Sunday Worship Bulletin, June 15 2025

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!”

Trinity Sunday, Father’s Day, and Pride Weekend 

June 15, 2025

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10:20 Gathering and Prelude

Wayne Shull, Music Director

Charlie Salt, AV

Joe McSwain, AV and Usher

Jerry Brines, Usher

Tom Cuilla, Usher Coordinator 

Naomi Hanvey, Scripture reader and Worship Leader

Heidi Fowler, Candle lighter

Scotty Patton, Zoom Monitor

_______, Fellowship Set-Up

________, Fellowship Clean-up

Rev. Genavieve Heywood, Pastor (no vacation)

Mark Cuilla, Guest Preacher

10:30am 

Welcoming the Light of Christ introduced by Naomi Hanvey

Land Acknowledgement Naomi Hanvey invited Council Member forward

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 Naomi Hanvey

God has more to say...all the time!  All the time...God has more to say!

Service and Fellowship Opportunities  Naomi Hanvey

Next Sunday, No Longer Separated

No Bible Study Monday 

Silent Prayer, Tuesday 9:00 to 9:30am

No Wednesday String-A-Lings practice 

 Community giving: Birthday Kits

Pop flavored Pops for all Pops, anyone who knows a Pop, had a Pop, is a Pop to be picked up after worship. (Kelly has them in baskets)

*Hymn: “Creator God, Creating Still”  278 (NCH)

Creator God creating still, by will and word and deed, create a new humanity to meet the present need.

Redeemer God, redeeming still, with overflowing grace, pour out your love on us, through us, make this a holy place.

Sustainer God sustaining still, with strength for everyday, empower us now to do your will. Correct us when we stray.

Great Triune God, for this new day we need your presence still. Create, redeem, sustain us now to do your work and will. 

Community Prayer Naomi Hanvey

Hymn: “Spirit, I Adore You” RB 151

Spirit, I adore you. Lay my life before you. How I love you.

Prayers of Gratitude 

Refrain: How I love you.

Prayers of Concern 

Refrain: How I love you.

Prayers in Silence 

Refrain: How I love you.

 Lord’s Prayer

Response: Sing Amen760 (NCH)

(Sing Amen) Amen, we praise your name, O, God

(Sing Amen) Amen, we praise your name, O, God

(Sing Amen) Amen, amen, amen, amen, 

amen, we praise your name, O, God

A Time of Offering Naomi Hanvey

 An Invitation to Share

Dedication Hymn: “There Is a Balm in Gilead” 553 (NCH)

There is a balm in Gilead to make the wounded whole; There is a balm in Gilead to heal the sin sick soul. 

If you cannot preach like Peter, if you cannot pray like Paul, you can tell the love of Jesus, who died to save us all.

There is a balm in Gilead to make the wounded whole; There is a balm in Gilead to heal the sin sick soul.

Dedication Prayer: Naomi Hanvey

Beloved God, bless our offerings of time, talent, and treasure that our little embassy of your love and justice may thrive in this time and place.  Amen

Listening for God

Naomi Hanvey scripture reader

Romans 5:1-5

Therefore, since we are justified by faith, we have peace with God through our Lord Jesus Christ, 2 through whom we have obtained access to this grace in which we stand, and we boast in our hope of sharing the glory of God. 3 And not only that, but we also boast in our afflictions, knowing that affliction produces endurance, 4 and endurance produces character, and character produces hope, 5 and hope does not put us to shame, because God’s love has been poured into our hearts through the Holy Spirit that has been given to us

John 16:12-15

 “I still have many things to say to you, but you cannot bear them now.13 When the Spirit of truth comes, he will guide you into all the truth, for he will not speak on his own but will speak whatever he hears, and he will declare to you the things that are to come. 14 He will glorify me because he will take what is mine and declare it to you. 15 All that the Father has is mine. For this reason I said that he will take what is mine and declare it to you.

Message from Mark Cuilla

Meditation in Music 

Announcement Reminders Naomi Hanvey

Naomi gives Mark a little nest egg

Our Light Goes Into the World Naomi Hanvey

Hymn: “God Be With You” 81 (NCH)

God be with you till we meet again; By good counsels guide, uphold you, with a shepherds care enfold you; God be with you till we meet again.

Refrain: Till we meet, till we meet, till we meet at Jesus’ feet; till we meet, till we meet, God be with you till we meet again.

God be with you till we meet again! Wings of shelter safely hide you. Daily manna still provide you; God be with you till we meet again! Refrain

God be with you till we meet again! When life’s perils thick confound you, Put unfailing arms around you; God be with you till we meet again! Refrain

God be with you till we meet again! Keep love’s banner floating o’er you, smite death’s threatening wave before you; God be with you till we meet again! Refrain

Benediction from Mark Cuilla 

Communal Blessing (Mark Cuilla asks everyone to say together)

Be Yourself.

Grow in Christ.

Live with Compassion