Sermons

Care Series | Community-Care | June 6, 2021

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Order of Worship | Care Series: Community Care

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

Peace Candle

VT 386 | One Is the Body | Sing the Story CD 1

Children’s Time

Offering/Dedication Prayer

Special Music

Scripture | Romans 12:3-13

Reflections on Community Care | Fred Suter, Phil Yoder, Nancy Franke

Silent Reflection

VT 390 | In Christ There Is No East or West | Tom Blosser, Debra and Galen Martin, Elizabeth Martin, Sarah Martin

Sharing of Joys and Concerns

Pastoral Prayer

Passing the Peace

Extinguishing the Peace Candle

Benediction

Announcements

 

Thanks to everyone who helped lead today’s service

Reflections: Fred Suter, Phil Yoder, Nancy Franke

Worship Leader: Sarah...

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Care Series | Self-care | May 30

 

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Order of Worship | Care Series | Self-care

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

Peace Candle 

VT 2 | Uyai mose (Come All You People) | Performed by Mennonite Worship & Song Committee

Children’s Time 

Offering/Dedication Prayer

VT 603 | Still My Soul | Text written by Katie Graber. Phil Yoder, vocalist.

Scripture | Psalm 23:1-2; Luke 5:12-16

Reflections on Self-care | Melonie Buller, Tim Armstrong, Kyle Kerley

                After each reflection, we will sing one verse of VT 640 | My Shepherd Will Supply My Need |         Performed by Eastern Mennonite University Chamber Singers

Sharing of Joys and Concerns

Pastoral Prayer 

Passing the Peace

Extinguishing the Peace Candle 

Benediction 

Announcements 

Thanks to everyone who helped lead today’s service

Reflections: Melonie Buller, Tim...

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"What does this mean?" | May 23 | Pentecost Sunday

 

 

5-23-21 worship service from Gwen Reiser on Vimeo.

 

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“What does this mean?” | 23 May 2021 | Pentecost Sunday

Texts: Ezekiel 37:1-10  Acts 2:1-13

Speaker: Joel Miller

The experience told in Acts 2 is remembered as a beginning. 

It’s the day of Pentecost, one of three big pilgrimage festivals that brought Jews to Jerusalem, fifty days after Passover.  Just as importantly for those in this story, that period of time was one of tremendous unknowing.  One among their ranks, within the inner circle, had betrayed them and their leader.  The person they had formed their lives around was dead, and although many of them had encountered Jesus in resurrected form, he was still gone, and there was no clear path forward.    

The first chapter of Acts deals with these two matters.  The disciples witness the resurrected Jesus taken up into a cloud and out of sight, gone from their midst.  And...

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Membership Sunday | Easter 7 | May 16

 

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Order of Worship | Easter 7 | Membership Sunday

Prelude

THE SPIRIT CALLS US FROM WHERE WE ARE…

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

Lighting of Peace Candle 

VT 831 | Blest Be the Tie that Binds | JoAnn and Paul Knapke, vocals

OURS IS A STORY…

Children’s Time 

Offering Dedication and Pastoral Prayer

VT 566 | Somlandela (We Will Follow) | STS 2 CD

Scripture | Ephesians 1:15-23 

TO LIVE MORE FULLY INTO THIS STORY, WE COMMIT…

Sharing from new members | Anna, Shirley, Wilbur

VT 797 | We Are People of God’s Peace vv. 1-2 | JoAnn and Paul Knapke, vocals                

Sharing from new members | Brendan, Laura, Kevin, Cheryl

VT 797 | We Are...

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Worship in Place | Easter 6 | May 9

 

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Order of Worship | Easter 6

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

Peace Candle 

VT 30 | Jesus Calls Us | Phil Hart, vocals and guitar; Shakita Kabicek, cello

Children’s Time 

Offering/Dedication Prayer

Offertory | VT 426 | Mothering God, You Gave Me Birth | Phil Hart, vocals and guitar

Scripture | John 15:9-17 from The Message

Sermon | “I have called you friends”      [Manuscript below]

Silent Reflection

VT 628 | What a Friend We Have in Jesus | Fred and Marlene Suter, Julie and Phil Hart, vocals

Mission Moment | BREAD

Sharing of Joys and Concerns

Pastoral Prayer 

Extinguishing the Peace Candle 

Benediction 

Announcements 

Christian Education | 11:00 am

 

Thanks to everyone who helped lead today’s service

Sermon: Joel Miller...

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