As we head into a beautiful Memorial Day Weekend and our hearts long for the gatherings, parties, and remembrance ceremonies of previous years, we hope you will join us for church online. Our new ritual is to gather on Sunday mornings on YouTube for worship, and zoom for coffee hour.
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View May 24th Celebration online
- Marcia’s prelude will be Hail Thee, Festival Day by Ralph Vaughan Williams
- Ben will welcome us, and the Thompson family will call us to celebration
- The opening hymn is “Over My Head,” an African-American spiritual
- Bob Zdenek will offer the Prayer for Peace
- Dolores will give a Godly Play story
- Mike Griffith reads the scripture, which is Acts 1:6-14
- Talitha will preach this week
- MPC Riot brings you an acapella rendition of the African-American spiritual “Be Still, God Will Fight Your Battles” as special music
- Ben will lead a prayer
- The closing hymn, “Alleluia, Sing to Jesus” is a Ascension setting of a familiar hymn tune, and the lyrics will be on the video
- Talitha will send us out with a charge and benediction
Lyrics to “Over My Head”
- Over my head, I hear music in the air (x3)
There must be a God somewhere. - Over my head, I hear singing in the air…
- Over my head, I hear trouble in the air…
- Over my head, I hear gladness in the air…
Please know that next week (May 31st) will be a very special Pentecost celebration! We’re working on montage videos, DIY home decorations, and a thank you and goodbye to Dolores who will be leaving her role as Master Godly Play Teacher that day. We hope you’ll look forward to it with us.
The Charge (say together) Go out into the world in peace. Have courage; hold on to what is good. Return no one evil for evil. Strengthen the faint-hearted, support the weak, and help the suffering. Honor all people. Love and serve God, rejoicing in the power of the Holy Spirit.
At 11 AM on Sunday please join us for family hour on Zoom (please email Rev. Ben or email Rev. Talitha for the password) and on Wednesday at noon, please feel free to join the pastor’s Bible study on Zoom.