Stout Memorial United Methodist Church 3329 Broad Street | Parkersburg | West Virginia | 26104 www.stoutmemorial.org | (304) 428 - 1179 | stoutmemorial@gmail.com September 6, 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 15th Sunday After Pentecost - COMMUNION SUNDAY September 6, 2026 Welcome and Announcements Rev. Helen R Oates Prelude Bonnie Leonhart Call to Worship Roger Bush When Israel was in Egypt’s land, let my people go; oppressed so hard they could not stand, let my people go. Go down, Moses, way down in Egypt’s land; tell old, Pharaoh to let my people go. Hymn This Is My Song UMH 437 Opening Prayer Roger Bush We give you thanks for your faithfulness to the promise given to Abraham and Sarah. You brought forth from them a mighty nation and through out generations that mighty nation has become us. Thank you for the labor of our hands, hearts, and minds. From the poultry worker to the business person in a million dollar office, all our work is blessed by you. Thank you Lord. Amen Old Testament Lesson Exodus 12:1-14 Roger Bush 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 Rick Poling, Piano and Vocal Scripture Lesson Romans 13:8-14 Sermon “Day Light Living” Response to the Word—Service of Holy Communion Page 15 Offertory Rick Poling 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 Reconciling God, you mark our lives not with fear, but with mercy, and you gather us into a people shaped by grace. As you delivered your children at Passover and taught your church to seek peace with one another, teach us to live in our “church clothes” every day—clothed in patience, truth, and love. Receive these gifts as signs of our trust in your saving power Amen. Hymn Lord, I Want to Be a Christian Vs. 1, 2, & 4 UMH 402 Benediction Postlude * Let There Be Peace on Earth* Bonnie Leonhart Special music next Sunday—The Choir will be back! Congregational Appreciation The silk flowers on the altar are given to glorify God 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 Regarding Conflict Like the Israelites on the night of the first Passover, remember as a congregation that we can face the conflicts in our world—the ones we can reconcile and the ones we can’t—because God is with us. When we feel the most threatened and the most under attack, God does not call us to further conflict. God calls us to come together and remember, to lean not on our own devices but to find our refuge together in God who calls, protects, and guides us. Discipleship Resources