Sunday Worship
We're Back in the Sanctuary!
June 27, 2021
Fifth Sunday in Pentecost
Bon Voyage Jeanne!
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Wherever we are in our spiritual journey,we intend to come into closer relationship with God and with each other. God's presence awakens our hearts, and informs our lives, so that we are grounded by divine grace.
Our church is a place where we practice living in faith, supporting each other so that with time we become the beloved community.
For when we awaken our soul, God is brought into the world.
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June 27, 2021
Fifth Sunday in Pentecost Worship
Prelude
Musician- Elle Wheeler
Welcome
Announcements
Passing the peace
Contemplative prayer - What I Have Learned So Far
__Mary Oliver
Call to worship -
Holy God,
Holy Breath, Wind, Flame, Spirit:
Set our hearts of fire.
Burn off all that is dry and lifeless,
And grow us anew.
Let your Spirit dance within our spirits,
Uprooting us when we have been unmoved
And refreshing all that is stale in our lives.
Breathe on us your peace
That we will share that peace with all we meet.
And hear the silent prayers of our hearts.
Amen
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Singing- I’m Gonna Live so God Can Use Me, #2153, verses 1-4
1 I'm gonna live so God can use me
anywhere, Lord, anytime!
I'm gonna live so God can use me
anywhere, Lord, anytime!
2 I'm gonna work so God can use me
anywhere, Lord, anytime!
I'm gonna work so God can use me
anywhere, Lord, anytime!
3 I'm gonna pray so God can use me
anywhere, Lord, anytime!
I'm gonna pray so God can use me
anywhere, Lord, anytime!
4 I'm gonna sing so God can use me
anywhere, Lord, anytime!
I'm gonna sing so God can use me
anywhere, Lord, anytime!
Unity prayer -
Sometimes we are like those disciples so long ago:
Huddled in fear of what others will think,
Of what others will do, of what God will do.
Sometimes we are like passive bystanders:
Making fun of what we do not understand,
Tearing down what is sacred to another
Waiting until we are sure it’s safe.
Yet,
even in our fear, God is with us:
Nudging us like a gentle breeze,
Stirring us with flames of new life
Speaking to us with generosity and power.
Let us offer God our hearts, our minds, our lives. Amen.
Reading - Matthew 13:44-45; 53-58
For the word of God in scripture
For the word of God among us
For the word of God within us
after scripture-
All- Thanks be to God.
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Special Music
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Reading - Deuteronomy 30:3-10
For the word of God in scripture
For the word of God among us
For the word of God within us
after scripture-
All- Thanks be to God.
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Special Music-
Silence
Sermon - Back Home, At Last!
Time of prayer
Prayers
Joys and Concerns
Pastor’s prayer
Lord’s prayer
Offering
Doxology
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Singing - Abide With Me, #700, verses 1-3
1 Abide with me: fast falls the eventide;
the darkness deepens; Lord, with me abide.
When other helpers fail and comforts flee,
Help of the helpless, O abide with me.
2 Swift to its close ebbs out life's little day;
earth's joys grow dim, its glories pass away.
Change and decay in all around I see.
O thou who changest not, abide with me.
3 I need thy presence every passing hour.
What but thy grace can foil the tempter's power?
Who like thyself my guide and strength can be?
Through cloud and sunshine, O abide with me.
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Benediction
Postlude
On the lawn- Celebration for Jeanne Chapman!
All St Helena United Methodist Church worship services for the next period of time will be livestreamed on YOUTUBE and recorded, then posted to both the YOUTUBE and Facebook church pages.
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