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: Karna Johnson
Welcome | Community Life | Passing the Peace | Invitation to Centering Rev. Sam McPhail
Prelude Sharon Cooper
*Call to Worship Karna Johnson
Children of God, the Spirit of Christ calls us into freedom.
Let the reign of evil be cast away.
Baptized into a new life, God leads us in the work of love that transforms.
Love confronts us.
Love changes us.
Love enables us to leave behind what is deadly and deadening.
Through God’s grace, we come to perceive the possibilities of a world that is just.
Unsatisfied with all that suppresses life, we seek collective abundance.
Come, Holy Spirit, and build your world anew.
*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 | O For a Thousand Tongues to Sing – Red Book #57 Sharon Cooper
Song | This Is Where Children Belong – Black Book #2233 Sharon Cooper
Kids Connect Rev. Sam McPhail
Special Music | Prayer of the Children Sam, Sara, Teresa, Erin & Joanne
Sacred Story | Romans 5:1-5 CEB Karna Johnson
Message | Hope Does Not Disappoint Us! Rev. Sam McPhail
Song | Healer of Our Every Ill – Black Book 2131 Joyful Noise
Joys + Concerns | Pastoral Prayer + Lord’s Prayer | Prayer Song | In the Lord I’ll Be Ever Thankful – Black Book #2195 Sharon Cooper
Offering + Prayer
God, for all that you feel in solidarity with us, we give you thanks. You weep with the heartbroken. You share in anger over cruelty and disregard for life. You delight in our simple joys and extraordinary awakenings. May your care and concern draw us more deeply into love for one another. May we be faithful companions to all who long to know they do not weep, rage, or celebrate alone. Amen.
*Song | Hymn of Promise Red Book #707 Sharon Cooper
*Benediction Rev. Sam McPhail
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 upstairs in the youth room.
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!
morningsideumc.org | 503-364-5013 | Office is open Monday-Thursday from 9:00 – 2:00 pm
Pastor: jenny@morningsideumc.org
MusicCoordinator: sharon@morningsideumc.org
Faith Formation Coordinator: julie@morningsideumc.org
Office Manager: office@morningsideumc.org
Liturgist Coordinator: judithbither@gmail.com