Sunday, November 2, 2014 - 21st Sunday After Pentecost (Year A)

Junior Choir: "Join Hands and Sing" (John D Miller)

News and Announcements:

Lighting of Candles: #672VU (verse 3)

Take time to be holy, be calm in your soul,

each thought and each motive beneath God’s control.

Thus led by the spirit to fountains of love,

you soon shall be fitted for service above

Coming Together:

#918VU “A New Creed”

Singing:  #222VU    “Come Let Us Sing”

Sharing the Peace of Christ:

In a spirit of community and thanksgiving, reach out to those around you and share with each other the Peace of Christ, perhaps with the words "Peace be with you!", responding "And also with you!"

Singing With the Saints:

Singing:  #705VU    “For All the Saints”

Reading from Scripture:

In ages past, disciples, prophets, priests and historians wrote down their faith.  This is a faithful witness of our ancestors.  Word of God for us today.

Thanks be to God.

Psalm 107:^1-7              HB pg 559

Singing With the Saints:

Singing:  #62MV      “There is Room for All”

Reading from Scripture:

1^st Thessalonians 2:^9-13         NT pg 203

Singing With the Saints:

Singing:  #580VU    “Faith of Our Fathers”

Reading from Scripture:

Psalm 107:^33-37          HB pg 559

Giving Our Offerings:

Offering Song (#537VU) and Prayer:

Your work, O God, needs many hands

to help you everywhere,

and some there are who cannot serve

unless our gifts we share.

Because we love you and your work,

our offering now we make:

be pleased to use it as your own,

we ask for Jesus' sake.

Let us pray...

O God, we look at our gifts and see unfolding possibilities and a future of compassion.  We look into our hearts and see the love of Christ.  Amen.

Singing:  #195VU    “Fill the Cup”

(Sunday School participants return from their learning circle)

Sharing Communion:

Singing:  #193VU    “God Bless to Us Our Bread”

... these are gifts of God for the people of God.

Thanks be to God!

Junior Choir: "Dona Nobis Pacem (Grant Us Peace)"

Singing:  #481VU    “Sent Forth By God’s Blessing”

Sending Out and Sung Response:  #581VU (verse 2)

Through all our living, we our fruits must give.

Good works of service are for offering.

When we are giving, or when receiving,

we belong to God, we belong to God.