May 22, 2022
Sixth Sunday of Easter
Enhance your online worship experience
Whether you’re a first-time online visitor or a life-long member, we welcome and celebrate the ways you enrich our collective worship of a scattered yet gathered Children of God. As we begin our service, we invite you to light a candle, just as we do in the prelude during our in-person worship. Our two altar candles symbolize that Christ was both a human being and God. A light being carried into the world shows that Jesus Christ is for all people - everywhere. Just as a the acolyte carries the lighted candlelight into the congregation, the light symbolizes the light of Jesus Christ preceding us into the world where we as the church are to serve.
Gathering: The Chiming of the Trinity
Prelude
When I Survey the Wondrous Cross arr. Ronald Kauffman
Handbell Choir directed by Lucy Butterworth
Welcome and Announcements
Call to Worship
One: Holy Spirit, powerful and true, be with us this morning
Many: Holy Spirit, move in us
One: Draw us together so that we might know you more fully as we gather
Many: Holy Spirit, knit us together
One: We call upon your guidance, direct our actions so that we might be faithful disciples
Many: Holy Spirit move us in your world
Praising God
Opening Hymn
Immortal, Invisible, God Only Wise UMH# 103
Musical Praise
Fantasy on GREENSLEEVES arr. Michael Coe
Concerns and Prayers with the Lord’s Prayer
UMH # 895
Solo
O Master, Let Me Walk with Thee Paul Sjolund
Elijah Smith
Hearing and Proclaiming the Word of God
A Reading from the New Testament
Sermon
The Weaving of Power and Spirit | Rev. Lisa Hartzog
Responding to the Word
Prayer of Confession & Assurance of Pardon
The power of the Holy Spirit moved across the land so long ago, connecting people to God. The power of the Spirit continues to move today, weaving us into the work of God in the world. In the name of Jesus Christ, you are forgiven and made new.
In the name of Jesus Christ, we are forgiven and made new.
Thanks be to God.
Sending Into God’s World
Blessing of the Tithes and Offerings
Doxology UMH# 94
Hymn
O Church of God, United UMH# 547
Stanzas 1,2,3
Dismissal with Blessing
Postlude
In Christ There Is No East or West arr. Mark Hayes
Today’s Worship Participants
Our Pastor: Rev. Lisa Hartzog
Music Director: Dr. Joel Reed
Pianist: Patty Higgins
Handbell Director: Lucy Butterworth
Pastor Emeritus: Rev. Wiley Cooper
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