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1/10/2024 0 Comments

Call to Worship, E2B

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Welcome, you who know that you are fearfully and wonderfully made,
and you who have been made to believe that you are somehow flawed ...
an accident of nature ...
a mistake.
Welcome to the house of God,
creator of the universe and all things that exist within it ...
the One who knew you before you were formed in the womb
and called you good.
You are welcome here,
regardless of where 
and when
and why
and how you have been excluded before.
You are a child of God.
​Come and worship!

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1/8/2024 0 Comments

Lectionary Scriptures for the 2nd Sunday after Epiphany, Year B

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1 Samuel 3:1-10 www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=1+Samuel+3%3A1-10&version=NRSVUE

Psalm 139:1-6, 13-18 www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Psalm+139%3A1-6%2C+13-18+&version=NRSVUE

1 Corinthians 6:12-20 www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=1+Corinthians+6%3A12-20&version=NRSVUE

John 1:43-51 www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=John+1%3A43-51&version=NRSVUE

The focus passage for A Place of Grace this week is Psalm 139:13-18. All liturgy will be based on this passage. What in Psalm 139:1-6, 13-18 inspires or encourages you? Share your thoughts in the comments below!

*If you are a consumer of this content, please consider making an electronic offering to support this ministry:  www.PayPal.me/JulieGvillo or through Venmo (@Julie-Gvillo). Thank you for your continued interest in and support of A Place of Grace! 
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1/5/2024 0 Comments

Playlist, Baptism of the Lord Sunday, Year B

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www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLSZrsZWKXfo_tzsMqecslHE0_knQAk-1a
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1/4/2024 0 Comments

Prayer of Confession, Baptism of the Lord Sunday, Year B

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Call to Confession

So he came and proclaimed peace to you who were far off and peace to those who were near ... (Ephesians 2:17)
Let us confess our sin before God and seek God's peace.

Prayer of Confession

Forgive us, God, for we have sinned.
We ascribe glory and strength to humans,
instead of ascribing glory and strength to you.
We drown out the sound of your majestic voice
with the noise of human bellowing
and the static created by human discontent
and the destruction of war.
You sit enthroned forever, 
yet we worship finite things instead.
Forgive us, we pray,
and renew a right spirit within us.
Open our ears to the sound of your voice
speaking to us in the wilderness.
Open our heart to the peace you offer,
that we might worship you --
and you alone --
in holy splendor.

Assurance of God's Grace


But the Lord stood by me and gave me strength, so that through me the message might be fully proclaimed and all the gentiles might hear it. So I was rescued from the lion’s mouth. (2 Timothy 4:17) Friends, hear the Good News: In the name of Christ we have been rescued! Thanks be to God!
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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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1/2/2024 0 Comments

Call to Worship, Baptism of the Lord Sunday, Year B

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Come, you who long 
to worship God in holy splendor.
Come, and listen for the voice of God.
Come, you who long to skip
like a calf.
Come into God's temple
and cry, "Glory!"
The Lord gives strength to the Lord's people.
The Lord blesses the Lord's people with peace.
​Come, and worship God!
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1/2/2024 0 Comments

Lectionary Scriptures for the Baptism of the Lord Sunday, Year B

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Genesis 1:1-5 www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Genesis+1%3A1-5&version=NRSVUE

Psalm 29 www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Psalm+29&version=NRSVUE

Acts 19:1-7 www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Acts+19%3A1-7&version=NRSVUE 

Mark 1:4-11 www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Mark+1%3A4-11&version=NRSVUE

The focus passage for A Place of Grace this week is Psalm 29. All liturgy will be based on this passage. What in Psalm 29 encourages or inspires 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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