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11/30/2018 0 Comments

Prayers of the People, Advent 1C

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Where are you, God?
What are you doing?
You promised justice.
You PROMISED.
Where is this justice?
We search for it in government
and in business,
in education
and in the work force,
and we do not see it.
Hear the cries of your people, O God!
Hear the cries of your people!
How we long for the day when
the marginalized
will be liberated!
How we long for the day when
our children
of all races
and gender identities
and socio-economic groups
will live in safety!
Come, o come, Emmanuel!
Come, Righteousness!
Sprout in us anew
and lead us into hope.
In the name of Jesus Christ,
our promised King,
we pray.
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11/28/2018 0 Comments

Prayer of Confession, Advent 1C

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Call to Confession

Turn to me and be saved, all the ends of the earth! For I am God, and there is no other. Isaiah 45:22 In our brokenness, let us turn to the Lord our God, Creator of Heaven and Earth, who alone is God, and seek God's mercy.

Prayer of Confession, Advent 1C

"Watch for this,"
you said, God.
But we are not watching.
We have turned our heads
to see the spectacles happening around us
instead of focusing our gaze
on the ways in which you are working
in our midst.
"The time is coming,"
you said.
But we are not waiting.
We are racing ahead of you.
We are celebrating the not yet
instead of living in the anticipation
of now.
"I will keep my promise,"
you said.
And you did.
But we have not kept ours.
We have been less than faithful
in our sacrificial offerings
and in our worship.
Forgive us, we pray.
Set things right in us,
that, renewed by your Spirit,
we may kneel at the feet
of the One who is and was and is to come.


Assurance of God's Grace


And they shall be my people, and I will be their God. I will give them one heart and one way, that they may fear me forever, for their own good and the good of their children after them. I will make with them an everlasting covenant, that I will not turn away from doing good to them. Jeremiah 32:38-40a In the name of 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 day.


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11/27/2018 1 Comment

Call to Worship, Advent 1C

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Come, you tired trees,
you old, dead stumps,
you brittle branches.
Come, and wait together
for the new life
that is about to spring forth in you.
Come, and hear the promises
renewed.
Come,
and worship.


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11/23/2018 0 Comments

Prayers of the People, CKSB

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​God of Jacob and Rebekah,
we bow before you.
Prince of Peace and King of kings,
we honor you.
Eternal Spirit,
we worship you.
Hear our prayers for those who govern
that they might hear your voice
and be led by your example,
administering justice
according to your law of love.
Hear our prayers for those who rely on your covenant
for order and security
that they might grow and prosper
and rest in the hope of salvation
according to your everlasting promises.
Hear our prayers for those cut off and tossed away
who, imprisoned by their own pain,
long for community
and for new life in Christ,
that they may be reconciled to you
and restored to wholeness.
Hear our prayers for a new day, O God,
that they sun may rise upon your people
throughout the earth
and bring light to the darkness
as we remember who we are
and whose we are,
and realign our loyalties
with the One who reigns in glory.
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11/21/2018 0 Comments

Prayer of Confession, Christ the King Sunday, Year B

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Call to Confession

I will make with them an everlasting covenant, that I will not turn away from doing good to them. And I will put the fear of me in their hearts, that they may not turn from me. (Jeremiah 32:40) Let us confess our sin before God and seek God's mercy.


Prayer of Confession, CKS, Year B


Rock of Israel,
Fortress,
King,
we have failed you,
have failed to serve you
according to your everlasting covenant.
Our leaders do not lead with love
but with greed,
in many cases,
they neither govern fairly
nor well,
and we not only allow them to represent us,
we elected them.
Perhaps it is because our greed
is greater than our desire to serve you.
We do not love our neighbor as ourselves,
or, if we do, we do not love ourselves.
We stuff ourselves before we feed the hungry.
We busy ourselves to the point of never having time
to sit with the lonely
or comfort the grieving
or show grace to the imprisoned
or bring healing to the sick.
We refuse to welcome the stranger
or to show hospitality
even to our friends and neighbors
if they do not look like us.
Forgive us, we pray.
We give thanks for your steadfast love for us
in spite of our failure to live
as you have called us to live in your kingdom.
Forgive our waywardness, we pray,
and restore in us a spirit of peace
according to your graciousness.
In the name of Christ, we pray.

Assurance of God's Grace


God said, "But for you who fear my name, the sun of righteousness shall rise with healing in its wings. You shall go out leaping like calves from the stall." (Malachi 4:2) In the name of 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 day and in the days to come.
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11/20/2018 0 Comments

Call to Worship, CKS, Year B

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​There is a king who rules justly,
who rules in the fear of God.
Let us rejoice in the One who comes
in the name of the Lord!
Let us give thanks for the fulfillment
of the everlasting covenant.
Let us celebrate with songs of praise
and thanksgiving!
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11/16/2018 0 Comments

Prayers of the People, OT33B

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​O Lord of hosts,
look upon your servants with mercy.
Grant a double portion
of compassion
upon your children
whose spirits are wounded,
who weep and fast in desperation.
Day after day,
your people cry out in agony.
Day after day,
their hope persists
in the face of hopelessness.
Exasperated with worry
and with fear,
your people all upon your name, Lord,
and seek your favor.
Comfort your people, O God,
with your Spirit of gentleness,
with your grace-filled Word,
with your everlasting love.
Make of your church
a haven from hatred,
a welcoming community,
a hospital for the helpless.
O Lord of hosts,
grant the petitions
of those who earnestly seek to serve you,
in Jesus' holy name.
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11/14/2018 0 Comments

Prayer of Confession, OT33B

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Call to Confession

Our Lord has promised that when we call upon God in the day of trouble; God will deliver us. Let us confess our sin before God, seek God's mercy, and glorify God.

Prayer of Confession, OT33B

Forgive us, God,
for we refuse to listen ...
refuse
to listen.
Our souls weep in secret for our pride;
Our eyes weep bitterly,
so bitterly,
and run down with tears.
Forgive us, God,
for we blame you ...
blame
you
for our pain.
We cannot see your all-encompassing love
in the face of our grief.
Forgive us, God,
for believing you would
punish us
when the price for our sin
has already been paid.
Consider our affliction, Lord,
and the hardships we have endured,
and forgive,
Oh Lord, forgive, we pray,
all ...
ALL ...
our sins.

Assurance of God's Grace

God said, "When they call to me, I will answer them; I will be with them in trouble; I will rescue them and honor them. (Psalm 91:15) In the name of 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 day.
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11/13/2018 0 Comments

Call to Worship, OT33B

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​Come, you barren and you fruitful,
loved and unloved,
dreamers praying for fulfillment of your hearts desires.
Come, you ridiculed and you provokers,
cast down and leveling,
all who feel punished and alone.
Come, you who weep in fervent prayer
and know that you are not alone.
Come and worship the God who grieves with you
in your distress
and longs to comfort you.
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11/7/2018 0 Comments

Prayer of Confession, OT32B

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Call to Confession

All of us have sinned and fallen short of the glory of God. Let us confess our sin together and seek God's mercy.

Prayer of Confession, OT32B

We are desperate, God.
We manipulate the outcome we want
instead of trusting you to provide.
We sell ourselves
and others
to secure our futures.
We claim what isn't ours
as a right
because society has taught us
that we can.
Forgive us, we pray.
Teach us to place our hope in you alone.
Grant us courage to right systems that oppress,
so that the marginalized are protected
and the poor are fed.

Assurance of God's Grace

Cast your burden on the Lord, and he will sustain you; he will never permit the righteous to be moved. (Psalm 55:22) By the sacrifice of Jesus, we have been declared righteous, and in his n ame, 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 day.
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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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