Sunday Morning Bulletin

THE GATHERING

Musical Prelude

Greetings and Announcements

Procession of Light, Word and World

Introit  “Lord, Prepare Me” MV # 18 

Lord Prepare me to be a sanctuary. 

Pure and Holy tried and true;

With thanksgiving, I’ll be a living

Sanctuary for you.

Words & Music: John W. Thompson and Randy Scruggs. Copyright © 1982

by Whole Armour & Ful Armour Publlishng Company.   Reprinted with permission

under ONE LICENSE # A-743525  All rights reserved.

Call To Worship (Responsive)

Leader: The world is a mess.

All: And we are on clean up.

Leader: With the state of the world - wars, poverty, power struggles, hunger, loneliness, grief…

All: there is so much to do.

Leader: We have to act as if it were possible to radically transform the world. 

All: And we have to do it all the time.

Leader: Worship gives us the community, courage and call to

recognize and reveal our kingdom lives,

All: transformed by Jesus, from whom all glory shines.

— adapted from Angela Davis

Opening Prayer (Together)

Brilliant God, thank you for letting your light shine all around us and through us. Let our hearts be glad because you are faithful to us, and you rule in love. We worship you, O God, with our enlightened minds and spirits. Amen.

Opening Hymn “How Good, Lord To Be Here”  VU # 103 

Theme Conversation

Sing and Sign “Halle, Halle, Halle”

Ministry of Music Riley Skeffington

WE HEAR THE WORD OF GOD

Scriptures:  Exodus 24: 12-18  

Responsive Psalm 2 (VU pg. 725)

Scripture:  Matthew 17: 1-9

Reflection

Hymn “Fairest Lord Jesus”   VU # 341 

WE RESPOND TO THE WORD OF GOD

Invitation to the Offering

Offertory Music

Praise God from whom all blessings flow;

Praise God, all creatures high and low;

Give thanks to God in love made known:

Creator, Word and Spirit, One.

Text: Thomas Ken, 1674; alt. Music: Louis Bourgeois, 1551. 

Contributors: OLD HUNDREDTH Reprinted with permission under

ONE LICENSE # A-743525  All rights reserved.

Offertory Prayer (Together)

Almighty God, You have always seen those who society cast out and put at the margins. You have taught us to love them and care for them.  And despite your message, our institutes of faith continue to harm those you love in what is done and left undone.  We have lost touch of our common humanity with one another and left the marginalized to bear the weight of that harm.   For those who have been left and forgotten, we pray, that they may know your hope despite the failures of those who act in Your name.  Illumine the hypocrisy of faith, that our institutions might reconcile message and action to align with your love and care for those on the edges of our communities to draw them in, disrupt the borders of our communities  and embody the kingdom that we hope for. — Rev. Elizabeth Ashman Riley, Rage Prayers

Hymn “Lord Listen To Your Children Praying”  VU # 400

Prayers of the People and the Lord’s Prayer

 WE GO INTO THE WORLD

Hymn “Lead On O Cloud Of Presence” VU # 421

Commissioning

Sung Benediction 

As We Leave This Place Of Worship 

And we go our separate ways

May the God who goes before us

Guide in all our coming days.

Let us now go forth in service, 

serving every creed and race;

In the spirit of true giving,

living peace and grace.

Words & Music: William B. Petricko   Copyright 1997 by William Petricko.

Reprinted with permission under ONE LICENSE # A-743525  All rights reserved.

Celebration

Postlude Music