Gathering
Music for Meditation
Sonata in D, K. 576, Adagio, W. A. Mozart
Organ Prelude
Prelude and Fugue in G Major, J. T. Krebs
Chiming of the Hour
Setting the Table
Welcome Home
Call to Worship
One: May God bless us with discomfort
Many: At easy answers, half-truths, and superficial relationships
So that we may live deep within our hearts
One: May God bless us with anger
Many: At injustice, oppression, and exploitation of people,
So that we may work for justice, freedom, and peace.
One: May God bless us with tears
Many: To shed for those who suffer pain, rejection, hunger, and war
So that we may reach out our hands to comfort them and to turn their pain into joy.
One: And may God bless us with enough foolishness
Many: To believe that we can make a difference in the world
So that we can do what others claim cannot be done to bring justice and kindness to all our children and the poor.
Choral Response
What Does the Lord Require?, A. Bayly, E. Routley
*Morning Prayer
*Lord’s Prayer
Our Father, who art in heaven, hallowed be thy name, thy kingdom come, thy will be done, on earth as it is in heaven. Give us this day our daily bread; and forgive us our debts, as we forgive our debtors; and lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from evil. For thine is the kingdom, and the power, and the glory, forever. Amen.
*Children’s Time
Special Music
How Can I Keep from Singing, American folksong, arr. R. Walter
Scripture Reading
Prayer for Illumination
Sermon
Giving Our Gifts to God
Music for Meditation
Love divine, all loves excelling, arr. C. Callahan
Prayer of Dedication
Benediction
Postlude
Crown Him with Many Crowns, arr. J. Blersch
Thank you to our musicians in today’s service including: Ella Torres, soprano; Danielle Romano, alto;
Josh Carlisle, tenor; Jack O’Leary, bass; Samuel Baker, organ; David Labman, piano, director.