Sunday, November 10, 2019
Twenty-second Sunday after Pentecost
For Meditation and Reflection:
“We are above all things loved – that is the good news of the gospel – . . . despite the fact that we have all walked in different gardens and knelt at different graves, we have all, humanly speaking, come from the same place and are heading out into the same blessed mystery that awaits us all. . . . I think maybe it is holiness that we long for more than we long for anything else.” (Frederick Buechner)
Welcome and Announcements
Opening Prayer (Pastor)
Call to Worship
Pastor: Trust in the Lord and do good.
People: May the Lord give strength to the people!
Pastor: O taste and see that the Lord is good!
People: God is our refuge and strength!
Opening Hymn: When Love Is Found #362
Prayer for Illumination (Pastor)
Today’s Scripture Reading: Luke 20:27-38
Sermon “Three Weddings and a Funeral” Mike Lyle
The Offerings and Offertory Music
A Litany of Thanksgiving
Pastor: All things come from you, O God, and with gratitude we return to you what is yours. All that we are, and all that we have, is your gift to us.
People: And so, in gratitude for all your gifts, we offer ourselves, and all that we have. By your Spirit make us one with Christ, one with each other, and one in ministry to all the world.
All: Through Christ our Lord. Amen.
Reflective Hymn: There Is a Balm in Gilead #553
Sharing of Joys and Concerns
Prayers of the Pastor and People
Lord’s Prayer[Traditional, with “debts”]
Closing Hymn: Amazing Grace#547
Benediction (Pastor) Go forward in the comfort and strength of God’s blessing. Remember that you are loved, that God is ever near, and that divine mercy is your way in the world. Amen.
Thoughts for the Day/Week
“Each time members of the tribe die, the self we were with them dies too, which is to say that the kind of words we spoke only to them – were only to them – and the kind they spoke only to us are spoken no longer. . . . but the words they were are added to the vocabulary of the heart, where we have more than just ears for hearing them.” (Frederick Buechner)
ANNOUNCEMENTS
This Sunday, Nov 10th – 10am – Sunday Schools for both children and adults. Adults meet in the Sanctuary to discuss Ch 9 & 10 of The Phoenix Affirmations. In the Fellowship Hall and backyard (weather permitting), Robin Scott will lead the children in spiritual discovery.
11am – Worship led by Rev. Dr. Michael Lyle
Next Sunday, Nov. 17th – 9am – Council Meeting in Fellowship Hall.
11am – Worship led by Rev. Dr. Michael Lyle
Sunday, Nov. 24th– Worship led by Rev. Dr. Mary Mason
Sunday, Dec. 8th – Worship led by Rev. M. Michael Morse
Childcare is offered during services in the Fellowship Hall.
Lovettsville Food Bank Donations: Please bring non-perishable food items to church. Thank to Tena for taking our donations.
ESL Classes continue Saturdays 8:30am. Many thanks to Audra and Noemi for teaching; Lauranne and Tena for childcare.
Serving with a Purpose If you haven’t already filled one out, Service forms are on the bulletin board in the Fellowship Hall. Please put completed forms in the basket on top of the piano. You can also do it online – see website for links.
Statement of Faith: We gather as an open and affirming community to worship God, however known. We welcome everyone, no exceptions. Together we seek spiritual comfort and challenge, learn from ancient and modern texts, and seek new dimensions of truth. We practice following the way of Jesus. We dare to demonstrate God’s love by working for justice and peace among all people.