Woodbury United Methodist Church - May 11, 2008, 8:00am and 10:30am Worship Bulletin

FRIENDSHIP PADS: We hope you will take this opportunity to complete and pass along our “Welcome Visitors and Members” forms, expressing any special requests or needs you may have. If you are visiting, we hope you’ll use the special section at the bottom to let us know a bit about yourself. If your prayer request is confidential, please fill out one of the cards located in the pew backs and place it in an offering plate. Thank you!

PRELUDE David Obarowski, Organist

CALL TO WORSHIP Rev. Kristina D. Hansen

*PROCESSIONAL HYMN #539

“O Spirit of the Living God”

*RESPONSIVE GREETING (Liturgist & People)

(The Abingdon Worship Annual 2008, Joanne Carlson Brown, pp. 104-105 mod.)

(8:00 a.m.) Sue Vindigni, Liturgist

(10:30 a.m.) Joann King, Liturgist

L: Listen, can you hear the wind?

Look, can you see the dancing flames?

P: Come, Holy Spirit; come!

L: Can you hear the message in a language you can understand? Do you see visions? Can you dream the dreams?

P: Come, Holy Spirit; come!

L: Come let Pentecost become real in our lives this morning.

P: We come to worship our God who sends the Spirit to touch us and transform us into Pentecost people.

WE SEEK GOD’S PRESENCE IN PRAYER

PRAYER OF INVOCATION and CONFESSION (in unison)

(The Abingdon Worship Annual 2008, Joanne Carlson Brown, pp. 104-105 mod.)

Spirit of God,

we long to be open to your presence

in our church and in our lives.

Fill us with your wind and fire,

that we might be enlivened again.

Help us hear the words as if for the first time,

that they might touch us anew.

Give us visions and dreams

of what you long for in your creation

that we might begin to live them into reality.

Forgive us when we become complacent,

when we allow discouragement to win the day,

when we forget the Spirit you placed within us.

Come, Spirit; come into our worship, into our church,

into our very selves. AMEN.

WORDS OF ASSURANCE

L: God has promised to send us the Spirit, that we might know fully God’s presence in the world and in our lives. Know that the Spirit of understanding Christ promised us flows over us this day and always. Forgiveness is ours!

P: Thanks be to God!

THE LORD’S PRAYER (trespasses)

A TIME WITH OUR CHILDREN

THE SHARING OF OUR JOYS AND CONCERNS

THE CHURCH AT PRAYER

SILENT PRAYER

ANTHEM arr. By Ken Medena

“Lord, Listen to Your Children Praying”

*Please rise as you are able.

WE LISTEN FOR THE WORD OF GOD

SCRIPTURE Read by: Guy Buzzannco

Old Testament Reading: Psalm 51:10-15, pp. 627-628

New Testament Reading: Acts 2:1-21, p. 159

L: This is the Word of God. P: Thanks be to God.

*GLORIA PATRI #71

SERMON Faith Inspired Rev. Hansen

*SERMON HYMN “Holy Spirit, Truth Divine” #465

WE RESPOND IN FAITH

THE OFFERING OF OUR GIFTS

OFFERTORY

*PRESENTATION OF OFFERING AND DOXOLOGY #95

*PRAYER OF DEDICATION

BLESSING OUR MOTHERS

WE GO FORTH IN JOY

*RECESSIONAL HYMN #695

“O Lord, May Church and Home Combine”

*THE BENEDICTION

POSTLUDE

GREETERS/USHERS: Beth & Guy Buzzannco

ACOLYTE: Matt Kelly

FELLOWSHIP HOSTS: Kathleen & Michael Roche

Altar Flowers

Are given by the LaManna Family

“In celebration of all the Mothers and Grandmothers on this Mother’s Day 2008”

Discussion: May 11, 2008, 8:00am and 10:30am Worship Bulletin

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