Little Falls United Methodist Church

 

Sunday Worship Service

 

May 31, 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, May 31, 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 – 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, Young Adults and Families 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.

 

• Mission & Vision Update Meetings —  May 31st and June 14th: You’re invited to one of two brief informational gatherings after worship on Sunday, May 31st OR Sunday, June 14th . These meetings will offer a simple update on our Mission & Vision process, share what we’re learning, and provide space for prayerful reflection as we continue discerning our next faithful steps. All are welcome — please join us for one of the sessions for conversation and connection.

 

• Save the dates

  • June 7, 2026 - Confirmation Sunday & Holy Communion

  • June 21, 2026 – Father’s Day

  • June 28, 2026 – Welcome Summer Luncheon after Sunday Worship

  • July 11, 2026 (Saturday, 3 pm) – LFUMC Summer Pop Concert by the New Jersey Gamer Symphony Orchestra. Ticket is $10.

 

• Young Adult & Family Gathering – Young Adult and Family Gathering will be held on Sunday, May 31, 2026, from Noon to 1:30pm.

 

• Treasured Memories – The next meeting will be held at 7 pm on Wednesday, June 10, 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.

 

• 2025-2026 Kids & Youths for Christ – The last meeting will be held on June 4, 2026. ‘Kids & Youths For Christ’ is a fun Thursday night program for children (K-12th). We will have Christian education and fun activities such as games, crafts, cooking, biking, movies, mini sports, service projects, etc. The program will be held every first and third Thursday from 5:00 - 6:30 p.m. The first day is September 18, 2025, and the last day will be June 4, 2026. This program is free of charge and open to all students. Everyone is welcome. Sign up now at the church website and spread the word to your neighbors!

 

• 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 and worship the Father,

People: who created the heavens and the earth and formed us in love.

Leader: Come and worship the Son, Jesus Christ,

People: who came among us to show God’s love and bring salvation and new life.

Leader: Come and worship the Holy Spirit,

People: who lives within us, guides us, and unites us as one body in Christ.

Leader: The triune God invites us

People: into a life of love, grace, and communion.

Leader: We are not alone.

People: God is with us.

All: Let us worship the Father, the Son, and the Holy Spirit, one God, now and forever. Amen.

 

†Praise Song                                  How Great Is Our God              Worship &Song 3003

 

1. The splendor of a King, clothed in majesty
Let all the Earth rejoice
All the Earth rejoice

He wraps himself in light
And darkness tries to hide
And trembles at His voice
Trembles at His voice

 

[Chorus]

How great is our God, sing with me
How great is our God, and all will see
How great, how great is our God

 

2. Age to age He stands
And time is in His hands
Beginning and the end
Beginning and the end

The Godhead Three in One
Father Spirit Son
The Lion and the Lamb
The Lion and the Lamb [Chorus]

 

[Bridge]

Name above all names
Worthy of our praise
My heart will sing
How great is our God [Chorus]

 

Children’s Time                                                                                       by Ken Griffin

 

Hymn of Prayer                           Come, Thou Almighty King                UMH 61

 

1. Come, thou almighty King,
help us thy name to sing,
help us to praise!
Father all glorious,
o'er all victorious,
come and reign over us, Ancient of Days!

 

2. Come, thou incarnate Word,
gird on thy mighty sword,
our prayer attend!
Come, and thy people bless,
and give thy word success;
Spirit of holiness, on us descend!

 

3. Come, holy Comforter,
thy sacred witness bear
in this glad hour.
Thou who almighty art,
now rule in every heart,
and ne'er from us depart, Spirit of power!

 

4. To thee, great One in Three,
eternal praises be,
hence, evermore.
Thy sovereign majesty
may we in glory see,
and to eternity love and adore!

 

Pausing for Silent Prayer and Confession

 

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

Loving and gracious God, Father, Son, and Holy Spirit, we thank You for Your presence with us each day. Thank You for creating us, loving us, saving us, and walking with us through every season of life. Today we bring before You our joys and our concerns. We thank You for the blessings You have given us— for family, friends, church, moments of peace and hope, and for Your faithfulness that never fails. We also lift up those who are hurting, anxious, lonely, grieving, or sick. Bring healing to the suffering, comfort to the discouraged, strength to the weary, and peace to troubled hearts. Guide those facing uncertainty and remind them that they are never alone, for You are always with them. Help us to live in Your love and reflect Your grace in our relationships with one another. Make our church a place where Your love is seen and shared. We pray all these things in the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit. 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

 

NT Lesson                                                  2 Corinthians 13:11-13

11 Finally, brothers and sisters, farewell. Be restored; listen to my appeal; agree with one another; live in peace; and the God of love and peace will be with you.12 Greet one another with a holy kiss. All the saints greet you. 13 The grace of the Lord Jesus Christ, the love of God, and the communion of the Holy Spirit be with all of you.

 

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

 

†Gospel Lesson                            Matthew 28:16-20

16 Now the eleven disciples went to Galilee, to the mountain to which Jesus had directed them. 17 When they saw him, they worshiped him, but they doubted. 18 And Jesus came and said to them, “All authority in heaven and on earth has been given to me. 19 Go therefore and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit 20 and teaching them to obey everything that I have commanded you. And remember, I am with you always, to the end of the age.”

 

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

All: Thanks be to God.

 

Message                                           Living in the Trinity                              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 giving God, Father, Son, and Holy Spirit, we thank You for all the gifts You have poured into our lives. Everything we have comes from You— our time, our talents, our resources, and our very lives. As we bring our offerings today, we do so with grateful hearts. Receive these gifts and use them for Your holy purposes, that Your love may be shared, Your church may be strengthened, and Your kingdom may be made known in this world. Teach us to live not for ourselves, but in the love of the Triune God, sharing generously as You have so generously given to us. We dedicate all that we are and all that we have to You. In Jesus' name, we pray. Amen.

 

Called to the World

 

†Closing Hymn                             Grace Alone                                   TFWS 2162

 

1. Every promise we can make

Every prayer and step of faith

Every difference we can make

Is only by His grace.

 

Every mountain we will climb

Every ray of hope we shine

Every blessing left behind

Is only by His grace

 

[Refrain]

Grace alone Which God supplies

Strength unknown He will provide

Christ in us, our cornerstone

We will go forth in grace alone.

 

 

1. Every soul we long to reach

Every heart we hope to teach

Everywhere we share His peace

Is only by His grace.

 

Every loving word we say

Every tear we wipe away

Every sorrow turned to praise

Is only by His grace. [Refrain].

 

†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.