Rev Ed Sunday-Winters – Service
Hal Parker – Musical Director, Piano, Voice, harpsichord
Priscilla Bonney-Smith – Flowers
Fran Rowell – Cello
Sunday Service
(Fourth Sunday of Easter)
May 8, 2022
10:00am
Scripture: Matthew 5: 21-26
Sermon: “From Every Nation” by Ed Sunday-Winters
(Songs of Spirit) (green)
*Hymn: #517 (Songs of Spirit) O God of Every Nation
*Hymn: #106 (Songs of Spirit) Jesus, Joy of Our Desiring
*Hymn: # 107 (Songs of Spirit) All Hail the Power of Jesus’ Name!
Prelude “Andante” from Symphony No. 5 by P I Tchaikovsky, Fran Rowell, cello, Hal, piano
Welcome & Announcements
*Call To Worship
One: We gather once more as a great multitude
From various peoples and places, we’ve come
All: Blessing and glory, wisdom and thanksgiving
Honor and power be to our God
One: We gather once more to shout “Alleluia!”
Salvation belongs to the Holy One.
All: Blessing and glory, wisdom and thanksgiving
Honor and power be to our God
One: We gather to worship day and night
The one who guides us to the springs of life.
All: Blessing and glory, wisdom and thanksgiving
Honor and power be to 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: #517 (Songs of Spirit) O God of Every Nation
Scripture Revelation 7: 9-17 Nancy Hill
Anthem “Sicilienne” by Maria Theresia von Paradis, Fran Rowell, cello, Hal, piano
Sermon From Every Nation Rev. Ed Sunday-Winters
A Time of Silence
*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.
(If you want to give today, please find the offering plate at either entrance.)
*Prayer of Dedication
ALL: We dedicate these gifts that have been shared for the fortification of the
beloved community. Let these gifts do justice in the world. Let them be a sign of our
belief in the God who saves, heals, and sets free. Let these gifts, and the works of
hour hands and feet, be a blessing to all in need. Amen.
*Hymn: #106 (Songs of Spirit) Jesus, Joy of Our Desiring
Prayers of the People
The Lord’s Prayer (using “debts:” turn to the bottom of page #271 in the green hymnal)
*Hymn: # 107 (Songs of Spirit) All Hail the Power of Jesus’ Name!
*Benediction Rev. Ed Sunday-Winters
*Musical Benediction
Go now in peace, never be afraid. God will go with you each hour of every day. Go now
in faith steadfast strong and true, know he will guide you in all you do. Go now in love,
and show you believe, reach out to others so all the world can see. God will be there,
watching from above. Go now in peace, in faith and in love. Amen, amen, amen.
Postlude