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October 2, 2022.    Celebration of Holy Communion: World Communion Sunday  Prelude Welcome and Announcements  Introit  Liturgy for Christian Unity pg. 122. Celebration of October birthdays Hymn 447. With your Presence, Lord (Moravian Birthday Hymn). Joyful Noise and Prayers for our Crop Walkers  Prayers of the PeoplePastoral Prayer Offerings our Gifts/Remembering God’s Gifts Hymn 819.Continue reading “October 2, 2022”

September 25, 2022  Prelude  Welcome and Announcements  Introit    “Amazing Grace”    Sophie Rice, soloist.  Call to Worship:  Isaiah 58:12  “Your ancient ruins shall be rebuilt; you shall raise up the foundations of many generations; you shall be called the repairer of the breach, the restorer of streets to live in.” Liturgy for Reconciliation pg.Continue reading “Sept. 25, 2022”

September 18, 2022  Prelude  Welcome and Announcements  Introit  Liturgy for Peace and Justice   pg. 148  Offerings our Gifts/Remembering God’s Gifts.  Hymn 819. “For the Life that You Have Given” Prayers of the People  Pastoral Prayer/Lord’s Prayer   Special Music   “Waly, Waly” (American Folk Melody).     Bob Kahle, piano.  Scripture  Jeremiah 8:18-9:1, LukeContinue reading “September 18, 2022”

September 11, 2022.  Prelude  Announcements  Welcome to a Moravian Lovefeast!   What is a Lovefeast?   It is as simple as its name, but as ancient as the time of the first gatherings of Jesus’s followers.   It is a gathering to celebrate the love bringing people together and the love inviting others to beContinue reading “September 11, 2022”

Sept. 4, 2022.  Prelude  Welcome and Announcements  Introit   Psalm 23. Chancel Choir  Call to Worship “He leads me beside still waters . . . You prepare a table before me . . . My cup overflows.”  – Psalm 23.  General Liturgy  pg. 1-4 Prayers of the People  Pastoral Prayer  Celebration of September birthdays  HymnContinue reading “September 4, 2022”

Aug. 28, 2022  Prelude  Welcome and Announcements  Introit  Liturgy for Education. Pg. 127  Prayers of the People  Pastoral Prayer  Offerings our Gifts/Remembering God’s Gifts.  Hymn 819. “For the Life that You Have Given” Scripture Hebrews 13:1-8, 15-16, Luke 14:1, 7-14 – Karen Kahle.   Sermon.    “Instructions for Living as a Jesus Follower”.  Hymn 637.Continue reading “Aug. 28, 2022”

Aug. 21, 2022  Prelude  Welcome and Announcements  Introit  Liturgy for Celebration. Pg. 43.  Prayers of the People  Pastoral Prayer  Offerings our Gifts/Remembering God’s Gifts.  Hymn 819. “For the Life that You Have Given” Scripture    Isaiah 58:9b-14, Luke 13:10-17.  Jeff Diehl.  Hymn   “I Danced in the Morning (Lord of the Dance) “  (Sydney Carter,Continue reading “August 21, 2022”

Prelude  Welcome and Announcements  Introit  Call to Worship  – Celebration of August 13th, 1727  – Psalm 133  Liturgy for August 13th Festival    From “Singing from the Heart: A Shorter Moravian Hymnal and Liturgies” with the permission of the Interprovincial Board of Communication, Moravian Church in North America. All praise, dear God, for founders whoContinue reading “August 14, 2022”

August 7 Prelude  Welcome and Announcements  Introit  Call to Worship  Responsive Reading Psalm 33:12-22 (CEB)  The nation whose God is the Lord, the people whom God has chosen as his possession, is truly happy! The Lord looks down from heaven; he sees every human being. From his dwelling place God observes all who live on earth.God is the one whoContinue reading “Aug. 7, 2022”

July 31 Prelude  Welcome and Announcements   Introit  Liturgy for Discipleship.  Pg. 37    Sam Spagnola  Prayers of the People      Pastoral Prayer and Lord’s Prayer  Offerings our Gifts/Remembering God’s Gifts.  Hymn 819. “For the Life that You Have Given” Scripture  Esther 4:11-17, Acts 5:27-39.  Olga Pirone    Hymn 641. I, the Lord of Sea and Sky.  Sermon “Ordinary People”    JeffContinue reading “July 31”