Bulletin
Sunday, July 31st, 2011
Time of the Church 1
We Gather in God's Name
Call to Worship: The Bells of Taize
<mp3>http://www.taize.fr/IMG/mp3/bells.mp3</mp3>
Opening Song: In the Lord, I'll Be Ever Thankful
<mp3>http://mrlocke.net/files/InTheLord.mp3</mp3>
In the Lord, I'll be ever thankful In the Lord, I will rejoice Look to God, do not be afraid Lift up your voices, the Lord is near! Lift up your voices, the Lord is near!
We Hear God's Word
from Psalm 8
How great is your name, O Lord our God, through all the earth! Your majesty is praised above the heavens; on the lips of children and of babes. When I see the heavens, the work of your hands, the moon and the stars which you arranged, what are we that you should keep us in mind, mere mortals that you care for us? You gave us power over the work of your hands, put all things under our feet. All of them, sheep and cattle, yes, even the savage beasts, birds of the air, and fish that make their way through the waters. How great is your name, O Lord our God, through all the earth!
Song: In God Alone (Mon Ame Se Repose)
In God alone my soul can find rest and peace, In God my peace and joy. Only in God my soul can find its rest, Find its rest and peace.
Genesis 12:1-4
Now the LORD said to Abram, “Go from your country and your kindred and your father’s house to the land that I will show you. I will make of you a great nation, and I will bless you, and make your name great, so that you will be a blessing. I will bless those who bless you (...) and in you all the families of the earth shall be blessed.” So Abram went, as the LORD had told him; and Lot went with him. Abram was seventy-five years old when he departed from Haran.
We Respond in Prayer
Prayers of Thanksgiving and Intercession
Please stand when offering a prayer, so others will know you have the floor.
A Time of Silence
This time is the heart of the Taize service -- please use it to meditate or reflect silently on all the prayers that have been voiced, as well as those that remain unvoiced.
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 Song: Jesus, Remember Me
<mp3>http://www.taize.fr/ext/sound/mp3/jesus_remember_me.mp3</mp3>
Jesus, remember me When you come into your kingdom. Jesus, remember me When you come into your kingdom.