Scripture: John 2:1-11
Sermon: To Help Our Gladness Rev. Candace Nicolds

*Hymn: #317 (Songs of Spirit) Soul, Adorn Yourself with Gladness
*Hymn: #390 (Songs of Spirit) Where Love is Found
*Hymn: #107 (Songs of Spirit) All Hail the Power of Jesus’s Name!

Prelude: solo piano

Welcome & Announcements

Call to worship:
Leader: Christ has set us free
People: Free to serve, free to welcome and include, free to love our neighbors as
ourselves.

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: #317 (Songs of Spirit) Soul, Adorn Yourself with Gladness

Unison prayer of confession:
Merciful God, we confess that we have not loved you with our whole heart, nor have
we loved our neighbors as ourselves. We have fallen short of your glory in thought,
word, and deed. We have held onto anger, resentment, and unforgiveness. We have
failed to be your compassionate presence in the world. Forgive us, we pray, and
cleanse us from all unrighteousness.

Assurance of pardon

Scripture: John 2:1-11 Shelly Jungwirth

Anthem: “I Am the Bread of Life” by Suzanne Toolan, RSM

Sermon: To Help Our Gladness Rev. Candace Nicolds

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
Lord, you are the giver of every good gift. Accept these offerings, and we pray that through them we may do justice, love kindness, and walk humbly with you, our God. Amen

Communion, See Insert

*Hymn: #390 (Songs of Spirit) Where Love is Found

Prayers of the People and The Lord’s Prayer
Our God, who art in heaven,
hallowed be thy name,
thy kingdom come,
thy will be done,
on earth as it is in heaven.
Give us this day our daily bread.
And forgive us our debts,
as we forgive our debtors.
And lead us not into temptation,
but deliver us from evil.
For thine is the kingdom,
and the power, and the glory,
forever.

*Hymn: #107 (Songs of Spirit) All Hail the Power of Jesus’s Name!

*Benediction
Go now in the freedom of Christ — Not freedom to rest in comfort, but freedom to rise and serve. Go in the strength of our God who hears every cry, who lifts every burden, who breaks every chain. And may the God of justice, the Christ who liberates, and the Spirit who empowers – guide our steps until freedom rings for us all. Amen.

Songs of Spirit: #349 Go in Peace
Go in peace and the peace of God
be with you this day.
Go in peace and the peace of God be with you al-ways.
Cel-e-brate and share the joy! Cel-e-brate new life!
Go in peace and the peace of God be with you always.

Postlude: #532 O Beautiful for Spacious Skies
Congregation, Choir, Organ