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Prelude, Michael Barnes, organist
“Psalm Prelude Set 1 No. 2” and “Master Tallis’ Testament” Herbert Howells
Greetings and Announcements, The Rev. Gregg Neel
This is the day the Lord has made.
Let us rejoice and be glad in it.
An Act of Praise
Introit
Angel Choir
Director Jennifer Holman, Accompanist Tim Uecker
*Westminster Chimes
*Invitation to Worship, The Rev. Junha Kim
People of God, look to see the faces of those we know and love,
neighbors, friends, sisters and brothers, a community of kindred hearts.
People of God, look about and see the faces we hardly know,
strangers and forgotten friends, the ones we need to stretch our hands out to.
People of God, look at and see all the images of God assembled here.
In me, in you, in each of us. God’s spirit shines for all to see.
People of God, come. Let us worship together.
*Hymn #761
“Called as Partners in Christ’s Service” Beecher
(This hymn is a celebration of mutuality and diversity as well as a challenge to the Christian community to live out a ministry of reconciliation and inclusion.)
- Called as partners in Christ’s service, called to ministries of grace,
we respond with deep commitment fresh new lines of faith to trace.
May we learn the art of sharing, side by side and friend with friend,
equal partners in our caring, to fulfill God’s chosen end.
- Christ’s example, Christ’s inspiring, Christ’s clear call to work and worth,
let us follow, never faltering, reconciling, folk on earth.
Men and women, richer, poorer, all God’s people, young and old,
blending human skills together gracious gifts from God unfold.
- Thus new patterns for Christ’s mission, in a small or global sense,
help us bear each other’s burdens, breaking down each wall or fence.
Words of comfort, words of vision, words of challenge, said with care,
bring new power and strength for action, make us colleagues, free and fair.
- So God grant us for tomorrow ways to order human life
that surround each person’s sorrow with a calm that conquers strife.
Make us partners in our living, our compassion to increase,
messengers of faith, thus giving hope and confidence and peace.
*Invitation to Confession, The Rev. Eileen Parfrey
We live fractured lives, and God seeks not to punish us for those faults and fault lines, but to reconcile and restore us. Trusting in God’s grace and mercy, let us then make our confession together, first in silent prayer.
*Silent Prayer
*Unison Prayer of Confession
Loving God, help us. When we have run away, when we have turned our backs on love, when we have sought immediate satisfaction and not long-term healing, help us.
Merciful God, forgive us. When we have been selfish, when we have been mean, when we have closed our ears to the cries of others, forgive us.
Powerful God, heal us. When we are so broken we cannot move, when we don’t know how to stem the bleeding of our wounds, when we are too ashamed to seek community, heal us. Give us the courage, the strength, and the hope to accept your grace and hear your call in Christ. Amen.
Assurance of Forgiveness – Hymn #434 v. 1 Baylor
Restore in Us, O God
Restore in us, O God, the splendor of your love;
Renew your image in our hearts, and all our sins remove.
*The Passing of the Peace
The peace of Christ be with you all.
And also with you.
An Act of Proclamation
The Scripture Reading, The Rev. Gregg Neel
Luke 15:1-3, 11b-32 (p. 78)
This is the Word of the Lord.
Thanks be to God.
Moments with Children, The Rev. Junha Kim
Anthem
“Is Thy Heart Right with God?” Elisha Hoffman
Calvin Allmon, musician
Sermon, The Rev. Gregg Neel
“Healing from Family Strife”
A Moment for Silent Reflection
An Act of Response
Hymn #792
“There Is a Balm in Gilead” Balm in Gilead
Refrain:
There is a balm in Gilead to make the wounded whole;
there is a balm in Gilead to heal the sin-sick soul.
- Sometimes I feel discouraged, and think my work’s in vain, but
then the Holy Spirit revives my soul again. To refrain
- Don’t ever feel discouraged, for Jesus is your friend, and
if you lack for knowledge, he’ll not refuse to lend. To refrain
- If you cannot preach like Peter, if you cannot pray like Paul,
you can tell the love of Jesus and say, “He died for all.” To refrain
Sharing Joys & Concerns, The Rev. Eileen Parfrey
(At the conclusion of spoken joys, let us pray together, “Thanks be to you, O God.”
For concerns, let us make them our own by praying, “Lord, hear our prayer.”)
Pastoral Prayer and 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 debts, as we forgive our debtors;
and lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from evil.
For thine is the kingdom and the power and the glory, forever. Amen.
Community Moment, Debbie Glaze
“Evolving Musical Happenings”
Offering Ourselves and Our Gifts
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Offertory Anthem
“He Will Remember Me” Eugene Bartlett
Calvin Allmon
*Doxology – Hymn #606
Praise God, from whom all blessings flow;
Praise Him, all creatures here below;
Praise Him above, ye heavenly host;
Praise Father, Son, and Holy Ghost. Amen.
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Praise God, from whom all blessings flow;
Praise God, all creatures here below;
Praise God above, ye heavenly host;
Creator, Christ, and Holy Ghost. Amen.
*Hymn #302
“When Hands Reach Out and Fingers Trace” O WALY WALY
- When hands reach out and fingers trace the beauty
of a loved one’s face, we thank you, God, that
love relies on gifts of grace not seen with eyes.
- When fingers spell and signs express our prayer
and praise and thankfulness, we thank you, God, that
hands can sing; you bless the silent songs we bring.
- When broken bodies will not mend, we thank you,
God, for Christ our friend. In him, our healing
can begin: he welcomes all the wounded in.
- And when the ways we learn and grow are not the
ways that others know, we thank you, God, that
we have learned your love’s a gift, and never earned.
- Your Spirit gives us differing ways to serve you
well and offer praise. When all are joined as
one, we’ll be your able, strong community.
*Benediction, The Rev. Gregg Neel
*Postlude, Michael Barnes, organist
“Chorale and Finale in d minor from Sonata 6 in d minor” Felix Mendelssohn