Chimes

Opening Prayer  1

Thanks be to you, O God, for this hour of worship and wonder, for this day to rest and renew, for this time of peace and pardon. Accept our glory and praise, for you are the source of our salvation, you are the instructor of righteousness, you are our God, and we are your people, through Jesus Christ your Son. Amen.

Welcome

Introit     Cantante Domino!     W. A. Mozart, Arr. Liebergen

Call To Worship 1

ONE: Glorify the Lord with me; let us exalt God's name together.

ALL: We will bless the Lord at all times; God's praise will always be on our lips.

ONE: When we wander afar, God welcomes us back.

ALL: When we cry out in despair, God hears and delivers us from all our troubles.

ONE: Taste and see that the Lord is good.

ALL: Happy are we when we take refuge in God's care.  Let us worship God!

Hymn 403  Open Now Thy Gates of Beauty

Confession of Faith 2

We are not alone, we live in God's world. We believe in God, who has created and is creating, who has come in Jesus to reconcile and to make all things new. We trust in God, who calls us to be the church; to celebrate God's presence, to live with respect in creation, to love and serve others, to seek justice and to resist evil, to proclaim Jesus, crucified and risen, our judge and our hope. In life, in death, in life beyond death, God is with us. We are not alone. Thanks be to God.

Response Hymn 425

Son of God, whose heart is peace, Son of God, most holy,

To your presence we have come; give us now your love.

Words of Assurance

ONE: The mercy of the Lord is from everlasting to everlasting. I declare to you, in the name of Jesus Christ, you are forgiven. May the God of mercy, who forgives you all your sins, strengthen you in all goodness, and by the power of the Holy Spirit keep you in eternal life. Amen.

ALL: Thanks be to God!

Sharing the Peace of Christ

ONE: The peace of Christ be with you.

RESPONSE:  And also with you.

Response Hymn 448

Peace of God be with you. Peace of God be with you.

Salaam, salaam. Peace of God be with you.

(sing twice)

Scripture: Matthew 20:1-6

ONE: This is the word of the Lord.

RESPONSE:  Thanks be to God.

Anthem   Keep Me in the Moment     Jeremy Camp

Sermon   "What's Coming to Me"     Reverend Debra McGuire

Hymn 440   Jesus, Lover of My Soul

Invitation to the Offering 1

God has been good to us in ways we do not understand and for reasons we cannot comprehend. Let us honor God with our gifts, out of thankful hearts and joyous spirits. Offerings consist of many things, some of which are financial. You are invited to come and put your offerings and any prayer requests in this basket on the table now, or later this morning, and you are welcome to continue mailing your offerings to the church. Let us receive this morning's offering.

Offertory     Give Thanks     Don Moen

Prayer of Dedication 3

God of extravagant mercy, with hands outstretched you have poured out wonder and pleasure and delight, goodness and beauty and bounty. So take these offerings, we pray, as our protest against all that is evil and ugly and impoverished, in our world and ourselves - And thus may we and others know ourselves to be blessed. Bless what we give and bless what we keep that all may be used for your glory. Amen.

Prayers of the People

ONE: Lord in your Mercy,

ALL: Hear our prayer.

The Lord's Prayer

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 debts, as we forgive our debtors; and lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from evil. For thine is the kingdom and the power and the glory, forever. Amen.

Hymn 469   Lord, Listen to Your Children Praying

Pastoral Blessing

Community Charge

Go out into the world in peace. Have courage! Hold on to what is good. Return no person evil for evil. Strengthen the faint-hearted, support the weak, help the suffering. Honor all people. Love and serve the Lord, rejoicing in the power of the Holy Spirit!  

Postlude     You Raise Me Up   Lovland & Graham, Arr. Fettke

Announcements

1 “Words for Worship,” Arlene M. Mark

2 Cecil Kerr, Christian Renewal Centre, Rostrevor,

Northern Ireland (adapted) in “Words for Worship”

3 Terry Falla and Beryl Turner, “Be Our Freedom, Lord”

Chimes

Opening Prayer  1

The words God speaks are the life and sustenance of all that exists. The life Jesus gives is the re-creation and renewed birth of all that is broken and worn. The Spirit's stirring in our souls is the inspiration for creativity, compassion, joy, and community. Life-giving, life-restoring, life-fulfilling God; may our whole lives be worship. In all things, may we seek to connect with and to reflect your love and your hope.

Welcome

Introit     Bread of the World     Michael Rhoades

Call To Worship 2

ONE: Into this world we are born,

ALL: Into the beauty and sorrow of everyday life.

ONE: Into this day we awake,

ALL: Into possibility and the unknown.

ONE: Into this church we are welcomed,

ALL: Into God's grace and each other's truth.

ONE: So let us worship our God this day, we who are called and loved.

Hymn 503  Lord, We Have Come at Your Own Invitation

Confession of Faith 3

Lord Jesus Christ, you are the way of peace. Come into the brokenness of our lives and our land with your healing love. Help us to bow before you in true repentance, and to bow to one another in true repentance. By the fire of your Holy Spirit, melt our hard hearts and consume the pride and prejudice which separate us. Fill us, O Lord, with your perfect love, which casts out fear, and bind us together in that unity which you share with the Father and the Holy Spirit forever. Amen.

Response Hymn 425

Son of God, whose heart is peace, Son of God, most holy,

To your presence we have come; give us now your love.

Words of Assurance

ONE: The mercy of the Lord is from everlasting to everlasting. I declare to you, in the name of Jesus Christ, you are forgiven. May the God of mercy, who forgives you all your sins, strengthen you in all goodness, and by the power of the Holy Spirit keep you in eternal life. Amen.

ALL: Thanks be to God!

Sharing the Peace of Christ

ONE: The peace of Christ be with you.

RESPONSE:  And also with you.

Response Hymn 448

Peace of God be with you. Peace of God be with you.

Salaam, salaam. Peace of God be with you.

(sing twice)

Scripture: Matthew 21:23-32

ONE: This is the word of the Lord.

RESPONSE:  Thanks be to God.

Anthem   Let It Be Known     Brady, Smith, and Weeks

Sermon   Reverend Debra McGuire

Hymn 340   This Is My Song

Invitation to the Offering 4

The willingness to give is a sign of life. The fruit tree gives of its fruit, and we know it is alive. The ability to give comes and goes. Truly God is good to us in ways beyond our understanding. Offerings consist of many things, some of which are financial. As we offer our gifts and lives in this moment, may we become imitators of God, who holds nothing back from us, but is generous and gracious with us. You are invited to come and put your offerings and any prayer requests in this basket on the table now, or later this morning, and you are welcome to continue mailing your offerings to the church. Let us receive this morning's offering.

Offertory     Give Thanks     Don Moen

Prayer of Dedication 5

Let us pray: Lord, we bring before you the common things of our common life: our money, our songs, our labors to be your faithful congregation, our needs and dreams, our joys and sorrows, our selves. We celebrate all this with you, seeking the touch of your Spirit so that we will share more deeply what we are and have with all people in our city and our world. In faith and gratitude we offer common things made miracles by your grace. Bless what we give and bless what we keep that all may be used for your glory. Amen.

Sacrament of Holy Communion 5

Welcome to the delight that is this table.  Our Lord's table.  Welcome to the table where the love of God meets Humanity.  We welcome everyone to this table, no matter your church background, your knowledge of biblical ideas, no matter your sexual orientation or gender truth, no matter your mood.  Wherever and whoever you are you are welcome here, you belong, you are worthy.  

This is for you, but it may change you from one who is anxiously concerned about their own redemption into one who knows that Christ's body is the earth and all who walk upon it, are one in Him.  Into knowing that we are not redeemed by our being good but by our being connected.  Into knowing that daring to eat at the table of Jesus Christ has unimaginable consequences.

So come, come to be made whole, and to participate in the work of making us one with God and each other.

Preparation of the Table

ONE: The Lord be with you

ALL: And also with you

ONE: Lift up your hearts

ALL: We lift them up to the Lord

ONE: Let us give thanks to the Lord our God

ALL: It is right to give our thanks and praise

ONE: We give you thanks, O God, for making your love evident since the very beginning of time when you spoke the word which replaced the darkness of chaos with life-giving light. A light which has nurtured generations of people, and plants and creatures, great and small. A light which also revealed the fear and powerlessness caused by corrupt and evil actions. And so you spoke the Word which would once and for all dispel the darkness of chaotic lives. Through your love for the world the Word became flesh and lived among us full of grace and truth. The angels caroled glory to you in the highest heavens and peace to all people on earth, and we join with them and with all people to praise your holy name saying together:

ALL:     Holy Lord, God of endless love, heaven and earth are surely full of your glory. The angels sang of it - we have been lavished with it. Blessed is he who was born that we might have life. Glory to God and on earth peace to all people.

ONE:      Holy God, as the travelers with their treasures were overwhelmed with joy on finding Jesus, so we also are overwhelmed on finding out the depth of his love for us. For Jesus showed just how beloved we are to him, by loving us and giving himself for us. On that night when he gave himself up for us, as he sat at the table and broke bread with his friends, he said: 'Take and eat; this is my body which is broken for you. Remember me each time you do this.' After they had eaten, he took the cup, and said: 'Remember me as you drink from this, for it is my life, poured out for you—the beginning of a new relationship with God.'

Send the power of your Holy Spirit upon these gifts of bread and wine, O God, that we may experience the presence of the Word-made-flesh - Jesus Christ. Breathe your Spirit in us that we may be one body with him - living out his ministry in the world today and every day. This we pray in Jesus' name. Amen.

Words of Institution

Sharing of the Cup and Bread

Communion Anthem     Dona Nobis Pacem, Grant Us Peace     Ray Repp

Prayer of Thanksgiving

Generous God, You are the source of all life, creating and sustaining every living thing. You are the source of all food, material and spiritual, nourishing us in both body and soul. You are the light that goes before us, shining into the darkness. May we be filled with your breath nourished by your food renewed by your living water and sustained by your love.

Prayers of the People

ONE: Lord in your Mercy,

ALL: Hear our prayer.

The Lord's Prayer

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 debts, as we forgive our debtors; and lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from evil. For thine is the kingdom and the power and the glory, forever. Amen.

Hymn 770   I'm Gonna Eat at the Welcome Table

Pastoral Blessing

Community Charge

Go out into the world in peace. Have courage! Hold on to what is good. Return no person evil for evil. Strengthen the faint-hearted, support the weak, help the suffering. Honor all people. Love and serve the Lord, rejoicing in the power of the Holy Spirit!  

Postlude     Wayfaring Stranger     Traditional

Announcements

1 The Minor Keys

2 Beth Merrill Neel Hold Fast to What Is Good Used with permission.

Northern Ireland (adapted) Words for Worship

3 Cecil Kerr (adapted) Words for Worship, Arlene M. Mark

4 Thom Schuman Lectionary Liturgies

5 Christine Longhurst, re:Worship

6 Rev. Bob Gibson London Conference of the United Church of Canada

Chimes

Opening Prayer  1

Lord, the eyes of all look to you in hope; and you give them what they need. You open your hand and satisfy the hunger and thirst of every living thing. We, too, turn to you again, longing to be filled - to eat of the Bread of Life, to drink from your life-giving streams, to taste your goodness and live. May the time we spend together in your presence nourish our hearts and minds; may it strengthen our relationship with you, and renew our commitment to live in this world as your faithful disciples. For you alone are God, the Source and Sustainer of life. In Jesus' name, Amen

Welcome

Introit     

Call To Worship 2

ONE: In a world that cries out, “Fear me!”

ALL: We will listen to Jesus' words, “Don't be afraid!”

ONE: In a world that wants us to hate the other…

ALL: We will live Jesus' call to, “Love God. Love your neighbour, as you love yourself.”

ONE: In a world that radicalizes…

ALL: We, too, will be radical. Radical with our hospitality. Radical with our hope. Radical with our love.

ONE: Then come to this place, ready to be who we are called to be.

ALL: Let us gather together and worship God.  

Hymn 401  Here in This Place

Confession of Faith 3

Lord Jesus Christ, you are the way of peace. Come into the brokenness of our lives and our land with your healing love. Help us to bow before you in true repentance, and to bow to one another in true repentance. By the fire of your Holy Spirit, melt our hard hearts and consume the pride and prejudice which separate us. Fill us, O Lord, with your perfect love, which casts out fear, and bind us together in that unity which you share with the Father and the Holy Spirit forever. Amen.

Response Hymn 425

Son of God, whose heart is peace, Son of God, most holy,

To your presence we have come; give us now your love.

Words of Assurance

ONE: The mercy of the Lord is from everlasting to everlasting. I declare to you, in the name of Jesus Christ, you are forgiven. May the God of mercy, who forgives you all your sins, strengthen you in all goodness, and by the power of the Holy Spirit keep you in eternal life. Amen.

ALL: Thanks be to God!

Sharing the Peace of Christ

ONE: The peace of Christ be with you.

RESPONSE:  And also with you.

Response Hymn 448

Peace of God be with you. Peace of God be with you.

Salaam, salaam. Peace of God be with you.

(sing twice)

Scripture: Matthew 21: 33-46

ONE: This is the word of the Lord.

RESPONSE:  Thanks be to God.

Anthem   By The Waters of Babylon      Psalm 137

Sermon   "Caught"   Reverend Debra McGuire

Hymn 765   May the God of Hope Go with Us

Invitation to the Offering 4

The willingness to give is a sign of life. The fruit tree gives of its fruit, and we know it is alive. The ability to give comes and goes. Truly God is good to us in ways beyond our understanding. Offerings consist of many things, some of which are financial. As we offer our gifts and lives in this moment, may we become imitators of God, who holds nothing back from us, but is generous and gracious with us. You are invited to come and put your offerings and any prayer requests in this basket on the table now, or later this morning, and you are welcome to continue mailing your offerings to the church. Let us receive this morning's offering.

Offertory     Brotherhood of Man      The Innocence Mission

Prayer of Dedication 5

Let us pray: Lord, we bring before you the common things of our common life: our money, our songs, our labors to be your faithful congregation, our needs and dreams, our joys and sorrows, our selves. We celebrate all this with you, seeking the touch of your Spirit so that we will share more deeply what we are and have with all people in our city and our world. In faith and gratitude we offer common things made miracles by your grace. Bless what we give and bless what we keep that all may be used for your glory. Amen.

Prayers of the People

ONE: Lord in your Mercy,

ALL: Hear our prayer.

The Lord's Prayer

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 debts, as we forgive our debtors; and lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from evil. For thine is the kingdom and the power and the glory, forever. Amen.

Hymn 378   We Wait the Peaceful Kingdom

Pastoral Blessing

Community Charge

Go out into the world in peace. Have courage! Hold on to what is good. Return no person evil for evil. Strengthen the faint-hearted, support the weak, help the suffering. Honor all people. Love and serve the Lord, rejoicing in the power of the Holy Spirit!  

Postlude    

Announcements

1 Christine Longhurst, re:Worship

2 Richard Bott  Sharing Liturgy

3 Cecil Kerr (adapted) Words for Worship, Arlene M. Mark

4 Thom Schuman Lectionary Liturgies

5 Christine Longhurst, re:Worship

Chimes

Opening Prayer  1

With open arms you welcome all who call on your name who acknowledge you as Lord, and look to you in faith. No one stands outside the circle of your mercy and love. And so we come to offer you our worship to declare that you are our God, and that we are your people, called and chosen by you from the very beginning. Through the presence of your Holy Spirit open our eyes to see you here; open our minds to receive your truth, and our mouths to speak and sing your praise. For you alone are God worthy of all praise and worship, now and to the end of time.  Amen.  

Welcome and Announcements

Introit     Open The Eyes Of My Heart      Paul Baloche

Call To Worship 2

ONE: Gather us in, the brokenhearted and the joyful.

ALL: Gather us in, the weak and the strong.

ONE: Gather us in, the fearful and the brave.

ALL: Gather us in, the young and the old.

ONE: Gather us in, to sing of God's works.

ALL: Gather us in, to praise Jesus Christ.

ONE: Gather us in, to worship and wonder.

AL: Gather us in, to know of God's love.  Let us worship God!

Hymn 336  We Gather Together

Confession of Faith 3

Lord Jesus Christ, you are the way of peace. Come into the brokenness of our lives and our land with your healing love. Help us to bow before you in true repentance, and to bow to one another in true repentance. By the fire of your Holy Spirit, melt our hard hearts and consume the pride and prejudice which separate us. Fill us, O Lord, with your perfect love, which casts out fear, and bind us together in that unity which you share with the Father and the Holy Spirit forever. Amen.

Response Hymn 425

Son of God, whose heart is peace, Son of God, most holy,

To your presence we have come; give us now your love.

Words of Assurance

ONE: The mercy of the Lord is from everlasting to everlasting. I declare to you, in the name of Jesus Christ, you are forgiven. May the God of mercy, who forgives you all your sins, strengthen you in all goodness, and by the power of the Holy Spirit keep you in eternal life. Amen.

ALL: Thanks be to God!

Sharing the Peace of Christ

ONE: The peace of Christ be with you.

RESPONSE:  And also with you.

Response Hymn 448

Peace of God be with you. Peace of God be with you.

Salaam, salaam. Peace of God be with you.

(sing twice)

Scripture: Matthew 22:1-14

ONE: This is the word of the Lord.

RESPONSE:  Thanks be to God.

Anthem   Trading My Sorrows     Darrell Evans

Sermon     Reverend Debra McGuire

Hymn 367   Come Ye Thankful People, Come

Invitation to the Offering 4

The willingness to give is a sign of life. The fruit tree gives of its fruit, and we know it is alive. The ability to give comes and goes. Truly God is good to us in ways beyond our understanding. Offerings consist of many things, some of which are financial. As we offer our gifts and lives in this moment, may we become imitators of God, who holds nothing back from us, but is generous and gracious with us. You are invited to come and put your offerings and any prayer requests in this basket on the table now, or later this morning, and you are welcome to continue mailing your offerings to the church. Let us receive this morning's offering.

Offertory     Dona Nobis Pacem          Trad., Arr. John Behnke

Prayer of Dedication 5

Let us pray: Lord, we bring before you the common things of our common life: our money, our songs, our labors to be your faithful congregation, our needs and dreams, our joys and sorrows, our selves. We celebrate all this with you, seeking the touch of your Spirit so that we will share more deeply what we are and have with all people in our city and our world. In faith and gratitude we offer common things made miracles by your grace. Bless what we give and bless what we keep that all may be used for your glory. Amen.

Prayers of the People

ONE: Lord in your Mercy,

ALL: Hear our prayer.

The Lord's Prayer

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 debts, as we forgive our debtors; and lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from evil. For thine is the kingdom and the power and the glory, forever. Amen.

Hymn 634   To God Be the Glory

Pastoral Blessing

Community Charge

Go out into the world in peace. Have courage! Hold on to what is good. Return no person evil for evil. Strengthen the faint-hearted, support the weak, help the suffering. Honor all people. Love and serve the Lord, rejoicing in the power of the Holy Spirit!  

Postlude    Give Peace a Chance     John Lennon

1 re:Worship

2 Mary J. Scifres, Ministry Matters website

3 Cecil Kerr (adapted) Words for Worship, Arlene M. Mark

4 Thom Schuman Lectionary Liturgies

5 Christine Longhurst, re:Worship

Chimes

Opening Prayer  1

With open arms you welcome all who call on your name who acknowledge you as Lord, and look to you in faith. No one stands outside the circle of your mercy and love. And so we come to offer you our worship to declare that you are our God, and that we are your people, called and chosen by you from the very beginning. Through the presence of your Holy Spirit open our eyes to see you here; open our minds to receive your truth, and our mouths to speak and sing your praise. For you alone are God worthy of all praise and worship, now and to the end of time.  Amen.  

Welcome and Announcements

Introit     God's Peace     B.F. White, Arr. Adams

Call To Worship 2

Peace-loving and peace-giving God, you bless us with your unfailing and unconditional love: We come to worship and praise our loving God, and rejoice in God's tender mercy towards us.

Generous God, you pour blessings and grace upon us, forgiving us for our sin and shame: We come to worship and honor our merciful God, and rejoice in the wonder of forgiven and forgotten sin.

Holy God, in the beauty of your shalom, and in the glory of your presence, all barriers are lowered: We come to worship and revere our glorious God, who enriches the lives of God's own people and speaks peace into the hearts of all faithful people. Let us worship God!

Hymn 383  Dream On, Dream On

Confession of Faith 3

Lord Jesus Christ, you are the way of peace. Come into the brokenness of our lives and our land with your healing love. Help us to bow before you in true repentance, and to bow to one another in true repentance. By the fire of your Holy Spirit, melt our hard hearts and consume the pride and prejudice which separate us. Fill us, O Lord, with your perfect love, which casts out fear, and bind us together in that unity which you share with the Father and the Holy Spirit forever. Amen.

Response Hymn 425

Son of God, whose heart is peace, Son of God, most holy,

To your presence we have come; give us now your love.

Words of Assurance

ONE: The mercy of the Lord is from everlasting to everlasting. I declare to you, in the name of Jesus Christ, you are forgiven. May the God of mercy, who forgives you all your sins, strengthen you in all goodness, and by the power of the Holy Spirit keep you in eternal life. Amen.

ALL: Thanks be to God!

Sharing the Peace of Christ

ONE: The peace of Christ be with you.

RESPONSE:  And also with you.

Response Hymn 448

Peace of God be with you. Peace of God be with you.

Salaam, salaam. Peace of God be with you.

(sing twice)

Scripture: Matthew 22:15-22

ONE: This is the word of the Lord.

RESPONSE:  Thanks be to God.

Anthem   You Are Holy (Prince of Peace)     Michael W. Smith

Sermon     What Image is Imprinted on You?     Reverend Debra McGuire

Hymn 716   God, Whose Giving Knows No Ending

Invitation to the Offering 4

The willingness to give is a sign of life. The fruit tree gives of its fruit, and we know it is alive. The ability to give comes and goes. Truly God is good to us in ways beyond our understanding. Offerings consist of many things, some of which are financial. As we offer our gifts and lives in this moment, may we become imitators of God, who holds nothing back from us, but is generous and gracious with us. You are invited to come and put your offerings and any prayer requests in this basket on the table now, or later this morning, and you are welcome to continue mailing your offerings to the church. Let us receive this morning's offering.

Offertory     

Prayer of Dedication 5

Let us pray: Lord, we bring before you the common things of our common life: our money, our songs, our labors to be your faithful congregation, our needs and dreams, our joys and sorrows, our selves. We celebrate all this with you, seeking the touch of your Spirit so that we will share more deeply what we are and have with all people in our city and our world. In faith and gratitude we offer common things made miracles by your grace. Bless what we give and bless what we keep that all may be used for your glory. Amen.

Prayers of the People

ONE: Lord in your Mercy,

ALL: Hear our prayer.

The Lord's Prayer

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 debts, as we forgive our debtors; and lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from evil. For thine is the kingdom and the power and the glory, forever. Amen.

Hymn 634   To God Be the Glory

Pastoral Blessing

Community Charge

Go out into the world in peace. Have courage! Hold on to what is good. Return no person evil for evil. Strengthen the faint-hearted, support the weak, help the suffering. Honor all people. Love and serve the Lord, rejoicing in the power of the Holy Spirit!  

Postlude    Lord, Now I Leave in Peace     J.S. Bach

1 Rev. Fraser Macnaughton, St Magnus Cathedral, Kirkwall.  

Church of Scotland's Starters for Sunday website

2 © 2011 Joan Stott – "The Timeless Psalms" RCL Psalm Year B, used with permission

3 Cecil Kerr (adapted) Words for Worship, Arlene M. Mark

4 Thom Schuman Lectionary Liturgies

5 Christine Longhurst, re:Worship

Chimes

Opening Prayer  1

Holy God, we come together to worship, a people who would like to think that we love you with all our hearts and souls, with all our might, but there are so many other things in our lives that clamor for our attention that we often relegate you to Sundays and Wednesdays, and times when we want you to rescue us.

Most of us really do want you to be the one in whom we live and move and have our being. We really do want to hear your voice above all of the other voices in our lives. But we get bogged down in the daily routine. We forget who we are. We forget who you are. We forget what the church is supposed to be.

So here we are, standing before you today, with our human foibles and our short attention spans, asking that you would make yourself known to us, that you would help us to recognize the presence of the Holy, that you would continue to challenge us, inspire us, and make us into the people you want us to be. Amen.

Welcome and Announcements

Introit     More Love, More Power     Michael W. Smith

Call To Worship 2

ONE: We are called to bring a new understanding of God: that God so loves the world.

ALL: We are the salt of the earth.

ONE: We are called to bring a new hope in God: that God gives us new life.

ALL: We are the light of the world.

ONE: We are called to follow the commandments and the law.

ALL: The Law of God is to love God and to love one another.

ONE: Come, let us be the salt of the earth, the light of the world.

ALL: Come, let us love one another with the love of God. Let us join together in our love of God to worship and follow Jesus.

Hymn 300  We Are One in the Spirit

Confession of Faith 3

Lord Jesus Christ, you are the way of peace. Come into the brokenness of our lives and our land with your healing love. Help us to bow before you in true repentance, and to bow to one another in true repentance. By the fire of your Holy Spirit, melt our hard hearts and consume the pride and prejudice which separate us. Fill us, O Lord, with your perfect love, which casts out fear, and bind us together in that unity which you share with the Father and the Holy Spirit forever. Amen.

Response Hymn 425

Son of God, whose heart is peace, Son of God, most holy,

To your presence we have come; give us now your love.

Words of Assurance

ONE: The mercy of the Lord is from everlasting to everlasting. I declare to you, in the name of Jesus Christ, you are forgiven. May the God of mercy, who forgives you all your sins, strengthen you in all goodness, and by the power of the Holy Spirit keep you in eternal life. Amen.

ALL: Thanks be to God!

Sharing the Peace of Christ

ONE: The peace of Christ be with you.

RESPONSE:  And also with you.

Response Hymn 448

Peace of God be with you. Peace of God be with you.

Salaam, salaam. Peace of God be with you.

(sing twice)

Scripture: Matthew 22:34-46

ONE: This is the word of the Lord.

RESPONSE:  Thanks be to God.

Anthem     Everlasting God     Brenton Brown and Ken Riley

Sermon     Reverend Debra McGuire

Hymn 716   God, Whose Giving Knows No Ending

Invitation to the Offering 4

The willingness to give is a sign of life. The fruit tree gives of its fruit, and we know it is alive. The ability to give comes and goes. Truly God is good to us in ways beyond our understanding. Offerings consist of many things, some of which are financial. As we offer our gifts and lives in this moment, may we become imitators of God, who holds nothing back from us, but is generous and gracious with us. You are invited to come and put your offerings and any prayer requests in this basket on the table now, or later this morning, and you are welcome to continue mailing your offerings to the church. Let us receive this morning's offering.

Offertory     Wade in the Water      Trad. Spiritual, Arr. Rhodes

Prayer of Dedication 5

Let us pray: Lord, we bring before you the common things of our common life: our money, our songs, our labors to be your faithful congregation, our needs and dreams, our joys and sorrows, our selves. We celebrate all this with you, seeking the touch of your Spirit so that we will share more deeply what we are and have with all people in our city and our world. In faith and gratitude we offer common things made miracles by your grace. Bless what we give and bless what we keep that all may be used for your glory. Amen.

Prayers of the People

ONE: Lord in your Mercy,

ALL: Hear our prayer.

The Lord's Prayer

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 debts, as we forgive our debtors; and lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from evil. For thine is the kingdom and the power and the glory, forever. Amen.

Hymn 545   Lord, Bid Your Servant Go in Peace

Pastoral Blessing

Community Charge

Go out into the world in peace. Have courage! Hold on to what is good. Return no person evil for evil. Strengthen the faint-hearted, support the weak, help the suffering. Honor all people. Love and serve the Lord, rejoicing in the power of the Holy Spirit!  

Postlude    Peace Be With Us All     Tchesnokov, Arr. Hilty

1 Katie Cook, Sacred Seasons, Pentecost/Ordinary Time 2000 Simple Living Works

2 Rev Mindi Rev-o-lution

3 Cecil Kerr (adapted) Words for Worship, Arlene M. Mark

4 Thom Schuman Lectionary Liturgies

5 Christine Longhurst, re:Worship

Chimes

Opening Prayer  1

Holy God, Creator of Life, you call us out of our dark places, offering us the grace of new life. When we see nothing but hopelessness, you surprise us with the breath of your spirit. Call us out of our complacency and routines, set us free from our self-imposed bonds, and fill us with your spirit of life, compassion, and peace, in the name of Jesus, your anointed one, we pray. Amen.  

Welcome and Announcements

Introit     Beulah Land     Squire Parsons, Arr. Mauldin

Call To Worship 2

ONE: God sent Christ into the world not to condemn the world, but that the world might be saved through him. God's love endures forever.

ALL: God is our refuge and strength, a present help in trouble. Therefore we will not fear though the earth should change, though the mountains shake in the heart of the sea; though the waters roar and foam, though the mountains tremble with its tumult. God's love endures forever. Let us worship God!

Hymn 830  Jesus, Priceless Treasure

Confession of Faith 2

ONE: God's amazing love for us is evident by the confidence we have to approach God with even our deepest thoughts. Because we have faith, we dare to approach God with confidence. In faith and penitence, let us confess before God and one another.

ALL: Merciful God, in your gracious presence we confess our sin and the sin of this world. Although Christ is among us as our peace, we are a people divided against ourselves as we cling to the values of a broken world. The profit and pleasures we pursue lay waste the land and pollute the seas. The fears and jealousies that we harbor set neighbor against neighbor and nation against nation. We abuse your good gifts of imagination and freedom, of intellect and reason, and have turned them into bonds of oppression. Lord, have mercy upon us; heal and forgive us. Set us free to serve you in the world as agents of your reconciling love in Jesus Christ.  

Response Hymn 425

Son of God, whose heart is peace, Son of God, most holy,

To your presence we have come; give us now your love.

Words of Assurance 2

ONE: The mercy of the Lord is from everlasting to everlasting. I declare to you, in the name of Jesus Christ, you are forgiven. May the God of mercy, who forgives you all your sins, strengthen you in all goodness, and by the power of the Holy Spirit keep you in eternal life. Amen.

ALL: Thanks be to God!

Sharing the Peace of Christ

ONE: The peace of Christ be with you.

RESPONSE:  And also with you.

Response Hymn 448

Peace of God be with you. Peace of God be with you.

Salaam, salaam. Peace of God be with you.

(sing twice)

Scriptures:  Psalm 43

                      Matthew 23:1-12

ONE: This is the word of the Lord.

RESPONSE:  Thanks be to God.

Anthem     You Say     Lauren Daigle, Jason Ingram, Paul Mabury

Sermon     "Lament and Hope"     Reverend Debra McGuire

Hymn 778   As Pants the Deer for Living Streams

Invitation to the Offering 3

The willingness to give is a sign of life. The fruit tree gives of its fruit, and we know it is alive. The ability to give comes and goes. Truly God is good to us in ways beyond our understanding. Offerings consist of many things, some of which are financial. As we offer our gifts and lives in this moment, may we become imitators of God, who holds nothing back from us, but is generous and gracious with us. You are invited to come and put your offerings and any prayer requests in this basket on the table now, or later this morning, and you are welcome to continue mailing your offerings to the church. Let us receive this morning's offering.

Offertory     Did You Feel The Mountains Tremble      Martin Smith

Prayer of Dedication 4

Let us pray: Lord, we bring before you the common things of our common life: our money, our songs, our labors to be your faithful congregation, our needs and dreams, our joys and sorrows, our selves. We celebrate all this with you, seeking the touch of your Spirit so that we will share more deeply what we are and have with all people in our city and our world. In faith and gratitude we offer common things made miracles by your grace. Bless what we give and bless what we keep that all may be used for your glory. Amen.

Sacrament of Holy Communion 5

Welcome to the delight that is this table.  Our Lord's table.  Welcome to the table where the love of God meets Humanity.  We welcome everyone to this table, no matter your church background, your knowledge of biblical ideas, no matter your sexual orientation or gender truth, no matter your mood.  Wherever and whoever you are you are welcome here, you belong, you are worthy.  

This is for you, but it may change you from one who is anxiously concerned about their own redemption into one who knows that Christ's body is the earth and all who walk upon it, are one in Him.  Into knowing that we are not redeemed by our being good but by our being connected.  Into knowing that daring to eat at the table of Jesus Christ has unimaginable consequences.

So come, come to be made whole, and to participate in the work of making us one with God and each other.

Preparation of the Table

ONE: The Lord be with you

ALL: And also with you

ONE: Lift up your hearts

ALL: We lift them up to the Lord

ONE: Let us give thanks to the Lord our God

ALL: It is right to give our thanks and praise

ONE: We give you thanks, O God, for making your love evident since the very beginning of time when you spoke the word which replaced the darkness of chaos with life-giving light. A light which has nurtured generations of people, and plants and creatures, great and small. A light which also revealed the fear and powerlessness caused by corrupt and evil actions. And so you spoke the Word which would once and for all dispel the darkness of chaotic lives. Through your love for the world the Word became flesh and lived among us full of grace and truth. The angels caroled glory to you in the highest heavens and peace to all people on earth, and we join with them and with all people to praise your holy name saying together:

ALL:     Holy Lord, God of endless love, heaven and earth are surely full of your glory. The angels sang of it - we have been lavished with it. Blessed is he who was born that we might have life. Glory to God and on earth peace to all people.

ONE:      Holy God, as the travelers with their treasures were overwhelmed with joy on finding Jesus, so we also are overwhelmed on finding out the depth of his love for us. For Jesus showed just how beloved we are to him, by loving us and giving himself for us. On that night when he gave himself up for us, as he sat at the table and broke bread with his friends, he said: 'Take and eat; this is my body which is broken for you. Remember me each time you do this.' After they had eaten, he took the cup, and said: 'Remember me as you drink from this, for it is my life, poured out for you—the beginning of a new relationship with God.'

Send the power of your Holy Spirit upon these gifts of bread and wine, O God, that we may experience the presence of the Word-made-flesh - Jesus Christ. Breathe your Spirit in us that we may be one body with him - living out his ministry in the world today and every day. This we pray in Jesus' name. Amen.

Words of Institution

Sharing of the Cup and Bread

Communion Anthem     Dona Nobis Pacem, Grant Us Peace     Ray Repp

Prayer of Thanksgiving

Generous God, You are the source of all life, creating and sustaining every living thing. You are the source of all food, material and spiritual, nourishing us in both body and soul. You are the light that goes before us, shining into the darkness. May we be filled with your breath nourished by your food renewed by your living water and sustained by your love.

Prayers of the People

ONE: Lord in your Mercy,

ALL: Hear our prayer.

The Lord's Prayer

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 debts, as we forgive our debtors; and lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from evil. For thine is the kingdom and the power and the glory, forever. Amen.

Hymn 712    As Those of Old Their Firstfruits Brought

Pastoral Blessing

Community Charge

Go out into the world in peace. Have courage! Hold on to what is good. Return no person evil for evil. Strengthen the faint-hearted, support the weak, help the suffering. Honor all people. Love and serve the Lord, rejoicing in the power of the Holy Spirit!  

Postlude    Fly Away Medley     Mark Hayes

1 Rev. Nancy J. wonderings through life and other such nonsense  

2 BCW

3 Thom Schuman Lectionary Liturgies

4 Christine Longhurst, re:Worship

5 Rev. Bob Gibson, London Conference of the United Church of Canada

Chimes

Opening Prayer  1

You call us to wait on you, Lord, but we get tired of waiting. Your answers to our prayers, your call for us to serve you, the promise of your coming kingdom, they all seem to take so long. You tell us to watch for your coming, Lord, but we're not sure how to prepare for…a thief in the night, an undisclosed time, and your disconcerting habit of secrecy and mystery. Yet, something inside whispers that you're not all that hard to find; That you're always coming to us, and that both the waiting and the watching, are more about being open to you now, than about trying not to be surprised in the future. And so we will keep waiting, and we'll try to stay alert, so that we can catch the glimpses of your glory that fill our day, every day Amen.

Welcome and Announcements

Introit     I Owe My Lord a Morning Song     John L. Bell

Call To Worship 2

ONE: God has gathered us to this place,

ALL: where we hear those stories which show us what the kingdom of God is like.

ONE: God summons us to this place,

ALL: where we can learn how to serve our God without reservation, or hesitation.

ONE: God will send us from this place,

ALL: to tell others of God's hopes and dreams, so they, too, can choose to follow God. Let us worship God.

Hymn 625  O Lord My God

Confession of Faith 3

ONE: God's amazing love for us is evident by the confidence we have to approach God with even our deepest thoughts. Because we have faith, we dare to approach God with confidence. In faith and penitence, let us confess before God and one another.

ALL: Merciful God, in your gracious presence we confess our sin and the sin of this world. Although Christ is among us as our peace, we are a people divided against ourselves as we cling to the values of a broken world. The profit and pleasures we pursue lay waste the land and pollute the seas. The fears and jealousies that we harbor set neighbor against neighbor and nation against nation. We abuse your good gifts of imagination and freedom, of intellect and reason, and have turned them into bonds of oppression. Lord, have mercy upon us; heal and forgive us. Set us free to serve you in the world as agents of your reconciling love in Jesus Christ.  

Response Hymn 425

Son of God, whose heart is peace, Son of God, most holy,

To your presence we have come; give us now your love.

Words of Assurance 3

ONE: The mercy of the Lord is from everlasting to everlasting. I declare to you, in the name of Jesus Christ, you are forgiven. May the God of mercy, who forgives you all your sins, strengthen you in all goodness, and by the power of the Holy Spirit keep you in eternal life.

ALL: Amen.

Sharing the Peace of Christ

ONE: The peace of Christ be with you.

RESPONSE:  And also with you.

Response Hymn 448

Peace of God be with you. Peace of God be with you.

Salaam, salaam. Peace of God be with you.

(sing twice)

Scriptures:  Psalm 70

                      Matthew 25:1-13

ONE: This is the word of the Lord.

RESPONSE:  Thanks be to God.

Anthem    

Sermon     "What is Urgent in Your Heart?"     Reverend Debra McGuire

Hymn 362   Rejoice! Rejoice, Believers

Moment for Membership     Pam Matthews

Invitation to the Offering 4

The willingness to give is a sign of life. The fruit tree gives of its fruit, and we know it is alive. The ability to give comes and goes. Truly God is good to us in ways beyond our understanding. Offerings consist of many things, some of which are financial. As we offer our gifts and lives in this moment, may we become imitators of God, who holds nothing back from us, but is generous and gracious with us. You are invited to come and put your offerings and any prayer requests in this basket on the table now, or later this morning, and you are welcome to continue mailing your offerings to the church. Let us receive this morning's offering.

Offertory     What Shall I Offer My God     Lloyd Larson

Prayer of Dedication 5

Let us pray: Lord, we bring before you the common things of our common life: our money, our songs, our labors to be your faithful congregation, our needs and dreams, our joys and sorrows, our selves. We celebrate all this with you, seeking the touch of your Spirit so that we will share more deeply what we are and have with all people in our city and our world. In faith and gratitude we offer common things made miracles by your grace. Bless what we give and bless what we keep that all may be used for your glory. Amen.

Prayers of the People

ONE: Lord in your Mercy,

ALL: Hear our prayer.

The Lord's Prayer

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 debts, as we forgive our debtors; and lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from evil. For thine is the kingdom and the power and the glory, forever. Amen.

Hymn 350    Keep Your Lamps Trimmed and Burning

Pastoral Blessing

Community Charge

Go out into the world in peace. Have courage! Hold on to what is good. Return no person evil for evil. Strengthen the faint-hearted, support the weak, help the suffering. Honor all people. Love and serve the Lord, rejoicing in the power of the Holy Spirit!  

Postlude    

1 John van de Laar (adapted)

2 re:worship

3 BCW

4 Thom Schuman Lectionary Liturgies

5 Christine Longhurst, re:Worship

Chimes

Opening Prayer  1

Mighty God, who speaks a word of peace to calm our troubled sea; Caring God, who nudges us away from fear and toward faith; Ever-present God, who fills us with awe but also raises many questions without easy answers; Open our eyes to see you - today, strengthen our hearts for the challenges that lie ahead, open our ears this hour to hear the word you speak. This we pray, In Jesus' name. Amen.

Welcome and Announcements

Introit     Blessed Jesus, at Thy Word     Johann Ahle, Arr. Hilty

Call To Worship 2

ONE: Awe-inspiring God,

ALL: We gather together to praise you for your tender compassion and care of needy people. Come, all who seek the Lord God, offer your prayers.

ONE: Listening God,

ALL: We gather to revere and honor your supportive concern for people who cry to you for help.

ONE: Come, all who seek the Lord God, offer your praise.

All: Come, all who seek the Lord God. Let us offer our worship.  

Hymn 612  We Praise You, O God

Confession of Faith 3

ONE: God's amazing love for us is evident by the confidence we have to approach God with even our deepest thoughts. Because we have faith, we dare to approach God with confidence. In faith and penitence, let us confess before God and one another.

ALL: Merciful God, in your gracious presence we confess our sin and the sin of this world. Although Christ is among us as our peace, we are a people divided against ourselves as we cling to the values of a broken world. The profit and pleasures we pursue lay waste the land and pollute the seas. The fears and jealousies that we harbor set neighbor against neighbor and nation against nation. We abuse your good gifts of imagination and freedom, of intellect and reason, and have turned them into bonds of oppression. Lord, have mercy upon us; heal and forgive us. Set us free to serve you in the world as agents of your reconciling love in Jesus Christ.  

Response Hymn 425

Son of God, whose heart is peace, Son of God, most holy,

To your presence we have come; give us now your love.

Words of Assurance 3

ONE: The mercy of the Lord is from everlasting to everlasting. I declare to you, in the name of Jesus Christ, you are forgiven. May the God of mercy, who forgives you all your sins, strengthen you in all goodness, and by the power of the Holy Spirit keep you in eternal life.

ALL: Amen.

Sharing the Peace of Christ

ONE: The peace of Christ be with you.

RESPONSE:  And also with you.

Response Hymn 448

Peace of God be with you. Peace of God be with you.

Salaam, salaam. Peace of God be with you.

(sing twice)

Scriptures:  1 Thessalonians 5:1-11

                      Matthew 25:14-30

ONE: This is the word of the Lord.

RESPONSE:  Thanks be to God.

Anthem    

Sermon      Reverend Debra McGuire

Hymn 716   God, Whose Giving Knows No Ending

Moment for Membership     George Lynch

Invitation to the Offering 4

The willingness to give is a sign of life. The fruit tree gives of its fruit, and we know it is alive. The ability to give comes and goes. Truly God is good to us in ways beyond our understanding. Offerings consist of many things, some of which are financial. As we offer our gifts and lives in this moment, may we become imitators of God, who holds nothing back from us, but is generous and gracious with us. You are invited to come and put your offerings and any prayer requests in this basket on the table now, or later this morning, and you are welcome to continue mailing your offerings to the church. Let us receive this morning's offering.

Offertory     God of Earth, Sea and Heaven     Frank Edwards, Arr. Hilty

Prayer of Dedication 4

Let us pray: Lord, we bring before you the common things of our common life: our money, our songs, our labors to be your faithful congregation, our needs and dreams, our joys and sorrows, our selves. We celebrate all this with you, seeking the touch of your Spirit so that we will share more deeply what we are and have with all people in our city and our world. In faith and gratitude we offer common things made miracles by your grace. Bless what we give and bless what we keep that all may be used for your glory. Amen.

Prayers of the People

ONE: Lord in your Mercy,

ALL: Hear our prayer.

The Lord's Prayer

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 debts, as we forgive our debtors; and lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from evil. For thine is the kingdom and the power and the glory, forever. Amen.

Hymn 12   Immortal, Invisible, God Only Wise

Pastoral Blessing

Community Charge

Go out into the world in peace. Have courage! Hold on to what is good. Return no person evil for evil. Strengthen the faint-hearted, support the weak, help the suffering. Honor all people. Love and serve the Lord, rejoicing in the power of the Holy Spirit!  

Postlude    

1 Long Green Valley Church of the Brethren

2 © 2012 Joan Stott "The Timeless Psalms" used with permission

3 BCW

4 Thom Schuman Lectionary Liturgies

5 Christine Longhurst, re:Worship

Chimes

Opening Prayer  1

May we honor your name not by paying it lip service, Lord Jesus but by trusting the vision it speaks of and the way it calls for. May we honor it by following you speaking into the word with our actions and showing who we're chosen to follow. May we love in your name, speak in your name, care in your name, that willingness to touch the outcast, feed the hungry, remember the sick, visit the imprisoned, clothe the naked, and give water to the thirsty in your name. Amen.  

Welcome and Announcements

Introit     

Call To Worship 2

ONE:     We come

ALL:     for God gathers us here, with that community called faith: where the hungry are served first, where the thirsty drink life's water.

ONE:     We come

ALL:     for God welcomes us here into that home called grace: where the naked are clothed in robes of hope; where the stranger is embraced as the long-lost prodigal.

ONE:     We come

ALL:     for God reunites us here, sisters and brothers in that family called love: where the imprisoned model justice, where the sick are cradled in God's peace. Let us worship God together.

Hymn 320  The Church of Christ in Every Age

Confession of Faith 3

ONE: God's amazing love for us is evident by the confidence we have to approach God with even our deepest thoughts. Because we have faith, we dare to approach God with confidence. In faith and penitence, let us confess before God and one another.

ALL: Merciful God, in your gracious presence we confess our sin and the sin of this world. Although Christ is among us as our peace, we are a people divided against ourselves as we cling to the values of a broken world. The profit and pleasures we pursue lay waste the land and pollute the seas. The fears and jealousies that we harbor set neighbor against neighbor and nation against nation. We abuse your good gifts of imagination and freedom, of intellect and reason, and have turned them into bonds of oppression. Lord, have mercy upon us; heal and forgive us. Set us free to serve you in the world as agents of your reconciling love in Jesus Christ.  

Response Hymn 425

Son of God, whose heart is peace, Son of God, most holy,

To your presence we have come; give us now your love.

Words of Assurance 2

ONE: The mercy of the Lord is from everlasting to everlasting. I declare to you, in the name of Jesus Christ, you are forgiven. May the God of mercy, who forgives you all your sins, strengthen you in all goodness, and by the power of the Holy Spirit keep you in eternal life.

ALL: Amen.

Sharing the Peace of Christ

ONE: The peace of Christ be with you.

RESPONSE:  And also with you.

Response Hymn 448

Peace of God be with you. Peace of God be with you.

Salaam, salaam. Peace of God be with you.

(sing twice)

Scripture:  Matthew 25:31-46

ONE: This is the word of the Lord.

RESPONSE:  Thanks be to God.

Anthem    

Sermon     

Hymn 757   Today We All Are Called to Be Disciples

Invitation to the Offering 4

The willingness to give is a sign of life. The fruit tree gives of its fruit, and we know it is alive. The ability to give comes and goes. Truly God is good to us in ways beyond our understanding. Offerings consist of many things, some of which are financial. As we offer our gifts and lives in this moment, may we become imitators of God, who holds nothing back from us, but is generous and gracious with us. You are invited to come and put your offerings and any prayer requests in this basket on the table now, or later this morning, and you are welcome to continue mailing your offerings to the church. Let us receive this morning's offering.

Offertory     

Prayer of Dedication 4

Let us pray: Lord, we bring before you the common things of our common life: our money, our songs, our labors to be your faithful congregation, our needs and dreams, our joys and sorrows, our selves. We celebrate all this with you, seeking the touch of your Spirit so that we will share more deeply what we are and have with all people in our city and our world. In faith and gratitude we offer common things made miracles by your grace. Bless what we give and bless what we keep that all may be used for your glory. Amen.

Prayers of the People

ONE: Lord in your Mercy,

ALL: Hear our prayer.

The Lord's Prayer

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 debts, as we forgive our debtors; and lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from evil. For thine is the kingdom and the power and the glory, forever. Amen.

Hymn 542   God Be with You Till We Meet Again

Community Charge

Go out into the world in peace. Have courage! Hold on to what is good. Return no person evil for evil. Strengthen the faint-hearted, support the weak, help the suffering. Honor all people. Love and serve the Lord, rejoicing in the power of the Holy Spirit!  

Postlude    

1 Roddy Hamilton Listening to the Stones used with permission

2 Thom Schuman Lectionary Liturgies

3 BCW

4 Thom Schuman Lectionary Liturgies

5 Christine Longhurst, re:Worship