Worship – November 16, 2025
WELCOME:
May this time of worship
be an oasis on your journey
ANNOUNCEMENTS: Jane
PRESENTATION by Jay and Becca Manning
SACRED SILENCE
LIGHTING THE CHRIST CANDLE:
The Christ Light
RECOGNITION OF TERRITORY: A reading from Embers by Richard Wagamese
The Candle of Reconciliation
INTROIT MV 82 Bathe Me in Your Light (verse 2)
CALL TO WORSHIP
One: We pray for a sense of awe and wonder as we come to this new day
All: In community we share
One: May we walk in the steps of Holy Light and Holy Love
All: In a world that needs echoes of that hope
One: May we share open arms and open hearts
All: In a world that needs that embrace
OPENING PRAYER –
SONG – MV 12 Come Touch Our Hearts
WORDS OF LAMENT –
Yet in the image of one glowing candle
We are reminded – in community
With each other –
Light overcomes darkness
Life is stronger than death
Love is more powerful than hate
Every time – each time
Step by step
THEME TIME – The Shoes We Choose
SONG – VU 639 One More Step Along the World I Go
CANDLE for CHILDREN and YOUTH
SCRIPTURE READINGS
Psalm 98: 1 – 4 from Psalms for Praying by Nan C. Merrill
Matthew 5: 33 – 37 and 48 from The Message by Eugene H. Peterson
One: These words come from the scriptures of our tradition.
All: May we find wisdom for our daily living.
Reading from a Prophet of Our Time
Words by David Whyte
One: These words come from a prophet of our time.
All: May we find wisdom in the voices around us.
SONG – MV 106 I Am the Dream
REFLECTION – Indwelling Presence
Musical Reflection
PRAYERS of the PEOPLE – Keri Wehlander
And together we sing –
The Lord’s Prayer – Paraphrase
OFFERING and DEDICATION
BLESSING
CLOSING CIRCLE SONG – VU 649 Walk with Me (2X)