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Liturgy Reflection & Benediction 09.21.14

Liturgy We thank you, God, for your gifts of beginnings and ends. To start again the work you have called us to do, and to finish well with your Spirit guiding us. And yet, God of the covenant, even when we fail and fall into sin, your Spirit invites us to remember that you chose us to be your servant […]

Liturgy Reflection & Benediction 09.14.14

Liturgy Good God, Creator of the world, draw us into prayer and celebration as we gather to remember the gifts of your earth and the stewardship you have entrusted to us as tillers and tenders in your image. We know that in the gathering of your people, power is present among us; your Holy Spirit stirs and moves and gives […]

Community Prayers 09.14.14

As a community, we can support and celebrate with each other through prayer. Join us in praying for those both spoken and unspoken during Sunday liturgy. Prayers of Thanksgiving. For … Everyday work that we have the privilege to do (Minnix) Mobile Loaves and Fishes workshop individuals who are adding value to our homes through their craftsmanship (Minnix) Having family […]

Liturgy Reflection & Benediction 09.07.14

Liturgy In the beginning God created all things, and God saw that they were good. At our beginning, God created us unique and irreplaceable, loved and wanted by God, known and treasured by God even before He created us. In all our new beginnings, God creates something new so we will seek God in the freshness of this morning, in […]

Community Prayers 09.07.14

As a community, we can support and celebrate with each other through prayer. Join us in praying for those both spoken and unspoken during Sunday liturgy. Prayers of Thanksgiving. For … For the blessing of sabbatical, and the ability to rest and renew. – Wey For my upcoming trip to India and my friend, John, who moved here from Savannah, […]

Liturgy Reflection & Benediction 08.31.14

Liturgy The Spirit of God calls us from many places; some of us come from busy homes with many people, some of us live alone. We are all part of the family. This week has been different for each of us; some of us have happy news we want to celebrate, some of us face grief and need comforting. We […]

Liturgy Reflection & Benediction 08.24.14

Liturgy Our heavenly Father, We dare to imagine a world where hunger has no chance to show its face. We dare to dream of a world where war and terror are afraid to leave their mark. We long to believe in a world of hope unchained and lives unfettered. We dare to share in the creation of a world where […]