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Engage! We Are the Church Alive, Christ's Presence on This Earth; This Series Explores the Practical We Give God's Spirit Body in the Act of Our New Birth September 27, 2015 Opening Song We Are the Church Alive Engage! We are the Church Alive, Christ's presence on this earth; This series explores the practical We give God's Spirit body in the act of our new birth. questions of As yielded open channels for God's descending dove, belonging to a family We shout and sing, with joy we bring God's all inclusive love. of faith and ultimately finding our own path We are the Church Alive, Our faith has set us free; to being engaged. See if any of these No more enslaved by guilt and shame we live our liberty! questions ring true We follow Christ's example and freedom now proclaim, for you. Destroying myths of doubt and fear in Jesus' mighty name. When and how We are the Church Alive, All praise to God on high. do you experience being a part of a Creator, Savior, Comforter, we laud and magnify. community of faith? Your name, Almighty God of love; Pray, give us life that we What does it mean to May be your Church, the Church Alive, for all eternity. belong somewhere, anywhere, and of all by Jack St. John and David Pelletier places at a church? © 1980 Jack St. John and David Pelletier, CCLI# 2997 Do I experience God’s love personally, communally, in my Rev. Vickey Gibbs family? Does family Our Community Gathers even apply to me? What is expected of me? What can I hope to receive? Do I get to Announcements Mark Eggleston share my talents, my gifts, my story, my wisdom? + Exchange of Peace Rev. Vickey Gibbs September 27 Engage: Belonging + Gathering Song October 4 Engage: Sharing All are Welcome October 11 Engage: Serving Let us build a house where all are named, Their songs and visions heard October 18 And loved and treasured, taught and claimed Engage: Owning As words within the Word. Built of tears and cries and laughter, October 25 Prayers of faith and songs of grace, Engage: Growing Let this house proclaim from floor to rafter: All are welcome, all are welcome, All are welcome in this place. by Marty Haugen © 1994 GIA Publications, Inc, CCLI# 2997 + You are invited to rise in body or spirit. / De pie por favor. Contemporary Word / Lectura Contemprenea Paul Gonzales Special Music Shavailya Long, Annette Beall, Tammy Powers & Mark C. Brown Say the Name by Clint Brown and Martha Munizzi + Scripture Lesson / Lectura Bíblica Jackie Barillas Mark 9:38-41 John said, ‘Teacher {Jesus}, we saw someone casting out demons in your name, and we tried to stop him, because he was not following us.’ But Jesus said, ‘Do not stop them; for no one who does a deed of power in my name will be able soon afterwards to speak evil of me. Whoever is not against us is for us. For truly I tell you, whoever gives you a cup of water to drink because you bear the name of Christ will by no means lose the reward. One: This is the Word of God for the people of God. All: Thanks be to God. Anthem / Seleccion Musícal Sanctuary Choir In All Things God Works for Our Good by Lloyd Larson Sermon / Sermón Rev. Troy Treash Engage! Belonging 2 Moment of Reflection / Momento de Reflexión Mark C. Brown We Offer Ourselves / Nos Ofrecemos Manuel Diaz Invitation to Give / Invitación a Dar Rev. Vickey Gibbs Offertory / Ofertorio Sanctuary Choir What Brings Us Together by Jay Althouse Prayer of Receiving / Oración de Recepción Rev. Troy Treash Communion / Comunión Rev. Vickey Gibbs Communion Songs / Cantos de Comunión Change My Heart Oh God by Eddie Espinosa As the Deer by Martin Nystrom Breathe by Jean Janzen and Henry Percy Smith 3 Prayer of Thanksgiving / Acción de Gracias Rev. Vickey Gibbs Communion As we gather, break bread, and tell stories of hope through prayer, song and ritual in the practice we call "communion," we bear witness that "Life is + Closing Song / Canto de Salida stronger than death. People can change with God’s help. And God is Open Up the Heavens worthy of our thanks and praise." All are welcome We've waited for this day; at the table: you do not need to be a member We're gathered in your name, of this or any church to Calling out to You. gather as God's children Your glory like a fire, at the table of Life. Awakening desire, Will burn our hearts with truth. A brief blessing is You're the reason we're here. offered with bread and unfermented juice, You're the reason we're singing. available to all. Gluten- free bread is offered at Open up the heavens; the far right; Spanish We want to see You. blessing offered at the Open up the floodgates: far left. A mighty river, Please honor this time of Flowing from Your heart, sacred community with Filling every part of our praise. singing, quiet meditation or prayer that we might Show us, show us Your glory. each receive the spiritual Show us, show us Your power. nourishment we seek ... Show us, show us Your glory, Lord. Show us, show us Your glory. Comunión Show us, show us Your power. Al reunirnos, partir el Show us, show us Your glory, Lord. pan, y contar historias de esperanza a través de We want to see You, we want to see You. la oración, el canto y el ritual en la práctica que llamamos "comunión", Open up the heavens; damos testimonio de We want to see You. que "la vida es más Open up the floodgates: fuerte que la muerte. A mighty river, Las personas pueden Flowing from Your heart, cambiar con la ayuda de Filling every part of our praise. Dios. Y Dios es digno de nuestro agradecimiento y alabanza. "Todos están Open up the heavens; invitados a la mesa: We want to see You. no es necesario ser Open up the floodgates: miembro de esta iglesia A mighty river, o cualquier reunir como Flowing from Your heart, hijos de Dios en la mesa de la Vida. Filling every part of our praise. Una breve bendición se by Meredith Andrews ofrece con el pan y el jugo, al alcance de todos. Pan sin gluten se ofrece en el extremo derecho; bendición españoles ofrecen en el extremo + Benediction / Bendición Rev. Troy Treash izquierdo. Por favor respetar este tiempo de comunidad sagrada con canto, la meditación o la oración silenciosa para que podamos recibir cada uno el alimento espiritual que buscamos. + Postlude / Postludio Resurrection Instrumentalists 4 Executive Team Rev. Troy Treash Welcome! Senior Pastor If you are attending Resurrection Metropolitan Community Church for the first time, we are [email protected] (x101) glad to have you here! We invite you to join us each week as we worship God and learn more about Christian living in an inclusive way. All are welcome. Mark C. Brown Make sure to visit the Concierge Desk, located in our Welcome Area, to receive a Director of Worship Arts gift from us. You will find friendly volunteer hosts waiting to greet you. [email protected] (x109) Worship Services Shiv Dharan Resurrection MCC is proud to offer a variety in our worship services. Our two Sunday Director of Operations services, at 9 & 11 am, are identical in form, however they contain different elements from [email protected] (x102) diverse religious traditions each week. Mark Eggleston A Special Welcome to First-Time Families! Director of Outreach Our nursery staff would love to meet you and your infants & children aged one month through three years! The nursery is located to the right of the Sanctuary entrance and is [email protected] (x106) open during both the 9 & 11 am services. Rev. Vickey Gibbs Children and youth aged 4 - 17 years are invited to join our Youth Ministries Program during the 11 am service in the Activities Building (located across the breezeway from our main Interim Director of Life Development parking lot). Sign-in begins at 10:45 am. All children must be registered and signed-in to [email protected] (x107) attend. Parents are welcome to join the children for Communion at Noon in the Activities Building. Snack & sign-outs begin at 12:15 pm. Professional Stipend & Volunteers About Us… Resurrection MCC is a Christian church that follows God's call to justice for all people. We build on a rich history of social justice for, and on behalf of, lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, Jon Creamer and queer people. Since its founding in 1968, Metropolitan Community Churches have Audio Engineer been at the vanguard of civil and human rights movements as an international advocate for vulnerable people in places where religious orthodoxy, sexism, transphobia and homophobia can result in violence and death. MCC has been on the forefront in the struggle towards Joel Hammett marriage equality in the US and other countries worldwide and continues to be a powerful Organist & Accompanist voice in the LGBTQ equality movement. MCC’s ministry reaches over 43,000 members in over 250 churches in 22 countries worldwide. Christy Irvin Metropolitan Community Churches are on a bold mission to transform hearts, lives, and Gospel Ensemble Pianist history. We are a movement that faithfully proclaims God's inclusive love for all people and proudly bears witness to the holy integration of spirituality and sexuality. Because of our faith we are called to: do justice, show kindness, and live humbly with God (Micah 6:8); Debbie Mansfield explore life's questions with open hearts and minds; raise our voices in sacred defiance Nursery Coordinator against exclusion, whether religious, political or systemic; reach out to those with no hope; [email protected] equip new generations of remarkable, far-reaching spiritual activists.
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