September 7, 2025

WE GATHER IN AWE AND PRAISE

PRELUDE                                                                 “Spirit Moving Over Chaos”                                                 David Ashley White

                                                                                          Ella Bryan – Oboe                                    

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: In the beginning, God spoke

All: And light broke into the darkness.

One: God looked at the earth and the sky, the rivers and trees,

           the creatures of every kind

All: And God said, “It is good.”

One: Today we come, bearing that same blessing,

           carrying that same word in our bones.

All: We worship the One who made us good from the start. 

*HYMN 32                               “I Sing the Mighty Power of God”                                                      ELLACOMBE 

*PRAYER OF CONFESSION                                                          Ann Hitzhusen       

Creator God, you spoke goodness into the world, yet we confess that we forget your first word. We look for flaws before beauty. We speak words of judgment before blessing. We deny the image of God in ourselves and in our neighbors.

 Forgive us…

One: O Lord,

All: Heal us. Remind us of the goodness planted deep within us from the very

beginning. Renew in us the courage to see and speak goodness—in our lives, in our community, in your creation. In Christ we pray. Amen.

*ASSURANCE OF PARDON                                                          Rev. Trip Porch

*RESPONSE OF PRAISE 752            “Dona Nobis Pacem”                         DONA NOBIS PACEM

*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                             “The Word Was God”                                        Rosephayne Powell

CHILDREN’S MESSAGE                                                                   Marie Boozer

PRAYER FOR ILLUMINATION                                                                  

SCRIPTURE    Genesis 1:1-2:4a      video liturgy from The Work of the People

SERMON                                                                               Rev. Trip Porch

WE RESPOND TO GOD’S WORD

*HYMN 21                         “Many and Great, O God, Are Thy Works”                         LACQUIPARLE

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OFFERTORY                       “First Light”                                                        Michael Whalen

COMMUNION

INVITATION TO THE TABLE

GREAT PRAYER OF THANKSGIVING

SHARING OF BREAD AND CUP                     # 507  “Come to the Table of Grace”                      TABLE OF GRACE

PRAYER AFTER COMMUNION

At your table, gracious God, we have tasted your goodness, reminding us of who we are and renewing us for your work in the world. Send us out now to echo your first word— to see the goodness in our neighbors, to speak blessing into broken places, to live as people rooted in your love. Through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.

*HYMN  23                             “God, You Spin the Whirling Planets”                                    PLEADING SAVIOR

TIME OF COMMUNITY SHARING

MOMENT FOR MISSION                                                                               Uriel Grimaldo

CHARGE & BENEDICTION                                                                                                                                                                     

POSTLUDE                                  “Joyful Rondo”                                          John S. Dixon

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