August 10th, 2025 - The Season After Pentecost
We offer you a warm welcome, and as is our practice, we remember that the land on which we meet is, was, and always will be native land. We acknowledge those indigenous tribes to Oklahoma: the Wichitas, Caddos, Plains Apaches, and the Quapaws, as the original custodians of the land in this place. We grieve the violence done to native language, culture, and personhood, and seek to honor the sovereignty and dignity of native peoples.
We are so glad you've joined us, whether in person or online. Please take a moment to tell us you are here by using the sign-in button below.
We offer you a warm welcome, and as is our practice, we remember that the land on which we meet is, was, and always will be native land. We acknowledge those indigenous tribes to Oklahoma: the Wichitas, Caddos, Plains Apaches, and the Quapaws, as the original custodians of the land in this place. We grieve the violence done to native language, culture, and personhood, and seek to honor the sovereignty and dignity of native peoples.
We are so glad you've joined us, whether in person or online. Please take a moment to tell us you are here by using the sign-in button below.
Welcome
One: Good morning and welcome from Mayflower Congregational United Church of Christ, where no matter who you are or where you are on life’s journey . . .
All: You are welcome here!
All: You are welcome here!
Call to Worship
One: Scripture tells us that when Jesus was young, he went to his faith community to discern how to live faithfully.
All: We gather this morning for the same reason - to ask questions, to grow in wisdom and love, and figure out how to heal the broken places of our world.
One: So bring your questions, your answers, and your “I don’t know, but let’s see if someone does,” because God calls to us, saying, “Come and let us reason together.”
All: On this Faith Formation Sunday, mark us present! We are ready to grow and learn together!
All: We gather this morning for the same reason - to ask questions, to grow in wisdom and love, and figure out how to heal the broken places of our world.
One: So bring your questions, your answers, and your “I don’t know, but let’s see if someone does,” because God calls to us, saying, “Come and let us reason together.”
All: On this Faith Formation Sunday, mark us present! We are ready to grow and learn together!
Hymn
Sing Praise to God, Who Has Shaped, Hymn 22
New Century Hymnal
with James Doss
[Please rise in body or in spirit.]
New Century Hymnal
with James Doss
[Please rise in body or in spirit.]
Pass the Peace of Christ
One: "May the peace of Christ be with you."
All: "And also with you!"
All: "And also with you!"
Anthem
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Joys + Concerns
For the joys of this congregation, let the people say: “Thanks be to God!”
The Lord's Prayer
Let us say together the Lord's Prayer, as translated by members of this congregation:
All: Our Creator, who is in heaven, holy is your name. Your kingdom come, your will be done, on earth as it is in heaven. Give us this day our daily bread and forgive us our debts as we forgive our debtors. And lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from evil. For you reign in the power that is love, now and always, Amen.
All: Our Creator, who is in heaven, holy is your name. Your kingdom come, your will be done, on earth as it is in heaven. Give us this day our daily bread and forgive us our debts as we forgive our debtors. And lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from evil. For you reign in the power that is love, now and always, Amen.
Welcome New Members
All: We, the people of Mayflower UCC, do extend to you our warmest welcome, and pledge our support as you become part of the family of Christ. We will walk with you, learn with you, and grow with you, as together we make a witness to the love of God in this world. From this day forward, you are more to us than a mere acquaintance - you are a sibling in building the kingdom. We are linked together in communion with the saints, and will walk hand-in-hand as disciples seeking love, peace, and justice. Welcome to the family!
Anthem
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Pastoral Prayer
Rev. Sheridan Irick
Third Grade Bible Presentation
All: We, the people of Mayflower Church, are excited to learn more about the Bible with you, and promise to be curious and ask questions about what we read, too. Together, we will use it to love God, love our neighbor, and love all of creation.
Sermon
Rev. Dr. Lori Walke
Hymn
Blessed Assurance, Hymn 473
New Century Hymnal
[Please rise in body or in spirit.]
New Century Hymnal
[Please rise in body or in spirit.]
Announcements
- Please use the giving link above to support the work and mission of this congregation with your tithes and offerings.
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Benediction
One: May God grant to us the grace to never sell ourselves short, the courage to risk something big for something good, and the wisdom to know that the world is too small for anything but love. So let us go in peace, pray for peace, wage a little peace, and love one another.
ALL: Every single other. Amen.
ALL: Every single other. Amen.
Benediction Response
What Does the Lord Require?
Jim Strathdee
Part 1: What does the Lord require of you? What does the Lord require of you?
Part 2: Justice, kindness, walk humbly with your God. Justice, kindness, walk humbly with your God.
Part 3: To do justice, and love kindness and walk humbly with your God. To do justice, and love kindness and walk humbly with your God.
[Sung in a round, Part 1 begins the response, joined the second time by Part 2, then by Part 3, and then a fourth time through. For those in-person, it is our tradition for the congregation to stand and turn towards the center aisle during the benediction response so that we might "send each other forth" to embody what we sing.]
Jim Strathdee
Part 1: What does the Lord require of you? What does the Lord require of you?
Part 2: Justice, kindness, walk humbly with your God. Justice, kindness, walk humbly with your God.
Part 3: To do justice, and love kindness and walk humbly with your God. To do justice, and love kindness and walk humbly with your God.
[Sung in a round, Part 1 begins the response, joined the second time by Part 2, then by Part 3, and then a fourth time through. For those in-person, it is our tradition for the congregation to stand and turn towards the center aisle during the benediction response so that we might "send each other forth" to embody what we sing.]