August 6 @ St. Paul's UMC: Worship

Kathy Lloyd, Myrle Myers, Alaunde Copley-Woods,
& Suzanne Polacek

Communion is served!

We have lots to celebrate this month!

 Tenth Sunday after Pentecost

(today's worship service link)

Today’s Meditation Verse “But me? I will see Your face in righteousness; when I awake, I will be filled full by seeing Your image.’”  — Psalm 17:15 (CEB)

Welcome:  — Larry Esposito

Prelude:  “Breathe on Me, Breath of God,” arranged by Jonathan W. Lee   — Suzanne Polacek

Call to Worship (inspired by Psalm 23): — Ben Glancy                 

In the darkest valley, at the banquet table;
in the hard work of life, at the moments of ease;
in our day-to-day reality, at times set aside–
like this time, now– for worship, for listening, for paying attention;
with every step we take: goodness and mercy follow us; our cups overflow.  ~ written by Joanna Harader and posted on Spacious Faith

Hymn: “God who stretched the spangled heavens,” #150 

Prayer of Confession: — Ben Glancy                          

Merciful God, the story of Jacob shows Your willingness to enter into the messiness of our human struggles—into fractured relationships, family differences, un-reconciled situations with people we care about. Yet we confess that too often we hold on because we do not want to loosen our grip on our possessions and our selfish desires. Often we fear that our very lives will be dislocated by Your kingdom values of justice, mercy and peace. Help us to wrestle with the conflicting values, desires and pressures that confront us daily so that we can unclench our hands and open ourselves to the transforming power of the Holy Spirit. Only then can we fully embrace others in their pain—and be embraced—in the name of Christ. Amen.

~ posted on The Church of Scotland’s Starters for Sunday website.

Community prayer joys, concerns, and celebrations     — Larry Esposito

 

Scripture Lesson: Psalm 19:1-6                             — Ben Glancy     

                                                                                                                                         

Summer Music: “The Gift of Love,” arranged by Jason W. Krug — Jubilante Quartet (Kathy Lloyd, Myrle Myers, Alaunde Copley-Woods, & Suzanne Polacek)

Scripture Lesson:  Colossians 1:11-19     — Larry Esposito                   

Message: "The Cosmic Story"                —  Larry Esposito

Communion / The Lord’s Prayer       — Rev. Dan Daniels                                                                                 

Hymn: “This is My Father’s World,” #144

Words for the Journey                             —  Larry Esposito

Postlude                                                       —  Suzanne Polacek