Rev Ed Sunday-Winters – Service
Hal Parker – Musical Director
Priscilla Bonney-Smith – Flowers
Sunday Service
Fourteenth Sunday After Pentecost
August 25, 2024
10:00am
Scripture: John 6:56-69
Sermon: “Lord, to whom can we go?” by Rev. Ed Sunday-Winters
*Hymn: #226 (Songs of Spirit) Come, Teach Us, Spirit of Our God
*Hymn: # 223 (Songs of Spirit) Gracious Spirit, Dwell with Me
*Hymn: #446 (Songs of Spirit) I Need Thee Every Hour
Prelude: Sonata in F Major by A Scarlatti (1660-1725) for three recorders and harpsichord
Gina Jenkins, Tom Anastasio, Sonia Dunbar, recorders, Hal, harpsichord; Adagio
Welcome & Announcements
Call to worship:
One: O Holy one of hosts, happy is everyone who trusts in you.
Many: We long to be in your beautiful assembly. Our hearts sing for joy!
One: O Holy one of hosts, happy is everyone who trusts in you.
Many: You keep the sparrow and the spring. You sustain the splendor of creation.
One: O Holy one of hosts, happy is everyone who trusts in you.
Many: In you, we go from strength to strength. You hear our prayers, bestow blessings and honor, and withhold no good thing. Praise our God!
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: #226 (Songs of Spirit) Come, Teach Us, Spirit of Our God
Scripture: John 6:56-69
Anthem: “Send Out Thy Light” by Charles Gounod, arr. G. Schroth
Sermon: “Lord, to whom can we go?” 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
Strong and Giving God, receive our gifts of time, talent, and financial resources for the building of your kindom on earth as it is in heaven. May we give with a spirit of courage, trust, and empathy. May our faithful stewardship receive confirmation through changed lives and renewed communities for your glory. Amen.
* Hymn: # 223 (Songs of Spirit) Gracious Spirit, Dwell with Me
Prayers of the People and The Lord’s Prayer
Our Father, 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: #446 (Songs of Spirit) I Need Thee Every Hour
*Benediction
*Musical Benediction #174 (Songs of Spirit), Amen, Amen
Postlude: Sonata in F Major by A Scarlatti (1660-1725) for three recorders and harpsichord
Gina Jenkins, Tom Anastasio, Sonia Dunbar, recorders, Hal, harpsichord; Allegro, Minuet