Today’s guest speaker is Rev. Dave Mason.
 
All of the information normally found in our bulletin is below the video. Simply click on "Read More" to load the rest of the bulletin. You can use this to follow the service, as well as to pray our unison prayers. All joys and concerns that we know, as well as our continuing prayer list is within the Joys and Concerns. Announcements can be found at the bottom of this service.

Gathering Around the Word
Prelude
ANNOUNCEMENTS
CHORAL INTROIT For Those Tears I Died

CALL TO WORSHIP
Leader: Come into this sacred space to worship God.
People: God of mystery, in you I trust; never let me be ashamed.
Leader: Come into this sacred space to worship God.
People: Be to me a rock for dwelling in, a secure place for retreating to, time and time again; a rock for my restoration.
Leader: Come into this sacred space to worship God.
People: Sustain me against the hand of the unjust and the ruthless.
Leader: Come into this sacred space to worship God.
People: For you are my hope, my trust since my early years. I have relied on you from the womb; from my birth you have sustained me. In you is my wonder again and again and again.
​–from Psalm 71

When we meet in person, we take some time to share our joys and concerns. As you consider the past week, what are you thankful for? What brought you joy? What are you worried about? If you have anything you would like to share, you can include a comment on this post. When you are ready, you can use this prayer to get started.

God, who is more than we can ever comprehend,
help us to seek you,
and you alone.
Help us to stand before all that we could do
and seek what you would do,
and do that.
Lift from us our need to achieve all that we can be
and instead,
surrender to what you can be in us.
Give us ways to refrain from the busyness
that will put us on edge and off center,
give us today your peace.
Amen.​

This week's lesson is on Deuteronomy 24:10-21.

Today’s guest speaker is Rev. Dave Mason
 
All of the information normally found in our bulletin is below the video. Simply click on "Read More" to load the rest of the bulletin. You can use this to follow the service, as well as to pray our unison prayers. All joys and concerns that we know, as well as our continuing prayer list is within the Joys and Concerns. Announcements can be found at the bottom of this service.
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PRELUDE
ANNOUNCEMENTS
INTROIT “There is Something About That Name” CHOIR
CALL TO WORSHIP

LEADER: Listen, friends! God is speaking!
PEOPLE: God’s voice whispers to us in the stillness.
LEADER: It thunders across the skies.
PEOPLE: It breaks out from the heavens.
LEADER: All creation proclaims the glory of the Lord.
PEOPLE: God also speaks through the Word.
LEADER: That Word took on flesh to make God known to us.
PEOPLE: The Word is truth and life.
LEADER: The Word proclaims the promises and purposes of God.
ALL: Listen, friends! God is speaking!

​When we meet together in person, we share our joys and concerns before we focus on our Sunday school lesson. Think about your needs and concerns right now, and if you like, you can share them in the comments.

Our Sunday school and church is now open so that we can join to worship God, to learn about God’s word and to encourage each other in person. We are grateful to be back together, but we offer these lessons online for those who do not feel comfortable participating in person. We are glad that those who cannot be with us physically are able to learn and worship with us as well.

Today’s lesson is on two passages from Deuteronomy — 16:18-20 and 17:8-13. It is the stipulation that the rules regarding how justice is administered themselves be just and free from favoritism, especially when it comes to the weak, the foreigner and the poor.

The following anonymous prayer is posted on the website for the Jesuit Xavier University.

This week's lesson is on Deuteronomy 16:18-20; 17:8-13. 

Today’s guest speaker is Rev. Dave Mason.
 
All of the information normally found in our bulletin is below the video. Simply click on "Read More" to load the rest of the bulletin. You can use this to follow the service, as well as to pray our unison prayers. All joys and concerns that we know, as well as our continuing prayer list is within the Joys and Concerns. Announcements can be found at the bottom of this service.

 Gathering  Around  the  Word
Prelude                                         
ANNOUNCEMENTS     
CHOIR INTROIT                                                                               
CALL TO WORSHIP    
Leader: The Lord is our light and our salvation; whom shall we fear?
People: The Lord is the stronghold of our lives; of whom shall we 
               be afraid?
Leader: The Lord will protect us and guide us.
People: Let us gladly offer ourselves before our God with shouts of 
               joy; let us sing praises to the Lord, our God.   - Psalm 27.

When we meet in person, we share our joys and concerns together. Take some time to think over your past week. What prayer requests do you have? If you feel comfortable, you can share your requests in the comments below. When you ready, you can get started with this prayer (source), which should somewhat go along with our lesson.

This week's lesson is on Exodus 23:1-12.

Today’s guest speaker is Rev. Dave Mason.
 
All of the information normally found in our bulletin is below the video. Simply click on "Read More" to load the rest of the bulletin. You can use this to follow the service, as well as to pray our unison prayers. All joys and concerns that we know, as well as our continuing prayer list is within the Joys and Concerns. Announcements can be found at the bottom of this service.

PRELUDE                                
INTROIT                                CHOIR
ANNOUNCEMENTS

CALL TO WORSHIP
LEADER:      Give credit to the Lord, O heavenly beings.
MEN:        Ascribe to the Lord glory and strength.
WOMEN:    Give credit to the Lord the glory of His name.
ALL:        Let us worship the Lord in Holy splendor.
LEADER:    The voice of the Lord is over the waters.
MEN:        The God of glory thunders.
WOMEN:    The voice of the Lord is powerful.
ALL:        The voice of the Lord is full of majesty.  Come, let us worship the Lord. - based on Psalm 29

When we meet in person, we share what joys and concerns we have together. As you think over your past week, consider any prayer requests you might have. If you have anything you would like to share, you can include it as a comment to this post. When you are ready, use the prayer below (source) to get started. 

Today's lesson is on Genesis 21:8-20.

Today's guest speaker was Dr. Renny Domske.

PRELUDE                                Carol Smith
INTROIT        ”Go and Tell Others”            CHOIR
ANNOUNCEMENTS

CALL TO WORSHIP
LEADER:      Who do men say that I am?
PEOPLE:    Thou art the Christ, the Son of the Living God.
LEADER:    The Virgin will be with child and will give birth to a Son.
PEOPLE:    And they will call Him Emmanuel - which means, “God with us.”
LEADER:    For my eyes have seen Your salvation,
ALL:        Which You have prepared in the sight of all people.

INVOCATION                            DR. Domske

When we meet in person, we share our joys and concerns together. Take some time to consider your last week. What are you thankful for? What are you worried about? If you have anything you would like to share, you can include it in the comments so that we can all pray. When you are ready, use this prayer for the new year (source) to get started.

Today's lesson is on Genesis 4:1-15.