Call to Worship
O people of God, let all of creation praise the name of the Holy One…for God is worthy to be praised.
The rhythms of life praise the Everlasting God through the markings of time and space.
Let all of creation praise the name of the Holy One…for God is worthy to be praised.
The flowers, land, and trees praise the Divine Gardener through rest, renewal, and beauty.
Let all of creation praise the name of the Holy One…for God is worthy to be praised.
Praise the Spirit of God through our breathing, living, and our giving as we begin a new year.
Let all of creation praise the name of the Holy One…for God is worthy to be praised.
Praise be to the One who blesses us through Jesus Christ our Brother, Redeemer, and Friend! Amen
Offertory
Let us put our trust in our Living God, who is always faithful. In so doing, we are declaring that our gifts of time, talent, and treasure belong to God. In so doing, we are proclaiming we give because we yearn to love and bless our world through our material possessions. In so doing, we are asserting that we are empowered stewards of what belongs to God, and God alone. To the God who is Three in One be the glory and honor! Amen
Service January 1st
Scripture Lesson
Matthew 2: 13-18 NIV
14 So he got up, took the child and his mother during the night and left for Egypt, 15 where he stayed until the death of Herod. And so was fulfilled what the Lord had said through the prophet: “Out of Egypt I called my son.”
16 When Herod realized that he had been outwitted by the Magi, he was furious, and he gave orders to kill all the boys in Bethlehem and its vicinity who were two years old and under, in accordance with the time he had learned from the Magi. 17 Then what was said through the prophet Jeremiah was fulfilled:
18 “A voice is heard in Ramah,
weeping and great mourning,
Rachel weeping for her children
and refusing to be comforted,
because they are no more.”