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Jesus Walks on Water, Ivan Aivazovsky, 1888
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Welcome to worship on Sunday, August 9, 2020.
During this time of worship you may wish to have a candle to light and to have bread and a beverage for communion — whatever you have available will be sufficient.
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Gathering Song You Are Loved Stars Go Dim
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Acknowledgement of Land
(An act towards reconciliation)
For thousands of years, First Nations people have walked on this land; their relationship with the land is at the center of their lives and spirituality. We are gathered on the traditional territory of the Coastal Salish and Puyallup people, and we acknowledge their stewardship of this land throughout the ages.
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GATHERING & EXPLORING
Set apart your worship space by lighting a candle along with the video clip. The light of the candle symbolizes the presence of the Holy wherever we are.
You can find all of the lectionary readings for Sunday, August 9, 2020 here: https://lectionary.library.vanderbilt.edu/texts.php?id=154
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. Welcome · Lighting of Community Candle · Moment of Wonder · Scripture · Sermon
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AFFIRMING
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Song for Reflection & Offering Will You Come & Follow Me? (The Summons) – John Bell
St. Andrew’s Metropolitan Cathedral, Glasgow, Scotland
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Offering
There are a number of ways to contribute financially when we are unable to attend worship in person:
• Make a one-time donation or manage ongoing, automatic giving on our secure website page: https://fccpuyallup.com/donate
• Use our mobile app to set up one-time or ongoing giving from your phone. Download the GivePlus app from the App Store or Google Play to your smartphone and then search for “First Christian Church” using our zip code, 98371.
• Send checks by mail: First Christian Church, P.O. Box 516, Puyallup, WA 98371.
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Stewardship Moment One Day Life Vest Inside
Stewardship: the careful and responsible management of something entrusted to one’s care
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CELEBRATING & BLESSING
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Prayers of the People · Communion
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Benediction from Remaining Awake through a Great Revolution
Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.
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God grant that we will be participants
n this newness and this magnificent development.
If we will but do it, we will bring about a new day
of justice and brotherhood and peace.
And that day the morning stars will sing together
and the sons of God will shout for joy.
God bless you.
–One of King’s last public prayers, recited at the end of his sermon “Remaining Awake through a Great Revolution.” The sermon was preached at the National Cathedral in Washington, D.C., on March 31, 1968, five days before King was assassinated. King paraphrases Job 38:6–7.
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Closing Song What a Wonderful World Jon Batiste
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Guest Preacher: Rev. Nate Sutton; Elders: Gretchen Mertes & Karrin Lewis; Moment of Wonder: Gretchen Mertes; Prayers of the People: Lindsey Kays
