Category: Worship Services

Psalm 91:1-2, 9-16 | After our first Sunday in Lent, we ventured into the wilderness with Jesus. From that place of wilderness, Jesus would be led into ministry, and finally led to his cross and resurrection. But what about us? Where do our journeys lead? And even more deeply, what might it mean for us not to race ahead to the “destination” of our journey, but to simply “be” in the spot we are—right now—on our journey? Might that be exactly where we are meant to be? And might that be exactly where Christ meets us? Join us for worship as we consider where we are on our journeys and as we claim the truth that God, our refuge and strength, fills us to the brim wherever we find ourselves.

Wednesday, March 9, 2022, Midweek Bulletin

Copyright acknowledgments: 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.
Holden Evening Prayer: Text and Music: Marty Haugen Procession of Light: Text and Music: © 1990, 2016 GIA Publications, Inc. Covered under One License subscription. Evening Hymn: © 1990, 2016 GIA Publications, Inc. Covered under One License subscription. Evening Thanksgiving: © 1990, 2016 GIA Publications, Inc. Covered under One License subscription. Psalmody: © 1990, 2016 GIA Publications, Inc. Covered under One License subscription. Hymn: On Eagle’s Wings. Text and music: Michael Joncas, b. 1957. Text and music: © 1979 OCP Publications. Covered under One License subscription.
Prayers were written by Rev. Sarah (Are) Speed | A Sanctified Art LLC | sanctifiedart.org. Adapted Rev. A. Kenitzer

Luke 4:1-13 | As we continue into the season of Lent, we are brought into the wilderness where Jesus was tempted. There, the devil craftily tried to take away from Jesus the only things he had to hang onto his identity and his assurance of the Holy Spirit sustaining him. In the same way, when we find ourselves in places of the wilderness, we may be tempted to let go of our identity in Christ and let go of our reliance on the Holy Spirit to protect us and provide for us. And yet, it is precisely in our identity in Christ and in our reliance on the Holy Spirit that we are filled to the brim, even in the desert. Join us for worship as we acknowledge areas of wilderness in our lives and in our world, and as we boldly dare to claim that we are filled to the brim…even in the desert.

March 6, 2022, First Sunday in Lent Bulletin

Copyright acknowledgments:  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: Public Domain medley of songs. Gathering Song: If You But Trust in God to Guide You. Text and Music: Georg Neumark, 1621-1681; tr. composite. Text: © 1978, 2006 Augsburg Fortress. Covered under One License subscription. Hymn of the Day: I Want Jesus to Walk with Me. Text and music: African American spiritual; arr. hymnal version. Text and music © 2006 Augsburg Fortress. Public Domain. Covered under One License subscription. Offering: Sing a New Song. Text and music: Dan Schutte. Text and music: © 1972, OCP. Covered under One License subscription. Communion Song: Lamb of God. ELW Setting. Text and music © 2022 Augsburg Fortress. Covered under One License subscription. Sending Song: Lead Me, Guide Me. Text and music: Doris Akers, 1922-1995. Text and music © 1953 Doris Akers, admin Unichappell Music, Inc. Covered under One License subscription.

Psalm 51:1-17 | Ash Wednesday begins our annual Lenten journey to Christ’s cross and resurrection. At the same time, one could also suggest that Ash Wednesday begins our annual “cleaning” as we prepare to stand in God’s presence? But how much of this work can we do on our own? Join us for worship as we begin the Lenten season and as we invite the Holy Spirit to cleanse us and fill us to the brim.

March 2, 2022, Ash Wednesday Bulletin

Copyright acknowledgments: 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. ELW Setting 8,  © 2022 Augsburg Fortress. Used by permission. Prelude: Christ, Be Our Light. Text and Music: Bernadette Farrell. Text and music: © 1993, 2020 OCP. Covered under One License subscription. Call to Worship: O Lord, Hear My Prayer. Text and Music: Jacques Berthier, 1923-1994, Taize. Text and music: © 1982, Le Presses de Taize, GIA Publications, Inc., agent. Covered under One License subscription. Gathering Song: O Lord Throughout These Forty Days. Text: based on Claudie F. Hernaman, 1838-1898; para. Gilbert E. Doan Jr., b. 1930. Music: A. Davisson, Kentucky Harmony, 1816; arr. Theodore A. Beck, 1929-2003. Text: © 1978 Lutheran Book of Worship, admin. Augsburg Fortress. Arr. © 1969 Concordia Publishing House.  Covered under One License subscription. Hymn of the Day: Just As I Am, without One Plea. Text: Charlotte Elliott, 1789-1871. Music: William B. Bradbury, 1816-1868. Text and music: Public Domain. Covered under One License subscription. Imposition of Ashes: We Are Called. Text and music: Mark Hayes, David Haas. Text and music © 2014 GIA Publications, Inc. Covered under One License subscription. Offering: Surely The Presence of the Lord. Text and music: Lanny Wolfe. Text and music: © 1977 Lanny Wolfe Music. Admin. by Capitol CMG Publishing. Covered under CCLI subscription. Communion Songs: Lamb of God. ELW Setting 8. Text and music © 2022 Augsburg Fortress.  Covered under One License subscription. Ashes by The Many. Purchased with the license to stream from Convergence Music Project. Sending Song: Bless Now, O God, the Journey. Text: Sylvia G. Dunstan, 1955-1993. Music: Welsh tune, 19th cent. Text: © 1991 GIA Publications, Inc. Music: Public Domain. Covered under One License subscription. Postlude: Great Is Thy Faithfulness. Contributors: Chisholm, Mark Hays. Text and music: © 1994 Hope Publishing Company. Covered under One License subscription. Prayers written by Rev. Sarah (Are) Speed | A Sanctified Art LLC | sanctifiedart.org. Adapted Rev. A. Kenitzer

Luke 6:27-38 | If we were to distill the Christian message into one word, some might suggest that word be “love.” Out of grace, God loves us, and now, we are called to embody that love. Often the catchphrase is “love God, love others,” right? But while that command may seem cut and dry, the more we experience life, the more we are likely to recognize that truly loving one another is quite difficult. So then what? Well, having just passed a holiday celebrating love, join us in worship as we experience God’s grace for us, and as we are challenged to take up a renewed call to embody God’s love in the world.

February 20, 2022, Seventh Sunday after Epiphany Bulletin

Prelude: Gather Us In. Text and music: Marty Haugen, Jeanne Cotter. Text and music: © 1990 GIA Publications, Inc. Covered under One License subscription. Gathering Song: All Are Welcome. Text and music: Marty Haugen, b. 1950. Text and music: © 1994 GIA Publications, Inc. Covered under One License subscription. Hymn of the Day: Lord of All Nations, Grant Me Grace. Text: Olive Wise Spannaus, b. 1916, alt. Music: Samotulsky Kancional, 1561. Text and music © 1969 Concordia Publishing House. Covered under One License subscription. Offering: In the Breaking of the Bread (Emmaus and Jerusalem). Text and music: Bob Hurd.. Text and music: © 2006 OCP. Covered under One License subscription. Communion Song: There’s a Wideness in God’s Mercy. Text: Frederick W. Faber, 1814-1863, alt. Music: Calvin Hampton, 1938-1984. Text and music © 1977 GIA Publications, Inc. Covered under One License subscription. Sending Song: Make Me An Instrument. Text and music: Larry Olson, Karol Baer. Text and music © 1989 Dakota Road Music. Covered under CCLI subscription.

Luke 6:17-26 | We often use the word “blessed” when talking about experiences in our lives. But what does that word mean? And how did Jesus use this word? Join us for worship as we hear God’s Word and experience Christ’s promises. Special thanks to Pastor Marvin Robeck and our lay leaders in Pastor Aleese’s absence.

February 13, 2022, Sixth Sunday after Epiphany Bulletin

Copyright acknowledgments: 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 Song: Come All You People. Text and music: Alexander Gondo; tr. I-to-Loh, b. 1936, alt. Text and music: © 1986 World Council of Churches and the Asian Institute of Liturgy. Covered under One License subscription. Hymn of the Day: Blest Are They. Text and music: David Haas, b. 1957. Text and music © 1985 GIA Publications, Inc. Covered under One License subscription. Offering: Change My Heart, O God. Text and music: Eddie Espinosa, b. 1953. Text and music: © 1982 Mercy/Vineyard Publishing, admin. Music Services. Covered under CCLI subscription. Communion Song: We Come to the Hungry Feast. Text and music: Ray Makeever, b. 1943. Text and music © 1982, Ray Makeever, admin. Augsburg Fortress. Covered under One License subscription. Sending Song: We Are Called. Text and music: David Haas, b. 1957. Text and music © 1988 GIA Publications, Inc. Covered under One License subscription.

Luke 5:1-11|As the old adage goes, “the definition of insanity is doing the same thing over and over again and expecting a different result.” And yet, after a night of fishing and catching nothing, this is exactly what Jesus calls Simon and his comrades to do. Obeying Jesus’ command, they throw their nets in the water (yet again) and are surprised to pull in a catch of fish so large that it breaks their nets. So, today, might we be called to toss our nets into the water (yet again) even when it seems as though nothing is going to change? And, might there be an abundance that we miss out on if we don’t? Join us for worship as we hear Christ’s promise of abundance and fulfillment and as we are sent as Jesus’ disciples.

February 6, 2022, Fifth Sunday after Epiphany Bulletin

Copyright acknowledgments: 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: Interlude. Text and music: Mark Hayes. Text and Music: © 1981 Harold Flammer Music Admin. by Hal Leonard LLC, Admin. by Tom Cat Music. Covered under CCLI subscription. Gathering Song: Holy, Holy, Holy, Lord God Almighty!. Text: Reginald Heber, 1783-1826. Music: John B. Dykes, 1823-1876. Text and music: Public Domain. Covered under One License subscription. Hymn of the Day: You Have Come Down to the Lakeshore. Text and music: Cesareo Gabarain 1936-1991. Text and music © 1979, 1987, Cesareo Gabarain. Published by OCP. Covered under One License subscription. Offering: Take, Oh, Take Me As I Am. Text and music: John L. Bell, b. 1949. Text and music: © 1995 Iona Community, admin. GIA Publications, Inc. Covered under One License subscription. Communion Song: Here I Am, Lord. Text and music: Daniel L. Schutte. Text and music © 1981, OCP. Covered under One License subscription. Sending Song: Make Me An Instrument. Text and music: Larry Olson. Text © 1989 Dakota Road Music. Covered under CCLI subscription.

Jeremiah 1:4-10, Luke 4:21-30 | Ever receive something different than what you expected? It happens from time to time, especially when ordering online! But could it be that, sometimes, we also receive something different than we expect from God’s Word? God’s Word offers peace and comfort, but it also has the potential to lead us to confront preconceived notions about ourselves, our neighbors, and God. Join us for worship as we courageously listen to God’s Word for us today and as we are sent to take that Word with us in our daily living.

January 30, 2022 Fourth Sunday after Epiphany Bulletin

Copyright acknowledgments: 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 Song: Praise to You. Text and music: Larry Olson. Text and music © 2007 Dakota Road Music. Covered under One License subscription. Hymn of the Day: All My Relatives. Text and music: Larry Olson, Karol Baer. Text and music © 1992 Dakota Road Music. Covered under One License subscription. Offering: Flow, River, Flow. Text: Based on Ezekiel 11:19-20; Isaiah 35:1-6; John 4:7-15. Contributors: Bob Hurd. Text and music: © 1986, Bob Hurd. Published by OCP. Covered under One License subscription. Communion Song: Christ, Be Our Light. Text and music: Bernadette Farrell, b. 1957. Text and music © 1993 Bernadette Farrell, admin. OCP Publications. Covered under One License subscription. Sending Song: Lord of Justice. Text and music: Larry Olson. Text © 1989 Dakota Road Music. Covered under One License subscription.

Nehemiah 8:1-3, 5-6, 8-10, Luke 4:14-21 | Each week, we hear Scripture read from the Bible.  But what do these old stories have to tell us about our lives and our world today?  Join us as we explore the power of God’s Word and dare to believe that God’s promises have been fulfilled in us, sending us forth to bear God’s Good News to the world.

January 23, 2022 Third Sunday after Epiphany Bulletin

Copyright acknowledgments: 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 Song: Praise the One Who Breaks the Darkness. Text: Rusty Edwards, b. 1955. Music: J. Wyeth, Repository of Sacred Music, Part II, 1813. Text © 1987 Hope Publishing Company. Music: Public Domain. Covered under One License subscription. Hymn of the Day: Ancient Words. Text and music: Lynn Deshazo. Text and music © 2001 Integrity’s Hosanna! Music. Covered under CCLI subscription.
Offering: Let Us Go Now to the Banquet. Text: Guillermo Cuellar, b. 1955, Misa popular salvadorena; tr. Bret Hesla, b. 1957, and William Dexheimer Pharris, b. 1956. Music: Guillermo Curllar, b. 1955.. Text and music: © 1988,01996 GIA Publications, Inc. Covered under One License subscription. Communion Song: One Bread, One Body. Text and music: John Foley, SJ, b. 1939. Text and music © 1978 John B. Foley, SJ, and OCP Publications. Covered under One License subscription. Sending Song: Send Us Out. Text and music: James Hersch. Text © 1994 Dakota Road Music. Covered under CCLI subscription

John 2:1-11 | Sometimes, as we look at our lives, our world, and the church, it might seem as though we’re running on fumes leading, us to exhaustion. But as Jesus points to as he turns water into wine, we are promised that even when the party seems like it’s almost over, God pours out his love upon us, reigniting us in joy. Join us for worship as we receive God’s cup of salvation and as we are sent forth to live as people filled with God’s abundance.

January 16, 2022 Second Sunday after Epiphany Bulletin

Copyright acknowledgments: 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: Great Is Thy Faithfulness. Contributors: Mark Hayes, William Runyan. Music: ©2018 Hope Publishing Company. Covered under One License subscription. Gathering Song: I Was Glad. Text: Psalm 122:1, refrain; Jay Beech, stanzas. Music: PSALM 122, Jay Beech. Text and music © 1999 Jay Beech. Covered under One License subscription. Hymn of the Day: The Trumpets Sound, the Angels Sing. Text: Graham Kendrick, b. 1950. Music: Graham Kendrick. Text and music © 1989 Make Way Music, admin. Covered under CCLI subscription. Offering: Hymn of Promise. Text and music: Natalie Sleeth. Text and music: ©1986 Hope Publishing Company. Covered under CCLI subscription. Communion Song: Taste and See. Text: James E. Moore Jr., b 1951, based on Ps. 34. Music: TASTE AND SEE, James E. Moore Jr. Text and music © 1983 GIA Publications, Inc. . Covered under One License subscription. Sending Song: We Are Marching in the Light of God. Text: South African traditional; tr. Freedom Is Coming, 1984. Music: SIYAHAMBA, South African traditional. Text © 1984 Utryck, admin. Walton Music Corp. Public Domain.

Luke 3:15-17, 21-22; Isaiah 43:1-7 | Day after day after day, we all have various roles and responsibilities that we fulfill. But in the midst of the daily grind, what’s the point of it all? And, what really connects us to ourselves, to others, and to our purpose? As we take a look at the baptism of Jesus this Sunday, join us for worship as we are reminded of the reality that God ushers us into in our baptism and receive an invitation to live into what the Spirit is already doing within us.

January 9, 2022 Baptism of Our Lord Bulletin

Copyright acknowledgments: 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 Song: Songs of Thankfulness and Praise. Text: Christopher Wordsworth 1807-1885, alt. Music: SALZBURG, Jakob Hintze, 1622-1702. Public Domain Hymn of the Day: You Are Mine. Text: David Haas, b. 1957. Music: David Haas. Text and music © 1991 GIA Publications, Inc. Covered under One License subscription. Communion Song: Spirit of Gentleness. Text: James K. Manley, b. 1940. Music: SPIRIT, James K. Manley. Text and music © 1978 James K. Manley, admin, Augsburg Fortress. Covered under One License subscription.
Sending Song: This Little Light of Mine. Text: African American spiritual. Music: THIS JOY, African American spiritual. Text © 1992 GIA Publications, Inc. Public Domain