NOTES:We have lots to celebrate today! We appreciate our mothers, aunts, grandmothers and friends who have raised us! We are joining in relief and gratitude the joy of our graduates from high school and college! We have nearly 150 new baby hats to send off to the HANDS program! We have made some great strides in stewardship and giving that are blooming into wonderful ministry! So we're ready to clap our hands and shout for joy as we stand on the edge of all these new moments. We know that God who has brought us this far by faith, will lead us on!
SCRIPTURE: Psalm 47 & Ephesians 1:15-19
Psalm 47
Clap your hands, all you peoples; shout to God with loud songs of joy.
For the LORD, the Most High, is awesome, a great king over all the earth.
He subdued peoples under us, and nations under our feet.
He chose our heritage for us, the pride of Jacob whom he loves. Selah
God has gone up with a shout, the LORD with the sound of a trumpet.
Sing praises to God, sing praises; sing praises to our King, sing praises.
For God is the king of all the earth; sing praises with a psalm.
God is king over the nations; God sits on his holy throne.
The princes of the peoples gather as the people of the God of Abraham. For the shields of the earth belong to God; he is highly exalted.
Ephesians 1:15-19
I have heard of your faith in the Lord Jesus and your love toward all the saints, and for this reason
I do not cease to give thanks for you as I remember you in my prayers.
I pray that the God of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of glory, may give you a spirit of wisdom and revelation as you come to know him,
so that, with the eyes of your heart enlightened, you may know what is the hope to which he has called you, what are the riches of his glorious inheritance among the saints,
and what is the immeasurable greatness of his power for us who believe, according to the working of his great power.
8:30 AM Order of Service
The Gathering
Welcome
Prelude
We Gather in The Light of Christ
Lighting the Christ Candles
Children come forward to light the candles as we share the responsive reading.
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!
Hymn of Praise:#38 "Clap Your Hands" (sing once)
Call to Worship
Leader: A
new day has begun.
People: Hope wins!
Leader: A
fresh start is granted.
People: Grace wins!
Leader: Today
you have the opportunity to do something new.
People: Faith wins!
Leader: Christ
is entering your life in a new way.
People: Peace wins!
Come,
let us worship God, who is inviting us into life in a new way, a way that
transcends death, a way of hope and faith.
Love wins!
~
written by Rev. Mindi and posted on Rev-o-lution. http://rev-o-lution.org/
Invocation (UNISON)
O Living God of past and future,
we praise you
for this present moment.
Fill us with your joy and empower us with your
Holy Spirit,
that our strength may be renewed
to sing a new song of your glory
in a world which longs for your joy.
All this we ask in the name of Jesus,
in whom we become
your new creation.
~
from All Things New, written by Rev.
Susan A. Blain and Rev. Scott Ressman. Posted on the United Church of Christ website. http://www.ucc.org/50/pdfs/worship-resources.pdf
We Recognize Our Graduates
Sharing of Names
Challenge and Blessing (Need slide) adapted from Ephesians 1:15-20
For this reason, since we know about your faith in the Lord Jesus and your love for all God’s people, we will not stop giving thanks for you, remembering you in our prayers. We will keep asking that the God may give you the Spirit of wisdom and revelation, so that you may know God better and better as you grow. We pray that the eyes of your heart may be enlightened in order that you may know the hope to which God has called you, the riches of the glorious inheritance we all have as God's children, and God's incomparably great power for us who believe. That power is the same as the mighty strength of love which conquered death and brought new life to us all. Amen.
Scripture
Sermon
We Pray Together
We Share Our Joys &
Concern
Prayer Hymn: #595 "Be Thou My Vision" (verses 1, 2, & 4)
Praying Together
O God,
Today we take a little extra time to thank you for our mothers; and for all those who mother us;
For nursing us warmly through fragile years;
For helping us feel good about ourselves when we hurt and discouraged;
For skillfully guiding and guarding us as we grow older;
For learning when to let us go;
For enduring our sicknesses and their own;
For carpooling;
For the times they could have, but did not, say: "I told you so"
For the sounds of music and laughter and praying;
For a love that reaches beyond family, to neighbors and friends and community;
For their accomplishments outside the home in commerce, politics, science, medicine, education, and so much more.
Today we pray for all those for whom Mother's Day brings painful thoughts;
Let each of them feel your strong arms reaching out to lift them up, to comfort them and to restore their spirits.
For all these reasons and more, we give thanks for our mothers, and all who mother us, and ask your blessings upon them. Where they have given, may they receive your rich grace and blessing. Where they have poured out their hearts, may their hearts be filled with new love.
This we pray, through Jesus Christ our Lord, Amen.
-selections from "We Pray for Our Mothers" by Robert Winfield Shaffer. Berea College Printing Services. 2017. p. 53-54
O God,
Today we take a little extra time to thank you for our mothers; and for all those who mother us;
For nursing us warmly through fragile years;
For helping us feel good about ourselves when we hurt and discouraged;
For skillfully guiding and guarding us as we grow older;
For learning when to let us go;
For enduring our sicknesses and their own;
For carpooling;
For the times they could have, but did not, say: "I told you so"
For the sounds of music and laughter and praying;
For a love that reaches beyond family, to neighbors and friends and community;
For their accomplishments outside the home in commerce, politics, science, medicine, education, and so much more.
Today we pray for all those for whom Mother's Day brings painful thoughts;
Let each of them feel your strong arms reaching out to lift them up, to comfort them and to restore their spirits.
For all these reasons and more, we give thanks for our mothers, and all who mother us, and ask your blessings upon them. Where they have given, may they receive your rich grace and blessing. Where they have poured out their hearts, may their hearts be filled with new love.
This we pray, through Jesus Christ our Lord, Amen.
-selections from "We Pray for Our Mothers" by Robert Winfield Shaffer. Berea College Printing Services. 2017. p. 53-54
We Gather at The Lord’s Table
Invitation to the Table
Communion Hymn#348 "More About Jesus Would I Know" (vss. 1, 3, & 4)
Communion Hymn#348 "More About Jesus Would I Know" (vss. 1, 3, & 4)
The Elder’s Prayer of
Communion
Words of Institution
The Lord’s Supper
All are welcome to share at the
Table. Come forward using the center
aisle. As you partake of the bread and
the cup you are welcome to place an offering in the wooden bowl in front of the
table. The offering you share supports
the ministries and life of Christ’s church.
The Lord’s Prayer
We Go Forth into the World
Challenge for Discipleship - Blessing of the Baby Hats
Discipleship Hymn#264 "Where the Spirit of the Lord Is (sing once)
Blessing
People: For God has placed the light in us!
Leader: We go in peace!
People: Amen!
Children extinguish the candles as we share the responsive reading.
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!
People: Amen!
10:40AM Service
Welcome
Prelude
Prelude
We Gather in the Light of Christ
Call to Worship
Leader: A
new day has begun.
People: Hope wins!
Leader: A
fresh start is granted.
People: Grace wins!
Leader: Today
you have the opportunity to do something new.
People: Faith wins!
Leader: Christ
is entering your life in a new way.
People: Peace wins!
Come,
let us worship God, who is inviting us into life in a new way, a way that
transcends death, a way of hope and faith.
Love wins!
~
written by Rev. Mindi and posted on Rev-o-lution. http://rev-o-lution.org/
Hymn of Praise:#38 "Clap Your Hands" (sing once)
Invocation (UNISON)
O Living God of past and future,
we praise you
for this present moment.
Fill us with your joy and empower us with your
Holy Spirit,
that our strength may be renewed
to sing a new song of your glory
in a world which longs for your joy.
All this we ask in the name of Jesus,
in whom we become
your new creation.
~
from All Things New, written by Rev.
Susan A. Blain and Rev. Scott Ressman. Posted on the United Church of Christ website. http://www.ucc.org/50/pdfs/worship-resources.pdf
Passing of the Peace
We return to our seats as the piano music begins.
Hymn of Faith:#244 "Loving Spirit" (stanzas 1, 2, & 4)
We Give Thanks for Our Graduates
Sharing of Names
Presentation of Symbols to High School Graduates
Challenge and Blessing (Need slide) adapted from Ephesians 1:15-20
For this reason, since we know about your faith in the Lord Jesus and your love for all God’s people, we will not stop giving thanks for you, remembering you in our prayers. We will keep asking that the God may give you the Spirit of wisdom and revelation, so that you may know God better and better as you grow. We pray that the eyes of your heart may be enlightened in order that you may know the hope to which God has called you, the riches of the glorious inheritance we all have as God's children, and
God's incomparably great power for us who believe. That power is the
same as the mighty strength of love which conquered death and brought
new life to us all. Amen.
We Contemplate God’s Word
Scripture
Anthem
Children’s Sermon
Sermon
We Prayer Together
We Share Our Joys &
Concerns
Prayer Hymn:#595 "Be Thou My Vision" (verses 1, 2, & 4)
Morning Prayer
O God,
Today we take a little extra time to thank you for our mothers; and for all those who mother us;
For nursing us warmly through fragile years;
For helping us feel good about ourselves when we hurt and discouraged;
For skillfully guiding and guarding us as we grow older;
For learning when to let us go;
For enduring our sicknesses and their own;
For carpooling;
For the times they could have, but did not, say: "I told you so"
For the sounds of music and laughter and praying;
For a love that reaches beyond family, to neighbors and friends and community;
For their accomplishments outside the home in commerce, politics, science, medicine, education, and so much more.
Today we pray for all those for whom Mother's Day brings painful thoughts;
Let each of them feel your strong arms reaching out to lift them up, to comfort them and to restore their spirits.
For all these reasons and more, we give thanks for our mothers, and all who mother us, and ask your blessings upon them. Where they have given, may they receive your rich grace and blessing. Where they have poured out their hearts, may their hearts be filled with new love.
This we pray, through Jesus Christ our Lord, Amen.
-selections from "We Pray for Our Mothers" by Robert Winfield Shaffer. Berea College Printing Services. 2017. p. 53-54
Morning Prayer
O God,
Today we take a little extra time to thank you for our mothers; and for all those who mother us;
For nursing us warmly through fragile years;
For helping us feel good about ourselves when we hurt and discouraged;
For skillfully guiding and guarding us as we grow older;
For learning when to let us go;
For enduring our sicknesses and their own;
For carpooling;
For the times they could have, but did not, say: "I told you so"
For the sounds of music and laughter and praying;
For a love that reaches beyond family, to neighbors and friends and community;
For their accomplishments outside the home in commerce, politics, science, medicine, education, and so much more.
Today we pray for all those for whom Mother's Day brings painful thoughts;
Let each of them feel your strong arms reaching out to lift them up, to comfort them and to restore their spirits.
For all these reasons and more, we give thanks for our mothers, and all who mother us, and ask your blessings upon them. Where they have given, may they receive your rich grace and blessing. Where they have poured out their hearts, may their hearts be filled with new love.
This we pray, through Jesus Christ our Lord, Amen.
-selections from "We Pray for Our Mothers" by Robert Winfield Shaffer. Berea College Printing Services. 2017. p. 53-54
We Gather at The Lord’s Table
Invitation to the Table
Communion Hymn#348 "More About Jesus Would I Know" (vss. 1, 3, & 4)
Communion Hymn#348 "More About Jesus Would I Know" (vss. 1, 3, & 4)
The Elder’s Prayer of
Communion
Words of Institution
The Lord’s Supper
All are welcome to share at the
Table. Come forward using the center
aisle. As you partake of the bread and
the cup you are welcome to place an offering in the wooden bowl in front of the
table. The offering you share supports
the ministries and life of Christ’s church.
The Lord’s Prayer
We Go Forth into the World
Challenge for Discipleship - Blessing of the Baby Hats
Discipleship Hymn:#264 "Where the Spirit of the Lord Is (sing once)
Discipleship Hymn:#264 "Where the Spirit of the Lord Is (sing once)
Acolytes come forward.
Blessing
Leader: We go in peace!
People: Amen!
Parting Song:#433 "Blest Be the Tie That Binds" stanza 1
Acolytes extinguish the candles as we share the responsive reading.
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!
People: Amen!
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