Table of Contents
The words in **black bold** are spoken or sung by the congregation. Please, no food or beverages are allowed in the Sanctuary. * Indicates when to rise in body or spirit.
UMH--United Methodist (Blue), TFWS--The Faith We Sing (Black), W&S--Worship & Song (Green)
Prelude
“We Who Believe in Freedom”
Sweet Honey in the Rock
Welcome
Threshold Moment
P:"…If I have prophetic power, and understand all mysteries and all knowledge, and if I have all faith, so as to remove mountains, but do not have love, I am nothing." — 1 Corinthians 13:2
P:Ever wonder what you were "born to do?" When we meet people who have found passion in their vocation, it is astonishingly powerful. Through our baptism we are "born" into following Jesus who, among other things, is a prophet. But his prophetic passion is aimed at a very specific population — the marginalized. Without love, compassion and reaching out might as well be clanging cymbals. What is at the heart of our message? For sake of whose life do we offer our best energies?
For Sake of Life v.4
For sake of life God became an infant
For sake of life he lived and died for all
For sake of life the time of God is constant
The kingdom is at hand - for sake of life
Opening Prayer
Liturgist:Loving God, let this time of worship quiet our fears, soothe our bruised souls, and energize us for ministry in and with your beloved world. Let faith abide. Let hope abide. Let love abide— here in this sanctuary, here in our community, here in our world, but most of all, here in us.
All:Amen.
Passing the Peace
Pastor:The Peace of Christ be with you.
All:And also with you.
Pastor:You are invited to pass the peace among you, remembering to pass it to those joining us remotely.
Praising
“We Are Called”
#2172 TFWS
Young & Young at Heart Time
Contemporary Reading
Standing
Standing…
Have I got standing to speak here?
Standing around…
Waiting, watchful, trying to be inconspicuous.
Standing for…
What I've been healing into, what my wounds have taught me.
Standing by…
Knowing that I may be - no, will be - needed.
Standing with…
So many other wounded healers.
Standing on…
Sacred ground, wisdom and joy hard-earned yet given for free.
Standing tall…
Proud to be humbled, perfectly imperfect, forgiven.
Standing joke…
Does that really fit here? I do laugh, giggles of grace.
Standing still…
As long as it takes, as quietly as necessary.
Standing up…
For you, for them, for all Creation – We're all worth it.
Standing beside…
You who are accountable and attentive.
Standing because…
Love stands under me, under us.
COMMUNITY PRAYER ~ THE LORD'S PRAYER
Sung
Our Mother, Father, Our Mother, Father
Who art in heaven, Who art in heaven
Hallowed be thy name, Hallowed be thy name
Thy Kingdom come, Thy Kingdom come
Thy will be done, Thy will be done
On earth as it is in heaven, On earth as it is in heaven
Give us this day, Give us this day
Our daily bread, Our daily bread
And forgive us all our sins, And forgive us all our sins
And lead us not, And lead us not
Into temptation, Into temptation
But deliver us from evil, But deliver us from evil
For yours is the Kingdom and the power and the glory
Forever, Forever
And ever, And Ever
Our Mother, Father, Our Mother, Father
Who art in heaven, Who art in heaven
Hallowed be thy name, Hallowed be thy name
Ancient Reading
1 CORINTHIANS 13:1-13
If I speak in the tongues of humans and of angels but do not have love, I am a noisy gong or a clanging cymbal. And if I have prophetic powers and understand all mysteries and all knowledge and if I have all faith so as to remove mountains but do not have love, I am nothing. If I give away all my possessions and if I hand over my body so that I may boast but do not have love, I gain nothing.
Love is patient; love is kind; love is not envious or boastful or arrogant or rude. It does not insist on its own way; it is not irritable; it keeps no record of wrongs; it does not rejoice in wrongdoing but rejoices in the truth. It bears all things, believes all things, hopes all things, endures all things.
Love never ends. But as for prophecies, they will come to an end; as for tongues, they will cease; as for knowledge, it will come to an end. For we know only in part, and we prophesy only in part, but when the complete comes, the partial will come to an end. When I was a child, I spoke like a child, I thought like a child, I reasoned like a child. When I became an adult, I put an end to childish ways. For now we see only a reflection, as in a mirror, but then we will see face to face. Now I know only in part; then I will know fully, even as I have been fully known. And now faith, hope, and love remain, these three, and the greatest of these is love.
We Sing
“There's a Spirit in the Air”
#192 UMH
Message
“"We Will Speak Out"”
Kay Lieberknecht
Offertory
“I Release”
Offerings can be placed in the basket on the table, online at ukiahumc.org, or mailed to PO Box 323, Ukiah
*DOXOLOGY
“Praise God from Whom All Blessings Flow”
#94 UMH
Praise God, from whom all blessings flow;
Praise God, all creatures here below;
Alleluia! Alleluia!
Praise God, the source of all our gifts!
Praise Jesus Christ, whose power uplifts!
Praise the Spirit, Holy Spirit!
Alleluia! Alleluia! Alleluia!
*MEMBERSHIP STATEMENT
Members of the Ukiah United Methodist Church accept the freedom God gives us to resist evil, injustice, and oppression in whatever forms they present themselves. We welcome opportunities to bring God's love to the world in as many ways as we can. We promise to uphold our beloved church by our prayers, our presence, our gifts, our service, and our witness.
Getting Strong
“People Get Ready”
Curtis Mayfield
Opportunities for Ministry
Opportunities where you make a difference: Opportunities where you make a difference: A strong church has members who are actively taking part in ministry and service.
- ⤷Volunteer Opportunity: Help pick up food on Fridays at 10:00 a.m for Saturday food distribution. This helps free up Pastor Michele to concentrate on clergy work. Please prayerfully consider connecting with Pastor Michele if interested.
- ⤷Recycling: Annie is collecting CRV bottles & cans, to benefit Ukiah UMC. Text or call Annie 707-513-9634 for pickups and more information.
- ⤷Mendo Labor Co-op: Our church sponsors a worker-led co-op connecting underemployed and unhoused workers with people needing help around the house or yard. We need church members willing to hire workers with patience as we get started and work out the kinks. Call/text Cheryl at (369) 216-1512 to be matched. mendolaborcoop.ukiahumc.org
- ⤷The Building Bridges Homeless Resource Center: If you would like to donate to Building Bridges Homeless Resource Center, below is a list of needed items. All donations can be dropped at HRC M-F, 9-5 or to Trudy's front porch at any time. Thank you to everyone who donates! Trudy•Items needed are: ponchos, warm winter jackets, sweaters, hats, gloves, sleeping bags, blankets, umbrellas, towels, soap, lotion, hand warmers, and zip-lok bags.
Go For It!
South:Do all the good you can,
North:By all the means you can,
South:In all the ways you can,
North:In all the places you can,
South:At all the times you can,
North:To all the people you can,
All:As long as ever you can. Amen.
— John Wesley
Blessing
*STEPPING OUT
“Freedom is Coming”
#2192 TFWS
WE ARE A WELCOMING & AFFIRMING CONGREGATION:
We welcome all persons into full participation in the life of the congregation regardless of age, gender identity, racial or ethnic background, sexual orientation, marriage status, or physical or mental condition.