PRELUDE<\/strong>
“Trio Sonata No. 1 in E-flat Major\u201d<\/em> (J. S. Bach)
Gary Denbow,\u00a0 Tim Graf\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n

CALL TO WORSHIP<\/strong>
\u201cI Like To\u201c <\/em>(Yancy)
VBS Kids<\/p>\n\n\n\n

WELCOME<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

CONFESSION AND FORGIVENESS<\/strong>
Gathered into one by God\u2019s Spirit, we are bold to confess our sins, our shortcomings, our failures, right here in the open, in the presence of God and of one another.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

(silence for reflection)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

God of grace,
We confess that we have failed you, failed ourselves, failed one another. We assume the worst about those around us, rather than giving anyone the benefit of the doubt. We do the same to ourselves, and sometimes, even, we do the same to you. We are stubborn and determined to hold a grudge. We fail to exercise our imaginations, fail to recognize your works waiting to be born, if only we would step up to help, or sometimes, if only we would move out of the way.\u00a0 Forgive us, O God, and show us another way forward. Amen.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Hear the good news of the risen Christ: God is making all things new! Your sins are forgiven. God\u2019s invitation is to another way of living.
Thanks be to God!<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

OPENING HYMN<\/strong>
\u201cI\u2019m So Glad Jesus Lifted Me\u201d <\/em> ELW # 860<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

PRAYER OF THE DAY\u00a0<\/strong>
O God, the word of Christ dwells in us richly and your promises are ever before us.\u00a0 Keep us mindful of your presence with us today even as we hear the stories of how you were moving among your people in ages past.\u00a0 Amen.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

SUNDAY SCHOOL INVITATION<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

READING\u00a0<\/strong>
Deuteronomy 6:4-9<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Hear, O Israel: The Lord is our God, the Lord alone. You shall love the Lord your God with all your heart, and with all your soul, and with all your might. Keep these words that I am commanding you today in your heart. Recite them to your children and talk about them when you are at home and when you are away, when you lie down and when you rise. Bind them as a sign on your hand, fix them as an emblem on your forehead, and write them on the doorposts of your house and on your gates.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Word of the Lord.  Thanks be to God.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

HYMN<\/strong>
\u201cBreak Now the Bread of Life\u201d<\/em> ELW # 515<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

SERMON<\/strong>
\u201cM is for Memory”<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

VBS CELEBRATION<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

OFFERING OF MUSIC<\/strong>
\u201cDeep River\u201d<\/em> (arr. Timothy Graf)
Chamber Choir\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n

OFFERING PRAYER <\/strong>
God of abundance beyond measure,
It feels like privilege to offer back to you even a portion of the blessings you have poured out upon us. Keep us ever-mindful of what we call our own, ever-seeking new ways to come alongside you in the creation of abundance for the world. Amen.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

PRAYERS OF GOD\u2019S PEOPLE\u00a0\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

THE LORD\u2019S PRAYER<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

BEFORE YOU GO<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

BENEDICTION <\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

SOLO<\/strong>
\u201cA Clare Benediction\u201d<\/em> (John Rutter)
Bruce Broquist, Tim Graf\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/strong>\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n

SENDING:<\/strong>
Go now in peace,
Love your God,
Serve your neighbor.
Thanks be to God!<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

POSTLUDE<\/strong>
\u201cI\u2019m So Glad Jesus Lifted Me\u201d<\/em>
Gary Denbow, Tim Graf<\/p>\n\n\n\n