October 1,2023

WE GATHER IN AWE AND PRAISE

PRELUDE                                 “Let Us Break Bread Together”                    arr. Kurt Meyer                                                                                        The Sanctuary Bells        

INTROIT                      “Praise God for This Holy Ground”                      John L. Bell                                                   

WELCOME                                                                                                Rev. Trip Porch

  One: This is the day that the Lord has made

  All: Let us rejoice and be glad in it

*CALL TO WORSHIP   

One:  We will sing to God and bless God’s name forever and ever.
All:   Great is the Lord, and greatly to be praised!
One:  We will declare God’s mighty acts and celebrate God’s abundant goodness.
All:  Let us worship, singing of God’s righteousness.

*HYMN NO. 509                            “All Who Hunger, Gather Gladly”                     HOLY MANNA

*PRAYER OF CONFESSION                                                                    Rebekah Gayley            Written by Jameel Maher Khadir, Theology student, Episcopal Church in Jerusalem and the Holy Land                                                                        

One: Gracious Lord, creator of this universe, in your generosity you give us a world of abundance and diversity, yet we live guided by greed and selfishness.  

All:  We confess that we deface your creation and poison our environment through consumerist behavior and for personal gain.  

One: In Christ, you make us brothers and sisters and intend for us to be united, and  yet we build walls to separate us from those who seem “different”.  You give us wisdom and creativity and we use these gifts to trick each other and to develop weapons of  destruction and death.  You give us laws to order our lives and we abuse them to take revenge and punish our enemies.  

All: God, We love war rather than striving for peace.  We ignore the poor and  the weak and honor the rich and powerful.  In all this we have not lived according to your will.  Forgive us, Lord, for daring to boast in our human achievements and for failing to recognize that you alone are worthy of praise. In your mercy, forgive us our sins…

        Individual confessions offered in the silence…

*ASSURANCE OF PARDON      Written by Shant Agoushian, Theology student, Union of Armenian Evangelical Churches in the Near East

*RESPONSE OF PRAISE No. 585           “Glory to God” vs. 1                   MACHU-PICHU

  *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                                “Spirit, Spirit of Gentleness”                James K. Manley, arr. Michael Hassell

                                                                                                               The Chancel Choir with Sarah Baker, saxophone                                           

PRAYER OF ILLUMINATION                    written by Magdaléna Trgalová, Evangelical Church of Czech Brethren 

SCRIPTURE: Exodus 16:2-—15  

CHILDREN’S MESSAGE                                                                                                 Jeremy Carroll

SERMON                                                                                                                                                       Rev. Trip Porch 

WE RESPOND TO GOD’S WORD

TIME OF OFFERING                     “Flight Song”                           Kim Andre Arnesen        

Today, in addition to our pledged giving, we collect the Peace and Global Witness special offering of the PC(USA) which enables the church to promote the Peace of Christ by addressing systems of conflict and injustice across the world.

COMMUNION

INVITATION TO THE TABLE with an invitation from the Global Church

GREAT PRAYER with Lord’s Prayer from 2023 International Peacemakers

        Sung Response, "Eleva tu alma al Señor / Lift up your hearts unto the Lord"

SHARING THE BREAD AND CUP

Music during communion "Room at the Table" by Carrie Newcomer

PRAYER AFTER COMMUNION Lord, this special communion reminds us of being members of a global community. We have feasted at your table. As you have nourished us, may we go into your world to bring a feast of peace and hope to others, listening with loving ears and acting with loving hearts, in the name of our Savior, Jesus Christ. AMEN.

*HYMN NO. 65                   “Guide me, O Thou Great Jehovah”              CWM RHONDDA

TIME OF COMMUNITY SHARING

CHARGE AND BENEDICTION

CHORAL RESPONSE                          “Go Forth for God”                                          Kenneth Dake

POSTLUDE                              “Whispering Hope”     Septimus Winner, arr. Jenifer Cook                                 

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