No Thursday Service or Formation Group July 5 or 12
While Berto is away, there will be no Eucharist nor Formation Group these 2 weeks. Both the service and discussion will resume July 19. The Thursday Spiritual Formation group decided to start, on July 19th, a study of the document “Reclaiming Jesus” a statement by a group of church elders that they have called “A […]
Berto’s Sermon July 1
Prayers of the People, July 1
Lector: Dear Mother, Father God, Lord of All Heaven and Earth, We pray to you with hearts longing to know your peace. We surrender our longing into your hands Lord, in the name of Jesus Christ. We pray for your churches throughout the world, in their many forms, that your power and guidance shall inspire […]
Sermon, June 17, 2018
Prayers of the People, June 24
Dearest Lord, through Paul, you teach us how to open our hearts for service: with purity, knowledge, patience, kindness, holiness of spirit, genuine love, truthful speech and the power of God. Open wide our hearts for your righteousness. Dearest Lord, you are known by your acts of justice. Your church must be a beacon for […]
Prayers of the People, June 17
Lector: O Most High, may the love of Christ urge us and all members of your Universal Church on to be your servants. We walk by faith, hear our prayer. O Most High, may Donald, our President, and Jay, our Governor, be faithful leaders keeping this nation and state safe while recognizing that all men […]
Prayers of the People, June 10
Lector: Oh Holy Father-Mother-Creator-Source of all Being, one with all that is, ever was and ever will be. Great is the majesty and wonder of creation. We can but contemplate a fraction of the splendor that is your all-pervasive divinity, your light that is brighter than a thousand suns, your magnificence that floods the universe […]
Prayers of the People, June 3
Lector: Beloved Great Mystery who presides over the Universe: We bow before You, sensing your Presence in all that we do and are. Today is our Holy Sabbath–a day dedicated to you, and one in which we keep our awareness especially on you. May we learn to do so every day, may we avoid being […]
Prayers of the People, May 27
Abba, Father! You sent your son that the world might be saved. May his message of peace, love, and justice ring throughout the nations, healing the wounds of hate and greed. Help us set aside our selfish interests to love one another. Keep us steadfast in this faith and worship. Abba, Father! Whom shall you […]