Rev Ed Sunday-Winters – Service
Hal Parker – Musical Director
Priscilla Bonney-Smith – Flowers
Sunday Service
Eleventh Sunday After Pentecost
August 24, 2025
10:00am
Scripture: Isaiah 58:6-14 Shelly Jungwirth
Sermon: “Like a Watered Garden” by Rev Ed Sunday-Winters
*Hymn: #S-19 (Songs of Spirit) Here I Am, Lord
*Children’s Hymn: #63 (Songs of Spirit) All Things Bright and Beautiful
*Hymn: #102 (Songs of Spirit) Guide Me, O Thou Great Jehov
Prelude: solo piano, Hal Parker
Welcome & Announcements
Call to Worship
One: Let us worship the Holy One, our refuge, hope and trust. Our praise is continually of our God!
Many: God will not put us to shame. God is our rock!
One: Turn to the God who saves and delivers. Our praise is continually of our God!
Many: God’s righteousness redeems. God is our shelter!
One: Find rest and delight in the Holy One. Our praise is continually of our God!
Many: We lean upon the Holy One. God is our sure foundation!
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.
*Children’s Hymn – #63 (Songs of Spirit) All Things Bright and Beautiful
Children’s Time: Blessings of the Backpacks Ed Sunday-Winters
Children may go upstairs to the classroom after Children’s Time. Parents are welcome to
accompany them or remain in the sanctuary.
Scripture: Isaiah 58:6-14 Shelly Jungwirth
Anthem: “Send Out Thy Light” by Charles Gounod arr: Gerhard Schroth Choir
Sermon: “Like a Watered Garden” by 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
Gracious and Generous God, receive these gifts in faith and trust. Help us to be good stewards of the resources you have given to us and bless our generosity for your glory. Amen.
*Hymn – #S-19 (Songs of Spirit) Here I Am, Lord
Prayers of the People & 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 – #102 (Songs of Spirit) Guide Me, O Thou Great Jehovah
*Benediction
Song of Sending – #349 (Songs of Spirit)
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 Hal Parker
Our Church’s Wider Mission: In Kolkata, India, Arunima Hospice offers care and dignity
to people living with HIV, while the Snehakunja Children’s Home provides education, life
skills, and hope for vulnerable children. Together, they embody Christ’s love and renewal
— transforming rejection into resilience and despair into joy.