Worship

Bulletin – Wednesday, February 22, 2023 – Ash Wednesday

Wednesday, February 22, 2023 Ash Wednesday Introduction Dear brothers and sisters in Christ: the early Christians observed with great devotion the days of our Lord’s passion and resurrection, and it became the custom of the Church that before the Easter celebration there should be a forty-day season of spiritual preparation. During this season converts to […]

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Notes on the Notes – February 22, 2023

Ash Wednesday  Service music:  “Beneath the Cross of Jesus”  (VU #135) “Beneath the cross of Jesus I fain would take my stand: The shadow of a mighty rock within a weary land, A home within the wilderness, a rest upon the way, From the burning of the noon-tide heat and the burden of the day. Upon […]

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A Time Called…Ash Wednesday

Ash Wednesday is the first day of the season of Lent, and occurs six and a half weeks before Easter. Ash Wednesday marks the beginning of the Lenten season and is a solemn reminder of human mortality and the need for reconciliation with God. In many denominations it is observed with ashes and fasting. History […]

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Worship Service – February 19, 2023

Transfiguration Sunday “Are You Listening?”  Thank you for joining us!  This Week’s Worship Team is: Rev. Patrick Woodbeck, Gloria Saindon, 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 […]

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Notes on the Notes – February 19, 2023

Transfiguration Sunday This week’s music:  “Open Our Eyes, Lord”  “Open our eyes, Lord, We want to see Jesus, To reach out and touch him, And say that we love him. Open our ears, Lord, And help us to listen. Open our eyes, Lord, We want to see Jesus.” The words and music for this simple […]

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A Time Called…Transfiguration

Words occupy the mind, but images haunt the soul. Scripture records that, after a ministry of sermons, stories, and conversations, Jesus was transfigured on a mountain before his disciples. He appeared in dazzling whiteness with two heavenly figures – Moses and Elijah. Historical Roots of the Transfiguration Widely adopted in the Eastern Church before 1,000 […]

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Worship Service – February 12, 2023

Sixth Sunday of Epiphany “Rules and Regulations”  Thank you for joining us!  This Week’s Worship Team is: Rev. Patrick Woodbeck, Laura Steidl and 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 As we […]

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Notes on the Notes – February 12, 2023

Sixth Sunday of Epiphany “Rules and Regulations”  This week’s music: “Love Knocks and Waits” (MV #94) “Love knocks and waits for us to hear, to open and invite; Love longs to quiet every fear, and seeks to set things right.   Love offers life, in spite of foes who threaten and condemn; Embracing enemies, Love […]

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Worship Service – February 5, 2023

Fifth Sunday of Epiphany “To Be Light”  Thank you for joining us!  This Week’s Worship Team is: Rev. Patrick Woodbeck, Laura Steidl and The Harmony Singers. Click below for a recording of this week’s livestream service. The service starts at approximately 9 minutes into the video. See the bulletin at:  Bulletin To learn more about the […]

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Notes on the Notes – February 5, 2023

Fifth Sunday of Epiphany This week’s music: “You are Salt for the Earth” “You are salt for the earth, O people: Salt for the reign of God! Share the flavor of life, O people: Life in the City of God! Bring forth the reign of mercy, Bring forth the reign of peace; Bring forth the […]

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Worship Service – January 29, 2023

Fourth Sunday of Epiphany “The Power of Words”  Thank you for joining us!  This Week’s Worship Team is: Rev. Patrick Woodbeck, Dorothy Read and The Worship Choir. Click below for a recording of this week’s livestream service. The service starts at approximately 10 minutes into the video. See the bulletin at:  Bulletin To learn more […]

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