Knox Waterloo Worship Service 2024-01-14

#church #inclusive #presbyterian #Cantata 2nd Sunday after Epiphany January 14, 2024 at 10 am Prelude Call to Worship One: God whispers to each of us: you are my beloved, created in love for love. All: My spirit answers, Here I am, Lord. Speak to me anew. One: God breathes on us the Holy Spirit, knitting many members into one body, the body of Christ. All: Together we answer, Here we are, Lord. Come, Holy Spirit. One: God has yet more vision for the people. Who will work for God to extend God's kin-dom into our hurting world? All: Here we are, Lord. Empower us for your work. One: God calls the small, All: and helps them do great things. One: God calls the weak, All: and reveals their hidden gifts. One: God calls the rejected, All: and opens their eyes to their worth. One: God calls all of us, All: Here we are Lord, humble and waiting, ready to dream, ready to serve. Hymn 704: Teach me, God, to wonder Words: Walter Henry Farquharson, Music: Ron Klusmeier 1973, 1974 WorshipArts, Ron Klusmeier OneLicense 80492 Welcome & Inclusion Statement Gathering Prayer concluding with the Lord’s Prayer Assurance of God’s Grace Sharing the Peace of Christ Peace Invocation: Shalom Words & Music: Donald J. Reagan 1983 GIA Publications. Gather Comprehensive May the peace of Christ be with you, At home and in your heart, Shalom with you abide Through the day and night, Every day of your life Fun with the Young at Heart Musical Reflection: Come, Celebrate the Call of God Knox Chancel Choir Words: Brian Wren, Music: Early American melody, arr. Hal H. Hopson 1993, Hope Publishing Company. OneLicense 24779 Scripture: 1 Samuel 3: 1-20 Read by Lawrie Carter Wondering…about listening for God Hymn: I have called you by your name Words & Music: Daniel Charles Damon 1995 Hope Publishing Company. OneLicense 54619 Life and Ministry of Knox Waterloo Invitation to Offering Offertory: Speak, Lord, in the stillness Performed by Mary-Catherine Pazzano Words: Emily M. Crawford, Music: Friedrich Filitz Public Domain. CCLI 2806527 Doxology: Now thank we all our God Words: Martin Rinckart, trans. Catherine Winkworth, Music: Johann Cruger. Public Domain. OneLicense 84025 Now thank we all our God, with heart, and hands, and voices, Who wondrous things has done, in whom God’s world rejoices; Who from our mother’s arms has blessed us on our way with countless gifts of love and still is ours today. Prayer of Thanksgiving and Hope Hymn 592: I, the Lord of sea and sky Words & Music: Daniel L. Schutte, harmony Michael Pope, John Weissrock 1981 Daniel L. Schutte, New Dawn Music 1983 OneLicense 80670 Blessing Sending Song: God speed you on your way (vs. 3) Words & Music: Shona Murray & Shirley Erena Murray Words 1999, 2000 Murray, Shirley Erena; Music 1999, 2000 Murray, Shona CCLI 2580326 God lead you to the new, Places and points of view, Roads to take, Friends to make, More life to travel through (x2) Postlude __________________________________________________ Worship Leaders: The Rev. Courtney Crawford (she/her) Mary-Catherine Pazzano (she/her) Music Scholars: Cassidy Hengartner (she/her) Vlad Mlotschek (he/him) Natalia Sawyer (she/her) Elysha Vorstenbosch (she/her) Tech Team: Barb Gaudet (she/her) Eric Gaudet (he/him) Rial Parma (he/him) Copyright: CCLI License 2580326. OneLicense A-713805 Images and videos used with permission.