This is the Day that the Lord Has Made, Let us rejoice and be glad it in!
Welcome to Oakwood UMC Online this week. We’ve got some familiar music for you to sing along with. I hope you belt it out at home with us.
Alan has some special pieces, on the organ today, that have a picture montage to watch as you listen to him play.
I am glad that you are here with us.
Our liturgist this morning in Linda Scoglietti, Welcome Team: Tony Scoglietti
Our singers are: Amy Enloe, Judy and Phil Gliebe, Cilla Landrigan, Jen Messaros and Pastor Lori; Sound Tech, Jay Messaros. And yes, we socially distanced as we sang!
As you prepare your hearts for worship, light a candle and welcome God into your midst.
Prelude: “Lord Jesus Christ, We Humbly Pray”
by Mercy Bartlett. played by Alan Klinect
Welcome and Announcements
Call to Worship and Opening Prayer
Opening Hymn: Lord I Want to Be a Christian
Children's Message: "Seeing" the Holy Spirit
Scripture Reading: John 14:15-21
Message: "What do you see when you look in the mirror?”
by Pastor Lori Reiber
Giving Back to God:
Offertory ‘Solemn Litany” by Lani Smith, played by Alan Klinect
A Message from Amy Smith, Invitation to the Offering, Offering Prayer and Doxology
Closing Hymn: Because He Lives
Benediction and Sending Forth
Have a blessed week. I miss you all.
Blessings, Pastor Lori
Max and Kelley say Peace Be With You! We hpe that all of you are well and doing fine! We want you to know that we have implemented a family goal to help someone else every single day. And while that sounds great, it's actually not that easy. So if you have something that we can do for you, maybe something outside, or some shopping or I don't know what... Please let us know.
Love, Kelley and Max
What an awesome plan. Please take them up on it church!
Here's a picture of an oatmeal cookie that I baked this week. Accident? I think not dot-dot-dot
Perfection!
The Holy Spirit is indeed working within all of us, and our love for one another will carry us through these dark and scary times. Our prayers are with all of you and we miss seeing you in person.
The children's message was really good. It reminded me of a childhood poem: Who can see the wind?, Neither you nor I, But when the trees
bend down their heads, The wind is passing by. For our young ones they
could learn this. but substitute The Holy Spirit for Wind in the last phrase.
Thank you for reminding us we are never alone, when God, in the form of the Spirit, is with us.
Phil and Judy
Thanks Phil and Judy, love the connection.
Loved this service - all of it. It was especially nice to see the Jesus window and hear Amy's words. We are the church. We only get through these times by remembering that God, Jesus, and the Holy Spirit all abide in us, advocate for us and hold us up. Thankful for this and for all of you. Keep praying!
Thanks Cathy! Amy's words made me tear up! We will get through this, with God's help and those of us God has brought together for a time like this!
We enjoyed the service today and thanks to all who make it possible. Your sermon and Children's message were tremendous, Lori. That will truly get us through the week ahead. Always enjoy when Linda is liturgist and Tony's ushering us all into the sanctuary this morning was priceless! We miss you all and look forward to seeing you sometime very soon. Blessings to all.