Prelude – Jean Herrera
Adam: God be with you.
All: And also with you.
Welcome and Announcements – Adam Ericksen
Lighting of the Peace Candle – Raleen Hungate
Our tradition at CUCC is to light a peace candle at the beginning of each worship service to center ourselves around the Peace of God. I invite you to join us in lighting the peace candle…
All: We pray for peace in our hearts, in our homes, in our communities, in our nations, and in our worlds.
Scripture Readings John 6:1-21
Call to Worship – Raleen Hungate
One: Please join us in the call to worship…
One: We bring our whole selves to this sacred space.
All: We are all welcome here.
One: We bring our despair and we bring our hope.
All: For God is with us in our despair and in our hope.
One: We bring our gifts, no matter how big or how small we think they are.
All: For God will multiply our gifts of love. Amen.
Children’s Moment – Adam
Passing of the Peace – Raleen Hungate
One: Friends, we come to the moment where we pass the peace. I invite you to open your palms up as we pass the peace to one another.
One: Beloved of God, may the peace of Christ be with you.
All: And also with you.
Song – Lead Me Lord
Invitation to the Offering – Adam Ericksen
Prayers of the People – Adam (After each prayer, Adam will say, “God in your love” and you are invited to respond with “hear our prayers.”)
Community Prayer and Lord’s Prayer – Raleen Hungate
Our God, Who art in Heaven, Hallowed be thy name. Thy kingdom come, Thy will be done, on earth as it is in Heaven. Give us this day our daily bread, and forgive us our debts, as we forgive our debtors. And lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from evil. For Thine is the kingdom, and the power, and the glory, forever and ever. Amen.
Sermon – Fish, Loaves, and Participating in the Divine Life
Unison Benediction
May God bless you and keep you. May God’s face shine upon you and be gracious unto you. May God look upon you with kindness and bring you peace. This day and forever more. Amen
-Numbers 6:24-26