WORSHIP SERVICES

Orders of worship for recent and upcoming services

Celebration of Worship May 23, 2021

May 21, 2021

ORDER OF SERVICE

Note: All hymns are from the new Voices Together hymnal

Centering chimes Lighting of the solidarity lamp –
Symbolic of our Sister Church relationship with El Divino Redentor

Prelude 

 Call to Worship (Voices Together #877)

Come, Holy Spirit, 

enter our silences.

Come, Holy Spirit, 

into the depths of our longing.

Come, Holy Spirit,

unmask our pretending.


Enter our trusting,

Enter our fearing

Enter our letting go

Enter our holding back.

 

Come, Holy Spirit,

embrace and free us.  

Hymn #56 – Like a murmur of the dove’s song

Welcome & prayer

Passing the peace (break-out zoom groups)

Hymn #373 – As the wind song through the trees

Children’s story
– Song “Let the children come to me”
– The children’s offering benefits Crisis Nursery in Champaign. The organization’s mission is to prevent child abuse and neglect by providing 24-hour emergency care for children and support to families in crisis. Donations may be sent to the FMC office at any time or can be made online (select children’s offering in “To” box)

Scripture: Acts 2

Sermon

Hymn #162 – The love of God

Congregational Sharing & prayer

Meditation music – Fire of Love by Tom Wuest
 – In the absence of a weekly offering collection, reflect on how you are practicing and receiving generosity. Consider giving to First Mennonite Church by mailing a check, giving through your bank, or giving online.

Work of the church

Hymn #372 – Wind who makes all winds 

Benediction

Worship Leader- Pastor Deb
Prelude – Lesley Deem
Meditation – Matt Latchaw (vocals), Lyric Morris-Latchaw (vocals, tambourine), Allyson Polman (vocals, melodica), Lincoln Morris (vocals, guitar, foot-stomping)
Hymns – Pastor Deb
Children’s Story – Tammie Bouseman
Scripture Reader – Embodied Scripture Team: Rebecca Bare, Mary Biddle, Cindy Breeze, Chuck Gibson, Pastor Deb
Sermon & sharing – Pastor Michael Crosby
Technician – Bharat Patel

Celebration of Worship May 16, 2021

May 13, 2021

ORDER OF SERVICE

Note: All hymns are from the new Voices Together hymnal

Centering chimes Lighting of the solidarity lamp –
Symbolic of our Sister Church relationship with El Divino Redentor

Prelude – Medley: God Whose Purpose by Esther Wiebe arr. by Kathy Springer; Jesus Is My Lord (unknown), arr. by Carol Turnquist

 Call to Worship (Voices Together #922)

We are not alone; we live in God’s world.

We believe in God: who has created and is creating,

who has come in Jesus, the Word made flesh,

to reconcile and make new, who works in us and others by the Spirit.

We trust in God.

We are called to be the Church:

to celebrate God’s presence, to live with respect in Creation,

to love and serve others, to seek justice and resist evil,

to proclaim Jesus, crucified and risen,

our judge and our hope.

In life, in death, in life beyond death,

God is with us.

We are not alone. Thanks be to God.

Hymn #39 – As We Rise, O God, to Meet You

Welcome & prayer

Passing the peace (break-out zoom groups)

Hymn #363 – Sing We Triumphant Hymns

Children’s story
– Song “Let the children come to me”
– The children’s offering benefits Crisis Nursery in Champaign. The organization’s mission is to prevent child abuse and neglect by providing 24-hour emergency care for children and support to families in crisis. Donations may be sent to the FMC office at any time or can be made online (select children’s offering in “To” box)

Scripture: Acts 1:1-26

Sermon

Hymn #553 – How Many Times We Start Again

Congregational Sharing & prayer
– Celebration of our FMC  graduates

Meditation music – As the Deer by Marty Nystrom, arr. by Fred Bock
 – In the absence of a weekly offering collection, reflect on how you are practicing and receiving generosity. Consider giving to First Mennonite Church by mailing a check, giving through your bank, or giving online.

Work of the church

Hymn #386 – One is the Body

Benediction

Worship Leader- Pastor Michael Crosby
Prelude & Meditation – Kathy Springer
Hymns –Matt Yoder
Children’s Story – Rebecca Bare
Scripture Reader – Shawn Rodriguez
Sermon & sharing – Pastor Debra Sutter
Technician – Phil Martens

Celebration of Worship May 9, 2021

May 7, 2021

ORDER OF SERVICE

Note: All hymns are from the new Voices Together hymnal

Centering chimes Lighting of the solidarity lamp –
Symbolic of our Sister Church relationship with El Divino Redentor

Prelude – Anointing Fall on Me by Donn Thomas

Call to Worship (Voices Together #1049)

Blessed be the ones who dance in the corridors of death,

who sing in the hallways of terror,

who laugh in the prisons of fear, 

who shout across the silencing walls,

who love beyond the borders of hatred, 

who live to welcome home freedom,

who die never turning their heads, 

who return as the rising of hope.

Hymn #25 – Brethren, We Have Met to Worship

Welcome & prayer

Passing the peace (break-out zoom groups)

Hymn #398 – Thy Word Is a Lamp

Children’s story
– Song “Let the children come to me”
– The children’s offering benefits Crisis Nursery in Champaign. The organization’s mission is to prevent child abuse and neglect by providing 24-hour emergency care for children and support to families in crisis. Donations may be sent to the FMC office at any time or can be made online (select children’s offering in “To” box)

Scripture: Acts 16:16-40

Sermon

Hymn #790 – How Can We Be Silent?

Congregational Sharing & prayer

Meditation music – Down by the Riverside (traditional spiritual)
– In the absence of a weekly offering collection, reflect on how you are practicing and receiving generosity. Consider giving to First Mennonite Church by mailing a check, giving through your bank, or giving online.

Work of the church

Hymn #566 – We Will Follow (Somlandela)

Benediction

Worship Leader- Pastor Debra Sutter
Prelude – Pam Pena Martin & Pete Shungu
Meditation – Pete Shungu
Hymns –Cindy Breeze
Children’s Story – Lynne Sancken
Scripture Reader – Abby Crosby
Sermon & sharing – Pastor Michael Crosby
Technician – Bharat Philips