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Litany of Release & Farewell

Litany of Release & Farewell  Moderator We began our journey together on _______ when __________ called __________ to serve as Pastor. Pastor I have been blessed by each of you, by those who are unable to be with us today, and by the

Posted in Departure of a Pastor, Special Times

We Believe & We Have Doubts

We gather as people on a journey. We believe & we have doubts, we do good & we sin. We are imperfect humans, and still beloved by God. Love and grace. Hope and faith. These are the essence of the one

Posted in Call to Worship, Confession of Sin & Assurance

Offering Invitation: Eye on the Sparrow

Keep your eye on the sparrow! Keep your focus on God’s unfolding realm on earth. Keep your heart open allowing it to spill all over everyone you meet. If you have a financial offering, place it in the plate but

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Spirit of the Ages

Come and worship! We will praise the One between, within, and over. Trust in the One who co-creates the was, the now, and the will-be. Our hope is in the One who creates expansive love calling us to do the

Posted in Call to Worship, Psalm 146, Psalm 146:5-10, Psalms, Uncategorized

A Prayer for Today

Sacred Wholeness: Inspire our hearts, feet, & hands to be your expansive love in the face of hostility and hatred and fear. Help us to retain your essence of compassion and favor for those on the margins. May we embrace

Posted in Esther, Esther 4, Esther 4:14, Esther 4:14-17, Luke, Luke 12, Luke 12:22, 25, 31, Mark 12, Mark 12:28-34, Mark 12:30-31, Micah, Micah 6, Micah 6:8, Special Times

A Prayer for the Snowbound

When the troubles come, and we struggle just to connect… When we yearn for movement, and we are snowed in so deep… When the simple, has become a chore… We rightly cry out to you, “Enough! Stop it! Why me?”

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Posted in for homebound, Homebound, Prayers, Uncategorized

Praise God Whose Love Flows From Generation to Generation

*Call to Worship based on Psalm 146 Praise God with your whole being! I will praise God as long as I live! Don’t trust the plans of humanity. Only God’s expansive love is eternal. Praise God! We praise the creator,

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Posted in Call to Worship, Old Testament, Psalm 146, Psalms

So This is Christmas: A Christmas Eve Liturgy

Multimedia Prelude Music: Happy Xmas (War is Over), Jake Shimabukuro, Yo-Yo Ma Video: Snow_Loop, Work of the People Call to Worship And so this is Christmas! We gather again to mark the birth of the one who comes to turn the world upside

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Posted in Christmas, Christmas Eve, Daniel, Daniel 6, Daniel 6:6-26, Days of the Church, Isaiah, Isaiah 61, Isaiah 61:1-11, Joel, Joel 2:12-13, 28-29, Luke, Luke 1, Luke 1:26-45, Luke 2, Luke 2:1-20, New Testament, Old Testament, Seasons of the Church

And So This Is Christmas

Call to Worship And so this is Christmas! We gather again to mark the birth of the one who comes to turn the world upside down. And so this is Christmas! Instead of coming in wealth, using armies of power,

Posted in Call to Worship, Christmas, Seasons of the Church

Reading of the Still Speaking Word

God bless this reading of God’s still speaking word. May we embody God’s truths. Amen.

Posted in Scripture Response
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