Bulletin 6.11.23

LAKEWOOD UNITED CHURCH OF CHRISTA Just Peace Church
An Open and Affirming Church
A Creation Justice Church
June 11, 2023
10:30 a.m.

SUMMER SUNDAYS

WELCOME AND ANNOUNCEMENTS

LIGHTING THE PEACE CANDLE    Colleen Coughenour, liturgist

         The one who angers you conquers you.

Elizabeth Kenny 1880-1952, adapted

PRELUDE    Love Is a Many-Splendored Thing
Webster & Fain/arr. George Shearing

GATHERING TIME

*  HYMNS OF HOPE                  403, 488, 572                     

SCRIPTURE READING           Jeremiah 32:1-15, 42-44
SERMON     History and Hope        Rev. Kim P. Wells

INTERLUDE    Prelude No. 4 in F Major, Op. 103    Fauré
MISSION STATEMENT

The mission of Lakewood United Church of Christ, as part of the Church Universal is to:
         ●  Celebrate the presence and power of God in our lives & in                              our world.
         ●  Offer the hospitality and inclusive love of Christ to all                                        people.
         ●  Work for God’s peace and justice throughout creation.

MORNING OFFERING

Morning offerings may be brought forward and placed in the plates on the altar. If you would like assistance, please turn to someone seated near you.

         Offertory        Ashokan Farewell        Unger                

         Prayer of Dedication         

MORNING PRAYERS – SAVIOR’S PRAYER  [hymnal p. 60, prayer B]
*  HYMN      We Are Often Tossed and Driven        444

*  BENEDICTION               

*CONGREGATIONAL RESPONSE  (please form a circle)                                                  Rosemary Crow
         Weave, weave, weave us together;
                  Weave us together in unity and love.
         Weave, weave, weave us together,
                           Weave us together, together in love.         

         Teje, tejenos juntos, Tejenos juntos en unidad y amor.
         Teje, tejenos juntos, Tejenos juntos, juntos en el amor.                

*  POSTLUDE   It Don’t Mean a Thing if It Ain’t Got that Swing 
                          Mills & Ellington

Circle of Concern
Kelsey, friend of Barbara Donohue  –  Yvonne Riesen  –  Bob Bell Sherry Santana  –  Tony Rogers  –  Erik Johnson  –  Ann Quinn is under Hospice care  –  Janet Hall  –  James Waterman  –  Caregivers
Schools: Students, families, teachers, and staff
                                                                                                                                                    Lakewood United Church of Christ 2601 54th Ave. S. St. Petersburg, FL 33712
727-867-7961  lakewooducc@gmail.com  lakewooducc.org
On land originally inhabited by the Tocabaga