* Denotes all are invited to stand.
Bold text indicates portions of the service to be spoken or sung by the congregation.

May 11, 2025
Fourth Sunday of Easter

Music for Gathering:
Brian Jay
Organist

Welcome & Announcements:
Rev. Aaron J. White

Minute for Mission:
Kristen Oertell – Mission Yearbook

Call to Worship:
The Lord is our shepherd;
we lack nothing.
Though we may walk through the darkest valley,
we fear no evil; for God is with us.
Surely goodness and mercy shall follow us all the days of our lives,
and we shall dwell in the house of the Lord forever.

* Hymn 620 ”Praise, My Soul, the King of Heaven”
Please see screens for lyrics.

Confession of Sin:
Michael Osborn, Worship Leader
Eternal God, in the presence of our enemies, we divide and demonize. When you face our enemies, you choose neither contempt nor punishment, but set a table and make provision for us all. Our ways are not your ways, O Creator, and they are an affront to the work of your hands. Have mercy on us, O God, and heal us. Send our risen Lord among us again to repair relationships and restore humanity. Set us free to share the love of Christ Jesus just as he does at his table.
Silence for personal confession

* Assurance of Pardon:
…Believe the good News!
In Jesus Christ we are forgiven, nutured, and safe!

* Song of Praise #243  “Be Not Afraid”
Please see Sanctuary screens for lyrics.

* Passing the Peace

Prayer for Illumination:
Michael Osborn, Worship Leader

First Scripture:
Psalm 23
The word of the Lord.
Thanks be to God.

Anthem: 
“Every Promise of Your Word”
PCM Chancel Choir

Second Scripture:
John 10:22-30
The word of the Lord.
Thanks be to God.

Time for the Children:
Chuck McGavren

Sermon:
Rev. Aaron J. White

* Hymn 518 “Your Only Son (Lamb of God)”
Please see screens for lyrics.

Pastoral Prayer:
Congregation Response:  Hear our prayer.

Invitation to Discipleship

The Lord’s Prayer:
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 sins as we forgive those who sin against us.
And lead us not into temptation but deliver us from evil.
For thine is the kingdom and the power, and the glory forever. Amen.

* Hymn #187  “Savior, like a Shepherd Lead Us”
Please see screens for lyrics.

* Charge & Blessing
…May Christ the Good Shepherd bless and guide us this day and always.
Alleluia! Amen!

* Music for departing

* Denotes all are invited to stand.
Bold text indicates portions of the service to be spoken or sung by the congregation.

May 4, 2025
Third Sunday of Easter

Music for Gathering:
Brian Jay
Organist

Welcome & Announcements:
Rev. Aaron J. White

Minute for Mission:
Susie Hollman – Garden Mart

Call to Worship:
We glorify you, O Lord, for you have lifted us up.
O Lord, our God, we cried out to you, and you healed us.
Sing praises to the Lord, O faithful ones, and praise God’s holy name.
For God’s anger is but for a moment, but God’s favor is for a lifetime.
Weeping may linger for the night, but joy comes with the morning.
O God, you have turned our mourning into dancing! Let us worship God!

* Hymn 234 “Come, You Faithful, Raise the Strain”
Please see screens for lyrics.

Confession of Sin:
Brenda Norton, Worship Leader
Generous God, in Jesus you have shown us love—love that seeks, love that suffers, love that survives all things. You call us, even command us, to show that love in our lives. Yet we turn away from what you would have us do. We confess that the ways of love are not our ways. We deny and ignore, hurt and hate, despise and reject. Have mercy on us. Help us to receive your love so that we can love others. Help us to receive your love so that we can love ourselves.
Silence for personal confession

* Assurance of Pardon:
…This is good News!
In Jesus Christ we are forgiven!

* Song of Praise #243  “Be Not Afraid”
Please see Sanctuary screens for lyrics.

* Passing the Peace

Prayer for Illumination:
Brenda Norton, Worship Leader

First Scripture:
Revelation 5:11-14
The word of the Lord.
Thanks be to God.

Anthem: 
“Make Me a Channel of Your Peace”
PCM Bell Choir

Second Scripture:
John 21:1-19
The word of the Lord.
Thanks be to God.

Time for the Children:
Rev. Aaron J. White

Sermon:
Rev. Aaron J. White

* Hymn 720 “Jesus Calls Us”
Please see screens for lyrics.

Pastoral Prayer:
Congregation Response:  Bless us with peace.

Invitation to Discipleship

The Lord’s Prayer:
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 sins as we forgive those who sin against us.
And lead us not into temptation but deliver us from evil.
For thine is the kingdom and the power, and the glory forever. Amen.

* Hymn #246  “Christ Is Alive!”
Please see screens for lyrics.

* Charge & Blessing
…To the one who is seated on the throne and to the Lamb be blessing and honor and glory and might forever and ever!
Alleluia! Amen!

* Music for departing

* Denotes all are invited to stand.
Bold text indicates portions of the service to be spoken or sung by the congregation.

April 27, 2025
Second Sunday of Easter

Music for Gathering:
Brian Jay
Organist

Welcome & Announcements:
Rev. Cindy Harvey, Parish Associate

Minute for Mission:
Kathy Egr – Camp Calvin Crest

Call to Worship:
Praise God with clapping hands; praise God with hands comforting a child.
Praise God with silent hearts; praise God with hearts broken for the world.
Praise God with electric guitars; praise God with soft piano chords.
Praise God with be-bop and hip-hop; praise God with rhythms that don’t stop.
Praise God with a hallelujah chorus; praise God with a Gregorian chant.
Praise God with dancing steps; praise God with feet walking for justice.

* Hymn 254 “That Easter Day with Joy Was Bright”
Please see screens for lyrics.

Confession of Sin:
Beverly Shelton, Worship Leader
God of empty tombs and emptier people: when we hesitate to speak of your hope, forgive us, and give us a voice.  When we find it difficult to love one another, forgive us, and give us fresh compassion.  When we want to stand with the high and mighty, forgive us, and seat us next to the poor and oppressed. When we stay locked behind our fears and doubts, forgive us, and send us out to share your grace.  When we cannot believe your Word of new life, forgive us, and fill us with your joy.

Silence for personal confession

* Assurance of Pardon:
…Christ comes into the locked rooms of our faults and gifts us with grace & hope.
Christ comes to fill us with peace, so we may proclaim the good news of mercy and forgiveness for all. Thanks be to God. Amen.

* Song of Praise #243  “Be Not Afraid”
Please see Sanctuary screens for lyrics.

* Passing the Peace

Prayer for Illumination:
Beverly Shelton, Worship Leader

First Scripture:
Revelation 1:4-8
The word of the Lord.
Thanks be to God.

Anthem: 
“Glory, Glory, Hallelujah”
PCM Chancel Choir

Second Scripture:
John 20:19-31
The word of the Lord.
Thanks be to God.

Time for the Children:
Kathy Sutula

Sermon:
Rev. Cindy Harvey

* Hymn 268 “Crown Him with Many Crowns”
Please see screens for lyrics.

The Reaffirmation of Baptism & Profession of Faith for Confirmands

Presentation

Do you believe in God, the Father almighty?
I believe in God, the Father almighty, creator of heaven and earth.
Do you believe in Jesus Christ?
I believe in Jesus Christ, God’s only Son, our Lord, who was conceived by the Holy Spirit, born of the Virgin Mary, suffered under Pontius Pilate, was crucified, died, and was buried; he descended to the dead. On the third day he rose again; he ascended into heaven, he is seated at the right hand of the Father, and he will come to judge the living and the dead.
Do you believe in the Holy Spirit?
I believe in the Holy Spirit, the holy catholic church, the communion of saints, the forgiveness of sins, the resurrection of the body, and the life everlasting. Amen.

Laying On of Hands

Presentation of Gifts

Welcome

Pastoral Prayer:
Congregation Response:  Bless us with peace.

Invitation to Discipleship

The Lord’s Prayer:
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 sins as we forgive those who sin against us.
And lead us not into temptation but deliver us from evil.
For thine is the kingdom and the power, and the glory forever. Amen.

* Hymn #238  “Thine Is the Glory”
Please see screens for lyrics.

* Charge & Blessing
God sends us forth with songs of joy in our hearts.
We will go to sing of wonder to all who are empty of life even as we gather them close to our hearts.
Jesus calls us to step out of our fears into lives of witness.
We will go to breathe peace into all the broken places around us.
The Spirit teaches us new dance steps of grace.
We will go to take our sisters and brothers by the hand to dance in the streets of the kingdom.

* Music for departing

* Denotes all are invited to stand.
Bold text indicates portions of the service to be spoken or sung by the congregation.

April 20, 2025
Easter Sunday

Music for Gathering:
Brian Jay
Organist

Hymn:  #220 v.4 “Go to Dark Gethsemane”
PCM Chancel Choir

Welcome & Announcements
Rev. Aaron J. White

Peace Message:
Brenda Norton

Prelude: “Thine Is The Glory”
Master Brass

Call to Worship:
O give thanks to the Lord, for God is good.
God’s steadfast love endures forever!
Let Israel say,
God’s steadfast love endures forever!
Let the house of Aaron say,.
God’s steadfast love endures forever! 
Let all who fear the Lord say,
God’s steadfast love endures forever! Let us worship the risen God!

* Hymn #232 “Jesus Christ Is Risen Today”
Please see screens for lyrics.

* Presentation of Sacred Symbols

Here is the cross, a sign of God’s love.
Jesus is our Savior and Lord, who lived and died and rose again for us.
Here is the candle, the light of Christ.
Jesus is the light of the world, showing us God’s holy way.
Here is the Bible, the book of faith.
Jesus is the Word of God made flesh who came to live among us.
Here is the water, a sign of God’s grace.
Jesus gives us living water so that we may never be thirsty.
Here is the bread, the body of Christ.
Jesus is the bread of heaven, the food of everlasting life.
Here is the cup, a sign of God’s promise.
Jesus is the vine and we are the branches, growing together in faith, hope, and love.

A Litany for Easter
Congregation Response:
Alleluia! The Lord is risen indeed!

Song of Praise: #243 “Be Not Afraid”
(Please see screen for lyrics.)

* Passing the Peace

Prayer for Illumination:
Kathleen Keefer, Worship Leader

First Reading: 
Isaiah 65:17-25
17 “For I am about to create new heavens and a new earth! The things of the past will not be remembered or come to mind!
18 Be glad and rejoice forever and ever in what I create, because I now create Jerusalem to be a joy and its people to be a delight!
19 I will rejoice in Jerusalem, and delight in my people; no more shall the sound of weeping be heard in it or the cry of distress.
20 No longer will there be in it an infant who lives but a few days, or old people who do not live out their days. They die as mere youths who reach but a hundred years, and those who fall short of a hundred will be thought accursed
21 At last they will live in the houses they build, and eat the fruit of the vineyard they plant.
22 They will not build for another to inhabit; they will not plant for another to eat. For the days of my people will be like the days of a tree, and my chosen ones will enjoy the fruit of their labors.
23 They will not labor in vain or bear children doomed to die; for they and their descendants are a people blessed by God.
24 Even before they call upon me, I will answer; and while they speak, I will hear.
25 The wolf and the lamb will feed side by side; the lion will eat straw like an ox. Serpents will be content to crawl on the ground; they will not injure or destroy in all my holy mountain,”
says [Adonai].

Anthem: “Easter Chorale and Alleluia”
PCM Chancel Choir

Second Scripture:
John 20:1-18
1 Early in the morning on the first day of the week, while it was still dark, Mary of Magdala came to the tomb. She saw that the stone had been rolled away from the entrance,
2 so she ran off to Simon Peter and the other disciple— the one Jesus loved —and told them, “The Rabbi has been taken from the tomb! We don’t know where they have put Jesus!”
3 At that, Peter and the other disciple started out toward the tomb.
4 They were running side by side, but then the other disciple outran Peter and reached the tomb first.
5 He didn’t enter, but bent down to peer in and saw the linen wrappings lying on the ground.
6 Then Simon Peter arrived and entered the tomb. He observed the linen wrappings on the ground,
7 and saw the piece of cloth that had covered Jesus’ head lying not with the wrappings, but rolled up in a place by itself.
8 Then the disciple who had arrived first at the tomb went in. He saw and believed.
9 As yet, they didn’t understand the scripture that Jesus was to rise from the dead.
10 Then the disciples went back to their homes.
11 Meanwhile, Mary stood weeping beside the tomb. Even as she wept, she stooped to peer inside,
12 and there she saw two angels in dazzling robes. One was seated at the head and the other at the foot of the place where Jesus’ body had lain.
13 They asked her, “Why are you weeping?” She answered them, “Because they have taken away my Rabbi, and I don’t know where they have put the body.”
14 No sooner had she said this than she turned around and caught sight of Jesus standing there, but she didn’t know it was Jesus.
15 He asked her, “Why are you weeping? For whom are you looking?” She supposed it was the gardener, so she said, “Please, if you’re the one who carried Jesus away, tell me
where you’ve laid the body and I will take it away.”
16 Jesus said to her, “Mary!” She turned to him and said, “Rabboni!” —which means “Teacher”.
17 Jesus then said, “Don’t hold on to me, for I have not yet ascended to Abba God. Rather, go to the sisters and brothers and tell them, ‘I’m ascending to my Abba and to your Abba, my God and your God!’”
18 Mary of Magdala went to the disciples. “I have seen the Teacher!” she announced. Then she reported what the savior had said to her.
The word of the Lord.
Thanks be to God.

Time for Children:
Darla Holycross

Sermon:
Rev. Aaron J. White

* Hymn #241 “Woman, Weeping in the Garden”
Please see screens for lyrics.

Pastoral Prayer:
Congregation Response:  Hear our prayer.

Invitation to Discipleship

The Lord’s Supper:
Invitation
Great Thanksgiving

The Lord be with you. 
And also with you.
Lift up your hearts. 
We lift them to the Lord.
Let us give thanks to the Lord our God.  
It is right to give our thanks and praise.
…Therefore we praise you, joining the song of the universal church and the heavenly choir:
Holy, holy, holy Lord, God of power and might, Heaven and earth are full of Your glory.
Hosanna in the highest. Blessed is he who comes in the name of the Lord,
Hosanna in the highest, hosanna in the highest.
…great is the mystery of faith: 
Christ has died; Christ is risen; Christ will come again.
…God of glory, now and forever.
Amen

The Lord’s Prayer
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 sins as we forgive those who sin against us.
And lead us not into temptation but deliver us from evil.
For thine is the kingdom and the power, and the glory forever. Amen.

The Bread is Broken and the Cup is Filled.
The Communion of the People.
The Prayer After Communion.

* Hymn #248” Christ Is Risen! Shout Hosanna!”
Please see screens for lyrics.

* Charge & Blessing

Music for Departing: “Ave Verum Corpus”
Master Brass

* Denotes all are invited to stand.
Bold text indicates portions of the service to be spoken or sung by the congregation.

April 13, 2025
Palm Sunday

Music for Gathering:
Brian Jay
Organist

Call to Worship:
Give thanks to the Lord, for God is good.
God’s steadfast love endures forever!
Let all who fear the Lord say,
God’s steadfast love endures forever!
The Lord has answered our prayer and become our salvation.
God’s steadfast love endures forever! Hosanna, hosanna!
Let us worship God!

Palm Procession & Hymn:  “Hosanna to the Son of David”
Verses: PCM Chancel Choir

Welcome & Announcements:
Rev. Aaron J. White, Pastor

Rejoice greatly, O daughter of Zion!
Shout aloud, O daughter of Jerusalem!
Lo, your king comes to you;
triumphant and victorious is he,
humble and riding on a donkey,
on a colt, the foal of a donkey.

Minute for Mission:
Kristen Oertell,
Eco-Palms

* Confession of Sin:
Jolene Schmitz, Worship Leader
Triumphant God, we join the crowds of the ages in shouting your praises. While our lips give you glory, our lives seldom reflect your purposes. We sing easily of your greatness, but living faithfully is often beyond us. We hear of your salvation, yet sin is still close and real, daily leading us away from you. Have mercy on us. Ride into our hearts with healing grace. Forgive what we have done and direct who we shall be. Lord, save us. Hosanna!
Silence for personal confession

Assurance of Pardon
… Jesus Christ has defeated sin forever. This is good news!
In Jesus Christ we are forgiven!

Song of Praise: #695 “Change My Heart O God”
(Please see screen for lyrics.)

* Passing the Peace

Prayer for Illumination:
Jolene Schmitz, Worship Leader

First Reading: (Responsive)
Psalm 118:1-2, 19-29
1 I thank you, [Adonai], for your goodness! Your love is everlasting!
2 Let Israel say it: “Your love is everlasting!”
19 open the gates of justice for me, let me come in and thank you, [Adonai]!
20 This is the gate of [Adonai], and only the upright can enter!
21 thank you for hearing me, for saving me.
22 it was the stone which the builders rejected that became the keystone;
23 this is [Adonai’s] doing, and it is wonderful to see.
24 this is the day [Adonai] has made—let us celebrate with joy!
25 Please, [Adonai], please save us! Please, [Adonai], give us prosperity now!
26 Blessings on the one who comes in the name of [Adonai]! we bless you from [Adonai’s] temple!
27 [Adonai] is God and God has enlightened us. Join the festal procession! with palm fronds in hand, go up to the horns of the altar!
28 You are my God, and I thank you; you are my God, and I exalt you. thank you for hearing me, for saving me.
29 thank you, [Adonai], for your goodness! Your love is everlasting!
The word of the Lord.
Thanks be to God.

Anthem: “Hosanna, Loud Hosanna”
PCM Bell Choir

Second Scripture:
Luke 19:28-40
28 Having said this, Jesus went ahead with the ascent to Jerusalem.
29 Approaching Bethphage and Bethany, near what is called the Mount of Olives, Jesus sent two of the disciples with these instructions:
30 “Go into the village ahead of you. Upon entering it, you’ll find a tethered colt that no one has yet ridden. Untie it and lead it back.
31 If anyone should ask you, ‘Why are you untying it?’; say, ‘the Rabbi needs it.”
32 They departed on their errand and found things just as Jesus had said.
33 As they untied the colt, its owners said to them, “Why are you doing that?”;
34 They explained that the Rabbi needed it.
35 Then the disciples led the animal to Jesus and, laying their cloaks on it, helped him mount.
36 People spread their cloaks on the roadway as Jesus rode along.
37 As they reached the descent from the Mount of Olives, the entire crowd of disciples joined them and began to rejoice and praise God loudly for the display of power they had seen, saying,
38 “Blessed is the One who comes in the name of our God! Peace in heaven, and glory in the highest”
39 Some of the Pharisees in the crowd said to Jesus, “Teacher, rebuke your disciples!”
40 Jesus replied, “I tell you, if they were to keep silent, the very stones would cry out!”;
The word of the Lord.
Thanks be to God.

Time for Children:
Chuck McGavren

Sermon:
Rev. Aaron J. White

* Hymn #196 “All Glory, Laud, and Honor”
Please see screens for lyrics.

Pastoral Prayer:
Congregation Response:  Hear our prayer.

Invitation to Discipleship

The Lord’s Supper:
Invitation
Great Thanksgiving

The Lord be with you. 
And also with you.
Lift up your hearts. 
We lift them to the Lord.
Let us give thanks to the Lord our God.  
It is right to give our thanks and praise.
…Therefore we praise you, joining the song of the universal church and the heavenly choir:
Holy, holy, holy Lord, God of power and might, Heaven and earth are full of Your glory.
Hosanna in the highest. Blessed is he who comes in the name of the Lord,
Hosanna in the highest, hosanna in the highest.
…great is the mystery of faith: 
Christ has died; Christ is risen; Christ will come again.
…God of glory, now and forever.
Amen

The Lord’s Prayer
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 sins as we forgive those who sin against us.
And lead us not into temptation but deliver us from evil.
For thine is the kingdom and the power, and the glory forever. Amen.

The Bread is Broken and the Cup is Filled.
The Communion of the People.
The Prayer After Communion.

* Hymn #198  “Ride On! Ride On in Majesty”
Please see screens for lyrics.

* Charge & Blessing

* Denotes all are invited to stand.
Bold text indicates portions of the service to be spoken or sung by the congregation.

March 30, 2025
Fourth Sunday in Lent

Music for Gathering:
Brian Jay
Organist

Welcome & Announcements:
Rev. Cindy Harvey, Parish Associate

Minute for Mission:
Jeff Koerten – Habitat for Humanity

Call to Worship:
Do you feel it? God’s kingdom is beneath our feet.
We live in the new creation shaped by God out of our brokenness.
Do you know it? God’s reconciling love in Christ has shattered our ways of viewing people.
No longer do we label our sisters and brothers, we welcome them with open arms.
Do you believe it? God has made everything, including us, new,
and sends us forth to share this good news with everyone!!

* Hymn 442 “Just as I Am, without One Plea”
Please see screens for lyrics.

Confession of Sin:
Chuck McGavren, Worship Leader
On this very day, Waiting God, we admit all the lengths to which we go so we might avoid you. You offer us that kingdom of joy and wonder, yet we would hide in places where temptation waits. You invite us to feast on your grace and peace, but we stubbornly refuse, because you also welcome those we call ‘outsiders.’ We are quick to see all the mistakes that those around us make, but hope you will ignore our foolish choices. Celebrating God, before we come to our senses, we find you running towards us, sweeping us up in your arms, tears of grace mingling with our cries of confession, a mighty river washing away our sinful ways to restore us to new life. In Jesus Christ, our Lord and Savior, we find no limitations on your grace, no reservations about your love, but a feast that overflows with wonder, a place we can finally call home.
Silence for personal confession

* Assurance of Pardon:
God rolls away everything that stands in our way – our past, our sin, our pain, our hesitation, and reshapes us into new people living in the new creation. What wonderful grace. We are forgiven!
Broken, we are made whole; lost, we are brought home; empty, we are filled with songs of gladness.
We rejoice and give thanks to God who has graced us with mercy. Amen.

* Song of Praise #695  “Guide Me, O Thou Great Jehovah”
Please see Sanctuary screens for lyrics.

* Passing the Peace

Prayer for Illumination:
Chuck McGavren, Worship Leader

First Scripture:
Psalm 32
The word of the Lord.
Thanks be to God.

Anthem: 
“Be Not Afraid”
PCM Chancel Choir

Second Scripture:
Luke 15:1-3, 11b-32
The word of the Lord.
Thanks be to God.

Time for the Children:
Kathy Egr

Sermon:
Rev. Cindy Harvey

* Hymn 418 “Softly and Tenderly Jesus Is Calling”
Please see screens for lyrics.

Pastoral Prayer:
Congregation Response:  Hear our prayer.

The Lord’s Prayer:
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 sins as we forgive those who sin against us.
And lead us not into temptation but deliver us from evil.
For thine is the kingdom and the power, and the glory forever. Amen.

Invitation to Discipleship:

* Hymn #74  “When God Restored Our Common Life”
Please see screens for lyrics.

* Charge & Blessing
God sends us forth,
to be reconcilers of the broken and oppressed.
Jesus, our Brother, sends us to welcome everyone.
We will embrace the prodigals with joy, we will make a feast for all of God’s people.
The Spirit sends us with arms full of healing.
We will go to bring hope to all we meet.

* Music for Departing