Reverend Ed Sunday-Winters – Service
Hal Parker – Musical Director
Priscilla Bonney-Smith – Flowers

Hymns (Pilgrim Hymnal):
# 246 Come, Thou Almighty King
# 3 God Himself is With Us
# 109 Watchman, Tell Us of the Night

Scripture:
Isaiah 64: 1-9

Prelude
Welcome and Announcements
Call to Worship

One: The power of dreams lies in waking up. For when we close our eyes,
All: We can see a better world.
One: When we close our eyes,
All: We can dream a better dream.
One: But when we open our eyes,
All: We begin the work of faith.
One: The power of worship is the same. When we enter this space,
All: We can see a better world.
One: When we enter this space,
All: We dream a better dream.
One: But when we leave this space,
All: We begin the work of faith.
One: So come in. Dream your dream.
All: Find hope here.
One: For in an hour,
All: We will begin the work of faith.
One: Let it be so.

Opening Prayer

Hymn Pilgrim # 246 Come, Thou Almighty King

Advent Candle
One: I dream of sunflower fields.
All: I dream of key lime pie with a mile-high meringue.
One: I dream of the days when we could be part of a crowd.
All: I dream of snow days.
One: I dream of empty beds in jail cells.
All: I dream of a world that will let kids be kids.
One: I dream of full tables instead of empty bellies.
All: I dream of schools with enough money to teach.
One: I dream of parents with enough money to feed.
All: I dream to keep awake, because if we don’t dream of better days, then
we might forget that this is not what God imagined.
One: So today we light the candle of hope, for hope is the very thing that
keeps dreams afloat.
Light candle.
All: May this light be an invitation to keep awake.
One: May this light be our invitation to be Advent people—people who
dream.
Amen.

Scripture Isaiah 64:1-9
Anthem
Sermon God, Remember Us?
Silence
Hymn Pilgrim # 3 God Himself is With Us
Prayers of the People and the Lord’s Prayer
Doxology
Prayer of Dedication
Hymn Pilgrim # 109 Watchman, Tell Us of the Night
Benediction
Musical Benediction
Postlude