July 3, 2022
Fourth Sunday After Pentecost
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
Down to the River to Pray arr. James Koerts
Call to Worship
One: God calls us to worship today.
Many: We are here!
One: All are invited– the sick, the well, the believer, and the doubter.
Many: We are here!
One: Wash us, O God! May we be cleansed by your holy love.
Many: We are here! AMEN.
Opening Hymn
Gather Us In TFWS# 2236
Concerns and Prayers with the Lord’s Prayer
UMH# 895
Reading from the Psalms
Anthem
Ubi Caritas Bob Moore
Where there is charity, where there is love, God is there.
The Reading from the Old Testament
Sermon
Listening for Wisdom | Rev. Lisa Hartzog
Prayer of Confession & Assurance of Pardon
The God of miraculous healing washes us clean and brings us new life. Feel the renewing cleansing of the living waters in your life right now. 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.
The Celebration of Holy Communion
Solo
How Lovely Is Thy Dwelling Place John Carter
Alex Ngamhuy
The Great Thanksgiving and Communion UMH pp. 9-10
Breaking the Bread
Giving the Bread and Cup
The Prayer of Thanksgiving
Blessing of the Tithes and Offerings
Doxology UMH# 94
Hymn
Ask Ye What Great Thing I Know UMH# 163
Dismissal with Blessing
Come, Thou Fount of Every Blessing arr. James Koerts
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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