Worship Service for Sunday, September 15th

September 14, 2024

Dear Beloved St. Paul’s UMC and Wesley Foundation Family,

Grace and peace to you, beloved ones! I hope you can tell how excited we are about this series we are currently in. What a gift it is to talk about the ways our faith intersects with the things we learn, and the way the world continues to amaze us. This weekend we will be thinking about awe, and how, when we are truly open to experiencing awe, it could change our posture towards the world and those who see things differently. What if practicing awe and wonder was a way for us to build bridges between the Church and the Academy; between faith and science? Come and join the conversation with us tomorrow in-person or online, as we look together for a way to awe.

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Here is our schedule for tomorrow, September 15th:

9:00 AM: In-person Worship Service with Holy Communion, in the sanctuary

9:00 AM: Sunday School for all ages, in-person

(Seekers & Servants class begins September 22nd)

10:30 AM: Hybrid Worship Service, in-person in the sanctuary and live-streamed here

*Please remember that since this service is filmed and live-streamed, you or your family members may be on our worship recording, which is streamed and archived on our YouTube channel.

11:45 AM: Hybrid Discussion Group, in-person and on Zoom

Join by clicking here or use Meeting ID 87591478033 and Passcode stpauls.

Grace | Peace,

Pastor Greg

Discussion Questions

(1) What things make you feel awe? What did you notice about the awe in Psalm 19, or in our opening hymn, “Earth and All Stars!”? Did anything in our worship today make you think about other ways of experiencing awe and wonder?

(2) As we think about the relationship between faith and science, or between the Church and the Academy, how do you think awe is something that connects us?

(3) How might we practice awe? And how might this change our posture towards the world around us, and our university neighbors?

Order of Worship

Prelude: “Earth and All Stars!” (Michael Burkhardt)

Mary Bahnfleth, organ

Greeting

Rev. Greg Milinovich

Call to Worship

One: All creation is singing of the marvels of God’s goodness:

All: We, too, sing praises with a new song!

One: Sun and moon, birds and fish, tree and flower:

All: we all sing loudly with awe and wonder!

One: In our worship, let us listen for the music of all creation:

All: we, too, sing praises with a new song!

Opening Hymn: “Earth and All Stars!”

Earth and all stars! Loud rushing planets!

Sing to the Lord a new song!

Hail, wind, and rain! Loud blowing snowstorm!

Sing to the Lord a new song!