Grace to you and peace, from God our Creator and the Lord Jesus Christ!  Beginning a new year together in worship is a delightful way to look back at what is good and to plan for a glorious future.  We do that in our celebration of Communion tomorrow morning, with thanks to our deacons and worship team helpers, and I invite those of you at home to prepare your own bread and cup in order to partake with us.  Our scripture lessons ask us to remember those who sought a new king in an era of disillusionment and fear, and also invite us to consider where we might go to seek a better way and to know assurance.  In the story of the wise seekers from the East who honored an infant child and his mother and who chose to disobey an immoral ruler, Herod, we know the lengths to which the faithful will go in response to God’s call in their lives.  As we start the new year together, may we be strengthened in our own faithful living. 

Blessings and peace, Lisa

Worship at Home Materials:  We will be offering worship in-person as well as on Zoom this coming Sunday. Coffee & tea are available after the church service.  Masks are suggested in the sanctuary and required during the singing of hymns, as the virus spreads most easily with the projection of droplets.

Psalm 72, p.667 NCH                            Psalm 72:1-7, 10-17

A Reading from the Hebrew Bible       Isaiah 60:1-6

A Reading from the Gospels                 Matthew 2:1-12

Message “They Come and They Go”                 Pastor Lisa

Below you will find materials to accompany this week’s Sunday Morning Worship via Zoom.  An order of service with scripture readings, to accompany the service, are available by clicking the following links.   

Helpful Hint:  If you are planning to join the Sunday morning worship Zoom call, you might wish to print the following documents prior to joining the call, if you have that capability. 

*A link to the sermon will be shared on our website during the week following the service.

Worship Bulletin:

January 5, 2025
Service of Worship for Home

To join us for worship via Zoom, please use the following information.

Whether or not you choose to set up an account, when it’s time for the meeting, click the following link:

https://us06web.zoom.us/j/85683838379

Meeting ID: 856 8383 8379
Passcode: 586190