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WELCOME
Greeting & Announcements - Anne-Claire Linscott
Prelude - The Swan, Saint-Saëns
Lucas Falco, cello
Call to Worship - Theo Meads
Bring us from daily trials.
Bring us here to you.
Away from our daily distractions
Bring us here to you.
Removed from our daily worries.
We come together to worship you, Lord.
Hymn 401 - Gather Us In
+ Call to Confession - Zane Kercsmar
+ A Prayer of Confession
In our journey together, let us pause and reflect. Let us acknowledge the moments when we’ve faltered, when our actions may have caused harm, when our words or the words we didn’t say may have wounded. In humility, let us come together to seek forgiveness and renewal. (A time of Silent Confession.)
• Assurance of Pardon
• Response to Forgiveness: Hymn 587, Alleluia!
Passing of the Peace
Children’s Message - Evie Smith, Will Harter
Prayer for Openness - Lucas Falco
Holy God, Grant us the grace of open hearts and minds, As we gather in community. May we embrace each other’s truths and stories, With empathy and understanding, in all our glories together. Guide us to listen with compassion and care, To the voices of those often unheard. Let us build bridges of connection and love, In our community, and in the communities around us. May our differences not divide, but unite us, As we walk together in the journey of Jesus’s light. Grant us the courage to speak and to hear, In openness, let understanding draw us closer together. Bless our community with empathy’s grace, That we may grow together in the Holy Spirit. In Jesus’ name we pray. Amen
Scripture Reading - Psalm 133, Jonah Falco
How very good and pleasant it is
when kindred live together in unity!
It is like the precious oil on the head,
running down upon the beard,
on the beard of Aaron,
running down over the collar of his robes.
It is like the dew of Hermon,
which falls on the mountains of Zion.
For there the Lord ordained his blessing,
life forevermore.
This is the written testimony to the Word of the Lord. Thanks be to God
ANTHEM - Maddie Andreatta and Arrow Watt, clarinet and violin
Scripture Reading - Romans 12: 3-8, Whitman Keith
For by the grace given to me I say to everyone among you not to think of yourself more highly than you ought to think but to think with sober judgment, each according to the measure of faith that God has assigned. For as in one body we have many members and not all the members have the same function, so we, who are many, are one body in Christ, and individually we are members one of another. We have gifts that differ according to the grace given to us: prophecy, in proportion to faith; ministry, in ministering; the teacher, in teaching; the encourager, in encouragement; the giver, in sincerity; the leader, in diligence; the compassionate, in cheerfulness.
SENIOR SERMONS - Arrow Watt, Evie Smith, Maddie Andreatta, Will Harter
+ HYMN 767 - Together We Serve
Prayers of the People & The Lord’s Prayer (Debts/Debtors) - Juni Bullock
Offering - Daniel Bruno
• INVITATION
• Offertory - Beautiful City from Godspell, Stephen Schwartz, Whitman Keith, tenor
• Doxology
Praise God from whom all blessing flow Praise Christ the Word in flesh born low;
Praise Holy Spirit evermore; One God, Triune, whom we adore. Amen.
• Prayer of Dedication
+ HYMN 238 - Thine Is the Glory
HUNGER OFFERING
On the fourth Sunday of the month, we collect a special Hunger Offering to support the Hunger Ministries of Maxwell Street. We offer a community meal every Thursday night, support area programs such as a backpack program for Maxwell Street Elementary and the Big Blue Pantry on the UK Campus. You can support these programs on our online giving webpage or by check with Hunger Ministries in the memo line.
Charge and Benediction - Graduating Seniors
Go forth and love your community.
Postlude - Pupil Concerto No 1: Adagio, F. by Seitz
Jonah Falco, violin
Thank you to our Youth Director, Emma Stowe; our volunteers, Wes Bullock, Heidi Robbins Hall and Noah Hall, and Laura Murphy; our wonderful parents, and everyone else who has helped make Youth Group possible this year!
PARTICIPANTS
Worship Leaders: Youth of Maxwell Street, Rev. Matt Falco, Emma Stowe, Ted Gentry, and Chancel Choir
Greeters: Juni Bullock, Zane Kercsmar
Ushers: Anne-Claire Linscott, Kennedy Feltner-Happy, Theo Meads, Lucas Falco
VIDEO AND SOUND CREW: Rich Copley, Jim Lumpp, Bill Smith, Will Burchfield, Jay Vessels, Jonah Falco.
The flowers are given to the glory of God in celebration of Maxwell Street Youth.
Punch is served in West Parlor by Cynthia Bruno and Emily Adkins. All are welcome.
Greeting & Announcements - Anne-Claire Linscott
Prelude - The Swan, Saint-Saëns
Lucas Falco, cello
Call to Worship - Theo Meads
Bring us from daily trials.
Bring us here to you.
Away from our daily distractions
Bring us here to you.
Removed from our daily worries.
We come together to worship you, Lord.
Hymn 401 - Gather Us In
+ Call to Confession - Zane Kercsmar
+ A Prayer of Confession
In our journey together, let us pause and reflect. Let us acknowledge the moments when we’ve faltered, when our actions may have caused harm, when our words or the words we didn’t say may have wounded. In humility, let us come together to seek forgiveness and renewal. (A time of Silent Confession.)
• Assurance of Pardon
• Response to Forgiveness: Hymn 587, Alleluia!
Passing of the Peace
Children’s Message - Evie Smith, Will Harter
Prayer for Openness - Lucas Falco
Holy God, Grant us the grace of open hearts and minds, As we gather in community. May we embrace each other’s truths and stories, With empathy and understanding, in all our glories together. Guide us to listen with compassion and care, To the voices of those often unheard. Let us build bridges of connection and love, In our community, and in the communities around us. May our differences not divide, but unite us, As we walk together in the journey of Jesus’s light. Grant us the courage to speak and to hear, In openness, let understanding draw us closer together. Bless our community with empathy’s grace, That we may grow together in the Holy Spirit. In Jesus’ name we pray. Amen
Scripture Reading - Psalm 133, Jonah Falco
How very good and pleasant it is
when kindred live together in unity!
It is like the precious oil on the head,
running down upon the beard,
on the beard of Aaron,
running down over the collar of his robes.
It is like the dew of Hermon,
which falls on the mountains of Zion.
For there the Lord ordained his blessing,
life forevermore.
This is the written testimony to the Word of the Lord. Thanks be to God
ANTHEM - Maddie Andreatta and Arrow Watt, clarinet and violin
Scripture Reading - Romans 12: 3-8, Whitman Keith
For by the grace given to me I say to everyone among you not to think of yourself more highly than you ought to think but to think with sober judgment, each according to the measure of faith that God has assigned. For as in one body we have many members and not all the members have the same function, so we, who are many, are one body in Christ, and individually we are members one of another. We have gifts that differ according to the grace given to us: prophecy, in proportion to faith; ministry, in ministering; the teacher, in teaching; the encourager, in encouragement; the giver, in sincerity; the leader, in diligence; the compassionate, in cheerfulness.
SENIOR SERMONS - Arrow Watt, Evie Smith, Maddie Andreatta, Will Harter
+ HYMN 767 - Together We Serve
Prayers of the People & The Lord’s Prayer (Debts/Debtors) - Juni Bullock
Offering - Daniel Bruno
• INVITATION
• Offertory - Beautiful City from Godspell, Stephen Schwartz, Whitman Keith, tenor
• Doxology
Praise God from whom all blessing flow Praise Christ the Word in flesh born low;
Praise Holy Spirit evermore; One God, Triune, whom we adore. Amen.
• Prayer of Dedication
+ HYMN 238 - Thine Is the Glory
HUNGER OFFERING
On the fourth Sunday of the month, we collect a special Hunger Offering to support the Hunger Ministries of Maxwell Street. We offer a community meal every Thursday night, support area programs such as a backpack program for Maxwell Street Elementary and the Big Blue Pantry on the UK Campus. You can support these programs on our online giving webpage or by check with Hunger Ministries in the memo line.
Charge and Benediction - Graduating Seniors
Go forth and love your community.
Postlude - Pupil Concerto No 1: Adagio, F. by Seitz
Jonah Falco, violin
Thank you to our Youth Director, Emma Stowe; our volunteers, Wes Bullock, Heidi Robbins Hall and Noah Hall, and Laura Murphy; our wonderful parents, and everyone else who has helped make Youth Group possible this year!
PARTICIPANTS
Worship Leaders: Youth of Maxwell Street, Rev. Matt Falco, Emma Stowe, Ted Gentry, and Chancel Choir
Greeters: Juni Bullock, Zane Kercsmar
Ushers: Anne-Claire Linscott, Kennedy Feltner-Happy, Theo Meads, Lucas Falco
VIDEO AND SOUND CREW: Rich Copley, Jim Lumpp, Bill Smith, Will Burchfield, Jay Vessels, Jonah Falco.
The flowers are given to the glory of God in celebration of Maxwell Street Youth.
Punch is served in West Parlor by Cynthia Bruno and Emily Adkins. All are welcome.