Worship Leader – Minister Wanda Hodges, CLM

Preacher – Rev. Twanda King

***The musician will play after the centering moment. Please wait for the musician to join the queue before proceeding with the welcome.   

Good morning. My name is Minister Wanda Hodges, CLM. Welcome to Union United Methodist Church, where we are spirit-filled, biblically minded, and service-oriented.  

As we gather for worship this Sunday, we thank God for His grace, mercy, and faithfulness that sustain us each day.  

We pray you enjoy our worship service. If you’re visiting us for the first time, whether online or in person, thank you for joining us! Please feel free to fill out one of the connect cards found in the pews and place it in the offering plate during the offering. We would love to connect with you.  

May this time of worship draw you closer to God and fill your heart with His peace, joy, and hope. Thank you for being here, and may God richly bless you and your family. 

Now, let us prepare our hearts and minds as we enter a time of worship and get ready to encounter God in a powerful way. 

***Please stand with me as we read our Call to Worship together and remain standing for our opening hymn.   

Leader: People of God, let us bless the Lord at all times, for God's goodness never fails and God's mercy never ends!

People: We will bless the Lord at all times; God's praise shall continually be in our mouths!

Leader: When we cried out in trouble, the Lord heard us. When fear surrounded us, God was our refuge and our strength.

People: We will rejoice in the Lord, for God hears our cries and delivers us from our troubles!

Leader: Come, taste and see that the Lord is good! Come, remember God's faithfulness and celebrate God's unfailing love!

People: Blessed are those who trust in the Lord! We have tasted God's goodness and witnessed God's grace!

Leader: So let us lift our voices, open our hearts, and magnify the Lord together!

All Together: We will praise the Lord in every season, trust God in every circumstance, and give thanks for God's goodness. Oh, magnify the Lord with me, and let us exalt God's name together! Amen!

Opening hymn or song – Choir   

*** You may be seated  

Building block– Minister Wanda Hodges, CLM   

Our Building Block for November is – Colossians 3:17 (NRSV) 

“And whatever you do, in word or deed, do everything in the name of the Lord Jesus, giving thanks to God the Father through him.”

Grateful people live intentionally.

Praise & Petitions – Minister Wanda Hodges, CLM

Proclamation – 

Psalm 34:1-10,22

1 I will bless the Lord at all times;
his praise shall ever be in my mouth.

2 I will glory in the Lord;
let the humble hear and rejoice.

3 Proclaim with me the greatness of the Lord;
let us exalt his Name together.

4 I sought the Lord, and he answered me
and delivered me out of all my terror.

5 Look upon him and be radiant,
and let not your faces be ashamed.

6 I called in my affliction and the Lord heard me
and saved me from all my troubles.

7 The angel of the Lord encompasses those who fear him,
and he will deliver them.

8 Taste and see that the Lord is good;
happy are they who trust in him!

9 Fear the Lord, you that are his saints,
for those who fear him lack nothing.

10 The young lions lack and suffer hunger,
but those who seek the Lord lack nothing that is good.

22 The Lord ransoms the life of his servants,
and none will be punished who trust in him.

Prayer – 

Prayer Response and Song - Choir 

Announcements – Minister Wanda Hodges, CLM

Offering – Minister Wanda Hodges, CLM

Offertory song – Choir   

· 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.