Worship guide

Union United Methodist Church Weekly Worship Guide   

Sunday, May 24, 2026 @10am | In-person & Virtual  

Worship Leader –  Min. Wanda Hodges 

Preacher – Rev. Twanda King, Pastor  

Welcome – Min. Wanda Hodges 

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

Call to Worship  

Leader: Praise the Lord from whom all blessings flow! 

People: The day of Pentecost has come, and we have gathered together in this place.
 

Leader: We are nothing without you, O Lord. Send forth your presence and grant us your mercies and love. 

People: Praise the Lord from whom all blessings flow! 

Leader: Creator God, reign down your Spirit that we, too, may prophesy! Come, Holy Spirit, come! 

People: Praise the Lord who sends forth his Spirit! Praise the Lord who renews the face of the earth. 

Leader: Jesus Christ, reign down your Spirit that we, too, may see visions! Come, Holy Spirit, come! 

People: May the glory of the Lord endure forever! May the Lord rejoice in his works. 

Leader: Everlasting God, reign down your Spirit that we, too, may dream dreams! 

All Together: Come, Holy Spirit, come!  

Opening hymn or song – Choir    

*** You may be seated     

Building Block – Min. Wanda Hodges 

Our Building Block for May is – James 2:17 (NRSVUE) 

“So faith by itself, if it has no works, is dead.” 

Praise & Petitions –  

Proclamation – Patrice Jenkins 

Psalm 66:7-18 (NRSVUE) 

7 who rules by his might forever,
 whose eyes keep watch on the nations—
  let the rebellious not exalt themselves. Selah 

8 Bless our God, O peoples;
  let the sound of his praise be heard,
9 who has kept us among the living
  and has not let our feet slip.
10 For you, O God, have tested us;
    you have tried us as silver is tried.
11 You brought us into the net;
    you laid burdens on our backs;
12 you let people ride over our heads;
   we went through fire and through water.
 yet you have brought us out to a spacious place. 

13 I will come into your house with burnt offerings;
   I will pay you my vows,
14 those that my lips uttered
   and my mouth promised when I was in trouble.
15 I will offer to you burnt offerings of fatted calves,
   with the smoke of the sacrifice of rams;
 I will make an offering of bulls and goats. Selah 

16 Come and hear, all you who fear God,
    and I will tell what he has done for me.
17 I cried aloud to him,
   and he was extolled with my tongue.
18 If I had cherished iniquity in my heart,
   the Lord would not have listened. 

Prayer – Patrice Jenkins 

Prayer Response and Song - Choir   

Announcements – Rev. Twanda King 

Offering – Rev. Twanda King 

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.