First Sunday After Christmas Day New Year

January 1, 2017 (10:31 a.m.)

* Please stand, if you are able.

ORGAN PRELUDE

LIGHTING

WELCOME & ANNOUNCEMENT

CALL TO WORSHIP The grace of our Lord Jesus Christ be with you. And also with you!

Creative God, you make all things new in heaven and on earth. We come to you in a new year with new desires and old fears, new decisions and old controversies, new dreams and old weaknesses.

Because you are a God of love, we know that you accept all the

mistakes of the past. Beause you are the God of our faith, we enter your gates with thanksgiving and praise.

We come into your presence with gladness and a joyful noise, And we serve and bless you. Receive our service. Amen

*HYMN Morning Has Broken UMH#145

SHARING OF JOYS AND CONCERNS (In unison, after sharing prayer requests) UMH#482 Lord, have mercy. Christ, have mercy. Lord, have mercy.

PRAYER

SCRIPTURE READINGS Ecclesiastes 3:1-13 Revelation 21:1-6a

*PSALTER Psalm 8 UMH#743

(R part sung by cantor)

*GOSPEL READING Matthew 25:31-46

This is the Word of God. Thanks be to God.

*AFFIRMATION OF FAITH UMH#881

CHILDREN’S TIME

SPECIAL MUSIC

SERMON “One Day with Others, Eternity with God” HYMN He Leadeth Me: O Blessed Thought UMH#128

HOLY COMMUNION

CONFESSION AND PARDON UMH#12

*PASSING THE PEACE UMH#328

Surely the presence of the Lord is in this place; I can feel His mighty power and His grace. I can hear the brush of angel’s wings, I see glory on each face;

Surely the presence of the Lord is in this place. OFFERING

*DOXOLOGY UMH#89 (1)

THE GREAT THANKSGIVING UMH#13

*THE LORD’S PRAYER UMH#895

GIVING THE BREAD AND CUP

*SENDING FORTH A Covenant Prayer UMH#607

*CHORAL DISMISSAL UMH#665

Go now in peace, go now in peace, may the love of God surround you everywhere, everywhere you may go.

THOSE SERVING US TODAY: Organist: Barbara Commodari Acolyte: Neil Lentz Worship Leader: Troy Sheaffer Scripture Reader: Susan Nielsen Cantor: Vickie Hill, Troy Sheaffer Usher: Frank Holloway, Barbara & Tom Taylor Holy Communion: Gloria Dragoo, Cathie McCloskey Luncheon: Michele Warren Pastor: SunAe Lee-Koo

ANNOUNCEMENTS Jan. 3: Bible Study at 10:30 a.m. : Choir at 6:30 p.m.

Newsletter articles are needed! Please contact Susan Nielsen.

Offering Envelope for 2017 is available.

Sign Up for Worship service volunteers!

Jan. 7: Prayer meeting at 10 a.m.

Jan. 8: PPRC at 12:30 p.m.

Feb. 4: Leadership Training Retreat at 10 a.m.- 3 p.m. TT needs volunteers. Due to the lack of volunteers, TT

will open on Saturdays only (11-4) in January. Please let Donna Devine know if you are interested in helping TT on any Saturday.

SCRIPTURE LESSONS FOR NEXT SUNDAY Isaiah 42:1-9 Pslam 29 (UMH#761) Acts 10:34-43 Matthew 3:13-17

Paypal account: mtsalemumc@gmail.com

Day Att. # Received(paypal)Need 2016 offering (Paypal)/Need

12/24 12/25

34 (1) 29

2203 ( 350)/1600

52953.13 (4909.52)/83200 =57862.65/83200 (69.5%)

PRAYER REQUESTS Weekly Prayer Request: Joan Knotts Jimmy Episcopo’s family Ann Marie Mike Owens Dorothy’s family Robin Continuing Prayer Request:

(We will resume the list next week)

THE MT. SALEM CALENDAR

Sunday Morning Worship Sunday 10:31 a.m. *Sunday School for Adults Sunday 12: 30 p.m. Stepping Stones Group (Benson Hall) Sunday 6:30 p.m. The Simplicity Group (Benson Hall) Monday 7:30 p.m. *Bible Study (Benson Hall) Tuesday 10:30 a.m. Blue Rock Chorus Wednesday 9:00 a.m. *Choir Practice (Benson Hall) Wednesday 7:00 p.m.

Upper Room Group (Benson Hall) Thursday 7:00 p.m. *Coffee Corner & Tower Treasures Thurs.-Sat. 11a.m.-3 p.m.

MMtt.. SSaalleemm UUnniitteedd MMeetthhooddiisstt CChhuurrcchh 2629 West Nineteenth St.

Wilmington, Delaware 19806-1116 www.mtsalemumc.org * (302) 658-1807

Rev. SunAe Lee-Koo, Pastor

Sunday Worship Service 10:31 a.m. mtsalemumc@gmail.com FaceBook: Mt. Salem UMC

Matthew 25:31-46 "When the Son of Man comes in his glory, and all the angels with him, then he will sit on the throne of his glory. All the nations will be gathered before him, and he will separate people one from another as a shepherd separates the sheep from the goats, and he will put the sheep at his right hand and the goats at the left. Then the king will say to those at his right hand, 'Come, you that are blessed by my Father, inherit the kingdom prepared for you from the foundation of the world; for I was hungry and you gave me food, I was thirsty and you gave me something to drink, I was a stranger and you welcomed me, I was naked and you gave me clothing, I was sick and you took care of me, I was in prison and you visited me.' Then the righteous will answer him, 'Lord, when was it that we saw you hungry and gave you food, or thirsty and gave you something to drink? And when was it that we saw you a stranger and welcomed you, or naked and gave you clothing? And when was it that we saw you sick or in prison and visited you?' And the king will answer them, 'Truly I tell you, just as you did it to one of the least of these who are members of my family, you did it to me.' Then he will say to those at his left hand, 'You that are accursed, depart from me into the eternal fire prepared for the devil and his angels; for I was hungry and you gave me no food, I was thirsty and you gave me nothing to drink, I was a stranger and you did not wel-come me, naked and you did not give me clothing, sick and in prison and you did not visit me.' Then they also will answer, 'Lord, when was it that we saw you hungry or thirsty or a stranger or naked or sick or in prison, and did not take care of you?' Then he will answer them, 'Truly I tell you, just as you did not do it to one of the least of these, you did not do it to me.' And these will go away into eternal punishment, but the righteous into eternal life."