All Saints Day
Nov. 1, 2026 Livestream Worship + Holy Communion: All Saints Online Bulletin
Bringing in the Light of Christ
Chiming of the Trinity
Prelude
Morning Has Broken arr. Malcom C. Wilson
Handbell Choir
Welcome
Mindfulness Moment
Call to Worship
We gather today surrounded by memories of those whose lives have touched our own.
We give thanks for the love that has shaped us and the lives that continue to inspire us.
We come carrying gratitude and grief, laughter and tears, memories both tender and painful.
We bring all that we are into the presence of God's enduring love.
We remember the saints who have gone before us, known and unknown, whose faith and love helped light the way.
Their stories remain woven into our own, and their love continues to bear fruit.
Today we celebrate the God whose love is greater than death and whose embrace is wider than we can imagine.
We worship together, held in a love that never ends.
Hymn
For All the Saints UMH#711
Please sing stanzas 1,2,4,6
A Reading from the Old Testament
Isaiah 25:6–9
Psalm of Response
34:1-10, 22 UMH pp. 769&770
A Reading from a Modern-Day Prophet: Jan Richardson,
A Blessing for the Brokenhearted, from The Cure for Sorrow: A Book of Blessings for Times of Grief.
Reading from the New Testament
Revelation 7:9–17
Sermon
Held in a Larger Love
The Celebration of Holy Communion
Solo
He’s Got the Whole World in His Hands arr. Moses Hogan
Jacob Bailey, tenor
Invitation to the Table
A Prayer of Honest Reflection
God of everlasting love, we come as we are,
carrying memories that bring us joy
and losses that still ache within us.
We acknowledge the ways we have sometimes
held back our love,
missed opportunities for kindness,
or allowed fear to keep us from living fully.
We remember the words we wish we had spoken,
the relationships we wish we had tended more carefully,
and the moments we cannot reclaim.
Help us release what we cannot change.
Teach us to offer ourselves and one another
the grace you so freely give.
Where there is regret, bring healing.
Where there is sorrow, bring comfort.
Where there is fear, awaken courage.
Open our hearts to the love
that continues to call us forward. Amen.
Words of Grace
Thanks be to God, whose love never lets us go. Amen.
The Great Thanksgiving
Musical Setting D UMH pp. 23-24
Remembering Our Saints
Barbara C’s friend, Gerald; Joel’s brother, Larry; Paul’s cousin, Jonathon; Heath’s uncle, Jack; Ginger’s brother-in-law, Jimmy; Anthony’s grandmother, Mary Catherine; Cindy F.; Deborah V’s sister, Donna Lynn; Cindy S’, mother, Ruby; Dan’s nephew, Rob; Carol’s son, Chuck.
Thanks be to God—we are forgiven and made new!
Prayer for the Holy Spirit and the Lord’s Prayer
Our Parent, who art in heaven, hallowed be thy name.
Thy kin-dom 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 kin-dom, and the power, and the glory, forever. Amen.
Breaking of the Bread and Sharing of the Cup
Prayer of Thanksgiving
God of eternal love, thank you for meeting us at this table,
where memory and hope embrace, where grief and gratitude belong together, and where your grace is enough for us all.
We give thanks for those who have gone before us,
for the love they shared, and for the ways their lives continue to bless our own.
Having been nourished by this holy meal, send us into the world to love generously, to welcome courageously,
and to leave marks of kindness and compassion wherever we go.
May we honor the saints who came before us, not only by remembering their lives, but by continuing their work of love.
In the name of Christ, who holds us all together. Amen.
Joys and Concerns
Share your joy or concern onlin
Blessing of the Tithes and Offerings
UMH#70
Hymn
Love Divine, All Loves Excelling BLAENWERN
On insert, please sing stanzas 1, 3, 4
Blessing and Sharing of Christ’s Light
Postlude
I Sing a Song of the Saints of God John H. Hopkins, Jr.
Today’s worship participants
Our Pastor: Rev. Kelly Dotson
Music Director: Dr. Joel Reed
Worship Arts Associate: Patty Higgins
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