Matthew 11:16-19, 25-30 | It’s common advice to move through life without too many expectations. Doing so reduces the chance for disappointment and opens us up to new possibilities. It’s solid advice, and yet, the reality is that all of us approach life, ourselves, and others, with some level of expectation. But then what do we do when those expectations get out of whack? And what do we do when those expectations placed on us become a weight on our shoulders? Join us this weekend for worship as we grapple with the expectations we cary that hinder us – and others – from living freely, and as we hear Christ’s invitation to take his yoke upon us and learn from him.
Sunday, July 9, 2023, Sixth Sunday of Pentecost Bulletin
Copyright acknowledgments: 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: Down to the River to Pray. Text and Music: Mark Hayes. Text and Music: © 2013 The Lorenz Publishing Corporation. Covered under One License subscription. Confession and Forgiveness: Used by permission from All Creation Sings, Setting 11 under Augsburg Fortress license. Adapted by Rev. A. Kenitzer. Kyrie: Lord, Have Mercy. Text and Music: Sarah Hart. Text and Music: © 2018 OCP. Covered under One License subscription. Hymn of Praise: Glory to God. Text and Music: Sarah Hart. Text and Music: © 2010, 2018 OCP. Covered under One License subscription. Gospel Acclamation: Alleluia. Text and Music: Sarah Hart. Text and Music: © 2018 OCP. Covered under One License subscription.
Hymn of the Day: Come to Me, O Weary Traveler. Text: Sylvia G. Dunstan, 1955-1993. Music: William P. Rowan, b. 1951. Text: © 1991 GIA Publications, Inc. Music: © 1993 Selah Publishing Co., Inc. Covered under One License subscription. Offering Song: Wade in the Water. Text and Music: Mark Hayes. Text and Music: © 1993 Alfred Sacred. Covered under One License subscription. Communion Liturgy: Holy and Amen. Text and Music: Sarah Hart. Text and Music: © 2010, 2018 OCP. Covered under One License subscription. Communion Song: Come to Me All Pilgrims Thirsty. Text: Delores Dufner, OSB, b. 1939. Music: The Sacred Harp, Philadelphia, 1844; arr. Selected Hymns, 1985. Text: © 1992, 1996 Sisters of St. Benedict, St. Joseph, MN. Music: © 1985 Augsburg Fortress. Covered under One License subscription. Sending Song: Day by Day. Text and Music: Robert Leaf. Text and Music: © 1992 Augsburg Fortress Publishers. Covered under One License subscription