PRELUDE
Music by Andrew Prete
WELCOME
Welcome to The
We come together with diversity of thoughts, stories, talents, hopes and hurts. All we bring is welcome; our prayer is that in coming together with all our differences and with Spirit, we participate toward a new divine reality. This is sacred space.
OPENING PRAYER
by Pat Kozak, Life Prayers (p. 193)
Rise up, child of earth
Let life rise up in you,
full-term, new-born.
Time enough in wondrous darkness,
Echoed sounds of voices, stirrings,
splashings of new life.
Relinquish to memory this one mystery
We yearn to know and will again
in after-death.
So much latent
still to rise
Until our risings lifts us to a depth
that questions every truth
we’ve ever known.
Mud-stirred of first clay.
Plaything of a potter who fell in love
with her hands’ work.
Blessed be her handiwork.
Blessed be the work of her hands.
Blessed be.
TELLING OUR STORY
First pub church stories
PEACE – TOAST
In this place we creatively express;
Some of us are focused, some are a mess!
We participate during the sermon
And people do connect, we are learnin’
Greet all with a handshake, toast or a wave
At all times feel free to yell, rant or rave
Fake not friends, we can arrive as we are.
Cheers! Here’s to sacred space in a bar!
CREATIVE EXPRESSION
By Andrew
CONVERSATIONAL SERMON
Mark 1:1-8
The good news of Jesus the Anointed begins with something Isaiah the prophet wrote:
Here is my messenger,
whom I send on ahead of you
to prepare your way!
A voice of someone shouting in the wilderness:
“Make ready the way of the Lord,
Make his paths straight.”
So John the Baptizer appeared in the wilderness calling for baptism and a change of heart that lead to forgiveness of sins.
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· Thoughts on today’s reading – Great News!
· What we stated with; who are are; how we are to continue
· Stop, start, continue
SHARING OF RESOURCES
COMMUNION
THE INVITATION
One: God is with us.
All: Yes she is.
FEEDBACK AND ANNOUNCEMENTS
BENEDICTION
POSTLUDE
By Andrew
