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Order of Worship
Fifth Sunday after Epiphany
February 8, 2015
11:00 AM
GATHERING
PRELUDE
CALL TO HOLY SILENCE
LIGHTING THE CANDLES
WORDS OF WELCOME AND ANNOUNCEMENTS
THE INTROIT No. 137
“He Came Down”
Rebecca Kameny, Courtney Chávez, and Congregation
Alexander-Hurst Family, drums
(“Glory to God” hymnal)
* THE CALL TO WORSHIP
Leader: O God, for your love for us, warm and brooding, which has brought us to birth and opened
our eyes to the wonder and beauty of creation,
People: We give you thanks.
Leader: For your love for us, wild and freeing, which has awakened us to the energy of creation: to
the sap that flows, the blood that pulses, the heart that sings..
People: We give you thanks.
Leader: For your love for us, compassionate and patient, which has carried us through our pain, wept
beside us in our sin, and waited with us in our confusion.
People: We give you thanks.
Leader: For your love for us, strong and challenging, which has called us to risk for you, asked for the
best in us, and shown us how to serve.
People: We give you thanks.
Leader: O God we come to celebrate that your Holy Spirit is present deep within us, and at the heart
of all life. Draw us into your presence now.
ALL: Praise be to you, O God.
* HYMN No. 744
“Arise, Your Light Is Come!”
CONFESSING
THE INVITATION TO CONFESSION AND FORGIVENESS
Silence
Leader: Before God, with the people of God, I confess to my brokenness: to the ways I wound my
life, the lives of others, and the life of the world.
People: May God forgive you, Christ renew you, and the Spirit strengthen you to grow in love.
Leader: Amen.
People: Before God, with the people of God, I confess to my brokenness: to the ways I wound my
life, the lives of others and the life of the world.
Leader: May God forgive you, Christ renew you, and the Spirit strengthen you to grow in love.
ALL: Amen.
SONG OF PRAISE
“He Looked Beyond My Fault”
Amazing grace shall always be my song of praise,
For it was grace that bought my liberty;
I do not know just why Christ came to love me so,
He looked beyond my fault and saw my need.
I shall forever lift mine eyes to Calvary,
To view the cross where Jesus died for me;
How marvelous the grace that caught my falling soul,
He looked beyond my fault and saw my need.
SHARING OUR LIVES
MOMENT WITH THE CHILDREN
A childcare volunteer will meet children at the door to walk the children (Infant – K)
to childcare. If you are a guest, we invite you to come over with your child the
first few times, so that we can meet you and your child.
TAIZÉ CHANT No. 544
“Bless the Lord, My Soul”
Bless the Lord, my soul, and bless God’s holy name.
Bless the Lord, my soul, who leads us into life.
THE BOOK OF CELEBRATIONS AND CONCERNS
Celebrations and Concerns
The Lord’s Prayer (in unison)
Holy God, who art in heaven, hallowed 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 sins as we forgive
those who sin against us. Lead us not into temptation but deliver us from evil, for thine is the
kingdom and the power and the glory forever. Amen.
TAIZÉ CHANT No. 544
“Bless the Lord, My Soul”
Bless the Lord, my soul, and bless God’s holy name.
Bless the Lord, my soul, who leads us into life.
FEASTING ON THE WORD
SILENCE
PRAYER FOR ILLUMINATION
A READING FROM THE HEBREW SCRIPTURES
Isaiah 40:21-23, 27-31
ANTHEM
J.S. Bach/ arr. P. Robb
“Der Herr Segne Euch”
Rebecca Kameny and Courtney Chávez
Dale Herman, piano
Text: May the Lord bless you forever and ever Both you and your children.
A READING FROM THE PSALMS
Psalm 147:1-11
* ALLELUIA!”
* THE LECTION FROM THE GOSPEL
Leader: The Lord be with you.
People: And also with you.
…..
Leader: The Gospel of the Lord.
People: Praise to you, Lord Jesus Christ.
Mark 1:29-39
SERMON
RESPONDING, DEPARTING TO SERVE
* AFFIRMATION OF FAITH
(in unison)
We believe there is no condemnation for those who are in Christ Jesus; for we know that all things
work together for good for those who love God, who are called according to God’s purpose. We are
convinced that neither death, nor life, nor angels, nor rulers, nor things to come, nor powers, nor
height, nor depth, nor anything else in all creation, will be able to separate us from the love of God
in Christ Jesus our Lord. Amen.
* HYMN No. 39
“Great Is Thy Faithfulness”
RECEIVING THE OFFERING
Offertory No. 853
“We Are Marching in the Light of God”
Rebecca Kameny, Courtney Chávez, and Congregation
Alexander-Hurst Family, drums
Prayer of Dedication
WELCOMING OUR GUESTS
* WELCOMING OUR CHILDREN
* HYMN OF THE CHURCH
“In Christ There Is No East or West”
In Christ there is no East or West, in Him no South or North;
But one great fellowship of love throughout the whole wide earth.
In Him shall true hearts everywhere their high communion find;
His service is the golden cord close binding humankind.
Join hands, disciples of the faith, whate’er your race may be!
Who serves the God of life and love is surely kin to me.
In Christ now meet both East and West, In Him meet South and North;
All Christly souls are one in Him throughout the whole wide earth.
* THE CHARGE AND BENEDICTION
* PASSING OF THE PEACE
(The people may exchange with one another, by words and gesture,
signs of peace and reconciliation.)
One: The peace of Christ be with you.
Many: And also with you.
* POSTLUDE
DEPART IN PEACE
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Leading Worship today:
Pastor: Mark Davidson
Elder-on-Call: Ann Carr Adkins
Liturgist: Jeep Morrison
Pastoral Musician: Dale Herman
Duet: Rebecca Kameny and Courtney Chávez
Worship Preparation:
Coordinator: Howard Carter
Sanctuary Assistants: Sue Regier, Patt Grandstaff
Chancel Assistant: Nancy Gustaveson
Flowers: Robbie Blue
Greeters: Jill Ryder Friedman, Nancy Gustaveson
Sound Leader: Mary Charles Blakebrough
Caregivers (February 8 - 14): Jane and Wes Hare
Worship Conclusion:
Offering Counters: Bill Andrews, Sandra Burt
Building Lock-Up: Gene Johnson
**Portions of this morning’s Liturgy are excerpted and modified from the
worship life of the Iona Community, Scotland, with deep thanks and joy.