*You are invited to rise in body or in spirit.​

 

PRELUDE​

Variations on From All That Dwell Below the Skies

Denis Bédard

RINGING OF THE BELL​​​​​​

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WELCOME​

(Leader/People)

Seekers and believers, people of faith,

and people of no faith at all,

no matter who you are,

no matter where you are on life’s journey…

You are welcome here.

 

OPENING PRAYER​

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*CALL TO WORSHIP

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One: Eternal God, whose breath is the universe, whose Word is the world—
All: amazed, we praise you.

One: Your land holds us.
All: Your sky breathes in us.
One: Trees stand around us like ancestors.
All: Birds sing to us like friends.
One: Rivers flow with tears of joy.

All: Living beings nourish and walk with us.

One: In the end the earth receives us.

All: All Creation is Your love poured out;
we receive it with joy, care for it with gratitude,
and in unity with all Creation worship you, O God. Amen.

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*GATHERING HYMN

From All That Dwell Below the Skies

NCH #27​

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From all that dwell below the skies,
Let the Creator's praise arise;
Alleluia! Alleluia!
Let the Redeemer's name be sung
Through ev'ry land by ev'ry tongue.
Alleluia! Alleluia! Alleluia! Alleluia!

Eternal are Thy mercies Lord;
Eternal truth attends Thy Word;
Alleluia! Alleluia!
Thy praise shall sound from shore to shore
Till suns shall rise and set no more.
Alleluia! Alleluia! Alleluia! Alleluia!​​

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CHILDREN'S MOMENT​

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SCRIPTURE

2 Kings 2:1-12

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REFLECTION

Rev. Tamara Torres McGovern

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SPECIAL MUSIC

When Morning Gilds the Skies

arr. Molly Ijames

Eli Schamane, Dorothy Elder

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CALL TO THANKSGIVING

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DOXOLOGY

Praise God from whom all blessings flow
Praise God all creatures here below
Praise God above ye heavenly host
Creator, Christ and Holy Ghost. Amen.

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PRAYERS OF THE PEOPLE​ 

& THE LORD'S PRAYER

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CLOSING HYMN

God's Eye Is on the Sparrow

NCH #475

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Why should I feel discouraged,

why should the shadows come,

Why should my heart be lonely,

and long for heaven and home,

 

When God is ever my portion?

My constant Friend will be:

God's eye is on the sparrow,

and I know God watches me;

God's eye is on the sparrow,

and I know God watches me.

 

Refrain:

I sing because I’m happy,

I sing because I’m free,

God's eye is on the sparrow,

and I know God watches me.

 

Whenever I am tempted,

whenever clouds arise,

When song give place to sighing,

when hope within me dies,

 

I then draw the close to my Savior,

from care I am set free:

God's eye is on the sparrow,

and I know God watches me;

God's eye is on the sparrow,

and I know God watches me.

(Refrain)

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ANNOUNCEMENTS

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BENEDICTION​

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POSTLUDE

Psalm 19: The Heavens Declare

  Benedetto Marcello