Liturgies
CategoryPrayer: Teach us Your Ways…
Contributed by Bill Matson
Creating God, with an engaging spirit you never fail to meet us where we are, ever faithful while calling us into each tomorrow with the excitement and adventure of new possibilities. As we greet this new day, facing realities we find overwhelming, let us ..
Prayer: God of Land and Sea…
Contributed by Beth Johnson
God of land and sea, of moon and sun—we are never without your presence. You move in and through us always and everywhere. You are as near as our breath, as close as our heartbeat. We see you in the eyes of all we meet. We hear you in the coo of a dove. We ..
Creation Season: Texts, Hymns, Blessings
Ist Sunday of Creation Season: God Is Creating
Text: Genesis 1:1-25
First Hymn Joyful Joyful
Middle Hymn For the Beauty of the Earth
Final Hymn Sing of Colors (De Colores)
Commission and Blessing
We join with the earth and each other
To bring new life to the land;
T..
Prayer/Reflection on Psalm 8 for Creation Sunday
Contributed by Brian Brandsmeier
This liturgy was written to reflect a process-relational theology.
O Eternal One, most holy God
Let your noble name be praised throughout all the earth
Your splendor is above all splendor
The voices of children proclaim the greatness of your st..
Prayer of Confession for Creation Sunday
Contributed by Brian Brandsmeier
This liturgy was written to reflect a process-relational theology.
One: Creator God, in the fullness of time you helped to bring forth the heavens and the earth. You filled the earth with plants, animals, insects, birds, rivers, fjords, and so muc..
Hymn For Creation Sunday
Created by Sara Klosterboer
“All-Present, All-Visible, Source of All Life”
TUNE: Immortal Invisible
All-present, all-visible, Source of all life,
Within and around us, through joy and through strife.
Most Sacred, Eternal, You move on the earth,
You beckon and call forth new lif..
Lenten Theme: An Economy of Trust
Our theme for this Lenten season is “An Economy of Trust.” On a corporate level, we know what an economy of fear and greed looks like. On a personal level, we know what an economy of consumerism and gratification looks like.
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Good Friday Service
Call to Worship:
Come to this place apart to pray;
God, who has given us life, meets us here.
Will God be revealed to us on this dark day?
Has not God turned away and forsaken us?
Come, all who are weary and discouraged,
God, whom you have trusted, has not deserted you.
Will God..