Order of Worship
September 6, 2026
Communion Sunday
Dearborn First UMC
22124 Garrison Street, Dearborn, MI 48124
www.dearbornfirstumc.org
office@dearbornfirstumc.org
~ We invite you to quiet your hearts and minds for worship as our prelude begins ~
Prelude
Bob Barnhart
“Prélude in F Major”
GATHERING
Welcome Statement
Pastor Suzy Todd
Call to Worship
Christie Brewster
Opening Hymn
UMH #383 “This Is a Day of New Beginnings” v.1-5
Family Moment
Pastor Suzy Todd
Sermon
Pastor Suzy Todd
“Jesus is…”
John 3:1-21
Prayer
Pastor Suzy Todd
The Lord’s Prayer
Confession
Christie Brewster
Passing of the Peace
Christie Brewster
Offering
Christie Brewster
Offertory Anthem
Chancel Choir
“Communion Meditation”
Doxology
UMH #95 “Praise God, from Whom All Blessings Flow”
Great Thanksgiving
Pastor Suzy Todd
Communion
Pastor Suzy Todd
Communion Hymns
UMH #92 “For the Beauty of the Earth” v.1-6
UMH #393 “Spirit of the Living God” sing 2x
UMH #395 “Take Time to Be Holy” v. 1-4
Life of the Church
Christie Brewster
Closing Hymn
UMH #634 “Now Let Us from This Table Rise” v.1-4
Benediction
Pastor Suzy Todd
Postlude
Bob Barnhart
“Allegro Maestoso”
DEARBORN FIRST UMC WELCOME STATEMENT
As a Reconciling Congregation, Dearborn First United Methodist Church celebrates that all persons are created in God's image and are worthy of receiving God's unconditional love and grace. We invite and welcome people of all ages, races, ethnicities, socioeconomic situations, gender identities, sexual orientations, abilities, and religious backgrounds into the life and ministries of our church.