| Sunday Morning Worship |
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We gather for worship at 8:30 and 11:00 a.m. As has been our founding tradition, we continue to offer Holy Communion every week. The first and third Sundays of each month feature the Eucharist at 8:30 a.m., and the second and fourth Sundays we celebrate Communion at 11:00 a.m. On the quarterly fifth Sundays, Communion is provided at both services.
While the two Sunday Morning Worship Services mirror one another in format, the 8:30 service is particularly family oriented, with programs and worship opportunities for families with young children, and with a large selection of music, both from our four children's choirs as well as from our adults, with ensembles, instrumentals and special music punctuating the hour. The 11:00 a.m. service tends to be a slightly more formal hour, but is still characterized by the warmth of our congregation, including a time to "Pass the Peace of Christ" with other congregants. The Scripture readings and lessons at our Sunday morning worship services are usually based around the Revised Common Lectionary. The Lectionary, developed and used by major Christian denominations throughout the world, forms a three-year cycle of Bible readings, centered around the Christian calendar. A regular weekly attendee at a church which uses the Lectionary, hears every major Bible story and theme in the course of the three-year cycle. Even attending church on just one Sunday of the year puts you in a fellowship of believers world-wide, all of whom are hearing the same readings from the Word. St. Francis begins the new series of Prayer and Healing Services on Sunday, September 19, 2010. The services, designed to last thirty minutes, will continue on the third Sunday of each subsequent month at the 9:45 am hour at the back of sanctuary sections C & D. Bring your special needs and concerns to this special service. For a more detailed account of our Sunday morning services, visit our What to Expect at SFUMC page or give us a call at the church office at 919-362-1666. |