Download - Jan. 4 bulletin (Communion)
This Week
Sunday, Jan. 4
Worship 8:30 am
Sunday School 9:45 am
Worship 11:00 am
Youth 4:00 pm
Monday, Jan. 5
LS Parent / Teacher Conferences
Coffee with the Pastor 7:30 am
Staff / Parish Relations 6:00 pm
Tuesday, Jan. 6
Chez Hope 5:30 pm
Choir Practice 6:30 pm
Wednesday, Jan. 7
LS Assembly 9:30 am
WOW 2:00 pm; 6:00 pm
Thursday, Jan. 8
TOPS 6:00 pm
Sunday, Jan. 11
Worship 8:30 am
Sunday School 9:45 am
Worship 11:00 am
Youth 4:00 pm
Worship Next Week
Sunday, Jan. 11
Sermon: Baptized?
Psalm: Psalm 29
New Testament: Acts 19:1-7
Gospel: Mark 1:4-11
First United Methodist Church
1255 Canal Boulevard
Thibodaux, LA 70301-4543
Phone: (985) 447-4287
Email: [email protected]
www.fumcthibodaux.org . www.facebook.com/fumcthibodaux
Pastor: Rev. Ray L. Varnado
Cell: (985) 227-0397
Prayers requested for health, healing, and wholeness: Donna Bull; Raymond Hebert; Erin Sytsma Lamb; Raymond J. Legendre, Jr.; Cynthia Mogabgab Mullens; Sue Moreau
Church Family Members Undergoing Long Term Care: Rev. Ed. Boyd; Carolyn Kenyon; Marrial Pitre; Bertha Robichaux
Prayers for military and their families: Justin M. Billiot; Cary Davis Jr.; Rev. Joe Hamilton; Blake Labat,; John Patrick (J.P.) Lawton; Shawn Nevenon; Noble Patterson III; Wes Parfait; Christopher Sparks; Jody Stroud; Chad Wheeler
This week’s front cover photo of the three wise men was taken during The Little School’s Christmas play. The Little School, which provides a pre-school education to 2 to 4 year-olds in our community, is a ministry of this church.
If you or someone you know has a child that will be between 2 and 4 years old before October 2015, there will be an Open House on Jan. 22 at 6:00 pm for all prospective families.
Sunday, January 4, 2015
Epiphany Sunday
First United Methodist Church
Of Thibodaux
First United Methodist Church
Thibodaux, Louisiana
Sunday, January 4, 2015
Epiphany Sunday
. . . The Church Gathers . . .
Music for Gathering
Prelude and Lighting of Candles
Welcome, Announcements, and Invocation
+ Invitation to Worship
Look around, God’s light shines in the darkness.
The darkness disappears and gives way to light.
Look around. God’s glory is all around.
Our hearts sing with joy.
Look up, Christ’s star invitation has arisen.
We will follow.
- Adapted from Isaiah 60 and Matthew 2
Opening Hymn………………...The First Noel………………..UMH 245
. . . To Hear God’s Word . . .
Old Testament Reading……..….Isaiah 60:1-6………………..OT 690
Story Time / Celebrating Life with our Children
Offertory / Offering
+ Response…………………………..Doxology.………………………UMH 94
Hymn of Prayer……….Lord Listen to your Children Praying…........FWS 2193
Invitation to Prayer / Giving Thanks and Prayers of the People
Special Music
+ Hymn of Worship……………….We Three Kings………………….UMH 254
. . . To Respond to God’s Word . . .
+Gospel Reading……...…………Matthew 2:1-12…………………….NT 2
Today’s Message: A Divine Invitation
- Reverend Ray Varnado
The Great Thanksgiving / Holy Communion……………..…...……...UMH 12
The Lord’s Prayer………………………………………………...……..UMH 895
Giving the Bread and Cup
. . . Then Departs for Service . . .
+ Hymn of invitation……...Go, Tell It on the Mountain….…………..UMH 251
Benediction
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Thought for the week: I watched the movie, Left Behind , over the holidays.
Many, many never accepted God’s Son. Prayerfully 2015 will be a year of
revival. - Pastor Ray