Christ United Methodist Church Richmond, VA

06/07/2026

06/06/2026

Please remember to join us tomorrow (June 7th) for breakfast at 9:00 a.m. as we celebrate Pastor Shayne and his time with us at Christ United Methodist Church. Pastor Shayne will be retiring on June 30th, and we want everyone to have a chance to visit with Pastor Shayne and wish him well in retirement. Everyone is asked to bring a breakfast item for the celebration.

See you there!

06/06/2026

Dear Christ Church Family & Friends: Hope you can join us for worship tomorrow at 10:00 am. If you can't join us in person, the order of worship found below will help you participate. Blessings, Pastor Shayne

Prelude Donna Fitzgerald, Keyboard
Welcome and Announcements

*Unison Opening Prayer for Healing
O Lord, you are indeed the healer of all our ills. We bring to you, Lord, our bodies, minds and spirits hurting and broken by the violence, ills, trauma and cares of a world separated from you. Come to us now with your healing powers.
O God, we ask that you heal us. Give us the strength, health, wisdom and knowledge found only through you. Send your life-giving Spirit so that we may live our lives with courage in the profound peace of your love. Come to us now with your healing powers. Breathe on me, O God, and make me whole.
Amen1

Call to Worship
Leader: Come, let us return to God!
People: The Lord will heal us; the Lord will bandage our wounds!
Leader: Come, let us return to God!
People: The Lord will revive us; the Lord will raise up our spirits!
Leader: Come, let us return to God!
All: We will press on to know our Maker, that we may dwell in the house of the Lord, forever! Amen2

*Hymn “O, for a Thousand Tongues to Sing” (vs. 1-2, 4-6) UMH 57
Children’s Message Pastor Shayne

Old Testament Reading Hosea 5:15-6:6 OT 838
Gospel Reading Matthew 9:9-13, 18-26 NT 9
Message “Jesus, the Merciful Physician” Pastor Shayne

*Hymn/Response “The Lily of the Valley” FWS 2062
*Statement of Faith - The Apostle’s Creed UMH 881

Prayers of the People - Sharing our Joys and Concerns
Pastoral Prayer
The Lord’s Prayer UMH 895

Sharing Our Tithes and Offerings
Offertory Prayer
Lord, we admit to you that we are sick and in need of your healing. Help us to be mindful that all are in need of your mercy and healing. May these gifts be used to invite the world to touch the hem of the Great Physician and be made whole. Amen. 3

*Doxology UMH 95
You are invited to place your tithes and offerings in the plates by the exits, mail them to the church or by Venmo: -methodist. Thank you for joyfully joining in God’s mission to the world.

Holy Communion UMH 12
Unison Prayer after Communion
Eternal God, we give you thanks for this holy mystery in which you have given yourself to us. Grant that we may go into the world in the strength of your Spirit, to give ourselves for others, in the name of Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.
*Closing Hymn “I Have Decided to Follow Jesus”
FWS 2129
*Pastoral Benediction
Postlude

References:
1. Frenz, on Lisa’s Liturgies online
"Copyright Lisa Frenz. All Rights Reserved. Used with permission."
Adapted by Pastor Shayne Estes
2. Litanies and Other Prayers, Yr. A, E. Tilson & Phyllis Cole, eds, p. 88
3. Pastor Shayne Estes

CCLI 11283202 + Streaming License A CSPL175257

05/30/2026

Dear Christ Church Family/Friends: Hope you'll join us for worship tomorrow, Trinity Sunday. If you can't come in person, we stream the service every Sunday at 10:00 am right here on Facebook. Here is the order of worship to help you participate online. Many Blessings, Pastor Shayne

Prelude Kenneth Duong, Keyboard
Welcome and Announcements

*Unison Opening Prayer
The blessing of Father, Spirit, Son, Holy Trinity, Three in One, be in our meeting and our greeting, in the worship we share and the words of our prayer.
The blessing of Father, Spirit, Son, Holy Trinity, Three in One, be in our living and our breathing, that through our hearts and our words your truth may be heard. Amen1

Call to Worship
Leader: We live in a world infused by God
All: Where our minds are made open by His love.
Leader: He gives promise to every life
All: And our minds and hearts turn towards Heaven.
Leader: We move towards an unknown destination where
the Creator has promised to meet us;
All: We are breaking down barriers to reach that
sacred place.
Leader: We gather as people of the cross and
resurrection
All: We come as the children of the Father
Leader: Reconciled by grace through the Son
All: And filled with God's love through the Spirit.
Amen2

*Hymn “We Believe in One True God” UMH 85
Children’s Message Pastor Shayne

Prayer of Confession
Lord Jesus, let me not seek to earn what can only be
received by grace. When I serve, let me not try to balance the scales. I know I cannot repay Your supply of extravagant grace because You do not require it. Free the score-keepers in our world and in our hearts. Restore the fallen in our world and in our hearts. Strengthen the broken, uplift the lowly, bring down tyrants, erase the division in in our world. Create a Christ-centered humanity in our world and in our hearts. Use me to help make it so. Amen3..time of silent prayer...

Assurance of Pardon
Leader: In the name of Jesus Christ, you are forgiven!
People: In the name of Jesus Christ, you are forgiven!
ALL: Glory to God. Amen.

Psalter Reading Psalm 8 OT 492
Gospel Reading Matthew 28:16-20 NT 34
Message “A Trinitarian Call to Action” Pastor Shayne

Awarding of Clopton Scholarships

*Hymn/Response “Guide My Feet” (vs. 1-4) FWS 2208
*Statement of Faith - The Apostle’s Creed UMH 881

Prayers of the People - Sharing our Joys and Concerns
Pastoral Prayer
The Lord’s Prayer UMH 895

Sharing Our Tithes and Offerings
Offertory Prayer - Creating God, from the beginning, you formed light out of darkness, breath from dust, and life from love. In Christ, you walked among us, and through your Spirit, you empower us still. Today, we offer our gifts—signs of our desire to partner with you in your ongoing work of creation, healing, and discipleship. Use these offerings to build communities of compassion, to welcome the stranger, and to teach your ways of justice and joy. May our giving reflect the wonder of your Triune love and our willingness to go and grow disciples in your name. Amen. 4

*Doxology UMH 95
You are invited to place your tithes and offerings in the plates by the exits, mail them to the church or by Venmo: -methodist. Thank you for joyfully joining in God’s mission to the world.

*Closing Hymn “Go Make of All Disciples” UMH 571
*Pastoral Benediction

References:
1. John Birch, posted on Faith and Worship.
2. Frank Howarth, Central UMC, Richmond, VA with Jacob
Traeger and Acts 1: 1-11
3. Frank Howarth, Central United Methodist Church, Richmond,
VA
4. United Methodist Church, Discipleship Ministries, Genesis 1,
Matthew 28,

05/23/2026

Hello Christ UMC Family/Friends: Hope you're able to join us to celebrate Pentecost tomorrow. Happy Birthday to the Church Universal! If you can't come in person, the order of worship found below may help you participate in the service. We stream our service live every Sunday morning at 10:00 am. Blessings, Pastor Shayne

Prelude Donna Fitzgerald, Keyboard
Welcome and Announcements

*Unison Opening Prayer
Kindling Spirit, build well the fire in our hearts this day. Fan us to flame that all will see – the Christ-presence of love blazing in our midst. Burn the witness on our tongues: Christ’s Spirit moves among us. Jesus Christ, our risen Lord has set his church on fire with strength and boldness and power. Kindling Spirit, build well the fire in our hearts this day. Amen1

Call to Worship
Leader: A mighty wind has blown,
People: And tongues of fire have danced!
Leader: The presence of the Spirit is with us,
People: Just as Jesus the Christ promised.
Leader: The presence of the Spirit moves and gathers us
into community.
People: The Spirit moves us to lives of nurturing and challenging one another, celebrating and witnessing. Leader: Let us marvel at God’s power,
All: God’s power at work in and through us. Amen2

*Hymn “Spirit of the Living God” (sing twice) UMH 393
Children’s Message Pastor Shayne

Prayer of Confession
Leader: The Spirit calls each of us.
People: But we are often reluctant to heed the call. The wind of the Spirit blows, at times fiercely, and draws us onward. Yet we cling to the fragile familiarities, to securities, and to safety. Help us to risk letting go, to stand free as your servant people. Help us to capture visions of the future, so that we can truly be the church. We ask this in the nae of Jesus the Christ. Amen3..time of silent prayer...

Assurance of Pardon
Leader: In the name of Jesus Christ, you are forgiven!
People: In the name of Jesus Christ, you are forgiven!
ALL: Glory to God. Amen.

Gospel Reading John 20:19-23 NT 115
New Testament Reading Acts 2:1-21 NT 119
Message “The Spirit at Work Among Us” Pastor Shayne

*Hymn/Response “As a Fire Meant for Buring” FWS 2237
*Statement of Faith - The Apostle’s Creed UMH 881

Prayers of the People - Sharing our Joys and Concerns
Pastoral Prayer
The Lord’s Prayer UMH 895

Sharing Our Tithes and Offerings
Offertory Prayer - Empowering God, you are the one who pours out your Spirit on sons and daughters, on young and old, on leaders and servants alike. You have not withheld your gifts, but have shared them freely: truth, empathy, vision, and power. As your Spirit-filled people, we now offer our gifts-not out of fear or obligation, but in response to your boundless generosity. Use these offerings to fuel the prophetic witness of your church, to bless those still yearning for hope, and to build a community where all are seen, heard, and loved. May our giving, like your Spirit, be poured out without limit. Amen. 4

*Doxology UMH 95
You are invited to place your tithes and offerings in the plates by the exits, mail them to the church or by Venmo: -methodist. Thank you for joyfully joining in God’s mission to the world.

*Closing Hymn “The Spirit Sends Us Forth to Serve” FWS 2241
*Pastoral Benediction
Postlude

1. Chalice Worship, C.S. Cartwright & O.I.C. Harrison, eds, p. 148
2. Bread for the Journey, Ruth C. Duck, ed, p. 50
3. Bread for the Journey, Ruth C. Duck, ed, p. 57
4. United Methodist Church, Discipleship Ministries online

05/19/2026

It was my pleasure to lead worship at Christ UMC this past Sunday as we celebrated 75 years of ministry. I was pleased to be joined by two prior pastors as well; Rev. Nancy Robinson, and Rev. Karen Hittel. I pray for Christ Church's continued ministry.
Blessings, Pastor Shayne

05/18/2026

What an absolutely wonderful celebration of Christ UMC’s 75th anniversary. Thank you to everyone that made this event possible and to all that joined us for the celebration. We are blessed!