Order of Service

Sunday, May 11, 2008

Meditation Thought

"And when Jesus has been baptized, just as he came up from the water, suddenly the heavens were opened to him and he saw the Spirit of God descending like a dove and alighting on him." - Matthew 3:16, New Revised Standard Version

Being Present to Worship

Gathering

Sharing

a time of greeting and sharing those things which inform who we are as a community of faith and how God is moving among us. You are invited to welcome visitors, share joys, prayer requests, and announcements.

Guest and visitors, please fill out one of the "Welcome" Cards found in the pew Bibles and place it in the offering plate.

Focusing

"Surrender to God"

- Lersch & Barne

300th Anniversary Hymn

*Invitation to Worship

*Opening Song

"O Holy Spirit, Making Whole" #300

Unison Prayer (back of bulletin)

Message in Music

"Canticle to the Spirit"

- Tweedy/Larson

Children's Time

Scripture Reading

Acts 2: 1-21 (p.119)

Reflection

"Define the Wind?"

Invitation To Give

Offertory

"Here, O My Lord, I See Thee Face to Face" arr. Hugh Livingston, Jr.

Prayer

Service of Communion

Words of Intent

Prayer of Remembrance for the Bread

Words of Remembrance (unison)

"The bread which we break is the communion of the body of Christ."

Prayer of Remembrance for the Cup

Words of Remembrance (unison)

"The cup which we bless is the communion of the blood of Christ."

Prayer of Thanksgiving

*Sending Song

"Sent Forth by God's Blessing" #478

*Spoken Blessing

*Blessing in Music