Long Green Valley Church of the Brethren
Long Green & Kanes Rds., near Glen Arm, Md.
January 15, 2006
Worship 10:00 am, Sunday School 11:10 am
  
Communion Sunday

  Morning Praise (9:45 am)
  Announcements
  Prelude

  Call to Worship                 1 Corinthians 15:51-57

*Hymn                         "Proclaim the tidings near and far"                          282

*Opening Prayer

  Scripture                                Ephesians 1:3-14

  Sharing a joy, a concern, a word of testimony or praise
                                         (Pre-schoolers then leave for Sunday School)

  Pastoral Prayer

*Greet One Another    (then, sign and pass the attendance books)

  Returning our Tithes and Offerings                  Romans 16:25-27

  Offertory

  Scripture                               Colossians 1:24-29

  Message                        "Don’t lose the mystery"

  Hymn                            "Here, O my Lord, I see thee"                             465
                                            (Deacons distribute the bread as we sing)

  Unison Prayer                                                                                          786

  The Bread and Cup

*Hymn                            "Sent forth by God’s blessing"                             478

*Benediction

#'s are from Hymnal: A Worship Book

Worship leaders - see basic guidelines

Opening Prayer

         Holy God, who in the gift of Jesus Christ was able to cross up the bad news of our human condition with the good news of divine intervention, give us eyes to truly see your Son who is our salvation, that, being inspired once again by his living and dying and reliving, we may ourselves live in simple and faithful following. Amen.

by Earle W. Fike, Jr.
p. 89, For All Who Minister, Brethren Press, 1993

Pastoral Prayer

written closer to the time (if not at the moment)

Unison Prayer

O God,
      your steadfast love has been ours for generations.
Through Christ, you brought us out of the abyss of death
      and into the light of eternal love.
With joy and thanksgiving, we proclaim our salvation,
      remembering Christ's death and resurrection,
      until he comes again.
As we break bread and share the cup together,
      may Christ be present with us,
      and may the Spirit bind us together 
            as Christ's body in this world. AMEN

Hymnal #786
©1992 The Hymnal Project
   

Benediction