Rev Ed Sunday-Winters – Service
Hal Parker – Musical Director, Organ, Piano, Voice,
Priscilla Bonney-Smith – Flowers
Sunday Service
(Twenty-Second Sunday of Pentecost)
November 6, 2022
10:00am
Scripture: 2 Thessalonians 2:1-5, 13-17
Sermon: Comfort and Strength Rev. Ed Sunday-Winters
*Hymn: #407 (New Century Hymnal) How Firm a Foundation
*Hymn: #347(New Century Hymnal) Let Us Talents and Tongues Employ
*Hymn: #438 (New Century Hymnal) It Is Well with My Soul
Prelude: Hal, solo piano
Welcome & Announcements
Call to Worship
One: We gather with joys and sorrows and memories of joy and sorrow.
All: We gather from hope or habit, with happiness or heartbreak.
One: We gather knowing every pew is a place where someone sat and that every hymnal
was held by someone singing.
All: We gather, not only to remember, but to be present in this place to our own faith,
and to be truly supportive of one another.
Opening Prayer
*Gloria Patri #36
Glory be to the Creator, and to the Christ and to the Holy Ghost; as it was in the
beginning is now, and ever shall be, world without end. Amen. Amen.
*Hymn: #407 (New Century Hymnal) How Firm a Foundation
Scripture: 2 Thessalonians 2:1-5, 13-17
Anthem: “Bread of Life” by Richard Blake & Mary Lathbury, voice & piano
Sermon: Comfort and Strength Rev. Ed Sunday-Winters
A Time of Silence
Offertory
*Doxology
Praise God from whom all blessings flow; Praise God, all creatures here below;
Praise God for all that love has done; Creator, Christ, and Spirit, One. Amen.
*Unison Prayer of Dedication
We take comfort, O God, for your Spirit abides with us and we rejoice to bring our
treasure to meet yours enriching the community inside this familiar place, and the
community of those who live around us and may be blessed by our gifts and share your
love as our hearts expand. Amen.
Communion
*Hymn: #347(New Century Hymnal) Let Us Talents and Tongues Employ
Prayers of the People
The Lord’s Prayer (using “debts:” turn to the bottom of page #271 in the green hymnal)
*Hymn: #438 (New Century Hymnal) It Is Well with My Soul
*Benediction: Rev. Ed Sunday-Winters
*Musical Benediction
“We are Building a New World” (to the tune of “We Are Climbing Jacob’s Ladder”, #500
NCH), “We are building up a new world, We are building up a new world, We are building
up a new world, Builders must be strong!”
“Ride, shine and give God glory, Rise, shine and give God glory, Rise, shine and give God
glory, Children of the Light.”
Postlude: Hal, solo organ
Our Church’s Wider Mission:
Cindy Moraga-Selva serves the Theological Community of Mexico (CTdeM). Her appointment is made possible by gifts to Our Church’s Wider Mission. We support her ministry today with our offering and prayers for the women of Mexico, and continue to work toward preventing violence and protecting the rights of women who suffer violence.