February 8, 2015 ORDER

8:30 AM Order of Service

Welcome and Announcements

Call to Worship:

Leader:  Together let us shout,

People:  "PRAISE THE LORD!"
Unison:  How good it is to sing praises to God,

                for God is gracious, and a song of praise is fitting.

Hymn of Praise: :"For the Beauty of the Earth"  number 56  stanzas 1, 2, 4 and  5 

Lighting of the Candles
Children are welcome to come forward.
Leader:  In the beginning, God said,
People: 'Let there be light' and there was light!
Leader: We light these candles today,
People: Because God is with us in this time and in this place!

Invocation & Lord's Prayer

Draw us together in our love, O God.

May our restless hearts not resist you,

 but  may we find our rest in you.

 Hear us now, as we pray, Our Father, Who art in heaven....Amen

Joys & Concerns

Prayer Hymn

"Take Time to Be Holy"  number 572...stanzas  1, 2 and 4

Prayers of the People

Scripture:

Mark 1:29-39

Sermon

Communion Hymn:

When You Do This Remember Me"  number 400  all stanzas

Invitation to Share in the Lord's Supper

Communion Affirmation

Leader:  You, my beloved, once an alien, are now a citizen of heaven: once a stranger, are now brought home to the family of God.  You have owned my Lord as your Lord, my people as your people.

People:  Under Jesus the Messiah we are one.  Mutually embraced in the everlasting arms, I embrace you in mine:  your sorrows shall be my sorrows, and your joys my joys.

Leader:  Joint debtors to the favor of God and the love of Jesus, we shall jointly suffer with him, that we may jointly reign with him.

People:  Let us, then, renew our strength, remember our sovereign, and hold fast our boasted hope unshaken to the end.

--Alexander Campbell, 19th Century Disciples forebear

Christians of all denominations and backgrounds are welcome
to share in communion & offering.

Words of Institution & Prayer for Bread and Cup

The Lord's Supper and Offering

Please come forward down the center aisle to partake of the elements.
Gifts, tithes and offerings may be placed in the basket on the table.

Prayer of Thanksgiving

Invitation to Discipleship


Hymn of Invitation:

"What a Friend we Have in Jesus"   number 585  all stanzas

Blessing
Children are welcome to come forward.
Leader: The light that was in one place at one time, is now in all places and all times,
People: For God has placed the light in us!
Leader: We go in peace!

           

10:40 AM Service Order

Gathering and Preparing for Worship

Opening Music:

Welcome & Announcements

Hymn of Praise: "For the Beauty of the Earth"  number 56  stanzas 1, 2, 4 and  5 

Call to Worship

Leader:  Together let us shout,

People:  "PRAISE THE LORD!"
Unison:  How good it is to sing praises to God,

                for God is gracious, and a song of praise is fitting.

Invocation & Lord's Prayer

Draw us together in our love, O God.

 May our restless hearts not resist you,

 but  may we find our rest in you.

 Hear us now, as we pray, Our Father, Who art in heaven....Amen

Turning to God in Prayer

Moments of Fellowship and Greeting

Joys & Concerns

Prayer Hymn: 572,   Take Time to Be Holy....stanzas 1, 2 and 4

Prayers of the People

Musical Response

Contemplating God's Word

Scripture: Mark 1: 29-39

Choir Voluntary

Children's Moment & Blessing

Sermon

Sharing at the Lord's Table

Invitation to Communion

Communion Affirmation

Leader:  You, my beloved, once an alien, are now a citizen of heaven: once a stranger, are now brought home to the family of God.  You have owned my Lord as your Lord, my people as your people.

People:  Under Jesus the Messiah we are one.  Mutually embraced in the everlasting arms, I embrace you in mine:  your sorrows shall be my sorrows, and your joys my joys.

Leader:  Joint debtors to the favor of God and the love of Jesus, we shall jointly suffer with him, that we may jointly reign with him.

People:  Let us, then, renew our strength, remember our sovereign, and hold fast our boasted hope unshaken to the end.

--Alexander Campbell, 19th Century Disciples forebear



Christians of all denominations and backgrounds are welcome to share in communion. Please hold each element as we partake in unison.

Communion Hymn: 400 When You Do This Remember Me

Prayers for Bread & Cup and Words of Institution

Call to Offering

Offertory

Prayer of Thanksgiving

Going Forth in Faith

Invitation to Discipleship

Hymn of Invitation"What a Friend we Have in Jesus"   number 585  all stanzas

Presentation of Baptism Candidates

Benediction

Choral Response and Carrying Out of the Light

433....Blessed Be the Tie that Binds....all stanzas

Postlude