Jeff Pierpont – Service/Sermon
Hal Parker – Musical Director
Priscilla Bonney-Smith – Flowers
“5th Sunday after Pentecost”
July 13, 2025
10:00am
Scripture: Ecclesiastes 11:1-6
Sermon: “Cast Your Bread Upon The Waters” by Jeff Pierpont
*Hymn: #1 (New Century Hymnal) Immortal, Invisible, God Only Wise
*Hymn: #410 (New Century Hymnal) If You But Trust in God to Guide You
*Hymn: #303 (New Century Hymnal) Rejoice, Give Thanks and Sing
Prelude: solo piano
Welcome & Announcements
Call to worship:
Leader: Come, beloved of God, not because you have all the answers, but because you are willing to ask the questions.
People: We come with wonder, with worry, with longing and hope.
Leader: Come, not because the path is clear, but because the One who calls you is faithful.
People: We come to open our hearts, to steady our spirits, to remember what matters most.
Leader: Come, just as you are — brave or uncertain, full or weary. Let us turn our gaze toward God.
All: We come to worship, to be renewed, to be reminded that grace is at work— even when we cannot see it.
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: #1 (New Century Hymnal) Immortal, Invisible, God Only Wise
Scripture: Ecclesiastes 11:1-6
Anthem: “Cast Thy Burden Upon the Lord” by Felix Mendelssohn
Sermon: “Cast Your Bread Upon The Waters” by Jeff Pierpont
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
*Hymn: #410 (New Century Hymnal) If You But Trust in God to Guide You
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: #303 (New Century Hymnal) Rejoice, Give Thanks and Sing
*Benediction
Go now into the world, not with clenched hands but with open hearts. Give freely. Love boldly. Trust deeply. For the seeds you scatter—though unseen — are held in the hands of God. May the Spirit give you courage to act without knowing the outcome, faith to believe that what you offer matters, and grace to wait in the mystery until joy returns with the tide. 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: solo organ