Order of Worship
May 18, 2025
Staff Appreciation / Music 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
Carillons
Sandi Smith, Director
“Resonances and Alleluias”
GATHERING
Welcome Statement
Pastor Suzy Todd
Dearborn First United Methodist church seeks to counter oppression in all forms. We strive to embody what we hope to see in the world—a just, loving humanity and community in which people are free to be themselves fully and without fear. A community where no one is marginalized, silenced or exploited because of gender, gender expression, race, color, ethnic or national origin, religion, sexual orientation, age, class, physical characteristics or disability. We welcome, empower and celebrate all.
Life of the Church
Matt Roush
*Call to Worship
Matt Roush
Sing to the Lord a new song;
sing to the Lord, all the earth.
Declare his glory among the nations,
his marvelous deeds among all peoples.
Let the heavens rejoice, let the earth be glad;
let the sea resound, and all that is in it.
Let the fields be jubilant, and everything in them;
let all the trees of the forest sing for joy.
Let all creation rejoice before the Lord!
*Opening Hymn
Bob Barnhart, Organ
Jeff Karoub, Violin
Michelangelo Molinari, Trombone
UMH #68 “When in Our Music God is Glorified” v.1-4
Family Moment
Tracy Lahay
Solo
Josiah Sebastian, Clarinet
“Simple Gifts”
Staff Appreciation
PROCLAMATION OF THE WORD
Meditation
Chancel Choir
Andy Eldridge, Flute
Bob Barnhart, Piano
“All Things Bright and Beautiful”
First Reading:
Pastor Suzy Todd
Reflection
Pastor Suzy Todd
Special Music
Jeff Karoub & Charlotte Karoub
“Complicated Game”
Second Reading
Pastor Suzy Todd
Reflection
Pastor Suzy Todd
Passing of the Peace
Pastor Suzy Todd
*Hymn
Bob Barnhart, Organ
Jeff Karoub, Violin
Michelangelo Molinari, Trombone
FWS #2009 “O God Beyond All Praising” v.1-2
Third Reading
Pastor Suzy Todd
Psalm 46: 1,2,5, 6
Reflection
Pastor Suzy Todd
Anthem
Chancel Choir
“Shout to God”
Pastoral Prayer and Prayers of the People
Pastor Suzy Todd
The Lord’s Prayer
RESPONSE TO THE WORD PROCLAIM
Offertory
Carillons
Sandi Smith (Director)
“The Lord’s Prayer”
Doxology
UMH #94 Praise God, from Whom All Blessings Flow
Prayer of Dedication
Pastor Suzy Todd
Closing Hymn
Bob Barnhart, Organ
Jeff Karoub, Violin
Michelangelo Molinari, Trombone
UMH #185 “When Morning Gilds the Skies” v.1-4
SENDING
Benediction
Pastor Suzy Todd
Postlude
Bob Barnhart
“Prelude and Chacone”
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.