Category: Worship Services

Luke 11:1-13 | For many, prayer has been associated with folding our hands, bowing our heads, and either praying silently in our hearts or out loud with others. But what really is prayer? And who do we believe we are praying to? As Jesus taught his disciples, he began his prayer by using a name for God that was very personal and relational, uniting him as one with God. But in our prayer, do we dare approach God in such a way? Or, might there be other things inhibiting our relationship, and causing us to see God as something – or somebody – else? Whether you feel as though prayer is second-nature or something you’re still trying to figure out, join us for worship as we hear God’s promise to answer us when we call, and as we boldly come before our Lord, trusting that our God desires nothing than the best for God’s children.

Sunday, July 24, 2022, Sixth Sunday after Pentecost Bulletin

Copyright acknowledgements: Music covered under Augsburg Fortress License #SB135131, CCLI License #1141706, One License #738128-A.Scripture from New Revised Standard Version Bible, © 1989 the Division of Christian Education of the National Council of the Churches of Christ in the United States of America. Used by permission. Prelude: Let My Prayer Rise Up. Text and Music: Marty Haugen. Text and Music: © 1986 GIA Publications, Inc. Covered under One License subscription. Gathering Hymn: Seek Ye First. Text and Music: Karen Lafferty b. 1948. Text and Music: © 1972 Maranatha! Music, admin. The Copyright Co. Covered under CCLI subscription. Hymn of the Day: Lord, Listen to Your Children Praying. Text and Music: Ken Medema. Text and Music: © 1973 Hope Publishing Company. Covered under One License subscription. Offering: You Are My King. Text and Music: Billy J. Foote. Text and Music: © 1996 worshiptogether.com songs (Admin. by Capitol CMG Publishing). Covered under CCLI subscription. Communion Song: What a Friend We Have in Jesus. Text: Joseph Scriven, 1820-1886. Music: Charles C. Converse, 1832-1918. Text and Music: Public Domain. Sending Song: Bring Forth the Kingdom. Text and Music: Marty Haugen. Text and Music: © 1986 GIA Publications, Inc. Covered under One License subscription.

Luke 10:28-42 | This weekend we had the opportunity to take a breath and dwell in the story of Mary and Martha. While Martha continued serving, Mary took time to sit at Jesus’ feet. Join us for worship as we take time to sit with Jesus and are sent forth as servants of Christ. Special thanks to our lay worship leaders for serving in Pastor Aleese’s absence!

Sunday, July 17, 2022, Sixth Sunday after Pentecost Bulletin

Copyright acknowledgements: Music covered under Augsburg Fortress License #SB135131, CCLI License #1141706, One License #738128-A.Scripture from New Revised Standard Version Bible, © 1989 the Division of Christian Education of the National Council of the Churches of Christ in the United States of America. Used by permission. Gathering Hymn: Peace Like a River. Text and Music: Bob Singleton. Text and Music: © 2002 Agnes Day Music. Covered under CCLI subscription. Hymn of the Day: In The Secret. Text and Music: Andy Park. Text and Music: © 1995 Mercy/Vineyard Publishing. Covered under CCLI subscription. Communion Song: Sanctuary. Text and Music: John W. Thompson and Randy Scruggs. Text and Music: © 1982 Full Armor Publishing Company | Whole Armor Publishing Company. Covered under CCLI subscription. Song: Heart of Worship. Text and Music: Matt Redman. Text and Music: © 1999 Thankyou Music (Admin, by Capitol CMG Publishing . Covered under CCLI subscription. Sending Song: My Life Is In You. Text and Music: Daniel Gardner. Text and Music: © 1986 Integrity’s Hosanna! Music. Covered under CCLI subscription. Images by Andre Ouellet and Natalia Sobolivska, covered by Unsplash License.

Luke 10:25-37 | Many of us have likely heard the invitation from Mr. Fred Rodgers – “won’t you be my neighbor?” Seeing his kindness, it’s a seemingly obvious choice to be a neighbor to someone such as Mr. Rodgers. But in our day-to-day encounters, what does being a neighbor imply? And, what does it cost us? Join us for worship as we hear Jesus invite us to go forth as neighbors to each other, and as we experience the sacrificial love of our God who became our neighbor for our sake.

Sunday, July 10, 2022, Fifth Sunday after Pentecost Bulletin

Copyright acknowledgements: Music covered under Augsburg Fortress License #SB135131, CCLI License #1141706, One License #738128-A.Scripture from New Revised Standard Version Bible, © 1989 the Division of Christian Education of the National Council of the Churches of Christ in the United States of America. Used by permission. Prelude: Just As I Am. Text: Charlotte Elliott 1789-1871. Music: William Batchelder Bradbury 1816-1868. Text and Music: Public Domain. Gathering Hymn: O Christ, Your Heart, Compassionate. Text: Herman G. Stuempfle Jr., b. 1923. Music: German melody, 18th cent.; adapt. X.L. Hartig, Melodien zum Mainzer Gesangbuche, 1833. Text and Music: © 2000 Gia Publications, Inc. Covered under One License subscription.
Hymn of the Day: When the Poor Ones. Text: Jose Antonio Olivar, b. 1939; tr. Martin A. Seltz, b. 1951. Music: Miguel Manzano, b. 1934. Text and Music: © 1971, 1998 J.A. Olivar, Miguel Manzano, and San Pablo Internacional-SSP, admin. OCP Publications. Covered under One License subscription.
Offering: I Will Be Here. Text and Music: Steven Curtis Chapman. Text and Music: © 1989, 1990 Universal Music – Brentwood Benson Songs (Admin. by Brentwood-Benson Music Publishing, Inc.) Greg Nelson Music (Admin. by Capitol CMG Publishing) Sparrow Song (Admin. by Capitol CMG Publishing) . Covered under CCLI subscription. Communion Song: Will You Let Me Be Your Servant. Text: Richard Gillard, b. 1953. Music: Richard Gillard; arr. Betty Pulkingham, b. 1928. Text and Music: © 1977 Scripture In Song, admin. Integrity Music.Covered under CCLI subscription. Sending Song: The Lord Now Sends Us Forth. Text: Anonymous, Central America; tr. Gerhard M. Cartford, b.1923. Music: Anonymous, Central America. Text and Music: © 1998 Augsburg Fortress. Covered under One License subscription.

Luke 10:1-11, 16-20 | As we celebrate the 4^th of July holiday, it’s likely that we remember, and honor, those who offered us such independence. Such independence is a gift, one that many long for. And yet, as we hear Jesus appoint 70 people to go out in mission – to gather the harvest of the kingdom – it’s clear that Jesus is calling his disciples to live reliant on each other, on those around them, and on God’s power. In the midst of your holiday celebrations, join us for worship as we hear God’s call on our lives to live reliant on one another and on Christ, and in that space, to receive God’s reign of healing and peace.

Sunday, July 3, 2022, Fourth Sunday after Pentecost Bulletin

Copyright acknowledgements: Music covered under Augsburg Fortress License #SB135131, CCLI License #1141706, One License #738128-A.Scripture from New Revised Standard Version Bible, © 1989 the Division of Christian Education of the National Council of the Churches of Christ in the United States of America. Used by permission. Prelude: America the Beautiful. Text: William Arms Fisher. Music: Katharine Lee Bates. Text and Music: Public Domain. Gathering Hymn: Gather Us In. Text and Music: Marty Haugen, b. 1950. Text and Music: © 1982 GIA Publications, Inc.. Covered under One License subscription. Hymn of the Day: Reign of Healing. Text and Music: Hans Peterson and Larry Olson. Test and Music: © 1999 Dakota Road Music. Covered under One License subscription. Offering: We Plow the Fields and Scatter. Text: Matthias Claudius, 1740-1815; English tr. Jane M. Campbell, 1817-1878, alt.; Spanish tr. Ernesto Barocio, 1866-1948. Music: Luis Olivieri, b. 1937. Text and Music: © 1989 Abingdon Press, admin. The Copyright Company. Public Domain. Covered under One License subscription. Sending Song: Build Us Up, Lord. Text and Music: Mark Glaeser, b. 1956, and Donna Hanna, b. 1952. Text and Music: © 2003 Augsburg Fortress. Covered under One License subscription.

Luke 9:51-62 |”Follow me,” Jesus says. Often, Christians may refer to themselves as “followers of Jesus.”  But what does that mean about how we live our lives? And who we are? Join us for worship as we hear Christ’s call to walk in discipleship, and as we led toward God’s gift of life. Special thanks to Pastor Bill Runaas for supplying at Shepherd of the Cross this weekend.

Sunday, June 26, 2022, Third Sunday after Pentecost Bulletin

Copyright acknowledgements: Music covered under Augsburg Fortress License #SB135131, CCLI License #1141706, One License #738128-A.Scripture from New Revised Standard Version Bible, © 1989 the Division of Christian Education of the National Council of the Churches of Christ in the United States of America. Used by permission. Prelude: I Want Jesus to Walk with Me. Text and Music: Joel Raney. Text and Music: © 2011 Hope Publishing Company. River of Glory. Text and Music: Dan Shutte. Text and Music: © 1991 OCP. Covered under One License subscription. Gathering Hymn: Lord, Take My Hand and Lead Me. Text: Julie von Hausmann, 1825-1901; tr. Lutheran Book of Worship. Music: Fredrich Silcher, 1789-1860. Text and Music: © 1978 Lutheran Book of Worship, admin. Augsburg Fortress. Covered under One License subscription. Hymn of the Day: Will You Come and Follow Me. Text: John L. Bell, b. 1949. Music: Scottish traditional. Test and Music: © 1987 Iona Community, admin. GIA Publications, Inc. Covered under One License subscription. Offering: Just a Closer Walk with Thee. Text and Music: North American traditional. Public Domain. In the Breaking of the Bread (The Summons). Text and Music: John Bell, b.1949. Text and Music: © 1987 Iona Community/WGRG (North America). Covered under One License subscription. Sending Song: Lead Me, Guide Me. Text and Music: Doris Akers, 1922-1995. Text and Music: © 1953 Doris Akers, admin. Unichappell Music, Inc. Covered under One License subscription.

John 16:12-15, Psalm 8 | If you’ve ever seen a redwood forest, you know just how majestic those trees are. But the secret to their growth and height is hidden underground in their interconnected roots. Join us for worship as we celebrate Holy Trinity Sunday and draw connections between a redwood forest and God, and as we hear the invitation to live in union with the Holy Trinity and interdependent on the trees around us.

Sunday, June 12, 2022, Holy Trinity Sunday Bulletin

Copyright acknowledgements: Music covered under Augsburg Fortress License #SB135131, CCLI License #1141706, One License #738128-A.Scripture from New Revised Standard Version Bible, © 1989 the Division of Christian Education of the National Council of the Churches of Christ in the United States of America. Used by permission. Prelude: Lord of the Dance. Text and Music: Mark Hayes. Text and Music: ©2000 Jubilate Music. Covered under One License subscription.  Gathering Hymn: Holy, Holy, Holy, Lord God Almighty!. Text: Reginald Heber, 1783-1826, alt. Music: John B. Dykes, 1823-1876. Text and Music: ©1948 H W Gray. Covered under One License subscription. Hymn of the Day: Come, Join the Dance of Trinity. Text: Richard Leach, b. 1953. Music: English folk tune. Test and Music: ©2002, 2005 Selah Publishing co., Inc. Covered under One License subscription. Offering: Spirit Song. Text and Music: John Wimber. Text and Music: ©1979 Mercy Vineyard Publishing, admin. Music Services. Covered under One License subscription. Communion Songs: Holy, Holy and Lamb of God. ACS Setting 11. Text and music © 2022 Augsburg Fortress. Covered under One License subscription. Sending Song: If You But Trust in God to Guide You. Text and Music: Georg Neumark, 1621-1681; tr. composite. Text and Music: ©2006 Augsburg Fortress Publishers. Covered under One License subscription.

Ezekiel 37: 1-14, Acts 2: 1-21 | Thousands of years ago, God’s Spirit came upon the disciples gathered in Jerusalem for the celebration of the Jewish festival of Pentecost.  But what does it look like for God’s Spirit to come upon us today? And how might God’s Spirit fill us, giving us life and the power to stand on our own two feet? Join us for worship as we hear stories of the coming of the Spirit throughout Scripture, consider that same Spirit descending upon us.

Sunday, June 5, 2022, Pentecost Sunday Bulletin

Copyright acknowledgements: Music covered under Augsburg Fortress License #SB135131, CCLI License #1141706, One License #738128-A.Scripture from New Revised Standard Version Bible, © 1989 the Division of Christian Education of the National Council of the Churches of Christ in the United States of America. Used by permission. Prelude: I’m Gonna Sing When the Spirit Says Sing. Text and Music: Mark Hayes. Text and Music: © 2020 Lorenz Publishing Corporation, The.   Rain Down. Text and Music: Jaime Cortez. Text and Music: © 1991 OCP. Covered under One License subscription. Gathering Hymn: Gracious Spirit, Heed Our Pleading. Text: Wilson Niwagila; tr. Howard S. Olson, b. 1922. Music: Wilson Niwagila; arr. Egil Hovland, b. 1924. Text and Music: © 1968, 1993 Augsburg Fortress Publishers. Covered under One License subscription. Hymn of the Day: God of Tempest, God of Whirlwind. Text: Herman G. Stuempfle Jr., b. 1923. Music: John Hughes, 1873-1932. Text: © 2000 GIA Publications, Inc. Covered under One License subscription. Offering: Flow, River, Flow. Text and Music: Bob Hurd. Text and Music: © 1986 OCP. Covered under One License subscription. Communion Songs: Holy, Holy and Lamb of God. ELW Setting. Text and music © 2022 Augsburg Fortress. Covered under One License subscription. Sending Song: Send Us Out. Text and Music: James Hersch. Text and Music: © 1994 Dakota Road Music. Covered under CCLI subscription.

Acts 1:1-11, Ephesians 1:15-23 | Forty days after the resurrection of Jesus, the church celebrates the ascension of our Lord. Though this is often perceived as Jesus “leaving us,” quite the opposite is transpiring in this event. Jesus, in his ascension, is passing off the baton to us, to be his risen body in the world and to witness to all that we have seen and heard. How do we do that? And by what power? Join us for worship as we give our praise to Jesus, our Lord who reigns over all things, and as we wait for power to come upon us, filling us with all that we need to carry Christ’s banner forward.

Sunday, May 29, 2022, Ascension of Our Lord Bulletin

Copyright acknowledgements: Music covered under Augsburg Fortress License #SB135131, CCLI License #1141706, One License #738128-A.Scripture from New Revised Standard Version Bible, © 1989 the Division of Christian Education of the National Council of the Churches of Christ in the United States of America. Used by permission. Prelude: O Beautiful for Spacious Skies. Text: Katherine L. Bates, 1859-1929. Music: Samuel A. Ward, 1849-1903. Text and Music: Public Domain. Hymn of the Day: A Hymn of Glory Let Us Sing. Text: Bede, 673-735; tr. Lutheran Book of Worship. Music: Geistliche Kirchengesänge, Köln, 1623. Text and Music: ©1978 Lutheran Book of Worship, admin Augsburg Fortress. Covered under One License subscription. Offering: Mine Eyes Have Seen the Glory. Text: Julia Ward Howe, 1819-1910. Music: North American, 19th cent. Text and Music: Public Domain. Communion Songs: Holy, Holy and Lamb of God. ELW Setting. Text and music © 2022 Augsburg Fortress. Covered under One License subscription. He is Exalted. Text and Music: Twila Paris. Text and Music: © 1985 Straightway Music, admin. EMI Christian Music Publishing. Covered under CCLI subscription. Lord of the Dance. Text and Music: Mark Hayes. Text and Music: © 2000 Jubilate Music. Covered under One License subscription. Sending Song: Crown Him with Many Crowns. Text: Matthew Bridges, 1800-1894, sts. 1-3, 5; Godfrey Thring, 1823-1903, st. 4. Music: George J. Elvey, 1816-1893. Text and Music: Public Domain.

John 5:1-9 | In the season of Easter, we have witnessed how Jesus has been raised from death and given new life. But it’s not just Jesus who has been raised and given another opportunity to live abundantly. As people of God, we, too, are given the invitation to rise up, to be healed, to be made whole, and to be sent forth to live so that those around us might experience the same restoration. So join us for worship as we hear the story of Jesus commanding a man – ill for 38 years – to rise up, and as we hear Jesus command us to rise up and live according to the Spirit.

Sunday, May 22, 2022, Sixth Sunday of Easter Bulletin

Copyright acknowledgements: Music covered under Augsburg Fortress License #SB135131, CCLI License #1141706, One License #738128-A.Scripture from New Revised Standard Version Bible, © 1989 the Division of Christian Education of the National Council of the Churches of Christ in the United States of America. Used by permission. Prelude: On Eagle’s Wings. Text and Music: Jan Michael Joncas. Text and Music: © 1979 OCP. Covered under One License subscription.  & My Savior’s Love. Text and Music: Chas. H. Gabriel. Text and Music: Public Domain.    Hymn of the Day: River of Glory. Text and Music: Dan Schutte. Text and Music: © 1991 OCP Publications. Covered under One License subscription. Offering: Holden Evening Prayer: Evening Hymn/Joyous light. Text and Music: Marty Haugen. Text and Music: ©. Covered under One License subscription. Communion Songs: Holy, Holy and Lamb of God. ELW Setting. Text and music © 2022 Augsburg Fortress. Covered under One License subscription. Shall We Gather at the River. Text and Music: Robert Lowry, 1826-1899. Text and Music: © 2014 Alfred Sacred. Covered under One License subscription. You Are Mine. Text and Music: David Haas. Text and Music: © 1991 GIA Publications, Inc. Covered under One License subscription. Sending Song: My Life Flows On in Endless Song. Text and Music: Robert Lowry, 1826-1899. Text and Music: Public Domain.

Acts 11:1-18 | In the church, we often speak of the boundless love of God that transcends limits. It is by this love that we are saved by grace through faith. But what happens when this love transforms not only the boundaries upon God and God’s love, but also transforms the boundaries we uphold in living with others? Join us for worship as we once again receive the boundless love of Jesus Christ and are transformed to see one another as God’s beloved…no asterisks, no exceptions.

Sunday, May 15, 2022, Fifth Sunday of Easter Bulletin

Copyright acknowledgements: Music covered under Augsburg Fortress License #SB135131, CCLI License #1141706, One License #738128-A.Scripture from New Revised Standard Version Bible, © 1989 the Division of Christian Education of the National Council of the Churches of Christ in the United States of America. Used by permission. Hymn of the Day: Jesu, Jesu, Fill Us with Your Love. Text: Tom Colvin, 1925-2000, alt. Music: Ghanaian folk tune, adapt. Tom Colvin. Text and Music: ©1969 Hope Publishing Company. Covered under One License subscription. Offering: Blessing, Honor, and Glory. Text and Music: Geoff Bullock and David Reidy. Text and Music: © 1998 Word Music, LLC., and Maranatha! Music, admin, Music Services, Inc. Covered under One License subscription. Communion Songs: Holy, Holy and Lamb of God. ELW Setting. Text and music © 2022 Augsburg Fortress. Covered under One License subscription. I Come with Joy. Text: Brian A. Wren, b. 1936. Music: W. Walker, Southern Harmony, 1835. Text: © 1971, rev. 1995 Hope Publishing Company. Covered under One License subscription. Sending Song: To Be Alive. Text and Music: Larry Olson and David Lee Brown. Text and Music: © 1993 Dakota Road Music. Covered under One License subscription.