Welcome

It is only right that we should express our unlimited gratitude to God on this Sunday before Thanksgiving. We rejoice in your presence. Let us joyfully praise God through prayer, song and reflection on the Word.

Preparation for Worship

As we gather in this season of gratitude, let us pause and reflect on God’s goodness. May our hearts be still, our minds be focused and our worship be filled with thanksgiving to the One who provides all we need.

Prayer Ventures

Lift up prayers of thanksgiving for 25 years of the ELCA Young Adults in Global Mission (YAGM) program, which has sent over a thousand young adults on yearlong journeys of global fellowship, ministry and service with our companion ministries. Pray that we continue to generously support for the YAGM program, that it might thrive as young adults continue to do God’s work in the world.

Stewardship of your whole life

Psalm 46:10 –“Be still, and know that I am God! I am exalted among the nations, I am exalted in the earth.”

The last Sunday of the church year, today is an appropriate time to incorporate the spiritual practice of contemplation—being still in God’s presence and simply making every breath a song of praise and gratitude.

Christ the King

Jeremiah’s promise of the execution of “justice and righteousness in the land” finds ironic fulfillment in the execution of Jesus of Nazareth, the King of the Jews. It appears utterly contradictory that a king should be crucified with a criminal. This victory appears for all the world as humiliating defeat. Yet through the gate of death Jesus opens the door to paradise.

A Quote From Fr. Richard Rohr

You are created in the image of God from the very beginning. This is the basis for God’s justice: Since everyone is made in the image of God, then we need to recognize, honor, and respect the image of God in everyone.
No exceptions.