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Bread, Wine, and Invitation to Share - Led by Rev. Ken Heintzelman
All our bread is gluten-free. Communion offerings in August are directed to the Refugee Resettlement Fund.
We return from our Sabbath time to eat and drink together at the Table of Unity. This simple and profound act reminds us of the deeper aspects of human fellowship. We are connected to each other, to the gifts of our planet and to the Spirit of Life and Love from whom all blessings flow. The sharing of bread and wine has been a universal symbol of community. May we find strength and grace for the journeys of our lives. To the table the Spirit bids us come. Let us pray.
One: Spirit of Life and Love, You have set the places, You have poured the wine, and there is always room, You say, for one more.
All: And so we come. From the streets and the alleys, we come.
One: From the deserts and from the hills, we come.
All: From the ravages of poverty and from the places of privilege, we come.
One: Running, limping, carried, we come.
All: We are bloodied with our wars, we are wearied with our wounds, we carry our dead within us,
And we reckon with their ghosts.
One: We hold the seeds of healing, We dream of a new Creation, We know the things that make for peace, And we struggle to give them wings.
And yet, to Your table, We come.
Hungering for Your bread, We come.
Thirsting for Your wine, We come:
Singing Your song in every language,
Speaking Your name in every tongue,
In conflict and in communion,
In discord and in desire.
All: We come, O God of Wisdom, We come.
Communion Song ~ Companions On the Journey
Chorus
We are companions on our journey,
Breaking bread and sharing life.
In the love we bear is the hope we share
For we believe in the love of our God.
Yes, we believe in the love of our God.
No longer strangers to each other,
No longer strangers in God’s house,
We are blest and we are nourished,
By the love we all can share.
Chorus
Although the journey may be rocky,
Although the way’s not always clear,
We will share God’s love a-plenty,
With all people far and near.
Chorus
Prayer of Thanks
Offered by Rev. Ken Heintzelman
The Prayer of Jesus (Sung Responsively)
Our Creator in heaven
Hallowed be Your name.
Your kingdom come.
Your will be done
On earth as in heaven.
Give us today our daily bread,
Forgive us our trespasses
As we forgive those
Who trespass against us.
Save us from the time of trial,
And deliver us from evil.
For the kingdom, the power
And the glory are yours
Now and forever. Amen
Offerings and Offertory - Shared by Travis Meyers
Dedication of Our Offerings - Led by Rev. Ken Heintzelman
One: By our smallest actions, we become part of a bigger world. The smallest giving can be an expression of the good spirit of generosity and caring.
All: May we and these gifts be used to build a foundation of inclusion, justice and spirituality. Amen.
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