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  • Who Gets Into Heaven?
    Welcome and Announcements - Adam
    Prelude - Jean Herrera
    Lighting of the Peace Candle - April and Princess
    Scripture: Matthew 21:23-32
    Call to Worship - April and Princess
    April: We gather in the name of the One who bids us come.
    Princess/All: We gather together to hear the words of the One who is Love.
    April: We gather together to follow the One who teaches peace.
    Princess/All: Come, let us worship together. Amen.
    Passing of the Peace
    Song - I Woke Up This Morning, Dave & Rhonda Frick-Wright, Debbie Meyer, Jeff Pratt
    Invitation to the Offering
    Community Prayers
    Sermon - Who Get’s Into Heaven?
    Communion
    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 give you peace,
    This day and forevermore. Amen
    -Numbers 6:24-26

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    56 min
  • Just Peace Sunday
    Welcome and Announcements
    Prelude - Jean Herrera
    Lighting of the Peace Candle - April and Princess
    Scripture: Ezekiel 36:26 and Matthew 22:37
    Call to Worship - April and Princess
    One: We invite you to join us in the Call to Worship…
    One: We gather in the name of the One who bids us come.
    All: We gather together to hear the words of the One who is Love.
    One: We gather together to follow the One who teaches peace.
    All:Come, let us worship together. Amen.
    Passing of the Peace
    Song
    Offering
    Prayers
    Sermon: What Is a Just Peace Church?
    Benediction
    April: May God bless you and keep you.
    Princess: May God’s face shine upon you and be gracious unto you.
    April: May God look upon you with kindness and give you peace,
    Princess: This day and forevermore. Amen

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    59 min
  • How to Respond to Chicken Manure
    Worship at Clackamas UCC
    Welcome
    Prelude - Jean
    Lighting of the Candle
    Scripture - Matt 18:15-20; Romans 13:8
    Call to Worship
    One: Jesus says, “Whatever you bind on earth will be bound in heaven.”
    All: May we be bound in love.
    One: We are bound up with so many things like: aging parents and partners. School. Work. Church.
    All: May we be bound with love.
    One: Sometimes it can feel so overwhelming
    All: the one we understand and the one we don’t,
    One: What will we take with us into eternity? Our wealth? Politics? Relationships?
    All: Whatever we take, may we be bound with love. Amen.
    Passing of the Peace
    Song - Down to the River
    Offering
    Prayers
    Homily - How to Respond to Chicken Manure
    Benediction

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    55 min
  • Jesus Did Not Come to Save Us From God’s Wrath. He Came To Reveal God’s Love.
    Welcome and Announcements - Adam
    Prelude - Children of the Heavenly Father - Jean
    Lighting of the Peace Candle - Jessica and Melanie
    Scripture - Matthew 16:21-28
    Call to Worship - Donna and George
    Passing of the Peace - April
    Invitation to the Offering
    Song - We Cannot Own the Sunlit Sky - Rhonda, Dave, and Jeff
    Prayers of the People - Raleen and Micheal
    Homily - Jesus Did Not Come to Save Us From God’s Wrath. He Came to Show Us God’s Love. - Adam
    Communion - Alison and Adam
    Benediction - Sung by Judy
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    37 min
  • The Keys to the Kingdom of God
    Welcome and Announcements
    Prelude - Jean
    Lighting of the Peace Candle - Jeff and Raleen
    Scripture: Matthew 16:13-20
    Call to Worship
    Raleen: God calls us to love our neighbor as ourselves;
    Jeff/All: the one who is weak and the one who is strong,
    Raleen: the one who is happy and the one who is sad,
    Jeff/All: the one who is enjoying mental wellness today
    Raleen: and the one who is struggling with mental illness today,
    Jeff/All: the one we understand and the one we don’t,
    Raleen: the one who is embraced and the one who is shunned,
    Jeff/All: the one who is like us and the one who is different.
    Raleen: Come, let us worship together!
    Jeff/All: We come, trusting God’s abundant love! Amen!
    Passing of the Peace
    Song
    Offering
    Prayers
    Homily - The Keys to the Kingdom of God
    Benediction

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    1 hr 5 min
  • The Un-Holiness of God
    Welcome and Announcements
    Prelude - Jean
    Lighting of the Peace Candle - April and Melanie
    Scripture: Matthew 15:10-28
    Call to Worship
    One: We gather today to share God’s love for all people…
    All: Outsiders and insiders.
    One: Old-timers and new-comers.
    All: The young, old, and in between.
    One: Nonbinary, transgender, female, and male
    All: Black, brown, Indigenous, Asian, or white.
    One: Come as you are.
    All: For this is God’s house, a house of prayer for all people, and God welcomes us all. Amen.
    Passing of the Peace
    Song - They Will Know
    Invitation to the Offering
    Prayer
    Homily - The Unholiness of God
    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 give you peace,
    This day and forevermore. Amen.

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    1 hr 2 min
  • Where Is God in the Mayhem?
    Welcome and Announcements
    Prelude - Jean
    Lighting of the Peace Candle - Jen and Micheal
    Scripture Reading - Matthew 14:22-33
    Call to Worship - April and Princess
    Song - Simple Gifts - Rhonda, Dave, and Jeff
    Invitation to the Offering
    Prayers of the People - Amy and Larry
    Sermon - Where Is God in the Mayhem?
    Benediction - Raleen
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    Links for Offerings, Connections Page, and Zoom Coffee Hour
    You can donate to the ministries at Clackamas UCC here. Thank you so much! https://c-ucc.org/giving/
    Christian t-shirts, mugs, music from our choir. - https://c-ucc.org/shop/
    Clackamas UCC Connections Facebook Membership Page https://www.facebook.com/groups/1532466623814848
    Zoom Coffee Hour Link - https://zoom.us/j/7771597953?pwd=bHdFVXY2bnRIZnFmc0dYZkc3elJpdz09

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    30 min
  • Black People Did Not Benefit From Slavery
    Welcome and Announcements
    Prelude - Jean
    Lighting of the Peace Candle - Juli and Melanie
    Scripture: Matthew 14:13-21
    Call to Worship - Juli and Melanie
    One: To those who seek healing, Jesus says:
    All: Come and received God’s healing balm of love.
    One: To those who are hungry, he says:
    All: “Come and eat! There’s more than enough for all!”
    One: To those who are thirsty, he says:
    All: “Come and drink! It’s free for the taking!”
    One: To those who desire a more just and loving world, he says:
    All: Let us work together for the Realm of God. Amen.
    Passing of the Peace
    Song - Now Is the Time
    Invitation to the Offering
    Prayer
    Homily - Black People Did Not Benefit from Slavery
    Communion
    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 give you peace,
    This day and forevermore. Amen.

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    57 min
  • Jesus Is a Weed. And We Are, Too.
    Welcome and Announcements
    Prelude - Este Es El Dia - Jean
    Lighting of the Peace Candle - April and Melanie
    Scripture: Matthew 13:31-43; 47-53
    Call to Worship - April and Melanie
    One: We invite you to join us in the Call to Worship found in the description of your video.
    One: The Kingdom of God is here and coming.
    All: It is like a farmer who plants seeds of love in our hearts.
    One: The Kingdom of God is here and coming.
    All: It is like a woman baking the bread that warms our hearts.
    One: The Kingdom of God is here and coming.
    All: It is like a net that catches all kinds of fish and invites them to live in relationships of love.
    All: May our hearts be warmed as we live into God’s Realm of love. Amen
    Passing of the Peace
    Song - The Realm of God
    Invitation to the Offering
    Prayers
    Sermon - Jesus Is a Weed. We Are, Too.
    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 give you peace,
    This day and forevermore. Amen

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    59 min
  • The Spirituality of Weeds and Wheat
    Welcome and Announcements - Adam
    Prelude - Peace - Jean
    Lighting of the Peace Candle - Melanie
    Call to Worship - April and Micheal
    Invitation to the Offering - Adam
    Song - We Cannot Own the Sunlit Sky - Rhonda, Dave, and Jeff
    Prayers of the People - Amy and Charlie
    Sermon - The Spirituality of Weeds and Wheat
    Benediction - Judy

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    33 min

About Clackamas United Church of Christ

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Welcome to the weekly audio podcast of Rev. Adam Ericksen of Clackamas United Church of Christ, a progressive, inclusive, Christian community seeking to follow in the way of Jesus. Located in…