Church Bulletin
September 13th, 2026: Sunday Service at 10:00 a.m.
Upon entering the Worship Center, please be aware of those who are preparing for worship in Silent Meditation.
“Be still and know that I am God.” (Psalm 46:10)
Meditation: “Guide Me, O Thou Great Jehovah” (UMH #127) MUSIC: John
Hughes. Arranged by Jeffrey Chin.
Jeffrey Chin, pianist
Welcome: Pastor, Kata’i’i Tapa
*Call to Worship
L: Followers of Christ, we live in a world where we hurt one another, where sin divides us one from
another and makes us enemies instead of neighbors.
P: Yet we are a people of grace, called by Christ to forgive and repair the rifts between us.
L: The divisions in our world seem like too much to overcome, and we wonder if this forgiveness thing
really works anymore. Maybe it worked for Jesus, but not for us.
P: Yet we are a people of grace, called by Christ to forgive and repair the rifts between us.
L: We find ourselves tempted by easy answers and quick solutions, reticent to do the slow and difficult
work of reconciliation.
P: Yet we are a people of grace, called by Christ to forgive and repair the rifts between us.
L: In this place, may we encounter Christ who meets us in the places where we want to give up,
where we despair that life-giving change is even possible, with abundant grace to sustain us on the
journey.
All: God, form us today as people of grace, called by Christ to forgive and repair the rifts
between us. Amen.
Written by Dr. Lisa Hancock, Discipleship Ministries, February 2026.
Opening hymn: “Lead On, O Cloud of Presence” TFWS #2234 All verses
Children’s Song: “Where Children Belong” (TFWS #2233) This, this is
where children belong, welcomed as part of the worshiping throng. Water, God’s Word, bread and
cup, prayer, and song: This is where children belong.
WORDS and MUSIC: James Ritchie. © 1999 Abingdon Press, admin. by The Copyright Co. Used by permission, CCLI License #2223396. All rights reserved
Children’s Time: Judy Riedy
Special Music: “Praise Canon”
Traditional English Melody. Arranged by Anna Laura Page. Copyright MCMXCI by Alfred Publishing Co., Inc.
Bill Alley and Choir
– Jeffrey Chin, accompanist
Scripture Reading
–
Exodus 14:19-31 Teresa Chung
19 Then the
angel of God, who had been traveling in front of Israel’s army, withdrew and
went behind them. The pillar of cloud also moved from in front and stood
behind them,
20 coming between the armies of Egypt and Israel. Throughout the
night the cloud brought darkness to the one side and light to the other side; so
neither went near the other all night long. 21 Then Moses stretched out his
hand over the sea, and all that night the LORD drove the sea back with a strong
east wind and turned it into dry land. The waters were divided,
22 and the
Israelites went through the sea on dry ground, with a wall of water on their right
and on their left. 23 The Egyptians pursued them, and all Pharaoh’s horses and
chariots and horsemen followed them into the sea.
24 During the last watch of
the night the LORD looked down from the pillar of fire and cloud at the Egyptian
army and threw it into confusion.
25 He jammed[a]
the wheels of their chariots so
that they had difficulty driving. And the Egyptians said, “Let’s get away from the
Israelites! The LORD is fighting for them against Egypt.” 26 Then the LORD said to
Moses, “Stretch out your hand over the sea so that the waters may flow back
over the Egyptians and their chariots and horsemen.”
27 Moses stretched out his
hand over the sea, and at daybreak the sea went back to its place. The
Egyptians were fleeing toward[b]
it, and the LORD swept them into the sea.
28 The
water flowed back and covered the chariots and horsemen—the entire army of
Pharaoh that had followed the Israelites into the sea. Not one of them survived.
29 But the Israelites went through the sea on dry ground, with a wall of water on
their right and on their left.
30 That day the LORD saved Israel from the hands of
the Egyptians, and Israel saw the Egyptians lying dead on the shore.
31 And
when the Israelites saw the mighty hand of the LORD displayed against the
Egyptians, the people feared the LORD and put their trust in him and in Moses his
servant.
R: This is the Word of God for you, the People of God.
– P: Thanks be to God.
Sung Response “O Word of God” Taizé Song
O Word of God, come into this space.
O Word of God, come send us your grace.
Open our eyes, show us your truth,
transform our lives anew.Words and Music: Ricky Manalo, CSP. © 2002. Published by OCP Pub. All rights reserved. Reprinted
with permission under ONE License #736398-A.
*Sermon hymn: “Awesome God” TFWS # 2040
WORDS & MUSIC: Rich Mullins. Copyright 1988 BMG Songs, Inc.
Joys and Concerns: Allan Phillips
The Lord’s Prayer
Offertory: “Come, Ye Faithful, Raise the Strain” (UMH #315)
MUSIC: Arthur S. Sullivan. Arranged by Jeffrey Chin.
Jeffrey Chin, pianist
Doxology: “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.”
Announcements : Allan Phillips
Postlude: “Go Down, Moses” (UMH #448)
MUSIC: Afro-American spiritual; adapt. and arr. by William Farley Smith. Adapt. and arr. copyright 1989 The United Methodist Publishing
House. Arranged by Jeffrey Chin,
Jeffrey Chin, pianist
Closing Hymn: #389 “Freely, Freely”
Benediction: Pastor, Kata’i’i Tapa
*Witness: “Victory at Sea”
We Go Into the World
Speaker: Bill Alley
Please join us in the Fireside Room after the service for fellowship.
Crystal Springs UMC Calendar of Events
Let’s remember Crystal Springs’s Prayer time at HIGH NOON everyday!
“Remember God’s Presence and be Grateful! Pray for Peace.”
Mission Statement: “Follow Jesus, Strive in Community, Heal the World”
Theme of September 2026 – “Live as People That Have Been Transformed and Empowered by
the Almighty.”
Lectionary Reading this Sunday:
September 13th — Exodus 14:19-31 — Psalm 114 — Romans 14:1-12 —
Matthew 18:21-35
September 20th — Exodus 16:2-15 — Psalm 105:1-6, 37-45 — Philippians
1:21-30 — Matthew 20:1-16
September 27th — Exodus 17:1-7– Psalm 78:1-4, 12-16 — Philippians 2:1-13
— Matthew 21:23-32
Oct 4th – Exodus 20:1-4, 7-9, 12-20 -Psalm 19 -Philippians 3:4b-14 -Matthew
21:33-46
Sunday Schedule and Program
10:00a.m. Pastor Kata’i’i Tapa Zoom Link: 823 2766 6345 PC: 227636
1:00 p.m. Tongan Fellowship
Ministries & Outreach
Every Friday Homeless Outreach: 11:00a.m.-2:00p.m. Feeding the Homeless.
Weekly Devotions:
Mondays: 7 p.m.: Centering Prayer Meditation with Ann Freeman: freeman@my.smccd.edu
Zoom Link: 876 699 1662 PC: 1979
Wednesday: 11 a.m. Bible Study with Taniela Fukofuka
Thursday: 11 a.m. Tongan Centering Devotion
Saturdays: 7 p.m. Lay Speakers Sharing: Pastor Kata’i’i
Regular Meetings:
Youth Meeting: Every other Friday. 6pm-8pm
4H Cooking:
San Mateo Oaks HOA:
Little Dresses: Every 2nd Thursday of the month. Time: 1p.m.-4p.m.
Church Work Party: Every 1st Saturday of the month Time: 9a.m.-12p.m.
Church Choir: Practice before Service on Sundays Time: 9a.m.
Bell Choir Practice: After Service on Sundays Time: 11:30
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