May 7, 2023
Fifth Sunday of Easter Online Worship + Holy Communion
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:
Savior, Like a Shepherd Lead Us arr. James Koerts
Prelude
Christ Is Made the Sure Foundation UMH# 559
Stanzas 1, 2, 4
Welcome and Announcements
Call to Worship
One: God, our living foundation stone, welcomes you.
Many: We come to the Source of Life.
One: Offer yourselves as living building stones
Many: We offer ourselves to construct a sanctuary vibrant with life.
One: You are the ones chosen by God to be a holy people.
Many: We are God’s instruments to do his work and tell others of the difference he made for us.
Hymn
Where Charity and Love Prevail UMH# 549
Stanzas 1, 2, and 4
Children’s Message
Concerns and Prayers with the Lord’s Prayer
UMH# 895
A Reading from the Epistles
A Reading from the Gospels
Sermon
Dwelling place | Rev. Paula Dempsey
Prayer of Confession & Assurance of Pardon
Our loving Heavenly Father is eager to be close to us, to live within us! Our compassionate Heavenly Mother wants to birth new life into ours. The Spirit is here to abide with us always. 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 Great Thanksgiving and Communion
Anthem
Create in Me a Clean Heart, O God Jerry Cauley
Danielle Fann, fluteThe Sacrament of the Lord’s Supper
Musical Setting D UMH pp. 23-24
Breaking the Bread
Giving the Bread and Cup
The Prayer of Thanksgiving
Affirmation of Faith
A Statement of Faith of the United Church of Canada UMH# 883
UMH #889
Blessing of the Tithes and Offerings
Make a Gift of a Tithe or Offering
Doxology | UMH# 94
Hymn
Be Still, My Soul UMH# 534
Stanzas 1, 3
Postlude
The Church’s One Foundation arr. James Koerts
Today’s worship participants
Our Pastor: Rev. Lisa Hartzog
Music Director: Dr. Joel Reed
Pianist: Patty Higgins
Music Intern: Nick Skaggs
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Mars Hill, NC 28754
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