Becausetheworldisbeautifulandbeautyisatenderthing--weneedyou, God.
Weneedyou,God.
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CalltoWorship
Becausehumanknowledgeseemsendless,theworldisouroyster,andwedo notknowwhatwedonotknow--weneedyou,God. Weneedyou,God.
Becausewecanlivewithoutyouandarefreetogoagainstyouandcould worshipourwisdomalone--weneedyou,God Weneedyou,God.
Hymn MorningHasBroken UMH#145 Pre-ServiceMusic
Becauseyou,notwe,areGod--weneedyou,God. Weneedyou,God.
TheLordbewithyou. Andalsowithyou.
PrayerofConfession
Becauseyoucameamongusandsatbesideusandheardusspeakandsaw usignoreyouandhealedourpainandletuswoundyouandlovedustothe endandtriumphedoverallourhatred--weneedyou,God. Weneedyou,God.
Lord,weconfessthatwehavetoooftentakenyourcreationforgranted.We hoardmorethanourfairshareofresourcesandwepursuelifestylesof conveniencemadepossiblebysystemsofexploitationthatourfragileworld cannotsustain.Wehavetreatedyourcreationasacommodity,ratherthana sharedgift.
Wegivethanksforyourgrace,whichtransformsusforthesakeofallthe world.Forgiveourgreedandcomplacency,andstirupinusadesiretobe bettermembersofyourcosmicfamily.
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Hearthegoodnews:God’sgraceknowsnobounds NothingcaneverseparateusfromGod'slove.
InthenameofJesusChrist,weareforgiven!
InthenameofJesusChrist,weareforgiven!ThanksbetoGod!Alleluia! Amen. WordsofAssurance
Acolytes - Anna Griffiths, Evelyn Bass
Liturgists - Anna Griffiths, Chris Cox, Rev. Jenny Smith Walz
Musicians - Intergenerational Choir, Julia Hanna
Ushers -Bright Rajaratnam, Bhanu
Prakash, Ida Cahill, Tom Sandford
BYMIRCEA&FRANÇOISEPOPESCU fromIonaCommunity fromChurchofEngland
SHARINGINWORSHIPTODAY TODAY’SFLOWERSAREGIVEN INCELEBRATIONOFOUR WONDERFULKIDS:ILLINCA, LORRAINE,KIRA,MICHAEL, ANDFELIX
MusicMinistry
Children'sTime
WhereChildrenBelong
ScriptureReading Psalm8(p.466),Matthew6:26-30(p.6) ThisistheWordofLife.ThanksbetoGod.
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Sermon “HouseholdofAllCreation” BrookeFoster
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Hymn ComeandFindtheQuietCenter TFWS#2128
PrayersofthePeople
TheLord'sPrayer see insert
Offertory
PetitcanonfromVigntpièces Godard
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ANDSCATTERSTOBEINTHEWORLD
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Benediction
Recessional
FortheBeautyoftheEarth
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Postlude Come,ThouAlmightyKing arr.MarkHayes
PRAYERCONCERNS
Prayersforallgivingandreceivinghospicecare.Maystrength, calm,compassion,andrestbeavailabletothem Prayersforallthoseparticipatinginongoingdiplomaticnegotiationsaround peace.Mayallsidescometogether,transcendtheirdifferences,andseekto elevatehumanflourishingasthemostcrucialpriority Prayersforthosewhoworktirelesslyforthevotingrightsofallpeopleinour country MaywehonorthelegacyoftheVotingRightsActbycontinuingtoliftup allvoices,andpushourleaderstobeaccountabletothosetheyrepresent.
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THE LORD’S PRAYER
Our God who are in all beings, in the skies, and in the earth,
Blessed be your name: life. May your pulsing life come to be seen, heard, touched, and felt through the oceans and forests, in rocks and the life of plants, and in the sounds of animals and singing birds.
May the atmosphere of the sky that carries our ability to breathe stay balanced as fossil presences are kept under the earth.
Give us this day our daily bread through a variety of seeds and grains and leaves without pesticides, without monocultures, from local farms and agro-biodiverse-cultures.
Forgive our plundering of the earth, our total lack of relationship or reciprocity with the earth and our more than human siblings; as cells, mycelium, fungi and infinite processes of symbiosis forgive us daily by giving life back when we destroy it.
And lead us not into consumerism and the devouring of the earth, but deliver us from the apathy that says nothing can be changed.
For life is kinship, relationality, and reciprocity. Now and forever. Amen.
(adapted from Cláudio Carvalhaes)
HouseholdofGod:
DiscipleshipishowwelearntolivetogetherinGod’shousehold InGod’shousehold,creationisgift,kin,andsharedresponsibility.
ThisWeekinGod’sHousehold Week2:TheHouseholdofAllCreation
ThewordecologycomesfromtheGreekwordoikos,which meanshousehold.Scriptureremindsusthathumanitydoesnot standapartfromcreation,butwithinit.Theearth,waters,skies, plants,creatures,andhumanbeingsallbelongtoGod’s interconnectedhousehold.
Psalm8marvelsatcreationwithhumilityandwonder.Jesus pointstobirdsandwildflowersasteachersoftrust,beauty,and belonging.TheSocialPrinciplesremindusthatcaringfor creationisnotsimplyanindividuallifestylechoice,buta communalresponsibilityshapedbyjustice,stewardship,and loveforfuturegenerations.
InGod’shousehold,creationisnotdisposable.Wearecalledto livewithgratitude,restraint,andcarewithinthelimitsand abundanceoftheearthWehonorthemutualityGodintended, withhumilityandawe,asanactofshareddiscipleship
ThisWeekinGod’sHousehold...
Godformsusthroughmanypathwaysofdiscipleship. Chooseoneinvitationthisweekthathelpsyoulivemore deeplyinGod’shousehold.
HEAD:Learnaboutalocalenvironmentalissue affectingtheregion,suchaswatershedprotection, flooding,foodwaste,ornativehabitatrestoration. Whatwillyoudowiththeinsightyougain?
HEART:Spendtimeoutdoorsthisweeknoticing beauty,interconnectedness,andsignsoflifeyou oftenoverlook.Whatawakenswonderorgratitude?
SOUL:PraywithPsalm8:“OLord,ourSovereign,how majesticisyournameinalltheearth.” Singthisverse,repeatasamantraasyouwalkin creation,ordwellwiththewords&images,allowing God’sgracetoworkwithinyouthroughthem
HANDS&FEET:Volunteerwithalocalorganization caringforcreation suchasawatershed association,communitygarden,foodrecovery ministry,ornativeplantinginitiative.
Scripture
Psalm8,Matthew6:26-30
TheSocialPrinciplesAffirm: Weacknowledgehumanityas partofaninterconnectedworld Werejecttheexploitationand dominationofcreation Wesupportenvironmental justiceforcommunities disproportionatelyharmedby ecologicaldegradation.
TheUnitedMethodistSocial Principles:CommunityofAll Creation Faith&Facts Climate&SharedResponsibility Climatechangedisproportionately affectsvulnerablecommunities aroundtheworldthroughdrought, flooding,foodinsecurity, displacement,andextreme weather.Caringforcreationis inseparablefromcaringfor neighbors.
TheSocialPrinciplescallChristians topracticesandpoliciesthat protecttheearthandpromote ecologicaljustice.
ScanthisQRcodeforResources, includingtheCommunityofAll CreationsectionoftheSocial Principles,Faith& FactResource cards,andmore Lookforthe Week2folder.
Weareadiversefaithcommunity, engagedinenliveningspirituallythirstypeople tojoyfullyrespondtoGod’slove andgrowasdisciplesofChrist, sothattogetherwemayexperiencethefullnessoflife.
JUNECOMMUNIONOFFERING
Pastor-Rev.JennySmithWalz AdministrativeDirector-TylerMathiasen DirectorofYouthMinistry-BrookeFoster DirectorofChildren’sMinistry-BlessingGwatana MusicDirector-TomShelton DirectorofCommunications-AbbyGillette ChurchSexton-GilmarEnamorado CustodialStaff-SantosGonzales,MarioVillatoro