PRELUDE
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.
(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, O Lord?
As you call your people and this planet to peace and wholeness,
we see communities in conflict and the countless costs of war.
Why, O Lord?
We share the same world, the same streets, the same air,
but we appear to be more divided than ever.
Why, O Lord?
With our questions, with our fears,
God answers with a better way,
a way of love and harmony,
a way of Jesus.
Surrounded by this community of friends,
we follow the way of Jesus into God’s promises
of wholeness and hope that are unfolding before us,
one step at a time.
Amen.
MESSAGE
OFFERING
OFFERING OF MUSIC
“Why?” (Michael Card)
Tim Graf, Corwin Holk
THE LORD’S PRAYER
BLESSING
“A Gaelic Blessing”
The Lord Almighty grant us a quiet night and peace at the last. Amen.
It is good to give thanks to the Lord, to sing praise to your name, O most high, to herald your love in the morning, your truth at the close of the day. Amen.
“A Gaelic Blessing” (reprise)
POSTLUDE
Tim Graf
The Musicians for Today’s Worship
- Tim Graf (Director of Worship & Music)
- Corwin Holk
- Penny Meier
The Pastors of St. Andrew
Pastor Peter Johnson
Acting Interim Senior Pastor and Pastor of Service & Small Groups
Pastor Sarah Fike
Pastor of Children, Youth, & Family
Pastor Matthew Ian Fleming
Pastor of Teaching & Young Adults
Pastor Roger Schindel
Visitation Pastor