Martha Peck – Guest Leader
Hal Parker – Musical Director, Piano, Voice
Priscilla Bonney-Smith – Flowers
Sunday Service
(Twenty-sixth Sunday after Pentecost – “Reign of Christ”)
November 21, 2021
10:00am
Scripture: Psalm 139 vs.1-3, 13-18; Luke 19:1-8 (read by Rosann Hickey)
Sermon: “The Eye of God” by Martha Peck
Hymn: #529 – “Let All Things Now Living”
Hymn: #445 – “Be Thou My Vision”
Hymn: #23 – “We Gather Together”
Prelude
Welcome & Announcements
*Call To Worship
ONE: No one has ever seen God, but…
MANY: Jesus and his friends make God’s love visible.
ONE: No one has ever seen God, but…
MANY: Divine light radiates from every soul.
ONE: No one has ever seen God, but…
MANY: We reflect the grace and peace that have been given to us.
ONE: Seen or unseen, God is present among us,
MANY: Today may we feel that welcoming presence, and pass it on.
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: #529 – “Let All Things Now Living”
Scripture: Psalm 139 vs.1-3, 13-18; Luke 19:1-8 (read by Rosann Hickey)
Anthem – “Open My Eyes, Let Me See” by Hugh Livingston Jr.
Sermon: “The Eye of God” by Martha Peck
A Time of Silence
*Doxology
Praise God from whom all blessings flow; Praise God, all creatures here below;
PraiseGod for all that love has done; Creator, Christ, and Spirit, One. Amen.
*Prayer of Dedication
ALL: Thank you, holy radiance, for illuminating the beauty that is within us,
among us, and around us. Thank you for the awareness of our abundance, that
opens our eyes to bless, and our hands to share. Thank you for gifts given and
received through this community of faith, and through your all-seeing
encouragement, Amen.
*Hymn: #445 – “Be Thou My Vision”
Prayers of the People
The Lord’s Prayer (using “debts:” turn to the bottom of page #271 in your hymnal)
*Hymn: #23 – “We Gather Together”
*Benediction by Martha Peck
*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