Calendar

Sunday, October 17

9:45 AM Service of Worship

3:00 PM Easy Hiking Group

 

Monday, October 18

8:00 – 10:30 AM Office Open

1:00 PM Bridge Group

 

Tuesday, October 19      

9:00 AM Easy Hiking Group

4:00 PM Women’s Devotional Group

 

Wednesday, October 20

8:00 – 10:30 AM Office Open

1:00 PM Zoom UMW

4:00 PM Zoom Storytelling

 

Thursday, October 21

3:00 PM Easy Hiking Group

4:00 PM Zoom Ad Council

 

Friday, October 22

8:00 – 10:30 AM Office Open

 

 

 

Order of Worship

 

Prelude – Nancy Gunter

Blest Are the Contrite Hearts

           

Greeting/Welcome

 

Call to Worship

Leader: We come before God as equals in God’s sight.

People: God knows us thoroughly and loves us completely.

Leader: None of us is perfect and without blemish.

People: Yet God has called us God’s children and asked us to be compassionate and responsible in our caring and witness.

Leader: We are called to joyful obedience in God’s realm.

People: Thanks be to God who trusts us and pours God’s abundant love on us. Amen.

 

Opening Prayer (Unison)

Lord, everywhere we look we see the imprint of your creative love. The wondrous works of nature show your majesty. As we gather today to celebrate your love and creation, keep us mindful that we are part of that created order, meant to be stewards and not destroyers. Prepare us to work for you in ministries of peace and justice. Amen.     

 

Opening Hymn

To God Be the Glory

 

Affirmation of Faith

Leader: Who shall separate us from the love of Christ? Shall tribulation or distress, or persecution or famine, or nakedness or peril or sword?

People: No! In all things we are more than conquerors through the One who loved us. We are sure that neither death nor life, nor angels, nor principalities, nor things present, nor things to come, nor powers, nor height, nor depth, nor anything else in all creation, will be able to separate us from the love of God in Christ Jesus our Lord. Thanks be to God! Amen. 

 

Offering

         Prayer of Blessing

                 

Pastoral Prayer

        

Scripture Lesson 

Mark 10:35-45

 

Sermon – Rev. Ann Lantz       

Becoming a Servant to All

       

Closing Hymn      

I Love to Tell the Story

 

Benediction

 

Postlude – Nancy Gunter

There Is Power in the Blood

 

Service Participants:

Pastor: Rev. Ann Steiner Lantz

Recorded Worship Liturgist: Cay Lacey

Zoom Worship Liturgist: Wendy Rigby

Director of Music: Jim Flanigan

Pianist: Nancy Gunter

Videographer: Jim Ecklund