Order of Worship
June 22nd, 2025
10:00 AM
*If you are able, please stand.
Prelude: “O Lord, What a Morning” Matthew Corl “The Care the Eagle Gives Her Young”
WELCOME AND ANNOUNCEMENTS:
MISSION STATEMENT: (Let us say our Mission Statement together)
“To welcome and inspire All through faith, love, and fellowship according to Christ’s example.”
Introit: “Holy Spirit, Truth Divine” Samuel Longfellow/Louis Gottschalk
*Call to Worship (Responsive)
Leader: Loving God, break down the barriers that divide us.People: Tear down the walls of hostility and fear.Leader: Melt the steel barriers erected by anger, hatred, and fear.People: Holy Spirit, Breathe love into your hearts of people.Leader: We are called to oneness by Christ.People: We are all brothers and sisters through God’s love.Leader: Come, let us worship the God who removes obstacles from our paths.People: Let us praise God who seeks to unite us in peace. AMEN.
*GATHERING HYMN: “In Christ There is No East or West” # 687
PRAYER OF INVOCATION: Open our hearts today, O Lord, to feel the powerful strength and love you have for us. Help us to listen, not only with our ears, but with our spirits for your words of compassion and healing. Enable us to become more faithful disciples for you; for we ask this in the name of our Savior Jesus Christ. AMEN.
Let us pray as Christ taught us to pray. 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 debts as we forgive our debtors. And lead us not into temptation but deliver us from evil. For thine is the kingdom and the power and the glory forever. Amen
STATEMENT OF FAITH: We believe in God known to us in three persons: Creator of all, resurrected Christ, and the Holy Spirit, who guides and brings about the creative and redemptive work of God’s love in the world.
We believe that each person is unique and valuable.
We believe that we are called to welcome each person who is on a
spiritual journey, no matter who they are or where they are on that
journey.
We believe that the persistent search for God produces an authentic
relationship with God, one that engenders love, strengthens faith,
dissolves guilt, and gives life purpose and direction.
We believe we are a people of possibility.
We believe we have the breathing room to explore and to hear our call. We believe that God is still speaking…
*SERMON HYMN: “Wash, O God, Your Sons and Daughters” # 365
WORD OF GOD: Galatians 3: 23-29 (Pew Bible p. 1014)
23 Now before faith came, we were imprisoned and guarded under the law until faith would be revealed. 24 Therefore the law was our disciplinarian until Christ came, so that we might be reckoned as righteous by faith. 25 But now that faith has come, we are no longer subject to a disciplinarian, 26 for in Christ Jesus you are all children of God through faith. 27 As many of you as were baptized into Christ have clothed yourselves with Christ. 28 There is no longer Jew or Greek; there is no longer slave or free; there is no longer male and female, for all of you are one in Christ Jesus. 29 And if you belong to Christ, then you are Abraham’s offspring, heirs according to the promise.
Sermon Title: Rev. Norman Michaud
JOYS AND CONCERNS OF THE PEOPLE: (Please share by phone, text, or email at [email protected] or 603-812-1161 before the service.)
CALL TO PRAYER:
Pastor: May God be with you.
People: And also with you.
Silent Prayer
Pastoral Prayer:
Triune God, hear our prayers. Help us to be open to the needs of others. We have so much that we can do, and sometimes, Loving God, we are overwhelmed by the needs. We become paralyzed and fearful. Ease our hearts and give us strength and courage to be active witnesses for you. Give us such faith that we may place our whole trust in you. This day we have brought before you the names of people near and dear to us to be lifted in prayer. Some of these needs are for healing, for comfort, for solace; others are prayers of celebration and joy. All of these things we offer to you. Help us to truly believe in your abiding love in answer to all prayers that we willingly place our lives in your care. Heal and restore us; for we ask this in Jesus’ name. AMEN.
Choral Response: “Blessed Quietness” Manie Ferguson/W.S. Marshall
CALL TO GIVING: Living God, may our offerings work for justice and more abundant life for all. May our offerings work for peace for everyone. May we make this season of renewal show what love might make possible. In Jesus’ name, Amen
Offertory Music for Inspiration: ‘Be Thou My Vision” Wesley King
Doxology: (Tune: Old Hundredth) #46
Praise God from whom all blessings flow
Praise God, all creatures here below;
Praise God above, ye heavenly host;
Praise Father, Son, and Holy Ghost. Amen.
Prayer of Dedication: O God, we pray, especially in times of need. Our worship sends us forth in service, and we offer ourselves – not as individuals alone – but as part of larger efforts, supported by our faith. Help us to remember our call and promise, that love may increase, and that healing may come. As we have always been, we are yours, poured out in love for the world.
*HYMN OF DEPARTURE: “Blessed Be the Tie That Binds Us” # 433
Benediction: God has poured blessing after blessing upon you. You are healed and sent forth to serve in God’s world. Go in peace and may God’s peace always be with you. AMEN.
Postlude: “According to Thy Gracious Word” Alan Bullard