OLDER ADULT SUNDAY  January 26, 2025 | 8:30 & 11:00am GATHERING IN GOD’S NAME PreludeA meditationIke Sturm (b. 1978) WelcomeRev. Dr. Lorraine LeistAssociate Pastor             *Call to Worship (excerpts from Ecclesiastes 3: 1-8) Leader: For everything, there is a season, and a time for every matter under heaven.People: A time to be born, and a time to die. Leader: A time …

SECOND SUNDAY AFTER EPIPHANY January 19, 2025 | 8:30 & 11:00am GATHERING IN GOD’S NAME PreludeAndanteFlorence Price (1887-1953) WelcomeRev. Dr. Jason HaysExecutive Minister *A Litany for Worship Leader: The Prophet Micah told us that the LORD requires us to do justice, love kindness and walk humbly with God. As we celebrate Martin Luther King’s witness, let us be called to …

FIRST SUNDAY OF CHRISTMASA Service of Poetry and ProseDecember 29, 2024 | 11:00am GATHERING IN GOD’S NAME Prelude WelcomeRev. Amanda Osenga *Gathering Hymn143 Angels from the Realms of Glory (Regent Square) *Call to WorshipLeader: We gather at the threshold of a new year,People: Bringing our hopes, fears, and longings before God.Leader: In our longing, may we draw closer to what …

CHRISTMAS EVE December 24 | 10:00pm GATHERING IN GOD’S NAME PreludeMagnificat Gerald Finzi (1901-1956) My soul doth magnify the Lord, And my spirit hath rejoiced in God, my Savior.For He had regarded the lowliness of his handmaiden.For behold, from henceforth all generations shall call me blessed. For He that is mighty hath magnified me,And holy is His name.And His mercy is …

CHRISTMAS EVE December 24 | 6:00 & 8:00pm GATHERING IN GOD’S NAME Prelude WelcomeRev. Amanda OsengaAssociate Pastor *Call to WorshipLeader: Arise, shine, for your light has come. People: The glory of the Lord has risen upon us. Leader: I bring you good news of great joy. For to you is born this day, a Savior. People: Glory to God in …

Festival of Lessons and Carols December 22, 2024 | 8:30am Festival of Lessons and Carols is a bridge between the liturgical seasons of Advent and Christmas. Our service is an adaptation of the form used on Christmas Eve at King’s College Chapel in Cambridge, England. As the service begins, the prayers of the people are sought for those in need …

CHRISTMAS EVE December 24 | 2:00 & 4:00pm GATHERING IN GOD’S NAME Prelude WelcomeRev. Dr. Jason HaysExecutive Minister Call to WorshipLeader: The candles of hope, peace, joy and love are burning brightly this night. And with them the Christ candle, the candle at the center of our wreath and celebration.                 People: We celebrate the birth of Jesus tonight, a tiny …

Festival of Lessons and Carols December 22, 2024 | 11:00am Festival of Lessons and Carols is a bridge between the liturgical seasons of Advent and Christmas. Our service is an adaptation of the form used on Christmas Eve at King’s College Chapel in Cambridge, England. As the service begins, the prayers of the people are sought for those in need …