September 16th, 2012
Creation Time: Sky Sunday
*
please stand as able
Thoughts
around which to gather as we worship: Sky
Sunday provides opportunity for us to reflect on our fragile
atmosphere from which comes the air we breathe, the rain and the wind
that shape our lives and our landscapes, as well as so much beauty.
How do we live in thankful relationship with this life-giving blanket
that wraps around Earth, and reminds us of God’s steadfast presence
and call?
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© Wood Lake Publishing Inc. 2011 Seasons
of the Spirit™ SeasonsFUSION
p. 63
Season
of Creation • Pentecost 2 2012
Announcements The
Work of Church and Community
WE GATHER TO WORSHIP GOD
Welcome and greeting one another
with the Peace of Christ.
One: The
peace of Christ be with you.
Response: And with your spirit.
* Introit O Great Earth
O Great Earth so green and so blue,
This is the promise that I’ll make to you: To care for your sky-y,
for the sky-y can hear the rhythm of your heartbeat.
Words
unknown, tune Linnea Good. Copyright © 1995 Borealis Music. Used by
permission.
* Call to Worship A Litany
Call
Response: God's love will
remain.
* Hymn For
the Beauty of the Earth VU 226
Opening
Prayer
Holy
One,you cradle each of us with remarkable hope.
(pause)
You
wrap each of us in a deep, mysterious love. (pause)
You
wipe each tear away with infinite gentleness. (pause)
You
celebrate each of us for the one-of-a-kind beauty we each possess.
(pause)
May
we now celebrate these blessings
with
open spirits and grateful hearts. (pause)
Amen.
Sung Response O Great Earth
Prayer
of Confession
Based on Jeremiah 4:23-28
One:
Jeremiah reminded
people long ago of what they had forgotten. Jeremiah’s words remind
us of what we forget.
All:
When lands turn barren, when skies are empty of wings, when cities
become ruins: we have forgotten that we are God’s people.
(silence
for reflection) All:
It is time for us to remember. Amen.
Words of
Affirmation Based on Philippians
2:15–16
WE LISTEN FOR GOD’S WORD
Bible Story “Look to the Sky”
based on Jeremiah 4:23-28
One:
This is the witness of the Hebrew people. All:
Thanks be to God.
Psalm 19 The heavens declare the glory of God
Ref. 1, VU 740
Hymn Come, Children, Join to Sing VU 345
Opening the Word/Time with
Children & The Lord’s Prayer
The Gospel
Acclamation
Mark 15:33-39 Darkness fell over the whole land
One: This is the gospel of Jesus
Christ.
All: Praise to you, Lord Jesus
Christ.
Reflection on the Word
WE RESPOND IN FAITH
* Hymn Song
of Sky Printed
Minute for Mission & Offering
Our Gifts to God
* Offering Song/Doxology For
the Gift of Creation VU 538
Prayers of Thanksgiving and
Intercession
WE GO TO SERVE GOD
* Hymn I Danced in the
Morning VU 352
*Commissioning and Benediction
May
the rain of kindness fall upon you.
May
each cloud spark your imagination.
May
the stars’ light give you strength.
May
the bright blue sky bring you peace.
* Choral Amen
