The Twelfth Sunday after Pentecost Prelude Words of Welcome and Announcements John Strawbridge, Lay Leader * Choral Introit – Leaning on the Everlasting Arms (vs. 1) UMH 133 1. What a fellowship, what a joy divine, leaning on the everlasting arms; what a blessedness, what a peace is mine, leaning on the everlasting arms. Leaning (Leaning Read more
The Eleventh Sunday after Pentecost Prelude Words of Welcome and Announcements John Strawbridge, Lay Leader * Choral Introit – Take Our Bread (refrain only) UMH 640 1. Take our bread, we ask you; take our hearts, we love you. Take our lives, O Father, we are yours, we are yours. Yours as we stand at Read more
The Tenth Sunday after Pentecost How we treat others is the ultimate test of our love for Christ. Prelude Brian Tracey, Guest Organist Words of Welcome and Announcements John Strawbridge, Lay Leader * Choral Introit – Come Christians, Join to Sing (vs. 1) UMH 158 1. Come, Christians, join to sing: Alleluia! Amen! loud praise Read more
The Ninth Sunday after Pentecost Walls that divide are broken down; Christ is our unity! Chains that enslave are thrown aside; Christ is our liberty! – Walter Farquharson Prelude – Sonnes Rise (Sarum) Words of Welcome and Announcements John Strawbridge, Lay Leader * Choral Introit – One Bread One Body (Chorus only) UMH 620 1. One Read more
The Eighth Sunday after Pentecost “Dance as if no one were watching, Sing as if no one were listening, And live every day as if it were your last” Prelude – In Somer, Whan the Daye is Lange (Trad. Scottish) Words of Welcome and Announcements John Strawbridge, Lay Leader * Congregational Introit – Angels We Read more
The Seventh Sunday after Pentecost He looks at them and sees their small worldview, longs for them to open their eyes and soften their hearts. He knows they are itching to dismiss him, but he cannot dismiss them. He has come for this very reason – to open eyes and redeem worldviews, to offer a Read more
The Sixth Sunday after Pentecost Not like the brazen giant of Greek fame, With conquering limbs astride from land to land; Here at our sea-washed, sunset gates shall stand A mighty woman with a torch, whose flame Is the imprisoned lightning, and her name Mother of Exiles. From her beacon-hand Glows world-wide welcome; her mild Read more
Church anniversaries ought to include not only a look back with thanksgiving, but a look forward with commitment. Prelude – In illo tempore (Gregorian proper) Words of Welcome and Announcements John Strawbridge, Lay Leader * Choral Introit – With You, O Lord (Jacques Berthier) With You, O Lord, is life in all its fullness, and Read more
Prelude Words of Welcome and Announcements John Strawbridge, Lay Leader * Choral Introit – Almighty Father, Hear Our Prayer (Mendelssohn) Almighty Father, hear our prayer, and bless all souls that wait before Thee. Amen. * Call to Worship L: In a day when so many men are absent, we cherish the love of our fathers. Read more
Prelude Words of Welcome and Announcements John Strawbridge, Lay Leader * Choral Introit – Almighty Father, Hear Our Prayer (Mendelssohn) Almighty Father, hear our prayer, and bless all souls that wait before Thee. Amen. * Call to Worship Leader: Let us give thanks to God with our whole hearts; People: Let us bow down before Read more
