WESTWOOD UNITED METHODIST CHURCH

May 2, 2021 _ __ _ 10:00 AM

FIFTH SUNDAY OF EASTER

PRELUDE “King's Lynn" Chas. Callahan

WELCOME

EASTER REFLECTION

GREETINGThis is the call! Look to the skies be it rain or shine.We lift up our heads to meet the day.Look around and see that you do not dance alone.We fortify our hearts with compassion and action.If rain still lingers, open the umbrellas of hope and set out anyway.For we are called to dance again!

SONG“Come to the Table of Grace”Lan Wilson & Evan Courtney

Duel Pianos

OPENING PRAYER Holy One, Justice-Seeker, Lover of Creation –Open us to learn new steps of faithfulness. Give us courage and patience. Come and dance with us, engage with us, as we seek you – so that we can be risen with Christ and in Christ. Be with us now, we pray. Amen.

PEACEThe peace of the risen Christ is with you.And also with you.Let us wave to one another as a sign of passing that peace to others.

DARE TO DANCE AGAIN

SCRIPTURE READINGSPsalm 22:25-31

Acts 8:26-39

This is a Word of God for the people of God.Thanks be to God!

MUSICAL PROCLAMATION“Deep Cries Out”

William Matthews and Christiann KoepkeWayne and Michael Jones

SERMON“From You Comes My Praise: Guide My Steps”

Pastor Wayne

DANCE FOR ALL YOU’RE WORTH

GIVING OUR GIFTS We can give online at our website: www.umc-westwood.org,

or we can mail our gifts into the church office: 105 Fairview Ave. Westwood, NJ 07675)

OFFERTORY PRAYERsacrifice for our sins. We humbly acknowledge your gift is an overwhelming pronouncement of grace. We share these tithes and offerings today with the hope that your children everywhere will be anointed with the knowledge that your perfect love casts out all fears. Amen.

CALL TO PRAYER “Alleluia” (2 times) FWS 2014

PRAYERS OF THE PEOPLE

THE GREAT THANKSGIVINGJesus is with us!With us now and forever! So lift up your hearts and voices! We lift them up to God! Let’s join in thanks and praise! How right it is to do this together!

{Pastor continues and then concludes with}And so we join with the glorious chorus of saints past and present, singing a never-ending hymn of praise: Holy, Holy, Holy! God of power and might, everywhere we see your glory! Blessed are they who come in your name. Hosanna in the Highest! Alleluia! May it be so!

{Pastor continues and then concludes with}And so, my friends, we remember. And we believe: Christ has died. Christ has risen. Christ will come again! Pour out your Spirit upon us now! Pour out your transforming presence on the gifts of this body and the gifts of this bread and fruit of the vine. May they be for us your life and love, uniting us as one body—Christ’s body— for the sake of loving the world.

All glory to you, Living Presence, Holy One, Holy God, through Jesus our Risen Christ and the Holy Spirit our Advocate. Amen.

THE LORD’S PRAYEROur 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.

SONG“I Will Call Upon the Lord”

Rev. Catherine Jordan-Latham, Rev. Sooah Na and Youngkwang Jun

BENEDICTION

POSTLUDE “Salvation Now is Come to Earth” J.S. Bach ANNOUNCEMENTS

“Worship series design and original music ©Worship Design Studio, used with permission. www.worshipdesignstudio.com/easterdance”