PLEASE NOTE: Celebration is back in the sanctuary! Everyone will need to wear masks and provide proof of vaccination or a negative Covid test within 3 days of each Sunday. You also may watch the service on a live stream in the courtyard or at home. To learn more about these choices, please visit mpcfamily.org/celebrate. In order to keep everyone healthy & safe, we will:
- require mask-wearing when indoors
- require either proof of Covid vaccination OR a negative Covid test from within the last three days. Please see the ushers for details
- run the furnace filtration system for ventilation, doors and windows open only when necessary
If you can get tested using an at-home test or a clinical test before coming to Church, that’s one way you can help keep the congregation safe.
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In celebration this week:
- Marcia Roy will play a prelude, “Our Lord Our God, Thy Sacred Word”, by J.S. Bach
- Katie will welcome everyone to Celebration.
- Martha Smith will lead us in the Call to Celebration, by Everett Tilson and Phyllis Cole
- The opening hymn is, “Blessed Jesus, At Your Word”.
- Next, Martha will lead us in a Prayer of Confession, from the church of Scotland, adapted
- Then there will be a Time With Children
- Invitations will be next.
- Then the MPC Choir, directed by Kim Rankin, will sing, “Give Me Jesus”, a traditional spiritual, arr. Lloyd Larson
- Next, Martha will lead us in a scripture lesson from John 11:1-45.
- Ben will share a sermon, “It’s OK to Cry”.
- The Hymn of Response is “When Jesus Wept”,
- After which Ben will lead us in prayer.
- Next, the new class of Elders will be ordained and installed ( Linda Benson, Margaretha Derasary, Sari Kulberg, Leslie Louie)
- Then the offering plates will be passed, and an offertory will be played.
- The closing hymn will be “Lord, Who Throughout These Forty Days”,
- We will recite the Charge, Ben will offer a benediction.
- We will end with a postlude from Marcia
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. Care for Creation. 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.