World Communion Sunday - October 3rd

"The cup of blessing that we bless, is it not a sharing in the blood of Christ? The bread that we break, is it not a sharing in the body of Christ? Because there is one bread, we who are many are one body, for we all partake of the one bread." - 1 Corinthians 10:16-17

This Sunday we celebrate World Communion Sunday. This is one of six Sundays throughout the year in which we take a special offering to support the ministries of the United Methodist Church. Envelopes will be provided at the worship service to make a donation. Any money donated will support:

• World Communion scholarships, administered by the General Board of Global Ministries with at least one-half of the annual amount for ministries beyond the United States.
• ethnic scholarship and ethnic in-service training programs related to the General Board of High Education and Ministry.

World Communion Sunday is not just celebrated by the United Methodist Church. The first Sunday of October is celebrated as World Communion Sunday by many different Christian denominations. We are a diverse group, but this is one day when we come together to show that we are one body. We are united as the body of Christ. When we gather this Sunday for the bread and wine, let us remember what Christ did for each one of us and let us remember that we are all one in Christ.

I hope that you will be able to join us this Sunday. Our worship service will have a different format than usual, with various members of the congregations participating in the worship service. The scripture readings for this Sunday are:

• Mark 14:22-25
• Hebrews 10:12-18
• Matthew 13:33
• 1 Corinthians 10:14-17
• 1 Corinthians 11:23-32

Evening Worship Service

At 7:00PM this Sunday, we will also have a worship service at Tabor UMC. The service will have more contemporary music and will have a more informal feeling to it. The focus of our scripture readings and the message will be around the idea of Sabbath and how we might be able to practice Sabbath in our hectic lives.