Today's Worship
Sixth Sunday of Easter
May 9, 2021
Welcome
Opening Music: “Fairest Lord Jesus” Shannon Abney, violinist
-Anonymous , public domain
Lighting the Christ Candles We light our candles or lights.
Voice One: In the beginning, God said,
Voice Two: Let there be light, and there was light!
Voice One: We light these candles today,
Voice Two: Because God is with us
in this time and in all these places!
Call to Worship
Leader: The Spirit is coming to bless us all with a new song:
People: Let our joy be complete!
Leader: Gifts for the good of all, poured out on all to teach us a new song:
People: Love one another!
Leader: Strangers and neighbors, foreigners and family will join in the new song:
People: No longer servants but friends!
Leader: Come, let our worship make a joyful noise,
People: Rejoicing in the friendship of God!
— from Friends of God: Service Prayers for the Sixth Sunday of Easter, written by the Rev. Susan A. Blain. Posted on the United Church of Christ’s Worship Ways archive.
Invocation
O Beloved One, All the ends of the earth marvel at your deeds of power; we feel your presence as growth returning to the countryside; we rejoice as we remember your faithfulness and steadfast love revealed in the risen Christ. Fill us with generosity and courage so that we may be called your friends and go forth to befriend your world. In Jesus’ name we pray, Amen.
— adapted from a prayer from Friends of God: Service Prayers for the Sixth Sunday of Easter, written by the Rev. Susan A. Blain. Posted on the United Church of Christ’s Worship Ways archive.
Scripture: Acts 10:44-48 (Read all of chapter 10 for background)
Meditation
Invitation to the Table The bread and cup and placed on the table for the Lord’s Supper.
Prayer of Communion
Elders are Kathy Sharp and Gwynne Grffith
The Lord's Supper We come forward to receive the bread and cup and share our offering as we hear the music.
Communion Music: “ I Was There to Hear Your Borning Cry” Mary Bondurant and Janie Taulbee, piano and organ
- Ylvisaker, John Carl , Chalice Hymnal
Words of Institution We partake of the bread and cup.
Prayer of Thanksgiving: The Lord’s Prayer
Our Father, who art in heaven, hallowed be thy name. Thy kingdom come, Thy will be done, on earth as it is in heaven. Give us this day our daily bread and forgive us our trespasses as we forgive those who trespass against us. And lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from evil. For thine is the kingdom and the power and the glory forever. Amen.
Prayer of Intercession
In the dry wildernesses of our lives,
in the days of heat and thirst,
you offer us living water,
Thank you, gracious and generous God.
When we begin to doubt your presence,
and grumble that your love is unreliable,
you offer us living water,
Thank you, gracious and generous God.
When life’s regrets and the bad choices we have made
leave us feeling excluded and unworthy,
you offer us living water,
Thank you, gracious and generous God.
When circumstances, or the inhumanity of others,
have left us alone and wounded,
you offer us living water,
Thank you, gracious and generous God.
We thank you and praise you, O God,
that how ever we may thirst,
what ever we may need to satisfy our souls,
you offer it freely and abundantly in Christ;
So we drink deep of the living water
and, as we draw from your wells,
we seek to pass the cup to others
who, like us, are thirsty for your grace.
Amen.
— Copyright © John van de Laar, on his excellent website Sacredise.com. Visit there for more other great worship resources.
Challenge for Discipleship
Blessing We speak in unison.
The Light that was in one place and at one time, is now in all places and all times, for God has placed the light in us. We abide in peace! And we go forth into the world as children of God!
Closing Music
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