{"id":86,"date":"2024-02-21T04:37:14","date_gmt":"2024-02-21T04:37:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/umc-dev.660tech.cloud\/?page_id=86"},"modified":"2024-02-22T05:54:28","modified_gmt":"2024-02-22T05:54:28","slug":"worship","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/umc-dev.660tech.cloud\/?page_id=86","title":{"rendered":"Worship"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"86\" class=\"elementor elementor-86\" data-elementor-post-type=\"page\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-20ec34b3 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"20ec34b3\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-93cc701 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-child\" data-id=\"93cc701\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2efc12f4 elementor-nav-menu__align-center elementor-nav-menu__text-align-center 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e--pointer-underline e--animation-fade\">\n\t\t\t\t<ul id=\"menu-1-2efc12f4\" class=\"elementor-nav-menu\"><li class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-custom menu-item-object-custom menu-item-423\"><a href=\"#worship\" class=\"elementor-item elementor-item-anchor menu-link\">Joy Filled Worship<\/a><\/li>\n<li class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-custom menu-item-object-custom menu-item-424\"><a href=\"#childrenworship\" class=\"elementor-item elementor-item-anchor menu-link\">Children &#038; Worship<\/a><\/li>\n<li class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-custom menu-item-object-custom menu-item-425\"><a href=\"#communion\" class=\"elementor-item elementor-item-anchor menu-link\">Holy Communion<\/a><\/li>\n<li class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-custom menu-item-object-custom menu-item-426\"><a href=\"#childrensacrament\" class=\"elementor-item elementor-item-anchor menu-link\">Children &#038; The Sacrament of Communion<\/a><\/li>\n<li class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-custom menu-item-object-custom 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tabindex=\"-1\">Children &#038; Worship<\/a><\/li>\n<li class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-custom menu-item-object-custom menu-item-425\"><a href=\"#communion\" class=\"elementor-item elementor-item-anchor menu-link\" tabindex=\"-1\">Holy Communion<\/a><\/li>\n<li class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-custom menu-item-object-custom menu-item-426\"><a href=\"#childrensacrament\" class=\"elementor-item elementor-item-anchor menu-link\" tabindex=\"-1\">Children &#038; The Sacrament of Communion<\/a><\/li>\n<li class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-custom menu-item-object-custom menu-item-430\"><a href=\"#childrentime\" class=\"elementor-item elementor-item-anchor menu-link\" tabindex=\"-1\">Children&#8217;s Time &#038; Activities<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\t\t\t<\/nav>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-57ef90f0 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"57ef90f0\" data-element_type=\"container\" id=\"worship\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-76707375 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"76707375\" data-element_type=\"container\" id=\"welcome\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-269c0d31 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"269c0d31\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Joy Filled Worship<\/h4>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e3a3cd5 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"e3a3cd5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h5 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">10:00 a.m. each Sunday<\/h5>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-741e50c elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"741e50c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Write a new copy.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7a8ba385 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"7a8ba385\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-09e7979 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"09e7979\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"612\" height=\"396\" src=\"https:\/\/umc-dev.660tech.cloud\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/CrossFlame_CLR.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-14\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/umc-dev.660tech.cloud\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/CrossFlame_CLR.png 612w, https:\/\/umc-dev.660tech.cloud\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/CrossFlame_CLR-300x194.png.webp 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 612px) 100vw, 612px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b0aea37 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"b0aea37\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>[image placeholder]<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5386427 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"5386427\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5e1f358 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"5e1f358\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e569338 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"e569338\" data-element_type=\"container\" id=\"childrenworship\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-43b7572 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"43b7572\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c9c8006 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"c9c8006\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"612\" height=\"396\" src=\"https:\/\/umc-dev.660tech.cloud\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/CrossFlame_CLR.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-14\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/umc-dev.660tech.cloud\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/CrossFlame_CLR.png 612w, https:\/\/umc-dev.660tech.cloud\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/CrossFlame_CLR-300x194.png.webp 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 612px) 100vw, 612px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e334700 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"e334700\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>[image placeholder]<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7b309bc e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"7b309bc\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7d09d9c elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"7d09d9c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Children &amp; Worship<\/h4>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7f13915 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"7f13915\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Write a new copy.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9575642 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"9575642\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1ef73b7 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"1ef73b7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-54c37d3 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"54c37d3\" data-element_type=\"container\" id=\"communion\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a5ce226 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-child\" data-id=\"a5ce226\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9553950 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"9553950\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Holy Communion<\/h4>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-af625f3 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"af625f3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Known by various names, &#8220;Holy Communion&#8221;, &#8220;The Lord&#8217;s Supper&#8221;, &#8220;Eucharist&#8221;, this holy sacrament is central to our faith. It speaks to us of Christ&#8217;s sacrificial giving of Himself for the redemption of our sins.<br \/><br \/><strong>We celebrate Holy Communion on the first Sunday of each month and at other special occasions.<br \/><\/strong><br \/>In the United Methodist Church, the Lord&#8217;s Table is open to all those who desire Christ regardless of denominational affiliation. This means United Methodists welcome to the Lord&#8217;s Table Lutherans, Presbyterians, Baptists, Episcopalians, and all those who truly seek the Lord.<br \/><br \/>Though we traditionally speak of the two elements of Communion as &#8220;bread and wine,&#8221; United Methodists use grape juice rather than wine. The bread may be in the form of a thin wafer or a loaf of bread. Here at Carrollton UMC we generally use a loaf of bread.<br \/><br \/>We do not believe that the bread and the wine become the body and blood of Christ. Instead we acknowledge that they are the great symbols of Christ&#8217;s body (broken for our sake) and blood (shed for our sins). We do not believe that Christ is in the bread and the wine as much as we believe that He is in &#8220;The Gathered Community of Faith&#8221; through the experience of the sacrament.<br \/><br \/>We observe the Sacrament of Holy Communion in a variety of methods. Usually worshippers will be directed to the alter area where they will be offered the bread and the wine. If there are those who cannot come down to the front of the church, those serving will take the loaf and the cup to them in the pews.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e8e689a e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"e8e689a\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f348bda elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"f348bda\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4c30787 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"4c30787\" data-element_type=\"container\" id=\"childrensacrament\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-dd1f700 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-child\" data-id=\"dd1f700\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8d80a23 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"8d80a23\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Children and the Sacrament of Holy Communion<\/h4>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f694f74 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"f694f74\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div><strong><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright wp-image-401 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/umc-dev.660tech.cloud\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/kid-com-kw1.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"200\" height=\"167\" \/>In the United Methodist Church children are welcome at the Lord&#8217;s Table.<\/strong> We remember the mandate of Jesus, who invited the children to come fully into his presence (Luke 18:15-17). Likewise in the parable of the Great Banquet (Luke 14:15-24), Jesus taught that the outcast, the &#8220;little people&#8221; of society, would commune with God in the coming kingdom.<\/div><div>\u00a0<\/div><div>No wonder Charles Wesley wrote: Come, sinners, to the gospel feast; Let every soul be Jesus&#8217; guest; Ye need not one be left behind, For God hath bidden all mankind.<\/div><div>\u00a0<\/div><div>Indeed, John Wesley admitted to the sacrament any child he believed was honestly seeking an experience of God&#8217;s grace.<\/div><div>\u00a0<\/div><div>Children should be invited and encouraged to commune at celebrations of Holy Communion.&amp;nbsp; Children learn by doing first, reflecting later.&amp;nbsp; Communing from an early age will help them grow comfortable at the Lord&#8217;s Table and become ready, with greater maturity, to understand the mystery of the sacrament.<\/div><div>\u00a0<\/div><div>Parents can help their children experience Communion as a time of thanksgiving for God&#8217;s gifts, as a meal of love within the church family, and as food which gives us strength to love others during the week. Conversation with children, both before and after the service, can help them sense their parents&#8217; appreciation for this special meal.&amp;nbsp; And, in addition to receiving the elements children can participate in Communion by helping to bake bread, by bringing it forward to the Table, and by sharing in the leadership of the service.<\/div><div>\u00a0<\/div><div>The entire congregation can encourage children&#8217;s participation by welcoming them warmly to the Table. The pastor and Sunday School teachers can help boys and girls reflect on Communion experiences and meanings.<\/div><div>\u00a0<\/div><div>No one wants to sit down at a dinner table and then not be allowed to eat. The same is true for the person who hungers for God&#8217;s grace at the Lord&#8217;s Table. Let us both sing and practice in the spirit of the Wesleys:<\/div><div>\u00a0<\/div><div>Sent by my Lord, on you I call; The invitation is to all.<br \/><br \/><\/div><div><hr \/><br \/>Written by John Cameron West, this information is part of the series, Children in the Faith Community, published by Discipleship Resources, P.O. 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