Order of Worship

6-21-26

Always maintaining a proper balance between proclamation of the word about life with the deeds which make life good.

Prelude ~

Shared by Tanner Bayles

Welcome and Announcements

We welcome everyone to our service and hope you are blessed by worshipping with us.

Opening Words

Shared by Pastor Ken

One: Who are we and what are we called to do?

All: We are the sensitive and responsive ones called to create a world where every person is radically affirmed, and barriers between people become

bridges of inclusion, justice, and spirituality.



Call to Worship

Led by Greg and Carla Freeman

One: It’s time for us.

All: This time is for us.

One: We step inside the sacred circle.

All: Here, with courage, we see our lives as part of the continually astonishing mystery of life.

One: Here, with reflection, we know our lives are always lived connected with other people.

All: Here, with faith, we reach beyond ourselves, to find that good spirit that strengthens our spirit; to hear that word that changes us; and to come closer to the sacred...

One: This time is for us.

Singing Our Faith

Draw the Circle Wide

by Ruth C. Duck and Jim Strethdee

Draw the circle wide. Draw it wider still.

Let this be our song, no one stands alone,

Standing side by side, draw the circle wide.

God the still-point of the circle,

Round whom all creation turns;

Nothing lost, but held forever

In God’s gracious arms.

Chorus

Let our hearts touch far horizons,

So encompass great and small,

Let our loving know no borders,

Faithful to God’s call.

Chorus

Let the dreams we dream be larger,

Than we’ve ever dreamed before;

Let the dream of Christ be in us,

Open ev’ry door.

Chorus

Centering Moment

Shared by Greg and Carla Freeman

One: We come to you, Spirit of Life and Love, and place in you:

All: our feet, our legs, our hands, our arms, our heads

and allow you to support all that we are.

One: We come to you, Spirit of Life and Love, and give to you:

All: our worries, our doubts, our hopes, our joys, our

pains, our love, and allow you to take in all that we are.

One: And as we give all that we are, we find Your place of Truth where we are all one.

All: We breathe in deeply, as we stand at the edge of Your universe in oneness.

One: And as we stand here in oneness, we give thanks to the Gentle One who has touched our soul.

All: We give thanks for Love, which created us, restored us, and links us to others.

One: We have been loved since the moment of our first waking and have been held in joy and in grief.

All: Grace us with your continuing presence that,

encouraged by your Spirit, we might work to restore

compassion to the Human family, and renew the face

of the earth.

One: Amen.

All: Amen.

Sharing Our Covenant

We covenant one with another to be that sensitive and responsive part of human society which perceives and

responds to God’s newest thrust in the midst of history. The uniqueness and greatness of every life is radically affirmed. Our task together demands a comprehensive view of life, always pointed intentionally to the future. Our life together will involve us individually and corporately in study and worship, always maintaining a proper balance between proclamation of the Word about life with the deeds which make life good. Those activities which eliminate age barriers, cut across religious dogma, reduce cultural parochialisms and engage secular people with life’s ultimate possibilities will be worthy of our best efforts.

Being that Sensitive Part of Society

Celebrations

Pastor Ken

This is our time to share the celebrations of our lives: birthdays, anniversaries, words of kindness and works of peace and justice.

Music for Thinking of You Cards

Shared by Tanner Bayles

Invitation to Give

Led by Greg and Carla Freeman

One: We rejoice in the new world God is creating around us

and with us.

All: May our gifts proclaim the way of Jesus and

strengthen a faithful people.

One: May we be blessed and healed for we come in love and

in trust.

All: May we be blessed and healed for we come in love

and expectant hope.

QR Code for Giving Page

The Chime Calls Us to The Word About Life

Word About Life ~ Pastor Ken

Words for Mission

Led by Greg and Carla Freeman

One: In the Name of Love, we have come.

In the Name of Love, we are here.

And, in the Name of Love we will go.

Knowing in our Hearts and in our Souls

that what we have experienced is truly Divine.

These are the times!

All: We are the people!

One: All of Creation is blessed!

All: May we love all and serve all!

One: God be with you.

All: And also with you.

One: Amen.

All: Amen.



Sending Forth Song Trees of the Field

You shall go out with joy and be led forth with peace;

The mountains and the hills will break forth before you.

There’ll be shouts of joy, and all the trees of the field

will clap, will clap their hands.

And all the trees of the field will clap their hands, (clap, clap)

The trees of the field will clap their hands, (clap, clap)

The trees of the field will clap their hands (clap, clap)

While you go out with joy.

(Repeat faster)

Sermon Reboot is OFF for today.

This is a time to talk about the message and explore together using the ORID Art Form Conversation methodology. What is ORID? It stands for Observation, Reflection, Interpretation, and Decision. You will get the hang of it.