AUGUST 23, 2026 THIRTEENTH SUNDAY AFTER PENTECOST
Moses at the Burning Bush by Yoram Raanan
7 Vandeventer Ave., Princeton, NJ, 08542 609 924 2613 www.princetonumc.org
THE CHURCH GATHERS Pre-Service Music 14-4 Petite gavotte Album pour mes petits amis
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Call to Worship God, you have heard the cries of your people. You know the pain of those who suffer injustice. You have called us to help set them free. You have invited us to take up our cross and love despite the cost. Give us compassion to hear the cries of the oppressed. Give us courage to follow Jesus. Speak to us, that our hearts, too, may burn and not be consumed.
Hymn
Holy, Holy, Holy!
UMH #64
Prayer of Confession The Lord be with you. And also with you. Let us confess our need for grace together. God, we confess that we cling to our lives. We protect and provide for ourselves. We do not love perfectly, afraid of the cost. Forgive our selfishness, heal our fear, and deepen our trust in your grace, that we may let go of our lives, take up the cross of love, go where you send us, and receive true life from you. silence for prayer
Words of Assurance
Your presence radiates in this world; your grace shines in our lives; and so we turn aside to look, to enter upon holy ground, to be in your presence. In the name of Jesus Christ, we are forgiven! In the name of Jesus Christ, we are forgiven! Thanks be to God! Alleluia! Amen.
TO HEAR THE WORD AND REFLECT Music Ministry
Savior Like a Shepherd Lead Us
Children's Time
Where Children Belong
SHARING IN WORSHIP TODAY Acolytes - Nuri Francis, Victoria Offer Liturgists - Lindsey Donaldson, Leigh-Anne Francis, Nkechi Mezazem Musicians - Julia Hanna Ushers - Pam Ewer, Tim Ewer, Ian Griffiths, David Potts
arr. Daniel Blosser TFWS #2233
TODAY’S FLOWERS ARE GIVEN IN MEMORY OF REV. DR. LAWRENCE "LARRY" CURTIS ON WHAT WOULD HAVE BEEN OUR 68TH WEDDING ANNIVERSARY
BY HELEN CURTIS
Scripture Reading Exodus 3:1-15 This is the Word of Life. Thanks be to God. Sermon
Rev. Jenny Smith Walz
TO RESPOND IN FAITH Hymn
Walk With Me
TFWS #2242
Prayers of the People The Lord's Prayer Our Father, who art in heaven, hallowed be thy name. Thy kingdom come; thy will be done on earth as it is in heaven. Give us this day our daily bread; and forgive us our trespasses as we forgive those who trespass against us. And lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from evil. For thine is the kingdom, the power, and the glory forever. Amen. Offertory
A la Chopin from Vingt pièces
Hymn
Godard
Doxology
UMH #94
Prayer of Thanksgiving
AND SCATTERS TO BE IN THE WORLD Hymn
Here I Am, Lord
UMH #593
Amazing Grace
arr. Jack Shrader
Benediction Recessional Postlude
PRAYER CONCERNS Prayers for all giving and receiving hospice care. May strength, calm, compassion, and rest be available to them. Prayers for all those participating in ongoing diplomatic negotiations around peace. May all sides come together, transcend their differences, and seek to elevate human flourishing as the most crucial priority.
HAVE PRAYER CONCERNS? For our Prayer Chain, call Yvonne Macdonald at 609-577-8369 or email her at yvonnee.mac@verizon.net. Email Tyler Mathiasen at tyler@princetonumc.org when you or a family member is in the hospital or in need of a pastoral call.
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Princeton United Methodist Church We are a diverse faith community, engaged in enlivening spiritually thirsty people to joyfully respond to God’s love and grow as disciples of Christ, so that together we may experience the fullness of life.
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JOB OPPORTUNITY
We are looking for someone to fulfill our part-time nursery care attendant position. This position will be approximately 2 hours each Sunday, with an occasional extra hour after worship for special events. To find out more, follow this link.
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Pastor - Rev. Jenny Smith Walz Administrative Director - Tyler Mathiasen Director of Youth Ministry - Brooke Foster Director of Children’s Ministry - Blessing Gwatana Music Director - Tom Shelton Director of Communications - Abby Gillette Church Sexton - Gilmar Enamorado Custodial Staff - Santos Gonzales, Mario Villatoro
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