Worship guide
Union United Methodist Church Weekly Worship Guide
Union United Methodist Church Weekly Worship Guide Sunday
October 5th, 2025 @ 10am | In-person & Virtual
Worship Leader – Minister Deborah Sellman
Preacher – Rev. Levone Ward, Guest Preacher
Centering Time -
Welcome –
****Please stand with me as we read our Call to Worship together.
Call to Worship – Minister Deborah Sellman
Leader: Lord, in this world of strife, we need your peaceful presence in our hearts.
People: How shall we sing the Lord’s song in a land of suffering?
Leader: We shall sing of courage and the strength of the Lord.
People: Lord, when we are torn and do not know in what direction to turn, guide our steps.
Leader: We shall sing of unity and faithfulness, of reconciliation and hope.
People: We struggle. Tensions abound. O Lord, hear our cries!
Leader: Bring us back to you, merciful God.
All Together: Lord, open our hearts and our lives this day to be filled with the radiance of your love. Help us to receive your peace and to be bearers of that peace to others. Amen.
Opening hymn or song – Choir
*** You may be seated
Building Block 10 – Psalm 19:7
Psalm 19:7 The law of the Lord is perfect, refreshing the soul. The statutes of the Lord are trustworthy, making wise the simple.
Praise & Petitions - Minister Deborah Sellman
Proclamation – Mary Sitgraves
Psalm 137
1 By the rivers of Babylon we sat and wept
when we remembered Zion.
2 There on the poplars
we hung our harps,
3 for there our captors asked us for songs,
our tormentors demanded songs of joy;
they said, “Sing us one of the songs of Zion!”
4 How can we sing the songs of the Lord
while in a foreign land?
5 If I forget you, Jerusalem,
may my right hand forget its skill.
6 May my tongue cling to the roof of my mouth
if I do not remember you,
if I do not consider Jerusalem
my highest joy.
7 Remember, Lord, what the Edomites did
on the day Jerusalem fell.
“Tear it down,” they cried,
“tear it down to its foundations!”
8 Daughter Babylon, doomed to destruction,
happy is the one who repays you
according to what you have done to us.
9 Happy is the one who seizes your infants
and dashes them against the rocks.
Prayer – Mary Sitgraves
Prayer Response and Song - Choir
Announcements – Minister Deborah Sellman
Offering – Minister Deborah Sellman
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.
