Worship Roadmap - December 08, 2024
Updated: Tuesday, December 03, 2024 2:14:48pm
(Roadmap version: Draft
Pastor: Rev. Shirley Macemon
Lay Reader: Jennifer Galvez, Song Leader: TBD
Accompanist: Myrna Emata Diaz
Lectionary Scripture: Baruch 5:1-9 or Malachi 3:1-4; Luke 1:68-79; Philippians 1:3-11; Luke 3:1-6;
Used Scripture: Ruth 1, Ecclesiastes 4:9-12)
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Start Zoom Recording at 9:59:30
Prelude
"TBD"
by whoDunnit
Public Domain
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Song: "Let There Be Peace on Earth"
Let there be peace on earth,
and let it begin with me;
Let there be peace on earth,
the peace that was
meant to be.
With God our creator,
children all are we.
Let us walk with each other
in perfect harmony.
Let peace begin with me;
let this be the moment now.
With every step I take,
let this be my solemn vow:
To take each moment
and live each moment
in peace eternally.
Let there be peace on earth,
and let it begin with me.
Sy Miller,Jill Jackson,Charles H. Webb; Words and Music by Sy Miller and Jill Jackson , harmonization by Charles H. Webb, (c) 1955, Ren. 1983 Jan-Lee Music, Reprinted under OneLicense.net A-726183.
Lay Reader: Announcements
Welcome to Campbell United Church of Christ!
We are an Open and Affirming congregation and
no matter where you are on your spiritual journey,
you are welcome here.
(raise Bulletin)
Please take the Bulletin insert home with you to remind you of upcoming events.
(highlight next week special events if any)
Lay Reader: Other Announcements
Lay Reader: Are there any other announcements?
Lay Reader: Call to Worship
Lay Reader: Please rise as you are able and join me in our responsive Call to Worship:
Lay Reader: Responsive Call to Worship
One: In a world that is lonely,
All: we will save a seat for you.
One: In a world that is anxious,
All: we will light candles against the gloom.
One: In a world that is weary,
All: we will sing songs of joy and truth.
One: I am not alone.
All: We are not alone.
One: For here in this place, God is weaving us together.
All: Light the candles! Sing with joy!
We are a three-cord strand, not easily broken.
Lay Reader: please be seated.
(Lay reader move to Advent candles and prepare to light a candle)
Advent Video-Week 2 [Note: will auto advance to next slide at end of video]
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Pastor: Advent Candle Lighting
Pastor: Join me in reading our responsive candle lighting.
Pastor: Responsive Advent Candle Lighting
One: In a weary and worn world,
how do we begin again?
Where do we start?
All: Let us begin together.
Let us begin arm in arm.
All: Let us begin by holding each other up,
instead of tearing each other down.
All: Let us begin with words of peace.
One: Yes, let us begin with peace. Today we
light the candles of hope and peace.
All: May these lights remind us of what
could be.
All: May these lights mark a new beginning.
May peace flow like a river, and may it
start with us.
One: Arm in arm, hand in hand, side by side.
May we begin again. Amen.
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Pastor: Call to Confession
Pastor:
Family of faith, one of the beautiful things about the prayer of confession is it is often a prayer
we say together.
There are times when we close our eyes, bow our heads, and exchange private words with our Creator.
But there are other times when praying out loud as a community allows us to right our relationship
with God and with one another as well.
This is one of those moments.
So as a community, please join me in our call and response prayer of confession.
Join me in speaking the truth of our lives.
Join me in practicing grace.
I have tried to make my own way.
I have tried to lace my own shoes, to build my own house, to kindle my own faith.
I have said a thousand times, “turn back,” as if I am fine on my own.
But the days are long and I am forgetful.
I need your help. Can you remind me?
Pastor: Responsive Prayer of Confession
All: We will remind you of this everlasting truth:
All: You are not alone.
Where you go, God goes.
You are held in grace.
Trust in this good news.
One: Thanks be to God! I remember. I believe.
All: Now we need your help.
We, too, have tried to make our own way.
All: We have tried to lace our own shoes, to build our own houses, to kindle our own faiths.
All: We have said a thousand times, “turn back,” as if we are fine on our own.
All: But the days are long and we are forgetful.
We need your help. Can you remind us?
(Brief Pause)
Pastor: Words of Forgiveness
Pastor: I will remind you of this everlasting truth:
You are not alone.
Where you go, God goes.
You are held in grace.
Trust in this good news.
Pastor: Responsive Words of Forgiveness
All: Thanks be to God!
We remember.
We believe.
Alleluia! Amen.
Pastor: Passing of the Peace-Invitation
Pastor: Let us pass God’s blessing of peace among one another.
Pastor: Passing of the Peace
One: May the peace and joy of Christ be with you.
ALL: And also with you.
Wait to advance to this slide until speaking is concluded.
Pastor: Passing of the Peace
Share a wave, elbow bump, or hug as you are mutually comfortable
Lay Reader: Prayer for Illumination
Lay Reader: Holy God,
The words of this world whip around us like a mighty wind.
We are caught up in news reports,
in text messages,
in emails and notifications.
We are drowning in updates from the media,
caught off guard by the constant hum of it all.
But here on this bright morning we remember:
you too are speaking.
Still the voices around us.
Calm our minds and center our hearts
so that we can hear your words above the wind.
We are leaning closer.
We are at the edge of our chairs.
We are beginning again.
Speak to us, as only you can.
Amen.
Lay Reader: Scripture
Ruth 1
Ecclesiastes 4:9-12
(NRSV)
Lay Reader: Scripture Reading: Ruth 1 (NRSV)
In the days when the judges ruled, there was a famine in the land, and a certain man of Bethlehem in Judah went to live in the country of Moab, he and his wife and two sons.
The name of the man was Elimelech and the name of his wife Naomi, and the names of his two sons were Mahlon and Chilion; they were Ephrathites from Bethlehem in Judah. They went into the country of Moab and remained there.
But Elimelech, the husband of Naomi, died, and she was left with her two sons.
These took Moabite wives; the name of the one was Orpah and the name of the other Ruth. When they had lived there about ten years,
both Mahlon and Chilion also died, so that the woman was left without her two sons and her husband.
Then she started to return with her daughters-in-law from the country of Moab, for she had heard in the country of Moab that the Lord had considered his people and given them food.
So she set out from the place where she had been living, she and her two daughters-in-law, and they went on their way to go back to the land of Judah.
But Naomi said to her two daughters-in-law, “Go back each of you to your mother’s house. May the Lord deal kindly with you, as you have dealt with the dead and with me.
The Lord grant that you may find security, each of you in the house of your husband.” Then she kissed them, and they wept aloud. They said to her, “No, we will return with you to your people.”
But Naomi said, “Turn back, my daughters, why will you go with me? Do I still have sons in my womb that they may become your husbands?
Turn back, my daughters, go your way, for I am too old to have a husband. Even if I thought there was hope for me, even if I should have a husband tonight and bear sons,
would you then wait until they were grown? Would you then refrain from marrying? No, my daughters, it has been far more bitter for me than for you, because the hand of the Lord has turned against me.”
Then they wept aloud again. Orpah kissed her mother-in-law, but Ruth clung to her.
So she said, “See, your sister-in-law has gone back to her people and to her gods; return after your sister-in-law.”
But Ruth said, “Do not press me to leave you or to turn back from following you! Where you go, I will go; where you lodge, I will lodge; your people shall be my people, and your God my God.
Where you die, I will die— there will I be buried. May the Lord do thus and so to me, and more as well, if even death parts me from you!”
When Naomi saw that she was determined to go with her, she said no more to her.
So the two of them went on until they came to Bethlehem. When they came to Bethlehem, the whole town was stirred because of them; and the women said, “Is this Naomi?”
She said to them, “Call me no longer Naomi, call me Mara, for the Almighty has dealt bitterly with me.
I went away full, but the Lord has brought me back empty; why call me Naomi when the Lord has dealt harshly with me, and the Almighty has brought calamity upon me?”
So Naomi returned together with Ruth the Moabite, her daughter-in-law, who came back with her from the country of Moab. They came to Bethlehem at the beginning of the barley harvest.
Lay Reader: Scripture Reading: Ecclesiastes 4:9–12 (NRSV)
Two are better than one, because they have a good reward for their toil. For if they fall, one will lift up the other; but woe to one who is alone and falls and does not have another to help.
Again, if two lie together, they keep warm; but how can one keep warm alone?
And though one might prevail against another, two will withstand one. A threefold cord is not quickly broken.
Lay Reader: Scripture Response
One: This is God’s self-revealing through the stories of our people.
All: Praise be to God.
Song: "Wherever You Go, God is With You"
Wherever we go,
God is with us;
Wherever we go,
God is there.
Wherever we go,
whatever we do,
we are in God's care.
Wherever you go,
God is with you;
Wherever you go,
God is there.
Wherever you go,
whatever you do,
you are in God's care.
Barbara Hamm; © 2006 Hope Publishing Company, Reprinted under OneLicense.net A-726183.
Start 15 min Confidence Timer
Pastor: Message
"We Can't Go Alone"
Rev.Shirley Macemon
Stop Confidence Timer
Pastor: Affirmation of Faith
Pastor: Please join me in the Affirmation of Faith
Pastor: Responsive Affirmation of Faith
All: We believe in a with-us God:
a God who walks with us in the valley,
All: dances with us on the mountaintop,
sings with us through the night
and rejoices in the morning.
All: We believe that this with-us God
wired us for relationship,
All: saying to creation on the very first week,
“Humans should not be alone.”
All: Therefore, in an effort to be who God called us to be,
All: we strive to live like the Trinity—
connected, united, and centered.
All: We believe in the power of community.
We commit to learning each other’s names.
All: We choose to journey with each other,
like Ruth with Naomi.
All: And we remember that no one can go through life alone.
Thanks be to God, for lighting our way.
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Choir: Anthem
"Make Me A Channel of Your Peace "
by Douglas Wagner
Used under OneLicense.net A-726183
(Pastor: wait for A/V techs to return to A/V booth and the Offering slide to appear before proceeding)
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Pastor: Offering
Pastor:
While we do not pass the plates for our Offering,
we do have offering plates at the back rows of chairs as you enter the sanctuary.
Please feel free to place your offerings there.
We also have a secure way to give online by using our webpage at campbellucc.com/donate
Let us pause and reflect as you give your offerings.
(Ruth plays a short interlude)
Now let us sing our thanks for our blessings.
Song: "Doxology"
Praise God from whom
all blessings flow;
Praise God
all creatures here below;
Praise God above
you heavenly host;
Creator, Christ and
Holy Ghost. Amen.
Thomas Ken; Word adaptations reprinted from Book of Worship, © 1986. Used by permission of the United Church of Christ Office for Church Life and Leadership
Pastor: Prayers of the People
You are invited to share prayers of joy or concern. So that the people online may hear, please wait for the microphone to be brought to you before sharing your joy or concern.
Online people are invited to unmute and offer your prayers. You can also email your prayers for our community to prayerchain@campbellucc.org
Please let us know if you would NOT like your spoken prayer to be distributed on the Prayer Chain email.
(Wait for prayers to conclude, then Pastor may re-voice offered prayers or proceed to Silent Meditation)
Pastor: Silent Meditation
Pastor: Let us keep those and our unvoiced prayers in mind as we listen for God in the silence that follows the ringing of the singing bowl.
(The singing bowl is rung.)
Pastor: Pastoral Prayer
Pastor:
Relational God,
There are certain truths we know about ourselves.
We know that we will make mistakes.
We know that we need you.
We know that some days are beautiful and some days are terrible.
And we know that we cannot go through life alone.
Like flowers need the sun,
we humans need relationships.
We need you.
We need this community.
So on this Sunday morning, we give you thanks for the connections we do have.
Thank you for the friends who know us.
Thank you for the families who claim us.
Thank you for the church who welcomes us.
Thank you for the neighbors who remember us.
Thank you for the mentors who believed in us,
and for the saints who taught us.
Like Naomi needed Ruth,
or Mary needed Joseph,
we know that we cannot make the long journey to Bethlehem alone.
So for all who walk alongside us,
we give you thanks.
However, at the same time,
we also know that more than ever,
we live in a lonely world.
The US General Surgeon has declared loneliness an epidemic.
So today, as we remember our human need for connection, we also lift up every person who has
ever felt disconnected.
We pray for anyone who has ever felt invisible in a crowded room.
We pray for those who put their heart on their sleeve, extend the invite, and still find
themselves eating alone.
We pray for those who feel distanced from their family, by choice or circumstance.
We pray for those who doubt their worthiness, allowing self narratives to get in the way of
meaningful connection.
We all long to have a Ruth in our lives. So for those of us still looking for people with loyalty
like Ruth, draw near.
Remind us that with you, we are never truly alone.
With you, we are seen.
We are loved.
We are known.
We are celebrated.
Where we go, you go.
What greater love is there than that?
And so, with grateful hearts, let us practice connection by joining our voices together in
prayer, saying the words your son taught us to pray. . .
Pastor: The Lord's Prayer
ALL: Our Father (God/Mother/Creator),
who art in heaven,
Hallowed be thy name.
ALL: Thy kingdom come.
Thy will be done on earth as it is in heaven.
Give us this day our daily bread.
ALL: Forgive us our debts as we forgive our debtors (sins/trespasses)
ALL: Lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from evil.
ALL: For thine is the kingdom, and the power,
and the glory forever.
Amen.
(Pastor and Lay Reader move to the Communion table.)
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Song: "Table of Plenty"
Come to the feast
of heaven and earth!
Come to the
table of plenty!
God will provide
for all that we need,
Here at the
table of plenty.
Your fields will
flower in fullness;
your homes will
flourish in peace.
For I, the giver
of home and harvest,
will send my rain
on the soil.
Come to the feast
of heaven and earth!
Come to the
table of plenty!
God will provide
for all that we need,
Here at the
table of plenty.
Dan Schutte; (c) 1992, OCP. All rights reserved. Reprinted under OneLicense.net A-726183.
Pastor: Communion Invitation
Pastor:
Friends, Advent is a season of waiting.
We wait for Christ to be born.
We wait for the feeling that love is near.
We wait for God’s promised day.
Advent is a season of waiting.
And while we humans are good at many things, waiting is not high on that list.
We are an impatient and anxious bunch, eager for the hope of what comes next.
Maybe that’s why this Table is such a gift.
For when we come to this Table, for just a moment, the waiting stops.
When we come to this Table, for just a moment, we get a glimpse of God’s promised day.
We get a glimpse of a world where all are fed and all are welcomed.
And for just a moment we can believe the angels when they say,
“Be not afraid.”
For just a moment, Mary’s words tumble through our minds—
words of justice and hope, words like, “the hungry have been filled” and “the humble have
been lifted.”
So come to this Table.
Come catch a glimpse of what could be.
Come end your waiting, for love is hovering close.
This is what it’s all about.
God is all around us.
So come. This good news is for you.
All are welcome here.
Pastor: Communion
Pastor: And we remember that on the night of his betrayal,
he ate again with his disciples in an upper room.
He shared blessed bread with them,
(break bread)
and poured out wine,
(pour juice)
signs of his coming death, signs of a life determined to love despite the risk.
Lay Reader: Communion
Lay Reader: God of new beginnings,
As we prepare to come to this Table, pour out your spirit in this room.
Allow this meal to feel like a new beginning.
Allow us to experience welcome here.
Allow for all to be fed here.
Allow for all to sense your presence here.
And may these experiences jumpstart our faith, hope, and love in new ways.
With hope we gather. With hope we begin again.
Friends, there are a lot of tables in this world, but there is none like this one.
We have a seat saved for you.
As you come forward, please use the hand sanitizer station.
We have both regular and gluten-free elements for you to use.
If you would prefer to be served in your seat, stay seated and we will come to you.
The Table is ready, Please come.
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Communion
(The elements are shared.
Lay Reader returns to seat after all are served.)
Pastor: Communion Blessing
Pastor: Nourishing God,
Sometimes we tell ourselves that too much has taken place to begin again.
We think the world is too far gone.
We think we have made too many mistakes.
We tell ourselves that we couldn’t possibly begin again.
But then we come to this Table and we get a glimpse of your kingdom.
We come to this Table and all are welcomed, all are seen, all are fed.
And just like that, we have hope.
Just like that, we begin again.
Thank you for the gift of this fresh start.
Thank you for planting hope deep in our bones.
Thank you for meeting us in ordinary bread and juice to remind us that it’s never too late to
build your kingdom here.
We are grateful.
We are so grateful.
Amen.
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Song: "Find Us Ready"
Song Leader: Please rise as you are able and sing our closing song.
Find us ready, Lord,
not standing still.
Find us working
and loving
and doing your will.
Find us ready, Lord,
faithful in love.
Building the kingdom
that's here and above.
Building the kingdom
of mercy and love.
We must wait for the Lord
for we know not the time.
So here and today
we gather and pray,
Discovering love
in our midst.
Find us ready, Lord,
not standing still.
Find us working
and loving
and doing your will.
Find us ready, Lord,
faithful in love.
Building the kingdom
that's here and above.
Building the kingdom
of mercy and love.
We must make straight the path.
God's love revealed.
With sin cast aside,
God's mercy alive,
Fear not for here
is your God.
Find us ready, Lord,
not standing still.
Find us working
and loving
and doing your will.
Find us ready, Lord,
faithful in love.
Building the kingdom
that's here and above.
Building the kingdom
of mercy and love.
Lifting up those bowed down,
we prepare for our God.
Rejoice in the Lord,
for hope has been born
In hearts where
our God finds a home.
Find us ready, Lord,
not standing still.
Find us working
and loving
and doing your will.
Find us ready, Lord,
faithful in love.
Building the kingdom
that's here and above.
Building the kingdom
of mercy and love.
Tom Booth; Words and music by Tom Booth. © 1993, Tom Booth. Published by Spirit & Song®, a division of OCP. All rights reserved. Reprinted under OneLicense.net A-726183.
Pastor: Benediction
Pastor: As you leave this place,
may you have the wisdom to lean on one other.
May you have the courage to hold onto hope,
the compassion to do the good that is yours to do,
and the confidence to trust that God sees you as a blessing.
For in a world full of dead ends,
Advent invites us to begin again.
So start here.
Start now.
Start with love and begin again.
In the name of Christ,
our new beginning,
go in peace.
Amen.
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Postlude
"TBD"
by whoDunnit
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Credits (Note: Credits slide will Advance after 5 seconds)
Pastor: Rev. Shirley Macemon
Lay Reader:Jennifer Galvez
Song Leader: TBD
Accompanist: Myrna Emata Diaz
Music Director: Ruth Huber
AV tech: Ken True
Slides production: Ken True
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CampbellUCC. All rights reserved.
Permission to podcast/stream the music in this service obtained from One License with license #A-726183 and/or from CCLI with streaming license #21189255.
All rights reserved.
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