We held virtual worship on Sunday, May 3, 2020! You can watch the recording below or on Facebook by clicking here.
GATHERING Joyful, Joyful, We Adore Thee Shaun Booher
CALL TO WORSHIP Chief Seattle, 1854
Every part of this Earth is sacred.
Every shining pine needle, every sandy shore,
every mist in the dark woods,
every clearing and humming insect is holy.
The rocky crest, the juices of the meadow,
the beasts and all the people,
all belong to the same family.
Teach your children that the Earth is our mother.
Whatever befalls the Earth,
befalls the children of the Earth.
The water’s murmur is the voice of our father’s father.
We are part of the Earth and the Earth is part of us.
The rivers are our brothers; they quench our thirst.
The perfumed flowers are our sisters.
The air is precious
For all of us share the same breath.
The wind that gave our grandparents breath
also receives their last sigh.
The wind gave our children the spirit of life.
This we know, the Earth does not belong to us;
we belong to the Earth.
This we know, all things are connected.
Our God is the same God,
whose compassion is equal for all.
For we did not weave the web of life;
we are merely a strand in it.
Whatever we do to the web,
we do to ourselves.
Let us give thanks for the web
and the circle that connects us all.
Thanks be to God, the God of all.
OPENING TO GOD Psalm 23 (in unison)
The LORD is my shepherd, I shall not want;
he makes me lie down in green pastures.
He leads me beside still waters; he restores my soul.
He leads me in paths of righteousness
for his name’s sake.
Even though I walk through the valley
of the shadow of death,
I fear no evil; for thou art with me;
thy rod and thy staff, they comfort me.
Thou preparest a table before me
in the presence of my enemies;
Thou anointest my head with oil, my cup overfloweth.
Surely goodness and mercy shall follow me
all the days of my life;
And I shall dwell in the house of the LORD forever.
ACTS LESSON Acts 2:42-47
They devoted themselves to the apostles’ teaching and fellowship, to the breaking of bread and the prayers. Awe came upon everyone, because many wonders and signs were being done by the apostles.
All who believed were together and had all things in common; they would sell their possessions and goods and distribute the proceeds to all, as any had need. Day by day, as they spent much time together in the temple, they broke bread at home and ate their food with glad and generous hearts, praising God and having the goodwill of all the people.
And day by day the Lord added to their number those who were being saved.
GOSPEL LESSON John 10:1-10
“Very truly, I tell you, anyone who does not enter the sheepfold by the gate but climbs in by another way is a thief and a bandit. The one who enters by the gate is the shepherd of the sheep. The gatekeeper opens the gate for him, and the sheep hear his voice. He calls his own sheep by name and leads them out. When he has brought out all his own, he goes ahead of them, and the sheep follow him because they know his voice. They will not follow a stranger, but they will run from him because they do not know the voice of strangers.”
Jesus used this figure of speech with them, but they did not understand what he was saying to them. So again Jesus said to them, “Very truly, I tell you, I am the gate for the sheep. All who came before me are thieves and bandits; but the sheep did not listen to them. I am the gate. Whoever enters by me will be saved, and will come in and go out and find pasture. The thief comes only to steal and kill and destroy. I came that they may have life, and have it abundantly.
REFLECTION Barb Lemmel & Mitchell Hay
MUSIC Open My Eyes, Lord Kathryn Parker & June Packard
THE LORD’S SUPPER
PRAYERS OF THE PEOPLE & THE LORD’S PRAYER
MUSIC Tell Me the Old, Old Story Charlie & Cynthia Yerrick
