Sunday Worship
September 14, 2025 - 10 a.m. EDT

Prelude - Adagio in D Major (arr. Felix Mendelssohn)

Ringing of the Church Bell

Invitation to Worship
Wallace Bubar

One: From our scattered lives, from our fragmented selves

All: God has gathered us in this place.

One: From our solitude, from our secret hiding places

All: God has searched us out, and found us.

One: With thankful hearts, with joyful voices

All: Let us worship God together.

Hymn 620 - Praise, My Soul, the King of Heaven

Praise, my soul, the King of heaven;
to his feet your tribute bring;
ransomed, healed, restored, forgiven,
evermore his praises sing:
Alleluia! Alleluia!
Praise the everlasting King.

Praise him for his grace and favor
to his people in distress;
praise him still the same as ever,
slow to chide, and swift to bless:
Alleluia! Alleluia!
Glorious in his faithfulness.

Fatherlike, he tends and spares us;
well our feeble frame he knows;
in his hands he gently bears us,
rescues us from all our foes.
Alleluia! Alleluia!
Widely yet his mercy flows.

Angels, help us to adore him;
you behold him face to face.
Sun and moon, bow down before him,
dwellers all in time and space:
Alleluia! Alleluia!
Praise with us the God of grace.

Prayer of the Day [unison]

Merciful God, your desire to bring us into your commonwealth is so great that you seek us in the places of our ignorance, and the forgotten corners where we hide in despair. Gather us into your loving embrace, and pour upon us your wise and holy Spirit, so that we may become faithful servants in whom you rejoice with all the company of heaven; through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.

Canticle 390 - Praise, Praise, Praise the Lord!

Praise, praise, praise the Lord!
Praise God’s holy name. Alleluia!
Praise, praise, praise the Lord!
Praise God’s holy name. Alleluia!

Praise God’s holy name. Alleluia!
Praise God’s holy name. Alleluia!
Praise God’s holy name. Alleluia!
Praise God’s holy name. Alleluia!

Sharing the Peace

Welcome and Announcements

Old Testament Reading - Exodus 32:7-14
Jason Collins, liturgist

Anthem - Worthy of Our Highest Praise (Lloyd Larson)
Chancel Choir

Word with Children
Kristin Ream

New Testament Reading - Luke 15:1-10

Sermon - “Lost and Found”

Hymn 418 - Softly and Tenderly, Jesus Is Calling

Softly and tenderly Jesus is calling,
calling for you and for me.
See, on the portals he’s waiting and watching,
watching for you and for me.

“Come home, come home!
You who are weary, come home.”
Earnestly, tenderly, Jesus is calling,
calling, “O sinner, come home!”

Why should we tarry when Jesus is pleading,
pleading for you and for me?
Why should we linger and heed not his mercies,
mercies for you and for me?

“Come home, come home!
You who are weary, come home.”
Earnestly, tenderly, Jesus is calling,
calling, “O sinner, come home!”

O for the wonderful love he has promised,
promised for you and for me!
Though we have sinned, he has mercy and pardon,
pardon for you and for me.

“Come home, come home!
You who are weary, come home.”
Earnestly, tenderly, Jesus is calling,
calling, “O sinner, come home!”

Affirmation of Faith [unison] - Iona Community

We believe in Jesus Christ, Son of the one God, Maker and Sustainer of earth, sea, and sky. Born of Mary’s womb, faithful to the God of Abraham and Sarah, Jesus healed the sick, served the poor, and proclaimed heaven on earth. Condemned by the religious, crucified by the state, he died, but transformed even death and rose to life everlasting. He blessed the disciples with his Holy Spirit and sent them forth, east and west, north and south. We commit ourselves to Jesus, to one another as brothers and sisters, and to his mission in the world; in the grace of the Holy Spirit. Amen.

Prayers of the People

One: Lord, hear us.

All: Lord, graciously hear us.

The Lord’s Prayer [unison]

Our Father, who art in heaven, hallowed be thy name. Thy kingdom come; thy will be done, on earth as it is in heaven. Give us this day our daily bread, and forgive us our debts, as we forgive our debtors. And lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from evil. For thine is the kingdom, and the power, and the glory, forever. Amen.

Offering

Offertory - By Faith (Keith and Kristyn Getty and Stuart Townend; arr. Molly Ijames)

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Doxology 606 - Praise God, from Whom All Blessing Flow

Praise God, from Whom all blessings flow;
Praise Him, all creatures here below;
Praise Him above, ye heavenly host;
Praise Father, Son, and Holy Ghost. Amen.

Prayer of Dedication

Hymn 543 - God, Be the Love to Search and Keep Me

God be the love to search and keep me.
God be the prayer to move my voice.
God be the strength to now uphold me.
O Christ, surround me O Christ, surround me.

Bind to myself the name of Holy,
Great cloud of witnesses enfold.
Prophets, apostles, angels witness,
O Christ, surround me, O Christ, surround me.

Brightness of sun and glow of moonlight,
Flashing of lightning, strength of wind.
Depth of the sea to soil of planet,
O Christ, surround me O Christ, surround me.

Walking behind to hem my journey,
Going ahead to light my way,
And from beneath, above, and all ways,
O Christ, surround me O Christ, surround me.

Christ in the eyes of all who see me.
Christ in the ears who hear my voice.
Christ in the hearts of all who know me,
O Christ, surround me O Christ, surround me.

Blessing for a Wedding Anniversary - Dick and Laura Main

Benediction

Postlude - Wedding March (Felix Mendelssohn)
Philip Everingham

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