(Image: "High Summer Prairie" by Helen R. Klebesadel, https://klebesadel.com/2023/12/08/tis-the-season-for-art-and-gratitude/) Every Wednesday we invite you to Pause and Pray with us. Today's Pause & Pray is written/curated by Esther Somp. Pray: “Prayer of Gratitude”Heavenly Father, as this semester draws to an end, we take a moment to consider everything that has happened. We express our gratitude …
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23 April 2024
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pUJ6iXqHVco Gathering Music "There’s a Spirit of Love in This Place" - Words & Music: Mark A. Miller There’s a spirit of love in this place,There’s a spirit of love in this place.You can’t see it, but it’s there,Just as precious as the air.There’s a spirit of love in this place. There’s the presence of …
18 April 2024 – Chapel
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kSjyNUsgvL4 Gathering Music Medley Lan Wilson Greeting How do we hold this space together? Dr. Traci West Opening Music “Sometimes I Feel Like a Motherless Child” - Negro Spiritual Dee Jackson Opening Litany of Confession Leader: O God, we humbly confess to you the silences we must break.Dorcas: In my Ghanaian culture, victim questioning never …
17 April 2024 – Pause & Pray
Image: Fizdi Prints Every Wednesday we invite you to Pause & Pray with us. Today's reflection is written/curated by Marcel Okito. Pray: Everlasting God, You are faithful every season. You are loyal every day, that is why we thank You for another day to enjoy the gift of life that You blessed us with. Thank …
16 April 2024 – Chapel
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9RAO_-jqeT8 Gathering Music “Stand In Awe” - Words: Brett Hesla Call to Worship Esther Somp Adapted from enfleshed Leader: When we are afraid of the wilderness,All: God’s love is courageous.Leader: When systems of exploitation ask us to join in the ways of power-over,All: God’s resistance is sturdy and steadfast.Leader: When we feel destructive ways banging …
11 April 2024 – Chapel
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uFv1suS-ecQ Gathering Music Juan Martinez Benavides Ven al banqueteAuthor: Bob Hurd, Pia Moriarty, Jaime Cortez CHORUSVen, ven al banquete.Ven a la fiesta de Dios.Here the hungry find plenty,here the thirsty shall drink.Ven a la cena de Cristo,come to the feast. VERSE 1Like the child whose fishes and loavesFed the multitudeIn the Lord, the little we …
10 April 2024 – Pause & Pray
Every Wednesday, we invite you to Pause and Pray with us. Today's Pause & Pray is written and curated by Francis Osuji. PRAY: Dear God, Thank you for your amazing power and work in our lives. We appreciate all of your goodness and grace. Thank you for your great love and care. Thank you for …
9 April 2024 – Chapel
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T5qdc85glUo Gathering Music "All Creatures of our Holy God" - St. Francis of Assisi All creatures of our Holy God,lift up your voice and with us sing,O praise you! Alleluia!O friend, the sun with golden beam,O friend, the moon with silver gleam!O praise you! O praise you!Alleluia! Alleluia! Alleluia! O sibling wind, air, clouds, and …
4 April 2024 – Chapel
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ne0irynlFbY Easter Introit The Exsultet Brigid Dwyer Rejoice now, heavenly hosts and choirs of angels, and let your trumpets shout Salvation for the victory of our mighty King.Rejoice and sing now, all the round earth, bright with a glorious splendor, for darkness has been vanquished by our eternal King.Rejoice and be glad now, Mother Church, …
3 April 2024 – Pause & Pray
Every Wednesday we invite you to Pause & Pray with us. Today's Pause & Pray is written/curated by Brigid Dwyer. Pause: Take a moment to notice something beautiful. It might not be the dreary weather here in Jersey, but it might be the daffodils that are staying with us through the cold, or the buds …
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