- Mar 1
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Veradale United Church of Christ
An Open & Affirming Congregation
Worshiping God in Christ – Welcoming All – Working for Justice & Peace
“No matter who you are, or where you are on life’s journey,
you are welcome here!”
March 2, 2025 • 10:30 a.m.
------------------------Please, silence cellphones-----------------------
10:20am Gathering and Prelude
Wayne Shull, Music Director
Charlie Salt, AV
Joe McSwain, AV and Usher
Jerry Brines, Usher
Tom Cuilla, Usher Coordinator
Marvin Wilson, Scripture reader
Heidi Fowler, Candle lighter
Scotty Patton, Zoom Monitor
________, Fellowship Set-Up
__________, Fellowship Clean-up
Rev. Genavieve Heywood, Pastor
10:30am Entrance of the Light of Christ
Land Acknowledgement
We worship on the unceded traditional territory of the Spokane, Cayuse, Umatilla, Walla Walla, Coeur d’Alene, and other tribes. We acknowledge the history of indigenous genocide, removal, and erasure that continues to this day. We recognize the role that Christian communities played in these injustices, and we recommit ourselves to seeking more peaceful, just, and neighborly ways of sharing this land with all who call it home.
Community Affirmation
God shines through us . . . all the time!
All the time . . . God shines through us !
Service and Fellowship Opportunities
Wednesday: Ash Wednesday 7pm
Lenten Book Study: Speaking Christian
Bible Study, Monday at 7pm
Silent Prayer, Tuesday 9:00 to 9:30am
No String-A-Lings and No Sing-A-Lings
Ding-A-Lings after Worship
Community giving this month: VOA Women’s Shelters
Opening Hymn
Hymn “We Have Come Into His House” RB 204
We have come into his house and gathered in his name to worship him. We have come into his house and gathered in his name to worship him. We have come into his house and gathered in his name to Christ the Lord. Worship him, Christ the Lord.
So, forget about yourself and concentrate on him and worship him. So, forget about yourself and concentrate on him and worship him. So, forget about yourself and concentrate on him and worship Christ the Lord. Worship him, Christ the Lord.
Let us lift up holy hands and magnify his name and worship him. Let us lift up holy hands and magnify his name and worship him, Let us lift up holy hands and magnify his name and worship him and worship Christ the Lord. Worship him, Christ the Lord.
He is all my righteousness, I stand complete in him and worship him. He is all my righteousness, I stand complete in him and worship him.
He is all my righteousness, I stand complete in him and worship Christ the Lord. Worship him, Christ the Lord.
Community Prayer
Hymn: Spirit of the Living God” RB 277
Spirit of the Living God, fall afresh on me. Spirit of the Living God, fall afresh on me. Melt me. Mold me. Fill me. Use me. Spirit of the Living God, fall afresh on me.
Prayers of Gratitude
Refrain: Melt me. Mold me. Fill me. Use me. Spirit of the Living God, fall afresh on me.
Prayers of Concern
Refrain
Prayers in Silence
Refrain
The Lord’s Prayer use the translation which is meaningful to you or
Our Father (Creator) 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 trespasses, as we forgive those who trespass against us, and lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from evil. For thine is the kingdom, and the power, and the glory, forever. Amen.
Response: Doxology 780 (NCH) Newer words
Praise God from whom all blessings flow. Praise God, all creatures here below. Praise God for all that love has done; Creator, Christ, and Spirit, One. Amen
A Time of Offering
An Invitation to Share
Dedication “Create in Me A Clean Heart” Red Book 39
Create in me a clean heart, O my God. And renew a right spirit within me. Create in me a clean heart, O my God. And renew a right spirit within me. Cast me not away from Thy presence, O Lord, and take not Thy Holy Spirit from me. Restore unto me the joy of Thy salvation and renew a right spirit within me.
Dedication Prayer: God known to us in Jesus, it is with joy that we offer these gifts of our time, talent, and treasure. May your Spirit continue to work in us and through us as a light in the storms of our time. Amen
Listening for God
Exodus 34:29-35 Moses came down from Mount Sinai. As he came down from the mountain with the two tablets of the covenant in his hand, Moses did not know that the skin of his face shone because he had been talking with God. When Aaron and all the Israelites saw Moses, the skin of his face was shining, and they were afraid to come near him. But Moses called to them, and Aaron and all the leaders of the congregation returned to him, and Moses spoke with them. Afterward all the Israelites came near, and he gave them in commandment all that the Lord had spoken with him on Mount Sinai. When Moses had finished speaking with them, he put a veil on his face, but whenever Moses went in before the Lord to speak with him, he would take the veil off until he came out, and when he came out and told the Israelites what he had been commanded, the Israelites would see the face of Moses, that the skin of his face was shining, and Moses would put the veil on his face again until he went in to speak with him.
Luke 9:28-43a. Now about eight days after these sayings Jesus took with him Peter and John and James and went up on the mountain to pray. And while he was praying, the appearance of his face changed, and his clothes became as bright as a flash of lightning. Suddenly they saw two men, Moses and Elijah, talking to him. They appeared in glory and were speaking about his exodus, which he was about to fulfill in Jerusalem. Now Peter and his companions were weighed down with sleep, but as they awoke they saw his glory and the two men who stood with him. Just as they were leaving him, Peter said to Jesus, “Master, it is good for us to be here; let us set up three tents: one for you, one for Moses, and one for Elijah,” not realizing what he was saying. While he was saying this, a cloud came and overshadowed them, and they were terrified as they entered the cloud. Then from the cloud came a voice that said, “This is my Son, my Chosen; listen to him!” When the voice had spoken, Jesus was found alone. And they kept silent and in those days told no one any of the things they had seen.
On the next day, when they had come down from the mountain, a great crowd met him. Just then a man from the crowd shouted, “Teacher, I beg you to look at my son; he is my only child. Suddenly a spirit seizes him, and all at once he shrieks. It convulses him until he foams at the mouth; it mauls him and will scarcely leave him. I begged your disciples to cast it out, but they could not.” Jesus answered, “You faithless and perverse generation, how much longer must I be with you and put up with you? Bring your son here.” While he was being brought forward, the demon dashed him to the ground in convulsions. But Jesus rebuked the unclean spirit, healed the boy, and gave him back to his father. And all were astounded at the greatness of God.
Message: Glimpse of Heaven
Meditation in Music
Sharing Holy Communion
Hand sanitizer passed around.
Pastor: Friends in Christ, we gather at our many tables mindful of the presence of God’s Spirit that is here with us. We seek to honor the request of Jesus given in the scripture. Of all the teachings Jesus gave to our ancestors, this he asked them and us to do for him to remember him.
When Jesus and his friends sat together at a Passover meal, Jesus took bread; giving God thanks and praise, he broke the bread. He gave it to his friends saying, “Take this all of you and eat of it. This is my body that is broken for you. Do this in remembrance of me.”
After the meal had ended, Jesus poured out the cup and again he gave God thanks and praise. He gave the cup to his friends and said, “Take this all of you and drink from it. This is the cup of the new covenant. Do this as often as you drink of it in remembrance of me.”
Let us pray.
All: Loving God, you are with us – all of us. You join us in the struggles and joys of this life. We thank you with humble hearts. Let your presence be felt among us. Come, Holy Spirit come. Bless this bread and this cup and all who have gathered in your Spirit. Refresh us and renew us as Christ’s body in the world today. In the name of Jesus, we pray. Amen.
Silence as all who want to receive come forward. We will break bread and share a common cup or you can receive the packaged bread and drink,
Prayer of Thanksgiving
All: We thank you, God, for your presence at all our tables where we remember and experience the presence of Christ. Help us to live more fully the way of Christ. Strengthen our faith, increase our love for one another, and let us show forth your praise in our lives, through Jesus Christ our Savior. Amen.
Our Light moves into the World God Loves
Hymn: “We Remember You” RB 255
In the broken bread and the cup that we share, we remember you. In the broken bread and the cup that we share, we remember you.
We remember you, Jesus. We remember your love for us. We remember your blood you shed. We remember you.
Benediction and Community Blessing
Be Yourself.
Grow in Christ.
Live with Compassion.
