08/02/2026
ST. PAUL’S UNITED CHURCH OF CHRIST
August 2, 2026 9:30 AM Worship
Tenth Sunday after Pentecost
Rev. Sandra Crase, Pastor
No matter who you are or where you are on life’s journey,
you’re welcome here.
*Please stand as you are able.
PRELUDE
ANNOUNCEMENTS
INTROIT “I Will Sing of the Mercies”
(See insert or screen)
CALL TO WORSHIP
LEADER: Holy One, to you alone we come for wisdom.
PEOPLE: Eternal God, to you alone we give our hearts.
LEADER: As you fed the multitudes upon the mountain,
PEOPLE: feed us now with your Word.
LEADER: As Christ made a small offering into a great miracle,
PEOPLE: make our lives a part of your mighty acts of love and grace in the world. Amen.
HYMN “Love Divine, All Loves Excelling” (Black hymnal #43)
UNISON PRAYER (ALL)
Life-changing God, you have touched us and transformed us to reach out to all who hunger for what only you can give. Keep our feet in your paths and bless us to multiply blessings to others, through Jesus Christ our Redeemer and Lord. Amen.
SCRIPTURE Isaiah 55: 1-5 (OT p. 685)
Matthew 14: 13-21 (NT p.16)
SERMON “Math Class”
HYMN “Break Now the Bread of Life”
(Black hymnal #321)
SHARING OUR JOYS AND CONCERNS
PASTORAL PRAYER
THE LORD’S PRAYER
PRESENTING OUR GIFTS AND OFFERINGS
OFFERTORY
*DOXOLOGY (Red hymnal #356)
*PRAYER OF DEDICATION (UNISON)
God of love, crowds came to Jesus hungry for your Word. So, we come to you. Take the loaves of our prayers and the fishes of our offering and multiply them by your Spirit to feed us and the world with your grace. In the name of Jesus, the bread of life. Amen.
HOLY COMMUNION (See screen or insert)
*HYMN “Take My Gifts” (Black hymnal #562)
*BENEDICTION
Christ himself, who holds you in his hands, has blessed you, broken you, and given you as his gift to the world. May the grace of Christ be multiplied to you and through you, now and forever. Amen.
*POSTLUDE
Please join us next week for a special outdoor worship service. Our sermon titled “Take Heart” will be based on Psalm 105: 1-6 and Matthew 14: 22-33.
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Rev. Sandra Crase, Pastor
[email protected] 920-851-6609
Sarah Conrad, Organist
ST. PAUL’S UNITED CHURCH OF CHRIST
1250 Leonard Point Rd
Oshkosh WI 54904 920-231-3080
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August 2, 2026