November 2, 2025
All Saints Sunday
Nov. 2, 2025 Livestream Worship + HOly Communion: All Saints Online Bulletin
Bringing in the Light of Christ
Chiming of the Trinity
Prelude
Come, Let Us Join Our Friends Above arr. William Haviland
Welcome
Call to Worship
We gather today among the saints of every time and place—
To praise the God who has called us beloved.
Some wore robes and halos; others wore aprons, overalls, and hospital gowns.
All bore the light of Christ in their living.
Some shouted good news from pulpits and street corners.
Others whispered hope in hospital rooms and kitchen tables.
We come, thankful for the saints who have shaped us, and ready to live as saints of this day.
Blessed are the misfits, the merciful, the peacemakers, for theirs is the Kin-dom of God!
Hymn
For All the Saints UMH#711
Please sing stanzas 1,2,3,4
A Reading from the Old Testament
Micah 6:6–8
Psalm of Response
Psalm 24:1–6
Anthem
Create In Me a Clean Heart Mark Patterson
Reading from the Gospels
Matthew 5:1-12
Sermon
The Upside-Down Blessing Rev. Kelly Dotson
Joy & Concerns and Prayers of the People
The Celebration of Holy Communion
The Great Thanksgiving and Communion
Musical Setting D UMH pp. 23-24
Invitation to the Table
Confession and Pardon
Remembering Our Saints
Jack & Jon Alley, Kay Cook, Blanche Donnell, Sandra Green Dotson, Dawn, Irene, & Jason Edwards, Robert Flatt, Doreen Frasca, Chip Hayden, Chester & Teresa Jalocha, Ruth Meadows, Helen Ryde, Jean Robinson, Steve Szackas, Robin Wooten Wood, Grady Worley & siblings, Claudia Ann, Linda Sue, and Bruce.
Thanks be to God—we are forgiven and made new!
Confession & Pardon
Let us confess before God and one another our need for grace.
Merciful God, we confess that we have not always lived as your blessed ones.
We have sought comfort over courage, and self-interest over compassion.
We have turned away from those who mourn and ignored the cries of the meek.
Forgive us, we pray. Renew your Spirit within us, that we may live as your saints — humble, merciful, and pure in heart.
Hear the good news: The same Christ who called the mourners blessed now calls us beloved.
In the name of Jesus Christ, you are forgiven.
In the name of Jesus Christ, you are forgiven.
Glory to God! Amen.
The Great Thanksgiving
The Lord’s Prayer
Loving Creator,
you dwell among us and invite us to your table.
May your kin-dom come near,
and your dream of justice and joy take root on earth.
Give us this day the bread we truly need—
the bread of compassion, the bread of enough.
Forgive us when we hoard or exclude,
and teach us to forgive with open hands and hearts.
Lead us away from fear and into your abundant life.
For yours is the kin-dom, the power of love,
and the glory of grace, now and forever. Amen.
Loving Creator,
you dwell among us and invite us to your table.
May your kin-dom come near,
and your dream of justice and joy take root on earth.
Give us this day the bread we truly need—
the bread of compassion, the bread of enough.
Forgive us when we hoard or exclude,
and teach us to forgive with open hands and hearts.
Lead us away from fear and into your abundant life.
For yours is the kin-dom, the power of love,
and the glory of grace, now and forever. Amen.
Giving the Bread and Cup
Prayer of Thanksgiving after the meal
Amen
Hymn
For the Bread Which You Have Broken UMH#614
Please sing stanzas 1,3,4
Blessing and Sharing of Christ’s Light
Postlude
For All the Saints arr. John Carter
Announcements
Today’s worship participants
Our Pastor: Rev. Kelly Dotson
Music Director: Dr. Joel Reed
Worship Arts Associate: Patty Higgins
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