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  • The Way and the Truth and the Life are Inclusive
    Welcome and Announcements
    Lighting of the Peace Candle - Raissa and Jessica
    All: We pray for peace,
    In our hearts,
    In our homes,
    In our communities,
    In our nations,
    And in our worlds.
    Scripture: John 14:1-14
    Children’s Sermon
    Call to Worship
    One: You are never left outside of God’s house.
    All: There is room for all of us.
    One: Jesus has prepared a place for us.
    All: God welcomes us into God’s house.
    One: Let us make our hearts ready to enter God’s house.
    All: We give thanks that all are welcome in this place. Amen.
    Passing of the Peace
    Song: We are Trav'lers on a Journey
    Invitation to the Offering
    Prayers of the People
    Sermon - The Way, the Truth, and the Life Are Inclusive
    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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    1 hr 4 min
  • Why the Resurrection Matters
    Prelude - Jean Herrera
    Welcome and Announcements
    Lighting of the Peace Candle - April and Princess
    All: We pray for peace,
    In our hearts,
    In our homes,
    In our nations,
    And in our worlds.
    Scripture: Luke 24:13-35
    Call to Worship
    One: We need your presence on the long road, oh God.
    All: The road between fear and hope.
    One: The road between the place where all is lost and the place of resurrection.
    All: Hosanna! Blessed is he who comes in the name of the Lord!
    One: Like the disciples walking on the road to Emmaus,
    All: We desire your presence with us.
    One: God, rise up among us with your power of love.
    All: May we rise up together in God’s power of love. Amen.
    Children’s Sermon
    Passing of the Peace -
    Song: Look at the World
    Invitation to the Offering
    Prayers of the People - April and Princess
    Sermon: Why the Resurrection Matters
    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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    55 min
  • Participating in Divine Mercy
    Welcome and Announcements
    Prelude Music - Jean Herrera
    Lighting of the Peace Candle - Melanie and Jessica
    Scripture Reading - John 20:19-31
    Call to Worship - April and Princess
    Passing of the Peace - Holly
    Invitation to the Offering
    Song: They Will Know
    Prayers of the People - Raleen and Micheal
    Homily - Participating in Divine Mercy
    Benediction - Sung by Raleen

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    37 min
  • God Weeps, Too: Justice, Love, and the Resurrected Life
    Welcome and Announcements
    Lighting of the Peace Candle - Micheal
    All: We pray for peace,
    In our hearts,
    In our homes,
    In our nations,
    And in our worlds.
    Scripture: John 11
    Call to Worship - Luke and Raleen
    Raleen: All are welcome in this place…
    Luke: We are a community that welcomes all people.
    Raleen: Gay or straight, cisgender or transgender.
    Luke: We are a community that welcomes all people.
    Raleen: Black or Brown or White.
    Luke: We are a community that welcomes all people.
    Raleen: Those of us with addictions or mental illness.
    Luke: We are a community that welcomes all people.
    Raleen: Those of us who are filled with joy and those of us who are filled with despair.
    Luke: We are a community that welcomes all people. Let us love one another as God has loved us. Amen.
    Passing of the Peace - April
    Children’s Sermon
    Song: Come to Me
    Invitation to the Offering
    Prayers of the People - Melanie and Jeff
    Sermon: God Weeps, Too: Justice, Love, and the Resurrected Life
    Benediction - Sung by Judy
    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
    You can donate to the ministries at Clackamas UCC here. Thank you so much! https://c-ucc.org/giving/
    Our merch store where you can get the 2023 calendar and t-shirts - https://c-ucc.org/shop/

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    39 min
  • Jesus Needed Help, Too
    Welcome
    Prelude - Jean Herrera
    Lighting of the Peace Candle - April and Princess
    All: We pray for peace,
    In our hearts,
    In our homes,
    In our nations,
    And in our worlds.
    Scripture - John 4
    Call to Worship
    One: We come from many different places to gather today.
    All: For wide is God’s welcome, and you are welcome here.
    One: If you are young, old, or in the middle, you are welcome here.
    All: If you are black, brown, Asian, or white, 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 or in the middle, you are welcome here.
    One: If you believe in God some of the time, none of the time, or all of the time, you are welcome here.
    All: So come, let us worship our welcome God. Amen.
    Passing of the Peace
    Children’s Sermon
    Song - Jesus Met the Woman at the Well
    Invitation to the Offering - Adam
    Prayers of the People
    Sermon - Jesus Needed Help, Too
    Benediction

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    56 min
  • Deconstructing the Phrase “Born Again”
    Welcome and Announcements
    Prelude - Jean
    Lighting of the Peace Candle - Melanie and Micheal
    We pray for peace,
    In our hearts,
    In our homes,
    In our nations,
    And in our worlds.
    Scripture:Genesis 12; John 3
    Call to Worship*
    Micheal: For God so loved the world…
    All: The sparrows, the elephants, the fish, and the people.
    Micheal: For God so loved the world…
    All: In success and failure,
    In sickness and in health,
    In mediocirty and extraordinary.
    Micheal: For God so loved the world…
    All: Enough to become one of us, Enough to suffer along with us, Enough to offer new life for us.
    Micheal: For God so loved the world…
    All: Let us love one another and the world, too. Amen.
    Passing of the Peace
    Children’s Sermon
    Song
    Offering
    Prayers
    Homily: Deconstructing the Phrase "Born Again"
    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
    *By Kathrine Hawker at liturgyoutside.net

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    1 hr 6 min
  • More Than Angels
    Welcome and Announcements
    Lighting of the Peace Candle - Raleen and April
    All: We pray for peace,
    In our hearts,
    In our homes,
    In our nations,
    And in our worlds.
    Scripture: Genesis 2:15-17; 3:1-7 and Matthew 4:1-11
    Call to Worship
    One: Jesus journeyed into the wilderness.
    All: The journey into the wilderness is hard.
    One: But God is with us and will sustain us on the journey.
    All: May we help sustain one another on the journey. Amen.
    Passing of the Peace
    Children’s Sermon
    Song: El Shaddai
    Invitation to the Offering
    Prayers of the People
    Sermon: More than Angels
    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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    58 min
  • Beloved
    Welcome and Announcements
    Faces Video
    Lighting of the Peace Candle - Holly
    All: We pray for peace,
    In our hearts,
    In our homes,
    In our nations,
    And in our worlds.
    Scripture: Exodus 24:12-18; Matthew 17:1-9 - Jennifer
    Call to Worship - April and Micheal
    Time with Children - Jennifer
    Invitation to the Offering
    Song: The Realm of God
    Prayers of the People
    Sermon: Beloved - Jennifer
    Song: This Little Light of Mine
    Benediction - Sung by Raleen
    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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    34 min
  • Hell: It’s Not What You Think
    Welcome and Announcements
    Prelude Music - Jean Herrera
    Lighting of the Peace Candle - Raleen and Micheal
    All: We pray for peace,
    In our hearts,
    In our homes,
    In our nations,
    And in our worlds.
    Scripture: Deuteronomy 30:15-20; Matthew 5:21-32
    Call to Worship
    Passing of the Peace
    Song: Put Peace Into Each Other’s Hands
    Invitation to the Offering
    Prayers of the People
    Sermon: Hell: It’s Not What You Think
    May God look upon you with kindness and give you peace,
    This day and forevermore. Amen

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    1 hr 11 min
  • The Problem with Religion
    Welcome and Announcements
    Prelude Music - Jean Herrera
    Lighting of the Peace Candle - Jennifer and Micheal
    All: We pray for peace,
    In our hearts,
    In our homes,
    In our nations,
    And in our worlds.
    Scripture: Isaiah 58:1-9; Matthew 5:13-20
    Call to Worship
    One: God sends light to us this day
    All: May we meet one another in the light.
    One: Jesus says that we are the light of the world.
    All: May we be the light of the world. Amen.
    Passing of the Peace
    Song: I Lift My Eyes to You
    Invitation to the Offering
    Prayers of the People
    Sermon: The Problem with Religion
    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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    1 hr 4 min

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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…