News and
Announcements:
Lighting of Candles:
Hallelujah...
Coming
Together:
Let us open our souls and let God’s Spirit tend us.
Let us open our minds and let God’s
word guide us
Let us open our hearts and let God’s commandment of love live
in us,
Let us open our lives and let God in.
Let us pray...
Loving God, we come together to
reconnect to you. Live with us in this
time, O God, so that we will continue to live out Christ’s love, now and
always. Amen.
Singing: #574VU “Come Let Us Sing of a Wonderful Love”
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!"
Readings
from Scripture:
1st John 4:7-21 NT pg 241
Acts 8:26-38 NT pg 127
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.
Singing: #266VU “Amazing Grace”
Message: “Why? Why
Not?”
Giving
Our Offerings:
Offering
Song (#179VU-r) and Prayer:
Hallelujah,
hallelujah.
Give
thanks to the risen Christ;
Hallelujah,
hallelujah.
Give
praise to God's name.
Let us pray...
God longs for all of us to live
bountiful lives. We share these gifts from the bounty with which we are
blessed, in order that they may be a blessing to others. Amen.
Singing: #460VU “All Who Hunger”
(Sunday
School participants return from their learning circle)
Sharing Communion:
Statement of Faith #918 "A
New Creed"
Prayer of Thanksgiving
God be with you.
And also
with you.
Lift up your hearts.
We lift
them up to God.
Let us give thanks to God,
Creator, Christ and Holy Spirit.
Great and wonder are your
deeds ... in Jesus you are with us - even unto death.
Holy, holy
holy.
God of
love and majesty,
The whole
universe speaks of your beauty.
Bless us,
O God, most holy.
Holy is your name ... we
are called to live.
We are
called to practice “raising up” the life of the world.
Spirit of Life ... flowing
as the liquid in the cup.
We are the
Body of Christ.
So it is that we do ... the new covenant, made in my name!
We give
thanks for new life.
Let the Spirit work through
these gifts that we may find unity in Christ.
We gather
these prayers and we turn to you as our Mother who loves us and
Our
Father,
who art in
heaven, hallow-ed 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 trespasses
as we
forgive those that trespass against us.
And lead
us not into temptation,
but
deliver us from evil.
For thine
is the kingdom
and the
power and the glory
forever
and ever,
Amen.
Invitation to the Table
Carrying a vision ... all
gather as guests and friends.
Thanks be
to God! Amen!
Partners in Time: “Thy Will be Done”
Sharing the Loaf and Cup
Communion will be served at three
stations at the front of the church.
Gluten-free bread will be served by
the piano.
If you prefer not to come to a
station, a team of servers will come down the aisle and serve communion to you
in your seat.
Prayer After Communion
We are
commissioned to feed as we have been fed, to forgive as we have been forgiven,
to love as we have been loved. May we be
gathered together as your worldwide church. Bless and keep us God. Amen!
Singing: #145MV “Draw the Circle Wide”
Sending
Out
“Let There Be Peace” - Partners in Time
