Please join us this Sunday, May 16th at 9:30 AM in person or on Zoom. Rev. Ed will give a sermon titled, "Taken up into Heaven." We hope you can join us.
This Sunday we will have our second outdoor service! It'll be on the lawn at Goodwins Mills UMC, 55 Church St., in Lyman. The service will also be on Zoom for people unable to meet in person. We ask that anyone attending wear a mask and bring a lawn chair.
Worship order:
Zoom Worship Service
Beacon of Hope Cooperative Parish
May 16, 2021
Gathering in Praise
Welcome and Announcements
Silent Centering Prayer
Opening Prayer
Gracious God,
We are in the presence of your creation, under the sky and upon this sacred ground that you made for us. Be in and through our worship in this hour. Be in and through our bodies, our minds, and our spirits, as we seek to bring you worship and praise. For your presence in our lives we give thanks, in the name of your son, our Savior, Jesus the Christ. Amen.
Celebration Song
The Scriptures are Opened
Acts 1: 1-11 (The Promise: Receiving the Holy Spirit)
Luke 24: 44-53 (Jesus Carried up into Heaven)
Message “Taken up into Heaven”
Celebration Song
Prayers of the People
Pastoral Prayer
Lord’s Prayer
Celebrating Our Giving
Serving Christ at Home and in the World
Closing Prayer
Loving God,
As we leave this sacred space, allow us to realize the full weight of our mission. You send us out into a hurting world. May our words, actions, and very presence, bring comfort, healing, and hope. May we rest in the power that you give us. May we hold you in our hearts, as we share with others how you have touched our lives. In Jesus’ name we offer this prayer. Amen.
Benediction
We are sent out into the mission field
