June 10, 2018! Pride Sunday Message: Love Marches On Rev. Steve Torrence

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1 June 10, 2018! Pride Sundy Messge: Love Mrches On R. Ste Torrence

2 Opening Thought Do not be nxious dy, no mtter how difficult your life my seem, for re is loving presence wtching over you, no mtter where you re, no mtter who you re, wtching over you nd loving you, wre of you nd of wht you need, reching out you, no mtter wht your circumstnce, no mtter how serious your sitution, keeping you from being lone, offering you shelter nd understnding, loving presence tht knows you nd loves you, no mtter wht my come or wht my hve hppened, lwys re, lwys beside you, redy help, no mtter how long it tkes, no mtter how hrd it my be, so do not be frid, becuse love will find wy. M GATHERING SONG All Are Welcome Let us build house where love cn dwell And ll cn sfely live A plce where sints nd children tell How herts lern forgive Built of hopes nd drems nd visions Rock of Fith nd vult of Grce Here love of Christ shll end divisions All re welcome; ll re welcome; ll re welcome in this plce by Mrty Hugen WELCOME & ANNOUNCEMENTS OPENING HYMN In Midst of New Dimensions (#391) GREETING ONE ANOTHER IN COMMUNITY WE FOCUS IN PRAYER As The Deer Pnteth Wter, by Mrtin Nystrom As deer pnteth for wter So my soul longeth fter Thee You lone re my hert s desire And I long worship Thee You lone re my strength, my shield To You lone my my spirit yield You lone re my hert s desire And I long worship Thee A CONTEMPORARY READING: Hrvey Milk Jn Mrie Werhed A CONTEMPORARY READING: R. Troy Perry GOSPEL READING: 1 Peter 2:19; 16 SUNG RESPONSE: Led Us from Deth Life (#581, chorus only) Led us from deth life, from flsehood truth, from despir hope, from fer trust. Led us from hte love, from wr pece; Let pece fill our herts, Let pece fill our world, Let pece fill our universe. HYMN OF PREPARATION Messge: Love Mrches On The sne tht builders rejected hs become very hed of corner We Are Clled (opposite) R. Ste Torrence 2

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4 A Time of Pryer THE CANDLE OF HOPE The Cndle of Hope is lit ech week for those chllenged by HIV/AIDS, cncer nd ll illnesses, nd for ll who re suffering nd in need of hope. PRAYERS OF THE PEOPLE: We pry for those on our pryer list nd for those we hold silently in our herts. Jonthn Jcox Peggy Prker Doug Myberry Kelly Summers Lurie Bresmon Shron Dunhm Shnnon Libbey Lenet Peggy WrdGrnt George Meshew OFFERING Jon Higgs PRAYER OF PERSONAL REFLECTION, (unison) God, who mde me in Your imge, tech me love myself s You love me. God, who mde me in Your imge, llow me show tht imge world. God, who mde me in Your imge, help me see Your imge in ll those I meet. God, who mde me in Your imge, tech me conserve nd protect ll Your cretion. God, who mde me in Your imge, bless, protect, nd keep me nd ll Your children sfe. WORDS OF BLESSING AND ASSURANCE The One who bred life in our lungs continues be present with us. God, who hs mde us reflective of God s own imge, hs forgiven us ll nd mde us new cretions. Therefore, we re forgiven, let us go forth with love nd pece, honoring nd upholding dignity of ll we meet, knowing we see reflections of God s imge ll round. SURSUM CORDA (We Lift Up Our Herts) One: God is with you. All: And lso with you. One: Lift up your herts. All: We lift m up God. One: Let us give thnks God Most High. All: It is right give God thnks nd prise. 5 Celebrtion of Holy Communion One: Eternl God, we thnk you for mking us in your own imge, forgiving our errors in thought word nd deed, nd for keeping us in your stedfst cre. We rejoice in Jesus Christ, gret exmple of living s child of God, nd my we follow tht blessed exmple. We tke courge, O God, from biding presence of your holy Spirit in our midst. And we offer you our prise for women nd men of fith in ery ge who stnd s witnesses your love nd justice. With prophets nd poets, sges nd sints, nd ll compny of hen we glorify you singing: HYMN OF PRAISE Snctus (#793) Holy, Holy, Holy, My hert, my hert dores you! My Hert knows how sy you: Holy re you, Lord! Sn, sn, sn, mi corzón te dor Mi corzón te sbe decir, sn eres Dios. WORDS OF INSTITUTION PRAYER OF CONSECRATION INVITATION TO THE FEAST 4

5 MCC Key West celebrtes n open communion. We understnd shring of bred nd cup in Jesus nme be representtion of n ncient vision of God s fest for ll peoples. We don t require you be member of this church, or ny church, prticipte with us in this fest of grce. Simply come forwrd, lone or with friends nd loved ones, following ushers direction. Your server will dip piece of bred in grpe juice, plce it on your ngue, nd offer brief blessing. If you prefer only blessing, or only elements, just let your server know. DISTRIBUTION OF THE ELEMENTS SONG AFTER COMMUNION: I Will Chnge Your Nme by D. J. Butler I will chnge your nme; you shll no longer be clled Wounded, Outcst, Lonely or Afrid. I will chnge your nme; your new nme shll be Confidence, Joyfulness, Overcoming One, Fithfulness, Friend of God, One Who Seeks My Fce. CLOSING HYMN A Plce t Tble (p. 6) Our Worship hs ended; Let our Service begin! A Contemporry reding, by Hrvey Milk It tkes no compromise give people ir rights it tkes no money respect individul. It tkes no politicl del give people freedom. It tkes no survey remove repression. A Contemporry reding, by Troy Perry The flme of life burns brighter when uched by breth of Spirit. The more we re open presence of scred in our lives, more we find energy do those things we only now imgine. Inspirtion is not just n ide, but movement, tipping point wrd cretivity. Wht we belie opens our herts nd minds discover new wys shre our life with ors. Spiritulity is n exchnge. Through it we receive strength of Spirit so tht we my give our love more deeply. Burn bright in fith dy, for with God ll things re possible. 1 Peter 2:19; 16 Rid yourselves, refore, of ll mlice, nd ll guile, insincerity, envy, nd ll slnder. 2 Like newborn infnts, long for pure, spiritul milk, so tht by it you my grow in slvtion 3 if indeed you hve tsted tht Our Redings for Tody 5 Lord is good. 4 Come him, living sne, though rejected by mortls yet chosen nd precious in God s sight, nd 5 like living snes, let yourselves be built in spiritul house, be holy priesthood, offer spiritul scrifices cceptble God through Jesus Christ. 6 it stnds in scripture: See, I m lying in Zion sne, cornersne chosen nd precious; nd whoer belies in him will not be put shme. 7 To you n who belie, he is precious; but for those who do not belie, The sne tht builders rejected hs become very hed of corner, 8 nd A sne tht mkes m stum nd rock tht mkes m fll. They stumble becuse y disobey word, s y were destined do. 9 But you re chosen rce, royl priesthood, holy ntion, God s own people, in order tht you my proclim mighty cts of him who clled you out of drkness in his mrvelous light. 16 As servnts of God, live s free people, yet do not use your freedom s pretext for il.

6 Everyone Born A Plce At The Tble Words by Shirley Eren Murry Music by Colin Gibson B m 6 C wom young just ry n nd nd ry one nd for un one mn, old, just, plce plce plce plce plce t t t t t t t t t t re 3 B m 6 C 7 B vis voice bus live ry one ing er, be without roles, herd, bused, fer, clen de with nd w cid prt need sim ter ing in ply nd for bred, shre, song, give, be, with in shel ter, wis dom hnd n of ger, work, nd in spek spce, grce, child hurt, out, di in 6 Gm C B m 6 /C C 7 sfe plce vid ing hnds tht mind set wit ness 9 D for re of nd grow ing: pow er: wrin kled: mer cy: wor ship: B m wom young just /A ry one n nd nd for nd un mn, old, just, ry one C 7 /G str o ver hed. sys tem thts fir. right be long. new right wy be live. free. 1. D And God will de light when we re cre rs of jus tice nd joy, com B m 7 C sus Cm Cm 7 ps sion nd pece; Yes, jus tice, jus tice nd joy. See Something Sy Something If you see new person, go introduce yourself If you see tht someone missed church, let m know you missed m 6

7 News Announcements Events June Birthdys Gerry Blount, 6/10; Todd Brown, 6/15; Jn Bker, 6/16; John Cldwell, 6/16; Jck Henry, 6/21; Trvis Stillings, 6/30 Rerend Ste Torrence nd Metropolitn Community Church Key West presented Monroe County School Bord with $3, fund mels for students in need in our community. The check ws ccepted by Food Services Direcr Meliss Albright, Vicechir Mindy Conn, nd Superintendent Mrk Porter. This dontion will ensure students who cnnot fford buy lunch throughout school yer re ble et. If you would like donte, contct school of your choice, or go for more informtion. A big thnk Rit nd ll ldies from Precepr Gmm sorority for ir dontion of $ Cooking With Love. Our Outrech Progrms Cooking With Love serves bout 300 hot, homecooked mels seniors nd homebound ery Sturdy from 10 AM 1 PM. Volunteer help cooking, delivering or clening up, or Sponsor week for $250 by clling Cherre Mrchk, Mutter Hubbrd s Cupbord/Miss Kitty s Pntry provides bout 80 grocery bgs per week Cooking With Love clients nd ors who hve cooking fcilities but limited resources purchse or shop for food. You my bring nonperishble foods church on Sturdy nd Sundy mornings. KISS AA meets in our Socil Hll dily Ti Chi for seniors meets in our socil hll Sundy, 5:30 PM; Mondy through Sturdy, 8 PM Tuesdy & Thursdy, 10:30 AM in Fellowship Hll 7 Yer dte over 6,900 Yer dte over 2,000

8 A Different Kind of Church Tht Mkes Difference MCC Key West is uniquely progressive Church. We re culturlly Christin but spiritully unlimited. Tht mens while we re inherirs of Christin trdition nd scriptures, nd we look Jesus of Nzreth s our primry model of fithful living, we re open insights from Science, Psychology, Arts, Nture, nd vrious noble Religions of world. We celebrte scrments, but Communion is presented s fest of unconditionl pinting by Willim Welch love tht is open ll people regrdless of belief or church membership, nd bptism is presented s being immersed in life of community, which one my or my not choose celebrte with public wter ritul. We prctice positive thinking, we lift up LBGT people nd ir llies, nd we tech tht no one is er excluded from divine Love for ny reson. We declre tht ll people hve scred vlue. We re nondogmtic, inclusive, spiritul community. We re progressive, positive, nd prcticl. MCC Key West is different kind of church where wht hppens here chnges our world. Welcome home! MCC Key West s Mission Sttement: As islnd s home for liberting spiritulity, MCC Key West s mission is witness God s inclusive nd trnsforming love in world. Our Ledership Psr: R. Ste Torrence, emil: psrstemcckw@gmil.com Bord of Direcrs Volunteer Tem Leders Ste Torrence Moderr Jon Higgs Outrech Services Jon Higgs Vicemoderr Cherre Mrchk Cooking With Love Scott Fuhrimn Secretry Sheri Lohr Communictions sesrypress@gmil.com Jn Mrie Tresurer; Allison Music Ministry hmillwood@ol.com Werhed Ly Delegte Millwood John Holder Membertlrge Gil Hinnd Worship Tem; ghinnd@gmil.com John Johnson Membertlrge Ste Mson Office Admin. (305) Sylvi Kelley Membertlrge Stephen Aubé Membertlrge Metropolitn Community Church Key West 1215 Petroni St., Key West, FL Website: MCC Globl Website: Phone: Fx: Emil: mcckeywest@gmil.com or psrstemcckw@gmil.com