Category: Worship Services

Ezekiel 37: 1-14, Acts 2: 1-21 | Thousands of years ago, God’s Spirit came upon the disciples gathered in Jerusalem for the celebration of the Jewish festival of Pentecost.  But what does it look like for God’s Spirit to come upon us today? And how might God’s Spirit fill us, giving us life and the power to stand on our own two feet? Join us for worship as we hear stories of the coming of the Spirit throughout Scripture, consider that same Spirit descending upon us.

Sunday, June 5, 2022, Pentecost Sunday Bulletin

Copyright acknowledgements: Music covered under Augsburg Fortress License #SB135131, CCLI License #1141706, One License #738128-A.Scripture from New Revised Standard Version Bible, © 1989 the Division of Christian Education of the National Council of the Churches of Christ in the United States of America. Used by permission. Prelude: I’m Gonna Sing When the Spirit Says Sing. Text and Music: Mark Hayes. Text and Music: © 2020 Lorenz Publishing Corporation, The.   Rain Down. Text and Music: Jaime Cortez. Text and Music: © 1991 OCP. Covered under One License subscription. Gathering Hymn: Gracious Spirit, Heed Our Pleading. Text: Wilson Niwagila; tr. Howard S. Olson, b. 1922. Music: Wilson Niwagila; arr. Egil Hovland, b. 1924. Text and Music: © 1968, 1993 Augsburg Fortress Publishers. Covered under One License subscription. Hymn of the Day: God of Tempest, God of Whirlwind. Text: Herman G. Stuempfle Jr., b. 1923. Music: John Hughes, 1873-1932. Text: © 2000 GIA Publications, Inc. Covered under One License subscription. Offering: Flow, River, Flow. Text and Music: Bob Hurd. Text and Music: © 1986 OCP. Covered under One License subscription. Communion Songs: Holy, Holy and Lamb of God. ELW Setting. Text and music © 2022 Augsburg Fortress. Covered under One License subscription. Sending Song: Send Us Out. Text and Music: James Hersch. Text and Music: © 1994 Dakota Road Music. Covered under CCLI subscription.

Acts 1:1-11, Ephesians 1:15-23 | Forty days after the resurrection of Jesus, the church celebrates the ascension of our Lord. Though this is often perceived as Jesus “leaving us,” quite the opposite is transpiring in this event. Jesus, in his ascension, is passing off the baton to us, to be his risen body in the world and to witness to all that we have seen and heard. How do we do that? And by what power? Join us for worship as we give our praise to Jesus, our Lord who reigns over all things, and as we wait for power to come upon us, filling us with all that we need to carry Christ’s banner forward.

Sunday, May 29, 2022, Ascension of Our Lord Bulletin

Copyright acknowledgements: Music covered under Augsburg Fortress License #SB135131, CCLI License #1141706, One License #738128-A.Scripture from New Revised Standard Version Bible, © 1989 the Division of Christian Education of the National Council of the Churches of Christ in the United States of America. Used by permission. Prelude: O Beautiful for Spacious Skies. Text: Katherine L. Bates, 1859-1929. Music: Samuel A. Ward, 1849-1903. Text and Music: Public Domain. Hymn of the Day: A Hymn of Glory Let Us Sing. Text: Bede, 673-735; tr. Lutheran Book of Worship. Music: Geistliche Kirchengesänge, Köln, 1623. Text and Music: ©1978 Lutheran Book of Worship, admin Augsburg Fortress. Covered under One License subscription. Offering: Mine Eyes Have Seen the Glory. Text: Julia Ward Howe, 1819-1910. Music: North American, 19th cent. Text and Music: Public Domain. Communion Songs: Holy, Holy and Lamb of God. ELW Setting. Text and music © 2022 Augsburg Fortress. Covered under One License subscription. He is Exalted. Text and Music: Twila Paris. Text and Music: © 1985 Straightway Music, admin. EMI Christian Music Publishing. Covered under CCLI subscription. Lord of the Dance. Text and Music: Mark Hayes. Text and Music: © 2000 Jubilate Music. Covered under One License subscription. Sending Song: Crown Him with Many Crowns. Text: Matthew Bridges, 1800-1894, sts. 1-3, 5; Godfrey Thring, 1823-1903, st. 4. Music: George J. Elvey, 1816-1893. Text and Music: Public Domain.

John 5:1-9 | In the season of Easter, we have witnessed how Jesus has been raised from death and given new life. But it’s not just Jesus who has been raised and given another opportunity to live abundantly. As people of God, we, too, are given the invitation to rise up, to be healed, to be made whole, and to be sent forth to live so that those around us might experience the same restoration. So join us for worship as we hear the story of Jesus commanding a man – ill for 38 years – to rise up, and as we hear Jesus command us to rise up and live according to the Spirit.

Sunday, May 22, 2022, Sixth Sunday of Easter Bulletin

Copyright acknowledgements: Music covered under Augsburg Fortress License #SB135131, CCLI License #1141706, One License #738128-A.Scripture from New Revised Standard Version Bible, © 1989 the Division of Christian Education of the National Council of the Churches of Christ in the United States of America. Used by permission. Prelude: On Eagle’s Wings. Text and Music: Jan Michael Joncas. Text and Music: © 1979 OCP. Covered under One License subscription.  & My Savior’s Love. Text and Music: Chas. H. Gabriel. Text and Music: Public Domain.    Hymn of the Day: River of Glory. Text and Music: Dan Schutte. Text and Music: © 1991 OCP Publications. Covered under One License subscription. Offering: Holden Evening Prayer: Evening Hymn/Joyous light. Text and Music: Marty Haugen. Text and Music: ©. Covered under One License subscription. Communion Songs: Holy, Holy and Lamb of God. ELW Setting. Text and music © 2022 Augsburg Fortress. Covered under One License subscription. Shall We Gather at the River. Text and Music: Robert Lowry, 1826-1899. Text and Music: © 2014 Alfred Sacred. Covered under One License subscription. You Are Mine. Text and Music: David Haas. Text and Music: © 1991 GIA Publications, Inc. Covered under One License subscription. Sending Song: My Life Flows On in Endless Song. Text and Music: Robert Lowry, 1826-1899. Text and Music: Public Domain.

Acts 11:1-18 | In the church, we often speak of the boundless love of God that transcends limits. It is by this love that we are saved by grace through faith. But what happens when this love transforms not only the boundaries upon God and God’s love, but also transforms the boundaries we uphold in living with others? Join us for worship as we once again receive the boundless love of Jesus Christ and are transformed to see one another as God’s beloved…no asterisks, no exceptions.

Sunday, May 15, 2022, Fifth Sunday of Easter Bulletin

Copyright acknowledgements: Music covered under Augsburg Fortress License #SB135131, CCLI License #1141706, One License #738128-A.Scripture from New Revised Standard Version Bible, © 1989 the Division of Christian Education of the National Council of the Churches of Christ in the United States of America. Used by permission. Hymn of the Day: Jesu, Jesu, Fill Us with Your Love. Text: Tom Colvin, 1925-2000, alt. Music: Ghanaian folk tune, adapt. Tom Colvin. Text and Music: ©1969 Hope Publishing Company. Covered under One License subscription. Offering: Blessing, Honor, and Glory. Text and Music: Geoff Bullock and David Reidy. Text and Music: © 1998 Word Music, LLC., and Maranatha! Music, admin, Music Services, Inc. Covered under One License subscription. Communion Songs: Holy, Holy and Lamb of God. ELW Setting. Text and music © 2022 Augsburg Fortress. Covered under One License subscription. I Come with Joy. Text: Brian A. Wren, b. 1936. Music: W. Walker, Southern Harmony, 1835. Text: © 1971, rev. 1995 Hope Publishing Company. Covered under One License subscription. Sending Song: To Be Alive. Text and Music: Larry Olson and David Lee Brown. Text and Music: © 1993 Dakota Road Music. Covered under One License subscription.

Psalm 23 | Many have heard (and perhaps memorized) Psalm 23. As a beloved psalm, it’s often recited near the time of death, or after a loved one has died. But what does this psalm have to say to those of us who are living? Join us for worship as we heed the pursuit of our Shepherd who pulls us into his groove of life and love, giving us the freedom to make a beautiful, beautiful song with our lives.

Sunday, May 8, 2022, Fourth Sunday of Easter Bulletin

Copyright acknowledgements: Music covered under Augsburg Fortress License #SB135131, CCLI License #1141706, One License #738128-A.Scripture from New Revised Standard Version Bible, © 1989 the Division of Christian Education of the National Council of the Churches of Christ in the United States of America. Used by permission. Hymn of the Day: My Shepherd, You Supply My Need. Text: Isaac Watts, 1674-1748, alt., based on Psalm 23. Music: North American traditional. Text and Music: Public Domain. Offering: It Is Well With My Soul. Text and Music: Mark Leslie Hayes, Horatio G. Spafford, Philip P. Bliss. Text and Music: © 2007 Lorenz Publishing Company, a division of The Lorenz Corporation (Admin, by Music Services. Covered under One License subscription. Communion Song: Lamb of God. ELW Setting. Text and music © 2022 Augsburg Fortress. Covered under One License subscription. The King of Love My Shepherd Is. Text: Henry W. Baker, 1821-1877. Music: Irish tune. Text and Music: Public Domain. Surely the Presence of the Lord Is In This Place. Text and Music: Lanny Wolfe. Text and Music: © Lanny Wolfe Music (Admin. by Capitol CMG Publishing. Covered under CCLI subscription. Sending Song: I’m So Glad Jesus Lifted Me. Text: African American spiritual. Music: African American spiritual. Text and Music: Public Domain. Arrangement: © Augsburg Fortress. Covered under One License subscription.

John 21:1-19 | If Jesus were to ask us today, “Do you love me?” how would you respond? As followers of Jesus, many of us would likely respond as Peter does in our Gospel today, “Yes, Lord, you know that I love you!” But each time that Jesus pushes Peter, Jesus points more and more to what it really means to love him and his children. As Peter received a call to go froth from witnessing his resurrected Lord to “feed his lambs,” join us for worship as we once again witness our resurrected Lord and are sent forth with a call to embody the depth of God’s abundant love in the world today.

Sunday, May 1, 2022, Third Sunday of Easter Bulletin

Copyright acknowledgements: Music covered under Augsburg Fortress License #SB135131, CCLI License #1141706, One License #738128-A.Scripture from New Revised Standard Version Bible, © 1989 the Division of Christian Education of the National Council of the Churches of Christ in the United States of America. Used by permission. Prelude: Give Thanks. Text and Music: Henry Smith. Text and Music: © 1978 Integrity’s Hosanna! Music (Admin. by Integrity Music). Covered under CCLI subscription. Let Us Break Bread Together. Text and Music: Cindy Berry. Text and Music: © 2006 Alfred Publishing. Covered under One License subscription. Hymn of the Day: Alleluia! Jesus is Risen! Text: Herbert F. Brokering, b. 1926. Music: David N. Johnson, 1922-1987. Text © 1995 Augsburg Fortress. Music: © 1969 Contemporary Worship 1, admin. Augsburg Fortress. Covered under One License subscription. Offering: Break Thou the Bread of Life. Text and Music: Cindy Berry. Text and Music: © 1995 Pilot Point Music. Covered under One License subscription. Communion Song: Lamb of God. ELW Setting. Text and music © 2022 Augsburg Fortress. Covered under One License subscription. Bread of Life from Heaven. Text: Susan R. Briehl, b. 1952. Music: Argentine traditional, refrain; Marty Haugen, b. 1950, stanzas. Text and Music: © 2001 GIA Publications,Inc. Covered under One License subscription. Lord, You Have Come to the Lakeshore. Text and Music: Cesáreo Gabaráin. Text and Music: © 1979, 1987, Cesáreo Gabaráin, Published by OCP. Covered under One License subscription. Sending Song & Postlude: Let Us Talents and Tongues Employ. Text: Fred Kaan, b.1929. Music: Jamaican folk tune; adapt. Doreen Potter, 1925-1980. Text and Music: © 1975 Hope Publishing Company. Covered under One License subscription.

John 20:19-31 | Throughout the season of Easter, we become witnesses – along with the disciples – to our risen Lord. As Christ stands in the midst of his disciples, still bearing visible signs of his wounds, offering them his peace, so too does Christ come to stand in the midst of us, offering us his peace. Join us for worship as we acknowledge Christ’s wounds, our wounds, and the wounds of those around us, and as we are sent forth with Christ’s peace implanted with us to share with all God’s people.

Sunday, April 24, 2022, Second Sunday of Easter Bulletin

Copyright acknowledgements: Music covered under Augsburg Fortress License #SB135131, CCLI License #1141706, One License #738128-A.Scripture from New Revised Standard Version Bible, © 1989 the Division of Christian Education of the National Council of the Churches of Christ in the United States of America. Used by permission. Setting 4: This is the Feast. Alleluia. Lamb of God. Text and Music: Ronald A. Nelson, b. 1927. Text and Music: © 1978, 2006 Augsburg Fortress. Hymn of the Day: We Walk by Faith. Text: Henry Alford, 1810-1871, alt.. Music: Marty Hugren, b. 1950. Text: Public Domain. Music: © 1984 GIA Publications, Inc. Covered under One License subscription. Offering: Hosanna. Text and Music: Paul Baloche and Brenton Brown. Text and Music: © 2005, 2006 Thankyou Music | Integrity’s Hosanna! Music. Covered under CCLI subscription. Sending Song: Hallelujah! We Sing Your Praises. Text and Music: South African; tr. Freedom Is Coming, 1984, Anders Nyberg. Text and Music: © 1984, Peace of Music Publishing AB (formerly Utryck), admin. by Walton Music Corp., a division of GIA Publications, Inc. Covered under One License subscription

John 18:1-19:42 | Last evening, we gathered at the table with Jesus and his disciples. Tonight, we gather at the foot of the cross. There, on the hill of Calvary, there is suffering, there is pain, there is wounding, and there is weeping. But even as we gather in darkness, through Jesus Christ, we trust that in the cross, God’s love is revealed and God’s mission to bring salvation to world is finished.

Friday, April 15, 2022, Good Friday Bulletin

Copyright acknowledgements: Music covered under CCLI License #1141706, One License #738128-A.Scripture from New Revised Standard Version Bible, © 1989 the Division of Christian Education of the National Council of the Churches of Christ in the United States of America. Used by permission. Gathering Hymn: O Sacred Head Now Wounded. Text: Paul Gerhardt, 1607-1676, based on Arnulf of Louvain, d. 1250;tr. composite.  Music: German melody, c. 1500;adapt. Hans Leo Hassler, 1564-1612; arr, Johann Sebastian Back, 1685-1750. Text and Music: © Public Domain. Hymn: Jesus I Will Ponder Now. Text: Sigismund von Birken, 1626-1681; tr. August Crull, 1846-1923, alt. Music:  Melchior Vulpius, 1570-1615. Text and Music: © Public Domain. Hymn: Ah, Holy Jesus. Text: Johann Heermann, 1585-1647; tr. Robert Bridges, 1844-1930, alt.  Music: Johann Cruger, 1598-1662. Text and Music: © Public Domain. Hymn: Go to Dark Gethsemane. Text: James Montobery, 1771-1854. Music: Richard Redhead, 1820-1901. Text and Music: © Public Domain. Hymn: Were You There?  Text: African American spiritual.  Music: African American spiritual. Text and Music: © 1999 Augsburg Fortress. Covered under One License subscription. Hymn: Beneath the Cross of Jesus. Text: Elisabeth C. Clephane, 1830-1869.  Music: Fedrick C. Maker, 1844-1927. Text and Music: © Public Domain.

John 13:1-7, 31b-35 | As we begin the Great Three Days – telling the story of God’s love for all creation – we find ourselves sitting at a table with Jesus. But even here, before we arrive at the cross, Jesus does not wait to show his disciples – and us – the full extent of his love. So as we prepare to witness Christ’s death and resurrection, receive Christ’s invitation to come to His table. Take off your shoes and stay a while. Allow yourself to be loved – fully – and allow yourself to be filled to the brim so you can fill those around you.

Thursday, April 14, 2022, Maundy Thursday Bulletin

Copyright acknowledgements: Music covered under CCLI License #1141706, One License #738128-A.Scripture from New Revised Standard Version Bible, © 1989 the Division of Christian Education of the National Council of the Churches of Christ in the United States of America. Used by permission. Prelude: Were You There? Text: African American spiritual. Music: African American spiritual. Text and Music: Arr. © Augsburg Fortress, Public Domain. On Eagle’s Wings. Text and Music: Michael Joncas, b. 1957. Text and Music: © 1979 OCP Publications.  Covered under One License subscription. Gathering Song: Our Father, We Have Wandered. Text: Kevin Nichols, 1929-2006.  Music: Hans Leo Hassler, 1564-1612; arr. Johann Sebastian Bach, 1685-1750. Text and Music: Public Domain. Hymn of the Day: Love Consecrates the Humblest Heart. Text: Silas B. McManus, 1845-1917. Music: Lutheran Book of Worship. Text and Music: © 1978 Augsburg Fortress Publishers. Covered under One License subscription. Offering: What Wondrous Love Is This. Text: North American Folk hymn, 19th cent., alt. Music: W. Walker, Southern Harmony, 1835; arr. Paul J. Christiansen, 1914-1997, alt. Text and Music: Arr. © 1955 Augsburg Publishing House. Public Domain. Communion Song: Lamb of God. ELW Setting. Text and music © 2022 Augsburg Fortress. Covered under One License subscription.

Luke 19:28-40 | As Jesus enters Jerusalem, the multitude of disciples begins to joyfully shout with praise. Though the Pharisees try to stop them, Jesus responds: “I tell you, even if these were silent, the stones would shout out.” Join us for worship as we shout out our hosannas – our cries of praise and our cries for deliverance – to Jesus our coming King before embarking on our Holy Week journey.

Sunday, April 10, 2022, Palm Sunday Bulletin

Copyright acknowledgements: Music covered under CCLI License #1141706, One License #738128-A.Scripture from New Revised Standard Version Bible, © 1989 the Division of Christian Education of the National Council of the Churches of Christ in the United States of America. Used by permission. Prelude: You Are My King. Text and Music: Billy J. Foote. Text and Music: © 1996 worshiptogether.com songs (Admin, by Capitol CMG Publishing. Covered under CCLI subscription. & Lift High the Cross. Text and Music: Cindy Berry. Text and Music: © 2013 Alfred Publishing. Covered under One License subscription. Hymn of the Day: All Glory, Laud and Honor. Text: Theodulph of Orleans, 760-821; tr. John Mason Neale, 1818-1866, alt. Music: Melchior Teschner, 1584-1635. Text and Music: Public Domain. Offering: Crown Him with Many Crowns. Text and Music: Lloyd Larson. Text and Music: © 2010 Celebrating Grace Music, a division of Celebrating Grace, Inc.. Covered under One License subscription. Communion Song: Lamb of God. ELW Setting. Text and music © 2022 Augsburg Fortress. Messiah. Text and Music: Larry Olson. Test and Music: © 1989 Dakota Road Music. Covered under One License subscription. Sending Song: Hosanna. Text and Music: Paul Baloche and Brenton Brown. Text and Music: © 2005, 2006 Thankyou Music Integrity’s Hosanna! Music. Covered under CCLI subscription.