Weekly Announcements
  • Bible Study is finished for the summer.
  • Bell Choir is finished for the summer. will resume Sept 3rd
  • Choir is finished for the summer. will resume Sept 3rd

 

  • Delores had surgery Wednesday the 22nd and is presently in inrehab. Please keep her and her family in your prayers.

 

  • Verna Viereck  woud appreciate cards and phone calls as she continues her recovery process.

 

  • The bishop is calling for aid for those effected by the earthquakes in Venezuela and for those affected by the flooding in Kentucky and West Virginia. Please click  VUMPI to donate.

 

  • Back to School supplies: There are supply lists outside of the church office. You can click  "Amazon"  for a supply list. All items donated will go diretly to Gunston Elementary School and South County High School to assist the families that fall in the cracks of available services. All items are due by August 23rd, our Blessing of the Back Packs service.

 

Service Times


You are invited to join us for Worship every Sunday morning at 11:00am. In person or online.

Holy communion is the 1st Sunday of every month. Cranford has an open table, all are invited to take communion.

Online Worship Online Giving
August 23rd Worship Outline
The 13th Sunday after Pentecost

o Prelude
o The Candle Lighting
o Welcome


o Call to Worship
Leader: Tell the whole congregation of God’s people:
This is a day for new beginnings.
People: This is a time of God’s appearing.
This is the moment for faithful response.
Leader: Praise God in the assembly of the faithful.
Make melody to God and sing a new song.
People: Praise God for life enriched by love.
Praise God for love that fulfills God’s law.
Leader: This is the hour to wake from our sleep.
The energy of God’s love fills this place.
People: Here we claim our identity as Christians.
Here we become the church of Jesus Christ. Amen


o Hymn: #176 Majesty, Worship His Majesty
o Opening Prayer:
Gracious God, we present our very lives as holy and living sacrifices to Your purposes. During this time of worship, we seek the renewal of our minds and the strengthening of our spirits. Show us Your will, that we may know what is good, acceptable, and perfect in Your sight. Amen.

o Affirmation of Faith: UMH #881
o Gloria Patri:
o Prayers of the People
o The Lord’s Prayer
o Congregational Response: Lord, Listen to Your Children’s Praying
o Scripture Readings:
Old Testament: Exodus 1:8-10, 22; 2:1-5, 9-10
New Testament: Romans 12:1-8
Liturgist: The Word of God for the people of God.
People: Thanks be to God.
o Hymns of Praise: (two hymns)

o Anthem: Sweet By and By
o Blessing of the Backpacks
o Dismissal to Children’s Church
o Scripture Lesson: Matthew 16:13-20
o Sermon: “Who Do You Say I Am”
o Hymn: #545 The Church’s One Foundation
o Tithes and Offerings:
o Offertory
o Doxology UMH #95
o Offertory Prayer
Gracious God, You have revealed to us that Jesus is the Christ, the Son of the living God. As we
offer these gifts, help us also offer ourselves to You. Strengthen our faith, deepen our
commitment, and help us follow Christ faithfully each day. Use these gifts and our lives to build Your church and share Your grace with the world. In Jesus’ name we pray. Amen.
Benediction
o Extinguishing of the Candles
o Announcements
o Postlude

Miracle Sunday Offering October 11

To address the disparity and relying on Methodism’s historically strong support of education, the bishops proposed an offering to establish an Endowment Fund for Theological Education in Africa, Europe, and the Philippines. Please click the button below to contribute:

Miracle Sunday Offering
Location
9912 Old Colchester Rd, Lorton, VA, USA
Lorton, VA
22079 US
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