Rev Ed Sunday-Winters – Service
Hal Parker – Musical Director, Organ, Piano, Voice,
Priscilla Bonney-Smith – Flowers
Sunday Service
(Eighteenth Sunday of Pentecost)
October 9, 2022
10:00am
Scripture: Luke 17:11-19
Sermon: “The Foreigner” by Rev. Ed Sunday-Winters
*Hymn: #256 (New Century Hymnal) We Live by Faith and Not by Sight
*Hymn:#354 (New Century Hymnal) God, When I Came into This Life
*Hymn: #418 (New Century Hymnal) My Faith, It Is an Oaken Staff
Prelude: Hal, solo organ
Welcome & Announcements
Call to Worship:
One: Come, beloved of God, and pause in the place of liminal longing.
Many: We come betwixt and between, pulled in many directions.
One: Trust that the Holy One is already forming a new creation in you.
Many: We come trusting God’s mercy to center and change us.
One: Indeed, the Holy One calls you by name for deeds of mercy.
Many: May God’s ancient action be a present presence as we gather.
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: #256 (New Century Hymnal) We Live by Faith and Not by Sight
Scripture: Luke 17:11-19 (read by Hal Gray)
Anthem: “Lead Us Heavenly Father” by Ian Higginson, performed by Hal Parker, voice & organ
Sermon: “The Foreigner” 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
Holy God, in Jesus Christ you have shown what your heart is like – merciful and abounding in steadfast love. Form that same spirit in us that our lives may become continual prayers of thanksgiving. Let no cry of your creation go unheard. Form us as agents of practical praise, molding us with mercy for a world crying out for healing. Amen.
*Hymn:#354 (New Century Hymnal) God, When I Came into This Life
Prayers of the People
The Lord’s Prayer (using “debts:” turn to the bottom of page #271 in the green hymnal)
*Hymn: #418 (New Century Hymnal) My Faith, It Is an Oaken Staff
*Benediction by 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: Hal Parker, solo organ