Order of Worship

(on a phone, best viewed horizontally) 

 

June 21, 2026            10:45am

 

Nurturing Each Other in Christ’s Grace

 

Gathering

Prelude

Welcome

Centering Music                   Gather Us In                                                         arr. Hayes

Prayer

Call to Worship

Hymn                                        We Plow the Fields and Scatter                           VT 747

Hearing God’s Word

Scripture                                  Mark 4:30-32

Children’s Time

Hymn                                        You Are Salt for the Earth                                       VT 297

Message                                  When a Weed is a Good Thing!

Hymn                                        Holy God, We Praise Thy Name                           VT 126

Time of Sharing

Reception of New Member

    Sharing by Louisa Adria

    Congregational Response                                                                                      VT 961

Leader:     We have witnessed your commitment to Christ,

                    and we recognize you as a member in this congregation.

All:             We welcome you with joy

                            as a companion on the journey of faith.

                    We commit ourselves

                            to fellowship and worship,

                            service and witness,

                            as partners in God’s mission.

                    We receive you as Christ has received us.

Responding                            Longing for Light                                                       VT 715

Faith Practice Sharing         Worshiping Together

Offering Prayer

Musical Offering                   Amazing Grace                                                    arr. Hayes

Joys and Concerns

After each time of sharing we respond “Lord, hear our prayer.”

Announcements

Hymn                                        What is the World Like                                            VT 298

Benediction

Postlude                                  For the Beauty of the Earth                            arr. Hayes

 

Worship Leader: Debbie Bledsoe                                        Speaker: Bruce Baergen

Storyteller: Debbie Bledsoe                                    Children’s Time: Rachel Siemens

Joys and Concerns: Rachel Siemens                                               Pianist: Ev Buhr

Ushers: John Woollard, Mathew Wiens                   Greeters: Elaine and Herb Kuehne