Worship guide

Union United Methodist Church Weekly Worship Guide

Union United Methodist Church Weekly Worship Guide Sunday,

February 16th, 2025 @10am | In-person & Virtual

Worship Leader – Glenda Walker

Preacher – Rev. Twanda E. King, Pastor

Centering Time -

Welcome –

Call to Worship – Glenda Walker

Leader: Come, let us gather to honor the Lord, who has been our strength and sustenance through every labor and endeavor.

People: We come, remembering the hands that tilled the soil, built communities, and forged paths toward justice and equality.

Leader: We celebrate the contributions of African Americans in every field of work—free and unfree, skilled and unskilled, vocational and voluntary—that have shaped our nation and our faith.

People: We acknowledge the resilience and perseverance of those who labored under oppression, yet remained steadfast in faith and hope.

Leader: Let us lift our voices in praise for the God who empowers us to work for justice, peace, and the flourishing of all creation.

People: We commit to honoring this legacy by continuing the work of love, service, and community building.

All: With grateful hearts, we worship the Lord together, inspired by the labor and faith of those who have gone before us.

Opening hymn or song – Choir

*** You may be seated

Building Block – Glenda Walker

Ezekiel 36:26 “And I will give you a new heart, and a new spirit I will put within you. And I will remove the heart of stone from your flesh and give you a heart of flesh.”

Praise & Petitions – Glenda Walker

Proclamation – Rhonda Cleveland

Psalm 1

1 Happy are they who have not walked in the counsel of the wicked,
nor lingered in the way of sinners,
nor sat in the seats of the scornful!

2 Their delight is in the law of the Lord,
and they meditate on his law day and night.

3 They are like trees planted by streams of water,
bearing fruit in due season, with leaves that do not wither;
everything they do shall prosper.

4 It is not so with the wicked;
they are like chaff which the wind blows away.

5 Therefore the wicked shall not stand upright when judgment comes,
nor the sinner in the council of the righteous.

6 For the Lord knows the way of the righteous,
but the way of the wicked is doomed.

Prayer – Rhonda Cleveland

Prayer Response and Song - Choir

Announcements – Glenda Walker

Offering – Rev. Twanda E. King, Pastor

Here at Union United Methodist Church, there are several ways to give.

· You can do Billpay with your financial institution.

· PayPal or Givelify through the church website at www.uumchurch.com, (click on the donate button).

· Zelle – online payment service to uumcreceipts@gmail.com.

· Mail your contribution to the church at Union United Methodist Church, 14418 Old Marlboro Pike, Upper Marlboro, MD 20772. Again, we thank you in advance for your giving.