Questioner from whom my questions arise; baskets.

baskets. When the people saw the sign that he had done, they
Quote for Reflection: Lover of whom all my loves are hints; began to say, “This is indeed the prophet who is to come into the
Mystery in whose depths I find healing (and myself); world.”
Let's have Christ our President
Let us have him for our king enfold me now in your presence; When Jesus realized that they were about to come and take him
Cast your vote for the Carpenter restore to me your peace; by force to make him king, he withdrew again to the mountain
That you call the Nazarene renew me through your power; by himself . . .
The only way we can ever beat
 and ground me in your grace. Because of this many of his disciples turned back and no longer
These crooked politician men
 went about with him. So Jesus asked the twelve, “Do you also
Is to run the money changers out of the temple
 wish to go away?” Simon Peter answered him, “Lord, to whom
Put the Carpenter in We Listen for God’s Word can we go? You have the words of eternal life. We have come to
believe and know that you are the Holy One of God.” Jesus
Woody Guthrie
HEBREW SCRIPTURE Isaiah 2:1-4 answered them, “Did I not choose you, the twelve?
The word that Isaiah son of Amoz saw
We Gather as God’s People concerning Judah and Jerusalem.
In days to come
 We Respond to God’s Word
HYMN Lord, Speak to Me UMH 463 the mountain of the Lord’s house

shall be established as the highest of the mountains,
 REFLECTION The King We Really Don’t Want
CALL TO WORSHIP Celtic Prayer and shall be raised above the hills;

You are in the wind that breathes upon the sea,
 all the nations shall stream to it.
 HYMN O Sing a Song of Bethlehem UMH 179
You are in the wave on the ocean,
 Many peoples shall come and say,

“Come, let us go up to the mountain of the Lord,
 PRAYERS OF THE PEOPLE & THE LORD’S PRAYER
You are in the murmur of leaves rustling,
to the house of the God of Jacob;

You are in the rays of the sun,
 OFFERING AND DOXOLOGY
that he may teach us his ways

You are in the beam of the moon and stars,

and that we may walk in his paths.”

You are in the power of trees growing,
 PRAYER OF DEDICATION
For out of Zion shall go forth instruction,

You are in the bud breaking into blossom,
 Blessed with so many gifts;

and the word of the Lord from Jerusalem.
You are in the movement of the salmon swimming,
 some which we use daily

You are in the courage of the wild boar fighting,
 He shall judge between the nations,
 and others which we don’t even know we have.
You are in the speed of the stag running,
 and shall arbitrate for many peoples;

You are in the strength of the ox pulling the plow,
 they shall beat their swords into plowshares,
 Accept what we can give you.
You are in the size of the mighty oak tree,
 and their spears into pruning hooks;
 Abba, as we come before you

And You are in the thoughts of all people 
 nation shall not lift up sword against nation,
 with ourselves and our gifts for ministry,

Who praise Your beauty and grace. neither shall they learn war any more. we ask you to bless them.

May they transform lives, just as you have transformed ours.
PRAISE We Will Glorify the King of Kings FWS 2087 GOSPEL John 6:1-6; 12-15, 60-63, 66-70a
After this Jesus went to the other side of the Sea of Galilee, also May we transform lives, just as you have transformed ours.
SPIRITUAL Soon and Very Soon UMH 706 called the Sea of Tiberias. A large crowd kept following him,
vss. 1, 2, 3, 1 because they saw the signs that he was doing for the sick. Jesus
PASSING THE PEACE went up the mountain and sat down there with his We Are Sent Into God’s World
disciples. Now the Passover, the festival of the Jews, was
YOUNG PEOPLE’S MESSAGE near. When he looked up and saw a large crowd coming toward ANNOUNCEMENTS
him, Jesus said to Philip, “Where are we to buy bread for these
TAIZÉ Jesus, Remember Me UMH 488 people to eat?” He said this to test him, for he himself knew BENEDICTION
what he was going to do . . .
OPENING TO GOD Ted Loder
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When they were satisfied, he told his disciples, “Gather up the
Eternal One, fragments left over, so that nothing may be lost.” So they
Silence from whom my words come; gathered them up, and from the fragments of the five barley
loaves, left by those who had eaten, they filled twelve
 Here are people, places, & concerns folk have recently lifted
up. Please keep them in your prayers at home.
Essex Eats Out Schedule Please call or email the church office to add to the prayer list.
The King We Really
Don’t Want
Nov 30 - St Pius Dec 7 - 1st Congreg Dec 14 - Holy Ongoing Prayers Ongoing Prayers, cont
Family Dec 21 - St James Dec 28 - EUMC Arlitha Tim
Callie Lenore
Grace Naylor Michael Parker
Birthdays & Anniversaries Anne Kennison Keenan
Gloria McKeen
November 26 - Mary Thompson Mary Willard Lifted Up Last Sunday
Norma Strickland Judy M - Christine & Jim
Judy & Diezela Jody - sister, Heidi, struggling after death
Matthew C. of her husband & now health issues
Announcements Elissa & Leif Older sister, Nancy, Parkinson's disease
Greg Liz - thankful for opportunities in her life
The food shelf needs our help for the December distributions. Paula DeMichele for Grace
The need around the holidays is always larger than normal. All Don Strickland
the churches in this ministry in Essex-Underhill & Jericho are Kristine - safe travels for those travelling
Ellie Uckele this Thanksgiving
asked to help. There are lots of different jobs assisting the clients
Cole David - co-workers who rallied around to
as they choose their groceries, move around the tables & carry
things out to their vehicles. Saturday, 15 December from 9 am, Harley help colleague fund a new well
at Good Shepherd Lutheran Church, rte 15, Jericho. Park across Gordon Mitchinson Barb - those for whom the holidays hold
the street at Clark’s Truck Center. Susan dread

Parking: Our parking lot can get quite busy, please consider
parking across the street for Sunday Service, this will allow those
with small children and those that can’t walk as far to park close
by the church. z
Boxes and Donations for Heifer are due Sunday, December
16th. This gives Larry time to get a check to Heifer to guarantee
the doubling of contributions.

A Special Holiday Bazaar "thank you" to everyone who

helped in any way to make our annual event a success again this Essex Center United Methodist Church
year. Our celebratory luncheon was held on Monday at Joyce's essex_umc@comcast.net tel. 878-8304
Noodle House. Please check the Mission Bulletin Board in www.essexumc.com
Ministers: the entire congregation Lay Leader: Joshua Knox
fellowship hall to see a listing of the many organizations who Equipping Pastor: Rev. V. Mitchell Hay
will benefit from our efforts. ~Maureen Wiegner cell tel. 881-3268 (feel free to call) mitchellhay@comcast.net
Office Manager: Heidi Evans
Organ: Kathryn Parker Piano: June Packard
Essex Center
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Song Leader: Dana Thomas Projection: Sam Evans
Greeter - Nancy Nye United Methodist Church
Ushers - Marilyn Almeida, Barbara Audet, Larry Holmes
25 November 2018 Christ the King Sunday
 Calendar
All Tuesdays: Pastor Is In @ Nest Coffee Shop 10 am - noon
Church Office noon- 2 pm
Mt Mansfield Bible Study 2 pm
All Thursdays: Church Office noon- 2:00 pm
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Mon, 26 Nov: Monday Companions at Eve’s home 7 pm. Read last
2 chapters of Canoeing the Mountains.
Sun, 2 Dec: Advent Season Begins! New Member Sunday!
Talk to Pastor Mitch if you are interested in
becoming a member of Essex UMC
Mon, 3 Dec: Questions of Faith Session 6- A Passion for Christ:
Paul, in the Parlor, 7:00 pm.
Tue, 4 Dec: No Mt Mansfield Bible Study due to concert
Thu, 6 Dec: Champlain Affordable Housing conversation at
First Congreg. Church, 2:00 pm
Pastor-Parish Relations Team 7:00 pm
Annual Church Conference! Make a space in
your week for this important meeting! 7 pm.
Mon, 10 Dec: Monday Companions, Final Discussion of Canoeing
the Mountains at Eve’s, 7:00 pm. (Unless Pastor Mitch
gets jury duty . . .)
Thu, 13 Dec: Food Shelf Set Up, GSLC 6:30 pm
Sat, 15 Dec: Food shelf Distribution, GSLC 9:00 am
Holiday Basket, details to follow
Sanctuary Decorating, details to follow
Sun, 23 Dec: Children’s Christmas Pageant, 10 am
Mon, 24 Dec: Family Christmas Eve Service, 4:30 pm
Traditional Lesson & Carols, 8:00 pm
Sun, 30 Dec: Celtic Prayer Service, 10 am
Calendar
All Tuesdays: Pastor Is In @ Nest Coffee Shop 10 am - noon
Church Office noon- 2 pm
Mt Mansfield Bible Study 2 pm
All Thursdays: Church Office noon- 2:00 pm
Mon, 26 Nov: Monday Companions at Eve’s home 7 pm. Read last
2 chapters of Canoeing the Mountains.
Sun, 2 Dec: Advent Season Begins! New Member Sunday!
Talk to Pastor Mitch if you are interested in
becoming a member of Essex UMC
Mon, 3 Dec: Questions of Faith Session 6- A Passion for Christ:
Paul, in the Parlor, 7:00 pm.
Tue, 4 Dec: No Mt Mansfield Bible Study due to concert
Thu, 6 Dec: Champlain Affordable Housing conversation at
First Congreg. Church, 2:00 pm
Pastor-Parish Relations Team 7:00 pm
Annual Church Conference! Make a space in
your week for this important meeting! 7 pm.
Mon, 10 Dec: Monday Companions, Final Discussion of Canoeing
the Mountains at Eve’s, 7:00 pm. (Unless Pastor Mitch
gets jury duty . . .)
Thu, 13 Dec: Food Shelf Set Up, GSLC 6:30 pm
Sat, 15 Dec: Food shelf Distribution, GSLC 9:00 am
Holiday Basket, details to follow
Sanctuary Decorating, details to follow
Sun, 23 Dec: Children’s Christmas Pageant, 10 am
Mon, 24 Dec: Family Christmas Eve Service, 4:30 pm
Traditional Lesson & Carols, 8:00 pm
Sun, 30 Dec: Celtic Prayer Service, 10 am
Calendar
All Tuesdays: Pastor Is In @ Nest Coffee Shop 10 am - noon
Church Office noon- 2 pm
Mt Mansfield Bible Study 2 pm
All Thursdays: Church Office noon- 2:00 pm
z
Mon, 26 Nov: Monday Companions at Eve’s home 7 pm. Read last
2 chapters of Canoeing the Mountains.
Sun, 2 Dec: Advent Season Begins! New Member Sunday!
Talk to Pastor Mitch if you are interested in
becoming a member of Essex UMC
Mon, 3 Dec: Questions of Faith Session 6- A Passion for Christ:
Paul, in the Parlor, 7:00 pm.
Tue, 4 Dec: No Mt Mansfield Bible Study due to concert
Thu, 6 Dec: Champlain Affordable Housing conversation at
First Congreg. Church, 2:00 pm
Pastor-Parish Relations Team 7:00 pm
Annual Church Conference! Make a space in
your week for this important meeting! 7 pm.
Mon, 10 Dec: Monday Companions, Final Discussion of Canoeing
the Mountains at Eve’s, 7:00 pm. (Unless Pastor Mitch
gets jury duty . . .)
Thu, 13 Dec: Food Shelf Set Up, GSLC 6:30 pm
Sat, 15 Dec: Food shelf Distribution, GSLC 9:00 am
Holiday Basket, details to follow
Sanctuary Decorating, details to follow
Sun, 23 Dec: Children’s Christmas Pageant, 10 am
Mon, 24 Dec: Family Christmas Eve Service, 4:30 pm
Traditional Lesson & Carols, 8:00 pm
Sun, 30 Dec: Celtic Prayer Service, 10 am