Please join us each Sunday at 11:00 am for Morning Services
Second Sunday
Sunday, September 13th, 2026
Liturgist: Joshua Raj
Pastor: Rev. David W. Mantz
Music Director: Michael Petruzzi
*Congregation standing as they are able
Liturgist Greeting and Announcements
National Back to Church Sunday is September 13th. This is the day to invite friends, family, and members you haven’t seen for some time back to church!
Blessing of the Backpacks – Sunday School begins September 20th with a blessing of the backpacks and make-your-own Sundaes at coffee hour.
New Member Sunday – will be Sunday, October 25th. We will welcome and officially recognize new members this Sunday during the morning service and with a special cake at coffee hour afterward. Anyone who wants to officially join and become a member of the church should see Pastor Dave to be included!
Adult Diaper Drive – The need for adult incontinence items keeps rising as our population continues to age. This Summer, each of our Valley Parish churches will collect the items needed, such as pads and disposable underwear. All items will go to our community’s diaper bank. This collection will go through September 30th.
Food Share at the Salem School – Every other Wednesday from 12 – 1 p.m.
The Ecumenical Food Bank requires a consistent supply of instant oatmeal, ketchup, apple juice, pork and beans, canned fruit or fruit cups, and canned meat.
Future Dates for your Calendar
Saturday, September 12th, 10 a.m.- 3 p.m. – Church Crafters at Glendale Craft Fair
Sunday, September 13th, National Back to Church Sunday
Wednesday, September 16th, 7 p.m. – Fall SPRC Meeting via Zoom
Saturday, September 19th, 9 a.m. – 1 p.m. – Ansonia UMC Tag Sale
Sunday, September 20th, Rally Day – Sunday School Begins, Blessing of the Backpacks, Make your own Sundaes
Thursday, September 24th, 7 p.m. – Naugatuck Church Council Meeting
Wednesday, September 30th, 7 p.m. – Weekly Bible Study begins again
Saturday, October 3rd, 9 a.m. – Men’s Breakfast at Grandpa’s Restaurant
Saturday, October 10th, 10 a.m. – 2 p.m. – Waterbury UMC Fall Fest and Vendor Fair
Sunday, October 11th, 3 p.m.- 5 p.m. – Charge Conference at Seymour Pearl Street
Saturday, October 24th, 9 a.m.-4 p.m. – Naugatuck Fall Fest
Sunday, October 25th – New Member Sunday
Intercessory Prayer – Monday at 6:00 p.m., via Zoom; please contact the pastor for the Zoom link.
Adult Bible Study – Will resume Wednesday, September 30th, 7 p.m., via Zoom. Please get in touch with the pastor for the Zoom link
Memory Verse
9 And let us not grow weary of doing good, for in due season we will reap, if we do not give up.- Galatians 6:9
*Call to Worship (Together in Unison)
The heavens tell of the glory of God. The skies display his marvelous craftsmanship. May the words of my mouth and thoughts of my heart be pleasing to you, O Lord, my rock and my redeemer.
*Opening Hymn
Hymn #383 “This Is a Day of New Beginnings”
Verse 1
This is a day of new beginnings
Time to remember and move on
Time to believe what love is bringing
Laying to rest the pain that’s gone
Verse 2
For by the life and death of Jesus
God’s mighty Spirit now as then
Can make for us a world of difference
As faith and hope are born again
Verse 3
Then let us with the Spirit’s daring
Step from the past and leave behind
Our disappointment guilt and grieving
Seeking new paths and sure to find
Verse 4
Christ is alive and goes before us
To show and share what love can do
This is a day of new beginnings
Our God is making all things new
Verse 5
In faith we’ll gather ’round the table
To show and share what love can do
This is a day of new beginnings
Our God is making all things new
CCLI Song # 2803661
Prayer of Confession (Read In Unison)
You have commanded us to forgive not seven times, but rather 70 times seven. We fall short of this, and many other commands, daily. Your powerful example of grace should move us to live each moment sacrificially, but so often we don’t. We forget that we were delivered from death and are no longer bound to a life of sin. Forgive us, Lord; forgive us for not living a life set apart for you.
A time of silent individual confessional prayer
Words of Assurance
Our ancestors were not impressed by the Lord’s miracles. They soon forget his many acts of kindness to them. Even so, he saved them. And his grace spills over into today’s arrogance and tomorrow’s forgetfulness.
Psalm 114:1-8 (Read Responsively)
UM Hymnal # 835
1 When Israel went forth from Egypt,
the house of Jacob from a people of strange language,
2 Judah became God’s sanctuary,
Israel his dominion.
3 The sea looked and fled;
Jordan turned back.
4 The mountains skipped like rams,
the hills like lambs.
5 What ails you, O sea, that you flee?
O Jordan, that you turn back?
6 O mountains, that you skip like rams?
O hills, like lambs?
7 Tremble, O earth, at the presence of the LORD,
at the presence of the God of Jacob,
8 who turns the rock into a pool of water,
the flint into a spring of water
Pastor’s Greeting
Testimony Time, Prayers, Joys & Concerns
Hymn of Preparation
Hymn #463 “Lord, Speak to Me”
Verse-1
Lord, speak to me, that I may speak
in living echoes of thy tone;
as thou hast sought, so let me seek
thine erring children lost and lone.
Verse-2
O strengthen me, that while I stand
firm on the rock, and strong in thee,
I may stretch out a loving hand
to wrestlers with the troubled sea.
Verse-3
O teach me, Lord, that I may teach
the precious things thou dost impart;
and wing my words, that they may reach
the hidden depths of many a heart.
Verse-4
O fill me with thy fullness, Lord,
until my very heart overflow
in kindling thought and glowing word,
thy love to tell, thy praise to show.
Verse-5
O use me, Lord, use even me,
just as thou wilt, and when, and where,
until thy blessed face I see,
thy rest, thy joy, thy glory share
CCLI Song # 4199373
Message Text – Galatians 6:9-10
9 And let us not grow weary of doing good, for in due season we will reap, if we do not give up.
10 So then, as we have opportunity, let us do good to everyone, and especially to those who are of the household of faith.
The Message – “Do Good As There Is Opportunity”
Tithes And Offering
Offering Prayer
*Doxology
Hymn #94 “Praise God, from Whom All Blessings Flow”
Chorus
Praise God from Whom all blessings flow
Praise God all creatures here below
Alleluia alleluia
Praise God the source of all our gifts
Praise Christ Whose power uplifts
Praise the Spirit Holy Spirit
Alleluia alleluia alleluia
CCLI Song # 5100718
* Closing Hymn
Hymn #395 “Take Time to Be Holy”
Verse 1
Take time to be holy, speak oft with thy Lord;
Abide in Him always, and feed on His Word.
Make friends of God’s children, help those who are weak,
Forgetting in nothing His blessing to seek.
Verse 2
Take time to be holy, the world rushes on;
Spend much time in secret, with Jesus alone.
By looking to Jesus, like Him thou shalt be;
Thy friends in thy conduct His likeness shall see.
Verse 3
Take time to be holy, let Him be thy Guide;
And run not before Him, whatever betide.
In joy or in sorrow, still follow the Lord,
And, looking to Jesus, still trust in His Word.
Verse 4
Take time to be holy, be calm in thy soul,
Each thought and each motive beneath His control.
Thus led by His Spirit to fountains of love,
Thou soon shalt be fitted for service above.
CCLI Song # 93748
* Benediction
Let us hold fast to the confession of our hope without wavering, for He who has promised is faithful.
*Postlude
Hymn #672 “God Be with You till We Meet Again”
Verse 1
God be with you till we meet again
By His counsels guide uphold you
With His sheep securely fold you
God be with you till we meet again
Chorus
Till we meet till we meet
Till we meet at Jesus’ feet
Till we meet till we meet
God be with you till we meet again
CCLI Song # 252747
Connect With Us
Pastor: Rev David W Mantz
Email: dwmantz@gmail.com
Urgent – 845-546-4837 Personal Cell Phone
Pastor’s Office Hours: by appointment
Naugatuck UMC
208 Meadow Street, Naugatuck, CT 06770
Church Office:203-729-4236
Church Email:numcc@gmail.com