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- encourage masking when indoors
- run the furnace filtration system for ventilation, doors and windows open only when necessary
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In celebration this week:
- The Prelude from Tactus will be excerpts from “Magnificat” by Fernando Franco (Spain/Mexico/Guatemala,1532-1585)
- Katie will welcome everyone to Celebration.
- Karen Ray Gibson will lead us in the Call to Celebration, (adapted from a Hawaiian prayer; as we come together in worship let us do so mindful of our spiritual siblings on Maui who are still recovering from a firestorm)
- The opening hymn will be “How Firm a Foundation”.
- Next, Karen will lead us in a Prayer of Peace (Augustine of Hippo, adapted)
- then we will have a Time With Children.
- Invitations are next.
- Special music will be “”Aufer a nobis” by Francisco López Capillas (Mexico, c.1609-1674)
- followed by a scripture lesson from the New Testament, Matthew 14:22-33.
- Ben’s sermon is titled, “Take a Few Risks”,
- The Hymn of Response is “Calm to the Waves”,
- followed by a pastoral prayer.
- The offering plates will be passed next, while Tactus performs “Coenantibus autem illis”
by Juan de Lienas (Spain/Latin America, fl.1617-1654)
- The closing hymn will be “Give to the Wind Thy Fears”.
- We will recite the Charge,
- Ben will offer a benediction
- followed by a postlude from Tactus, :”Dios Itlaçonantzine” by Don Hernán Franco (Guatemala, dates unknown)
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.