Worship

Sunday Mornings at Pittsboro UMC

8:45 am – Blended Worship

Blended worship sometimes called convergent worship seeks to bring together the richness of the historical styles of worship with today’s technology and contemporary liturgical forms. This service will include such things as:

Power point for announcements, celebrations of particular ministry areas, and acts of worship

Opportunities to interact with others in worship

Hymns from The United Methodist Hymnal, the Faith We Sing, and other musical resources

Various musical offerings to include solos, musicians, and full choir

Use of various Creeds and acts of affirming that which we believe

Readings from various translations of the scriptures

use of contemporary liturgies

Communion the first Sunday of each month

-A special time for the children each Sunday except Communion Sunday

Casual attire – blue jeans welcome

11:00 am – Formal Worship

Formal worship reaches back to the historical acts of worship in the Methodist/Christian tradition. While not “high church” which makes use of pageantry and procession, this service will be ordered to draw upon historical rituals which have helped anchor us in the Christian faith.

Worship guided by the order in the bulletin

Choral call to worship

Extended time of silence at the beginning of the service

Hymns from The United Methodist Hymnal

Full choral offerings most Sundays

Weekly affirmation using the Apostles’ Creed

Scripture readings from the NRSV

use of historical liturgies

Communion the first Sunday of each month

Children’s message each Sunday except Communion Sunday