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.

(*) You are invited to rise in body or spirit

Welcome | Community Life | Invitation to Centering       

Prelude George Adkins & Sharon Cooper

*Call to Worship                                                         Norm Dryer & Judith Bither

God hovered over the waters and brought forth life. Delighting in earth’s creatures and creations, God called these wonders “good!”

Though greed and cruelty seeped in, bringing violence and destruction into life’s abundance, still, God persists in the work of love. 

Stirring the waters again and again, God points us back to our divine beginnings while also ushering us towards new forms of life. 

Let us remember anew with joy God’s proclamations over creation: The earth and all its creatures are beloved. All life is Sacred. Each person, birthed from the Divine. 

Thanks be to God, who calls us back to ourselves - beloved and good and free to pursue life 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 | All Are Welcome Joyful Noise

Song | This Is Where Children Belong – Black Book #2233 Sharon Cooper

Kids Connect Pastor Jenny

Special Music | Now We Are Singing Hallelujah MUMC Choir

Sacred Story | Matthew 3:13-17 (CEB) Norm Dryer & Judith Bither

Message Pastor Jenny

Baptismal Remembrance

Joys + Concerns | Pastoral Prayer + Lord’s Prayer | Prayer Song – Water, River, Spirit, Grace     Joyful Noise

Offering + Prayer
Holy One, with thanks for your love that stretches beyond our comprehension, we bring our gifts. What a wonder, your invitation to be co-creators of life. May we be bold enough to believe it’s true: that you have called us, that you claim us, and that together, we can do a new thing. Through Christ we pray, Amen.

*Song | You Are Mine – Black Book #2218 Joyful Noise

*Benediction Pastor Jenny

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

Children + Youth: All children & youth are invited to Sunday School following Kids Connect during the service. After worship, their adults can pick them up in Herrmann Hall.

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 Pastor Jenny at jenny@morningsideumc.org!

Download the App: Update your profile and connect with Morningside on our new app with Church Center! Contact Rachel for instructions at office@morningsideumc.org. 

morningsideumc.org | 503-364-5013 | Office is open Monday-Thursday from 9:00 – 2:00 pm
Pastor: jenny@morningsideumc.org

Music Coordinator: sharon@morningsideumc.org

Faith Formation Coordinator: julie@morningsideumc.org    

Office Manager: office@morningsideumc.org