Service Recording: September 1, 2019
September 1, 2019 ~ 8:30am and 10:30am
Liturgists
The People of Peace Church
Cindy McLean, Lay Leader (8:30 service)
Cindy Macaulay, Lay Leader (10:30 service)
Karen Sheldon, ASL Interpreter (10:30 service)
Jim Pospisil, Music Director
Rev. Kathryn Nelson
Prelude
Greeting One Another
Announcements
Ringing of the Peace Bells
God is Revealed as We Gather
*Responsive Call to Worship (Based on Psalm 81)
Sing aloud to God our strength and shout with joy:
God, our Host, welcomes us.
God reminds us, “I brought you out of the land of Egypt and fed you along the way.”
When we opened our mouths, God filled us with good things.
God calls us to walk the path of faithfulness, trusting the promise:
A feast for all—freshly baked bread, hot from the oven, to satisfy our hunger. Let us worship God!
*Opening Hymn “Awake, Awake to Love and Work” (#89)
Unison Prayer of Confession by Thom Shuman
We are always uncomfortable, Watching God, when you notice how we want to sit in the seats of honor. We can be so proper, so good, so well-off, that it is easy to imagine we are superior to others. We are so busy completing our ‘To Do’ list each day, that we forget to do good when we have the chance. Forgive us, Welcoming God. Fill our emptiness with your grace. Help us to join you in throwing a party of peace, inviting all to your table of love. Amen.
Assurance of God’s Love
Story for All Ages
Celebrating the Baptism of Calder James Nusbaum (10:30)
Hymn “I Was There to Hear Your Borning Cry” (#351)
God is Revealed in the Word
God’s Word in Hebrews: Hebrews 13:1–8, 15–16
Special Music played by Benjamin Fena (10:30)
God’s Word in the Gospel: Luke 14:1, 7–14
Sermon “Open Table”
Hymn “We Are Your People” (#309)
We Respond to God’s Presence
Sharing Our Prayer Concerns, Silent Prayers, Pastoral Prayer,
the Lord’s Prayer and Choral Amen
Sharing our Offerings
Offertory “Somewhere Over the Rainbow” by Arlen & Harburg
performed by Frank “Buzz” Munns (10:30)
*The Thanksgiving “We Give You…” (#785)
*Prayer of Dedication
Celebrating Communion Together (see insert)
Hymn of Preparation “As We Gather at Your Table” (#332)
Music “Heart of a Servant” by Kelly Willard (10:30)
*Closing Hymn Sing
*Benediction
*Postlude “Union Made” by Woody Guthrie (10:30)