THE CELEBRATION OF WORSHIP
January 24, 2021
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N EWARK VALLEY 1ST UNITED METHODIST
70 S. MAIN ST.,
NEWARK VALLEY, NY 13811
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Office: (607) 642-8811 Website: nvmethodist.com
Email: newarkvalley1stumc@gmail.com
Like us on Facebook: facebook.com/nvfirstumc
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Rev. Timothy Middleton
Parsonage: (607) 642-3630
Email: nvpastor@yahoo.com
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3rd Sunday after Epiphany
http://live.nvmethodist.com
Welcome! We’re happy to have you with us today.
PRAY-LUDE
WORDS OF WELCOME & OPPORTUNITIES FOR
MINISTRY
*CALL TO WORSHIP
L: Creator God, in every voice and language, You call for
healing and reconciliation. You call us to new ways of
being human with other peoples, with this land, and with
all creatures it.
P: Forgive us, Lord, for dividing people into “us and
them,” for letting fear and stereotypes break down the
unity You came to bring.
L: Open our eyes to see the shadow side of our communities
that allows oppression, hurts children, creates suspicion
between races, and damages Your creation.
P: Forgive us, Lord, for being silent in the face of evil.
L: Open our hearts to be healed and to be healers. Open our
mouths to speak for justice. Open our arms to embrace our
Indigenous neighbors. Open our minds to see new ways of
living together in Your creation. May the seeds You have
sown in Your Truth flourish for the good of all in this place.
P: Fill us with Your love and give us wisdom, so all may
live in peace with justice and the earth be filled with
Your Love. May we begin a new journey of
reconciliation. Jesus, draw us into a new inclusive family
– because You live! AMEN.
WORSHIP FOR YOUNG DISCIPLES
 “WHITE TREE” Campaign 2021
OFFERING OF OURSELVES AND OUR We usually collect items for a white tree in January. However, this is an
GIFTS/OFFERTORY unusual time in our lives. There will be a white tree offering the last
*Thanksgiving Praise: “Seek Ye First” Sunday of this month, January 31st. Those who wish to contribute can
put a separate check in their regular offering envelope marked "white
RESPONSIVE READING: Psalm 62:5-12
tree." A check from the church will then be sent to A New Hope
L: For God alone my soul waits in silence, Center. That will eliminate several points of contact and we will still be
P: For my hope is from God, who alone is my rock and my able to help.
salvation, my fortress; I shall not be shaken. Since 1986, A New Hope Center has offered comprehensive services to all
L: On God rests my deliverance and my honor; my mighty rock, my crime victims, including:
refuge is God.  Domestic violence
 Rape
P: Trust in God at all times, O people; pour out your heart before  Child Abuse
God who is a refuge for us  Hate Crimes
L: Those of low estate are but a breath, those of high estate are a  Assault
delusion; in the balances they go up; they are together lighter  Homicide
 And other crime and abuse issues
than a breath. We primarily serve residents of Tioga County, but not restrictive to borders.
P: Put no confidence in extortion, set no vain hopes on robbery; All services to survivors are free and confidential.
if riches increase, set not your heart on them. STATEMENTS FOR 2020
L: Once God has spoken, twice have I heard this: power belongs to
God; Statements will be in the Junior Room the third Sunday in January. If you wish
P: And to You, O Lord, belongs steadfast love, for You repay all to have your statement mailed to you, please contact the church office: by
telephone: 607-642-8811, or email: newarkvalley1stumc@gmail.com If you
according to their work.
wish to have your statement e-mailed to you, please call Lee at 687-4742
*HYMN “Be Thou My Vision”
OFFERING ENVELOPES FOR 2021
PRAYERS FOR THE PEOPLE AND THE LORD’S
PRAYER (UMH #895) Offering envelopes for 2021 are in the Junior Room by the statements. If you do
not use offering envelopes but would like a set, please call Lee at 687-4742.
SCRIPTURE LESSON 1 Cor. 3:16-17 *A note of thanks to those who have served so faithfully in
MESSAGE: “Modern Temples pt 2” ~ Pastor Tim leadership roles associated with the Food Pantry for many years
INVITATION TO CHRISTIAN DISCIPLESHIP and to those who have recently stepped up to the plate to provide
them with much deserved relief. Appreciation and gratitude are
*HYMN “Breath On Me, Breath Of God” also extended to all the other unnamed volunteers whose help
BENEDICTION PRAISE continues to make this such a viable ministry to the community.
THE LIGHT GOES FORTH Please note: if you try to contact the School Aged Child
Care (SACC) program by calling the church office and no
POSTLUDE one is available to answer the phone please hang up and
call “Tori” at 607-342-7340.
People to Remember in Prayer Each Day
For Encouragement: Wilma Ace; Doris Adams; Rev. Nancy Adams;
Caregivers; Davis, Heath & Neal Missionary Families; Macella Dean;
Jessica Dunham; Mary Harper Edsall; Lillian Gregrow; Dorene Hill; Rob
Dunham & family; Sheryl Jones; Joyce Malsch; Terry McKinney; Lexy
Middleton; Tim & Connie Middleton; Shuba & Morrissey families;
Bonnie Snapp; President Biden; President Trump; UCC Church;
Health Related Issues: Dave Ace; Jerry Adams; Larry Baird; Baby
Princess Warrior Bristol; Carol Bazzeghin; Pete Brennan; Carol Carey;
Jackie Carlin; Donald Cornwell; Tony DeCaro; Mary Edsall; Enzo
Gentile; Linda Hendrickson; Noreen Jenner; Jim Kavalesky; Rosie
Kessler; MaryAnn Kinsey; Marylou Kinsey; Sue Kinsey; Joel Krapf; Anna
Kuntzelman; “Larry” (MaryJo Carey’s Brother); Nancy Laughlin; Autumn
Lavine; Shirley Mincher; Chet & Peggy Pierce; Teri Remaley; Residents,
staff & families of Hilltop & Elderwood Communities; “Debbie” (Arlene
Ronk’s daughter); Ginger (Kinsey) Roth; “Sharon” (Nellie Snapp’s sister);
Paula Simmons; Kim Smith; Jackie Sparks; Jean Stevens; Those down
with the flu; Those in harm’s way of contracting “Covid19”: food pantry
volunteers, school and store employees helping to make food and
groceries available, and those with the virus; Twins, Cassidy & Siena
Lourie; Unnamed Family with COVID; Pat Valentia; Don Williams
(Frazier’s brother); “Woody”; Tim Worden
Our Shut Ins: Mary Kay Johnson; Jean Stevens; Brandon Swisher;
Tarraha Whittemore
In Sympathy & Comfort: All those who continue mourning the loss of
a loved one along with the families & friends of Sharon Brown; & of those
who have died from COVID-19;

Unknown/Other Concerns: All Churches in the area; Lorisa Bates &

family; Bishop Webb and his Cabinet; Churches and states as they reopen;
All Countries affected by terrorism; All those affected by violence; Church
family; Families whose loved ones are struggling with addiction; Food Pantry
new leadership team; Gabby Dunham; Healthcare workers & providers; Law
enforcement officers & their families; Opposing views on racial & social
issues; Our country’s leaders; Our Congregation; Our Military Troops; Our
Small Groups; Our vision; Our Youth; Persecuted Christians; Political
Climate; Sanitation workers, Scientists working on vaccines & cures:
Refugees & others in the midst of moves; The People of the Mid. East; The
Unemployed; those affected by natural disasters, relief workers & their
families; Those starting new jobs; Unspoken Concerns; Young Disciples’
Church; Weather related concerns; World peace;