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Prelude
Welcome
Land Acknowledgement
We acknowledge we are gathering on land where Miami, Osage, Shawnee, and other Indigenous peoples have lived and labored, fought, and loved. We continue to work and pray for justice and conciliation.
Call to Worship
We join today with those worshiping all over the world, especially those in Thailand, Sudan and Colombia.
Some gather outdoors, some in churches, some at home.
We gather because here we find the one who gives us hope.
Hope for healing, hope for unity.
We gather under the banner of Beloved Community
Because all are children of the one who loves us.
We gather protected by vaccines, masks and distance.
We gather so that we can feel close to each other.
We are here because we have struggled with our own endurance.
In the end, we have been blessed with strength and hope.
We have come, let us worship God.
Let us celebrate the reality and becoming a Beloved Community.
Peace Candle
As we worship in place today, we light a Peace Candle in our home. May this flame be a sign of our prayer for peace within us, among us, to the ends of the earth. The flame joins us in spirit across distance, along with our sister church in Armenia, Colombia.
VT 10 | Here in This Place
Children’s Time/Senior Blanket Blessing
Offering/Dedication Prayer
VT 485 | Put Peace into Each Other’s Hands
Mission Moment: Colombia Sister Church
Scripture | Colossians 3:12-14
Sermon | David Emch
Silent Reflection
Sermon | Yasir Makki
Silent Reflection
VT 802 | Draw the Circle
Sharing of Joys and Concerns
Pastoral Prayer
Passing the Peace
Extinguishing the Peace Candle
As we extinguish our peace candles, we do so acknowledging that while we held this yearning for peace corporately during this service, that yearning goes with each of us now. As we part, we carry the flame in our hearts until we meet again.
VT 832 | The Lord Lift You Up
Benediction
Announcements
Cookie Sunday | 11:00 am
Thanks to everyone who helped lead today’s service
Sermon: Yasir Makki, David Emch
Worship Leader: Robin Walton
Music coordination: Phil Hart
Children’s Time and Blanket Blessing: Mark Rupp
Mission Moment: Phil Hart
Peace Candle & Scripture Reading: Diane Mueller
Sound: Paul Knapke
Camera Operator: Joel Copeland
Zoom Host: Mike Ryan-Simkins
Greeter: Gwen Reiser
Usher and Sanctuarian: Fred Suter
Worship Table: Marlene Suter