Welcome! We hope this feels like a space you can take a deep breath in. You are loved, just as you are. Full stop. We breathe in. And out. God’s love is here. May we practice love so we can embody Jesus’ love in our daily lives, relationships & justice work.
A Quiet Room is available for anyone with sensory needs or young children. Ask an usher at the back of the sanctuary and they’ll point you toward the Quiet Room.(*) You are invited to rise in body or spirit
Altar: Judith Bither
Welcome | Community Life | Passing the Peace | Invitation to Centering
Prelude | Sharon Cooper
*Call to Worship | Karen Crooch
Beloved of God, we gather together,
Welcomed just as we are, by a love that knows no bounds!
Here, all are invited, all are included, and all are affirmed.
We are a community built on grace, where every story and every identity is a sacred reflection of the Divine.
Let us open our hearts to the radical, inclusive love of Christ.
Let us worship God together!
*Vision of Faith
We are all God's People! We are called by Christ to ministries of love, justice and reconciliation with our church, community and world!
*Song | In the Midst of New Dimensions – Black Book #2238 Sharon Cooper
Song | This Is Where Children Belong – Black Book #2233
Sharon Cooper
Kids Connect | Rev. Kate Conolly
Special Music | Erin McGrath, Sam Kinney, Jan Nelson, Hale Thornburgh
Sacred Story | Luke 10:25-37
Karen Crooch
Message | More Than Welcome Rev. Kate Conolly
Song | Christ Has Broken Down the Wall Joyful Noise
Joys + Concerns | Pastoral Prayer + Lord’s Prayer | Candles + Prayer Song
Sanctuary
Black Book #2164 Joyful Noise
Offering + Prayer
Beloved One, you came to dwell among us that we would all come to know life abundant. As we bring our offerings, we pray that we may confront the systems and powers that keep life from flourishing. Refusing to settle for evil’s justification of what is, bless our efforts to live differently and dream deeper of the possibilities among us. Amen
*Song | Draw the Circle Wide
Joyful Noise
*Benediction | Rev. Kate Conolly
Postlude| Sharon Cooper
You’re invited to say hello after worship and enjoy coffee and snacks. Take a left and then a right as you leave the sanctuary to enter Herrmann Hall.
Community Notes
Connect:
When and if you feel ready to explore more, we’d love to hear more of your story and help you find a place to make friends and grow in faith. Contact Rachel at office@morningsideumc.org for next steps!
If a pastoral care need arises before June 30, we have a team that will be available to offer support. Simply contact Rachel at office@morningsideumc.org
and we’ll ensure a connection is made.
Rev. Karen’s appointment with us begins on Wednesday, July 1. She will lead worship on Sunday, July 5! You can send a note of welcome to revkaren@morningsideumc.org
morningsideumc.org | 503-364-5013 | Office is open Monday-Thursday from 10:00 – 3:00 pm
Incoming Pastor as of July 1: revkaren@morningsideumc.org
Office Manager:
office@morningsideumc.org
Bookkeeper: bookkeeper@morningsideumc.org
Liturgist Coordinator: judithbither@gmail.com