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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 will be “Brethren, We Have Met to Worship”, arr. Sam Batt Owens
- Katie Kilby will welcome everyone to Celebration
- Then Mike Griffith will lead us in a Call to Celebration (Excerpted and adapted from the Church of Scotland’s liturgy for the dedication of a church)
- The opening hymn will be “Let us Build a House”
- Next, Mike will lead us in a Prayer for Peace, (Excerpted and adapted from the Church of Scotland’s liturgy for the dedication of a church)
- Time with Children is next (children will then be dismissed to Godly Play)
- We will hear invitations after that
- Next the MPC Choir will perform “The Call”, by Ralph Vaughan Williams
- Then Mike will read Psalm 84
- Rev. Ben Daniel will offer a sermon,
- Then we will sing the hymn of response, “I’m Gonna Eat at the Welcome Table”
- Next will be the Pastoral Prayer
- The offering plates will be passed
- The closing hymn will be “God be the Love to Search and Keep Me”
- We will recite the Charge together
- There will be a benediction
- Followed by 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. 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.