Prayer for Trinity Sunday
Through your efforts, blessed Trinity, Father, Son and Holy Spirit,
we have been redeemed, created, and sanctified. Although we have never understood the fullness of the Trinity, you have granted us new life and have declared us innocent through the sacrifice of Jesus on the cross. For this we worship you in humble adoration. Keep us in the faith until we join the elect around your glorious throne. We ask this in your name, you who live and rule, ever one God, through all eternity. Amen.
Opening Hymn: "Love Divine, All Loves Excelling" #384
Love divine, all loves excelling,
joy of heaven, to earth come down;
Fix in us thy humble dwelling;
all thy faithful mercies crown!
Jesus, thou art all compassion,
pure, unbounded love thou art;
Visit us with thy salvation;
enter every trembling heart.
Breathe, O breathe thy loving Spirit
into every troubled breast!
Let us all in thee inherit;
let us find that second rest.
Take away our bent to sinning;
Alpha and Omega be;
End of faith, as its beginning,
set our hearts at liberty
Come, Almighty to deliver,
let us all thy life receive;
suddenly return and never,
nevermore thy temples leave.
Thee we would be always blessing,
serve thee as thy hosts above,
pray and praise thee without ceasing,
glory in thy perfect love
Finish, then, thy new creation;
pure and spotless let us be.
Let us see thy great salvation
perfectly restored in thee;
changed from glory into glory,
till in heaven we take our place,
till we cast our crowns before thee,
lost in wonder, love, and praise.
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Pastoral Prayer/Prayer of Confession
Offering/Prayer of Thanksgiving
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Special Music
“Give Me Jesus” Jeff Cartwright & Amy Cons
Sermon
“Moving Toward God’s New Future”
Pastor Janice
Great Thanksgiving/Consecration of Communion Elements*
An Order of Farewell to a Pastor
Ron Oedemann, Chairperson of SPRC
Closing Hymn: "Victory in Jesus" #370
I heard an old, old story,
how a Savior came from glory,
How he gave his life on Calvary
to save a wretch like me;
I heard about his groaning,
of his precious blood’s atoning,
Then I repented of my sins and won the victory.
O victory in Jesus, my Savior forever!
He sought me and bought me
with his redeeming blood;
He loved me ere I knew him,
and all my love is due him;
He plunged me to victory
beneath the cleansing flood.
I heard about his healing,
of his cleansing power revealing,
How he made the lame to walk again
and caused the blind to see;
And then I cried, “Dear Jesus,
come and heal my broken spirit,”
And somehow Jesus came
and brought to me the victory.
O victory in Jesus, my Savior forever!
He sought me and bought me
with his redeeming blood;
He loved me ere I knew him,
and all my love is due him;
He plunged me to victory
beneath the cleansing flood.
I heard about a mansion
He has built for me in glory,
and I heard about the streets of gold
beyond the crystal sea;
about the angels singing
and the old redemption story,
and some sweet day I’ll sing up there
the song of victory.
O victory in Jesus, my Savior forever!
He sought me and bought me
with his redeeming blood;
He loved me ere I knew him,
and all my love is due him;
He plunged me to victory
beneath the cleansing flood.
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Benediction for Trinity Sunday (based on John 3):
Go out into God’s world as those born of water and Spirit. Go as those inspired and excited to know that “God did not send the Son into the world to condemn the world”. No, in fact, our God sent Jesus into the world so that the world might be saved through him. Go as those living in the mystery of the Creator, Christ, and Holy Spirit. Go knowing you are loved and are called to love each other. Amen!
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Holy Communion will be distributed between 11am-12noon by drive-through only.
Please come and wish Pastor Janice well on her retirement and also partake of the Sacrament.
The consecrated elements will be distributed as individually sealed wafers and grape juice; appropriate sanitation will be maintained.
