This Sunday’s Worship: May 2
(Sunday, May 2 At 11 AM, Communion Sunday, Live-Streamed On Zoom)
Scripture:
Hymns:
Jesus, Thy Boundless Love to Me
Loaves Were Broken, Words Were Spoken
Love Divine, All Loves Excelling
Service Preview (Online):
Sermon: “The Dude Abides” by Rev. Jim Reisner
Jesus says to his disciples, “I am the vine, you are the branches. Those who abide in me and I in them bear much fruit.”
The word "abide" appears no less than 15 times in our two scripture lessons this Sunday. It has multiple meanings: remain, stay; or live, dwell; or last, endure, continue. The image that Jesus uses is a branch attached to a vine that receives its nourishment from the vine.
How do we abide in Christ? What is the fruit that God wants us to produce?
At the center of the universe is a loving heart that continues to beat and that wants the best for every person. Anything that we can do to help foster the intellect and spirit and emotional growth of our fellow human beings: that is our job.
Those of us who have this particular vision must continue against all odds.
Life is for service.
----Fred Rogers
We will celebrate Communion this Sunday. Celebrating the sacrament on Zoom creates a challenge. We recommend that you prepare your own elements for communion – a cup of juice or wine; a piece of bread. We may trust that the holy mystery of the Living Christ among us which we affirm in Communion is great enough to transcend the limitations of our distance from one another in a Zoom meeting.
About Online Worship
We will gather by ZOOM (feed available starting about 10:45 AM). At the moment, Pastor Reisner and a few others broadcast from the church sanctuary while worshipers will be invited to sign on ZOOM.
Directions on how to connect and participate in virtual worship will be sent via a group.io e-mail. If you are unfamiliar with ZOOM we recommend you read up a little before the service. We will set an informal and experimental mood, ask forgiveness as we stumble along our way in a new medium. It will be fun.
We will set an informal and experimental mood, ask forgiveness as we stumble along our way in a new medium. It will be fun.
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