Central Christian Church

Disciples of Christ

October 4, 2020

World Communion Sunday

The Season of Creation

Celebrating the Sacred Gift of Earth

The four classic elements are still essential symbols of the cultures and belief systems

of many groups, including Native Americans, pagans, and various tribal groups

throughout the world…During the Greek Hellenic civilization (323-146 B.C.), the

symbols used to represent the four elements of Greek physics were based on the

triangle.

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Congregational responses are printed in bold type.

Gathering

Gathering Song “Sing to the Mountains”

Sing to the mountains, sing to the sea.

Raise your voices, lift your hearts.

This is the day the Lord has made.

Let all the earth rejoice!

Welcome and Announcements

Prelude “Beyond All Time” Carmichael

Call to Worship

Hymn of Praise “Sacred Creation”

Text and music: Rufino Zaragoza, OFM. Copyright © 1990, 2006, Rufino Zaragoza, OFM.

Published by OCP Publications. Reprinted under OneLicense.net #A-719884.

Opening Prayer

Creator, it is us.

Thank you for today’s sunrise,

for the breath and life within us,

and for all your creations.

Bless our friends this day.

Creator, hear our prayer, and honor our prayer.

Good Morning! Native American Morning Prayer

Good News for the Young Church

Children, welcome in the name of Jesus.

Children, welcome in the name of love.

All are welcome in the name of Jesus.

All are welcome in the name of love.

Prayers of the People

Call to Prayer “As the Deer Longs”

Text and Music: Bob Hurd; arr. by Craig S. Kingsbury. Copyright © 1988, Bob Hurd.

Published by OCP Publications. All rights reserved. Reprinted under OneLicense.net #A-719884.

Pastoral Prayer

Silent Prayers (2 minutes)

Proclamation of the Word

A Reading from Fyodor Dostoevsky

A Reading from Psalms Psalm 148

Sung Response All Creation

Music: Suzanne Toolan. Copyright © 1989, Saint Mary’s Press.

All rights reserved. Reprinted under OneLicense #A-719884.

Proclamation of the Word Rev. Rebecca Zelensky

Response of the People

Hymn of Invitation “One Love Released” insert

Music: Based on O WALY WALY; Bob Frenzel and Kevin Keil.

Text and Music Copyright © 1999, 2000, Robert H. Frenzel and Kevin Keil.

Published by OCP. All rights reserved. Reprinted under OneLicense.net #A-719884.

Passing the Peace

Affirmation of Faith

We confess that Jesus is the Christ, the Son of the living God,

and proclaim him Lord and Savior. From the Preamble to the Design for the Christian Church, DOC

Presentation of Gifts and

Celebration of the Lord’s Supper

Call to Offering

Invitation to the Table and Words of Institution

Prayer of Dedication for the Offering

* and Thanksgiving for the Bread and Cup

The Lord’s Prayer (using sins/sin)

Our Father, who art in heaven, hallowed be thy name.

Thy kingdom come.

Thy will be done on earth as it is in heaven.

Give us this day our daily bread.

And forgive us our sins as we forgive those who sin against us.

And lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from evil.

For thine is the kingdom, and the power, and the glory, forever. Amen.

Sharing the Bread and Cup

At home, please eat what you are using for bread right away. We will then

share the cup at the same time as usual.

Communion Music “Eat This Bread” Berthier

Prayer after Communion

Going Forth

Closing Hymn “Earth Is Full of Wit and Wisdom” insert

Earth is full of wit and wisdom, sounding God’s delighted

laugh,

from the tiny roly-poly to the treetop-tall giraffe.

All creation sings in wonder; even rocks and trees rejoice

as they join the ringing chorus: echoes of our Maker’s voice.

Earth is full of wit and wisdom, woven into harmony.

Every creature has a purpose, every flower and bumblebee.

Spider, human, redwood, gecko, monkey, chicken, mouse and

snake

live within a single fabric: cloth that only God could make.

Earth is full of wit and wisdom: penguin, platypus and snail,

cactus, sea slug, oak and algae, from the microbe to the

whale.

In this great and strange creation, with a breath God gives us

birth:

born of soil to live as stewards, called to love and serve the

earth.

Text: Adam M.L. Tice. Copyright © 2009, GIA Publications, Inc. Music: HOLY MANNA, from Columbian Harmony, 1825.

Reprinted under OneLicense #A-719884.

Blessing

Postlude “God Be with You Till We Meet Again” arr. Hayes

“God calls Central Christian Church to be a welcoming and open faith

community where Christian love, action, and discipleship unite.”

Vision Statement of Central Christian Church (DOC), Terre Haute, IN