Celebrating Juneteenth

June 19th, 2022 Juneteenth Warning! To enter into the life of this people of God is to encounter God’s soul-challenging, life-changing, radicalizing love. Will you join us? Do you dare? GATHER PRELUDE David Hurd, arr. Go Down, Moses Excerpts of THE EMANCIPATION PROCLAMATION issued on January 1st, 1863 Read by Julia & Chara *HYMN 436 God of Grace and God of Glory CWM RHONDDA *PASSING OF THE PEACE Katherine A. Schofield Please greet those around you, wishing them “peace” or “the peace of Christ.” * Indicates all who are able may stand *SUNG RESPONSE Congregation: (refrain) Choir: You are the family of God; you are the promise divine. You are God’s chosen desire; you are the glorious new wine. (refrain) WELCOME ATTEND CHILDREN’S MESSAGE Shawn M. Fiedler SCRIPTURE Exodus 8:1-10 Pam Roberts Following the reading, children who wish to may meet childcare staff in the back of the sanctuary and proceed to the 3rd floor. SERMON One More Night with the Frogs June R. Cooper *HYMN 256 My Hope Is Built on Nothing Less SOLID ROCK *CALL TO PRAYER One: God be with you. Many: And also with you. One: May the peace of Christ dwell in your hearts. Many: Christ is our peace, our light, and our hope. One: Let us pray. (please be seated) A JUNETEENTH LITANY THE LORD’S PRAYER Precious Lord, 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 debts as we forgive our debtors, and lead us not into temptation but deliver us from evil. For thine is the kingdom, and the power, and the glory, forever. Amen. PRAYER RESPONSE He is King of Kings He is King of kings; he is Lord of lords, Jesus Christ, the first and last, no one works like him. He built his throne up in the air; and called his saints from everywhere. (refrain) He pitched his tents on Canaan ground; and broke oppressive kingdoms down. (refrain) I know that my Redeemer lives; and by his love sweet blessing gives. (refrain)RESPOND Tracy Keene, Chair of (G)race Speaks Eliette Hilaire, Deacon & Member of (G)race Speaks Melva Wilson Costen, adapt. To give via ApplePay, GooglePay, or with a Credit Card, scan the QR code with your smartphone camera. You can also Text 44-321 and enter OSC to make a gift.OFFERTORY With a Voice of Singing Martin Shaw With a voice of singing declare ye this, and let it be heard: Alleluia! Utter it even unto the ends of the earth. The Lord hath delivered his people, Alleluia! O be joyful in God, all ye lands, O sing praises to the honor of God’s name, Make God’s praise to be glorious. CALL TO THE OFFERING Katherine A. Schofield With a voice of singing… (Though often ascribed masculine or feminine pronouns in prose and poetry, God is unbound by human concepts of gender.) RECOGNITION OF LONG-TERM MEMBERS Shawn M. Fiedler *HYMN 574 In Egypt Under Pharaoh LANCASHIRE *BIDDING TO MISSION AND BENEDICTION June R. Cooper *SUNG RESPONSE POSTLUDE Tuba Tune C. S. Lang