Natalie's Grace Notes

  WE GATHER   PRELUDE  BRINGING IN THE LIGHT OF CHRIST  WELCOME & ANNOUNCEMENTS  *HYMN Come, Christians, Join to Sing UMH# 158  *CALL TO WORSHIP  L: Blessed be the Lord, the maker of heaven and earth!  P: Praise be to God, the Giver of many gifts!  L: Our help is in God’s name, the One who calls us here.  P: We come with songs of praise, with prayers too deep for words. L: Blessed be the Lord, the maker of heaven and earth!  P: Blessed be the Lord!  *OPENING PRAYER (IN UNISON)  Christ Jesus, we come into your presence from many different places. We come with songs of joy and shouts of gratitude. We come carrying heavy burdens and sighs of suffering. As you welcome us into your house, lift our burdens and receive our praise. Salt us with your grace and flavor us with your mercy. Bind us together, that we may be at peace with one another and be strengthened to go forth in service to the world. In your holy name, we pray....

  WE GATHER   PRELUDE  BRINGING IN THE LIGHT OF CHRIST  WELCOME & ANNOUNCEMENTS  *HYMN Trust and Obey UMH# 467 v 1, 2, 4  *CALL TO WORSHIP  L: Happy are those who follow the ways of the Lord.  P: God’s ways are just and merciful.  L: Those who follow God’s ways are continually nourished in faith. P: In all that they do, they prosper.  L: Come, let us open our hearts to God’s compassionate love.  P: Let us celebrate God’s mercy and justice. AMEN.  *OPENING PRAYER (IN UNISON)  Lord, be with us this day, helping us to put our priorities in order; so that we may faithfully serve you by serving your people. Heal our spirits. Enable us to follow your ways all the days of our lives. AMEN.  *HYMN Immortal, Invisible, God Only Wise UMH# 103  WE PROCLAIM GOD'S WORD   CHILDREN’S CHAT  OLD TESTAMENT READING  Ruth 1: 8-17    But Naomi said to her two daughters-in-law, “Go back each of you to your ...