Order for the Commissioning & Ordination of Deacons & Elders

The 2012 north texas annual conference service for the ordination of deacons and elders with commissioning st. andrew united Methodist church, plano Monday, June 4, 2012 7:00 pm

gathering Music

My Eternal King Selections from the Gospel Mass Love Divine, All Loves Excelling Praise to the Lord

Jane Marshall Robert Ray text: Charles Wesley arr. Mack Wilberg Paul Manz Reverend Robert C. Hasley

prelude Words of WelcoMe *hyMn 648 *greeting and prayer

God the Spirit, Guide and Guardian

hyfrydol Bishop W. Earl Bledsoe

The grace of Jesus Christ be with you all. and also with you. We come together to praise God, to hear the Holy Word, and to seek for ourselves and others the power, presence, and direction of the Holy Spirit. Let us pray. eternal god, by Jesus christ and the holy spirit you gave to your apostles many excellent gifts. give your grace to all servants of your church, that we may with diligence and faithfulness fulfill our various ministries. grant that we your people may follow where you lead, perfect our ministries, and live in joyful obedience to your will, through Jesus christ, our savior. amen.
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recognition of coMMon Ministry and reaffirMation of BaptisM Ministry is the work of God, done by the people of God. Through baptism all Christians are made part of the priesthood of all believers, the church, Christs body, made visible in the world. We all share in Christs ministry of love and service for the redemption of the human family and the whole of creation. Therefore, in celebration of our common ministry, I call upon all Gods people gathered here: Remember your baptism and be thankful. We remember our baptism and affirm our common ministry. presentation of persons to Be coMMissioned or ordained Richard Hearne, Lay Leader, North Texas Annual Conference On behalf of the laity of local congregations who have examined and approved these candidates, Reverend Gary E. Mueller, Chair, Board of Ordained Ministry and on behalf of the Board of Ordained Ministry of this Annual Conference, which has recommended these persons, and this Annual Conference, which has approved them, we present these persons to be commissioned for the work of a deacon: JamesPaul Aidan Qazilbash Gary Boyd Stephens

these persons to be commissioned for the work of an elder: Carolyn Jackson Allbritton Scot Christian Bontrager Brian Paul Dierolf Jason Robert McConnell Penny Lynn Mitchell Mona Lisa Millard Michael Dennis Moore these persons to be ordained deacons: Elizabeth Dorothy Lutz Ugonna Ndukwo Onuoha Kay Lynn DeBlance these persons to be ordained elders: Jimmy Decee Greene, Jr. Melissa Allen Hatch Arthur Dyatt Jones Elizabeth LaBella-Foster Julie Mielke Macpherson Cheryl Bromwich Murphy Nancy Sherman These persons are by Gods grace to be commissioned or ordained to ministry in Christs holy church. Those authorized by the Church to inquire about them have discerned that they are persons of sound learning and of Christian character, and possess the necessary signs of Gods grace, and have demonstrated a profound commitment to serve Jesus Christ. Therefore, we believe them to be duly called to serve God. We ask you, people of God, to declare your assent to the commissioning or ordination of these persons. Do you trust that they are worthy, by Gods grace, to be commissioned or ordained? We do! Thanks be to god! Will you uphold them in their ministry? With gods help, we will!
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general exaMination proclaMation and response lesson for coMMissioning Acts 13:1-5 Ernest Bryson

exaMination of persons Being coMMissioned laying on of hands and prayer of coMMissioning God of the apostles and prophets, of the martyrs and teachers, you raise up men and women to be apostolic leaders in your church. By your Holy Spirit help these, your servants, to understand and live the mystery of your love with boldness and joy. Deepen their sense of purpose as they exercise commissioned ministry. Empower them, and those who will walk with them to guide their ministry, together with all of your people, to heal the sick, love the outcast, resist evil, preach the Word, and give themselves freely for your names sake. Family members and friends are invited to stand where they are for silent prayer as candidates are commissioned. Pour out your Holy Spirit upon Name. Send him/her now to proclaim the good news of Jesus Christ, to announce the reign of God, and to equip the church for ministry, in the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit. amen. scripture lesson Acts 2:1-21 Reverend Lisa Greenwood

After the reading: This is the Word of God for the people of God! Thanks be to god! serMon
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Sometimes You Have to Live Ms

Bishop James Swanson

offering offertory Music

Reverend Debbie Chapman Tonights offering will support camp scholarships. He Shall Reign Craig Courtney

exaMination of persons Being ordained as deacons laying on of hands and prayer of ordination for deacons As these persons are ordained by God and the church for the ministry of deacons to which we believe they have been called by the Holy Spirit, let us pray for them. Family members and friends are invited to stand where they are for silent prayer during the laying on of hands for each ordinand. Almighty God, pour upon Name the Holy Spirit for the office and work of a deacon in Christs holy church. amen. Name, take authority as a deacon to proclaim the Word of God, and to lead Gods people to serve the world in the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit. amen. hyMn 413 A Charge to Keep I Have exaMination of persons Being ordained as elders laying on of hands and prayer of ordination for elders As these persons are ordained by God and the Church for the ministry of elders to which we believe they have been called by the Holy Spirit, let us pray for them. boylston

Family members and friends are invited to stand where they are for silent prayer during the laying on of hands for each ordinand. Almighty God, pour upon Name the Holy Spirit, for the office and work of an elder in Christs holy church. amen. Name, take authority as an elder to preach the Word of God, to administer the Holy Sacraments, and to order the life of the Church in the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit. amen. hyMn 399 Take My Life and Let It Be thanKsgiVing and coMMunion inVitation to the taBle and peace Christ our Lord invites to his table all who love him, and all who seek to be at peace with God and one another. The peace of the Lord be always with you! and also with you! taKing the Bread and cup the great thanKsgiVing The Lord be with you. and also with you. Lift up your hearts. We lift them up to the lord. Let us give thanks to the Lord our God. it is right to give our thanks and praise.
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messiah

Bishop Bledsoe

It is right, and a good and joyful thing, always and everywhere to give thanks to you, almighty God, Creator of heaven and earth. You built your church on the foundation of the prophets and apostles, and instituted a holy ministry so that your prophetic and apostolic Word might be heard until the end of time. And so, with your people on earth and all the company of heaven we praise your name and join their unending hymn: holy, holy, holy lord, god of power and might, heaven and earth are full of your glory. hosanna in the highest. Blessed is he who comes in the name of the lord. hosanna in the highest. Holy are you, and blessed is your Son Jesus Christ. He called disciples and empowered them for ministry. By the baptism of his suffering, death, and resurrection you gave birth to your church and made with us a new covenant by water and the Spirit. On the night in which Jesus gave himself up for us, he took bread, gave thanks to you, broke the bread, gave it to his disciples, and said: Take, eat; this is my body which is given for you. Do this in remembrance of me. When the supper was over, Jesus took the cup, gave thanks to you, gave it to his disciples, and said: Drink from this, all of you; this is my blood of the new covenant, poured out for you and for many for the forgiveness of sins. Do this, as often as you drink it, in remembrance of me.
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When Jesus, the great Shepherd of your flock, ascended, he sent forth the apostles to preach the gospel and make disciples of all nations. He promised to be with them always and sent the Holy Spirit to lead them. And so, in remembrance of these your mighty acts in Jesus Christ, we offer ourselves in praise and thanksgiving as a holy and living sacrifice, in union with Christs offering for us, as we proclaim the mystery of faith. christ has died; christ is risen; christ will come again. Pour out your Holy Spirit on us gathered here, and on these gifts of bread and wine. Make them be for us the body and blood of Christ, that we may be for the world the body of Christ, redeemed by his blood. By your Spirit make us one with Christ, one with one another, and one in ministry to all the world, until Christ comes in final victory and we feast at his heavenly banquet. Through your Son Jesus Christ, with the Holy Spirit in your holy church, all honor and glory is yours, almighty God, now and for ever. amen. the lords 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. lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from evil. for thine is the kingdom, and the power, and the glory forever. amen.
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BreaKing the Bread Because there is one loaf, we, who are many, are one body, because we all partake of the one loaf. The bread which we break is a sharing in the body of Christ. The cup over which we give thanks is a sharing in the blood of Christ. giVing the Bread and cup Music during coMMunion anthem My Shepherd Will Supply My Need anthem Here I Am Lord hymn 629 You Satisfy the Hungry Heart hymn 618 Let Us Break Bread Together hymn 635 Because Thou Hast Said prayer after receiVing Let us pray. We thank you, gracious god, for this holy mystery in which you have given yourself to us, and united us in the communion of your holy spirit. We bless you for raising up among us faithful servants. clothe them and us with your righteousness and grant that we, with them, may glorify you by giving ourselves to others, through Jesus christ our lord. amen. sending forth *disMissal With Blessing The grace of Jesus Christ, and the love of God, and the communion of the Holy Spirit be with you all always. Bishop Bledsoe arr. Mack Wilberg arr. Mark Hayes gift of finest wheat let us break bread paderborn

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Lord, You Call Us to Your Service

lauda anima

lord, you call us to your service, summon us for work divine, reach to us for lifes vocation as the witness you design. alleluia! alleluia! send us as your kingdom sign. great creator of the living, in the dark your light shines through. out of nothing, you have made us priestly people, holy, true. alleluia! alleluia! Make our lives as songs to you. son of god, great incarnation, fathers gift of suffering love, in your teaching, healing, working, you have shown us life above. alleluia! alleluia! grant us holy lives thereof. prodding spirit, holy presence, calling each of us by name, in our leading, preaching, witness, help us not your powr to tame. alleluia! alleluia! lead us, all your gifts to claim. lord, you call us to your service, grant us fruit as you ordain. risking all, we make disciples, working for your coming reign. alleluia! alleluia! faithful servants we remain.
Copyright 2006 by William H. Willimon and Stephen P. West Used with permission

Reverends Lutz, Onuoha, and DeBlance: Go in peace to serve God and your neighbor in all that you do. We are sent in christs name. Thanks be to god! *going forth postlude God of Grace and God of Glory Paul Manz

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Worship participants Bishop W. Earl Bledsoe, North Texas Annual Conference Bishop James Swanson, Holston Annual Conference Reverend Frank Alegria, Superintendent, North Central District Reverend Clara Reed, Superintendent, Metro District Reverend L. Marvin Guier, III, Superintendent, Northwest District Reverend Paul Gould, Superintendent, East District Reverend Robert C. Hasley, Senior Minister, St. Andrew United Methodist Church, Plano Reverend Gary E. Mueller, Chair, Board of Ordained Ministry Reverend Todd Harris, Chair, Committee on Preparation and Qualifications Reverend Lisa Greenwood, Chair, Order of Elders Reverend Debbie Chapman, Chair, Order of Deacons Reverend Caroline Noll, First United Methodist Church, Garland Retiring Clergy, North Texas Annual Conference Richard Hearne, Lay Leader, North Texas Annual Conference Ernest Bryson, Crucifer, Highland Park United Methodist Church, Dallas The Chancel Choirs, First United Methodist Churches, Plano, McKinney, and Coppell Nathan Frank, Director of Music, First United Methodist Church, Plano Mark Lucke, Organist, First United Methodist Church, Plano Ed Gibson, Soloist, First United Methodist Church, Waxahachie Jodi Crawford Wright, Soloist, St. Andrew United Methodist Church, Plano Mass Choir: Argyle United Methodist Church, Reverend Joe Stobaugh, Director First United Methodist Church, Lewisville, Dell Smith, Director Flower Mound United Methodist Church, Laura Watson Bertwell, Director Lake Cities United Methodist Church, Lewis Worthington, Director Trietsch Memorial United Methodist Church, Dallas, Reverend Karen Chraska, Director Denton Wesley Foundation, Trevor Shaw, Director

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