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In Celebration this week:
- Marcia will provide a prelude, “One Holy Church”, arranged by Healey Willam
- Talitha will welcome folks to Celebration, and
- Pat Schwinn will lead us in a Call to Celebration (from Psalm 113:2-3).
- The opening hymn is, “Come, Worship God”,
- Pat will lead us in a prayer for peace (from Iona, a prayer by John McCulloch),
- Debbie Fallehy will lead us in the celebration of October birthdays,
- then Pat will read Micah 6:6-8.
- Ben will preach a sermon, “I Have Seen the World and It is Us”.
- The hymn of response is, “For Everyone Born”,
- Offering,
- Pat will bring us a Minute for Mission: PCUSA Peace & Global Witness Offering.
- We will celebrate communion,
- Kim will lead us in the closing hymn, “Halle, Halle, Hallelujah”, and then
- Pat will lead us in the Charge and Ben will 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.