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 Judith Bither

Prelude | Sharon Cooper

*Call to Worship | Hale Thornburgh

From the beginning, all life has been connected. 
There is a holy thread that weaves our lives together. 

At times, we hide from this truth. 
Other times it is hidden from us. 
It gets buried deep down beneath greed and isolation. 
It is forgotten when fear comes close. 

But there is a place where we find ourselves in each other. 
A place where every living is valued. 
We come to it on occasion. In brief and fleeting moments. 
It is our home in the life of God. Our place of origin and return. 
Let us go there together. Love has shown us the way.

*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 |One Bread, One Body – Red Book #620 Sharon Cooper

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

Kids Connect | Kelly Raths

Special Music | Christ Is With Us  
MUMC Choir  

Sacred Story | Proverbs 4:10-18 CEB & John 14:1-14 CEB Hale Thornburgh

Message | Kelly Raths

Joys + Concerns | Pastoral Prayer + Lord’s Prayer | Prayer Song | In the Quiet of the Morning Joyful Noise

Communion + Offering 

Christ’s table is open to all. Gluten free bread and grape juice served. 

*Song | For Everyone Born                           Joyful Noise

*Benediction |  Kelly Raths

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!

Special Charge Conference today after the service in the Fireside Room. Join us as we approve Rev. Karen’s compensation. Church council meeting to follow.

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