Stout Memorial United Methodist Church 3329 Broad Street | Parkersburg | West Virginia | 26104 www.stoutmemorial.org | (304) 428 - 1179 | stoutmemorial@gmail.com A lot can happend in Seven Days. August 9, 2026 - Traditional Service 10:45AM Ministers The congregation Pastor Helen R. Oates Ministers through Music Terri Bush ~ Choir Director Bonnie Leonhart ~ Organist Ministers Though Service Andrew Mommessin ~ Sound Coordinator Sarah Sisson—Communications Director Danny Stemple—IT Specialist Order of Worship Eleventh Sunday After Pentecost August 9, 2026 Welcome and Announcements Rev. Helen R Oates Prelude Bonnie Leonhart Call to Worship Fred Moore Filled with excitement, all the happy throng spread cloaks and branches on the city streets. There is the distance they begin to see, riding on a donkey, comes the Son of God. From every corner a thousand voices sing praises to him who comes in the name of God Hosanna! Hosanna to the King! Hosanna! Hosanna to the King! Hymn What Wondrous Love Is This Vs, 1, 2, & 3 UMH 292 Opening Prayer Fred Moore Almighty God, when we attempt to walk in the footsteps of Jesus, he leads us toward service and sacrifice. He was the sacrifice so that you would offer us forgiveness, second chances and hope. We know your love for us through him. Thank you for your Son, who taught us to love extravagantly and give generously. Amen. Scripture Lesson Mark 11:7-10 Fred Moore Mission Minutes PHS needs Jennifer Sisson Word for the Young at Heart Joys and Concerns Morning Prayer & 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. Lead us not into temptation but deliver us from evil, for thine is the Kingdom, and the power, and the glory for ever. Amen. Special Music Johnny Staats Project Johnny Staats, Roger Bush, and Rick Poling Gospel Lesson Luke 10:23-37 Sermon “The Last Week” Offertory Johnny Staats Project Thank you for continuing to support the ministries of Stout Memorial. Those joining us online can take time to give as well. Giving can be done on our website at www.stoutmemorial.org/give. Doxology UMH 94 Prayer of Dedication As we present these gifts, O God, we thank you for the gift of your Son, our Savior in whose footsteps we want to walk. He taught us to welcome the outcast and to have a quick hand to help the needy. Give us eyes to see and a will to respond. Accept these gifts as our sacrifice of praise. Amen. Hymn Beneath the Cross of Jesus UMH 297 Benediction Postlude Let There Be Peace on Earth Bonnie Leonhart Special music next Sunday— R &R (Vocal, Instrumental) For August 23— Amy Sinclair and Susan Woods (Piano, Flute) Congregational Appreciation The silk flowers on the altar are created to glorify God and presented by the Altar Guild. The Altar Guild has partnered with Dudley Florist to provide our altar flowers. Two types of arrangements are available at $30 or $40 per vase depending on what the individeual wants regarding amount of flowers, colors, etc. For more information, contact the church office. There are new sponsorship forms on the Welcome Table in the Gathering Space. Our Mission: Making disciples of Jesus Christ for the transformation of the World “Jesus’ way calls for authentic followers, not religious hypocrites. His is a way that requires compassion for the hungry and thirsty and naked. Jesus’ way is a path of servant hood and sacrificial love. And ultimately, walking in his footsteps will require us to ‘take up our cross’ and follow him”. - The Way by Adam Hamilton, pg. 158