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12/21/2018 0 Comments

Prayers of the People, Advent 3C

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​God-of-Angel-Armies,
command your troops to come to earth, we pray.
Send your messengers of hope to the hopeless,
your Messenger of the Covenant
to the leaders of nations all over the world.
Come, Emmanuel -- God-With-Us,
come!
Cleanse the unholy divisiveness
that tears us apart
and restore to us
the joy of salvation!
As we journey toward Bethlehem,
may our hearts be open to receiving
he who came to be the Savior of the world,
that living in these last days --
however long they may be --
we might engage fully in kingdom work
in preparation for the time when
justice and righteousness
will reign forever
over all of your creation,
and love
and peace
will bind our hearts
in perfect unity.
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12/19/2018 0 Comments

Prayer of Confession, Advent 4C

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Call to Confession

Our God is faithful. Justice and righteousness are executed with love. Let us then approach the throne of grace with confidence in the One who has promised to forgive and seek God's mercy.

Prayer of Confession, Advent 4C

Almighty God,
you came to live among us,
God-with-us,
to show us how to live together
in love and compassion.
As Shepherd-King,
you demonstrated leadership
that executes justice and righteousness
by the rule of love.
But we rejected your example.
We demanded fame
and money
and arrogance
over humility
and service.
Our perception of power
is skewed.
Forgive us, we pray.
Heal our division,
and lead us into peace,
according to your will for us
from the beginning of time.

Assurance of God's Grace

I have said these things to you, that in me you may have peace. In the world you will have tribulation. But take heart; I have overcome the world. (John 16:33) In the name of Jesus Christ, Prince of Peace, 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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12/18/2018 0 Comments

Call to Worship, Advent 4C

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Come, you scattered from the four winds.
Come, you who hunger for righteousness.
Come, you anxious and afraid.
Come, you who yearn for peace.
Come, and kneel before the Lord,
whose name is great,
whose faithfulness is from everlasting
to everlasting.
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12/14/2018 0 Comments

Prayers of the People, Advent 3C

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​Our hearts are singing
to the King of Israel!
Our entire beings are filled with joy!
Liberation is ours!
Our enemies have changed course!
We are no longer afraid,
for we have been rescued
by the Mighty One
Hear our prayers, O God,
for those still bowed low
in deep despair,
those who are afraid
and sad
and drowning in hopelessness.
Hear our prayers for the lame,
and for the outcasts
and for the oppressed.
Hear our prayers for those filled with shame.
As you gather your people together
for remembering and for feasting, Lord,
may your church uphold the broken
and minister to them with loving kindness
and welcome them into the feast
of the forgiven,
so that they may be restored to wholeness
according to your perfect will.
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12/12/2018 0 Comments

Prayer of Confession, Advent 3C

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Call to Confession

For the Lord is our judge; the Lord is our lawgiver; the Lord is our king; he will save us. Isaiah 33:22

Prayer of Confession, Advent 3C


Mighty Warrior,
Commander of Love Armies,
hear our prayers of gratitude
for you have erased our guilt.
We continue to live as those imprisoned
by our sin,
but you have won the battle
for you are fierce,
even in your capacity for compassion.
Mighty Warrior,
Commander of Love Armies,
hear our prayers of thanksgiving
for you have lifted our burdens.
We continue to live as those worn down
from despair,
but you have set us free
by the power of your Word.
Mighty Warrior,
Commander of Love Armies,
hear our prayers of praise
for you have returned us
to the land of our ancestors ...
a land flowing with milk and honey ...
a land of hope
known as the kingdom of Heaven,
present among us
here and now.
We have not been good citizens
of your kingdom
for we pass judgment
when ours have been reversed,
we have not loved
as we have been loved,
we have kept the disabled
disabled
and have oppressed the poor.
Forgive us, we pray,
and restore to us the joy of your salvation.

Assurance of God's Grace

Now the salvation and the power and the kingdom of our God and the authority of his Christ have come, for the accuser of our brothers has been thrown down, who accuses them day and night before our God. Revelation12:10 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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12/11/2018 1 Comment

Call to Worship, Advent 3C

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You who sit in judgment
and you who are judged,
come and greet one another
in the welcome of God's unconditional love.

You who have confronted disaster
and you who are still reeling from it,
come running to the safety
of God's everlasting arms.

You who are crippled by your pain
and you who are outcasts from the community,
come and be restored
in the walls of Zion,
in the courts of the Most High God.

God rejoices over you.
Rejoice over God!
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12/7/2018 0 Comments

Prayers of the People, Advent 2C

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God-of-Angel-Armies,
command your troops to come to earth, we pray.
Send your messengers of hope to the hopeless,
your Messenger of the Covenant
to the leaders of nations all over the world.
Come, Emmanuel -- God-With-Us,
come!
Cleanse the unholy divisiveness
that tears us apart
and restore to us
the joy of salvation!
As we journey toward Bethlehem,
may our hearts be open to receiving
he who came to be the Savior of the world,
that living in these last days --
however long they may be --
we might engage fully in kingdom work
in preparation for the time when
justice and righteousness
will reign forever
over all of your creation,
and love
and peace
will bind our hearts
in perfect unity.
​May it be so.

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12/5/2018 0 Comments

Prayer of Confession, Advent 2C

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Call to Confession

For behold, the day is coming, burning like an oven, when all the arrogant and all evildoers will be stubble. The day that is coming shall set them ablaze, says the Lord of hosts, so that it will leave them neither root nor branch. (Malachi 4:1) Let us confess our sin before God and seek God's mercy.

Prayer of Confession, Advent 2C

"Look!" the prophets said,
quoting you, O Lord.
"Look!
The One you've been waiting for
is on his way!"
But we are not looking
for a divine Savior.
Instead,
we try to make Saviors of
ourselves
and of our human leaders.
We do not place our trust in you, O God,
but in our own efforts
and in those whom WE have called.
Forgive our arrogance, we pray.
Forgive our lack of faith.
As we walk through trials
of our own making,
refine us ...
cleanse us ...
make us fit for the work
to which we have been called
according to your purpose,
and open our eyes
to see the joy of our salvation
in the One you sent
and are sending again
to be our
Redeemer.

Assurance of God's Grace

Come now, let us reason together, says the Lord: though your sins are like scarlet, they shall be as white as snow; though they are red like crimson, they shall become like wool. (Isaiah 1:18) In the name of Jesus Christ, our sins have been redeemed. 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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12/4/2018 1 Comment

Call to Worship, Advent 2C

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​Prepare the way!
Join those who who have come before
and those who continue
to prepare the way of the Lord.
The Lord is coming!
He who has come as a child in a manger
will come again in glory.
Bring your offerings of praise!
For the Lord our God will receive
your thanksgiving
with love
and righteousness.
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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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