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United Methodist Church of Mount Kisco, 300 E Main Street, Mount Kisco, NY (2026)

WE ARE WELCOMING…Join us each Sunday for Worship and Sunday School at 10:15am. Wednesday Evening Suppers and activities take place at 6:15. Adult education and Youth Group activities take place throughout the year. WE ARE committed to CREATIVE worship that combines a relevant message of hope and encouragement for today with music that spans many styles and ages—from favorite old hymns to choruses

from around the world; from the classical composers on organ to modern songs led by young musicians. WE ARE ENGAGED in the community and the world through activities such as the winter shelter for the homeless, Mt. Kisco Interfaith Food Pantry, Youth Group missions trips to Appalachia, support of international missions, and much more.

09/11/2026

Reverend Thomas Stubbs, Pastor

UNITED METHODIST CHURCH OF MOUNT KISCO
Saturday, September 12, 2026
5:30 PM
Welcome! We’re glad you’re here.
+ Please stand in spirit or in body.
PRELUDE “Come, Share the Lord” Bryan Jeffery Leech
WELCOME & ANNOUNCEMENTS Rev. Thomas Stubbs
RINGING OF THE TOWER BELL
+ CALL TO WORSHIP
The Lord is merciful and gracious, slow to anger and abounding in love.
He does not deal with us according to our sins or iniquities.
As the heavens are high above the earth, so great is his love.
The Lord has compassion for us as a father has for his children.
+ OPENING HYMN “A Mighty Fortress Is Our God” verses 1, 2, 4 UMH 110
1. A mighty fortress is our God, a bulwark never failing;
our helper he amid the flood of mortal ills prevailing.
For still our ancient foe doth seek to work us woe;
his craft and power are great, and armed with cruel hate,
on earth is not his equal.
2. Did we in our own strength confide, our striving would be losing,
were not the right man on our side, the man of God’s own choosing.
Dost ask who that may be? Christ Jesus, it is he;
Lord Sabaoth, his name, from age to age the same,
and he must win the battle.
4. That word above all earthly powers, no thanks to them, abideth;
the Spirit and the gifts are ours, thru him who with us sideth.
Let goods and kindred go, this mortal life also;
the body they may kill; God’s truth abideth still;
his kingdom is forever.
+ PASSING OF THE PEACE “Put Peace into Each Other’s Hands”
Put peace into each other’s hands with loving expectation;
be gentle in your words and ways, in touch with God’s creation.
See Jesus Christ in other’s hands; he is love’s deepest measure.
In love make peace, give peace a chance, and share it like a treasure.
MOMENTS WITH ALL GOD’S CHILDREN Rev. Thomas Stubbs
PRAYER OF CONFESSION
You are strong, Lord God. We want to be strong, too, and yet we usually reject the strength you offer us. We want to be your kind of strong: omnipotent, in need of nothing, in control. So, we close ourselves off from friends and family, and from you, from the very ones you’ve sent to be our strength. Forgive us, we pray. Remind us when we forget that true strength comes from being available and connected. Make us strong enough not to try and do it all alone. Through Christ our Lord, who became weak so we could become strong. AMEN.
Time for silent confession
WORDS OF ASSURANCE
Hear the good news. Christ died for us while we were yet sinners.
This proves God’s love toward us. In the name of Jesus Christ, you are forgiven.
In the name of Jesus Christ, you are forgiven.
Glory to God. AMEN.
PRAYERS OF THE PEOPLE

LORD’S PRAYER
Our Father, who art in heaven, hallowed be thy name.
Thy Kingdom come. Thy will be done on earth as it is in heaven.
Give us this day our daily bread, and forgive us our trespasses
as we forgive those who trespass against us.
And lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from evil.
For thine is the kingdom and the power and the glory,
forever and ever. Amen.
+ HYMN OF PREPARATION “My Faith Looks Up to Thee” verses 1, 2, 3 UMH 452
1. My faith looks up to thee,
thou Lamb of Calvary, Savior divine!
Now hear me while I pray, take all my guilt away,
O let me from this day be wholly thine!
2. May thy rich grace impart
strength to my fainting heart, my zeal inspire!
As thou hast died for me, O may my love to thee
pure, warm, and changeless be, a living fire!
3. While life’s dark maze I tread,
and griefs around me spread, be thou my guide;
bid darkness turn to day, wipe sorrow’s tears away,
nor let me ever stray from thee aside.
FIRST READING Romans 14:1-12 Dave Visaggio
Welcome those who are weak in faith but not for the purpose of quarreling over opinions. Some believe in eating anything, while the weak eat only vegetables. Those who eat must not despise those who abstain, and those who abstain must not pass judgment on those who eat, for God has welcomed them. Who are you to pass judgment on slaves of another? It is before their own lord that they stand or fall. And they will be upheld, for the Lord is able to make them stand.
Some judge one day to be better than another, while others judge all days to be alike. Let all be fully convinced in their own minds. Those who observe the day, observe it for the Lord. Also those who eat, eat for the Lord, since they give thanks to God, while those who abstain, abstain for the Lord and give thanks to God.
For we do not live to ourselves, and we do not die to ourselves. If we live, we live to the Lord, and if we die, we die to the Lord; so then, whether we live or whether we die, we are the Lord’s. For to this end Christ died and lived again, so that he might be Lord of both the dead and the living.
Why do you pass judgment on your brother or sister? Or you, why do you despise your brother or sister? For we will all stand before the judgment seat of God. For it is written, “As I live, says the Lord, every knee shall bow to me, and every tongue shall give praise to God.” So then, each one of us will be held accountable.
+ GOSPEL READING Matthew 18:21-35
Then Peter came and said to him, “Lord, if my brother or sister sins against me, how often should I forgive? As many as seven times?” Jesus said to him, “Not seven times, but, I tell you, seventy-seven times.
“For this reason the kingdom of heaven may be compared to a king who wished to settle accounts with his slaves. When he began the reckoning, one who owed him ten thousand talents was brought to him, and, as he could not pay, the lord ordered him to be sold, together with his wife and children and all his possessions and payment to be made. So the slave fell on his knees before him, saying, ‘Have patience with me, and I will pay you everything.’ And out of pity for him, the lord of that slave released him and forgave him the debt. But that same slave, as he went out, came upon one of his fellow slaves who owed him a hundred denarii, and seizing him by the throat he said, ‘Pay what you owe.’ Then his fellow slave fell down and pleaded with him, ‘Have patience with me, and I will pay you.’ But he refused; then he went and threw him into prison until he would pay the debt. When his fellow slaves saw what had happened, they were greatly distressed, and they went and reported to their lord all that had taken place. Then his lord summoned him and said to him, ‘You wicked slave! I forgave you all that debt because you pleaded with me. Should you not have had mercy on your fellow slave, as I had mercy on you?’ And in anger his lord handed him over to be tortured until he would pay his entire debt. So my heavenly Father will also do to every one of you, if you do not forgive your brother or sister from your heart.”
The Word of God for the people of God!
Thanks be to God!
SERMON “What Do Know-It-Alls Really Know?” Rev. Thomas Stubbs
THE OFFERING
OFFERTORY HYMN “Just a Closer Walk with Thee” Anonymous
+ DOXOLOGY “Praise God, from Whom All Blessings Flow” UMH 94
Praise God, from whom all blessings flow;
praise God, all creatures here below: Alleluia! Alleluia!
Praise God, the source of all our gifts!
Praise Jesus Christ, whose power uplifts!
Praise the Spirit, Holy Spirit!
Alleluia! Alleluia! Alleluia!
+ PRAYER OF DEDICATION
+ CLOSING HYMN “Guide My Feet” verses 1, 2, 3, 5, 6 TFWS 2208
1. Guide my feet while I run this race.
Guide my feet while I run this race.
Guide my feet while I run this race,
for I don’t want to run this race in vain!
2. Hold my hand…
3. Stand by me…
5. Search my heart…
6. Guide my feet…
+ BENEDICTION AND SENDING FORTH
POSTLUDE
Come, Share the Lord Words & Music: Bryan Jeffery Leech ©1984, 1987 Fred Bock Music, Co. #2269 TFWS
A Mighty Fortress Is Our God Words & Music: Martin Luther ca. 1529, trans. Frederick H. Hedge 1853 #110 UMH Public Domain
Put Peace into Each Other’s Hands Words: Fred Kahn © Hope Publishing Co. Music: Irish melody, harm. from The English Hymnal 1906
My Faith Looks Up to Thee Words: Ray Palmer 1875 Music: Lowell Mason 1831 #452 UMH Public Domain
Just a Closer Walk with Thee Words & Music: Anonymous (James 4:8) #2158 TFWS Public Domain
Praise God, from Whom All Blessings Flow Words: Thomas Ken 1674 Music: Geistliche Kirchengesänge 1623 #94 UMH Public Domain
Guide My Feet Words & Music: African American spiritual, harm. Wendell Whalum ©Estate of Wendell Whalum #2208 TFWS Public Domain
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United Methodist Church of Mount Kisco
Sept 5 report — Attendance: 19 Weekly Donations: $645.
Pastor: Reverend Thomas Blaine Stubbs Pastor’s email: [email protected]
Church office email: [email protected] Website: www.mountkiscochurch.com
Phone: 914-666-5014 300 E. Main St., Mount Kisco, N.Y. 10549
Administrative Assistant: Marianne Baldwin Music Director: Paul Martinez
Lay Leaders: Bobbie McCann, Ross Porter Hymn Leaders: Kooki Laux, Heather Kent
Liturgist: Dave Visaggio Projectionist: Ross Porter

ANNOUNCEMENTS
There will be no Mt. Kisco service on Saturday, September 19, as Pastor Thomas will be leading a confirmation retreat in South Salem. Mt. Kisco congregants are asked to join a layperson service at Yorktown UMC on Sunday, September 20 at 10:00am, 2300 Crompond Road in Yorktown Heights.
The Cooperative Laity Council is having a Cooperative Parish Picnic on Saturday, September 19 at 1:30pm at Shrub Oak UMC. Mt. Kisco is responsible for bringing the hot dog & hamburger rolls. Call the church office to RSVP.
There will also be no Mt. Kisco service on Saturday, October 17, as Yorktown UMC will be celebrating their 150th anniversary. We are invited to join in their musical celebration that Saturday evening at 6:00pm, and to attend their anniversary service on Sunday, October 18 at 10:00am.
The Pastor’s Bible Study is on Wednesdays at 7:00pm in the Porter Library, and Sundays at 12:45pm at Yorktown UMC. The theme for this fall’s study is “A Thousand Tongues: Exploring Scripture through Song.” Pick a song to discuss and join us!
As we get closer to the month of October, it’s time to start thinking about the UMCMK Pumpkin Patch! Please chat with Ross Porter if you can help with the unloading of pumpkins on Wednesday, October 7 at 4:30pm. The selling of pumpkins will run thru October 8 - 31. Contact Marianne if you can volunteer any of your time.
The UMCMK Thrift Shop has re-opened, and hours are Mondays, 10:00am - 2:00pm and Saturdays, 10:00am - 3:00pm. If you can help staff the shop, please get in touch with Bobbie McCann, Lisa Porter, or the church office (no experience necessary.)

09/10/2026

Please join us for our last flea market of the season.

09/04/2026

Reverend Thomas Stubbs, Pastor

UNITED METHODIST CHURCH OF MOUNT KISCO
Saturday, September 5, 2026
5:30 PM
Welcome! We’re glad you’re here.
+ Please stand in spirit or in body.
PRELUDE “Shepherd Me, O God” Marty Haugen
WELCOME & ANNOUNCEMENTS Rev. Thomas Stubbs
RINGING OF THE TOWER BELL
+ CALL TO WORSHIP
Let us praise the Lord with dancing!
Let us make melody to him with tambourine and lyre!
For the LORD takes pleasure in his people.
He adorns the humble with victory.
+ OPENING HYMN “He’s Got the Whole World in His Hands” Afro-American spiritual
1. He’s got the whole world in His hands,
He’s got the whole world in His hands,
He’s got the whole world in His hands,
He’s got the whole world in His hands.
2. He’s got you and me, brother, in His hands,
He’s got you and me, sister, in His hands,
He’s got you and me, brother, in His hands,
He’s got the whole world in His hands.
3. He’s got everybody here in His hands,
He’s got everybody here in His hands,
He’s got everybody here in His hands,
He’s got the whole world in His hands.
+ PASSING OF THE PEACE OF CHRIST “Put Peace into Each Other’s Hands”
Put peace into each other’s hands with loving expectation;
be gentle in your words and ways, in touch with God’s creation.
See Jesus Christ in other’s hands; he is love’s deepest measure.
In love make peace, give peace a chance, and share it like a treasure.
MOMENTS WITH ALL GOD’S CHILDREN Rev. Thomas Stubbs
PRAYER OF CONFESSION from “The Seeker”, words by Dolly Parton
I am a seeker, a poor sinful creature.
There is no weaker than I am.
I am a seeker and you are a teacher.
You are a reacher, so reach down.
Reach out and lead me, guide me and keep me.
In the shelter of your care each day
‘Cause I am a seeker and you are a keeper
You are a leader, won't you show me the way?
AMEN.
Time for silent confession
WORDS OF ASSURANCE
Hear the good news. Christ died for us while we were yet sinners.
This proves God’s love toward us. In the name of Jesus Christ, you are forgiven.
In the name of Jesus Christ, you are forgiven.
Glory to God. AMEN.
PRAYERS OF THE PEOPLE
LORD’S PRAYER
Our Father, who art in heaven, hallowed be thy name.
Thy Kingdom come. Thy will be done on earth as it is in heaven.
Give us this day our daily bread, and forgive us our trespasses
as we forgive those who trespass against us.
And lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from evil.
For thine is the kingdom and the power and the glory,
forever and ever. Amen.
+ HYMN OF PREPARATION “Whom Shall I Send?” v 1, 2, 4 UMH 582
1. Whom shall I send? our Maker cries;
and many, when they hear God’s voice,
are sure where their vocation lies;
but many shrink from such a choice.
2. For who can serve a God so pure,
or claim to speak in such a name,
while doubt makes every step unsure,
and self confuses every aim?
4. Those who are called God purifies,
and daily gives us strength to bend
our thoughts, our skills, our energies,
and life itself to this one end.
FIRST READING Exodus 12:1-14 Kathie Goodman
The LORD said to Moses and Aaron in the land of Egypt, “This month shall mark for you the beginning of months; it shall be the first month of the year for you. Tell the whole congregation of Israel that on the tenth of this month they are to take a lamb for each family, a lamb for each household. If a household is too small for a whole lamb, it shall join its closest neighbor in obtaining one; the lamb shall be divided in proportion to the number of people who eat of it. Your lamb shall be without blemish, a year-old male; you may take it from the sheep or from the goats. You shall keep it until the fourteenth day of this month; then the whole assembled congregation of Israel shall slaughter it at twilight. They shall take some of the blood and put it on the two doorposts and the lintel of the houses in which they eat it. They shall eat the lamb that same night; they shall eat it roasted over the fire with unleavened bread and bitter herbs. Do not eat any of it raw or boiled in water but roasted over the fire, with its head, legs, and inner organs. You shall let none of it remain until the morning; anything that remains until the morning you shall burn with fire. This is how you shall eat it: your loins girded, your sandals on your feet, and your staff in your hand, and you shall eat it hurriedly. It is the Passover of the LORD. I will pass through the land of Egypt that night, and I will strike down every firstborn in the land of Egypt, from human to animal, on all the gods of Egypt I will execute judgments: I am the LORD. The blood shall be a sign for you on the houses where you live: when I see the blood, I will pass over you, and no plague shall destroy you when I strike the land of Egypt. This day shall be a day of remembrance for you. You shall celebrate it as a festival to the LORD; throughout your generations you shall observe it as a perpetual ordinance.”
+ GOSPEL READING Matthew 18:15-20
“If your brother and sister sins against you, go and point out the fault when the two of you are alone. If you are listened to, you have regained that one. But if you are not listened to, take one or two others along with you, so that every word may be confirmed by the evidence of two or three witnesses. If that person refuses to listen to them, tell it to the church, and if the offender refuses to listen even to the church, let such a one be to you as a gentile and a tax collector. Truly I tell you, whatever you bind on earth will be bound in heaven, and whatever you loose on earth will be loosed in heaven. Again, truly I tell you, if two of you agree on earth about anything you ask, it will be done for you by my Father in heaven. For where two or three are gathered in my name, I am there among them.”
The Word of God for the people of God!
Thanks be to God!
SERMON “Paper Beats Rock” Rev. Thomas Stubbs
THE OFFERING
OFFERTORY HYMN “God, the Sculptor of the Mountains” John Thornburg/Amanda Husberg
+ DOXOLOGY “Praise God, from Whom All Blessings Flow” UMH 94
Praise God, from whom all blessings flow;
praise God, all creatures here below: Alleluia! Alleluia!
Praise God, the source of all our gifts!
Praise Jesus Christ, whose power uplifts!
Praise the Spirit, Holy Spirit!
Alleluia! Alleluia! Alleluia!
THE SACRAMENT OF HOLY COMMUNION
All are invited to come forward and receive the Sacrament. We offer gluten-full, gluten-free, and prepackaged elements. If you would like to receive Communion where you are seated, raise your hand and our stewards will come to you. If you would prefer not to receive Communion, come forward with your arms crossed to indicate that you would like a blessing instead.

+ PRAYER OF DEDICATION
+ CLOSING HYMN “Take My Life, and Let It Be” all 3 verses UMH 399
1. Take my life, and let it be consecrated, Lord, to thee.
Take my moments and my days, let them flow in ceaseless praise.
Take my hands, and let them move at the impulse of thy love.
Take my feet, and let them be swift and beautiful for thee.
2. Take my voice, and let me sing always, only, for my King.
Take my lips, and let them be filled with messages from thee.
Take my silver and my gold; not a mite would I withhold.
Take my intellect, and use every power as thou shalt choose.
3. Take my will, and make it thine; it shall be no longer mine.
Take my heart, it is thine own; it shall be thy royal throne.
Take my love, my Lord, I pour at thy feet its treasure-store.
Take myself, and I will be ever, only, all for thee.
+ BENEDICTION AND SENDING FORTH
POSTLUDE

Shepherd Me, O God Words & Music: Marty Haugen ©1986 GIA Publications, Inc. #2058 TFWS
He’s Got the Whole World in His Hands Words & Music: trad. Afro-American spiritual. Public Domain
Put Peace into Each Other’s Hands Words: Fred Kaan ©1989 Hope Publishing Co. Music: Irish melody, harm. from The English Hymnal 1906
The Seeker Words & Music: Dolly Parton ©1975 Velvet Apple Music. Used by permission.
Whom Shall I Send? Words: Fred Pratt Green 1970 ©1971 Hope Publishing Co. Music: Grenoble Antiphoner 1753 #582 UMH
God, the Sculptor of the Mountains Words: John Thornburg ©1993 John Thornburg Music: Amanda Husberg ©1996 Abingdon Press, admin. by The
Copyright Co. #2060 TFWS
Praise God, from Whom All Blessings Flow Words: Thomas Ken 1674 Music: Geistliche Kirchengesänge 1623 #94 UMH Public Domain
Take My Life, and Let It Be Words: Frances R. Havergal 1873 Music: Louis J.F. Herold 1839, arr. by George Kingsley #399 UMH Public Domain

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ANNOUNCEMENTS
The Pastor’s Bible Study resumes this Wednesday, September 9 at 7:00pm in the Porter Library. The theme for this fall’s study will be “A Thousand Tongues: Exploring Scripture through Song.” Join us!
Our next Church Council meeting is Thursday, September 10 at 6:00pm in the Porter Library. All are invited to attend. For access thru zoom, contact Pastor Thomas or Marianne for login information.
UMCMK will host its last Flea Market of the season next Saturday, September 12 from 10:00am to 4:00pm on the front lawn. To volunteer, please see Bobbie McCann.
The UMCMK Thrift Shop reopens next Saturday, September 12. Thrift Shop hours are Mondays, 10:00am-2:00pm and Saturdays, 10:00am-3:00pm. If you can help staff the shop, please get in touch with Bobbie McCann, Lisa Porter, or the church office (no experience necessary.)
The volunteer positions of liturgists, greeters, and Fellowship Hour refreshment providers have been put into a rotating schedule. If you find that you will be absent on the date when you are signed up, please contact someone on the list to switch with them, and call Marianne to let her know for the bulletin. You may also contact the office if you would like to be added to the rotation, or act as a substitute to cover any absences.
The parable box is used each Saturday when Pastor Thomas is leading the service. Please call the church office if you would like to bring in an item for the box.
The Pantry of Northern Westchester currently needs donations of cereal, canned & dried beans, canned corn, canned tomatoes, and canned fruit. To volunteer, please contact Lisa Porter.

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United Methodist Church of Mount Kisco
Aug 29 report — Attendance: 29 Weekly Donations: $38.
Pastor: Reverend Thomas Blaine Stubbs Pastor’s email: [email protected]
Church office email: [email protected] Website: www.mountkiscochurch.com
Phone: 914-666-5014 300 E. Main St., Mount Kisco, N.Y. 10549
Administrative Assistant: Marianne Baldwin Music Director: Paul Martinez
Lay Leaders: Bobbie McCann, Ross Porter Hymn Leaders: Kooki Laux, Heather Kent
Liturgist: Kathie Goodman Projectionist Ross Porter

08/27/2026

Reverend Thomas Stubbs, Pastor

UNITED METHODIST CHURCH OF MOUNT KISCO
Saturday, August 29, 2026
5:30 PM
Welcome! We’re glad you’re here.
If you have any questions or needs during the service, please speak to an usher.
+ Please stand in spirit or in body.

PRELUDE
WELCOME & ANNOUNCEMENTS
RINGING OF THE TOWER BELL
+ CALL TO WORSHIP
Seek the Lord and his strength. Seek his presence continually.
Remember the wonderful works he has done.
Glory in his name.
Let the hearts of those who seek the Lord rejoice.
+ OPENING HYMN “The Voice of God Is Calling” verses 1, 2, 3 UMH 436
1. The voice of God is calling its summons in our day;
Isaiah heard in Zion, and we now hear God say:
“Whom shall I send to succor my people in their need?
Whom shall I send to loosen the bonds of shame and greed?”
2. “I hear my people crying in slum and mine and mill;
no field or mart is silent, no city street is still.
I see my people falling in darkness and despair.
Whom shall I send to shatter the fetters which they bear?”
3. We heed, O Lord, your summons, and answer: Here are we!
Send us upon your errand, let us your servants be.
Our strength is dust and ashes, our years a passing hour;
but you can use your weakness to magnify your power.
+ PASSING OF THE PEACE OF CHRIST “Put Peace into Each Other’s Hands”
Put peace into each other’s hands with loving expectation;
be gentle in your words and ways, in touch with God’s creation.
See Jesus Christ in other’s hands; he is love’s deepest measure.
In love make peace, give peace a chance, and share it like a treasure.
MOMENTS WITH ALL GOD’S CHILDREN
PRAYER OF CONFESSION
O God, Holy Talker, you speak, and something that wasn’t there before appears. You call us to follow you because you see who we could be. We confess that we’re often afraid to do the same. We believe our world, our fellows, and our selves to be all they ever will be, so we miss your call—or pretend not to hear. Forgive us, we pray. O God, lead us beyond our fears. Holy Talker, speak us into the new and better world you’ve prepared for us. By your grace, help us to discover what wasn’t there before. Through Jesus Christ our Lord. AMEN.
Time for silent confession
WORDS OF ASSURANCE
Hear the good news. Christ died for us while we were yet sinners.
This proves God’s love toward us. In the name of Jesus Christ, you are forgiven.
In the name of Jesus Christ, you are forgiven.
Glory to God. AMEN.
PRAYERS OF THE PEOPLE
LORD’S PRAYER
Our Father, who art in heaven, hallowed be thy name.
Thy Kingdom come. Thy will be done on earth as it is in heaven.
Give us this day our daily bread, and forgive us our trespasses
as we forgive those who trespass against us.
And lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from evil.
For thine is the kingdom and the power and the glory,
forever and ever. Amen.
+ HYMN OF PREPARATION “Go Down, Moses” verses 1, 4, 5 UMH 448
1. When Israel was in Egypt’s land, let my people go;
oppressed so hard they could not stand, let my people go.
Refrain
Go down, Moses, way down in Egypt’s land;
tell old Pharaoh to let my people go!
4. We need not always weep and mourn, let my people go;
and wear those slavery chains forlorn, let my people go.
Repeat refrain
5. Come, Moses, you will not get lost, let my people go;
stretch out your rod and come across, let my people go.
Repeat refrain
FIRST READING Exodus 3:1-15 Jason Yepes
Moses was keeping the flock of his father-in-law Jethro, the priest of Midian; he led his flock beyond the wilderness and came to mount Horeb, the mountain of God. There the angel of the Lord appeared to him in a flame of fire out of a bush; he looked, and the bush was blazing, yet it was not consumed. Then Moses said, "I must turn aside and look at this great sight and see why the bush is not burned up.”
When the Lord saw that he had turned aside to see, God called to him out of the bush, "Moses, Moses!" And he said, "Here I am.”
Then he said, "Come no closer! Remove the sandals from your feet, for the place on which you are standing is holy ground." He said further, "I am the God of your father, the God of Abraham, the God of Isaac, and the God of Jacob." And Moses hid his face, for he was afraid to look at God. Then the Lord said, "I have observed the misery of my people who are in Egypt; I have heard their cry on account of their taskmasters. Indeed, I know their sufferings, and I have come down to deliver them from the Egyptians and to bring them up out of that land to a good and spacious land, to a land flowing with milk and honey, to the country of the Canaanites, the Hittites, the Amorites, the Perizzites, the Hivites, and the Jebusites. The cry of the Israelites has now come to me; I have also seen how the Egyptians oppress them. Now go, I am sending you to Pharaoh to bring my people, the Israelites, out of Egypt."
But Moses said to God, "Who am I that I should go to Pharaoh and bring the Israelites out of Egypt?"
He said, "I will be with you; and this shall be the sign for you that it is I who sent you: when you have brought the people out of Egypt, you shall serve God on this mountain." But Moses said to God, "If I come to the Israelites and say to them, 'The God of your ancestors has sent me to you,' and they ask me, 'What is his name?' what shall I say to them?" God said to Moses, "I AM WHO I AM." He said further, "Thus you shall say to the Israelites, 'I AM has sent me to you.'"
God also said to Moses, "Thus you shall say to the Israelites, 'The Lord, the God of your ancestors, the God of Abraham, the God of Isaac, and the God of Jacob, has sent me to you': This is my name forever, and this my title for all generations.
+ GOSPEL READING Matthew 16:21-28
From that time on, Jesus began to show his disciples that he must go to Jerusalem and undergo great suffering at the hands of the elders and chief priests and scribes and be killed and on the third day be raised. And Peter took him aside and began to rebuke him, saying, "God forbid it, Lord! This must never happen to you."
But he turned and said to Peter, "Get behind me, Satan! You are a hindrance to me, for you are setting your mind not on divine things but on human things."
Then Jesus told his disciples, "If any wish to come after me, let them deny themselves and take up their cross and follow me. For those who want to save their life will lose it, and those who lose their life for my sake will find it. For what will it profit them if they gain the whole world but forfeit their life? Or what will they give in return for their life? For the Son of Man is to come with his angels in the glory of his Father, and then he will repay everyone for what has been done. Truly I tell you, there are some standing here who will not taste death before they see the Son of Man coming in his kingdom."
The Word of God for the people of God!
Thanks be to God!
SERMON “Selective Hearing” Rev. Thomas Stubbs
THE OFFERING
OFFERTORY HYMN “What Gift Can We Bring” Jane Marshall
+ DOXOLOGY “Praise God, from Whom All Blessings Flow” UMH 94
Praise God, from whom all blessings flow;
praise God, all creatures here below: Alleluia! Alleluia!
Praise God, the source of all our gifts!
Praise Jesus Christ, whose power uplifts!
Praise the Spirit, Holy Spirit!
Alleluia! Alleluia! Alleluia!
+ PRAYER OF DEDICATION

+ CLOSING HYMN “The Servant Song” verses 1, 2, 3, 6 TFWS 2222
1. Brother, sister, let me serve you, let me be as Christ to you;
pray that I may have the grace to let you be my servant, too.
2. We are pilgrims on a journey; we’re together on this road.
We are here to help each other walk the mile and bear the load.
3. I will hold the Christ-light for you in the nighttime of your fear;
I will hold my hand out to you, speak the peace you long to hear.
6. Brother, sister, let me serve you, let me be as Christ to you;
pray that I may have the grace to let you be my servant, too.
+ BENEDICTION AND SENDING FORTH
POSTLUDE
Walk with Me Words & Music: John S. Rice ©1988 the Estate of John S. Rice #2242 TFWS
The Voice of God Is Calling Words: John Haynes Holmes 1913 Music: William Lloyd 1840 #436 UMH Public Domain
Put Peace into Each Other’s Hands Words: Fred Kaan ©1989 Hope Publishing Co. Music: Irish melody, harm. from The English Hymnal 1906
Go Down, Moses Words & Music: Afro-American spiritual, adapt. and arr. by William Farley Smith 1986 ©1989 The UM Publishing House #448 UMH
What Gift Can We Bring Words & Music: Jane Marshall 1980 ©1982 Hope Publishing Co. #87 UMH
Praise God, from Whom All Blessings Flow Words: Thomas Ken 1674 Music: Geistliche Kirchengesänge 1623 #94 UMH Public Domain
The Servant Song Words & Music: Richard Gillard ©1977 Scripture in Song (div. of Integrity Music, Inc.) #2222 TFWS
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United Methodist Church of Mount Kisco
Aug 22 report — Attendance: 40 Weekly Donations: $1,277.
Pastor: Reverend Thomas Blaine Stubbs Pastor’s email: [email protected]
Church office email: [email protected] Website: www.mountkiscochurch.com
Phone: 914-666-5014 300 E. Main St., Mount Kisco, N.Y. 10549
Administrative Assistant: Marianne Baldwin Music Director: Paul Martinez
Lay Leaders: Bobbie McCann, Ross Porter Hymn Leaders: Kooki Laux, Heather Kent
Liturgist: Jason Yepes Projectionist: Ross Porter

ANNOUNCEMENTS
The Pastor’s Bible Study is on summer hiatus and will resume on Wednesday, September 9. The theme for this fall’s study will be “A Thousand Tongues: Exploring Scripture through Song.” Join us!
UMCMK will host its last Flea Market of the season on Saturday, September 12 from 10:00am to 4:00pm on the front lawn. To volunteer, please see Bobbie McCann.
The UMCMK Thrift Shop is closed for the month of August, and will reopen on Saturday, September 12. If you can help staff the shop, please get in touch with Bobbie McCann, Lisa Porter, or the church office (no experience necessary.)
The volunteer positions of liturgists, greeters, and Fellowship Hour refreshment providers have been put into a rotating schedule. If you find that you will be absent on the date when you are signed up, please contact someone on the list to switch with them, and call Marianne to let her know for the bulletin. You may also contact the office if you would like to be added to the rotation, or act as a substitute to cover any absences. Many thanks to all of the volunteers for helping our church run as smoothly as possible!
The parable box is used each Saturday when Pastor Thomas is leading the service. Please call the church office if you would like to bring in an item for the box.

Address

300 E Main Street
Mount Kisco, NY
10549

Opening Hours

Monday	9:30am - 2:30pm
Tuesday	9:30am - 2:30pm
Wednesday	9:30am - 2:30pm
Thursday	9:30am - 2:30pm
Friday	9:30am - 2:30pm
Saturday	5:30pm - 7:30pm

Telephone

+19146665014

Website

http://www.mountkiscochurch.com/

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