Worship
A Time Called…Easter Day
Easter shatters the natural order. The crucified one lives again. Reality is redefined through Christ’s death and resurrection. God has spoken the last word on death – and that word is LIFE! All creation can live again through the faithfulness of Jesus Christ. Alleluia! What is Easter? Easter is a festival and holiday celebrating the […]
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Worship Service – Good Friday – April 7, 2023
Good Friday Service Today’s worship leaders are: Rev. Patrick Woodbeck, Edna Erickson, Dorothy Read, Doug Waldron, Alana Davis, Laura Steidl, Myrna Hagues, The Worship Choir and The Harmony Singers. Click below for a recording of our Good Friday service: See the bulletin at: Bulletin To learn more about the service music, please visit Notes on the Notes […]
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Bulletin – Sunday, April 9, 2023 – Easter Sunday
Sunday, April 9, 2023 Easter Sunday Approach Lighting the Candles The light which the world tried to extinguish cannot be put out. Today we light the candles again, proclaiming the transforming power of God. As the light returns, we give thanks that God’s transforming love has been, is now, and will ever be at work […]
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Notes on the Notes – April 7, 2023
Good Friday Service music: The Good Friday music will be sung as a response to the scripture readings and reflections on the burdens represented. You are invited to use the words of the songs in a time of prayer, reading them aloud and reflecting on them. “I Come to the Cross” “I come to the […]
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Bulletin – Friday, April 7, 2023 – Good Friday
Friday, April 7, 2023 Good Friday Approach Lenten Candles Never doubt the meaning of Lent. It happened a long time ago, but it happened. Jesus walked on this earth. He practiced a ministry of radical inclusivity, drawing to himself all the despised and rejected members of society. He lived what he taught: a life of […]
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A Time Called…Good Friday
A woman lamented the poor attendance of church members at her church’s Good Friday worship: “If we can’t even bear the cost of one hour to hear the story of Jesus’ death, how can we begin to consider and how can we begin to fathom the cost he bore for us, and how deeply we […]
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Worship Service – April 2, 2023 – Palm Sunday
Palm Sunday “Our Sixth Burden” This Week’s Worship Team is: Rev. Patrick Woodbeck, Laura Steidl, Myrna Hagues and The Harmony Singers. Click below for a recording of this week’s livestream service. See the bulletin at: Bulletin To learn more about the service music, please visit Notes on the Notes To view services for the previous weeks […]
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Notes on the Notes – April 2, 2023
Palm Sunday This Week’s Music: “Hosanna, Loud Hosanna” (VU #123) “Hosanna, loud hosanna!” the happy children sang; Through pillared court and temple the joyful anthem rang; To Jesus, who had blessed them close folded to his breast; The children sang their praises, the simplest and the best. From Olivet they followed ‘mid an exultant crowd, […]
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Sunday, April 2, 2023 – Sixth Sunday in Lent / Communion / Palm Sunday
Sunday, April 2, 2023 Sixth Sunday in Lent / Communion Palm Sunday Approach The Lenten Candle We have gathered here, week after week, sharing a common quest for a deeper faith and a deeper experience of the diving. I invite you now to close your eyes and let go of the things that distract and […]
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A Time Called…Palm/Passion Sunday
For many, the procession of the palms re-enacted by Sunday school children is a vivid and lasting memory of this day. But once you know the whole story of the upcoming week, it is hard to see Jesus’ triumphant entry into Jerusalem except as set against his passion – betrayal, humiliation, and death. Historical Roots […]
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Worship Service – March 26, 2023
Fifth Sunday in Lent “Our Fifth Burden” This Week’s Worship Team is: Rev. Patrick Woodbeck, Dorothy Read, Laura Steidl, Myrna Hagues and members of The Worship Choir. Click below for a recording of this week’s livestream service. See the bulletin at: Bulletin To learn more about the service music, please visit Notes on the Notes […]
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Bulletin – Sunday, March 26, 2023 – Fifth Sunday in Lent
Sunday, March 26, 2023 Fifth Sunday in Lent Approach The Lenten Candles When we arrived this morning we entered into the normal bustle of a church on a Sunday morning: friends greeting each other. Now that we are sitting together in the pews, I invited you to close your eyes…and consider the word, “sanctuary”. A […]
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Notes on the Notes – March 26, 2023
Fifth Sunday in Lent This Week’s Music: “As Comes the Breath of Spring” (VU #373) “As comes the breath of spring with light and mirth and song, So does your Spirit bring new days brave, free, and strong. You come with thrill of life to chase hence winter’s breath, To hush to peace the strife of […]
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Worship Service – March 19, 2023
Fourth Sunday in Lent “Our Fourth Burden” Important announcement re: WPUC Viability We are in need of volunteers to step up for key roles in 2 areas of the church. Without these key positions filled the church will not function. Thank you! to those who have volunteered to sit on the Ministry and Personnel Committee. […]
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Bulletin – Sunday, March 19, 2023 – Fourth Sunday in Lent
Sunday, March 19, 2023 Fourth Sunday in Lent Approach The Lenten Candles It’s Sunday morning. Last week, with all its demands, is over. The coming week, with yet another round of challenges and demands, is not quite here. I invite you to close your eyes and be in the moment. No matter where you are […]
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