THE CELEBRATION OF WORSHIP

February 21, 2021

1st Sunday of Lent
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PRAY-LUDE
WORDS OF WELCOME & OPPORTUNITIES FOR
MINISTRY
*CALL TO WORSHIP
L: Ashes have been smeared and sins have been confessed…
P: We follow our faithful Lord.
L: These times, they are troubling. This journey, it is hard…
P: We follow our faithful Lord.
L: It is God who sustains, not the temptations of this world…
P: We follow our faithful Lord.
L: In the Lord is our trust, our protection from harm…
P: We follow our faithful Lord.
L: Come, let us worship the One whom we serve…
P: We follow our faithful Lord.
Stephen Fearing
A: God, we come with hesitant steps and uncertain motives
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N EWARK VALLEY 1ST UNITED METHODIST and uncover the ways we have strayed from Your truth.
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Expose the empty and barren places where we don’t
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~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ allow You to enter. Reveal our half-hearted struggles
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Email: newarkvalley1stumc@gmail.com others. Nurture the faint stirrings of new life, where
Like us on Facebook: facebook.com/nvfirstumc Your spirit has begun to grow. Let Your healing light
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ transform us into the image of Your Son. For You alone
Rev. Timothy Middleton
Parsonage: (607) 642-3630 can bring new life and make us whole. Amen
Email: nvpastor@yahoo.com
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WORSHIP FOR YOUNG DISCIPLES
OFFERING OF OURSELVES AND OUR
GIFTS/OFFERTORY
*Thanksgiving Praise: “Oh How He Loves You And Me”
RESPONSIVE READING: Psalm 25:1-10
L: To You, O Lord, I lift my soul.
P: Oh my God, in You I trust, let me not be put to shame;
let not my enemies exalt over me.
L: Let none that wait for You be put to shame;
P: let them be ashamed who are clothed with treachery.
L: Make me know Your ways, O Lord;
P: teach me Your paths.
L: Lead me in Your truth, and teach me,
P: for You are the God of my salvation; for You I wait all
the day long.
L: Be mindful of Your mercy, O Lord, and of Your steadfast
love, for they have been from of old.
P: Remember not the sins of my youth, or my
transgressions; according to Your steadfast love
remember me, for the sake of Your goodness, O Lord.
L: Good and upright is the Lord; therefore the Lord instructs
sinners in the way, and leads the humble in what is right,
and teaches them their way.
P: All the paths of the Lord are steadfast love and
faithfulness, for those who keep the Lord’s covenant and
testimonies.
*HYMN “Because He Lives”
PRAYERS FOR THE PEOPLE AND THE LORD’S
PRAYER
SCRIPTURE LESSON John 11:1-22
MESSAGE: “I AM – The Resurrection” ~ Pastor Tim
INVITATION TO CHRISTIAN DISCIPLESHIP
*HYMN “Victory in Jesus”
BENEDICTION PRAISE
THE LIGHT GOES FORTH
POSTLUDE
Please note: if you try to contact the School Aged Child
Care (SACC) program by calling the church office and no
one is available to answer the phone please hang up and
call “Tori” at 607-342-7340.
LOOKING AHEAD:
The Caring Cooperative Parish ministerial team has
decided that all three of the rotational Lenten services for
this year will be held at the Newark Valley 1st UMC because
this church has the best set up for both in person and live-
streaming. Viki Andrews will lead the Maundy Thursday
Service and Gary Freeland will lead us on Good Friday.
Because of Covid protocols and space issues we need to
require reservations for each service.
If you wish to participate in person please call the
church office at 607-642-8811 and leave: the name of each
person attending, address and phone number so we can
call and confirm the reservation. We are limited to 50 so it
will be first come first served.
If you wish to join the Live Stream please go to:
live.nvmethodist.com and we will be thankful for your
presence.
People to Remember in Prayer Each Day
For Encouragement: Wilma Ace; Doris Adams; Rev. Nancy Adams;
Caregivers; Davis, Heath & Neal Missionary Families; Macella Dean;
Renee Dexter & sis, Shirley; Jessica Dunham; Mary Harper Edsall;
Lillian Gregrow; Dorene Hill; Rob Dunham & family; Sheryl Jones; Joyce
Malsch; Terry McKinney; Lexy Middleton; Tim & Connie Middleton; Sue
Miller; Shuba & Morrissey families; Bonnie Snapp; President Biden;
President Trump; UCC Church;
Health Related Issues: Dave Ace; Jerry Adams; Carol Ayers; Larry
Baird; Baby Princess Warrior Bristol; Carol Bazzeghin; Katie Berghorn;
Pete Brennan; Carol Carey; Jackie Carlin; Donald Cornwell; Tony
DeCaro; Bob Dexter; Mary Edsall; Enzo Gentile; Mary Gordner; Linda
Hendrickson; Natalie Hilliard; Katie Hood; Noreen Jenner; Jim
Kavalesky; Rosie Kessler; MaryAnn Kinsey; Marylou Kinsey; Sue Kinsey;
Flora Kouf; Anna Kuntzelman; Bill & Camille Lane; “Larry” (MaryJo
Carey’s Brother); Autumn Lavine; Shane McGhee; 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; Cathy Stein; Jean Stevens; Rev. Steve Taylor;
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 Dana Tirrell’s sis-in-law,
Kristal’s brother-in-law who was stabbed to death in a South African home
invasion; Jan Holcomb; Helen Marsh; & 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;