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Sixth Sunday of Easter
05/10/2026 - 10:30 am
WELCOME AND ANNOUNCEMENTS
MINUTE FOR MISSION Ruth Weimann
“Mama Bears Fighting Childhood Cancer”
CENTERING MUSIC “Let it Be” Paul McCartney
MOMENT OF HOPE
CALL TO WORSHIP
Leader: Come to this time of worship in reverent awe.
People: The place where we are standing is holy ground.
Leader: Know the presence and power of the Living God.
People: God comes to us as a burning fire that does not consume, a revelation bringing warmth and vitality.
Leader: We have known God throughout our history.
People: Yet there is so much of God we do not know. God’s purposes are so far beyond our understanding.
Leader: Now in these moments we would be open to the unexpected.
People: Come, Holy Spirit, that we may respond. Discipline and cultivate us, that our lives may bear fruit.
*HYMN #20 All Things Bright and Beautiful
Refrain:
All things bright and beautiful, all creatures great and small,
All things wise and wonderful, the Lord God made them all.
Each little flower that opens each little bird that sings,
God made their glowing colors; God made their tiny wings.
The purple-headed mountain, the river running by,
The sunset, and the morning that brightens up the sky:
The cold wind in the winter, the pleasant summer sun,
The ripe fruits in the garden, God made them every one.
God gave us eyes to see them, and lips that we might tell
How great is God Almighty, who has made all things well.
PRAYER CONFESSING OUR NEED FOR GOD’S GRACE
Gracious God, we acknowledge that when the going gets rough, we begin to assert ourselves and our own needs, and we pull back from community. Like the Israelites in the desert, we murmur and complain; we criticize and blame. In your compassion, forgive us: help us, through the grace of Jesus Christ, to maintain our unity of purpose and commitment even in the wilderness days. For it is in Christ’s name that we pray. Amen.
MOMENT OF SILENT PRAYER
SONG OF RENEWAL #155 Raise a Song of Gladness
Raise a song of Gladness, peoples of the earth.
Christ has come, bringing peace, joy to every heart.
Alleluia, alleluia, joy to every heart!
Alleluia, alleluia, joy to every heart!
CELEBRATION OF GOD’S GRACE
Leader: through Christ, the dividing walls have been broken down.
People: We have been handed the hope that we can live our lives in new ways.
Leader: Such a gift surely sets us free!
People: We are free! And we will rise as God’s freely chosen ones, shining forth in the world with love!
*PASSING THE PEACE
Leader: The peace of Christ be with you.
People: And with you also.
Leader: Let us pass the peace of Christ.
People: The peace of Christ be with you. (To one another)
ANTHEM “Mama, A Rainbow” from Minnie’s Boys
by Jal Hackady, arr. Larry Grossman
Lyle Swallow - soloist
MOMENT FOR CHILDREN
BLESSING THE CHILDREN AND SINGING TO GODLY PLAY
“This Little Light of Mine”
This little light of mine, I’m gonna let it shine
This little light of mine, I’m gonna let it shine
This little light of mine, I’m gonna let it shine
Let it shine, let it shine, let it shine!
Today’s Story “The Holy Trinity”
Kathleen Krentz & Joyclyn Van
PRAYERS OF THE PEOPLE
Leader: God in your Grace,
People: Hear our prayer
PASTORAL PRAYER
THE LORD’S PRAYER
As we pray together the Lord's Prayer, you are invited to say this in whatever version is most comforting and meaningful to you. Here is one possible version (ecumenical version) that you can use:
Our Father, who is in heaven, holy be your name.
Your kingdom come, your will be done on earth as it is in heaven.
Give us this day our daily bread and forgive us our sins as we forgive those who sin against us.
And lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from evil. For Yours is the kingdom and the power and the glory forever. Amen.
SCRIPTURE READINGS
Genesis 9:8-17
Luke 11:1-13
RESPONSE
Reader: The Word of the Lord
People: Thanks be to God
PRAYER FOR ILLUMINATION, from Psalm 19 - responsively
Pastor: May the words of my mouth
People: And the meditations of our hearts
All: Be acceptable in your sight, O Lord,
Our rock and our redeemer. Amen.
SERMON The Work of Praying Pastor Barbara Barkley
MOMENT FOR QUIET REFLECTION
*RESPONSIVE HYMN #286 Breathe on Me, Breath of God
Breathe on me, Breath of God; fill me with life anew,
That I may love what thou dost love, and do what thou wouldst do.
Breathe on me, Breath of God, until my heart is pure,
Until with thee I will one will, to do and to endure
Breathe on me, Breath of God, till I am wholly thine,
Until this earthly part of me glows with thy fire divine.
Breathe on me, Breath of God, so shall I never die,
But live with thee the perfect life of thine eternity.
MOMENT OF THANKS
OFFERING OURSELVES AND OUR GIFTS
OFFERTORY “In My Life” The Beatles
*DOXOLOGY
Praise God whose breath fills all the earth
Whose love reveals our sacred worth
Whose Spirit forms one family
Whose grace brings peace and harmony. Amen.
*PRAYER OF THANKSGIVING
For all we have been given, we only return a small portion. Help us to remember that all we have is yours and to give with gratitude and joy. Thank you God! Amen.
*CLOSING HYMN #647 Give Thanks
Give thanks with a grateful heart; give thanks to the Holy One;
Give thanks because we’re given Jesus Christ, the Son.
Give son. And now let the weak say, “We are strong”;
Let the poor say, “We are rich because of what the Lord has done for us!”
And us!” Give thanks. Give thanks.
*CHARGE AND BENEDICTION
*Congregational Response: Go with God
Go with God, go with God.
As you leave this place, go with God.
God will direct your way, God will light every day.
As you leave this place, go with God.
*POSTLUDE “L-O-V-E” Bert Kaempfert