Bulletins

                                                           March 16, 2025  10:00 am                                                                                                                                                                                      

Prelude:

Lighting of the Christ Candle:

Gathering Music by Me & Them:  

Welcome:

Call to Worship: (responsive)
One: Friends, for the sake of love, we are here
All: Gathering as the body of Christ
One: Reflecting on our call to be the church
All: Deciding how best to embody Christ in the world
One: Striving for justice, compassion,
All: humility, and peace.
One: Letting the unity of our oneness in Jesus draw us together:
All:  We are not alone we live in God’s world.  We believe in God: who has created and is creating, who has come in Jesus, the Word made flesh, to reconcile and make new, who works in us and others by the Spirit.  We trust in God.  We are called to be the Church: to celebrate God’s presence, to live with respect in Creation, to love and serve others, to seek justice and resist evil, to proclaim Jesus, crucified and risen, our judge and our hope.  In life, in death, in life beyond death, God is with us.  We are not alone.  Thanks be to God.

Hymn & Offering: Worship the Lord “We Are One”  (vv. 1, 2, 4)   VU 401

Prayer of Approach: (unison)
Generous God, giver of every good and perfect gift, we lift our voices today to express our thanks and praise. For family and friends, for our homes and this church community, and for Your abiding and life-giving presence, we say thank You.  For Your love, which knows no bounds, and for empowering us to share Your love with others, we sing Your praise.  Make us deeply aware of Your presence today―this Annual Meeting Sunday―as we gather together to worship, in Jesus’ name. Amen.

Lenten Scripture Reading & Theme:  Luke 9:37-43; 11:14-23  (The Hand of the Lord Casts Out Demons)

Hymn:  “Silence, Frenzied, Unclean Spirit” VU620  

Response: “Congregational AGM”

Prayer of Thanksgiving/The Lord’s Prayer:

Closing Hymn:  “Will Your Anchor Hold” VU 675  

Blessing: