Order of Worship
August 31, 2025
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
“Partita No 1 on Ach Wie nichtig, ach wie flüchtig”
GATHERING
Welcome Statement
Pastor Suzy Todd
Welcome to Dearborn First United Methodist Church. We are a church for people of all ages, all sexual orientations, all gender identities, all family structures and all social statuses. We believe that all people are created in the image of the Creator and thus are creators themselves. Creators of love and life and joy and beauty. Come and create with us!
*Call To Worship
Pastor Suzy Todd
Children of God: Welcome!
Welcome to this place of love and grace,
Welcome to this place of hope and perseverance.
God invites all of us to be a part of the beloved community,
God invites all of us to share in the good news:
We are welcome, just as we are. We are loved, just as we are.
In gratitude for all of this, let us worship God.
*Opening Hymn
UMH #400 “Come, Thou Fount of Every Blessing” v.1-3
*Apostles Creed
David Bowling
Family Moment
Tracy Lahay
Meditation Hymn
James Cox, Rhythm Sticks
UMH #434 “When the Poor Ones”
~ Due to Copyright restrictions, the words to this hymn will not be displayed on the screen ~
Scripture
David Bowling
Gloria Patri
Bob Barnhart
Sermon
Pastor Suzy Todd
“Communion”
Scripture Luke 22:14-20
Prayers
Pastor Suzy Todd
The Lord’s Prayer
Our 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. Forgive us our trespasses as we forgive those who trespass against us. Lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from evil. For Thine is the kingdom, the power, and the glory, forever.
Amen.
Call to Offering
David Bowling
Anthem
Pop-Up Choir
“In Christian Love”
*Doxology
UMH #95 “Praise God, from Whom All Blessings Flow”
Prayer of Dedication
Pastor Suzy Todd
Life of the Church
David Bowling
Closing Hymn
UMH #408 “The Gift of Love” v. 1-3
Benediction
Pastor Suzy Todd
Postlude
Bob Barnhart
“Sortie Festivo”
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.