Order of Worship

(on a phone, best viewed horizontally) 

 

March 8, 2026            10:45am

 

Dwelling in Dissonance

Lent 3: Standing up and standing back

 

Gathered by God

Prelude

Welcome and Announcements

Centering Music                   If You Will Trust in God to Guide You               arr. Cox

Call to Worship

One:        Confident, hesitant, maybe just tired.

All:           We come to worship.

One:        Wanting to follow but not always sure how.

                  Embarrassed by the ways we’ve fallen short.

All:           We come anyway.

One:        Seeking, hurting, longing, needing.

All:           We come.

One:        When hopes are high, and dreams are bright.

                  When hopes are dashed, and the world is not all right.

All:           We come again. We keep coming.

One:        Ready or not. Here we are.

All:           Come, Jesus. Come and meet us.

Poem and Opening Prayer

Hymn                                        Just a Closer Walk with Thee                                   VT 43

Who draws near to us in Jesus

Scripture                                  John 18:12-27

Silence/dissonant Interlude

Offering Prayer

Musical Offering                  

Children’s Time

Sermon                                   

Hymn                                        Don’t Be Afraid                                                          VT 596

And dwells in our dissonance

Monologue

Confession Poem

Silence

Hymn                                        All Will Be Well                                                           VT 586

 

Joys and Concerns

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

Hymn                                        There’s a Wideness in God’s Mercy                    VT 156

Benediction

Postlude

 

Worship Leader: Ruth Goudreau                                      Preacher: Debbie Bledsoe

Children’s Time: Ev Buhr                            Musicians: Adela Wedler, Heather Bergen

Readers: Irene Duncan, Michael Taves                 Joys and Concerns: Debbie Bledsoe

Ushers: Martin Blank, Mathew Wiens                                    Greeter: Debbie Radke