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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 is “O Store Gud” (a Swedish folk tune, arr. Wilbur Held), Marcia Roy, organ
- Katie Kilby will welcome everyone to Celebration
- Frank Dauby will lead us in an Opening Response (Church of England, adapted)
- the opening hymn will be “How Great Thou Art”,
- next Frank will lead us in the Prayer of Gratitude and Confession (from Iona)
- then it’s Time with Children
- Invitations are next
- Special Music will be “Where the Music Comes From” (by Lee Holby), Brenda Steinmetz-Vallenas, soloist; Marcia Roy on piano
- followed by Frank reading from the Scriptures, from Luke 10:38-42
- Ben’s sermon is next, titled “Choosing the Better Thing”
- the hymn of response is “O Savior, In This Quiet Place”
- next, there will be a Pastoral Prayer
- then the offering plates will be passed, and Brenda will sing “The Shepherd” (by Lee Holby, text by William Blake (1789))
- the closing hymn will be “Praise Ye the Lord, The Almighty” (hymn #35, incorrectly listed in the bulletin as #633 Praise Ye the Lord)
- we will recite the Charge
- 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.