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Sunday, September 11, 2011
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====Sunday, April 28, 2024====
  
Twenty-fourth Sunday in Ordinary Time
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====The Fifth Sunday of Easter====
  
 
=We Gather in God's Name=
 
=We Gather in God's Name=
 
====Opening Meditation====
 
 
On this day in 1973, the democratically elected government of Salvador Allende was overthrown in Chile by a CIA-backed coup.  On the same day in 2001, terrorist attacks on the World Trade Center and the United States Pentagon killed twenty-eight hundred people. 
 
 
[silent reflection]
 
 
Leader: In God the LORD, whose word I praise
 
 
'''People: In God I trust and will not be afraid.'''
 
  
 
====Opening Song====
 
====Opening Song====
 
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"From You Comes My Praise"
''Waters of Babylon''
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*[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1byIyctKxrE Click here to view the video at YouTube.com]
*[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ewXzT0Y0MrY Click here to watch the video at YouTube.com]
 
  
 
=We Hear God's Word=
 
=We Hear God's Word=
  
====Psalm 56:3-7====
 
[http://bible.oremus.org/?ql=182785690 Read passage online at oremus.org (NRSV)]
 
  
Leader: In God the LORD, whose word I praise
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====1st Scripture Reading====
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"Acts 8:26-40"
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<embedvideo service="youtube">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TGEqn7_teFo</embedvideo>
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*[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TGEqn7_teFo Click here to view the video at YouTube.com]
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*[https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Acts+8%3A26-40&version=NIV Click here to read the scripture at Biblegateway.com]
  
'''People: In God I trust and will not be afraid.'''
 
  
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====2nd Scripture Reading====
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"Psalm 22:25-31"
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*[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0TiIJZVgajU Click here to view the video at YouTube.com]
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*[https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Psalm+22%3A25-31&version=NIV Click here to read the scripture at Biblegateway.com]
  
====Hosea 2:14-23====
 
[http://bible.oremus.org/?ql=182785725 Read passage online at oremus.org (NRSV)]
 
  
Leader: In God the LORD, whose word I praise
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====3rd Scripture Reading====
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"John 15:1-8 "
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<embedvideo service="youtube">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m0yu1qyevwE</embedvideo>
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*[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m0yu1qyevwE Click here to view the video at YouTube.com]
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*[https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=John+15%3A1-8&version=NIV Click here to read the scripture at Biblegateway.com]
  
'''People: In God I trust and will not be afraid.'''
 
  
  
====Matthew 20:1-16====
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=We Respond in Prayer=
[http://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Matthew%2020:1-16&version=NIV]
 
 
 
Leader: In God the LORD, whose word I praise
 
 
 
'''People: In God I trust and will not be afraid.'''
 
  
=We Respond in Prayer=
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====Prayers of Thanksgiving and Intercession====
Theophilus of Antioch, a second-century bishiop, wrote, "Say to those that hate and curse you, 'You are our brothers!'"
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Please stand when offering a prayer, so others will know you have the floor.
  
====Prayers for One Another====
 
(Please stand when offering a prayer, so others will know you have the floor.)
 
  
 
====The Lord's Prayer====
 
====The Lord's Prayer====
Our Father who art in heaven, hallowed be thy name.
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Our Father who art in heaven, hallowed be thy name.  
  
Thy kingdom come, thy will be done, on earth as it is in heaven.   
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Thy kingdom come, thy will be done, on earth as it is in heaven.  
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Give us this day our daily bread,
  
Give us this day our daily bread, and forgive us our debts as we forgive our debtors.   
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and forgive us our debts as we forgive our debtors.   
  
 
Lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from evil,  
 
Lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from evil,  
  
for thine is the kingdom, the power, and the glory forever.
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for thine is the kingdom, the power, and the glory forever.  
  
 
Amen.
 
Amen.
 
===Closing Prayer===
 
You who prayed from the cross for your Father to forgive those who were killing you, grant us the courage to forgive those who harm us in our families, in our communities, and in our world.  Help us recognize our own need to seek the forgiveness of others.  Amen.
 
  
 
=We Go in Peace=
 
=We Go in Peace=
  
===Passing the Peace of Christ===
 
(Each person says a line of the blessing, adding the name of someone present at the end of the line.  If there are more than 8 people present, two or more names may be added at the end of a line). 
 
 
'''May the peace of the Lord Christ go with you, [name]'''
 
 
'''wherever he may send you, [name]'''
 
 
'''may he guide you through the wilderness, [name]'''
 
 
'''protect you through the storm, [name]'''
 
 
'''may he bring you home rejoicing, [name]'''
 
  
'''at the wonders he has shown you, [name]'''
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===Closing Prayer Song===
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"Still – Hillsong "
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<embedvideo service="youtube">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8pz4HPZbP90</embedvideo>
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*[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8pz4HPZbP90 Click here to view the video at YouTube.com]
  
'''may he bring you home rejoicing, [name]'''
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====Passing of the Peace====
  
'''once again into our doors, [name].'''
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====Fellowship & Conversation====

Revision as of 14:10, 27 April 2024

Sunday, April 28, 2024

The Fifth Sunday of Easter

We Gather in God's Name

Opening Song

"From You Comes My Praise"

We Hear God's Word

1st Scripture Reading

"Acts 8:26-40"


2nd Scripture Reading

"Psalm 22:25-31"


3rd Scripture Reading

"John 15:1-8 "


We Respond in Prayer

Prayers of Thanksgiving and Intercession

Please stand when offering a prayer, so others will know you have the floor.


The 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 debts as we forgive our debtors.

Lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from evil,

for thine is the kingdom, the power, and the glory forever.

Amen.

We Go in Peace

Closing Prayer Song

"Still – Hillsong "

Passing of the Peace

Fellowship & Conversation