UMCOR Worship Resource for the One Great Hour of Sharing

Serve One Another

"Serve one another with whatever gift each of you has received." 1 Peter 4:10b

Arms tenderly cradle a child; hands gently plant a seedling.
Some cook; some build.
Some sit at desks; some work outside; some travel worldwide.
Millions of people, each with a gift.
Joining together to offer our gifts,
Joining together with those who struggle,
We plant; we build; we feed.
We teach; we learn; we grow.

Together we recover--
from earthquakes in Afghanistan and Mexico
from storms and floods in the United States.
Together we offer sustenance--
to uprooted people in Liberia and the Democratic Republic of Congo.
Together we offer hope--
to embattled people in the Middle East and Sudan.
Together we create a better life--
through community-based health care in Bolivia,
loan programs for women in Uganda
and sustainable development in Papua New Guinea.
Together,
through UMCOR and the One Great Hour of Sharing,
we serve one another with God's abundant gifts.

About One Great Hour of Sharing and UMCOR

One Great Hour of Sharing (OGHS) is observed by United Methodists on the fourth Sunday in Lent but you can give all year around. The OGHS offering supports ongoing work of the United Methodist Committee on Relief. Your gifts to One Great Hour of Sharing allow UMCOR to work efficiently and effectively in disaster response, hunger and poverty ministries, and refugee ministries around the world. UMCOR does not receive support from World Service. Give generously in thanks for all that God has given you.

Choose one of the following four ways to order your free One Great Hour of Sharing resources:

1. Complete and mail the order form that was sent to pastors in September/October (Send to Customer Service Team, United Methodist Communications, P.O. Box 320, Nashville, TN 37202-9907.)
2. Fax order to 1-615-742-5499.
3. Call toll free 1-888-346-3862.
4. Go online at Resources for OHGS 2006