken pieces, twelve baskets full. And those who ate were about five thousand men, besides women and children.
Hymn of Preparation: “Precious Lord, Take My Hand” #474 UMH
Words: Thomas A. Dorsey, 1932
Music: Thomas A. Dorsey, 1932
© 1938 Hill & Range Songs, renewed Unichappell Music, Inc.
1. Precious Lord, take my hand, lead me on, let me stand,
I am tired, I am weak, I am worn;
through the storm through the night, lead me on to the light:
Take my hand, precious Lord, lead me home.
2. When my way grows drear, precious Lord, linger near,
when my life is almost gone,
hear my cry, hear my call, hold my hand lest I fall:
Take my hand, precious Lord, lead me home.
3. When the darkness appears and the night draws near,
and the day is past and gone,
at the river I stand, guide my feet, hold my hand:
Take my hand, precious Lord, lead me home.
Sermon:…………………………………………………..Pastor Liz
Response to the Word: Holy Communion
Musical response: TFWS #2257-a-b-c-d
CONFESSION & PARDON
Pastor Liz: Merciful God, we confess that we have not loved you with our whole heart. We have failed to be an obedient church. We have not done your will, we have broken your law, we have rebelled against your love, we have not loved our neighbors, and we have not heard the cry of the needy. Forgive us, we pray. Free us for joyful obedience, through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.
All pray in silence.
Pastor Liz: Hear the good news:
Christ died for us while we were yet sinners; that proves God’s love toward us. In the name of Jesus Christ, you are forgiven!
All: In the name of Jesus Christ, you are forgiven!
All: Glory to God. Amen.
THE PEACE
Let us offer one another signs of reconciliation and love.
All, including the pastor, exchange signs and words of God’s peace by crossing hands, wave to one another due to social distancing guidelines.
Pastor Liz: The Lord be with you.
All: And also with you.
Pastor Liz: Lift up your hearts. The pastor may lift hands and keep them raised.
All: We lift them up to the Lord.
Pastor Liz: Let us give thanks to the Lord our God.
All: It is right to give our thanks and praise.
Pastor Liz: And so, with your people on earth and all the company of heaven we praise your name and join their unending hymn:
All: Holy, holy, holy Lord, God of power and might, heaven and earth are full of your glory. Hosanna in the highest. Blessed is he who comes in the name of the Lord. Hosanna in the highest.
Pastor Liz: In union with Christ’s offering for us, as we proclaim the mystery of faith.
All: Christ has died; Christ is risen; Christ will come again.
Pastor Liz: All honor and glory is yours, almighty Father, now and forever.
All: Amen.
The Lord’s Prayer
Closing Hymn: “May You Run and Not Be Weary” #2281 TFWS
Words and Music: Paul Murakami and Handt Hanson
© 1991 Changing Church Forum
May you run and not be weary.
May your heart be filled with song.
And may the love of God continue to give you hope
and keep you strong. And may you run and not be
weary. May your life be filled with joy! And may the
road you travel always lead you home.
Dismissal with Blessing:………………………….Pastor Liz
Postlude:……………………………………………………..Greg D.
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