Opening Prayer: Eternal God, we come to you with great expectation. We gather this day to worship you, offering our blessing to you. Blessed is the Lord, and blessed are God’s people to whom God sends a savior, the … [Read more...]

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Opening Prayer: O God, supreme power of the universe, we thank you that you care about us. When we think of your vast creation, we are amazed that you are mindful of us. Yet we dare to ask you to come and be known among us. … [Read more...]

Opening Prayer: Our God you have created a wondrous place in which to live. With childlike eyes we see the beauty and grandeur of mountain and forest, of river and seashore. We marvel at the infinite variety of species that … [Read more...]

Opening Prayer: God's Word called into being the pumpkins, the geese who fly south, the leaves which litter our lawns. In awe, we come into the presence of the God of vivid imagination. God's arms reach down and gather up … [Read more...]

Opening Prayer: Eternal God, we gather as your people to worship you. By your Spirit break the bonds that hold our minds captive to the petty concerns of our lives that we may know the freedom of new possibilities. Quiet the … [Read more...]

Opening Prayer: Be still! We come to quiet ourselves in this haven of holiness. Be still and know . . . we come to discern the Word that can set us free. Be still and know that God is . . . our Hope, our Help, our … [Read more...]

Opening Prayer: Creating and loving God, gather us in to this place. Not just physically, but spiritually. While I may have stopped in this moment to be present, quiet the voices of my head to listen to Your … [Read more...]

Opening Prayer: Holy Spirit of God, who gathers the church into one body, gather us once again in your presence and strengthen the bonds of affection that hold your people together. Bless us with grace to cooperate … [Read more...]

Opening Prayer:  Welcome to this place: where children and seasoned citizens sit side by side, where heaven and earth embrace in peace, where God has been, is, and always will be. Welcome to this place, as we … [Read more...]