June 1, 2025 Service

7th Sunday of Easter Holy Communion We welcome you to EPC! May the love and warmth of God’s grace be with you as you worship. We Gather Before God Chimes Welcome & Announcements Prelude      Let All Things Now Living      arr. Lloyd Larson *Call to Worship God, as we gather together to worship you, we stand in awe of your creation. We see you in the rising and setting of the sun. We see you in the moon and the stars of the night sky. Your creative presence is all around us. We see you in the beasts of the field, the birds of the air and the creatures of the sea. From the flowers of the valley to the mountaintops in the sky, we see your beauty all over the earth. Let us worship you for who you are, Our Creator and Sustainer. *Hymn No. 469     Morning Has Broken      Bunessan 1 Morning has broken like the first morning. Blackbird has spoken like the first bird. Praise for the singing!  Praise for the morning! Praise for them, springing fresh from the Word. 2 Sweet the rain’s newfall sunlit from heaven Like the first dewfall on the first grass. Praise for the sweetness of the wet garden, Sprung in completeness where God’s feet pass. 3 Mine is the sunlight!  Mine is the morning Born of the one light Eden saw play. Praise with elation.  Praise every morning. God’s recreation of the new day. Call to Confession Though God’s creation dazzles us with all of its wonder, we have not always done our part to be good stewards of it. Let us confess before God the times we have missed the mark when it comes to our own lives as well as caring for creation. Prayer of Confession God, we come to you today acknowledging that things are broken. Creation is broken. Relationships are broken. We are broken. But in the same breath we know that you make all things new. Today we pray that your presence would be felt in our brokenness. We ask that through your grace all of creation would once again be made whole. Amen. (~ silent prayer) Assurance of Grace Hear the Good News today: the life, death, and resurrection of Christ covers all our iniquities. Just as quickly as our sins were offered up, they have been forgiven. Thanks be to God! Begin again. Amen *Congregational Response    Glory Be to the Father     Gloria Patri Glory be to the Father, and to the Son, and to the Holy Ghost. As it was in the beginning is now and ever shall be world without end. Amen, Amen. *Passing the Peace of Christ (please share the peace as you feel comfortable) Peace be with you. And also with you. We Listen to God’s Word Scripture      Psalm 96:11-13         NIV Let the heavens rejoice, let the earth be glad;     let the sea resound, and all that is in it. 12 Let the fields be jubilant, and everything in them;     let all the trees of the forest sing for joy. 13 Let all creation rejoice before the Lord, for he comes,     he comes to judge the earth. He will judge the world in righteousness     and the peoples in his faithfulness. The Word of God for the people of God. Thanks be to God. Sermon         We’re Outside!         Pastor Suzanne Personette Prayers of the People Offering of our Gifts and Lives Offertory       Remember, Remember Me     Jack Schrader Tania O’Hearn, solo This bread is my body broken for you. This cup is my lifeblood poured out for you. Each time when you drink it, each time you partake. Remember, remember me. Remember, remember my love for you, the sacrifice I willingly made. Remember what I taught you.  Remember my grace. Remember, remember me. *Congregational Response Praise God from Whom All Blessings Flow  Doxology Praise God from whom all blessings flow. Praise Him all creatures here below. Praise Him above, ye heavenly host. Praise father, Son, and Holy Ghost. Amen *Prayer of Dedication God, we know that you aren’t in need of anything we have to offer. However, you desire for us to serve you in every aspect of our life. We pray that this offering was not a meaningless ritual but a true act of worship. Bless these tithes and offerings and guide us as we seek to use them to serve you in all of creation. Amen. The Sacrament of the Lord’s Supper (We will take the bread and then the cup as a congregation) Hymn No. 508   For the Bread Which You Have Broken (vv. 1 & 2)    Kingdom ~ servers please come forward ~ 1 For the bread which You have broken, For the wine which You have poured, For the words which You have spoken, Now we give You thanks, O Lord. 2 By this promise that You love us, By Your gift of peace restored, By Your call to heaven above us, Hallow all our lives, O Lord. Invitation Prayer of Blessing The Lord's Prayer (Traditional) 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 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. We Remember Sharing the Br