Little Falls United Methodist Church

 

Sunday Worship Service

 

June 7, 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, June 7, 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.

 

• We celebrate Confirmation Sunday on Sunday June 7, 2026. Three young individuals, Ryan Callahan, Rebecca Figura, & Ayin Kim will be Confirmed and become professing members of the Church. Please join us and let us celebrate the day with great joy together!

 

• We will observe the Holy Communion on Sunday, June 7, 2026.

 

• We will have Sunday Worship in the Fellowship Hall starting June 21, 2026.

 

• Altar Flowers – Thank you, Ken Griffin, for providing the Altar Flowers in celebration of Confirmation for Confirmands. 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, Families of the confirmands for hosting the Coffee hour in celebration of Confirmation! 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 on June 14th: You’re invited to one of two brief informational gatherings after worship on 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 14, 2026 – Graduation Sunday: Sunday School End of Year Celebration & Ruth Lee Scholarship Presentation

  • June 21, 2026 – Father’s Day & Starting Sunday Worship in the Fellowship Hall.

  • 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.

 

• 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.

 

• 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: Today is a day of joy and thanksgiving! We gather to worship God and celebrate the faith of our confirmands.

People: We come with grateful hearts, praising God for His love and grace.

Leader: God has called each of us by name and claimed us as His beloved children.

People: We rejoice that we belong to God and are part of Christ’s Church.

Leader: Jesus asks, “Who do you say that I am?”

People: We confess with faith: Jesus is the Messiah, the Son of the living God.

Leader: Through baptism and confirmation, God invites us into a lifelong journey of discipleship.

People: We renew our commitment to follow Jesus Christ as our Lord and Savior.

Leader: Let us worship the God who guides us into every new chapter of life.

People: With joy and gratitude, we worship God together! Amen.

 

†Praise Song                                  Goodness Of God             Jenn Johnson and 4 others

 

1. I love You, Lord
For Your mercy never fails me
All my days, I've been held in Your hands
From the moment that I wake up
Until I lay my head
Oh, I will sing of the goodness of God

 

[Chorus]

And all my life You have been faithful
And all my life You have been so, so good
With every breath that I am able
Oh, I will sing of the goodness of God

 

2. I love Your voice
You have led me through the fire
In the darkest night
You are close like no other
I've known You as a Father
I've known You as a Friend
And I have lived in the goodness of God (yeah)

 

[Bridge]

'Cause Your goodness is running after
It's running after me
Your goodness is running after
It's running after me
With my life laid down
I'm surrendered now
I give You everything
'Cause Your goodness is running after
It's running after me (oh-oh)

 

Children’s Time                                                                                       by Ken Griffin

 

Hymn of Prayer                           Jesus Loves Me                                        UMH 191

 

1 Jesus loves me, this I know, 
for the Bible tells me so. 
Little ones to him belong; 
they are weak, but he is strong.

 

Refrain: 
Yes, Jesus loves me! Yes, Jesus loves me! 
Yes, Jesus loves me! The Bible tells me so. 

 

2 Jesus loves me he who died 
heaven's gate to open wide. 
He will wash away my sin, 
let his little child come in. [Refrain]

 

3 Jesus loves me, this I know, 
as he loved so long ago, 
taking children on his knee, 
saying, "Let them come to me." [Refrain]

 

Pausing for Silent Prayer and Confession

 

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

Gracious and loving God, We thank You for this joyful day and for the gift of faith. We praise You for our confirmands and for the ways You have guided them to this moment. Fill them with Your Holy Spirit, strengthen their faith, and lead them as they begin this new chapter of following Jesus. We also thank You for the many blessings You give us each day—for family, friends, this church community, and Your constant love and grace. Lord, we lift before You those who are hurting, sick, grieving, lonely, or facing challenges. Bring healing to the sick, comfort to the sorrowful, peace to the anxious, and hope to those who are discouraged. Guide those who are making important decisions and strengthen all who need Your help today. Renew Your Church, O God. Help us to faithfully follow Christ, support one another, and share Your love with the world. We place all our joys and concerns into Your loving hands, trusting in Your goodness and care. In the name of Jesus Christ, our Lord and Savior, 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

 

NT Lesson                                                  Romans 10:9-13

9 because if you confess with your mouth that Jesus is Lord and believe in your heart that God raised him from the dead, you will be saved. 10 For one believes with the heart, leading to righteousness, and one confesses with the mouth, leading to salvation. 11 The scripture says, “No one who believes in him will be put to shame.” 12 For there is no distinction between Jew and Greek; the same Lord is Lord of all and is generous to all who call on him. 13 For “everyone who calls on the name of the Lord shall be saved.”

 

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

 

†Gospel Lesson                                        Matthew 16:13-16

13 Now when Jesus came into the district of Caesarea Philippi, he asked his disciples, “Who do people say that the Son of Man is?” 14 And they said, “Some say John the Baptist but others Elijah and still others Jeremiah or one of the prophets.” 15 He said to them, “But who do you say that I am?” 16 Simon Peter answered, “You are the Messiah, the Son of the living God.”

 

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

All: Thanks be to God.

 

Testimony of The Confirmands 

 

Ryan Charles Callahan

Rebecca Lynne Figura

Ayin Kim

 

Message                                           A New Chapter                                         Rev. Jin Kook Kim

Good morning, Church Family! I hope you had a blessed week in God’s love and grace last week. Today is a joyful and glorious day for us as we celebrate confirmation of our three young individuals. They are opening a new chapter in their lives, and today, I want us to consider the meanings of confirmation.

 

Nearly 2,000 years ago, Jesus asked His disciples a very important question: “Who do you say that I am?” Peter answered, “You are the Messiah, the Son of the living God.” Today, our confirmands are answering that same question. Confirmation is not simply completing a class or joining a church. It is personally answering Jesus’ question and saying, “Jesus, I believe you are my Savior and my Lord.”

 

Confirmands, you are blessed because you confirm your faith in God as public profession of faith in God as you shared with us your faith in God through your testimony. Your parents made profession of faith instead of you when you were baptized as infant. Now, through your profession of faith, you made the profession of faith yours by confirming that is yours. Do you know what? Not all people have faith in God. Not all people believe God creates us, saves us and cares for us with God’s love and grace. However, God has led you to believe God has created you, saved you, and led you in God’s ways so now you make your profession of faith in public. Believing in God and knowing God’s love for you in your life are God’s blessings. Just as the Psalmist confesses in Psalm 73:28, "But as for me, it is good to be near God," drawing near to God and knowing Him is truly the greatest blessing of our lives. Thus, Confirmation is God’s blessing and gift for you. You are God’s beloved children now and forever. Church family, would you say this to the confirmands: “Confirmands, you are blessed as you believe in God. You are a child of God.”

 

Church family, you are blessed too because you know and believe God’s love and grace are with you in your life journey and you also have made your profession of faith. I hope and pray that witnessing today’s confirmation reminds you of your baptism, confirmation, and your profession of faith. You are God’s beloved children as you have experienced God’s love and grace in your life journey. Church family, would you look at each other and say this to one another: “You are blessed as you believe in God. You are a child of God.”

 

Confirmands, as you shared in your testimonies, our profession of faith is not only about having God’s love and grace in our lives; it is also a commitment to call Jesus, who saved us, our Lord and to follow Him. In Romans, Paul tells us that faith is both believing in our hearts and confessing with our mouths. Today our confirmands are doing exactly what Paul describes. They believe in their hearts, and today they are confessing publicly that Jesus Christ is Lord. People in the world often want to put their own desires first and live according to their own will. However, our faith means we are certain that Jesus is our Lord, and we choose to live according to His will. This is a remarkable thing. Not everyone in the world chooses to call Jesus Lord and follow Him. As the Apostle Paul said in 1 Corinthians 12:3, “no one can say ‘Jesus is Lord’ except by the Holy Spirit.” The fact that you are making this confession of faith today means that the Holy Spirit is already within you, actively guiding you.

 

Following Jesus is stepping toward a truly noble life. As Jesus Himself promised in John 10:10, "I have come that they may have life, and have it to the full." When you follow Jesus, your life will be full of God’s grace and blessings. Jesus, the Good Shepherd, will lead your every step on good and righteous paths. I pray that your confession of Jesus as your Lord and your determination to follow Him will continue throughout your entire life. By following Him, may your life overflow with God's grace and blessings, and through your life, may God's kingdom be realized wherever you go. Church family, would you say this to the confirmands: “Confirmands, as you follow Jesus, your life will be filled with God’s grace and blessings.”

 

Church family, this is a moment for us as well. I hope today’s service reminds you of the commitment you made through your own baptism and confirmation to live following Jesus. Let us take this opportunity to reaffirm our own dedication to follow Him, so that we may continue to deeply experience the grace and blessings God provides in our daily lives. Furthermore, I ask you to walk alongside these confirmands. Please support them, encourage them, and be the faithful role models they need, so that they can clearly see what it looks like to live a life following Jesus.

 

Confirmands, today also marks a beautiful shift in your spiritual journey: you are taking ownership of your faith. Up until now, you have grown under the spiritual guidance and care of your parents. They brought you to church, prayed for you, and taught you about God’s love. But from this Confirmation onward, you are taking full spiritual responsibility for yourselves before God. What does this mean practically? It means your daily walk with God is now in your own hands. It looks like setting aside your own time to pray and read scripture, rather than waiting for someone to remind you. It means intentionally choosing to live out your faith at school—showing kindness to the marginalized, making wise choices, and relying on God’s strength when you face challenges.

 

Along with this personal spiritual ownership, today you officially become "professing members" of our church. The church is not just a building; it is a living community of people who follow Jesus together. And this community carries out God’s ministries through the active participation of every single person. As the Apostle Paul reminds us in 1 Corinthians 12:27, "Now you are the body of Christ, and each one of you is a part of it." Because you are a vital part of this body, the church truly needs your participation, your unique gifts, and your help to do God's work.

 

Today, you are making a sacred vow to participate fully in the ministries of this church through your presence, your prayer, your gifts, your service, and your witness. You are no longer just observing the life of the church; you are an active, vital part of it. Whether that means joining in our community outreach, helping to assemble care packages for those in need, serving during worship, or sharing God's love with your friends, your voice and your actions are essential to who we are as a church.

 

Church family, I want to invite you to reflect on these membership vows alongside our confirmands. When you joined this church, you also promised to uphold it by your presence, your prayer, your giving, your service, and your witness. Let today be a powerful reminder of that commitment. Let us reaffirm our dedication to these vows so that we can faithfully build up this church together. As we renew our own promises, let us also commit to supporting these young professing members. Let us work alongside them, encourage them in their new responsibilities, and show them by our own example what it truly means to serve God and grow together in faith.

 

Confirmands, as we come to a close today, I want you to remember that this service is not a finish line; it is the beautiful beginning of a brand-new chapter in your faith journey. You are stepping into a life actively guided by the Holy Spirit, and we stand here today filled with immense hope and expectation for your future. We cannot wait to see how God will use you. We look forward to seeing the unique ways you will serve, the love you will share, and the light of Jesus you will bring to your schools, your communities, and right here in this church. May God pour out His abundant blessings upon you as you walk boldly in His grace, knowing you are deeply loved.

 

Church family, what a joy and privilege it is to witness this new beginning together. As we celebrate this glorious day, may the pure faith and commitment of these three young individuals ignite a renewed fire in all of our hearts. Let us step forward together as one body of Christ, supporting one another and living out our vows with joy and passion.

 

May the grace of our Lord Jesus Christ, the boundless love of God the Father, and the guiding fellowship of the Holy Spirit be with our beloved confirmands, and with each and every one of you, on your life journey, now and forevermore. Amen.

 

Confirmation                                The Baptismal Covenant I                               UMH 33 

 

Ryan Charles Callahan

Rebecca Lynne Figura

Ayin Kim

 

HOLY COMMUNION & GREAT THANKSGIVING 

 

Response 1 : Holy, holy, holy Lord, God of power and might, heaven and earth are full of your glory. Hosanna in the highest. Blessed is he who comes in the name of the Lord. Hosanna in the highest. 

  

Response 2 : Christ has died; Christ is risen; Christ will come again. 

  

Response 3 : Amen 

 

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 God, With grateful hearts, we bring these gifts before You. Thank You for Your abundant love, grace, and blessings in our lives. As our confirmands offer themselves to You in faith and service, help all of us to offer our lives, our time, our talents, and our resources for Your work. Bless these offerings and use them to share Your love, build Your kingdom, and bring hope to those in need. May all that we give be an expression of our gratitude and commitment to follow Jesus Christ. In His holy name we pray. Amen.

 

Called to the World

 

†Closing Hymn                             Blessed Assurance                                 UMH 369 

 

1. Blessed assurance, Jesus is mine! 
O what a foretaste of glory divine! 
Heir of salvation, purchase of God, 
born of his Spirit, washed in his blood. 
 

[Refrain]
This is my story, this is my song, 
praising my Savior all the day long; 
this is my story, this is my song, 
praising my Savior all the day long. 

 

2. Perfect submission, perfect delight, 
visions of rapture now burst on my sight; 
angels descending bring from above 
echoes of mercy, whispers of love. [Refrain]

 

3. Perfect submission, all is at rest; 
I in my Savior am happy and blest, 
watching and waiting, looking above, 
filled with his goodness, lost in his love. [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.