Posts from March 2024 (Page 2)

PRELUDE“Nimrod” (Edward Elgar)Tim Graf WELCOME CONFESSION AND FORGIVENESSWe gather in the name of God who creates, redeems, and sustains us.Amen. Let us confess our sin in the presence of God and of one another. Holy God, We confess that we have rejected the refuge you offer.We try to hide behind self-sufficiency and pride,but you see us, and love us still. We confess that we have chosen strife over peace;we want to be right more than we want to be in right…

PRELUDE “Fairest Lord Jesus” (arr. Venita MacGorman) Ring of Fire, Linnae Stole (Director ) WELCOME/ANNOUNCEMENTS EVENING HYMN “Psalm 141”  LITANY   In a season when answers don’t come easily, when questions and doubts, concerns and fears abound, we gather with each other to hear a word of promise.   God, our creator and sustainer, delights in our curiosity, calls forth our questions, and embraces our doubts, no matter what.  In a world with enough for all,  we remember that many lack enough to eat,  live paycheck to paycheck, or long for meaningful work. Why,…

CALL TO WORSHIP SONG  “Rise” WELCOME SONG  “Whatever May Come” PRAYERS THE LORD’S PRAYER DISMISSAL OF SUNDAY SCHOOL KIDS READINGActs 10:1-16 In Caesarea there was a man named Cornelius, a centurion of the Italian Cohort, as it was called. He was a devout man who feared God with all his household; he gave alms generously to the people and prayed constantly to God. One afternoon at about three o’clock he had a vision in which he clearly saw an angel of God…

PRELUDE“When I Survey the Wondrous Cross” (arr. Ronald Kauffman) Grace Notes, Vicki Grant (Director) WELCOME CONFESSION AND FORGIVENESSWe gather in the name of God who creates, redeems, and sustains us.Amen. Let us confess our sin in the presence of God and of one another. Holy God, We confess that we have rejected the refuge you offer.We try to hide behind self-sufficiency and pride,but you see us, and love us still. We confess that we have chosen strife over peace;we want to be…

PRELUDE Tim Graf WELCOME/ANNOUNCEMENTS EVENING HYMN“Joyous Light of Heavenly Glory” ELW # 561 LITANY  In a season when answers don’t come easily,when questions and doubts, concerns and fears abound,we gather with each other to hear a word of promise. God, our creator and sustainer,delights in our curiosity,calls forth our questions,and embraces our doubts, no matter what. (beat of silence) In a world with enough for all, we remember that many lack enough to eat, live paycheck to paycheck, or long for meaningful work.Why,…

SONG  “My Lighthouse” WELCOME SONG  “Spirit Move” PRAYER TIME“The Clothesline Prayers” by Cathy Skogen-Soldner SACRAMENT OF HOLY COMMUNION WORDS OF INSTITUTION THE LORD’S PRAYER COMMUNION SONG“You Will Find Me (Psalm 139)”  POST-COMMUNION PRAYER BIBLE STORY“Saul and Ananias” (from Acts 9:1-22) MESSAGE“Altered Alongside Our Enemies” OFFERING INVITATION/BEFORE YOU GO BLESSING   CLOSING SONG “In Your Light” The Musicians for Today’s Worship Prayers As a community of faith we are connected through joy, sorrow, worship, and prayer. Please pray for the people…

PRELUDE“Concerto for 2 Violins in D Minor- Vivace” (J.S. Bach)     String Quartet   WELCOME  LITANYO God of action and intention,help us to consider our influence on the world.The sword and the ploughshare are not so different—no matter the name, a sharp blade can hurt or harvest,and a single word can alienate or welcome.Only your love can heal and make whole. O God of justice and mercy,help us to consider our relationships with your children.The friend and the foe are…