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In celebration this week:
- Marcia will play the prelude, “The Ash Grove”, arr. by Dale Wood
- Talitha will welcome folks to Celebration.
- Cynthia Blumgart will lead us in a Call to Celebration [World Council of Churches],
- The opening hymn is, “Let All Things Now Living” led by Brenda Steinmetz-Vallenas,
- Cynthia will lead us in a Prayer for Peace, (adapted from a World Council of Churches liturgy),
- The children will be dismissed to Godly Play,
- The Storytellers will present, “Water Most Precious”.
- Talitha will share a Pastoral Prayer and musical response, “Rain Down”,
- Offering,
- Invitations.
- The closing hymn is “Crashing Water at Creation” and then
- Cynthia will lead us in the Charge and Ben will offer a benediction.
- Marcia will offer the postlude, “Nun Danket Alle Gott”, setting by JS Bach,
- Ushers will dismiss the congregation row by row
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.