Join us for Celebration worship services, in-person and online, every Sunday at 10 a.m.

Celebration Worship Service, July 18th

There are two choices ways for us to gather in community: attending in person or joining via live stream at 10am. To learn more about these choices, please visit mpcfamily.org/celebrate .

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In Celebration this week:

  • Kim will provide a prelude,
  • I (Rev. Ben) will welcome folks to Celebration and
  • Clementina will lead us in a Call to Worship (Riffing on Psalms 24 and 104),
  • The opening hymn is “Love Divine, All Loves Excelling”,
  • I will lead us in a prayer for peace from “The Peace of Wild Things” by Wendell Berry
  • I will read Mark 6:30-44,
  • I will preach a sermon,
  • The hymn of response is, “My Shepherd Will Supply My Need”,
  • We will have a pastoral prayer,
  • Offering,
  • The closing hymn is “I’m Gonna Live so God Can Use Me”, and
  • I will lead us in the Charge and offer a benediction.
  • Kim will provide a postlude

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.

Celebration live stream recordings

Every week, we post a live stream recording to YouTube. You can view information about those live stream recordings and access a link to the playlist on our Celebration Recordings page.