Welcome

The welcome mat is out for you! We are happy to have you here today as a partner in prayer, in song and in the hearing of God’s word. We hope that you will stay for coffee after worship, so that we may become friends and be strangers no longer.

Preparation for Worship

As we approach the throne of grace, O Lord, help us to receive and reflect on all the words you have for us.

Prayer Ventures

Ask God to help us discern between voices that serve themselves, divide us, and turn us against one another and the voice of Jesus Christ — the one true shepherd, teacher, liberator and savior whom we can trust explicitly. Pray that by his example we may unite to build communities of love and mutual care.

Stewardship of your whole life

“The thief comes only to steal and kill and destroy. I came that they may have life and have it abundantly.” -John 10:10.

Abundant life. Abundance. Abundantly. This idea is a deep one when it comes to thinking about stewardship. This week might provide an opportunity to ponder what this abundant life really might mean, look and feel like. What might abundant life mean for you?

Fourth Sunday of Easter

Today is sometimes called “Good Shepherd Sunday.” Jesus is called the “gate” of the sheep in today’s gospel. The risen Christ opens the way to abundant life. He anoints our heads with oil and guides us beside the still waters of our baptism. Each Sunday he spreads a feast before us amid the world’s violence and war. We go forth to be signs of the resurrection and extend God’s tender care to all creation.

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.