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Prelude – Jean Herrera

Adam: God be with you.

All: And also with you.

Welcome and Announcements – Adam Ericksen

Lighting of the Peace Candle – Jessica Gonzalez

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 – Charlie Hinkle

Proverbs 22:1-2

Mark 7:24-30

Call to Worship – Ellery and David Palanuk

Ellery: Please join us in the call to worship…

David: We come from many different places to gather today.

Ellery: For wide is God’s welcome, and you are welcome here.

David: If you are young, or old, or in the middle, you are welcome here.

Ellery: No matter the shade of your skin, you are welcome here.

David: If you are married, never married, widowed, or divorced, you are welcome here.

Ellery: If you are gay or straight, you are welcome here.

David: If you are happy or sad, healthy or ailing, you are welcome here.

Ellery: If you are poor or rich, strong or weak, you are welcome here.

Ellery: If you need accommodations to participate in worship, you are welcome here.

David: If you are transgender or cisgender, you are welcome here.

Ellery: If you believe in God some of the time, all of the time, or none of the time, you are welcome here.

David: So come, let us worship our welcoming God.

Children’s Moment - Adam

Passing of the Peace – Jean Herrera

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: We Cannot Own the Sunlit Sky

Invitation to the Offering - Adam

Community Prayer and Lord’s Prayer – Jeff and Lita Pratt

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 – The Woman Who Changed Jesus

Communion – Alison Gary and Adam Ericksen

Unison Benediction – Judy Boncaro

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

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Adam: God be with you.

All: And also with you.

Welcome and Announcements – Adam Ericksen

Prelude – Jean Herrera

Lighting of the Peace Candle – Ellery and David Palanuk

Ellery: 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…

David/All: We pray for peace

in our hearts,

in our homes,

in our communities,

in our nations,

and in our worlds.

Scripture Readings – Jean Herrera

Song of Songs 2:8-13

Mark 7:1-8, 14-15, 21-23

Call to Worship – Jeff and Lita Pratt

One: Please join us in the call to worship…

One: The ancient human tradition is to divide the world into who is included and who is excluded.

All: We are included in God’s love.

One: The human heart often wants to exclude others.

All: But others are included in God’s love, too.

One: For there is no exclusion in God’s heart.

All: May our hearts include love for ourselves and for others. Amen.

Children’s Moment – Love is a Verb - Adam

Passing of the Peace – Jessica Gonzalez

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: We Pray for Afghanistan’s People Today – Sung by Raleen Hungate

Invitation to the Offering - Adam

Community Prayer and Lord’s Prayer – Larry Kirk and Amy Brinkley

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 – Ain’t No Mountain High Enough – God’s Love in a War-Torn World

Unison Benediction – Charlie Hinkle

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

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Prelude – Jean Herrera

Adam: God be with you.

All: And also with you.

Welcome and Announcements – Adam Ericksen

Lighting of the Peace Candle – Anna Saeger

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 - Adam

Psalm 121

Call to Worship – Anna Saeger

One: Please join us in the call to worship…

One: We lift our eyes up to the hills. Where does our help come from?

All: Our help comes from God, maker of heaven and earth.

One: We look straight ahead. Where does our help come from?

All: Our help comes from one another. May we help one forever more. Amen.

Children’s Moment - Adam

Passing of the Peace - Anna

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: Sweet Hour of Prayer

Invitation to the Offering - Adam

Community Prayer and Lord’s Prayer - Adam

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 – Destigmatizing HIV/AIDS – Anna and Adam

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

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Prelude – Jean Herrera

Adam: God be with you.

All: And also with you.

Welcome and Announcements – Adam Ericksen

Lighting of the Peace Candle – Jessica Gonzalez

Our tradition at Clackamas UCC 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 – Joel Ekdahl

John 6:51-58

Call to Worship – Donna and George Converse

One: Please join us in the call to worship…

One: Come to be nourished by the words and witness of God.

All: Jesus came that we might now of God’s absolute and steadfast love for all people.

One: Jesus offers the Bead of Life, that we might hunger no more.

All: May we be nourished with the bread of life. Amen.

Passing of the Peace – Holly Blanchard

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: Be Now My Vision – Rhonda and Dave Frick-Wright

Invitation to the Offering - Adam

Community Prayer and Lord’s Prayer – Lita and Jeff Pratt

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 – How To Get the Life of God Inside You

Unison Benediction – Raleen Hungate

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

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Prelude - Jean Hererra

Adam: God be with you.

All: And also with you.

Welcome and Announcements – Adam Ericksen

Lighting of the Peace Candle – Amber Kearney

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 6:35; 41-51

Call to Worship (based on Isaiah 11:6-9) - Amber

One: Please join us in the call to worship…

One: The wolf shall live with the lamb.

All: The leopard shall lie down with the goat.

One: The calf and the lion and the baby sheep shall be together.

All: The cow and the bear will graze together.

One: The nursing child and the asp will play together.

All: And no one will harm anyone again. Amen.

Children’s Moment - Adam

Passing of the Peace - Amber

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: Down to the River to Pray

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 - Amber

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 – Animals Belong, Too. - Adam

Unison Benediction - Amber

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

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Prelude – Jean Herera

Adam: God be with you.

All: And also with you.

Welcome and Announcements – Adam Ericksen

Lighting of the Peace Candle – Lindsey Paris-Lopez

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 - Adam

John 6:24-35

Call to Worship - Lindsey

One: Please join us in the call to worship…

One: We come to this place with a hunger for meaning.

All: Jesus is the Bread of Life who gives meaning.

One: We come to this place with a hunger for love.

All: Jesus is the Bread of Life who gives love.

One: We come to this place with a hunger for community.

All: May we be a meaningful place of love and community with one another. Amen.

Children’s Moment – Adam

Passing of the Peace - Lindsey

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: What a Friend We Have in Jesus

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 - Lindsey

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 – Jesus, Simone Biles, and Mental Health

Communion – Lindsey and Adam

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

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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

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Prelude – Jean Herrera

Adam: God be with you.All: And also with you.Welcome and Announcements – Adam Ericksen

Lighting of the Peace Candle – Raleen HungateOur 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 peacein our hearts,in our homes,in our communities,in our nations,and in our worlds.

Scripture Readings – Mark 6:30-34, 53-56

Call to Worship – RaleenOne: Please join us in the call to worship…One: How good it is when siblings dwell together in unity!All: God’s spirit breathes among us!One: How joyful it is when we are called from our individual lives to join in common worship!All: God’s spirit breathes among us!One: Come this day to be connected and to be revived!All: Come alive! The Spirit makes us us one!

Children’s Moment – Adam

Passing of the Peace – RaleenOne: 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: You Are Mine

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

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 – Compassionate Boundaries

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

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Prelude

Adam: God be with you.

All: And also with you.

Welcome and Announcements – Adam Ericksen

Lighting of the Peace Candle – Jessica and Matthew

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 Mark 6:14-29

Call to Worship - Jessica

One: Please join us in the call to worship…

One: We come from many different places to gather today, All: For wide is God’s welcome and we are all welcome here.

One: If you are young, old, or in the middle, you are welcome here. All: No matter the shade of your skin, you are welcome here.

One: If you are married, never married, widowed or divorced, you are welcome here.

All: If you are lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer, or straight, you are welcome here.

One: If you are happy or sad, healthy or ailing, you are welcome here.

All: If you are rich or poor, strong or weak, you are welcome.

One: If you believe in God some of the time, all of the time, or none of the time, you are welcome here.

All: No matter who you are or how you identify, you are welcome here. Amen.

Children’s Moment - Adam

Passing of the Peace

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: Over My Head

Invitation to the Offering - Adam

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 - Jessica

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 – The Psychology of Holding a Grudge

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

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Today we will hear Jesus tell a couple of parables from Mark 4:26-34. Jesus talks about the Realm of God as if it were similar to a mustard seed. It’s such a small seed, but it grows to become a large shrub for birds to rest upon. He also says the Realm of God is like someone who scatters seeds on the ground and goes to sleep. The seeds just grow and grow! It’s like magic! CS Lewis called it “Deeper Magic.” It is part of the divine mystery that is revealed in the Good News.Prelude Adam: God be with you. All: And also with you. Welcome and Announcements – Adam Ericksen Lighting of the Peace Candle – One: 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 Mark 4:26-34 Call to Worship – One: Please join us in the call to worship… One: What mysteries there are in God’s world! All: We stand in awe at the wonders of the natural world. One: We look at the tiniest seeds and wonder what will happen. All: From that small seed will grow a large shrub. One: Although we consider our gifts to be small and insignificant, All: God will use our gifts in miraculous ways. Amen Children’s Moment – Adam Passing of the Peace One: Friends, although we are physically separated as we practice social distance, in reality we are all connected. And so we come to the point in our service where we pass the peace with one another. I invite you to open your palms up like this and imagine yourself connected to everyone watching this livestream 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: The Realm of God 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 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 – Deeper Magic 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

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