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November 28, 2021 First Sunday of Advent Worship

11/27/2021

 
The worship video will become available
​Sunday morning at 10:30 a.m.
​If it does not work for you right away, please try refreshing your browser.
Please use this outline as you participate in our worship. You can also download a PDF of our order of worship, here. The weekly announcements for our community found at the top of this page are updated regularly.

Our online worship will begin at 10:30am central on Sunday morning.  Grab a candle to gather in the light of Christ with us, and something that you can use for communion so that you are ready to worship God, wherever you worship with us.

Send us an email and let us know you joined us! ​See you at 10:30!
Words of Welcome

Sharing Christ's Peace & Gathering in the Light

Prelude to Worship

Invitation to Worship
one: Can one be homesick for something you’ve never known?
ALL: We are homesick for a just world, for peace like rivers, for the end of suffering. 
one: Yes, we are homesick--
ALL: for joy that is contagious, for nations that feel like neighbors, and for hospitals that run empty.
one: We are homesick for the world God promises.
ALL: We are homesick, but we are on our way.
one: God is here. God is still creating.
ALL: Let us worship Holy God.

Opening Hymn (Sing with us!) - Chalice Hymnal #139 "All Earth Is Waiting"

Invocation

Prayer Response (Sing with us!) -
Be still and know, that I am God.

Worship & Wonder Scripture -
"The Prophets Show the Way to Bethlehem" a Children Worship & Wonder story by Sonja M. Stewart and Jerome Berryman, based on Isaiah 9:2 and John 1:5 told in the Worship & Wonder room

Lighting of the Advent Candles - Hope

Song of Response (Sing with us!) - Chalice Hymnal #132, v. 1 "When God Is a Child"

Prayer of Illumination

Scripture - Luke 21:25-36 (CEB)

Sermon - "Homesick"

Special Music - "Homeward Bound" by Marta Keen, arr. Jay Althouse

Prayers of the People (Submit a Prayer Request)
and Our Lord's Prayer


Song of Response - "Wherever You Are" by Nathan & Becky Bliss

Invitation to Stewardship - Click Here to Donate

Doxology (Sing along!) - Praise God from Whom All Blessings Flow to the tune of "What Child is This"

Prayer of Dedication

Celebration of Communion - ALL are welcome!

Communion Response (Sing along!) - Chalice Hymnal #122 - "Comfort, Comfort You My People"

Invitation to Discipleship

Closing Hymn (Sing along!) - Chalice Hymnal #140 "Hail to the Lord's Anointed"

Blessing & Benediction

​Postlude

Acknowledgements and permissions:
Permission to use and stream the music in this worship service obtained from ONE LICENSE #A-730652 and
CCLI #36152 and CSPL143030. All rights reserved.


​Portions of our liturgy adapted from resources written by Rev. Sarah (Are) Speed | A Sanctified Art LLC and Gathered by Love: Worship Resources for Year C, by Lavon Bayler. United Church Press: Cleveland, OH 1994. Pages 4-5.

November 21, 2021 Hanging of the Greens Sunday Worship

11/21/2021

 
The worship video will become available
​Sunday morning at 10:30 a.m.
​If it does not work for you right away, please try refreshing your browser.
Please use this outline as you participate in our worship. You can also download a PDF of our order of worship, here. The weekly announcements for our community found at the top of this page are updated regularly.

Our online worship will begin at 10:30am central on Sunday morning.  Grab a candle to gather in the light of Christ with us, and something that you can use for communion so that you are ready to worship God, wherever you worship with us.

Send us an email and let us know you joined us! ​See you at 10:30!
Words of Welcome

Sharing Christ's Peace & Gathering in the Light

Prelude to Worship

Invitation to Worship
ONE: How will we prepare this house for the coming of God’s royal son?
ALL: With branches of cedar, the tree of royalty fitting for a king.
ONE: How shall we prepare this house for the coming of the eternal Christ?
ALL: 
With garlands of pine and fir, whose leaves are ever-living and ever-green. 
ONE: How shall we prepare this house for the coming of our Savior?
ALL: With wreaths of holly and ivy, telling of his passion, death, and resurrection.
ONE: How shall we prepare our hearts for the coming of the son of God?
ALL: 
By journeying again towards Bethlehem, following the way of those who journey with us.

Opening Hymn (Sing with us!) - Chalice Hymnal #147, v. 1, 2 & 4 "O Come, All Ye Faithful"

Invocation

Song of Response (Sing with us!) - Chalice Hymnal #119, v. 1 & 3 "O Come, O Come, Emmanuel"

Prayer of Illumination (Sing with us!) -
Be still and know, that I am God.

Worship & Wonder Scripture -
"How the Church Tells Time" a Children Worship & Wonder story by Sonja M. Stewart and Jerome Berryman based on Leviticus 23:1-3

Reading - The Paraments

Special Music - "An Advent Reflection" by Ruth Elaine Schram 

Reading - The Banners

Reading - The Advent Wreath and Candles

Hymn (Sing with us!) - Chalice Hymnal #132 "When God Is a Child"

Reading - The Greens

Reading - The Wreaths

Hymn (Sing with us!) - Chalice Hymnal #172 "We Three Kings"

Reading - The Word

Reading - The Poinsettias

Hymn (Sing with us!) - Chalice Hymnal #149, v. 1 & 2 "Angels from the Realms of Glory"

Prayers of the People (Submit a Prayer Request)
and Our Lord's Prayer


Invitation to Stewardship - Click Here to Donate

Doxology (Sing along!) - It Came Upon a Midnight Clear Doxology

Prayer of Dedication

Celebration of Communion - ALL are welcome!

Communion Response (Sing along!) - Chalice Hymnal #125, v. 1 & 2 - "Come, O Long-expected Jesus"

Invitation to Discipleship

Closing Hymn (Sing along!) - Chalice Hymnal #144 v. 1 & 3 "O Little Town of Bethlehem"

Blessing & Benediction

​Postlude

Acknowledgements and permissions:
Permission to use and stream the music in this worship service obtained from ONE LICENSE #A-730652 and
CCLI #36152 and CSPL143030. All rights reserved.


The Hanging of the Greens service was adapted from a service by the Rev. Dr. Judith E. Ridlen, pastor of Northside Christian Church, St. Louis, Missouri, as found in Everlasting Light, by Sandy Dixon (St. Louis: Chalice Press, 2000).

November 14, 2021 Worship

11/13/2021

 
The worship video will become available
​Sunday morning at 10:30 a.m.
​If it does not work for you right away, please try refreshing your browser.
Please use this outline as you participate in our worship. You can also download a PDF of our order of worship, here. The weekly announcements for our community found at the top of this page are updated regularly.

Our online worship will begin at 10:30am central on Sunday morning.  Grab a candle to gather in the light of Christ with us, and something that you can use for communion so that you are ready to worship God, wherever you worship with us.

Send us an email and let us know you joined us! ​See you at 10:30!
Words of Welcome

Sharing Christ's Peace & Gathering in the Light

Prelude to Worship

Invitation to Worship
one: God is the practice of radical imagination.
ALL: 
God is the freedom to dream of abundance and flourishing.
one: God is the practice of adaptability and change.
ALL: 
God is the power to break patterns that destroy life and relationships. one: God is the practice of justice that transforms.
ALL: 
God is the work that mends, that heals, that builds anew.
one: We rejoice and give thanks for the God who dwells with us.
ALL: 
Among us and within us, God is here.

Opening Song (Sing with us!) - Chalice Praise #40 "Shout to the North"

Invocation

Song of Response (Sing with us!) - Chalice Praise #60 "I Love You, Lord"

Prayer of Illumination (Sing with us!) -
Be still and know, that I am God.

Worship & Wonder Scripture -
"Jonah" a Children Worship & Wonder story by Tracy Parker based on Jonah 1-4 told in the Worship & Wonder room

Scripture - Jonah 3:4-10; 4:1-5 (CEB)

Sermon - "Jonah and the Invitation to Remakesgiving"


Special Music - No Hard Feelings by Robert William Crawford, Scott Yancey Avett, and Timothy Seth Avett

Prayers of the People (Submit a Prayer Request)
and Our Lord's Prayer


Song of Response (Sing along!) - Chalice Hymnal #77 "On Eagle's Wing"

Invitation to Stewardship - Click Here to Donate

Consecration of Pledges

Doxology (Sing along!) - Chalice Hymnal #528 "Give Thanks"

Prayer of Dedication

Celebration of Communion - ALL are welcome!

Communion Response (Sing along!) - Chalice Praise #160 - "This Is the Place"

Invitation to Discipleship

Closing Hymn (Sing along!) - Chalice Hymnal #710 "Come, Ye Thankful People, Come"

Blessing & Benediction

​Postlude

Acknowledgements and permissions:
Permission to use and stream the music in this worship service obtained from ONE LICENSE #A-730652 and
CCLI #36152 and CSPL143030. All rights reserved.


Portions of our liturgy from Led by Love: Worship Resources for Year B, by Lavon Bayler. United Church Press: Cleveland, OH 1996. Pages 36-37; and from ©enfleshed, January 24, 2021.

November 7, 2021 Worship - All Saints Sunday

11/7/2021

 
The worship video will become available
​Sunday morning at 10:30 a.m.
​If it does not work for you right away, please try refreshing your browser.
Please use this outline as you participate in our worship. You can also download a PDF of our order of worship, here. The weekly announcements for our community found at the top of this page are updated regularly.

Our online worship will begin at 10:30am central on Sunday morning.  Grab a candle to gather in the light of Christ with us, and something that you can use for communion so that you are ready to worship God, wherever you worship with us.

Send us an email and let us know you joined us! ​See you at 10:30!
Words of Welcome

Sharing Christ's Peace & Gathering in the Light

Prelude to Worship

Invitation to Worship
one: In all our weakness and strength, with our youth-filled spirits and aging bodies,
ALL:
we come to be your people, O God.
one: Strong in faith and eager with questions, singing our praise and whispering our prayers,
ALL: 
we come to be your people, O God.
one: Filled with saintly determination yet mindful of our human limitations,
ALL: 
we come to be your people, O God.
one: Made strong in your endless love for us, we know ourselves to be yours and
ALL: 
we come to be your people, O God.

Opening Song (Sing with us!) - Chalice Praise #637; v. 1-4 "For All the Saints"

Invocation

Remembering the Saints

Prayer


Song of Response (Reverberations Bell Choir) - For All the Saints

Prayer of Illumination (Sing with us!) -
Be still and know, that I am God.

Worship & Wonder Scripture -
"Exodus" a Children Worship & Wonder story by Sonja M. Stewart and Jerome Berryman based on Exodus 1:1-15:21 told in the Worship & Wonder room

Scripture - Revelation 21:1-6a (CEB)

Sermon

Special Music - "Simple Gifts" a traditional Shaker tune, arr. Martha Lynn Thompson

Prayers of the People (Submit a Prayer Request)
and Our Lord's Prayer


Invitation to Stewardship - Click Here to Donate

Consecration of Pledges

Doxology (Sing along!) - Chalice Hymnal #47 "Praise God From Whom All Blessings Flow"

Prayer of Dedication

Celebration of Communion - ALL are welcome!

Communion Response (Sing along!) - "You Who Are Thirsty"

Invitation to Discipleship

Closing Hymn (Sing along!) - "In Unity We Lift Our Song"

Blessing & Benediction

​Postlude

Acknowledgements and permissions:
Permission to use and stream the music in this worship service obtained from ONE LICENSE #A-730652 and
CCLI #36152 and CSPL143030. All rights reserved.


Portions of our liturgy from Led by Love: Worship Resources for Year B, by Lavon Bayler. United Church Press: Cleveland, OH 1996. Pages 135-136.
    Permission to use and stream music in our worship services obtained from ONE LICENSE #A-730652
    and CCLI #36152
    and CSPL #143030. 
    All rights reserved.
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