Call to Worship - You are invited to light a candle in your home to welcome the presence of the Holy Spirit
Passing of the Peace: Through the act of passing the peace of Christ, we offer our sincere desire to love our neighbor.
You are invited to greet one another in the live stream chat on Instagram, YouTube, and Facebook.
ANNOUNCEMENTS
DISCIPLE 2 BIBLE STUDY: Mondays at 5:30 PM via Zoom
November 22: No Class
November 29: Chapter 24 - Sent as Witnesses
Day 1: Luke 19:28-48 - Palm Sunday
Day 2: Luke 20-21 - Teaching in the Temple
Day 3: Luke 22 - Betrayal, Passover Meal, the Garden, Arrest and Trial
Day 4: Luke 23 - Crucifixion and Burial
Day 5: Luke 24 - Resurrection and Empty Tomb, Emmaus Road, the Great Command
Day 6: Study Manual, p. 184-19
ADVENT SERMON SERIES: November 28-Jan 2
NOV. 28: JUSTICE & RIGHTEOUSNESS
DEC. 5: PREPARED & UNREADY
DEC. 12: REPENT & REJOICE
DEC. 19: BLESSINGS WHICH AREN'T
DEC. 24: PROMISE FULFILLED - 5:30PM
DEC. 26: SABBATH SUNDAY
JAN. 2: EPIPHANY SUNDAY
Theme: From Thankful to Grateful
“Thankfulness is the beginning of gratitude. Gratitude is the completion of thankfulness. Thankfulness may consist merely of words. Gratitude is shown in acts.”
—Henri Frederic Amie: German Philosopher and Poet
Matthew 6:25-33
Thanksgiving 2021 resonates deeply with the core message of the first thanksgiving. We who gather have come through a great hardship. There has been loss, and there will be further struggle ahead; but a difficult time in the story of our lives is waning. We who are blessed to gather have received a great gift of life and health. The experience of such a gift is a heart of thanks. To show what is in our hearts, we now act on this feeling of thankfulness with acts of gratitude that express our thanksgiving to God and to all those who have journeyed with us and cared for us.
RESOURCES FOR THANKSGIVING WORSHIP AND DEVOTION
Prelude San Carlos UMC Trio “Come Thou Fount” arranged by Michael Tyree
Invocation Rev. Mark Nakagawa, West District Superintendent
A Thanksgiving Invocation
God eternal; creator and sustainer, we gather to give you thanks.
We give you thanks for the beauty of the earth,
The blessings of your creatures,
The breeze and breath of life.
Christ; redeeming and forgiving One,
Who is always faithful and merciful.
We gather to give you thanks,
For peace calming the chaos of our souls,
For hope restoring our faith.
For renewal, transforming our lives,
Spirit; sustaining, and compassionate One,
Who calls us into relationship with the living God,
We give you thanks,
For caring when our hearts are aching,
For friends supportive in times of need,
For generosity lavish and overflowing.
Holy One, Three in One
We come with hearts full of gratitude,
For all things good,
We give you thanks for You.
Let us worship!
Special Music Christ UMC Honolulu Choir
Rev. Eugene Han, Senior Pastor; Rev. In Kwon Jun, English Ministry Pastor
Witness from the World Stewardship Message: Monalisa Tu’itahi,
First Elect Lay General Conference Delegate
Affirmation of Faith Rev. Dr. Joel Hortiales,
Director of Hispanic/Latino Ministries & Border Concerns, Connectional Ministries
An Inclusive Modern Affirmation of Faith
Where the Spirit of the Lord is,
There is the one true church, apostolic and universal
Whose holy faith let us now declare:
We believe in God the creator of all things,
Infinite in wisdom, power, and love,
Whose mercy is over all we see,
And whose will is ever directed to the good of God’s children.
We believe in Jesus Christ,
Son of God and born in the flesh,
The gift of God’s unfailing grace,
The ground of our hope,
And the promise of our deliverance from sin and death.
We believe in the Holy Spirit
As the divine presence in our lives,
Whereby we are kept in perpetual remembrance
Of the truth of Christ,
And find strength and help in times of need.
We believe that this faith should manifest itself
In the service of love
As set forth in the example of our blessed Lord
To the end
That the kingdom of God may come upon the earth as it is in heaven. Amen.
Special Music Melida Skeete Smith, Grace UMC Los Angeles
Rev. Victor Cyrus-Franklin, Lead Pastor
Prayer of Confession and Lord’s Prayer Rev. Gregory Douglass, Native American UMC
O Great and Giving One,
We come before you knowing that we have broken your great community in thought, word, and deed
In the symbol of corn you provided for your people. When strangers came to this land, your people generously provided for them, teaching them of the many gifts that have come from your hands.
They welcomed them and showed them a feast of giving thanks.
Yet, as people walked on in life, those gifts were forgotten, and the people betrayed; turning thanksgiving into mourning.
Forgive us for all the ways we have not loved our relatives, and restore us to walk in ways that show our Thanks for all your gifts.
As Jesus forgave those who turned from him, forgive us that we may walk your good path, and honor You for your many gifts. Amen.
Witness from the Word Matthew 6:25-33 and Devotion
Rev. Melissa R. MacKinnon, North District Superintendent & Dean of the Cabinet
Instrumental San Carlos UMC Trio “Beach Spring” arranged by Michael Tyree
Prayer of Blessing and Benediction Bishop Grant J. Hagiya
Virtual Coffee Hour Begins now!
Immediately following worship on Zoom