Little Falls United Methodist Church

 

Sunday Worship Service

 

October 11, 2026 - 10 am

 

 

 

139 Main Street, Little Falls, NJ 07424

Office Phone: (973) 256-0993

Website: www.LittleFallsUMC.org

Email: Info@LittleFallsUMC.org

 

We are “A Welcoming Community of Faith, Hope,

Mission and Outreach Sharing Christ’s Love”

Our Mission is “Making Disciples of Jesus Christ for the Transformation of the World”

 

“I appeal to you therefore, brothers and sisters, by the mercies of God,

to present your bodies as a living sacrifice, holy and acceptable to God,

which is your spiritual worship.” (Romans 12:1)

 

 

Called to Praise

 

⭻Prepare your heart and body for Worship

 

Greeting & Announcements
 

• We have ‘In-Person’ & ‘Online Worship’ on Sunday, October 11, 2026, at 10am.

 

• You can join our Online Worship via YouTube or Facebook. Type “Little Falls United Methodist Church” in the search window on YouTube or Facebook. Please use the link below to join in Online Worship. YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@lfumc

 

• Prayer Concerns & Joys – If you would like to share your concerns and joys with the congregation, please email Pastor Jin (jkim@littlefallsumc.org) or complete the online form, www.littlefallsumc.org/prayer.

 

• Altar Flowers – Thank you, Cheryle Mitchell, for providing the Altar Flowers in Memory of Dale Mitchell! If you would like to offer the altar flowers, please contact Janet (973) 896-8936 or ladyteddy@aol.com. 

 

• Fellowship Time after Worship – Thank you, Kim Family, for hosting the coffee hour! Let us enjoy a good fellowship time every Sunday after Worship. Please help us with hosting the coffee hour. The Sign-up board is on the table in the Narthex. Please contact Cheryle or Kathy F. if you have any questions about the coffee hour.

 

• Laity Sunday – We will celebrate Laity Sunday on October 18, 2026. Laity Sunday is a time when we celebrate the ministry and leadership of the laity. We will have a special worship to celebrate Laity Sunday. Lynn Wielinga will preach, and other church leaders and members will lead various parts of worship. We will have the Holy Communion on the day! Join us and let us celebrate Laity Sunday Together!

 

• On Sunday, October 18, 2026, plan to depart from your residence early to attend church services. Utilize the intersection of Center Avenue and Walnut Street to access the church parking lot on the designated day. Please note that Main Street will be closed due to the upcoming 5K run.

 

• Reception of a new Church Member – Andrew Eckert will be accepted as a Professing Member of the Church during Sunday Worship on October 25, 2026. Join Sunday Worship and Let us, as a church family, celebrate the Baptism and reception of New Members of the Church!

 

• Church Yard Sale – Thank you, everyone, who planned, worked, supported, and participated in it!

 

• Baked Potato Dinner – We will have Baked Potato Dinner on Saturday, October 24, 2026, from 5:30 pm to 7 pm. Join us and invite your family, friends, and neighbors. Tickets: Adults - $20, and Kids (12 and under) - $10. For tickets, please contact Lorraine at ICL23@yahoo.com or call the church office at (973) 256-0993.

 

• Painting Cross for Christmas Shoebox ministry – We will paint Crosses to help UMW Operation Christmas Child Shoebox Drive  during the Coffee Hour on November 1, 2026. You don't need to fill a Shoebox to be part of this activity. Simply Paint a cross which will be put in filled a Shoebox. Be a part of touching a child's life.

 

• Treasured Memories – The next meeting will be held at 7 pm on Wednesday, October 14, 2026. “Treasured Memories” is a grief group for those who have lost their loved ones. The ongoing meeting gathers every 2nd Wednesday of the month in Lee Lounge at 7 pm. Contact Allison for details (973) 800-4152. Join us! All are Welcome!

 

• Online Donation – Online donation is available now. Please visit the church website and click ‘Donation.’ The link is https://www.littlefallsumc.org/donation.  Your financial support and generosity are greatly appreciated and essential for our church ministry and mission. Please consider sending your tithes and offerings to Little Falls UMC (139 Main St. Little Falls, NJ 07424). You can send your offerings and tithes to the church every week. Or you can send offerings and tithes for a month with a check. Thanks again for your generosity!

 

• Shoprite Gift Card – To purchase a Shoprite gift card, contact Pete (973) 595-5765 or detroit50@aol.com.

 

• LFUMC FOOD PANTRY ITEMS NEEDED - Many families depend on the Food Pantry on a regular basis. The Pantry needs the following non-perishable items; canned vegetables, peanut butter, jelly, adult/children’s cereal, pasta & sauce, instant potatoes/rice, tuna, chicken, sardines, fruit, apple sauce, juice, and granola bars.

 

• SOCKS FOR SOULS - Do your feet get cold? Please help Unity Circle to provide new or gently used socks to the homeless. There is a constant need. Please drop off your socks in the large white sock in the Narthex. 

 

• Ongoing Collection - UMW collects postmarked stamp and can pull tabs. Items are donated to different charities and organizations.

 

† Passing The Peace

 

†Call to Worship

Leader: Come, people of God, and gather in the light of God's love and grace.

People: We come with grateful hearts, ready to receive God's blessings.

Leader: God has blessed us with gifts, talents, and opportunities to serve.

People: Help us use what we have received to bless others.

Leader: Jesus calls us the light of the world, shining God's love into the lives of those around us.

People: Let our light shine, so that others may see God's goodness and give glory to God.

Leader: We are not blessed for ourselves alone. God calls us to share our blessings with the world.

People: May our lives reflect God's love as we love boldly, serve joyfully, and lead courageously.

Leader: Come, let us worship the God who blesses us and calls us to be a blessing to others.

People: We worship with grateful hearts and willing hands. May our lives shine with God's light! Amen.

 

†Praise Song                    This Is the Day                         UMH 657 

 

This is the day, this is the day 
that the Lord has made, 
that the Lord has made;
we will rejoice, 
we will rejoice and be glad in it,
and be glad in it.
This is the day that the Lord has made;
we will rejoice and be glad in it.
This is the day, 
this is the day that the Lord has made.

 

Children’s Time                                                                              

 

Hymn of Prayer              Close to Thee                   UMH 407

 

1. Thou my everlasting portion,
More than friend or life to me,
All along my pilgrim journey,
Savior, let me walk with thee.

 

Close to thee, close to thee,
Close to thee, close to thee;
All along my pilgrim journey,
Savior, let me walk with thee.

 

2. Not for ease or worldly pleasure,
Nor for fame my prayer shall be;
Gladly will I toil and suffer,
Only let me walk with thee.

 

Close to thee, close to thee,
Close to thee, close to thee;
Gladly will I toil and suffer,
Only let me walk with thee.

 

3. Lead me through the vale of shadows,
Bear me o'er life's fitful sea:
Then the gate of life eternal,
May I enter, Lord, with thee.

 

Close to thee, close to thee,
Close to thee, close to thee;
Then the gate of life eternal,
May I enter, Lord, with thee.

 

Pausing for Silent Prayer and Confession

 

Prayers of the People (Response: God, in Your Mercy, hear our prayers.)

Gracious and loving God, we come before You with grateful hearts, thanking You for the many blessings You have given us. We rejoice in the joys, celebrations, answered prayers, and new opportunities in our lives. We also lift up those who are facing illness, grief, loneliness, uncertainty, family struggles, financial difficulties, or other challenges. Bring comfort to those who are hurting, strength to those who are weary, hope to those who feel discouraged, and peace to those who are anxious. Remind us that You are with us in every season of life, even when we cannot see the path ahead. Loving God, help us recognize the gifts and blessings You have entrusted to us, not simply for our own benefit, but so that we may share Your love and grace with others. Open our eyes to those who need encouragement, our hearts to those who need compassion, and our hands to those who need help. May our lives shine with the light of Christ, bringing hope to our neighbors and glory to Your name. We place all our joys and concerns into Your loving hands, trusting in Your wisdom, mercy, and faithfulness. In the name of Jesus Christ, we pray. Amen.

 

The Lord’s 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. And lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from evil, for thine is the kingdom, and the power, and the glory, forever. Amen.

 

Called to the Word

Prayer for Illumination 

 

Leader: Lord, open our hearts and minds by the power of your Holy Spirit, that, as the Scriptures are read and your Word proclaimed, we may hear with joy what you say to us today. 

All: Amen

 

OT Lessons                                          Genesis 41:37-57

37 The proposal pleased Pharaoh and all his servants. 38 Pharaoh said to his servants, “Can we find anyone else like this, one in whom is the spirit of God?” 39 So Pharaoh said to Joseph, “Since God has shown you all this, there is no one so discerning and wise as you. 40 You shall be over my house, and all my people shall order themselves as you command; only with regard to the throne will I be greater than you.” 41 And Pharaoh said to Joseph, “See, I have set you over all the land of Egypt.” 42 Removing his signet ring from his hand, Pharaoh put it on Joseph’s hand; he arrayed him in garments of fine linen and put a gold chain around his neck. 43 He had him ride in the chariot of his second-in-command, and they cried out in front of him, “Bow the knee!” Thus he set him over all the land of Egypt.44 Moreover, Pharaoh said to Joseph, “I am Pharaoh, and without your consent no one shall lift up hand or foot in all the land of Egypt.” 45 Pharaoh gave Joseph the name Zaphenath-paneah, and he gave him Asenath daughter of Potiphera, priest of On, as his wife. Thus Joseph gained authority over the land of Egypt.

46 Joseph was thirty years old when he entered the service of Pharaoh king of Egypt. And Joseph went out from the presence of Pharaoh and went through all the land of Egypt. 47 During the seven plenteous years the earth produced abundantly. 48 He gathered up all the food of the seven years when there was plenty in the land of Egypt and stored up food in the cities; he stored up in every city the food from the fields around it. 49 So Joseph stored up grain in such abundance—like the sand of the sea—that he stopped measuring it; it was beyond measure.

50 Before the years of famine came, Joseph had two sons, whom Asenath daughter of Potiphera, priest of On, bore to him. 51 Joseph named the firstborn Manasseh, “For,” he said, “God has made me forget all my hardship and all my father’s house.” 52 The second he named Ephraim, “For God has made me fruitful in the land of my misfortunes.”

53 The seven years of plenty that prevailed in the land of Egypt came to an end, 54 and the seven years of famine began to come, just as Joseph had said. There was famine in every country, but throughout the land of Egypt there was bread. 55 When all the land of Egypt was famished, the people cried to Pharaoh for bread. Pharaoh said to all the Egyptians, “Go to Joseph; what he says to you, do.” 56 And since the famine had spread over all the land, Joseph opened all the storehouses and sold to the Egyptians, for the famine was severe in the land of Egypt. 57 Moreover, all the world came to Joseph in Egypt to buy grain, because the famine became severe throughout the world.

 

This ends the Old Testament Lesson. 
Let us turn to the Gospel Lesson. Please stand, if able.

 

†Gospel Lesson                                 Matthew 5:14–16

14 “You are the light of the world. A city built on a hill cannot be hid. 15 People do not light a lamp and put it under the bushel basket; rather, they put it on the lampstand, and it gives light to all in the house.16 In the same way, let your light shine before others, so that they may see your good works and give glory to your Father in heaven.

 

This is the word of God for the people of God. 

All: Thanks be to God.

 

Message                            Blessed to Be a Blessing                Rev. Jin Kook Kim

 

Called to Share

Response to Our Generous God 

 

 †Doxology                  Praise God, From Whom All Blessings Flow             UMH 95

 

Praise God, from whom all blessings flow;

Praise Him, all creatures here below;

Praise Him above, ye heav’nly host;

Praise Father, Son, and Holy Ghost!

 

†Prayer of Dedication

All: Gracious and loving God, we thank You for the many blessings You have poured into our lives. You have given us gifts, talents, resources, and opportunities to experience Your love and share it with others. As we bring our offerings today, help us remember that these gifts are not for our benefit alone, but are entrusted to us so that we may become a blessing to others. Bless these offerings and use them to bring hope to those who are struggling, comfort to those who are hurting, and light to those who are living in darkness. May our giving reflect our gratitude for Your grace and our commitment to follow Jesus. Help us to be faithful stewards of all You have entrusted to us, so that through our church and our lives, others may experience Your love. In Jesus’ name, we pray. Amen.

 

Called to the World

 

†Closing Hymn                        This Little Light of Mine                        UMH 585 

 
1. This little light of mine 
I'm gonna let it shine 
This little light of mine 
I'm gonna let it shine 
This little light of mine 
I'm gonna let it shine 
Let it shine let it shine let it shine 

 

2. Everywhere I go 
I'm gonna let it shine 
Everywhere I go 
I'm gonna let it shine 
Everywhere I go 
I'm gonna let it shine 
Let it shine let it shine let it shine 

 

3. All through the night 
I'm gonna let it shine 
All through the night 
I'm gonna let it shine 
All through the night 
I'm gonna let it shine 
Let it shine let it shine let it shine

 

†Benediction                                                         Rev. Jin Kook Kim

The Lord bless you and keep you; the Lord make his face to shine upon you and be gracious to you; the Lord lift up his countenance upon you and give you peace. The grace of the Lord Jesus Christ, the love of God, and the communion of the Holy Spirit be with you.  Amen.