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Order of Worship, Grafton Community Church, 04-14-24
Bill Watson is inviting you to a scheduled Zoom meeting.
Topic: Grafton Community Church Worship
Time: Meeting – 9:45 a.m. April 14, 2024
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Order of Worship, Grafton Community Church, 04-14-24, Second Sunday after Easter
Prelude
(After entering Zoom or the Sanctuary, please use mute or observe silence to allow all to prepare for worship. Thank you & Blessings)
Joyful, Joyful, We Adore Thee (Jason W. Krug)
Beautiful Savior (C.E. Walz)
Serenade Lyrique )Edward Elgar)
When Morning Guilds the Skies (Jonathan W. Lee)
All People That on Earth do Dwell (Lloyd Larson)
Welcome and Announcements (Linda Robertson, Council Chair)
No matter who you are or where you are on life’s journey, you are welcome here!
*Please observe a moment of silence; so we may each offer our prayers and praise to Creator, Christ & Holy Spirit.
*Hymn #100 “When Morning Gilds the Sky””
1 When morning gilds the skies, my heart awaking cries, may Jesus Christ be praised!
Alike at work and prayer to Jesus I repair; may Jesus Christ be praised!
2 Discordant humankind, in this your concord find, may Jesus Christ be praised!
Let all earth around ring joyous with the sound, may Jesus Christ be praised!
3 Sing, suns and stars of space, sing, all that see his face; may Jesus Christ be praised! God's whole creation o'er, both now and evermore: may Jesus Christ be praised!
4 Be this, while life is mine, my canticle divine, may Jesus Christ be praised!
Be this the eternal song through all the ages long, may Jesus Christ be praised!
* Call to Worship (from “Prayers for the World & Its People,” Iona Abbey Worship Book)
One: Believing that God made and loves the world,
Many: we gather.
One: That it may be reshaped to fulfill God’s purposes,
Many: we pray.
One: To seek a wisdom deeper than our own thinking,
Many: we listen.
One: To honor God who gave us voice,
Many: we worship.
* Unison Prayer (adapted from “Creation Liturgy,” Iona Abbey Worship Book)
Thank you, Creator God, for the beauty and abundance, for greening trees, for seeds and raindrops, for grains of sand and infinite galaxies, for seagulls and plankton, for mountain streams and maple syrup, for worms and dandelions. Thank you for your world and for our part in it. Thanks that you are a maker and that you make us makers too. Help us to love creation as you do, and draw us into the wildness and wonder of your Holy Spirit, expressed in our world through Jesus Christ. We praise you. Amen.
* Response Hymn #218 “Thine Is the Glory” (verse 2)
Lo! Jesus meets us, risen from the tomb;
lovingly he greets us, scatters fear and gloom;
let the church with gladness hymns of triumph sing.
for the Lord now liveth; death hath lost its sting.
[Refrain:]
Thine is the glory, risen, conquering Son,
endless is the victory thou o’er death hast won.
Scripture:
Psalm 42: 1-5
As a deer longs for flowing streams, so my soul longs for you, O God.
My soul thirsts for God, for the living God. When shall I come and behold the face of God?
My tears have been my food day and night, while people say to me continually, "Where is your God?"
These things I remember, as I pour out my soul: how I went with the throng, and led them in procession to the house of God, with glad shouts and songs of thanksgiving, a multitude keeping festival.
Why are you cast down, O my soul, and why are you disquieted within me? Hope in God; for I shall again praise him, my help
Psalm 100
Make a joyful noise to the LORD, all the earth.
Worship the LORD with gladness; come into his presence with singing.
Know that the LORD is God. It is he that made us, and we are his; we are his people, and the sheep of his pasture.
Enter his gates with thanksgiving, and his courts with praise. Give thanks to him, bless his name.
For the LORD is good; his steadfast love endures forever, and his faithfulness to all generations.
*Hymn #18 “All People That on Earth Do Dwell”
1 All people that on earth do dwell, sing out your faith with cheerful voice;
delight in God whose praise you tell, whose presence calls you to rejoice.
2 Know that there is one God, indeed, who fashions us without our aid,
who claims us, gives us all we need, whose tender care will never fade.
3 Enter the sacred gates with praise, with joy approach the temple walls.
Extol and bless our God always, as people whom the Spirit calls.
4 Proclaim again that God is good, whose mercy is forever sure;
whose truth at all times firmly stood, and shall from age to age endure.
Reflection: “Praise and Glory” Pastor C.J. King
Synopsis: All the world is filled with God’s glory, says Isaiah. Have you forgotten? Is it hard to see? And then, there’s that moment when the miracle occurs.
*Hymn #2 “Joyful, Joyful, We Adore Thee”
1 Joyful, joyful, we adore thee, God of glory, Lord of love;
hearts unfold like flowers before thee, opening to the sun above.
Melt the clouds of sin and sadness, drive our fear and doubt away;
giver of immortal gladness, fill us with the light of day.
2 All thy works with joy surround thee, earth and heaven reflect thy rays,
stars and angels sing around thee, center of unbroken praise.
Field and forest, vale and mountain, flowery meadow, flashing sea,
chanting bird and flowing fountain call us to rejoice in thee.
3 Thou art giving and forgiving, ever blessing, ever blest,
well-spring of the joy of living, ocean depth of happy rest!
Thou the Father, Christ our Brother, all who live in love are thine;
teach us how to love each other, lift us to the joy divine.
4 Mortals, join the happy chorus; stars of morning, take your part;
love divine is reigning o'er us, binding those of tender heart.
Ever singing, move we onward, victors in the midst of strife,
joyful music lifts us sunward in the triumph song of life.
Offerings of the People
You can present your offering for the work of Grafton Community Church, using the “Donate Now” button on our Facebook page at The Grafton Church, or on our web site www.graftoncommunitychurch.org (The button may actually say “Shop Now,” but it has the same function. You will not run afoul of Martin Luther’s edicts on indulgences.)
Offertory: (Music Minster Ken Olsson)
Peaceful Piano 9 (Mark Hayes)
Response: Doxology
Praise God from whom all blessings flow.
Praise God all creatures here below – Alleluia! Alleluia!
Praise God above the source of gifts!
Praise Jesus Christ, whose power uplifts.
Praise the Spirit, Holy Spirit – Alleluia! Alleluia! Alleluia!
Offertory Prayer of Dedication
The Benediction & The Lord's Prayer
Our Father, who art in heaven, hallowed be thy Name.
Thy Kingdom come, Thy will be done on earth, as it is in heaven.
Give us this day our daily bread.
And forgive us our debts, as we forgive our debtors.
And lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from evil.
For thine is the kingdom, the power, and the glory,
For ever and ever. Amen.
Postlude:
Joyful, Joyful, We Adore Thee (Dan Sigmon)
Please greet your neighbors on Zoom or at a “Safe Social Distance” in the sanctuary, as the postlude ends. On Zoom unmute your mikes, share greetings and the peace of this virtual space.
Masks are optional but recommended in the sanctuary!
Grafton Prayer List:
Our Planet Earth *Those with PTSD & their families *Those enduring times of stress * *Beloved pets of Grafton *Mary Karam, & the Humes family *Arlene & Ron Carey *Gaelle McLoud *Ellis Miller * Pat Mack *The Rowley family *Carol Bason *Phil Atwood *Bob Haseltine & the Haseltine families *Arthur Park *Bill Brown *Galen Pinkham *Kate Gravelle *Matt Brown *Michael Brown (Matt Brown’s brother) *Pastor Harold Noyes *Michelle Dufort *Andrea Turner *Sylven Lang *Jane Metcalf (Sherry Brown’s Aunt) *Kenny King (Pastor King’s brother) *Norm Robertson *Robert Johnson (Ken Olsson’s father-in-law) *Nancy Merrill *Ann Royal Beaulne *Dick Warren *Amy Phillips *Michelle Dolloph *Dave Robinson *Michelle Dufort *Joyce Olsson (Ken’s mom) *Mark Rushton *Cecile Fisher Smith *Pam & Ray Robinson *Meg Gonzalez
Those Who Have Lost Loved Ones
*Irene Rice & family *Family & friends of Arol Ward *Family & friends of Jonathan Miller *Family and friends of Joe Valente *Family & friends of Mary Clare Ahern (Maryanne Donald’s mother) *Family & friends of Eric Lambert *Family & friends of Allison Forney (Mary Ann & Bill Kearns’ daughter) *Family & friends of Jerry Smith *Family & friends of Len Gravelle *Family & friends of Evan McCulloch Lovell *Family & friends of Henry Rounds *Family & friends of Stuart Archambault *Family & friends of Tom Rutkowski *Family & friends of Chuck Woodman *Family & friends of Dennis Hunt *Family & friends of Jim Chickering *Family & friends of Ray Durand *Family & friends of Gloria Gold (Donna Alexander’s mother) *Family & friends of Rev. Allen Humes *Family and friends of Richard Geist (Franklin Geist’s- brother) *Family & Friends of Marion Tenney *Family and friends of Patricia Hastings (Nelson Cooley’s sister.) *Family & friends of Philip Rowley *Family & friends of Doug Wright *Family & friends of Cathy Hallock *Family & friends of Michelle Brown (sister of Carol Wright) *Family & friends of Stan Mack *Family & friends of Frank Ryan *Family & friends of Peter Preziosi *Family & friends of Charles “Tim” Goodwin (Kirk’s brother) *Family & friends of Raymond Gregory
Extended Care:
*Denize Schemm, Vermont Veterans’ Home, Cardinal Point, 325 North St., Bennington, VT 05201
*Dottie Royal, Bromley Manor, 2595 Depot St., Manchester, VT 05255
*Luann Ward, Gill Odd Fellows Home, 18 Gill Terrace, Ludlow VT 05149
*Rev. Catherine Cadieux, Sterling House, 33 Atkinson Street, Bellows Falls VT 05101
Grafton Community Church, 55 Main Street, PO Box 158, Grafton, VT, 05146, United States
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