October 29, 2017
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Twenty-First Sunday after Pentecost
reformation Sunday


Rev. Michael McFarlin, Pastor
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Prelude and Bringing in the Light

Welcome and Announcements

​Hymn - "Praise the Lord, the Almighty"

Call to Worship
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May those who love your salvation say continually, "Great is the Lord!"
Yea, our heart is glad in God, because we trust in God's holy name.
Let us make a joyful noise to God with songs of praise!
We praise you, O God; we acknowledge you to be the Lord.
Opening Prayer
  
Our heavenly Father, we your humble children invoke your blessing on us.  We adore you, whose name is love, whose nature is compassion, who presence is joy, whose Word is truth, whose Spirit is goodness, who holiness is beauty, whose will is peace, whose service is perfect freedom, and in knowledge of whom stands our eternal life.  Unto you be all honor and all glory; through Jesus Christ our Lord.  Amen.
Gloria Patri

Responsive Reading - Psalm 90: 1-6, 13-17

Hymn - "Jesu, Jesu"

Sharing, Prayers, and Concerns

The Lord's Prayer

Dedication of Tithes and Offering

Doxology

Invitation to the Word
         1 Thessalonians 2: 1-8
         Hymn - "O, How I Love Jesus"
         Matthew 22: 34-46                                      Pastor Michael

Sermon                                                                   Pastor Michael

​Affirmation of Faith - The Apostles' Creed

Hymn - "Lord, I Want to Be a Christian"

​Benediction
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Welcome to Allen-Lee​!
We hope that you will feel the warmth of this loving congregation while you are here worshiping with us.  The restrooms are located downstairs near the kitchen area. Please let us know if you need anything or want more information about our church.  We are an open and welcoming fellowship.  It is our hope that you will come again and often!
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​Weekly Schedule
11 a.m.
Worship 
Sunday school will resume in October at 10 a.m.
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​​Announcements
  • Today:  Pot luck luncheon after worship service
  • Saturday, November 4:  Belk Charity Sale; tickets benefit Allen-Lee Memorial UMC building fund
  • Sunday, November 5:  Daylight saving time ends
  • Wednesday, November 8, 7 p.m.:  Planning meeting for 2018
  • Now through Nov. 12:  Donations of items and money to purchase items and pay shipping are being collected for Operation Christmas Child through November 12.

October 22, 2017
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Twentieth Sunday after Pentecost


Rev. Michael McFarlin, Pastor
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Prelude and Bringing in the Light

Welcome and Announcements

​Hymn - "Great Is Thy Faithfulness"

Call to Worship
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In the midst of the congregation I will praise you.
Rejoice in the Lord, O you righteous, and give thanks to God's holy name!
I will extol you, my God and King, and bless your name for ever and ever.
​Great is the Lord, and greatly to be praised, and God's greatness is unsearchable.
Opening Prayer
  
Almighty and everlasting God, in whom we live and move and have our being, you created us for yourself, so that our hearts are restless until they find rest in you.  Grant to us such piety of heart and strength of purpose that no selfish passion may hinder us from knowing your will, and no weakness from doing it.  In your light may we see life clearly and in your service find perfect freedom; through Jesus Christ our Lord.  Amen.
Gloria Patri

Responsive Reading - Psalm 99

Hymn - "My Faith Looks Up to Thee"

Sharing, Prayers, and Concerns

The Lord's Prayer

Dedication of Tithes and Offering

Doxology

Invitation to the Word
         1 Thessalonians 1: 1-10
         Hymn - "Faith of Our Fathers"
         Matthew 22: 15-22                                      Pastor Michael

Sermon                                                                   Pastor Michael

​Affirmation of Faith - The Apostles' Creed

Hymn - "Take My Life, and Let It Be"

​Benediction
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Welcome to Allen-Lee​!
We hope that you will feel the warmth of this loving congregation while you are here worshiping with us.  The restrooms are located downstairs near the kitchen area. Please let us know if you need anything or want more information about our church.  We are an open and welcoming fellowship.  It is our hope that you will come again and often!
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​Weekly Schedule
11 a.m.
Worship Service
Sunday school will resume in October at 10 a.m.
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​Announcements
  • Thursday, Oct. 26, 5:30 - 7:30 pm:  Allen-Lee members are invited to bring vehicles for Trunk-or-Treat at Unity Elementary School.  Candy will be provided -- they just need more trunks.
  • Saturday, Oct. 28, 4 - 6 pm:  Trunk or Treat; more cars/trucks needed
  • Sunday, Oct. 29:  Pot luck luncheon after worship service
  • Saturday, November 4:  Belk Charity Sale; tickets benefit Allen-Lee Memorial UMC building fund
  • Now through Nov. 12:  Donations of items and money to purchase items and pay shipping are being collected for Operation Christmas Child through November 12.
  • Sunday School is suspended through the end of December.

October 15, 2017
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Nineteenth Sunday after Pentecost


Rev. Michael McFarlin, Pastor
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Prelude and Bringing in the Light

Welcome and Announcements

​Hymn - "This Is My Father's World"

Call to Worship
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As a shepherd seeks a lost sheep,
So God seeks and saves the lost.
Like a woman who searches for a lost coin until it is found,
So God rejoices over one soul restored to wholeness.
As a father receives a returning wayward son,
So God welcomes us, and lets the past be the past.
Therefore let us praise God in thanksgiving that we are received.
Let us receive and welcome and rejoice over one another in the name of Jesus Christ.
Call to Prayer
  
O God, in mystery and silence you are present in our lives, bringing new life out of destruction, hope out of despair, growth out of difficulty.  We than you that you do not leave us alone but labor to make us whole.  Help us to perceive your unseen hand in the unfolding of our lives, and to attend to the gentle guidance of your Spirit, that we may know the joy you give your people.  Amen. 
Gloria Patri

Responsive Reading - Psalm 106: 1-12, 19-23, 47-48

Hymn - "I Need Thee Every Hour"

Sharing, Prayers, and Concerns

The Lord's Prayer

Dedication of Tithes and Offering

Doxology

Invitation to the Word
         Philippians 4: 1-9
         Hymn - "The Old Rugged Cross"
         Matthew 22: 1-14                                       Pastor Michael

Sermon                                                                  Pastor Michael

​Affirmation of Faith - The Apostles' Creed

Hymn - "Softly and Tenderly Jesus Is Calling"

​Benediction
Welcome to Allen-Lee​!
We hope that you will feel the warmth of this loving congregation while you are here worshiping with us.  The restrooms are located downstairs near the kitchen area. Please let us know if you need anything or want more information about our church.  We are an open and welcoming fellowship.  It is our hope that you will come again and often!
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Weekly Schedule
11 a.m.
Worship Service
Sunday school will resume in October at 10 a.m.
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​​Announcements
  • We welcome Davis Ozier to our service today.  He is receiving an Allen-Lee Honors for his thru-walking the Appalachian Trail.
  • Today:  Allen-Lee Singers are asked to meet briefly following morning worship today.
  • Wednesday, Oct. 18, 7 pm:  Building Committee meeting
  • Saturday, Oct. 21, 3 pm:  Meriwether 1 Connection Group worship service at White Plains UMC; all are welcome.
  • Thursday, Oct. 26, 5:30 - 7:30 pm:  Allen-Lee members are invited to bring vehicles for Trunk-or-Treat at Unity Elementary School.  Candy will be provided -- they just need more trunks.
  • Saturday, Oct. 28, 4 - 6 pm:  Trunk or Treat; more cars/trucks needed
  • Sunday, Oct. 29:  Pot luck luncheon after worship service
  • Saturday, November 4:  Belk Charity Sale; tickets benefit Allen-Lee Memorial UMC building fund
  • Now through Nov. 12:  Donations of items and money to purchase items and pay shipping are being collected for Operation Christmas Child through November 12.
  • Sunday School is suspended through the end of December.

October 8, 2017
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Eighteenth Sunday after Pentecost


Rev. Michael McFarlin, Pastor
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Prelude and Bringing in the Light

Welcome and Announcements

​Hymn - "How Firm a Foundation"

Call to Worship
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Come to Christ, that living stone, rejected by the world, but in God's sight chosen and precious.
We have responded to Christ's call, and seek to be built into a spiritual house, a living reminder of God's presence on earth.
Once we were no people, but now we are God's people, called out of the darkness and into God's marvellous light.  Therefore we sing with the Church of all ages:
Blessed be your name, O God, our Redeemer.  By your mercy we have been born anew to a living hope through the resurrection of Jesus Christ from the dead.
Call to Prayer
  
O God, like a baker, you bring the leaven which causes our hopes to rise.  With your strong and gentle hands, shape our lives.  Warm us with your love.  Take our common lives and touch them with your grace, that we may nourish hope among humanity.  We pray trusting in your name, through Jesus Christ our Lord.  Amen.
Gloria Patri

Responsive Reading - Psalm 19

Hymn - "My Hope Is Built"

Sharing, Prayers, and Concerns

The Lord's Prayer

Dedication of Tithes and Offering

Doxology

Invitation to the Word
         Philippians 3: 4b-14
         Hymn - "A Charge to Keep I Have"
         Matthew 21: 33-46                                     Pastor Michael

Sermon                                                                  Pastor Michael

​Affirmation of Faith - The Apostles' Creed

Hymn - "Trust and Obey"

​Benediction
​Welcome to Allen-Lee​!
We hope that you will feel the warmth of this loving congregation while you are here worshiping with us.  The restrooms are located downstairs near the kitchen area. Please let us know if you need anything or want more information about our church.  We are an open and welcoming fellowship.  It is our hope that you will come again and often!
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​Weekly Schedule
​          11:00 a.m. ​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​
Worship Service
Sunday school will resume in October at 10 a.m.
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​Announcements
  • Today, 5 pm:​  Charge Conference at Allen-Lee
  • Thanks to all who bring cans for recycling. James Johnson took the latest donations, and $32 is being added to the benevolent fund.
  • Donations of items and money to purchase items and pay shipping are being collected for Operation Christmas Child through November 12.
  • Sunday School is suspended through the end of December.
  • Wednesday, Oct. 18, 4 pm:  UMW
  • Saturday, Oct. 21, 3 pm:  Meriwether 1 Connection Group worship service at White Plains UMC; all are welcome
  • Saturday, Oct. 28, 4 - 6 pm:  Trunk or Treat; more cars/trucks needed
  • Sunday, Oct. 29:  Pot luck luncheon after worship service
  • Saturday, November 4:  Belk Charity Sale; tickets benefit Allen-Lee Memorial UMC building fund

October 1, 2017
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Seventeenth Sunday after Pentecost


Rev. Michael McFarlin, Pastor
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​Prelude and Bringing in the Light

Welcome and Announcements

​Hymn - "Rejoice, the Lord Is King"

Call to Worship
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Greeting!
Trust in the Lord and do good.
May the Lord give strength to the people!
O taste and see that the Lord is good!
God is our refuge and our strength.
Opening Prayer
 
Almighty God, in a world or change you place eternity in our hearts and gave us power to discern good from evil.  Grant us sincerity, that we may persistently seek the things that endure, refusing those things which perish, and that, amid things vanishing and deceptive, we may see the truth steadily, follow the light faithfully, and grow ever richer in that love which is the life of all people; through Jesus Christ our Savior. Amen.
Gloria Patri

Responsive Reading - Psalm 78: 1-4

Hymn - "Lord of the Dance"

Sharing, Prayers, and Concerns

Dedication of Tithes and Offering

Doxology

Invitation to the Word
         Philippians 2: 1-13
         Hymn - "Victory in Jesus"
         Matthew 21: 23-32

Sermon

​Affirmation of Faith - The Apostles' Creed

A Service of Holy Communion

Hymn - "Softly and Tenderly, Jesus Is Calling"

​Benediction
​Welcome to Allen-Lee​!
We hope that you will feel the warmth of this loving congregation while you are here worshiping with us.  The restrooms are located downstairs near the kitchen area. Please let us know if you need anything or want more information about our church.  We are an open and welcoming fellowship.  It is our hope that you will come again and often!
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​Weekly Schedule
​          11:00 a.m. ​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​
Worship Service
Sunday school will resume in January at 10 a.m.
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​Announcements
  • Because of some travel schedules, Sunday school is suspended through the end of December.  In January, we will again have Sunday school at 10 a.m. each Sunday.  Everyone is invited!
  • Sunday, October 8, 5 pm:​  Charge Conference at Allen-Lee
  • Wednesday, Oct. 18, 4 pm:  UMW
  • Saturday, Oct. 21, 3 pm:  Meriwether 1 Connection Group worship service at White Plains UMC; all are welcome
  • Saturday, Oct. 28, 4 - 6 pm:  Trunk or Treat; more cars/trucks needed
  • Sunday, Oct. 29:  Pot luck luncheon after worship service
  • Saturday, November 4:  Belk Charity Sale; tickets benefit Allen-Lee Memorial UMC building fund