25 Apr Worship Bulletin – 4/25/21
McPherson First Church of the Brethren
Welcome to Worship at the McPherson Church of the Brethren
We invite your active participation in the life of this congregation, as together we continue to grow in grace and seek justice for God’s creation.
9:55 a.m. – OUTDOOR HYMN SING
Sunday, April 25, 2021
Earth Day was Thursday, April 22, 2021
Welcome
Centering Music
Jeremy Hanna, guitar
Sharing Time – Joys & Concerns | Dan Lichty
Moment in Mission | Meklit Tilahun
Hymn | “When We Say We Are Christians”
Francis Hendricks, vocal; Jean Hendricks, piano
Children’s Story | Barbara Wagoner
Invitation to Give
Offering Music
Jeremy Hanna, guitar
Give online or send a check made payable to “McPherson Church of the Brethren,” 200 N. Carrie, McPherson, KS 6746
Scripture Focus | 1 John 3:16-18
3:16 We know love by this – that Jesus laid down his life for us–and we ought to lay down our lives for one
another. 3:17 How does God’s love abide in anyone who has the world’s goods and sees a brother or sister in
need and yet refuses help? 3:18 Little children, let us love, not in word or speech, but in truth and action.
Message | “A New Heaven and a New Earth” | Kathryn Whitacre
Health, Ecological Justice, Environmental Racism
Prayer
Hymn | “My Soul Cries Out”
Francis Hendricks, vocal; Jean Hendricks, piano
Sending Words
Sending Music | “Triumphal March” | G.F. Handel
Ellen Gilbert, organ
Videography and Editing: Eric Goering
Music Coordinator: Ellen Gilbert
Technical Crew: Eric Goering, Ryan Goering, Shane Kirchner, Steve Lolling & Chris Whitacre