Pastor: David Range
March 8, 2026
Miramar United Methodist Church
in the heart of Miramar, a place for gathering, healing, and sending out friends, helping to create a sense of family to find new life in Christ.
Part of the United Methodist family where we make disciples for the
Transformation of the world.
Order of Worship for March 8, 2026
Third Sunday in Lent
8:30 & 11:00 a.m.
Please see the end of the bulletin for some additional important information
8:30 a.m. Worship Leader: Eula Fahie Romero
11:00 a.m. Worship Leader: Vinessa Edwards
CALL TO WORSHIP Ola Duhaney
UWF PURPOSE: ALL
To be a community of women whose PURPOSE is to know God, and to experience freedom as whole persons through Jesus Christ; to develop a creative, supportive fellowship and to expand concepts of mission through participation in the global ministries of the church.
LITANY: Mapping Our Way Forward
Judith Pierre Okerson 8:30 a.m. Vinessa Edwards 11:00 a.m.
(Please be seated for the Litany)
Leader: Holy God, You are the One who goes before us and the One who walks beside us. In a world of shifting paths and uncertain roads, You remain our steady guide.
People: Map our way forward, O God, and make our steps sure.
Leader: When the way feels tangled and the journey feels long, remind us that Your Spirit still whispers direction, courage, and hope.
People: Map our way forward, O God, and strengthen our hearts.
Leader: For every person seeking clarity, for every mother carrying burdens, for every sister longing for renewal, and for the most vulnerable among us: refugees seeking safety, immigrants building new beginnings, families facing deportation, and all who are treated as “other”, in our
society, let Your light fall gently on the next faithful step.
People: Map our way forward, O God, and renew our vision.
Leader: As we serve, lead, nurture, and advocate, anchor us in justice, compassion, and holy boldness. Let our lives become living testimonies of Your grace.
People: Map our way forward, O God, and deepen our commitment.
Leader: And as we journey together, across generations, cultures, and callings, bind us in unity, purpose, and joy.
People: Map our way forward, O God as we walk with You, and walk with one another. Amen.
By Deaconess Dr. Judith Pierre-Okerson – 2026 Miramar United Women in Faith Sunday
*Opening Hymn 117 O God, Our Help in Ages Past+
O God, our help in ages past,
Our hope for years to come,
Our shelter from the stormy blast,
And our eternal home!
2. Under the shadow of thy throne
Still may we dwell secure;
Sufficient is thine arm alone,
And our defense is sure.
3. Before the hills in order stood
Or Earth received her frame,
From everlasting thou art God,
To endless years the same.
4. A thousand ages in thy sight
Are like an evening gone,
Short as the watch that ends the night
Before the rising sun.
5. Time, like an ever-rolling stream,
Bears all who breathes away;
They fly forgotten, as a dream
Dies at the opening day.
6 O God, our help in ages past,
Our hope for years to come;
Be thou our guide while life shall last,
And our eternal home.
WORDS: Isaac Watt, 1719 MUSIC: Attr. to William Croft, 1708; harm. by W. H. Monk 1861
PRAYER Pascale Delisma Pierre 8.30 a.m. Sonia Passley Rhule 11.00 a.m.
RECEPTION OF NEW MEMBERS
RECOMMITMENT TO OUR PURPOSE – All Members
-Deaconess Dr. Judith Pierre-Okerson
WELCOME & RECOGNITION OF VISITORS, BIRTHDAY AND ANNIVERSARY RECOGNITION
8:30 a.m. Eula Fahie Romero 11:00 a.m. Janet Peterkin
ANNOUNCEMENTS—CALL TO ACTION
TODAY: Worship at 8:30 and 11:00 a.m.
TONIGHT: Church Prayer meeting at 7:30 p.m
MONDAY: Trustees meeting at 7:30 p.m.
TUESDAY: Preschool Board meeting, 7:30 p.m.
WEDNESDAY: Fast-breaking service at 12 Noon. All are invited to come to the sanctuary for a service of Holy Communion after a fast of your choice.
WEDNESDAY: Bible study on Zoom at 7:00 p.m.
THURSDAY: Choir practice 7:00 p.m.
FRIDAY: Children’s Club 7-8:30 p.m.
SATURDAY: Youth Group, 4-5:30 p.m.
NEXT SUNDAY: Worship Services at 8:30 and 11:00 a.m.
Looking ahead
MONDAY March 16 Staff Parish Relations Committee at 7:30 p.m
Residing Hope is the name of the United Methodist Children’s Home and they are offering a Day on Campus on March 19. See the postcards on the back table for more info.
MONDAY March 23 Finance Committee at 7:00 p.m.
TUESDAY, March 24 Rally, at 7:30 p.m. at Plantation SDA, 400 NW 118 Ave. Plantation FL 33325
The Easter Egg Hunt will be coming up on Saturday, April 4. Marvia Aitken is looking for donations of money
so she can buy things to help the children have a good time. If you can help please see her.
FRIDAY, April 10, the National Dance Theatre Company of Jamaica will be performing at the Miramar Cultural Center. Please see flyer for ticket details
MONDAY, April 20 Nehemiah Action 7:30 p.m. at Blanche Ely High School, 1201 NW 6th Ave., Pompano Beach, 33060
May 9 is the Jamaica 5K Reggae Run at Miramar Regional Park, please see the flyer and talk to Allison Feurtado at 954-483-3792 for more info.
See Patrick Brown’s Indecent Proposal, Saturday May 9 at Everglades High School. Please see Allison Feurtado for tickets to this show or the next night in Coral Springs. See flyer for more information.
Summer Camp July 6 to 11. Please see Pastor David, Marvia Aitken or Judy Minott for more details.
The Mission Offering today is for Apportionments
Next Sunday our Mission Offering goes to BOLD Justice
For Sharing of the Spirit, please wave at the YouTube camera and say, “the peace of the Lord be with you,” and then wave at your neighbor in the sanctuary and say, “and also with you”
*PRAISE AND WORSHIP
We are standing on Holy Ground (Sing twice)
We are standing on Holy ground
And I know that there are angels all around
Let us praise…Jesus now
We are standing in His presence on Holy ground
I love that man from Galilee (Sing twice)
I love that man from Galilee
For he has done so very much for me.
He has taken all my sin
And let the Holy Ghost come in,
I love that man, that man from Galilee.
In the name of Jesus (Sing twice)
In the name of Jesus, in the name of Jesus,
we have the victory.
In the name of Jesus, in the name of Jesus,
Satan will have to flee.
Who can tell what God can do?
Who can tell of his love for you?
In the name of Jesus, Jesus, we have the victory.
At the Cross, at the Cross (Sing twice)
At the cross, at the cross,
where I first saw the light,
and the burden of my heart rolled away;
it was there by faith I received my sight,
and now I am happy all the day.
Lord Prepare me to be a Sanctuary (Sing twice)
Lord prepare me, to be a sanctuary
Pure and holy, tried and true
With thanksgiving, I’ll be a living
Sanctuary, for you
LECTIONARY SCRIPTURE: John 4:5–42 Ruth Earle 8.30 a.m. Shirley Lindsay 11.00 a.m.
CHILDREN’S TIME Lisa Sharpe Pinnock 8.30 a.m. 11.00 a.m. Geneta Codner
WOMEN’S HISTORY MOMENT Paulette Whyte 8.30 a.m. Lorna Francis 11.00 a.m.
*HYMN 371 I Stand Amazed in the Presence+
1 I stand amazed in the presence of Jesus the Nazarene,
and wonder how he could love me, a sinner, condemned, unclean.
How marvelous! How wonderful! And my song shall ever be:
How marvelous! How wonderful! Is my Savior's love for me!2 For me it was in the garden he prayed: "Not my will, but thine."
He had no tears for his own griefs, but sweat-drops of blood for mine.
How marvelous! How wonderful! And my song shall ever be:
How marvelous! How wonderful! Is my Savior's love for me!3 In pity angels beheld him, and came from the world of light
to comfort him in the sorrows he bore for my soul that night.
How marvelous! How wonderful! And my song shall ever be:
How marvelous! How wonderful! Is my Savior's love for me!4 He took my sins and my sorrows, he made them his very own;
he bore the burden to Calvary, and suffered and died alone.
How marvelous! How wonderful! And my song shall ever be:
How marvelous! How wonderful! Is my Savior's love for me!5 When with the ransomed in glory his face I at last shall see,
'twill be my joy through the ages to sing of his love for me.
How marvelous! How wonderful! And my song shall ever be:
How marvelous! How wonderful! Is my Savior's love for me!
WORDS: Charles H. Gabriel, 1905 MUSIC: Charles H. Gabriel, 1905
RECEPTION OF TITHES AND OFFERINGS Ruth Earle 8:30 Beulah Traille 11:00 a.m.
Please pass the offering bags along each row at the direction of the ushers. See below for other, very convenient ways to give.
WAYS TO GIVE
1. Click the ‘Donate’ icon on http://www.miramarumc.org
And follow the prompts
2. Text 833-931-1791. And follow the prompts
3. You may also donate with cash or check to MUMC
4. Donate by using Zelle to mirumeth@gmail.com
5. Use our QR code
PRAYER OF DEDICATION
DOXOLOGY
Praise God from whom all blessings flow,
praise him all creatures here below,
praise him above, ye heavenly hosts,
praise Father, Son and Holy Ghost. Amen
TIME OF SHARING JOYS & CONCERNS Pastor David Range
(please email miramarpastor@gmail.com)
PRAYER HYMN 301 Jesus, Keep Me Near the Cross+
1. Jesus, keep me near the cross;
there a precious fountain,
free to all, a healing stream,
flows from Calvary's mountain.
In the cross, in the cross, be my glory ever,
till my raptured soul shall find
rest beyond the river.
2 Near the cross, a trembling soul,
love and mercy found me;
there the bright and morning star
sheds its beams around me.
the cross, in the cross, be my glory ever,
till my raptured soul shall find
rest beyond the river.
3 Near the cross! O Lamb of God,
bring its scenes before me;
help me walk from day to day
with its shadow o'er me.
In the cross, in the cross, be my glory ever,
till my raptured soul shall find
rest beyond the river.
4. Near the cross I'll watch and wait,
hoping, trusting ever,
till I reach the golden strand
just beyond the river.
In the cross, in the cross, be my glory ever,
till my raptured soul shall find
rest beyond the river.
WORDS: Fanny J. Crosby, 1869 MUSIC: William H. Doane, 1869
PRAYER OF INTERCESSION and THE LORD’S PRAYER. Pastor David Range
HYMN 270 THE LORD’S PRAYER (Please sing)
Our Father who art in heaven,
Hallowed be thy name,
Thy kingdom come;
Thy will be done on earth as it is in heaven.
Give us this day our daily bread;
And forgive us our trespasses
as we forgive those who trespass against us.
And lead us not into temptation,
but deliver us from evil,
For thine is the kingdom, and the power, and the glory,
forever. Amen.
ANTHEM (Hymn 396) O Jesus, I Have Promised UWF Choir
INTRODUCTION OF SPEAKER 8:30 Ruth Earle 11:00 Vaneker Johnson
PREPARATION CHORUS Turn Your Eyes Upon Jesus+
Turn your eyes upon Jesus
Look full in His wonderful face
And the things of earth will grow strangely dim
In the light of His glory and grace
MESSAGE Mapping The way Forward Deaconess Paulet Royes
*HYMN OF SENDING FORTH 399 Take my Life and Let it Be+
1 Take my life and let it be consecrated, Lord, to thee.
Take my moments and my days; let them flow in endless praise.
Take my hands and let them move at the impulse of thy love.
Take my feet and let them be swift and beautiful for thee.
2 Take my voice and let me sing always, only, for my King.
Take my lips and let them be filled with messages from thee.
Take my silver and my gold; not a mite would I withhold.
Take my intellect and use every power as thou shalt choose.
3 Take my will and make it thine; it shall be no longer mine.
Take my heart it is thine own; it shall be thy royal throne.
Take my love; my Lord, I pour at thy feet its treasure store.
Take myself, and I will be ever, only, all for thee.
WORDS: Frances R> Havergal, 1873 MUSIC: Louis J. F. Herold, 1839; arr. by George Kingsley, 1839
BENEDICTION
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We are always happy (and look forward) to have you join us in the sanctuary, but for those who would like to continue to participate from home, we will continue to live stream the services on youtube.com.
To join us on youtube.com simply type Miramar UMC in the search bar and then you should see the service live streamed. If you subscribe to our service through youtube.com you can set up reminders for the day before or 15 minutes before, whatever you like.
Please email your prayer requests for uplifting on Sundays by sending them to miramarpastor@gmail.com. It is best if you send them by Saturday NOON if possible.
Our church prayer meeting is online on Sundays at 7:30 p.m. and you may contact Marvia Aitken or Vinessa Edwards for the link.
WAYS to give:
1. Online giving is available through our website
www.MiramarUMC.org. On the home page the ‘Donate’ icon (a hand with a dollar sign above it) is located at the top left corner and on the right under “Contact Us” you will see the same icon along with “Donate Online.” Click on either location for instructions. If you need help call the church office at 954-989-4711. Thanks to all who have signed up for this. The regular tithes and offerings of the church are a great source of blessing.
2. You can also mail a check to Miramar United Methodist Church. If you have your offering envelopes you will see that the address of the church is printed for mailing purposes and your offering can be mailed in this envelope when you apply a stamp. You may also use a regular envelope and address it to: MUMC, 2507 Utopia Drive, Miramar FL 33023. Just put your check inside, mark which funds you would like to support, put a stamp on and let the United States Postal Service do the rest! Or bring it by after the Sunday services, someone will be in the church for one hour after the worship finishes as well as Mon-Thurs 1-5 pm. We trust God will keep us strong.
3. Also, we have the option of giving by text! Use 833-931-1791 to GivePlusText and when you text any amount, by putting that number in the message, you will be prompted to register, then fill out the details of your name, address and means of payment, and the contribution will go in! If you enter an email address you will get an immediate receipt. It is easy! If you have an Apple phone you may also get Vanco’s GivePlusMobile by downloading the app from the App Store. You may also look up YouTube videos to show how all this is done.
Thank you for your prayers! Grace and peace, Pastor David
