Thanksgiving Sunday | November 23, 2025
Welcome to the Worship of God with First Congregational United Church of Christ! Worship This Week ~ November 23, 2025 ~ ~ 9 a.m. ~ In the Chapel ~ 11 a.m. ~ In the Sanctuary and Online ((Livestream begins 10:55 a.m.)) ~ Facebook: / uccsarasota ~ YouTube: / @uccsarasota ~ Thanksgiving Sunday! ~ Pastor Wes will preach on gratitude. ~ Our amazing choir is joined by brass and percussion from the Sarasota Orchestra. ~ Come, ye, thankful people come! ~ All are welcome! ~ Please stay for Fellowship following the 11 a.m. worship ~ Happy Thanksgiving! WE GIVE THANKS TO ~ ~ GOD | JESUS | EARTH ~ SENIOR PASTOR: Rev. Dr. Wes Bixby ~ DIRECTOR OF MUSIC: Dr. Jason Branham ~ FCUCC SARASOTA CHANCEL CHOIR ~ LIVE STREAM PRODUCTION: Douglas Kingsley: Pre-Production~Graphics~Sound, & Live Production~Cameras~Graphics~Sound. ~ Instrumentalists: Chris Pate, Chris Scanlon, Hugo Bliss, Brad Williams, Nate Seman, Marcelina Suchocka ~ Liturgist: Lydia Ubry ~ Greeters/Ushers: Gib Mitchell, Jeannie Mitchell, Nancy McElroy, Gerry Poisson, Dave Stewart, Diane Miller ~ Emergency: Tina Lipford ~ Bus: Sandy & Andre Plette ~ Flowers given by: Evelyn Crooks in celebration of Dennis Crooks’ birthday. Bob Procter in honor of Mary Kukainis’ birthday. Karen Abel in honor of Dave Abel’s 88th birthday on 11/18. LIVE PERFORMANCES: ~ PRELUDE: Simple Gifts arr. Frank Halferty ~ CALL to WORSHIP: We gather together because! ~ OPENING HYMN: Festival Hymn of Thanksgiving arr. Paul Sjolund ~ *OPENING PRAYER: Thankfully Us & You! Words by Pastor Wes Imagery by Douglas Kingsley ~ ANTHEM: Look at the World, John Rutter ~ ENGAGING SCRIPTURE: Luke 17:11-19 ~ SERMON: A Cornucopia of Gratitude ~ PASTORAL PRAYER/LORD’S PRAYER ~ OFFERING/ANTHEM: All Thy Gifts of Love, David Brunner ~ *DOXOLOGY: Praise God, from whom all blessings flow ~ *CLOSING HYMN: Now Thank We All Our God, arr. K. Lee Scott ~ *BENEDICTION ~ POSTLUDE: Now Thank We All Our God, Karg-Elert OPENING PRAYER VIDEO: ~ https://www.pexels.com/ ~ https://pixabay.com/ RECORDED AUDIO: ~ OPENING PRAYER: Title: Civil Twilight Artist: Ross Lara ~ POST SERVICE VIDEO: Title: Vaishnav Jan (Instrumental) Artist: stereogully
