United Trinity Parish – LeRoy and Humeston, Iowa
"Through the Seasons"
Sunday December 8
LeRoy Worship at 9:00am
(Sunday School follows worship.)
Humeston Worship at 10:30am
(Children's Christmas Pageant)
Online Worship December 8
at approximately 10:30am
Bulletins for December 8 Services
This Week's Message
"Reviving Isaiah"/"The True Meaning of Christmas"
Malachi 3: 1-4 & Luke 3: 1-6
Malachi 3: 1-2
"I will send my messenger, who will prepare the way before me. Then suddenly the Lord you are seeking will come to his temple; the messenger of the covenant, whom you desire, will come,” says the LORD Almighty.
But who can endure the day of his coming? Who can stand when he appears?
For he will be like a refiner’s fire or a launderer’s soap.
Prophets shared God's message to prepare for the coming of the Lord.
When the snow gets deep,
show me your path of HOPE.
When the path is steep,
give me strength to climb your path of HOPE.
When the path is dark,
light the way for me and for other believers
on your path of HOPE.
Lord, let us rejoice with all
as we prepare to celebrate your birth.
CALL TO WORSHIP FROM TODAY’S SERVICE:
One: Children of God, pay attention!
All: The days are coming when God’s peace will reign.
One: Children of God, prepare your hearts!
All: The days are coming when God will be near.
One: Children of God, be alert and listen!
All: The days are surely coming and are, in fact, already here.
1 Thessalonians 3: 12
May the Lord make your love increase and overflow for each other and for everyone…”
WE ARE NOT ALL THE SAME.
BUT, UNITED (FOLLOWING JESUS),
WE ARE THE POWER OF GOD.
Sunday, March 23
Worship at LeRoy at 9:00am
Sunday school follows worship.
Worship at Humeston at 10:30am
Guest, Rev. Tom Carver
There will be no online video at this time.
Bulletins for March 23 Services
This Week's Message
"A View from the Balcony"
by Rev. Tom Carver
March 16, 2025
Luke 9: 28-36
In Luke 9: 20 Jesus questioned his disciples. "But what about you?" he asked. "Who do you say I am?"
Luke 9: 28-31 (perhaps to address that question)
About eight days after Jesus said this, he took Peter, John, and James with him and went up onto a mountain to pray. As he was praying, the appearance of his face changed, and his clothes became as bright as a flash of lightning. Two men, Moses and Elijah, appeared in glorious splendor, talking with Jesus. They spoke about his departure, which he was about to bring to fulfillment at Jerusalem.
On the mountain the disciples experienced
the presence of God the Father and the Creator of All
in a unique way.
Luke 9: 34 & 35
. . . a cloud appeared and covered them, and they were afraid as they entered the cloud. A voice came from the cloud, saying, "This is my Son, whom I have chosen; listen to him."
The disciples were instructed to prepare for the future
by listening to God's son, Jesus, in the present.
Get a clear view from a higher perspective.
Listen to the Holy Spirit.
Develop a course of action.
Live a life that reflects God's truth and love
revealed through a balcony view.
Call to Worship March 16
One: Lord, you have called us to the mountaintop.
All: Help us to look forward to where you would have us go.
One: Help us to listen carefully to your words of love.
All: Open our hearts and spirits to receive your glorious directions.
One: We place our hope and trust in you, Christ, for you are our guide.
All: We open our hearts to you, Jesus, ready for the vision you give.
WE ARE NOT ALL THE SAME.
BUT, UNITED (FOLLOWING JESUS),
WE ARE THE POWER OF GOD.
Affirmation of Faith: (A Statement of Faith of the United Church of Canada)
We are not alone, we live in God's world. We believe in God: who has created and is creating, who has come in Jesus, the Word made flesh, to reconcile and make new, who works in us and others by the Spirit. We trust in God.
We are called to be the church: to celebrate God's presence, to love and serve others, to seek justice and resist evil, to proclaim Jesus, crucified and risen, our judge and our hope.
In life, in death, in life beyond death, God is with us. We are not alone. Thanks be to God. Amen.