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PRELUDE
“Partita Variations on Jesu, Joy of Man’s Desiring” Johann Pachelbel
Michael Barnes, Organ
“Jesu, Joy of Man’s Desiring” J. S. Bach/ arr. Colvin
Leslie Lehmann, piano; Michael Barnes, organ
Keys to the Kingdom Duo
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
*WESTMINSTER CHIMES
*INVITATION TO WORSHIP The Rev. Junha Kim
When our pockets are empty, God allows us to purchase what we need, charging it to grace’s account.
God thinks differently than we do.
When our souls are parched, God hands us a glass of living water.
God’s ways are different from ours.
When we grow weary of searching, God takes our hand and leads us home.
God’s love is different from ours.
*HYMN #395
“Blessed Jesus, at Your Word” LIEBSTER JESU
Blessed Jesus at your word we have come
Again to hear you; let our thoughts be stirred
And in glowing faith be near you. By your gospel
True and holy teach us Lord to love you solely
All our knowledge, sense, and sight lie in deepest
Darkness shrouded till your spirit breaks our night,
Filling us with light unclouded. All good thoughts and
All good living come but by your gracious giving.
Glorious Lord, yourself impart, Light of Light, from
God proceeding. Touch our lips and ears and heart;
Help us by your Spirit’s pleading. Hear the cry your
Church now raises; hear, and bless our prayers and praises.
*INVITATION TO CONFESSION The Rev. Lindsey Hubbard-Groves
Gifted beyond measure, we grumble that we don’t have enough. Seeking to get our own way, we do not see the ways God wants to forgive us and restore us to new life. In this season of reflection and repentance, let us turn to the One who waits for us with hope.
*SILENT PRAYER
[After a moment for silent reflection, we will sing together verses 1, 2, and 4 of #434 as our corporate confession.]
*SUNG PRAYER OF CONFESSION #434
“Restore in Us, O God” BAYLOR
(vv 1, 2, 4)
Restore in us, O God, the splendor of your love;
Renew your image in our hearts, and all our sins remove.
O Spirit, wake in us the wonder of your power;
From fruitless fear unfurl our lives like springtime bud and flowers
Three-personed God fulfil the promise of your grace,
That we when all our searching ends may see you face to face.
*ASSURANCE OF FORGIVENESS
God is faithful. God’s love is an eternal bargain which will not be broken. God’s grace is the gift which will not be taken back.
Such abundant mercy, such extravagant grace! Thanks be to God, we are forgiven!
*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 Pastors
Isaiah 55:1-9 (p. 685)
Luke 13:1-9 (p. 76)
This is the Word of the Lord.
Thanks be to God.
MOMENTS WITH CHILDREN The Rev. Eileen Parfrey
ANTHEM
“What Wondrous Love Is This?” Southern Harmony, Arr. Hayes and Gaspard
Keys to the Kingdom Duo
SERMON The Rev. Eileen Parfrey
“Healing What We Wish For”
A MOMENT FOR SILENT REFLECTION
AN ACT OF RESPONSE
*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.
SHARING JOYS & CONCERNS The Rev. Gregg Neel
(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 Josh and Rachel White
Makers PDX, sponsored by Westminster
OFFERING OURSELVES AND OUR GIFTS
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OFFERTORY ANTHEM
“There Is a Balm in Gilead” Spiritual, Arr. Hayes and Gaspard
Keys to the Kingdom Duo
*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 #684
“Faith Begins by Letting Go” LUX PRIMA
Faith begins by letting go, giving up what
Had seemed sure, taking risks and pressing on,
Though the way feels less secure: pilgrimage both
Right and odd, trusting all our life to God.
Faith endures by holding on, keeping memory’s
Roots alive so that hope may bear its fruit;
Promisefed, our souls will thrive, not through merit
We possess but by God’s great faithful
Faith matures by reaching out, stretching minds,
Enlarging hearts, sharing struggles, living prayer,
Binding up the broken parts; till we find the
Commonplace ripe with witness to God’s grace
*BENEDICTION The Rev. Eileen Parfrey
*POSTLUDE
“1. Andante from Marcello Oboe Concerto in d minor” Benedetto Marcello /arr. J.S. Bach
Michael Barnes, organist
(You may be seated for the postlude or you may depart.)