5/6/07 Combined Worship Service

Travis Park UMC-Sunday Morning Worship
Sunday, May 6th, 2007
Fifth Sunday of Easter
10:30 a.m.

Gathering

PRELUDE: God’s Got a Blessing Ralph Cortez, soloist

CALL TO WORSHIP* Rev. Joe Stobaugh
Leader: Eternal and loving God, you have called us to a rich spiritual life,
intentional community, risk taking mission, and to worship! You have a blessing with our names on it!
People: You have called us God, to a life in relationship with you,
grounded in community, in your Word, and in worship and mission!
Leader: God we have responded to your call!
People: Let us raise our voices in praise and thanksgiving for all that
God is doing in our lives!
--Rev. Joe Stobaugh

SONGS OF CELEBRATION
God is Good (All the Time)
Amazing Grace

CALL TO CONFESSION Rev. Willie Glaster and Rev. Deana Kirby
Men led by the Rev. Willie Glaster: God, we come to you today
recognizing that we have fallen short.
Women led by the Rev. Deana Kirby: We have done and thought
things we shouldn’t have, and we have not done the things we should have.
Men: Forgive us, loving and graceful God, for where we have
fallen short.
Women: Empower and enliven our lives through your grace so that
we can live with new energy and expectation for what you will do.
All: Let us go to God to confess our sins in silence.

TIME OF SILENCE

WORDS OF ASSURANCE AND PARDON Rev. Taylor Boone

I Will Praise You Joyful Melodies

Proclamation and Response

MESSAGE “Risk-Taking Mission”

Elena Guajardo

ANTHEM Jesus Calls Us
Words: Traditional African-American Spiritual; Music: arr. Joy Patterson
Sanctuary Choir; Mark Rubinstein, accompanist; DiAnn Grimes, soprano soloist

“Risk-Taking Mission”

Mark Stoeltje

TITHES AND OFFERINGS: O For a Thousand Tongues to Sing
Words: Charles Wesley; Music arranged by: Mark A. Miller
Emmaus Youth Choir; Patty Riggle Bonner, accompanist
Please see No. 57 in The United Methodist Hymnal for text
(Please register your attendance in the red registration books.)

*DOXOLOGY (can be found printed on the back page of The Faith We Sing)

SERVICE OF HOLY COMMUNION Rev. Karen Vannoy
(11:00 Liturgy with sung Sanctus from The Faith We Sing)

COMMUNION MUSIC: No. 2260 Let Us Be Bread
No. 2267 Taste and See
(Serve musicians communion on the chancel)

SONG OF DEDICATION* I’m Gonna Live So God Can Use Me

BENEDICTION Rev. Karen Vannoy

POSTLUDE: Sent Out in Jesus Name