Category Archives: Worship

Worship — Sunday, June 19, 2022

I finally managed to overcome technical difficulties and get this video uploaded. This was my final sermon. (Services were not recorded on the Sundays I was gone.)

If you want to follow along with bulletin you can follow this link or the link in the menu above.

If you’re having trouble streaming our worship videos, you may want to simply download the entire video to your device and then play it. You can do that by clicking on the link in the Vimeo logo above and then selecting download.

You can make a contribution online via tithe.ly. Other options can be found here.

Previous worship services can be found at abilenefirstumc.org/onlineworship/.

One Final Time

I’m looking forward to worship tomorrow at 8:15 and 10:30. It will be my final Sunday with all of you. Jenny’s coming back to say farewell too (we didn’t have a chance to do much of that during COVID-19). We’ll have the sacrament of Baptism (Allison Sue Heger) at the early service and the sacrament of Holy Communion at both services. I look forward to feasting with you all one last time.

P.S. I plan to put this service online at: https://abilenefirstumc.org/onlineworship/

Worship — Sunday, May 22, 2022

If you want to follow along with bulletin you can follow this link or the link in the menu above.

If you’re having trouble streaming our worship videos, you may want to simply download the entire video to your device and then play it. You can do that by clicking on the link in the Vimeo logo above and then selecting download.

You can make a contribution online via tithe.ly. Other options can be found here.

Previous worship services can be found at abilenefirstumc.org/onlineworship/.

NRSVue

Last week, you may have noticed that instead of the NRSV (New Revised Standard Version), we used the NRSVue. The “ue” stands for “updated edition.” It’s been more than 30 years since the NRSV was first released, and it was time for an update

I did some research, compared the two, and liked what I saw. One example is that in Matthew 2, “wise men” is now “magi.” You can read more about it here.

Worship — Sunday, May 15, 2022

Our apologies that this video begins later in the service (at the time of the children’s message). If you want to follow along with bulletin you can follow this link or the link in the menu above.

If you’re having trouble streaming our worship videos, you may want to simply download the entire video to your device and then play it. You can do that by clicking on the link in the Vimeo logo above and then selecting download.

You can make a contribution online via tithe.ly. Other options can be found here.

Previous worship services can be found at abilenefirstumc.org/onlineworship/.

Honoring Seniors Tomorrow

Tomorrow morning (Sunday, May 22, 2022), we’ll have our regular in-person and livestreamed services at 8:15 and 10:30. We’ll be recognizing members of the Abilene High School class of 2022 at both services, but they will only be present in person at the 10:30 service. Those being honored are Braden Adams, Samuel Burton, Joy Clemence, Nick Holmes, and Maren Meneley.

Worship — Sunday, May 8, 2022

If you want to follow along with bulletin you can follow this link or the link in the menu above.

If you’re having trouble streaming our worship videos, you may want to simply download the entire video to your device and then play it. You can do that by clicking on the link in the Vimeo logo above and then selecting download.

You can make a contribution online via tithe.ly. Other options can be found here.

Previous worship services can be found at abilenefirstumc.org/onlineworship/.

Worship — Sunday, May 1, 2022

If you want to follow along with bulletin you can follow this link or the link in the menu above.

If you’re having trouble streaming our worship videos, you may want to simply download the entire video to your device and then play it. You can do that by clicking on the link in the Vimeo logo above and then selecting download.

You can make a contribution online via tithe.ly. Other options can be found here.

Previous worship services can be found at abilenefirstumc.org/onlineworship/.

Worship — Sunday, April 25, 2022

If you want to follow along with bulletin you can follow this link or the link in the menu above.

If you’re having trouble streaming our worship videos, you may want to simply download the entire video to your device and then play it. You can do that by clicking on the link in the Vimeo logo above and then selecting download.

You can make a contribution online via tithe.ly. Other options can be found here.

Previous worship services can be found at abilenefirstumc.org/onlineworship/.

Worship — Easter Sunday, April 17, 2022

If you want to follow along with bulletin you can follow this link or the link in the menu above.

If you’re having trouble streaming our worship videos, you may want to simply download the entire video to your device and then play it. You can do that by clicking on the link in the Vimeo logo above and then selecting download.

You can make a contribution online via tithe.ly. Other options can be found here.

Previous worship services can be found at abilenefirstumc.org/onlineworship/.

Easter is Tomorrow!

Today is the last day of Lent and tomorrow (Sunday, April 17, 2022) is Easter Sunday! Looking forward to seeing you all. We’ll have our regular services at 8:15 a.m. and 10:30 a.m. with a youth-sponsored potluck breakfast in between. We’ll have special music at both services and a Choral Anthem at 10:30. If you can’t make it but want to livestream, go here: https://abilenefirstumc.org/onlineworship/.