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Prophetic Hope - Message from October 17, 2021
Twenty-First Sunday after Pentecost
Preacher: Rev. Israel I. Alvaran, D.Min
Scripture: Joel 2: 18-32
Message: Prophetic Hope
Order of Worship
The Community Gathers...
Prelude
Rev. Jerry Asheim
Introit
Albert Sammons, Jr.
Welcome
Michael Martin
Opening Prayer
Carole Klokkevold
Down To Earth God,
thank you for the example of our teacher, Jesus,
who joined people in the ordinary dust of their days,
who got up close to the life lived on their feet,
and who blessed them with water and compassionate presence.
Infuse our lives with sacred-ordinary connection
and when our feet are weary,
still us to receive a blessing from another. Amen.
Opening Music: "Great is the Lord"
Judy Kreige
To Hear the Word...
Scripture Reading: Joel 2: 18-32
Carole Klokkevold
Children's Message
Susan Jardin
*Affirming the Peace Among Us
You are invited to turn to the people around you and bow to each other as a sign of graceful greetings this day.
Anthem: "Arise, Arise" (by Jean Rohe)
Judy Kriege, Margot Hanson
Atlantic and Pacific flow The Great Lakes and the Gulf of Mexico The land between sustains us all To cherish it, our tireless call
{Chorus} Arise! Arise! I see the future in your eyes To a more perfect union we aspire And lift our voices from the fire
We reached these shores from many lands We came with hungry hearts and hands Some came by force and some by will At the auction block, or the darkened mill
{Chorus}
We died in your fields and your factories Strange fruit hangin’ from the poplar trees With an old coat hanger in a room somewhere A trail of tears, an electric chair
{Chorus}
Our great responsibility To be guardians of our liberty ‘Till tyrants bow to the people’s dream And justice flows like a mighty stream
{Chorus}
Message: "Prophetic Hope"
Rev. Israel I. Alvaran, D.Min
