THE CELEBRATION OF WORSHIP OFFERING OF OURSELVES AND OUR
May 17, 2020 GIFTS/OFFERTORY
6th Sunday of Easter
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Believe Belong
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http://live.nvmethodist.com
Welcome! We’re happy to have you with us today.
PRAY-LUDE
WORDS OF WELCOME & OPPORTUNITIES FOR
MINISTRY
*CALL TO WORSHIP
L: Live in God’s love!
P: Let that love be poured out for all God’s people!
L: Bring hope and peace to all whom you meet.
P: We are called to be God’s witnesses.
L: Celebrate and rejoice.
P: Praise be to God who has called, healed, and given us a
ministry of peace.
A: Loving Father, We gather to celebrate Your Presence
with us; to offer You our praise and our prayers, our
love and our obedience. Through the gift of Your own
Spirit, You abide with us and in us. We rejoice in Your
love for us, and in the life we have been given through
the sacrifice of Your Son, Jesus Christ. Open our eyes to
recognize Your presence here among us; open our
hearts to the love that You have for us; open our minds
to the truth You would reveal to us. All glory and praise
to You, triune God, now and forevermore. Amen.
WORSHIP FOR YOUNG DISCIPLES
*Thanksgiving Praise: “Glorify Thy Name” v3
(TFWS #2016)
RESPONSIVE READING: Psalm 66:8-20
(UMH 790)
L: Bless our God, O peoples, let the sound of God’s praise be
heard, who has kept us among the living, and has not let our
feet slip.
P: For you, O God, have tested us; You have tried us as
silver is tried.
L: You brought us into the net; You laid affliction on our loins;
P: You let people ride over our heads; we went through fire
and through water; yet You have brought us forth to a
spacious place.
L: I will come into Your house with burnt offerings; I will pay
You my vows, that which my lips uttered and my mouth
promised when I was in trouble.
P: I will offer to You burnt offerings of fatlings, with the
smoke of the sacrifice of rams; I will make an offering of
bulls and goats.
L: Come and hear, all you who worship God, and I will tell
what God has done for me.
P: I cried aloud to God, who was highly praised with my
tongue.
L: If I had cherished iniquity in my heart, the Lord would not
have listened.
P: But truly God has listened, and has given heed to the
voice of my prayer. Blessed be God, who has not
rejected my prayer or removed His steadfast love from
me.
*HYMN “There’s a Wideness in God’s Mercy”
(UMH #121)
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PRAYERS FOR THE PEOPLE AND THE LORD’S
PRAYER (UMH #895)
SCRIPTURE LESSON Ruth 1
MESSAGE: “From Disaster - Hope” ~ Pastor Tim
INVITATION TO CHRISTIAN DISCIPLESHIP
*HYMN “Have Thine Own Way, Lord” (UMH #382)

BENEDICTION PRAISE
“God Be with You till We Meet Again”
verse 1, verse only (UMH #672)
THE LIGHT GOES FORTH

POSTLUDE

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NV Food Pantry News
Due to the Covid 19 Virus there are families in Newark Valley
experiencing food shortage so the pantry will be open regular
hours of 3 to 4 on Tuesdays & Thursdays ; *Senior Pantry will
take place on the second Wednesday of the month from 9-10
a.m. If you are not able to come during those hours, please
call 642-3339 and someone will meet you at the pantry at the
time you request. We are here for you so don't hesitate to call.
Open to all residents of the 13811 zip code. Thank you!
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*Sandy has adult and child-sized masks. Please contact her
through Pastor Tim if you are in need of them.
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N EWARK VALLEY 1ST UNITED METHODIST
70 S. MAIN ST.,
NEWARK VALLEY, NY 13811
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Office: (607) 642-8811 Website: nvmethodist.com
Email: newarkvalley1stumc@gmail.com
Like us on Facebook: facebook.com/nvfirstumc
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Rev. Timothy Middleton
Parsonage: (607) 642-3630
Email: nvpastor@yahoo.com
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 new jobs; Unspoken Prayers; Victims of hate crimes; Young Disciples’
Church; World peace;
People to Remember in Prayer Each Day
For Encouragement: Wilma Ace; Caregivers; Davis, Heath & Neal
Missionary Families; Macella Dean; Jessica Dunham; Pastor Gary
Freeland; Lillian Gregrow; Dorene Hill; Valerie Hogan; Mary Hoagland;
Rob Dunham & family; Sheryl Jones; Flora Kouf; “Linda”; Terry
McKinney; Tim & Connie Middleton; Shuba & Morrissey families;
Bonnie Snapp; President Trump; UCC Church; Bishop Mark Webb;
Health Related Issues: “Amy”; Jerry Adams; Larry Baird; Mark
Basham; Baby Princess Warrior Bristol; Bob Abbott; Carol Bazzeghin;
Rae Beautes; Pete Brennan; Carol Carey; Jackie Carlin; Donald
Cornwell; Jim DeCaro; Tony DeCaro; Wendy Dunham; Mary Harper
Edsall; Mary Edsall; “Franklin” (1 ½ yr.-old); Bob Giblin; Linda
Hendrickson; “Jordan”; Jim Kavalesky; “Kerry”; Rosie Kessler; MaryAnn
Kinsey; Marylou Kinsey; Sue Kinsey; Paula Komarek; June Krapf; Anna
Kuntzelman; “Larry” (MaryJo Carey’s Brother); Autumn Lavine; Taffy
Lefkowitz; “Lisa”; “Luke” (Wendy Dunham’s grandson) & others with
RSV; Shirley Mincher; Tammy Mounts, & protection for daughter,
Madison; Sharon Newton; Kerry Peterson; Chet & Peggy Pierce; Dick
Pond; Teri Remaley; Residents, staff & families of Hilltop & Elderwood
Communities; “Debbie” (Arlene Ronk’s daughter); Bill Roop; Ginger
(Kinsey) Roth; “Sharon” (Nellie Snapp’s sister); Jackie Sparks; Amelia
Sprague; Heather Stamper; Jean Stevens; Craig Tirrell; Josh Tomazin;
Those down with the flu; Those in harm’s way of contracting “Covid19”:
food pantry volunteers, school and store employees helping to make food
and groceries available, and those with the virus; Twins, Cassidy &
Siena Lourie; Doug Wandall; Don Williams (Frazier’s brother); Donald
Williams (MaryJo Carey’s Dad);
Our Shut Ins: Sharon Brown; Varina Henson; Darlene Hill; Mary Kay
Johnson; Jean Stevens; Brandon Swisher; Tarraha Whittemore
In Sympathy & Comfort: All those who continue mourning the loss of
a loved one along with the families & friends of Ron Riecke; those who
have died from COVID-19; Louise Vanderkulk; Bill VanDouser
Unknown/Other Concerns: All Churches in the area; All Countries
affected by terrorism; All those affected by mass shootings & stabbings;
Church family; Families whose loved ones are struggling with addiction;
Gabby Dunham; Getting masks, ventilators & other supplies to all who
need them in the fight against COVID-19; Healthcare workers &
providers; Law enforcement officers & their families; Our country’s
leaders; Our Congregation; Congress; Our Military Troops; Our Small
Groups; Our vision; Our Youth; Persecuted Christians; Police Forces,
Sanitation workers, Scientists working on vaccines & cures: Nursing
Home Workers; Refugees & others in the midst of moves; Sunday
School classes; The People of the Mid. East; The Unemployed; those
affected by natural disasters, including storm concerns, wildfires,
tornados, earthquakes, relief workers & their families; Those starting