Announcements
🕘 Office Hours & Notary Services
Regular Office Hours
Monday-Thursday: 9:00 AM – 1:00 PM Notary services are available during office hours. Please call ahead to confirm availability. Call 863‑324‑6382 to schedule an appointment with Maria M. Román.
🌸 2026 Flower Calendar
The 2026 Flower Calendar is now available in the Narthex on the green stand. Flower Arrangement: $75. Please sign up and complete a green form. If you are unable to pick up a form, please contact the Church Office for assistance.
🌸 Flowers Celebration 🌸
💐 The Flowers this Sunday are presented in honor of Rick and Bonnie Simonetta as they celebrate their 59th wedding anniversary. Congratulations and best wishes to them on this special occasion! 💐
🕊️ In Loving Memory of Richard Mansfield 🕊️
It is with sadness that we share the passing of Richard Mansfield on October 17. Richard was a valued member of our church family, and he will be remembered for his presence among us. Please keep Richard’s family and loved ones in your thoughts and prayers during this difficult time. As we mourn his loss, we also give thanks for the life he lived and the many memories he leaves behind.
🙏 Prayer List Information
If you would like to add or remove a name, please contact a member of the Prayer Group or Maria in the church office. Thank you for allowing us to pray with and for you.
📖 Bible Study Fellowship
Join Pastor K for Scripture study, discussion, and fellowship. When: First and Last Tuesday of each month. Next Bible Study: Tuesday, October 27th, Time: 10:30 AM. Location: Parlor. Bring your Bible and a notebook. All are welcome! Sign Up: Text 863-563-2494
📺 We’re on YouTube!
Hope Church now has an official YouTube channel! Subscribe to Hope Church Winter Haven to stay connected with worship services, special events, inspiring messages, and church updates. Be sure to like, subscribe, and share with family and friends! Subscribe here: https://youtube.com/@hopechurchwinterhaven?si=yVZrjI7YAsheKNtq
⭐ Vote for Our Next Website Spotlight Volunteer!
Help us recognize a dedicated member of our church family by nominating a Volunteer of the Month of October. Vote in Person: Write your nominee’s name on a slip of paper and place it in the voting box on the front table in the Narthex. Vote Online: Scan the QR code on the voting form and submit your nomination electronically. Thank you for helping us celebrate the volunteers who faithfully serve our church community!
🏡 Journey of Hope Update (Formerly the Grief Group)
Journey of Hope will be meeting at Karen’s home during the month of October. We look forward to a meaningful time of fellowship, encouragement, and growing together in faith.
🦃 Thanksgiving Dinner Fellowship
Join us for a delicious Thanksgiving Dinner and a time of fellowship on Wednesday, November 18th, at 4:00 PM in McGrath Hall. 💲 Cost: Adults: $12 Children under 12: Free. ✍️ Sign-Up Information: Registration will be available starting this Sunday in the Narthex. We look forward to sharing good food, friendship, and gratitude with our church family. Everyone is welcome! 🍁
🎃 Trunk or Treat Volunteers Needed for this Saturday Trunk or Treat! 🚗
We are still looking for trunks for our upcoming Trunk or Treat event! Decorating a trunk is fun and easy way to help make this a memorable evening for our children and community. If you would like to participate, simply text the word “TRUNK” to the designated event phone number to sign up. Thank you for helping us create a safe, festive, and fun experience for everyone. We hope you’ll join us! 🎃👻🍂
💰 Faith, Family & Future Workshop ✝️
Join us this Sunday, October 25, from 11:00 AM to 1:00 PM in McGrath Hall for a free Financial Stewardship & Estate Planning Workshop. Learn practical steps for protecting your family, managing your resources, and leaving a lasting legacy rooted in faith.
Volunteers Needed to Help Collect the Offering
We are looking for volunteers to help collect the offering during Sunday worship services. If you would like to share your time and serve in this important ministry, we would love to hear from you. Your willingness to serve helps support and strengthen our church community. Please sign up on the calendar in the Narthex.
☕🎄 Save the Date: Ladies’ Christmas Tea
Ladies, mark your calendars for our annual Christmas Tea on Saturday, December 5, at 1:00 PM. Gather with friends for an afternoon of fellowship, festive treats, and holiday cheer. More details will be shared soon!
Donate Blood this Sunday, October 25th 🕘 8:30 AM – 12:30 PM
Join us in making a difference! All donors will receive: a $20 eGift, a Halloween T-shirt, and a Wellness Checkup (including blood pressure, pulse, temperature, iron count, and cholesterol screening). Appointments are encouraged. Please visit oneblood.org/donate-now and use the sponsor Code: 73355. Walk-ins are welcome!
👥 Circle of Friends Lunch & Fellowship
Join us for a wonderful time of food, friendship, and fellowship at our next Circle of Friends gathering! 📅 Thursday, November 5. 🕦 11:30 AM Where: Lucille’s. Please RSVP to Marsha Messmer by text or email. We hope you’ll come enjoy a delightful afternoon of conversation and connection with friends. 💙 We look forward to seeing you there!
ORDER OF WORSHIP
Sunday, October 25th 22nd Sunday after Pentecost (Proper 25)
WELCOME
GREET EACH OTHER WITH THE PEACE OF CHRIST
ANNOUNCEMENTS
PRELUDE “Elegy” – Samuel Coleridge-Taylor
CALL TO WORSHIP
Leader: Be Ever Watchful for the coming of the Lord
People: WATCHFUL WHERE WE WORSHIP, WHERE WE DWELL, AND WATCHFUL WHERE WE WORK, STUDY AND PLAY
Leader: Be Ever Watchful for the coming of the Lord
HYMN #610 “O for a Thousand Tongues to Sing”
PRAYER OF CONFESSION
Gracious God, our sins are too heavy to carry, too real to hide, and too deep to undo. Forgive what our lips tremble to name, what our hearts can no longer bear, and what has become for us a consuming fire of judgment. Set us free from a past that we cannot change; open to us a future in which we can be changed; and grant us grace to grow more and more in your likeness and image, through Jesus Christ, the light of the world. Amen.
ASSURANCE OF PARDON
CHILDREN’S TIME
PERSONAL PRAYERS AND CONCERNS
INTERLUDE “When I Can Read My Title Clear” – arr. Anna Laura Page
PRAYERS OF THE PEOPLE AND THE LORD’S PRAYER
Hope’s “Saints”
2025
Charles Anderson
Shirley Hester
Jeanine Madaus
Rev. Dr. Emanuel Nasir
Lila Ptak
Roger Reedy
Irving Wheeler
Jan-Oct. 2026
Hannah Antkowiak
Tod Ergle
Dennis Halliman
Doris Littlejohn
Richard Mansfield
Pam Roe
Don Whitley
All Saint’s Remembered “Arioso: Adagio from Capriccio on the departure of a beloved brother (BWV 922)” – J.S. Bach
OLD TESTAMENT Psalm 53 Responsively Page 705
Fools say in their hearts, There’s no God. They are corrupt and do horrible deeds; not one of them does anything good. 2 God looks down from heaven on humans to see if anyone is wise, to see if anyone seeks God. 3 But all have turned away. Everyone is corrupt. No one does good— not even one person!4 Are they dumb—these evildoers—devouring my people like they are eating bread but never calling on God? 5 There, where there was nothing to fear, they will be in utter panic because God will scatter the bones of those who attacked you. You will put them to shame because God has rejected them. 6 Let Israel’s salvation come out of Zion! When God changes his people’s circumstances for the better, Jacob will rejoice; Israel will celebrate!
ANTHEM “Endless Mercies” – Dan Forrest
NEW TESTAMENT Matthew 22:34-46 Page 1202
34 When the Pharisees heard that Jesus had left the Sadducees speechless, they met together. 35 One of them, a legal expert, tested him. 36 “Teacher, what is the greatest commandment in the Law?” 37 He replied, “You must love the Lord your God with all your heart, with all your being, [a] and with all your mind. 38 This is the first and greatest commandment. 39 And the second is like it: You must love your neighbor as you love yourself. [b] 40 All the Law and the Prophets depend on these two commands.” Question about David’s son 41 Now as the Pharisees were gathering, Jesus asked them, 42 “What do you think about the Christ? Whose son is he?” “David’s son,” they replied. 43 He said, “Then how is it that David, inspired by the Holy Spirit, called him Lord when he said, 44 The Lord said to my lord, ‘Sit at my right side until I turn your enemies into your footstool’? [c] 45 If David calls him Lord, how can he be David’s son?” 46 Nobody was able to answer him. And from that day forward nobody dared to ask him anything.
SERMON Do I have to Love my Neighbor? Pastor K
AFFIRMATION OF FAITH Apostles’ Creed
I believe in God, the Father Almighty, Maker of heaven and earth, and in Jesus Christ, His only Son, our Lord, who was conceived by the Holy Ghost, born of the Virgin Mary, suffered under Pontius Pilate, was crucified, dead and buried; He descended into hell; the third day He rose again from the dead; He ascended into heaven, and sitteth on the right hand of God the Father Almighty; from thence He shall come to judge the quick and the dead. I believe in the Holy Ghost, the holy catholic church, the communion of saints, the forgiveness of sins, the resurrection of the body, and the life everlasting. Amen.
OFFERING/STEWARDSHIP TIME “Aubade (from Suite bourguignonne)” – Louis Vierne
HYMN #465 “What a Friend We Have in Jesus”
THE BENEDICTION DOXOLOGY #609 “Praise God, from Whom All Blessings Flow”
POSTLUDE “For All the Saints” – arr. David Cherwien