September 1 - 9 AM Connect Service

September 1 – 9 a.m. Connect Worship Service 

Fifteenth Sunday After Pentecost / Lord’s Supper 

Rev. Ginny Ellis   

Gathering and Welcome - Kevin Clark 

1st Gathering Song: “Rising” - FPC Praise Band 

2nd Gathering Song: “You Are My Vision” - FPC Praise Band

Welcome - Ginny Ellis                                 

Call to Worship - Ginny Ellis 

In the day that the Lord God made the earth and the heavens,

the Lord God planted a garden in Eden, in the east.

There God put the human being whom God had formed.

Out of the ground, the Lord God made to grow

every tree that is pleasant to the sight and good for food;

the Tree of Life also in the midst of the garden,  

and the Tree of the Knowledge of Good and Evil.

Lighting the Peace Candle and Passing the Peace - Geoff Proud 

      …The peace of Christ be with you. / And also with you.

Response: "We Believe” - FPC Praise Band 

Moment for All Ages - Ginny Ellis

3rd Worship Song: “Jesus Paid It All” - FPC Praise Band                                   

Presentation of our Gifts – Invitation and Prayer - Geoff Proud 

…Please join me in our unison prayer:  

O God, as we come to receive your gifts of bread and cup, we bring gifts for the church to use in your name. These gifts came from your own hand, and we return them to you. Use them, even as you use us, to accomplish your purposes in Jesus Christ, the head of the church and the Lord of our lives, for we are yours, we ourselves along with all we have. Amen.

Offertory Song: “His Mercy Is More” - FPC Praise Band 

Prayer for Illumination - Gretchen Letterman

First Scripture: Ezekiel 17:22-24 - Gretchen Letterman 

Sermon Scripture: Revelation 22:1-5 - Ginny Ellis 

Sermon: “Full Circle” - Ginny Ellis

The Lord’s Supper

Invitation 

The Great Thanksgiving  

The Lord be with you. / And also with you. 

Lift up your hearts. / We lift them to the Lord. 

Let us give thanks to the Lord our God. / It is right to give our thanks and praise. 

Prayer of Consecration and Words of Institution 

The Bread and the Cup 

Prayer of Thanksgiving (unison):  

God of grace, you renew us at your table with the bread of life. May this food strengthen us in love and help us to come full circle in your love as we serve you in each other and in your world, in the name of Jesus our Lord. Amen. 

Announcements (for complete list, please see below) - Ginny Ellis

Final Worship Song: “Glorious One” - FPC Praise Band 

Benediction - Ginny Ellis                

Praise Band tag 

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Announcements:

Today, September 1

  • A Stephen Minister is available at the close of this service

  • Take photos of or in the Garden after service! This will be your last opportunity before we dismantle it.

Monday, September 2

  • Church Office closed for Labor Day

  • Lectio/Visio Divina, 10 a.m. via Zoom

Wednesday, September 4

  • Praise Band Rehearsal, 7 p.m., Youth Center

Friday, September 6

  • Men's Lunch Bible Study, 12 p.m., via Zoom

Sunday, September 8

  • Childcare available 8:30 a.m. - 12:30 p.m. Pickups, Room S-203

  • Connect Service, 9 a.m., Youth Center

  • Children’s Sunday School, (Pre-K-5th), 10 a.m., Room S-202

  • Faith Journey class, 9:45 a.m., Chapel

  • Power Hour class, 10 a.m., Youth Center

  • “Next” Adult class, 10 a.m., Room N-123

  • Men’s Meal Ministry, 2 p.m., Fellowship Hall

Upcoming Events:

  • Wednesday, September 11, 5:30 p.m., Wednesday Night Supper (Italian Night!), Fellowship Hall

  • Thursday, September 12, Bell (6:00 p.m.) and Chancel (7:00 p.m.) Choirs resume rehearsals

  • Saturday, September 14, “Mission Saturday” Beth-El swim event at Cedarkirk; see First News for ways you can help!

  • Wednesday, Sept. 18, 5:30 p.m., Beach Drive Forum: Saturday Night Lights: Florida and Football by Dr. Gary Mormino.

  • Sunday, September 22, 1:30 p.m., FPC Explorer’s outing to the Morean Arts Center (Chihuly collection)

Amy McCutcheon