Posts from November 2024

WELCOME SONG “House of the Lord” PRAYER SONG“Lord, Listen to Your Children Praying” PRAYERS OF GOD’S PEOPLE SACRAMENT OF HOLY COMMUNION WORDS OF INSTITUTION  THE LORD’S PRAYER COMMUNION SONG“Shall Not Want”   Rebecca Hammond, Alan Bach, Tim Graf, Worship Band POST-COMMUNION PRAYER CHILDREN’S MESSAGE READINGExodus 35:4-29 Moses said to all the congregation of the Israelites, “This is the thing that the Lord has commanded: Take from among you an offering to the Lord; let whoever is of a generous heart bring the Lord’s offering: gold, silver,…

PRELUDE“Bwana Awabariki (May God Grant You a Blessing)” (Susan T. Nelson)Grace Notes, Vicki Grant (Director) CALL TO WORSHIP“Angels Watching Over Me (All Night, All Day)”Starlight Singers, Hannah Fleming (Director) WELCOME OPENING HYMN“Let Us Talents and Tongues Employ” ELW # 674 PRAYER OF THE DAYMerciful God, you have already given us the supplies and the skills we need to answer your call.  Come to us now and open our hearts, that we may be generous with the bounty you have placed…

WELCOME SONGS “Counting Every Blessing”“Lord, I Need You” PRAYERS OF GOD’S PEOPLE THE LORD’S PRAYER READINGExodus 16:10-15 And as Aaron spoke to the whole congregation of the Israelites, they looked toward the wilderness, and the glory of the Lord appeared in the cloud. The Lord spoke to Moses and said, “I have heard the complaining of the Israelites; say to them, ‘At twilight you shall eat meat, and in the morning you shall have your fill of bread; then you…

PRELUDE“Elegy”  (Susan T. Nelson )Peace Ringers, Linnae Stole (Director) WELCOME CONFESSION AND FORGIVENESSBlessed be the holy Trinity, one God,Giver of all lifeAdvocate of the forgottenBreath of sabbath rest.Amen. Together we confess our sin in the presence of God and one another.God who provides,We confess that we are captive to greed, mistrust, and despair.We cannot free ourselvesfrom habits of hoarding and complaining.God who remembers,We fear our neighbor’s needand forget our dependence on you.We spoil the gift of daily bread.God who delivers,We…

WELCOME LITANY    Creating God, you made heaven and earth.  You formed us from the dust of the earth and called us very good.  Your breath gave us life.We glorify your creation. Saving God, you were born to live with and like us.  You have felt our suffering and joy so that we are never alone.  You died so that we, too, can live a new and eternal life.We praise your salvation. Sustaining God, you stir up our faith and comfort our…

PRELUDE“Divertimento in F- Andante”  (W. A. Mozart)String Quartet WELCOME CALL TO WORSHIP“No Night There” (Dan Forrest)Canticle Choir, Orchestra, Larry Bach (Director) LITANYCreating God, you made heaven and earth. You formed us from the dust of the earth and called us very good.  Your breath gave us life.We glorify your creation. Saving God, you were born to live with and like us.  You have felt our suffering and joy so that we are never alone.  You died so that we, too,…