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The Lord is our refuge.
We can find peace in God's abiding love.
When troubles assail us, we call upon the Lord.
When joys abound, we call upon the Lord.
Welcome this day to God's house, one of many dwellings of the Almighty One.
We thank you and praise God for His refuge and sanctuary.

Amen.

OPENING PRAYER: (in unison)

We gather this day, O Lord, as people who seek your guiding love. Open our hearts and make us ready to stand firm in the faith that leads to loving service. Create a new people in this place so that your love may surround all who enter here. For we ask these things in Jesus' Name. Amen.

We continue to pray with the words that Jesus taught us to pray, singing together: THE LORD'S PRAYER

HYMN: "Come to My Heart" V.U. 661

TIME WITH THE CHILDREN:

SERVICE OF LIGHTING THE CANDLE:

Jesus Christ is the light of the world.

Jesus is our friend who loves us always.

ANTHEM:

WE HEAR GOD'S LOVING WORD FOR US

PRAYER FOR ILLUMINATION:

Gracious God, on this day of the festival of the Christian Home, the celebration of Mother's Day, the witness to the eternal love of Christ, remind us that we are responsible for caring for each other. We are called to lift up rather than tear down; to support rather than abandon, to reach out when others have turned away. Give us hearts of love that, in all places and times, we may be a witness to the hope that is found in Jesus Christ. Amen.

EPISTLE READING: Click on Scripture below for actual Bible passage
Acts 7: 55-60

This is the witness of the Apostle Paul.

Thanks be to God.

RESPONSIVE PSALM: Psalm 31 (V.U. 758, Parts 1 & 3)

GOSPEL READING: Click on Scripture below for actual Bible passage
John 14: 1-14

This is the Good News of Jesus Christ.

Thanks be to God.

HYMN: "Behold, Behold, I Make All Things New" M.V. 115

MESSAGE: "Cornerstones"

RESPONSE: V.U. 400 Lord, listen to your children praying,

Lord, send your Spirit in this place,

Lord, listen to your children praying,

Send us love, send us power, send us grace

WE RESPOND TO GOD'S WORD IN FAITH AND ACTION

PASTORAL PRAYER:

OFFERING INVITATION:

OFFERTORY RESPONSE:

Grant us, God, the grace of giving, with a spirit large and free, that ourselves and all our living we may offer faithfully. V.U. 540

OFFERTORY PRAYER:

Receive these gifts this morning, O God, author of every good gift. Out of the bounty of our hearts, we respond with faithful generosity and love. May these gifts become blessings for others as they have been blessing for us. Amen.

HYMN: "O Jesus, I Have Promised" V.U. 120

COMMISSIONING:

May God go with us from this place as we enter the world this week, loving and seeking to care for our fellow human beings and the natural world itself.

POSTLUDE LicenSing # 620168