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All Saints Sunday
November 6, 2022
10:30 am
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L= Leader C= Congregation
Liturgist: Mr. Archie Gayden
Minister of Music: Mrs. Andrea Moore-DeMartre
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THE GATHERING
BRINGING IN THE LIGHT OF CHRIST
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CALL TO WORSHIP
L: See how God loves us!
C: God loves us enough to swallow up death forever.
L: See how Christ loves us!
C: Christ loves us enough to share our loss and grief.
L: See how the Spirit loves us!
C: The Holy Spirit loves us enough to offer us words of hope we can trust.
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OPENING SONG
“Come, All You People/Uyai Mose” (from Zimbabwe)
Refrain
Come all you people, come and praise your Maker.
Come all you people, come and praise your Maker.
Come all you people, come and praise your Maker.
Come now and worship the Lord.
Come all you holy ones, come receive the kingdom.
Come all you holy ones, come receive the kingdom.
Come all you holy ones, come receive the kingdom.
Come receive the kingdom of God.
Sing, dance, rejoice! Make melody to Jesus!
Sing, dance, rejoice! Make melody to Jesus!
Sing, dance, rejoice! Make melody to Jesus!
Sing, dance, rejoice and be glad!
[Refrain]
You brought us truth, the gospel of salvation.
You brought us truth, the gospel of salvation.
You brought us truth, the gospel of salvation.
And you have filled us with love.
Blessed are the poor, the hungry and the hated!
Blessed are the poor, the hungry and the hated!
Blessed are the poor, the hungry and the hated!
Blessed by the kingdom of God!
[Refrain]
They are the saints in glory everlasting!
Make us your saints in glory everlasting!
They are the saints in glory everlasting,
Saints in the kingdom of God!
[Refrain]
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INVOCATION
One: Let us pray.
All: You have blessed us with saints all of our lives, God of the ages: those who put up with us, and those who prepared us for discipleship; those who have touched us with their compassion, and those who illumine the way for us. You surround us with saints, even when we don’t recognize or much less appreciate them, God of wonder: some live down the corner from us, while others are on the other side of the world; some create beauty in the world, while others make a meal for a sick neighbor’s family. For all the saints of every age, especially ours, we give you our gratitude and praise, Triune God. Amen.
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WORDS OF WELCOME
Mrs. Dianne Harper
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ROLL CALL
(IN-PERSON & ON THE PHONE)
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SONG OF PRAISE
“For All the Saints”
United Methodist Hymnal #711
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REMEMBERING THE SAINTS
“Come All You People”
These are your saints in glory everlasting!
These are your saints in glory everlasting!
These are your saints in glory everlasting,
Saints in the kingdom of God!
Prayer
Everliving God, this day revives in us memories of loved ones who are no longer with us. What happiness we shared when they walked among us. What joy, when loving and being loved, we lived our lives together.
Their memory is a blessing for ever.
Months or years may have passed, and still we feel near to them. Our hearts yearn for them. Though the bitter grief has softened, a duller pain abides; for the place where once they stood is empty now. The links of life are broken, but the links of love and longing cannot break.
Their souls are bound up in ours for ever.
We see them now with the eye of memory, their faults forgiven, their virtues grown larger. So does goodness live, and weakness fade from sight. We remember them with gratitude and bless their names.
Their memory is a blessing for ever.
And we remember as well the members who but yesterday were a part of our congregation and community.
Mr. Outland
Mrs. Vinelle Myrie
To all who cared for us and labored for all people, we pay tribute. May we prove worthy of carrying on the tradition of our faith, for now the task is ours.
Their souls are bound up in ours forever.
We give you thanks that they now live and reign with you. As a great crowd of witnesses, they surround us with their blessings, and offer you hymns of praise and thanksgiving.
They are alive for ever more. Amen.
“Come All You People”
Come all you holy ones, come receive the kingdom.
Come all you holy ones, come receive the kingdom.
Come all you holy ones, come receive the kingdom,
Come receive the kingdom of God!
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SCRIPTURE READING
Old Testament Lesson: Haggai 1:15b – 2:9
The Epistle: 2 Thessalonians 2:1-5, 13-17
The Gospel: Luke 20:27-38
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SONG OF PREPARATION
The Kelly Woodlawn Choir
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SERMON
Rev. Andrea Davidson
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INVITATION TO DISCIPLESHIP
“Standing on the Promises”
United Methodist Hymnal #374
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INVITATION TO THE LORD’S TABLE
CONFESSION AND PARDON
United Methodist Hymnal #12
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THE PEACE
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ANNOUNCEMENTS
Mrs. Lita McClinton
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INVITATION TO GIVING & OFFERTORY PRAYER
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THE GREAT THANKSGIVING
United Methodist Hymnal #13
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THE LORD’S PRAYER
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GIVING THE BREAD AND THE CUP
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HYMN DURING COMMUNION
“The Blood Will Never Lose Its Power”
Songs of Zion #184
The blood that Jesus shed for me, way back on Calvary;
The blood that gives me strength from day to day,
It will never lose its power.
Refrain
It reaches to the highest mountain. It flows to the lowest valley;
The blood that gives me strength from day to day,
It will never lose its power.
It soothes my doubts and calms my fears, and it dries all my tears;
The blood that gives me strength from day to day,
It will never lose its power.
It reaches to the highest mountain. It flows to the lowest valley;
The blood that gives me strength from day to day,
It will never lose its power.
It reaches to the highest mountain. It flows to the lowest valley;
The blood that gives me strength from day to day,
It will never lose its power.
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BENEDICTION
Rev. Davidson
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