May 21,2023

WE GATHER IN AWE AND PRAISE

PRELUDE                  

INTROIT                                        “Sing and Rejoice”                                   Emma Lou Diemer                                    

WELCOME                                                                                                 Rev. Trip Porch

*OPENING PRAYER

 One: We may not know the time or the place

All:  but we know that God is restoring the world. 

One: We may not see the risen Christ before us, 

All:  but we know his spirit rests on us. 

One: We may not know what God is doing next, 

All: but we come together in faith, excited to discover it!

*HYMN NO. 397                         “Oh Look Of Wonder”                                 MIREN QUÉ BUENO

*PRAYER OF CONFESSION   written by Joanna Harader                                                                                          Bob Concitis                             

All: Holy One,

One: We long to be faithful stewards of your abundant grace.

All: To serve each other in love and humility.

        To serve your world with wisdom and energy.

One: Forgive us when we stumble over pride,

           when our words and actions are not guided by love.

All: Turn our hearts when we act in folly.

         Restore our energy when it is gone.

One: Sometimes, many times, O God, our efforts fail…

Individual Confessions offered in the silence…

…But, O God,

All: your abundant grace is strong and eternal,

        And forgiveness is ours through Jesus Christ.

        Thanks be to God. Amen.

*ASSURANCE OF PARDON

*RESPONSE OF PRAISE 582       “Glory to God, Whose Goodness Shines on Me”            GLORY TO GOD (Vasile) 

*PASSING OF THE PEACE                                       

         One:   The peace of our Lord Jesus Christ be with you all,

All:      And also with you.

WE LISTEN FOR GOD’S WORD         

ANTHEM                                    “With a Voice of Singing”                                             Martin Shaw    

CHILDREN’S MESSAGE                                                                                               Annabelle Brown

PRAYER FOR ILLUMINATION

SCRIPTURE: 1 Peter 4:12–14; 5:6–11

Dear friends, don’t be surprised about the fiery trials that have come among you to test you. These are not strange happenings. Instead, rejoice as you share Christ’s suffering. You share his suffering now so that you may also have overwhelming joy when his glory is revealed. If you are mocked because of Christ’s name, you are blessed, for the Spirit of glory—indeed, the Spirit of God—rests on you.

Therefore, humble yourselves under God’s power so that he may raise you up in the last day. Throw all your anxiety onto him, because he cares about you. Be clearheaded. Keep alert. Stand firm in your faith and do so in the knowledge that your fellow believers are enduring the same suffering throughout the world. After you have suffered for a little while, the God of all grace, the one who called you into his eternal glory in Christ Jesus, will himself restore, empower, strengthen, and establish you. To him be power forever and always. Amen.

One:  Holy Wisdom, Holy Word                                                                                                                                                                      

All:     Thanks be to God                                   

SERMON                     Rev. Trip Porch

*HYMN No. 295                         “Go to the World”                                          SINE NOMINE

PRAYERS OF THE PEOPLE 

TIME OF OFFERING

*OFFERATORY RESPPONSE #710         “We Lift Our Voices”                    

*PRAYER OF DEDICATION                       

Glorious God, everything that you give to us falls like rain out of the abundance of your love. Bless these gifts and our lives together that all we are and all we offer give glory to you; in the name of Christ, who shows us the way, the truth, and the life. Amen.

*HYMN NO. 684                     “Faith begins by Letting Go”                        LUX PRIMA

Time of Community Sharing

   Teacher Recognition 

BLESSING OF THE GRADUATES

Ariel Alvarado, Carrie Legg, Annabelle Brown, Hailey Chafin, Garrett White, Parker Wilkinson                  

CHARGE & BENEDICTION

CHORAL RESPONSE                “God Be With You Till We Meet Again”                 William G. Tomer

God be with you till we meet again;

loving counsels guide, uphold you,

with a shepherd's care enfold you:

God be with you till we meet again.

Text: Jeremiah E. Rankin

POSTLUDE                                                       

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Worship Leaders Pastor  - Rev. Trip Porch Liturgist – Bob Concitis Children’s Message – Annabelle Brown

Music leaders

Chancel Choir

Director of Music – Christopher Dent

Assoc. Director of Music – Ariel Alvarado

 Guest Keyboardist - Chenyu Wang

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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