Human
Relations Day
January 19, 2014
*Those that are able are
invited to stand
Gathering
Entering
into worship
*Call to Worship
Leader: With open hearts, we come to worship
God, the Creator,
People:
Who loves us as people of many races, languages and cultures.
Leader: With open minds, we come to worship God,
the Redeemer,
People:
Who teaches us to welcome the stranger and love our neighbor.
Leader: With open doors, we come to worship God,
the Sustainer,
People:
Who comforts us as the firm foundation beneath our feet and makes our steps
secure.
All:
And with voices united, we praise the love that is within our hearts from God Creator,
Redeemer and Sustainer
*Hymn “We Are Called” #2172
in The Faith We Sing
*Opening Prayer
*Hymn “Jesus Loves Me” (verse 1) #191
Sharing
with our Children
Scripture John
1:35-42
Children’s Sermon
A Time
for Prayer
(You are invited to share your prayer concerns
with the congregation by writing them on the
Prayer Request cards in the pews and placing them in the offering
plate.)
Prayer Hymn “Make Me a Channel of
Your Peace”
#2171
in The Faith We Sing
Congregational Prayer
Creator God, you set a path before us. We admit we often stray from this path. We hold
grudges
against friends and neighbors. Our internal prejudices and stereotypes hurt
others.
We devalue the life of those who are
hungry and homeless. Help us to be like Samuel,
who
answered when he heard you calling in the night, and like Esther,
who
put the safety of her people before her own.
Help us to be like
Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., who fought
racial injustice with actions of peace and love,
and
like Mother Teresa, who cared for the sick and fed the poor. Help us to be the disciples
that
your Son, Jesus Christ, called us to be so we may walk securely together toward
your reign. Amen.
Silent Prayer / Pastoral Prayer / 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 trespasses as we forgive those who trespass against us; and lead us not
into temptation,
but deliver us from evil. For thine
is the kingdom and the power and the glory
forever. Amen.
Anthem
“Pass It On”
Choir
Meditation
on God’s word
Scripture
Mark 12:28-34
Sharing Her Journey Tina
Whitehead
Sharing our blessings
Offering our Gifts and Tithes
Offering Prayer
Generous God, thank you for the gifts you
bestow upon us daily. Make us aware of each
blessing that
comes
our way – and create in us the constant desire to be blessings for others.
Bless what we bring before you now, we
pray. Amen.
Offertory
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Taking
the Word to the World
*Hymn “They’ll Know We Are Christians by Our Love” #2223
in The Faith We Sing
*Benediction
*Hymn “I Love to Tell the Story”
(refrain only) #156
I love to tell the story, ‘twill be my theme in glory,
to tell the old,
old story of Jesus and his love.
Postlude
OUR PRAYER LIST
Ginnie White and family - passing of husband
and father, Ed.
Lee Heckman (Carol’s Son) - facing employment challenges
and starting college at age 44.
Amanda Probst – was in
the hospital with an infection.
Nell Harper – had a stroke, moved to assisted
living
ONGOING PRAYER REQUESTS
George-battling stomach cancer; Pat
Spencer-continued healing in rehab;
Steve (friend of Gail)- continued healing in rehab;and his wife Cindy; Buck Cunningham-recovering in
rehab;
Baby Gavin-brain tumor and mom Ashley-cysts; Sister and
father of Jill Franke (Jen Alfieri);
Aimee (Jen Alfieri’s cousin); Ngozi
Osuaguiv (Akudo’s mom) continued
healing;
Mary Ellen (Sharon’s sister) - recovering from thyroid
surgery; Lily -chemo; Anna Bell - recovering from stroke;
Flo (cousin of Jean McQuade) - lung cancer; Steve (John McQuade
co-worker) -prostate cancer;
Julie (friend of Ruth)-heart disorder; Mike(Tammy’s
friend)-non Hodgkin’s lymphoma;
Mary Ellen(Sharon’s sister)- cancer;
Sydney-diagnosed with Leukemia;
Tina Whitehead and her work for human dignity; Our military and their families: People of the Philippines
Home Bound/Assisted Living
Alice Wetzel, Marge Schillinger,
Betty Willey, Stephen Koesel, Vivian Behm, Richard James, Ken Thompson,
Harriet Fuller, Nancy Radovic,
Norma Wood, Bea Crawford