INFORMAL MOMENTS
Announcements
Ritual of Friendship

* RESPONSIVE READING:
Leader: Sing your best praises to the Lord, people of faith, and give thanks to God's holy name.
People: I will celebrate your love, O God, for you have lifted me up and not allowed my fears and sins to mock me.
Leader: We have seen the true glory of God in the shining face of Jesus Christ.
People: God is not distant from any one of us, waking or sleeping we are in his hands.

* HYMN "Morning Has Broken" #145

* AFFIRMATION OF FAITH ~ The Apostles Creed #881
I Believe in God the Father Almighty, Maker of heaven and earth: And in Jesus Christ his only Son, our Lord; who was conceived by the Holy Spirit, born of the virgin Mary, suffered under Pontius Pilate, was crucified, dead, and buried; the third day he rose from the dead; he ascended into heaven, and sitteth at the right hand of God the Father Almighty; from thence he shall come to judge the quick 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

A TIME OF PRAYER
Sharing of Joys and concerns
Pastoral Prayer,

The Lord's Prayer (in unison)
Our Father 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, for ever. Amen

THE SCRIPTURE READING:
The word of God for the people of God. Thanks be to God.

* Gloria Patri #70
Glory be to the Father and to the Son and to the Holy Ghost. As it was in the beginning is now, and ever shall be, world without end. Amen Amen

* HYMN "Fairest Lord Jesus" #189

THE RECEIVING OF OUR TITHES AND OFFERINGS

* The Doxology #95
Praise God, from whom all blessings flow; praise him, all creatures here below; praise him above, ye heavenly host; praise Father, Son, and Holy Ghost. Amen.

* Offertory Prayer
* Amen

THE MESSAGE:

* HYMN "Because He Lives" #364

*BENEDICTION

THE CHURCH GOES FORTH TO WITNESS