Carlinville United Methodist Church

Carlinville United Methodist Church A local United Methodist Church striving to Know Jesus and Make Jesus Known. All are welcome!

05/31/2026

Welcome to our Sunday morning Live stream, and we would like to thank you for worshiping us with us here on CUMC Live.

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Today's Bulletin:
PRELUDE

ANNOUNCEMENTS/WORDS OF WELCOME/SPECIAL ANNOUNCEMENTS

*CHORAL CALL TO WORSHIP Come, Christians, Join to Sing Page 158

PASSING OF THE PEACE - Please turn and greet your neighbor

*CALL TO WORSHIP
Leader: Brothers and Sisters what shall we do?
People: We shall repent and be baptized in the name of Jesus Christ
for the forgiveness of our sins.
Leader: And you will receive the gift of the Holy Spirit.
People: For the promise is for us and our children, for everyone whom
the Lord our God calls to Himself.
Leader: Save yourselves from this crooked generation.
People: Those who received the word were baptized and they devoted themselves
to the apostles’ teaching, fellowship, breaking of bread, and prayers.

TIME OF WORSHIP AND PRAISE Open My Eyes, That I May See Page 454

SHARING OF JOYS AND CONCERNS

PASTORAL PRAYER/THE LORD'S PRAYER

MINISTRY OF MUSIC Standing and Leaning Choir

CHILDREN’S TIME (All children are welcome to come forward)
Joy to the world, all the boys and girls now;
Joy to the fishes in the deep blue sea. Joy to you and me. (Repeat)

CHILDREN DISMISSED FOR SUNDAY SCHOOL

RECEIVING OF TITHES & OFFERINGS/OFFERTORY

*DOXOLOGY

SCRIPTURE READING Acts 2:22-24, 32-42 NRSVUE

MESSAGE Pentecost: Gospel and Baptism Rev. Braden Parks

BAPTISM Presleigh Rae Anne Evans and Mylah Rae Gale

*CLOSING HYMN Crown Him with Many Crowns Page 327

*BENEDICTION

*CHORAL BENEDICTION (sung by all after the Benediction)
Go now in love, go now in peace; Serve the Lord in all you do.
Follow the way of the Lord ‘til we meet again.
May God’s love guide and protect you; surround you in all you do;
May peace be within you ‘til we meet again.
Go now in love, go now in peace; Serve the Lord in all you do.
Follow the way of the Lord. Go in love, go in peace. Amen

Announcements for the week:
Today 10:00AM Elementary Sunday School-Dismissal During Worship
11:00AM Women’s Conference Planning Meeting – Meeting Room
Rands Committee Meeting - Parlor
Monday 11:30AM Church Office opening late due to visitation
Wednesday 9:00AM Mid-Week Sit ‘N Sip – A time of fellowship open to all
with a brief devotion and prayer. Join us!
Noon Church Office closing for medical appointment
Thursday 6:30PM Trustees Meeting
Thursday-Friday Rev. Braden gone to Annual Conference
Next Sunday 9:00AM Sit ‘N Sip
9:15AM Adult Sunday School/Bible Study – Parlor
Fellowship Hall in use
June 8-21 Parks Family Vacation
June 15-18 9:30-12:30 The Church office will be staffed
June 15-19 9:30-3:30 Church office will be work from home
June 18 6:00PM Administrative Board Meeting

Songs in this Service:
Come Christians Join To Sing
Word and music by Austin Cole Lovelace, Christian Henry Bateman
© Words: Public Domain; Music: 1964, 1995 Abingdon Press
Used by Permission. CCLI License # 11283343

Open My Eyes That I May See (Open My Eyes)
Words and music by Clara H. Fiske Scott
© Words: Public Domain; Music: Public Domain
Used by Permission. CCLI License # 11283343

Crown Him With Many Crowns (Diademata)
Words and music by George Job Elvey, Godfrey Thring, Matthew Bridges
© Words: Public Domain; Music: Public Domain
Used by Permission. CCLI License # 11283343

CCLI Copyright License # 11283343, CCLI Streaming License # 2011477

05/24/2026

Welcome to our Sunday morning Live stream, and we would like to thank you for worshiping us with us here on CUMC Live.

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Today's Bulletin:
PRELUDE

ANNOUNCEMENTS/WORDS OF WELCOME/SPECIAL ANNOUNCEMENTS

*CHORAL CALL TO WORSHIP Holy Spirit Rain Down

PASSING OF THE PEACE - Please turn and greet your neighbor

*CALL TO WORSHIP
Leader: Spirit of wind and flame, blow open the doors we erect
People: to keep ourselves sealed off from your world.
Leader: We long to be set free from the fears that jail us
People: and to be released from chains that bind us.
Leader: We yearn to draw near to your source of living water,
People: and to drink deeply from its well.
Leader: We want to be cleansed in your holy fire,
People: and to be driven into the streets by your winds of grace.
Leader: Come to us, and heal us once more, Mighty Spirit,
People: that we may embrace your gifts in service to a world in need.

TIME OF WORSHIP AND PRAISE We Are the Church Page 558

SHARING OF JOYS AND CONCERNS

PASTORAL PRAYER/THE LORD'S PRAYER

MINISTRY OF MUSIC Bound for Greater Things Choir

RECOGNITION OF GRADUATES
High School: Houston Turley; College: Kyle Carriker, Grace Wilton

PRESENTAION OF SCHOLARSHIPS
Houston Turley, Sophia Campbell, Rachel Leggett, Chloe Velasquez

CHILDREN’S TIME (All children are welcome to come forward)
Joy to the world, all the boys and girls now;
Joy to the fishes in the deep blue sea. Joy to you and me. (Repeat)

CHILDREN DISMISSED FOR SUNDAY SCHOOL

RECEIVING OF TITHES & OFFERINGS/OFFERTORY

*DOXOLOGY

SCRIPTURE READING Acts 1:8, 2:1-6, 11b-13, 17-21 NRSVUE

MESSAGE Pentecost: The Spirit has Come Rev. Braden Parks

*CLOSING HYMN Spirit of God, Descend Upon My Heart (Vs. 1, 4, 5) Page 500

*BENEDICTION

*CHORAL BENEDICTION (sung by all after the Benediction)
Go now in love, go now in peace; Serve the Lord in all you do.
Follow the way of the Lord ‘til we meet again.
May God’s love guide and protect you; surround you in all you do;
May peace be within you ‘til we meet again.
Go now in love, go now in peace; Serve the Lord in all you do.
Follow the way of the Lord. Go in love, go in peace. Amen.

Announcements for the week:
Today 10:00AM Graduate Recognition
Scholarship Presentation
Elementary Sunday School-Dismissal During Worship
Monday Memorial Day Church Offices Closed
Tuesday Church Office Closed
6:00PM Ministry & Communications Team Meeting
Wednesday 9:00AM Mid-Week Sit ‘N Sip – A time of fellowship open to all
with a brief devotion and prayer. Join us!
6:00PM Bell Choir Rehearsal
7:15PM Choir Rehearsal
Next Sunday 9:00AM Sit ‘N Sip
9:15AM Adult Sunday School/Bible Study – Parlor
11:00AM Women’s Conference Planning Meeting – Meeting Room
Rands Committee Meeting – Parlor

Songs in this Service:
Holy Spirit Rain Down
Word and music by Russell Fragar
© 1997 Hillsong MP Songs
Used by Permission. CCLI License # 11283343

I Am The Church
Words and music by Donald Stuart Marsh, Richard Kinsey Avery
© 1972 Hope Publishing Company
Used by Permission. CCLI License # 11283343

Spirit Of God Descend Upon My Heart (Morecambe)
Words and music by Frederick Cook Atkinson, George Croly
© Words: Public Domain; Music: Public Domain
Used by Permission. CCLI License # 11283343

CCLI Copyright License # 11283343, CCLI Streaming License # 2011477

05/17/2026

Welcome to our Sunday morning Live stream, and we would like to thank you for worshiping us with us here on CUMC Live.

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Today's Bulletin:
PRELUDE

ANNOUNCEMENTS/WORDS OF WELCOME/SPECIAL ANNOUNCEMENTS

*CHORAL CALL TO WORSHIP Goodness of God

PASSING OF THE PEACE - Please turn and greet your neighbor

*CALL TO WORSHIP
Leader: We have come to lift up our brothers and sisters before the Lord
that they might receive healing.
People: Let those who seek God's healing open their hearts
to the Spirit of the Lord.
Leader: The Lord redeems our lives from the pit,
People: and crowns us with steadfast love and mercy.
Leader: God satisfies us with good as long as we live
People: so that our youth is renewed like the eagle's.
Leader: Bless the Lord, O my soul, and forget not all God's benefits.
People: The Lord forgives all our iniquity, and heals all our diseases.
Leader: Bless the Lord, O my soul!
People: And all that is within me, bless God's holy name!

TIME OF WORSHIP AND PRAISE Have Thine Own Way, Lord (Vs. 1,2,4) Page 382

SHARING OF JOYS AND CONCERNS

PASTORAL PRAYER/THE LORD'S PRAYER

MINISTRY OF MUSIC Joyful Psalm of Praise Choir

CHILDREN’S TIME (All children are welcome to come forward)
Joy to the world, all the boys and girls now;
Joy to the fishes in the deep blue sea. Joy to you and me. (Repeat)

CHILDREN DISMISSED FOR SUNDAY SCHOOL

RECEIVING OF TITHES & OFFERINGS/OFFERTORY

*DOXOLOGY

SCRIPTURE READING John 5:1-10, 15-17 NRSVUE

MESSAGE Questions of Christ: Healing Rev. Braden Parks

*CLOSING HYMN Surely the Presence of the Lord Page 328

*BENEDICTION

*CHORAL BENEDICTION (sung by all after the Benediction)
Go now in love, go now in peace; Serve the Lord in all you do.
Follow the way of the Lord ‘til we meet again.
May God’s love guide and protect you; surround you in all you do;
May peace be within you ‘til we meet again.
Go now in love, go now in peace; Serve the Lord in all you do.
Follow the way of the Lord. Go in love, go in peace. Amen.

Announcements for the week:
Today 10:00AM Elementary Sunday School-Dismissal During Worship
Monday 11AM-2:00PM Church Office Closed
6:00PM Finance Committee Meeting
Wednesday 9:00AM Mid-Week Sit ‘N Sip – A time of fellowship open to all
with a brief devotion and prayer. Join us!
11AM-1PM Spring Fling Luncheon-advance ticket sales only
6:00-7:15PM Youth Group K-12 meet at Loveless Park
7:15PM Choir Rehearsal
Thursday 6:00PM Administrative Board Meeting
Next Sunday 9:00AM Sit ‘N Sip
9:15AM Adult Sunday School/Bible Study – Parlor

Songs in this Service:
Goodness Of God
Word and music by Ben Fielding, Brian Johnson, Ed Cash, Jason Ingram, Jenn Johnson
© 2018 Capitol CMG Paragon; Fellow Ships Music; So Essential Tunes; SHOUT! Music Publishing Australia; Bethel Music Publishing
Used by Permission. CCLI License # 11283343

Have Thine Own Way
Words and music by Adelaide Addison Pollard, George Coles Stebbins
© Words: Public Domain; Music: Public Domain
Used by Permission. CCLI License # 11283343

Surely The Presence Of The Lord
Words and music by Lanny Wolfe
© 1977 Lanny Wolfe Music Company
Used by Permission. CCLI License # 11283343

CCLI Copyright License # 11283343, CCLI Streaming License # 201147

05/10/2026
05/10/2026

Welcome to our Sunday morning Live stream, and we would like to thank you for worshiping us with us here on CUMC Live.

If you would like to learn more about us, please visit www.carlinvileumc.com

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Today's Bulletin:
PRELUDE

ANNOUNCEMENTS/WORDS OF WELCOME/SPECIAL ANNOUNCEMENTS

*CHORAL CALL TO WORSHIP The Lord’s Prayer (It’s Yours)


PASSING OF THE PEACE - Please turn and greet your neighbor

*CALL TO WORSHIP
Leader: Our worship is not confined to the walls of a church building.
People: We can worship God in any place and at any time;
in our homes, workplaces, or wherever we find ourselves.
Leader: It is an invitation to live a lifestyle of worship,
People: continually offering ourselves to God in every aspect of our lives.
Leader: As we worship in spirit and truth, we align our hearts with the Father's desire
for genuine worshippers.
People: May we embrace this invitation to worship God wholeheartedly,
seeking Him with sincerity and a desire to know Him intimately.
TIME OF WORSHIP AND PRAISE Forth in Thy Name, O Lord Page 438

SHARING OF JOYS AND CONCERNS

PASTORAL PRAYER/THE LORD'S PRAYER

MINISTRY OF MUSIC I Love You Lord Choir

CHILDREN’S TIME (All children are welcome to come forward)
Joy to the world, all the boys and girls now;
Joy to the fishes in the deep blue sea. Joy to you and me. (Repeat)

NOISY OFFERING - Rock the Block

CHILDREN DISMISSED FOR SUNDAY SCHOOL

RECEIVING OF TITHES & OFFERINGS/OFFERTORY

*DOXOLOGY

SCRIPTURE READING John 4:23-24, 31-38 NRSVUE

MESSAGE Worshipers In the Harvest Rev. Braden Parks

*CLOSING HYMN Lead On, O King Eternal Page 580

*BENEDICTION

*CHORAL BENEDICTION (sung by all after the Benediction)
Go now in love, go now in peace; Serve the Lord in all you do.
Follow the way of the Lord ‘til we meet again.
May God’s love guide and protect you; surround you in all you do;
May peace be within you ‘til we meet again.
Go now in love, go now in peace; Serve the Lord in all you do.
Follow the way of the Lord. Go in love, go in peace. Amen.

Announcements for the week:
Today 10:00AM Happy Mother’s Day
Noisy Offering – Rock the Block
Elementary Sunday School-Dismissal During Worship
Tuesday 5:00PM Hospital Aux. meeting in fellowship hall
6:00PM Finance Committee Meeting
Wednesday 9:00AM Mid-Week Sit ‘N Sip – A time of fellowship open to all
with a brief devotion and prayer. Join us!
6:00-7:15PM Youth Group K-12 (please note the time change)
7:15PM Choir Rehearsal
Next Sunday 9:00AM Sit ‘N Sip
9:15AM Adult Sunday School/Bible Study – Parlor
New Study, What is a Christian?
9:00AM Missions Committee Meeting
May 20 11AM-1PM Spring Fling Luncheon-tickets are on sale now

Songs in this Service:
The Lord's Prayer (It's Yours)
Word and music by Matt Maher
© Be Essential Songs; bryanfowlersongs; Caroco Songs; Just When Publishing; So Essential Tunes
Used by Permission. CCLI License # 11283343

Forth In Thy Name O Lord I Go (Forth In Thy Name)
Words and music by Charles Wesley, Leanne Langley
© Words: Public Domain; Music: 1983 Purifoy Publishing Company
Used by Permission. CCLI License # 11283343

Lead On O King Eternal
Words and music by Ernest Warburton Shurtleff, Henry Thomas Smart, Ovid Young
© Words: Public Domain; Music: 1984 Laurel Press.
Used by Permission. CCLI License # 11283343

CCLI Copyright License # 11283343, CCLI Streaming License # 2011477

05/03/2026

Welcome to our Sunday morning Live stream, and we would like to thank you for worshiping us with us here on CUMC Live.

If you would like to learn more about us, please visit www.carlinvileumc.com

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Today's Bulletin:
PRELUDE

ANNOUNCEMENTS/WORDS OF WELCOME/SPECIAL ANNOUNCEMENTS

*CHORAL CALL TO WORSHIP Lord, I Lift Your Name on High
Lord I lift Your name on high; Lord I love to sing Your praises.
I'm so glad You're in my life; I'm so glad You came to save us.
You came from heaven to earth to show the way,
From the earth to the cross, my debt to pay.
From the cross to the grave, From the grave to the sky; Lord I lift your name on high.

PASSING OF THE PEACE - Please turn and greet your neighbor

MINISTRY OF MUSIC Turn Your Eyes Upon Jesus Bells

*CALL TO WORSHIP
Leader: God so loved the world that he gave his only Son
that whoever believes in him should not perish but have eternal life.
People: Let those who know they are redeemed celebrate it!
Those who have been reclaimed from deep trouble!
Leader: Though we were as good as dead,
God made us alive with the grace of Christ
through whom we are rescued and healed.
People: O give thanks to God for such unswerving love,
for such wonderful deeds for the children of earth.
TIME OF WORSHIP AND PRAISE There’s Within My Heart a Melody (Vs. 1,2,3) Page 380

SHARING OF JOYS AND CONCERNS

PASTORAL PRAYER/THE LORD'S PRAYER

MINISTRY OF MUSIC You Are My Alleluia Choir

CHILDREN’S TIME (All children are welcome to come forward)
Joy to the world, all the boys and girls now;
Joy to the fishes in the deep blue sea. Joy to you and me. (Repeat)

CHILDREN DISMISSED FOR SUNDAY SCHOOL

RECEIVING OF TITHES & OFFERINGS/OFFERTORY

*DOXOLOGY

SCRIPTURE READING John 3:1-17 NRSVUE

MESSAGE The Questions of Christ: The Spirit Rev. Braden Parks

HOLY COMMUNION Insert

*CLOSING HYMN Spirit of the Living God Page 393

*BENEDICTION

*CHORAL BENEDICTION (sung by all after the Benediction)
Go now in love, go now in peace; Serve the Lord in all you do.
Follow the way of the Lord ‘til we meet again.
May God’s love guide and protect you; surround you in all you do;
May peace be within you ‘til we meet again.
Go now in love, go now in peace; Serve the Lord in all you do.
Follow the way of the Lord. Go in love, go in peace. Amen.

Announcements for the week:
Today 10:00AM Holy Communion
Elementary Sunday School-Dismissal During Worship
Wednesday 9:00AM Mid-Week Sit ‘N Sip – A time of fellowship open to all
with a brief devotion and prayer. Join us!
6:00PM Bell Rehearsal
6:00-7:15PM Youth Group K-12 (please note the time change)
Next Sunday 9:00AM Sit ‘N Sip
9:15AM Adult Sunday School/Bible Study – Parlor
May 20 11AM-1PM Spring Fling Luncheon-tickets are on sale now

Songs in this Service:
Lord I Lift Your Name On High
Word and music by Rick Founds
© 1989 Universal Music - Brentwood Benson Publishing
Used by Permission. CCLI License # 11283343

He Keeps Me Singing (My Heart A Melody)
Words and music by Luther Burgess Bridgers
© Words: Public Domain; Music: Public Domain
Used by Permission. CCLI License # 11283343

Spirit Of The Living God
Words and music by Daniel Iverson
© Words: 1935. Renewed 1963 Birdwing Music; Music: 1935. Renewed 1963 Birdwing Music
Used by Permission. CCLI License # 11283343

CCLI Copyright License # 11283343, CCLI Streaming License # 2011477

05/01/2026

The Prayer of Samuel

04/29/2026

Sit in 7 minutes of Prayer

04/26/2026

Welcome to our Sunday morning Live stream, and we would like to thank you for worshiping us with us here on CUMC Live.

If you would like to learn more about us, please visit www.carlinvileumc.com

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Today's Bulletin:
PRELUDE

ANNOUNCEMENTS/WORDS OF WELCOME/SPECIAL ANNOUNCEMENTS

*CHORAL CALL TO WORSHIP Seek Ye First Page 405

PASSING OF THE PEACE - Please turn and greet your neighbor

*CALL TO WORSHIP
Leader: At Cana in Galilee, Jesus revealed His glory
People: And His disciples put their faith in Him.
Leader: Where there was scarcity, He brought abundance
People: Where there was emptiness, He brought fullness.
Leader: Come, for the best has been saved until now!
People: We come to taste and see that the Lord is good.
Leader: Through ordinary things, Christ shows extraordinary love
People: Through common moments, He reveals divine glory.
Leader: Let us gather at His table of grace
People: Let us celebrate His transforming presence.

TIME OF WORSHIP AND PRAISE Hymn of Promise Page 707

SHARING OF JOYS AND CONCERNS

PASTORAL PRAYER/THE LORD'S PRAYER
MINISTRY OF MUSIC I Will Give Jubilant Thanks Choir

CHILDREN’S TIME (All children are welcome to come forward)
Joy to the world, all the boys and girls now;
Joy to the fishes in the deep blue sea. Joy to you and me. (Repeat)

CHILDREN DISMISSED FOR SUNDAY SCHOOL

RECEIVING OF TITHES & OFFERINGS/OFFERTORY

*DOXOLOGY

SCRIPTURE READING John 2:1-11 NRSVUE

MESSAGE The Questions of Christ: God Supplies Rev. Braden Parks

*CLOSING HYMN How Firm a Foundation (Vs. 1, 2, 4) Page 521

*BENEDICTION

*CHORAL BENEDICTION (sung by all after the Benediction)
Go now in love, go now in peace; Serve the Lord in all you do.
Follow the way of the Lord ‘til we meet again.
May God’s love guide and protect you; surround you in all you do;
May peace be within you ‘til we meet again.
Go now in love, go now in peace; Serve the Lord in all you do.
Follow the way of the Lord. Go in love, go in peace. Amen.

Announcements for the week:
Today 10:00AM Elementary Sunday School-Dismissal During Worship
11:00AM Women’s Conference Committee Meeting
Tuesday 6:00PM Ministry & Communications Team Meeting
Wednesday 9:00AM Mid-Week Sit ‘N Sip – A time of fellowship open to all
with a brief devotion and prayer. Join us!
6:00PM Bell Rehearsal
6:00-7:15PM Youth Group K-12 (please note the time change)
Saturday 9AM-2PM Fellowship Hall in use for baby shower
Next Sunday 9:00AM Sit ‘N Sip
Holy Communion
9:15AM Adult Sunday School/Bible Study – Parlor
May 20 11AM-1PM Spring Fling Luncheon-tickets are on sale now

Songs in this Service:
Seek Ye First
Word and music by Karen Lafferty
© 1972 CCCM Music; Universal Music - Brentwood Benson Publishing
Used by Permission. CCLI License # 11283343

Hymn Of Promise
Words and music by Natalie Sleeth
© Words: 1986 Hope Publishing Company; Music: 1986 Hope Publishing Company
Used by Permission. CCLI License # 11283343

How Firm A Foundation (Foundation)
Words and music by
© Words: Public Domain; Music: Public Domain
Used by Permission. CCLI License # 11283343

CCLI Copyright License # 11283343, CCLI Streaming License # 2011477

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