​SERVICE FOR THE LORD’S DAY
January 9, 2022
1st Day of Christmas
Gathering
MUSICAL OFFERING
WELCOME AND ANNOUNCEMENTS
Let me remind you quickly of our protocols for everyone’s safety.                  
·  Attendance was taken by Ushers as you entered.
·   masks are required by Session, as well as social distancing
   bulletins are placed in the pews to help with social distancing
· Offerings may be placed in the plate by the doors.
· Please write your prayer request on the Yellow cards.  An usher will pick them up during the 1st hymn.
· Please join us after service for fellowship will be continuing with beverages only, in Calvin Hall
 
PRAYER REQUESTS
Gary Iverson, Bob Bock, Joan Boyd, Wanda Hirl, Marilyn Neymeyer, Joan Pinkston, Maxine Wagner, Annette Conzett,  Jo Lefleur,  Dr Dyke,  Bonnie and Jon Pillers,  Mike Niles, Harlan Marx ,Tom Kelly, Lois Seger,  Jon Ryner,  Lucy Melvin. Bob Emmert, Abagail Niles, Helanah Niles, Rich Lewis and Kay Werner
 
PRELUDE
 
*Call to worship  
We are gathered to worship our God. Thus says the Lord:
Do not fear, for I have redeemed you; I have called you by name, you are mine.
This day we remember our baptism, and we offer our thanks and praise to you.
Thus says our God: For I am the LORD your God, the Holy One of Israel, your Savior.
 May our worship be acceptable in your sight, our Lord and Savior.
 
*Call to Confession
Knowing our need to be in unbroken fellowship with our Lord, let us confess our sins to God.
 
*Prayer of Confession
God of love, as your Son was baptized, so also have we been baptized in water and the Word. But we are imperfect. We turn away from you and worry instead of trust, treat others unkindly instead of with grace, withhold generosity instead of sharing our blessings, and more. As we are in a New Year, may we continue to seek you and walk in your ways, following your leading, filled with your Spirit. We ask in Jesus’ name. Amen.
 
 Assurance
The creator who gave us life also gave us new life in Christ. Through him, we are forgiven completely.
Thanks be to God.
 
Interlude
 
Scripture Readings
 
Luke 3:15-17, 21-22
 
As the people were filled with expectation, and all were questioning in their hearts concerning John, whether he might be the Messiah,
John answered all of them by saying, "I baptize you with water; but one who is more powerful than I is coming; I am not worthy to untie the thong of his sandals. He will baptize you with the Holy Spirit and fire.
His winnowing fork is in his hand, to clear his threshing floor and to gather the wheat into his granary; but the chaff he will burn with unquenchable fire."…
Now when all the people were baptized, and when Jesus also had been baptized and was praying, the heaven was opened,
and the Holy Spirit descended upon him in bodily form like a dove. And a voice came from heaven, "You are my Son, the Beloved; with you I am well pleased."
 
Philippians 1:3-11
 
I thank my God every time I remember you, constantly praying with joy in every one of my prayers for all of you, because of your sharing in the gospel from the first day until now. I am confident of this, that the one who began a good work among you will bring it to completion by the day of Jesus Christ.
It is right for me to think this way about all of you, because you hold me in your heart, for all of you share in God's grace with me, both in my imprisonment and in the defense and confirmation of the gospel. For God is my witness, how I long for all of you with the compassion of Christ Jesus.
And this is my prayer, that your love may overflow more and more with knowledge and full insight  to help you to determine what is best, so that in the day of Christ you may be pure and blameless, having produced the harvest of righteousness that comes through Jesus Christ for the glory and praise of God.
 
Prayer of Illumination
 
Holy God, as we reread these familiar texts, we ask you in Spirit to illumine us with your truth, and inspire us to continue to seek and to trust you. Touch us with your lovingkindness this day. Amen.
 
Sermon Title                   “We’re on the Way”
 
A traveler came upon a laborer who was fiercely pounding away at a stone with hammer and chisel. The traveler asked the worker, “What are you doing?” The laborer answered, “I’m trying to shape this stone for a pathway.” He came upon another man who was also chipping away at a stone. “What are you doing?” The worker answered, “I’m shaping this stone for a building.” He came upon a third stone worker. “What are you doing?” The worker smiled and replied, “I’m building a cathedral.” If someone would happen to see God chipping away at the rough edges of my life or yours and ask, “What are you doing?,” God just might answer, I’m building a cathedral. Why? Because my Spirit dwells within this person. During Advent last month many of the Old  Testament prophets predicted the Lord’s coming, more in the descriptions of his second coming. For example Malachi’s prophesy for speaks of the sudden coming of the Lord to his temple. He comes as a refiner’s fire to purify the descendants of Levi. Others describe the outcome of the arrival of the promised One. Israel will be restored to glory; the knowledge of God will cover the world across the seas. But Jesus’ first coming was rather subtle. Yes, angels, shepherds and wise men were made aware, but mostly, he came as a baby born to a family on the road, so to speak, and cared for as best they could in a crowded city. John the Baptist speaks of the arrival of the Messiah with a strong call to repentance and with the fire of the prophets before him. But Jesus looks to John to baptize him along with those repenting. (By the way, the word “baptize” was used in the dying of cloth, that the cloth becomes “identified” with the dye. Likewise, Christ is “identifying” with the people seeking to follow God. We are baptized as a sign that we identify with Christ.) So again, while the prophesies given to us by the Lord himself and by his disciples describe a more momentous, obvious appearance, when he comes in the clouds, when all prophesies will be fulfilled, we live between those to comings of Christ. Theologians refer to the “now” and the “not yet” of our faith. Yes, two thousand years ago the Lord came to be with us as one of us. Then the Lord came to each of us when we believed. And some day, the Lord will come for us, either at our death, or at his grand return to earth. As we live between Christ’s coming to us and his coming for us, we live knowing we are forgiven. In faith we seek to fulfill God’s call to serve him in holiness and righteousness. We are guided by the Scriptures. One text we look at today is from Paul’s letter to the Philippians. What does it really mean for us to live in this “now” and “not yet” reality of faith—that the Lord has come, and will come again. The Philippian church begins as Paul has a vision to go to Macedonia in Greece. He meets Lydia, the first European convert to Christianity, and thus in Philippi of Macedonia, a congregation is formed. His letter to the Philippians is his most personal and affectionate of his New Testament letters to the churches. He thanks God for them, prays for them day and night, and is able to continue his evangelistic travels to others because of the funds they send to him. They even send funds to help the poverty-stricken church in Jerusalem. So Paul writes to thank them. But, in the verses we just read, Paul shares this marvelous theology of our being transformed by the Lord. Verse 6: “I am confident of this very thing, that He who began a good work in you will complete it until the day of Jesus Christ.” Even though Paul’s work with them in person is done, they will continue to grow and flourish in their faith until God’s transformation is complete. Paul, though sad to leave them because he holds them in his heart, and they hold him, he asks God on their behalf:
• He prays they would be perfected (that is, made complete) in their relationships. “I pray that your love may abound more and more, with knowledge and discernment….”
• He prays that they would be perfected in their morality, “…so that you may approve the things that are excellent…”
• He prays that they would be perfected in righteousness: “…in order to be sincere and blameless until the day of Christ, having been filled with the fruit of righteousness…” (I think to be righteous includes being people of truth and goodness in a world, then and now, that is filled with lies and behaviors that are not so good.)
This is an excellent prayer that all of us can pray for ourselves and others: that we would be growing in love, in approving excellent things, in making right choices, and in becoming, in the eyes of the Lord, sincere and without blame until he returns for us.
Remember the fad a few years ago when so many were wearing bracelets with these initials, GIFWMY? God isn’t finished with me yet. Very true. Between the Christmas first coming of Christ, and the second coming of Christ at the end of time, we live in what many call the “now and the not yet.” Christ has come to us, and Christ will come again for us (either at our homegoing, or when he returns to earth in glory). And so in this in-between time, God is at work in us. Paul repeats the idea in his Philippian letter:
v. 6: God began his good work in us, and will complete it at Christ’s return
v. 9: we are filled with the fruits of righteousness right now, because God dwells within our hearts.
2:13  It is God who is at work in us for God’s good pleasure
4:13  We can do all things through Christ who strengthens us.
At the first Advent of Christ two thousand plus years ago, as the prophets foretold, God comes to us in Christ to be a refiner, God’s Spirit a purifier of our needful souls, that we may serve the Lord in love, spreading the good news of God’s love and grace and ministering to the needs of others.
That is our calling right now as we look back to Christ’s coming, and look forward to Christ’s return. We aren’t perfect yet, but in this process we are being perfected. Our continued transformation brings glory to God.
When by faith we worship and seek to love and serve others, the Lord is actually chipping away at our rough spots like a stone mason, to make us fit to be his cathedral. Individually God dwells within each heart. But also, we are stones together being built up into the house of God. We are individually temples and collectively we are stones built together to be the church, the cathedral of God.
None of us is perfect… no church is perfect, but God isn’t finished with us yet! Through him we are forgiven and made holy and called into service to him that others may know his love and grace. No, we aren’t perfect… but because he came, we have hope. We are being perfected by the hand of the creator, the potter, the stonemason, the carpenter who will some day, come to take us to his home where he has prepared a place for each one of us. So let us live in this truth: God isn’t finished with us yet, but we are on the way!
 
 
*Hymn                               “When Jesus Came to Jordan”                                               #72
 
Offering
 
Prayer of Dedication
Gracious God, we offer to you a portion of your blessing to us, as an act of worship. We do so with faith that your good news will fill our hearts and go forth from this place. Amen.
 
 
*AFFIRMATION OF FAITH Apostle’s Creed (Ecumenical) p. 14
I believe in God, the Father almighty, creator of heaven and earth.
I believe in Jesus Christ, God’s only Son, our Lord,
Who was conceived by the Holy Spirit, born of the Virgin Mary,
Suffered under Pontius Pilate,
Was crucified, died, and was buried; he descended to the dead.
On the third day he rose again; he ascended into heaven,
He is seated on the right hand of the Father,
And he will come again to judge the living and the dead.
I believe in the Holy Spirit, the holy catholic church,
the communion of saints, the forgiveness of sins,
the resurrection of the body, and the life everlasting. Amen.
 
 
Prayers of the people
 
The Lord be with you
And also with you.
Lift up your hearts
We lift them up to the Lord.
Let us give thanks to the Lord.
It is right to give our thanks and praise…
 
The Lord’s Prayer
 
*Hymn “More Love to Thee, O Christ”    #359
 
*Benediction
 
Postlude
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

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SERVICE FOR THE LORD’S DAY
January 02,2022
1st Day of Christmas
Gathering
MUSICAL OFFERING
WELCOME AND ANNOUNCEMENTS
Let me remind you quickly of our protocols for everyone’s safety.                  
·  Attendance was taken by Ushers as you entered.
·   masks are required by Session, as well as social distancing
   bulletins are placed in the pews to help with social distancing
· Offerings may be placed in the plate by the doors.
· Please write your prayer request on the Yellow cards.  An usher will pick them up during the 1st hymn.
· Please join us after service for fellowship will be continuing with beverages only, in Calvin Hall
 
PRAYER REQUESTS
Gary Iverson, Bob Bock, Joan Boyd, Wanda Hirl, Marilyn Neymeyer, Joan Pinkston, Maxine Wagner, Annette Conzett,  Jo Lefleur,  Dr Dyke,  Bonnie and Jon Pillers,  Mike Niles, Harlan Marx ,Tom Kelly, Lois Seger,  Jon Ryner, Family of Jack Braden, Lucy Melvin. Bob Emmert, Abagail Niles, Helanah Niles, and Rich Lewis is having more tests this week.
 
PRELUDE
 
*CALL TO WORSHIP Isaiah 60:1,3, CEB
Arise! Shine! Your light has come;
    the Lord’s glory has shone upon you.
Nations will come to your light
    and kings to your dawning radiance.
 
 
*GATHERING PRAYER
Child of Bethlehem, we come bearing our gifts to worship you as the kings of old once did. We bow in respect for the King of Glory you came to be in our lives. We shine because your light shines through us. We celebrate not only your birth but your place in our lives today.
 
*HYMN The First Noel #56
 
 
 *CONFESSION
Let us confess our need of God’s grace.
God of Grace and Glory, as we enter a new year we confess our sins of the past. We confess our failure to care for one another or care for the earth. We confess our fears and the good we avoid because of them. We confess our lack of understanding and compassion. We confess our failure to bear your light to the world. Help us in this New Year, not to just make resolutions but to do our best each and every day to live in a manner that truly honors you. Amen.
 
 
WORDS OF ASSURANCE Ephesians 1:13-14, MEV
In Him you also, after hearing the word of truth, the gospel of your salvation, and after believing in Him, were sealed with the promised Holy Spirit, 14 who is the guarantee of our inheritance until the redemption of the purchased possession, to the praise of His glory.
Through Christ we are forgiven.  Thanks be to God!
 
*SONG OF PRAISE Gloria Patri #579
 
*PASSING THE PEACE (facing those across the aisle from you)
Left: May the peace of Christ be with you.
Right: And also with you. May the peace of Christ be with you.
Left: And also with you.
(You may be seated.)
 
 
     INTERLUDE
 
THE WISE MEN’S VISIT Matthew 2:1-12
We Three Kings #66
 
Word
 
GOSPEL LESSONS John 1:14
14 The Word became flesh and made his dwelling among us. We have seen his glory, the glory of the one and only Son, who came from the Father, full of grace and truth.
 
Matthew 25:34-40
34 “Then the King will say to those on his right, ‘Come, you who are blessed by my Father; take your inheritance, the kingdom prepared for you since the creation of the world. 35 For I was hungry and you gave me something to eat, I was thirsty and you gave me something to drink, I was a stranger and you invited me in, 36 I needed clothes and you clothed me, I was sick and you looked after me, I was in prison and you came to visit me.’37 “Then the righteous will answer him, ‘Lord, when did we see you hungry and feed you, or thirsty and give you something to drink? 38 When did we see you a stranger and invite you in, or needing clothes and clothe you? 39 When did we see you sick or in prison and go to visit you?’40 “The King will reply, ‘Truly I tell you, whatever you did for one of the least of these brothers and sisters of mine, you did for me.’
 SERMON    Living God’s Word in the Flesh
 
​The gift of Christmas is that God came in the flesh to live among us. John’s Gospel expresses that gift.
“The Word” refers to God as the Word that spoke the world into being at creation.
“The Word became flesh” emphasizing that God became human to experience life as we experience it and to be more relatable to us.
“The Word became flesh and dwelt among us.” Perhaps you remember hearing before that word translated as dwelt actually refers to a tent. So, God came, in human flesh, and pitched his tent to live among us as one of us.
“And we saw his glory” Ah, but while we are grateful for Jesus’ humanity, we dare not forget his divinity. It is the conundrum of the ages that Jesus is fully human and fully divine. I can’t explain it scientifically. I can only strive to accept it theologically on faith.
“We saw His glory, the glory as the only Son of the Father.” John is calling to mind for his Jewish readers, the Tent of Meeting or tabernacle made in Moses’ time according to God’s instructions. That tent traveled with them wherever they went. When it was set up, God’s Spirit, God’s Glory came and filled the tent with God’s presence. When Moses entered the tent to meet with God, Moses’ face shone brightly enough as he came out that he had to wear a covering over his face for some time afterward. Jesus, God’s Son, reflected that same bright glory. The disciples glimpsed it once on the mountaintop when Jesus was transfigured, and his face and clothes shone as he talked with Moses and Elijah.
“The glory as the only Son of the Father full of grace and truth.” The NIV Study Bible notes suggest the corresponding Hebrew words might be translated love and faithfulness. I recognize that as a common pairing in the Old Testament, especially in Psalms.
In the New Testament grace is one way of referring to God’s agape, self-giving, self-sacrificing love that we cannot earn or deserve. It is a free gift from God. A love that is filled with compassion and mercy. That is the grace that comes to us in Christ.
Truth is an important word for John, referring to reality. This grace and truth combine as I think about a later verse in John’s Gospel. It is because of grace that Jesus is the truth that sets us free.
What was born in Jesus on Christmas was God’s presence clothed in human flesh, pitching tent to live among us, a nomad like his human ancestors, yet so filled with God’s glory that his Spirit shines and we can glimpse the grace and truth, the love and faithfulness God offers to us. That is the gift of Christmas to all of us, to all of humanity, to all the earth.
 
That gift of God’s grace was so dazzling that God marked it and celebrated it with a star that shown brightly enough to catch the attention of foreign astronomers who interpreted its coming as a marvelous sign. They were convinced that a very special king had come. They left everything else behind but their convoy of camels, provisions for the trip, and three very special gifts to honor this king. Gold, Frankincense, and Myrrh are gifts for a king, gifts for a deity, and even a gift that hints at the future death of Jesus’ human form. They are a model for us to bring our best to honor Jesus. They beg us to accept Jesus as our King. They remind us of Jesus’ divine nature and also his sacrifice of love for us.
 
But as I said on the First Sunday of Christmas, while it is important to receive the gift, that isn’t enough. The gifts of God through Jesus are gifts we are meant to share. The parable we read in Matthew is so familiar perhaps we take it for granted. It comes much later in Jesus’ life, in his time as our teacher. The point of the story is of course, that when we do something for others, for the least or lowliest around us, it is as if we do it for Jesus. Martin the Cobbler and other Christmas stories have shared a theme of waiting with a special gift to offer Christ, but instead finding oneself caring for others in need. Let’s take a deeper look at what is shared in Matthew’s parable.
 
You might recognize that this is not the full parable, but only the last paragraph of it.
We commonly call it the Sheep and the Goats, because the image is of sheep (representing those who helped others) being separated from the goats (those who did not), and this separation determines their future. The King who is the judge in this scene, the one doing the separating, is either God or Jesus, and in my own thinking that’s pretty much the same thing, they are of one mind and Spirit. NIV Cultural Backgrounds Study Bible notes that it was common in Jewish parables for the King to represent God and talk about “the righteous ‘inheriting’ the kingdom or the world to come.” The next two verses talk about how those who expect to inherit should behave.
 
Verse 35 gives us the basics of hospitality. When a guest comes to your home for more than a few minutes, you likely offer them something to drink, even if it is just water, and if they stay longer you might bring out refreshments or ask them to stay for a meal. I’ve probably shared this before, but it reminds me of visiting Barb and Wade years ago. Wade always handed me a drink. Barb set a place for me at supper. Heather, who was two at the time, even figured out how to make room for me to stay the night. We are all a lot older, but occasionally I still get to visit. Last time Barb and I had gone to a gal’s reunion dinner, then I stayed with Barb and Wade. I was still handed a drink, given a bed to sleep, and food was available for breakfast. As the verse points out, hospitality may be for a friend or for a stranger. We might provide food or clothing or shelter, but these are simple gifts we are called to share when the need arises. When I was in college several families made room in their homes for me to stay. In later years I could pay that forward when one of David’s countrymen lived with us for a while. There was even a night when we were one of several church families who took in strangers who were stranded in a snowstorm. Think of the many ways hospitality has been shared with you, and how you share it with others.
 
Verse 36 doesn’t let us just stay home to serve our Lord, but sends us out to offer acts of kindness. It talks about visiting the sick and those in prison. Of course that is more difficult in the pandemic, but even when we cannot physically go to see someone, there are other ways of reaching out with care and encouragement. Think about times someone has visited you when you were in the hospital or brought food when you were sick. Perhaps there was a phone call or a card or flowers. Maybe someone offered to help in some way picking up groceries, doing some laundry, or caring for a pet. There are ways you can also bring help and encouragement to someone needing a lift.
 
Jesus’ words are framed in a way suggesting he has received all these acts of kindness, and those being praised for their good works are genuinely surprised. They don’t recall such an opportunity to serve their Lord in these ways. Jesus’ response in verse 40 is the key. When they did these things “to one of the least of these my brothers and sisters, you were doing it to me!” Of course scholars have debated who these brothers and sisters are. As the NIV Cultural Bible Study Bible sums it up, some believe it refers to the poor while others think it refers to Jesus’ disciples. I suppose I can see it either way.
 
I hadn’t considered before that Jesus could be encouraging his followers to take care of each other, but in the early church they did indeed share what they could so that everyone’s needs were met. That even included caring for those who were imprisoned for their faith. Taking care of each other in the family of faith was and continues to be a genuine need. Of course Jesus wants us to do that, but I don’t think that is all we can do. I think as we have opportunity, we are also called to reach out beyond those we know, beyond those with whom we have something in common. If we are to “let [our] good deeds shine out for all to see,” as Matthew suggested earlier in his gospel (Matt. 5:16) so that others will praise our God, then outreach to others is important, even imperative. There are countless ways we do that as a church, locally or through our mission agencies, and there are simple ways you can help those around you or strangers who cross your path.
 
It’s not that hard to be one of the sheep in this story. When we share what we have to help or encourage someone else, it is a gift we also give to Jesus. Think what a difference that has made in your own life when someone has done even some small thing to help you. Now recognize that you can also do some small things to help someone else. As we go into a new year, even in the ongoing frustration of a pandemic, even with all the other major challenges that will continue to dominate the news and whatever else may come, we can each as individuals and together as the Church offer kindness and encouragement to those around us, and that will make this a better world.
 
Did you catch an ongoing theme of a light shining in the darkness? It was in an earlier verse of John’s Gospel and the reference to Jesus’ glory. It was in the star that led the Wise Men to Bethlehem. It was in Matthew’s gospel reference of letting our good deeds shine for others to see God at work. Jesus came to be that shining light for us, and we can be that light for others.
 
I want to challenge you to make 2022 a year of kindness using Matt 25 as a springboard. Start a journal or make notes in your calendar of two things.
First, note when someone has done something that was helpful to you. Over time see how often that has happened each week or the whole month, and be sure to give God thanks for each one.
Second, jot down the opportunities God has given you to do something for someone else and how you responded. You are not doing this to brag about it, but to recognize the ways God asks you to care for others and the resources God has given you to use for that calling. Again, give God thanks for each one and perhaps continue to pray for some of the people you have helped.
As you review your notes in the months ahead, I hope you see the hand of God at work for you and through you. I hope you also see that whatever else may happen, God is bringing something positive to our world through all these acts of kindness. May 2022 be that year of kindness as God’s light shines for and through you!
 
 
 
*HYMN        Bring We the Frankincense of Our Love                                 #62
 
 
PASTORAL PRAYER AND LORD’S PRAYER
 
Our Father which art in heaven,
Hallowed be thy name.
Thy kingdom come,
Thy will be done in 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,
and the power, and the glory,
for ever. Amen.
 
OFFERING OUR LIVES
Word of God, we offer ourselves to live as you did, to share your love with the world around us. Strengthen us for the task to serve you well in the year to come. Amen.
 
 
*DOXOLOGY Praise God from Whom All Blessings Flow                   #592
 
*AFFIRMATION OF FAITH Apostle’s Creed (Ecumenical) p. 14
 
 AFFIRMATION Apostle’s Creed, Ecumenical Version
I believe in God, the Father almighty, creator of heaven and earth.
I believe in Jesus Christ, God’s only Son, our Lord,
Who was conceived by the Holy Spirit, born of the Virgin Mary,
Suffered under Pontius Pilate,
Was crucified, died, and was buried; he descended to the dead.
On the third day he rose again; he ascended into heaven,
He is seated on the right hand of the Father,
And he will come again to judge the living and the dead.
I believe in the Holy Spirit, the holy catholic church,
the communion of saints, the forgiveness of sins,
the resurrection of the body, and the life everlasting. Amen.
 
INVITATION AND INSTRUCTION FOR HOLY COMMUNION
 
GREAT THANKSGIVING
The Lord be with you.
And also with you.
Lift up your hearts.
We lift them to the Lord.
Let us give thanks to the Lord our God.
It is right to give our thanks and praise.
It is truly right and our greatest joy to give you thanks and praise, …
 
Therefore we praise you, joining our voices with the celestial choirs
and with all the faithful of every time and place,
who forever sing to the glory of your name:
 
Holy, holy, holy Lord, God of power and might,
heaven and earth are full of your glory.
Hosanna in the highest.
Blessed is he who comes in the name of the Lord.
Hosanna in the highest.
 
You are holy, O God of majesty,…
 
With thanksgiving we offer our very selves to you
to be a living and holy sacrifice, dedicated to your service.
 
Dying you destroyed our death,
rising you restored our life.
Lord Jesus, come in glory.
 
Gracious God, pour out your Holy Spirit upon us …
 
Through Christ, with Christ, in Christ, in the unity of the Holy Spirit,
all glory and honor are yours, almighty God, now and forever.
 
Amen.
 
*HYMN I Come With Joy                                              #502
 
 
*CHARGE & BLESSING
 
 
*POSTLUDE
 
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