August 22 Bulletin
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RESPONSIVE PRAYER For People Facing Great Uncertainty New Zealand Prayer Book One: God of the present moment Many: and soothes the frantic heart; One: bring hope to your people as we wait in uncertainty. Bring hope that you will make us the equal of whatever lies ahead. Bring us courage to endure what cannot be avoided, for your will is health and wholeness; You are God, and we need you. READING On Pain by Kahlil Gibran And a woman spoke, saying, “Tell us of pain.” August 22, 2021 at 10am And he said, “Your pain is the breaking of the https://zoom.us/j/716026467 shell that encloses your understanding. Even as Call in 669-900-9128 the stone of the fruit must break, that its heart may stand in the sun, so must you know pain. PASTOR Laurie Manning And could you keep your heart in wonder at the LITURGIST Sheila Helms daily miracles of your life, your pain would not MUSIC DIRECTOR Gabrielle Lochard seem less wondrous than your joy.” HOST Carolyn Noble MUSIC FOR PREPARATION NCH 483 PRELUDE & CANDLE LIGHTING Out of the Depths I Call by Samuel Howard Ed. Nahum Tate, Nicholas Brady WELCOME & PASSING THE PEACE Visitor form, Prayer requests, Comments READING 2 John 19: 1-11 Then Pilate took Jesus and had him flogged. OPENING HYMN NCH 99 2 The soldiers twisted together a crown of thorns Abide with Me and put it on his head. They clothed him in a tune: William H. Monk, text: Henry F. Lyte purple robe 3 and went up to him again and again, saying, “Hail, king of the Jews!” And they CALL TO WORSHIP slapped him in the face. 4 Once more Pilate One: Come into this place of peace, came out and said to the Jews gathered there, Many: and let its silence heal your spirit; “Look, I am bringing him out to you to let you Come into this place of memory, know that I find no basis for a charge against and let its history warm your soul; him.” 5 When Jesus came out wearing the crown Come into this place of prophecy and power, of thorns and the purple robe, Pilate said to them, and let its vision change your heart. “Here is the man!” 6 As soon as the chief priests and their officials saw him, they shouted, ANTHEM Now All the Woods Are Sleeping “Crucify! Crucify!” But Pilate answered, “You take tune: Heinrich Isaak, text: Paul Gerhardt him and crucify him. As for me, I find no basis for transl. The Lutheran Book of Worship a charge against him.” 7 The Jewish leaders insisted, “We have a law, and according to that law he must die, because he claimed to be the Son of God.” 8 When Pilate heard this, he was even more afraid, 9 and he went back inside the palace. “Where do you come from?” he asked Jesus, but Jesus gave him no answer. 10 “Do you refuse to speak to me?” Pilate said. “Don’t you realize I have power either to free you or to GIVING & RECEIVING OF GIFTS crucify you?” 11 Jesus answered, “You would Offerings will be received in the basket on the have no power over me if it were not given to you rear table, where envelopes are available. from above. Therefore the one who handed me Checks can be made out to Skyline Community over to you is guilty of a greater sin.” Church at 12540 Skyline Blvd, Oakland, 94619. Please add a memo if your offering is part of your SERMON Abide with Me annual pledge. The congregation is invited to use credit card, text-to-pay, or bank transfers with RESPONSE HYMN NCH 490 Stripe, through our member database I Want Jesus to Go with Me skyline.churchtrac.com. Friends may make credit Traditional African-American card contributions through Stripe at harm. J. Jefferson Cleveland, Vergola Nix skylineucc.org/give (preferred) or at paypal.me/skylinechurch. PRAYERS OF THE PEOPLE Tree of Life OFFERTORY ANNOUNCEMENTS skylineucc.org/news CLOSING HYMN NCH 419 THE LORD’S PRAYER Nun danket alle Gott All: Our Creator/Mother/Father, who art in (Now Thank We All Our God) heaven, hallowed be thy name. Thy kin-dom tune: Johann Crüger come. Thy will be done on earth as it is in text: Martin Rinkart, transl. Catherine Winkworth heaven. Give us this day our daily bread. And harm. Felix Mendelssohn-Bartholdy forgive us our debts as we forgive our debtors. And lead us not into temptation, but deliver us BENEDICTION from evil. For thine is the kin-dom, and the power and the glory, forever. Amen. POSTLUDE Skyline Community Church 12540 Skyline Blvd Oakland, CA 94619 510-531-8212 [email protected] Skylineucc.org OPENING HYMN MUSIC FOR PREPARATION RESPONSE HYMN CLOSING HYMN.