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December 12 Prelude  Welcome and Announcements  Introit  Call to Worship – Philippians 4:4  Hymn 260   Rejoice, Rejoice The Kingdom Comes.   Lighting of the Advent Candle  –    Cheryl Ferrich Liturgy for Advent 2   pg. 54  Prayers of the People (pg. 57)  Offerings our Gifts/Remembering God’s Gifts Hymn 819. “For the Life thatContinue reading “December 12, 2021”

December 5  Prelude  Welcome and Announcements  Introit  Lighting of the Advent Wreath –  Elissa Waldron.  Moment of Silence – Welcoming the Peace of Christ.  Special Music  “Rise Up Shepherd and Follow”    Grace Hochella, solo Liturgy for Advent (Based on Isaiah 61 and Psalm 126) God of hope, God of peace We watch and waitContinue reading “December 5, 2021”

Nov. 28, 2021.  Prelude  Welcome and Announcements  Introit “O Come, O Come Emmanuel”.   Bob Kahle, piano  Lighting of the Advent Candle  –    Madelyn, Samuel and Reyden Veliz.  Advent Lighting Litany – (By Rev. Nancy J, http://ruminari.wordpress.com/  and  Joanna Harader, https://spaciousfaith.com, used with permission) O come, O come, Emmanuel– God with us. Come into our brokenness;Continue reading “November 28, 2021”

November 21.  Prelude  Welcome to Lovefeast  -Morning Announcements   – Joyful Noise “One Night without a Home, Lehigh Conference of Churches”  Sophie Rice  Call to Worship – Psalm 126 Introit/Sharing of Lovefeast  “Give Thanks” (Smith),  Gary Gipson   Chorus:  Give thanks with a grateful heart Give thanks to the Holy One Give thanks because He’sContinue reading “Nov. 21, 2021”

November 14, 2021  Prelude  Welcome and Announcements  Introit  Hymn 401  Heart with Loving Heart United  Time Travel: Sept. 14th, 1741 – What’s happening in the Moravian Church?    Psalm 16 (selected verses)  Protect me, O God, for in you I take refuge.I say to the Lord, ‘You are my Lord;   I have no good apart from you.’ The Lord is myContinue reading “Nov. 14, 2021”

November 7, 2021.  Prelude  Welcome and Announcements  Call to Worship Psalm 146:5-7  Liturgy for Peace and Justice. pg. 148  Prayers of the People  Pastoral Prayer/Lord’s Prayer.   Special Music      Bob Kahle, piano.  Offerings our Gifts/Remembering God’s Gifts Hymn 819. “For the Life that You Have Given”  Scripture.  Psalm 146, Mark 12:38-44  Karen Kahle Continue reading “November 7, 2021”

October 31, 2021.  Prelude  Welcome and Announcements  Liturgy for All Saints   pg. 105 Concluding Hymn 394 “Ten Thousand Times Ten Thousand”  Prayers of the People  Pastoral Prayer/Lord’s Prayer.   Special Music   “I’ll Walk with God”  (by Paul Francis Webster)                            Continue reading “October 31, 2021”

October 24, 2021.   Prelude  Welcome and Announcements  Introit  Hymn 783   Amazing Grace.  Opening Litany (Adapted from prayers by the Rev. Bonnie Tarwater, from http://www.ucc.org/worship/worship-ways/ and by Paul Sauer, used with permission from http://www.lutheranforum.org/)  Heavenly God, like Job, when we ask for your presence and intervention, we will end up on knees, astounded at your greatness,Continue reading “October 24, 2021”

Calvary Moravian Church is a member of the international Protestant denomination popularly called the Moravian Church.     For over 550 years the Moravian Church has proclaimed the gospel in all parts of the world, ministering to the needs of people wherever they are.   The Moravian Church, or Unitas Fratrum (Unity of Brethren) asContinue reading “Who are the Moravians?”

October 17, 2021  Prelude  Welcome and Announcements  Introit  Call to Worship   Special Music  “I, the Lord of Sea and Sky” (Hymn 641, By D. Schutte).   Gary Gipson  Liturgy for Adoration pg. 18 – 23  Prayers of the PeoplePastoral Prayer/Lord’s Prayer  Offerings our Gifts/Remembering God’s Gifts Hymn 819. “For the Life that You HaveContinue reading “October 17, 2021”