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1/30/2024 0 Comments

Call to Worship, E5B

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Gather in, you outcasts.
Come, you brokenhearted.
Welcome, you downtrodden,
and you who sing of God's steadfast love.
Great is the Lord, and abundant in power!
Let us worship God!
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1/29/2024 0 Comments

Lectionary Scriptures for the Fifth Sunday after Epiphany, Year B

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Isaiah 40:21-31 www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Isaiah+40%3A21-31&version=NRSVUE

Psalm 147:1-11, 20c www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Psalm+147%3A1-11%2C+20c&version=NRSVUE

1 Corinthians 9:16-23 www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=1+Corinthians+9%3A16-23&version=NRSVUE

Mark 1:29-39 www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Mark+1%3A29-39&version=NRSVUE

The focus passage for A Place of Grace this week is Psalm 147:1-11, 20c. All liturgy will be based on this passage. What in Psalm 147:1-11, 20c inspires or encourages you this week? Share your thoughts in the comments below.
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1/25/2024 0 Comments

Playlist, E4B

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www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLSZrsZWKXfo9WiWBjEHW8olNow4lZ_k_L
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1/24/2024 0 Comments

Prayer of Confession, E4B

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Call to Confession

The fear of the Lord is the beginning of knowledge;
    fools despise wisdom and instruction. (Proverbs 1:7)
Let us confess our foolishness before God and seek God's mercy:


Prayer of Confession

Gracious and Merciful Lord,
hear our prayers!
Foolishly, we have taken credit
for our own accomplishments,
never giving thought to the ways in which
you direct our paths
or supply our needs
or intercede with messengers
who lead us in your way.
Foolishly, we break covenant with you
while you remain every faithful,
showing us the power of your works
even when we refuse to open our eyes.
Foolishly, we have failed to practice wisdom,
or to study your works,
or to lift up your name in thanksgiving.
Forgive us, we pray!
Redeem our foolish ways
and lead us in the paths of righteousness
according to your perfect will.


Assurance of God's Grace

In Christ we have redemption through his blood, the forgiveness of our trespasses, according to the riches of his grace ... (Ephesians 1:7) 

Since God has forgiven us in Christ, let us also forgive one another.
The peace of Christ be with you.
Please extend the peace of Christ to all whom you encounter this week.

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1/23/2024 0 Comments

Call to Worship, E4B

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Congregate with your people, children of God!
Come into the company of the upright,
of those who love the Lord
with their whole hearts
and souls
and minds
and strength.
Come and celebrate God's faithfulness!
Holy and awesome is God's name!
​Come and worship God.
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1/22/2024 0 Comments

Lectionary Scriptures for the Fourth Sunday after Epiphany, Year B

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Deuteronomy 18:15-20 www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Deuteronomy+18%3A15-20&version=NRSVUE

Psalm 111 www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Psalm+111&version=NRSVUE

1 Corinthians 8:1-13 www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=1+Corinthians+8%3A1-13&version=NRSVUE

Mark 1:21-28 www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Mark+1%3A21-28&version=NRSVUE

The focus passage for A Place of Grace this week is Psalm 111. All liturgy will be based on this passage. What in Psalm 111 inspires or encourages you? Share your thoughts in the comments below!
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1/18/2024 0 Comments

Playlist, E3B

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www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLSZrsZWKXfo_UPbiRXOubj6aBG5ENKQi9
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1/17/2024 0 Comments

Prayer of Confession, E3B

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Call to Confession

To the Lord our God belong mercy and forgiveness, but we have rebelled against him ... (Daniel 9:9) Let us confess our rebelliousness before God and seek God's mercy:

Prayer of Confession

Forgive us, God.
We do not wait for you to act,
but run around trying to fix 
all the things that are broken
by our own doing.
We do not take refuge in you, 
but allow ourselves to be rattled
by overwhelming tasks
and diminishing resources.
We have allowed our sense of trust
to be shaped by human frailties.
Forgive us, O God,
and help us to focus our attention
on you, whose promises never fail.
Draw us near to you, 
where we can find strength 
and calm.
Teach us to rely fully
on your steadfast love and power.
Amen.

Assurance of God's Grace

God has rescued us from the power of darkness and transferred us into the kingdom of {God's} beloved Son, 14 in whom we have redemption, the forgiveness of sins. (Colossians 1:13-14) Hear the Good News: In Jesus Christ we are forgiven! Thanks be to God!

Since God has forgiven us in Christ, let us also forgive one another.
The peace of Christ be with you.
Please extend the peace of Christ to all whom you encounter this week.
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1/16/2024 0 Comments

Call to Worship, E3B

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Come, you who wait for deliverance ...
you whose reputation is on the line.
Pour your heart out before God.
Trust in God's steadfast love and power.
​Come and worship the God who will not let you fall.
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1/15/2024 0 Comments

Lectionary Scriptures for the Third Sunday after the Epiphany, Year B

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Jonah 3:1-5, 10 www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Jonah+3%3A1-5%2C+10&version=NRSVUE

Psalm 62:5-12 www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=psalm+62%3A5-12&version=NRSVUE

1 Corinthians 7:29-31 www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=1+corinthians+7%3A29-31&version=NRSVUE

Mark 1:14-20 www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=mark+1%3A14-20&version=NRSVUE

The focus passage for A Place of Grace this week is Psalm 62:5-12. All liturgy will be based on this passage. What in Psalm 62:5-12 inspires or encourages you this week? Share your thoughts in the comments below!
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    Julie served as a Commissioned Ruling Elder in a Presbyterian Church (USA) congregation for thirteen years. She now absolutely delights in filling the pulpit for colleagues upon request, and looks forward to opportunities to do so. Her reformed perspective is sprinkled with humor and presented with authenticity, and she is open to creatively deconstructing worship as a means to helping congregants explore worship in transformational ways.

    Julie and her husband, Ray, are parents of three adult children, and grandparents of four energetic and imaginative little people. She is an introverted-with-enough-extrovert-balance-to-keep-her-social, perfectionistic-with-hopper-tendencies, time and goal-oriented, kaleidoscopic, and insatiably curious child of God.

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Julie participated in the 25th Seminar for Certified Zentangle(R) Teacher Training in June, 2019, trained by Rick Roberts and Maria Thomas. In addition to creating art as a personal spiritual practice, Julie also incorporates the Zentangle(R) method in Prayer Art Retreats in a variety of contexts, including church groups, friend gatherings, and at a local art gallery. Check out the Upcoming Events page for a calendar of events, or use the Contact Us page to inquire about scheduling an event with your group!
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