COMMISSIONING AND ORDINATION

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2 COMMISSIONING AND ORDINATION SUNDAY June 24, :30 a.m. = Please rise in body or spirit. Welcome to the Pacific Northwest Annual Conference and to the many family and friends who are here for those persons being commissioned and ordained today. We are so happy you are here and hope you experience God s presence in this significant worship service. There are many places for you to participate in this service so we have provided the words in bold and we will display them on the screen. We hope this guide will assist you in understanding the rituals of this meaningful liturgy. What does it mean to be commissioned? The act of commissioning provisional members acknowledges and affirms God s call and the candidates response, gifts, abilities, and training for servant leadership; invokes God s grace for true service; credentials candidates to lead the church and equip others for ministry; calls candidates to enter a time of evaluation of their effectiveness for lifelong service as ordained ministers; offers candidates the support of the annual conference. Commissioning may be compared to the experience of the early church in Antioch when the Holy Spirit instructed the community to set apart for me Barnabas and Saul for the work to which I have called them (Acts 13:2). What does it mean to be ordained? The rite of ordination is the climax of a process in which the faith community discerns and validates the call, the gifts, and effectiveness for apostolic ministry by agency of the Holy Spirit. As a liturgical act, ordination is also understood as the public prayer of the church confirming the Spirit s call to individuals and asking for them gifts and power for the ministry of deacon or elder. Ordination of deacons and elders is both to an office and for a lifetime. Ordination confers a new identity in the life of the church as well as authority for ministry. Upon ordination, ordained deacons and elders become accountable to the whole church, to the community of the ordained, and to the order of deacons or elders of which they are a part. In the rite of ordination, ordinands express loyalty to The United Methodist Church, accepting its order, liturgy, doctrine, and discipline; accept the responsibility of accountability to the bishop and to the annual conference; and are charged with authority for leadership in their places of service. 2 CCLI LICENSE # CCS LICENSE #6439

3 Why Laying on of Hands? The laying on of hands, with prayer by the bishop, is an ancient and essential part of the Christian ordering of ministry. The Second Epistle to Timothy 1:6 (... rekindle the gift of God that is within you through the laying on of my hands ) reminds us of both the antiquity of this tactile prayer and the bestowal of gift in its exercise. While the act of laying on of hands occurs in several rites of the church (baptism, healing services, acts of blessing and commissioning), the meaning of the laying on of hands in commissioning of probationers and ordination is carried and communicated by the form of this ritual action and the context and words that accompany it. In commissioning, a bishop lays hands on the shoulders of the candidates as a sign of sending into ministry for a specified period of time. In ordination, a bishop lays hands on the head of the candidate as a sign of the impartation of the gifts of the Holy Spirit for a lifetime of ministry. GATHERING MUSIC ENTRANCE WELCOME CALL TO WORSHIP Nancy Tam Davis, Lay Leader Nancy Tam Davis, Lay Leader Blessed is God, who created us and loves us beyond measure. Blessed is God, who calls us to stop measuring out our love. Blessed is God, who speaks and tells us stories about ourselves. Blessed is God, who reveals to us who we are and who we could be. Blessed is God, whose compassion is poured out on every single person. Blessed is God, who gives us compassion to share with every single person, even people we do not know or care about. Please rise in body or spirit and join our voices together to praise our God who loves all beyond measure! 1 COMMISSIONING AND ORDINATION Thom M. Shuman 3

4 PROCESSIONAL HYMNS We Are Called - TFWS #2172 Verse 1 Come! Live in the light! Shine with the joy and the love of the Lord! We are called to be light for the kingdom, to live in the freedom of the city of God! Refrain We are called to act with justice, we are called to love tenderly, we are called to serve one another, to walk humbly with God! Verse 2 Come! Open your heart! Show your mercy to all those in fear! We are called to be hope for the hopeless so all hatred and blindness will be no more! (Refrain) Verse 3 Sing! Sing a new song! Sing of that great day when all will be one! God will reign, and we ll walk with each other as sisters and brothers united in love! (Refrain) Verse 1 Together We Serve - TFWS #2175 Together we serve, united by love, inviting God s world to the glorious feast. We work and we pray through sorrow and joy, extending your love to the last and the least. Verse 2 We seek to become, a beacon of hope, a lamp for the heart and a light for the feet. We learn, year by year, to let love shine through until we see Christ in each person we meet. 4 CCLI LICENSE # CCS LICENSE #6439

5 Verse 3 We welcome the scarred, the wealthy, the poor, the busy, the lonely, and all who need care. We offer a home to those who will come, our hands quick to help, our hearts ready to dare. Verse 4 Together, by grace, we witness and work, remembering Jesus, in whom we grow strong. Together we serve in Spirit and truth, remembering love is the strength of our song. GREETING AND PRAYER The grace of Jesus Christ be with you all. And also with you. We come together to praise God, and to seek for ourselves and others the power, presence, and direction of the Holy Spirit. Let us pray: Eternal God, by Jesus Christ and the Holy Spirit you gave to your apostles many excellent gifts. Give your grace to all servants of your church, that we may with diligence and faithfulness fulfill our various ministries. Grant that we your people may follow where you lead, perfect our ministries, and live in joyful obedience to your will, through Jesus Christ, our Savior. Amen. COMMISSIONING AND ORDINATION 5

6 RECOGNITION OF COMMON MINISTRY AND REAFFIRMATION OF BAPTISM Ministry is the work of God, done by the people of God. Lay Leader: Through baptism all Christians are made part of the priesthood of all believers, the church, Christ s body, made visible in the world. We all share in Christ s ministry of love and service for the redemption of the human family and the whole of creation. Therefore, in celebration of our common ministry, I call upon all God s people gathered here: Lay Leader: All: Remember your baptism and be thankful. We remember our baptism and affirm our common ministry. PRESENTATION OF PERSONS TO BE COMMISSIONED AND ORDAINED Who presents these candidates to be ordained and commissioned? Lay Leader: On behalf of the laity of local congregations who have examined and approved these candidates, Chair of BOM: And on behalf of the Board of Ordained Ministry of this annual conference, which has recommended these persons, and this annual conference, which has approved them, Chair of Provisional Interview Team: I present these persons to be commissioned for the work of elders and deacons (read names ) Chair of Full Membership Interview Team: We present these persons to be ordained elders and deacons (read names ) 6 CCLI LICENSE # CCS LICENSE #6439

7 These persons are by God s grace to be commissioned and ordained to ministry in Christ s holy church. Those authorized by the Church to inquire about them have discerned that they are persons of sound learning and of Christian character, and possess the necessary signs of God s grace, and have demonstrated a profound commitment to serve Jesus Christ. Therefore, we believe them to be duly called to serve God. We ask you, people of God, to declare your assent to the commissioning and ordination of these persons. Do you trust that they are worthy, by God s grace, to be commissioned and ordained? People: We do! Thanks be to God! Will you uphold them in their ministry? People: With God s help, we will! THE GENERAL EXAMINATION My sisters and brothers in Christ, you have been called to an ordained or commissioned status in set apart ministry. The church now confirms your calling. As ordained or commissioned ministers, you are to be coworkers with all the people of God: the laity, bishops, elders, deacons, local pastors, provisional members, diaconal ministers, deaconesses, home missioners, supply pastors, with all who serve God in the church. Remember that you are called to serve rather than to be served, to proclaim the faith of the church and no other, to look after the concerns of God above all. COMMISSIONING AND ORDINATION 7

8 So that we may know that you believe yourselves to be called by God and that you profess the Christian faith, we ask you: Do you believe that God has called you to the life and work of ordained ministry? Candidates and Ordinands: I do so believe. Do you believe in the Triune God, Father, Son, and Holy Spirit and confess Jesus Christ as your Lord and Savior? Candidates and Ordinands: I do so believe and confess. Are you persuaded that the Scriptures of the Old and New Testaments contain all things necessary for salvation through faith in Jesus Christ and are the unique and authoritative standard for the church s faith and life? Candidates and Ordinands: I am so persuaded, by God s grace. Will you be faithful in prayer, in the study of the Holy Scriptures, and with the help of the Holy Spirit, continually rekindle the gift of God that is in you? Candidates and Ordinands: I will, with the help of God. Will you do your best to pattern your life in accordance with the teachings of Christ? Candidates and Ordinands: I will, with the help of God. 8 CCLI LICENSE # CCS LICENSE #6439

9 Will you, in the exercise of your ministry, lead the people of God to faith in Jesus Christ, to participate in the life and work of the community, and to seek peace, justice, and freedom for all people? Candidates and Ordinands: I will, with the help of God. Will you be loyal to The United Methodist Church, accepting its order, liturgy, doctrine, and discipline, defending it against all doctrines contrary to God s Holy Word, and committing yourself to be accountable with those serving with you,and to the bishop and those who are appointed to supervise your ministry? Candidates and Ordinands: I will, with the help of God. Will you, for the sake of the church s life and mission, covenant to participate in the life of the order into which you are ordained or commissioned? Will you give yourself to God through the order in order to sustain and build each other up in prayer, study, worship, and service under the rule of life set forth in the vows you take this day? Candidates and Ordinands: I will, with the help of God. May God, who has given you the will to do these things, give you grace to perform them, that the work begun in you may be brought to perfection. Amen. COMMISSIONING AND ORDINATION 9

10 PROCLAMATION AND RESPONSE INTRODUCTION OF PREACHER Bishop Elaine JW Stanovsky INTRODUCTION TO THE SCRIPTURE READING Nancy Tam Davis In the Gospel of Luke, a legal expert asks Jesus what he must do to inherit life. When Jesus asks him what the scriptures say, the lawyer responds with You shall love the Lord your God with all your heart, and with all your soul, and with all your strength, and with all you mind; and your neighbor as yourself. The quadrennial scripture theme for the Pacific Northwest Annual Conference comes from Jesus response: Do this and you will live! Throughout worship during this session of Annual Conference, we have explored the follow-up question to Jesus answer: Do what? by exploring the Parable of the Good Samaritan, Jesus answer to the law expert s desire for further justification. Today, as we read the scripture, you are encouraged to consider what it means to go and do likewise in your life, church community and mission field. SCRIPTURE - Luke 10:25-37 (CEB) Rev. Kay Barckley A reading from the Gospel of Luke to guide us for today, A legal expert stood up to test Jesus. Teacher, he said, what must I do to gain eternal life? Jesus replied, What is written in the Law? How do you interpret it? He responded, You must love the Lord your God with all your heart, with all your being, with all your strength, and with all your mind, and love your neighbor as yourself. Jesus said to him, You have answered correctly. Do this and you will live. But the legal expert wanted to prove that he was right, so he said to Jesus, And who is my neighbor? Jesus replied, A man went down from Jerusalem to Jericho. He encountered thieves, who stripped him naked, beat him up, and left him near death. Now it just so happened that a priest was also going down the same road. When he saw the injured man, he crossed over to the other side of the road and went on his way. Likewise, a Levite came by that spot, saw the injured man, and crossed over to the other side of the road and went on his way. A Samaritan, who was on a journey, came to where the man was. But when he saw him, he was 10 CCLI LICENSE # CCS LICENSE #6439

11 moved with compassion. The Samaritan went to him and bandaged his wounds, tending them with oil and wine. Then he placed the wounded man on his own donkey, took him to an inn, and took care of him. The next day, he took two full days worth of wages and gave them to the innkeeper. He said, Take care of him, and when I return, I will pay you back for any additional costs. What do you think? Which one of these three was a neighbor to the man who encountered thieves? Then the legal expert said, The one who demonstrated mercy toward him. Jesus told him, Go and do likewise. Leader: All: The Word of Life Thanks be to God SERMON Dr. Leroy Barber HYMN OF Wounded World That Cries For Healing RESPONSE -TFWS #2177 Verse 1 Wounded world that cries for healing here we hold each other s pain, wounded systems, bruised and bleeding bear the load, the scars of strain; dollars ration out compassion, hard decisions rule the day, Jesus of the healing Spirit, free us to another way! Verse 2 Through our nation s spent frustration, through the corridors of stress, may there move a kindlier wisdom all may feel, and all may bless; tax and tithe are for a purpose shared to shield the poor and weak; past the symptoms of our sickness let the voice of justice speak. Verse 3 Honor those whose loving spirit nurses hope, restores and heals, towel and basin used in service like the Christ who comes and kneels; in the tending, in the mending may we see the right and fair, in our common quest for wholeness heal each other by our care. COMMISSIONING AND ORDINATION 11

12 SPECIAL OFFERING CWJFON - The Central Washington Justice For Our Neighbors chapter will be the recipient of the offering at the Commissioning and Ordination Service. Housed in the Ellensburg First United Methodist Church, CWJFON is a hospitality and advocacy ministry that welcomes immigrants by providing free or low-cost, expert immigration legal services to low-income immigrants, refugees and asylum seekers. OFFERTORY Christmas Institute Band THE EXAMINATION OF PERSONS BEING COMMISSIONED By affirming the covenant of baptism, all members of Christ s holy church pledge to serve as Christ s representatives in the world. Christ gave all of us this command: Ask the Lord of the harvest to send laborers into his harvest. We have asked, and the Lord has answered. These sisters and brothers know our Savior s concern for God s people, see the plentiful harvest, and are ready to respond generously to the Lord In the words of the prophet: Here I am; send me. Urged on by the love of Christ and strengthened by the Holy Spirit, they now come to declare in public their desire to live out the covenant made at their baptism by binding themselves to the service of God under the supervision of the bishop and the guidance of colleagues in full connection and by being appointed to share as servant leaders in the body of Christ. Today we commission them to service as they continue to prepare for ordained ministry among us. 12 CCLI LICENSE # CCS LICENSE #6439

13 THE PRAYER OF COMMISSIONING WITH LAYING ON OF HANDS God of the apostles and prophets, of the martyrs and teachers, you raise up men and women to be apostolic leaders in your church. By your Holy Spirit help these, your servants, to understand and live the mystery of your love with boldness and joy. Deepen their sense of purpose as they exercise commissioned ministry. Empower them, and those who will walk with them to guide their ministry, together with all of your people, to heal the sick, love the outcast, resist evil, preach the Word, and give themselves freely for your name s sake. Pour out your Holy Spirit upon (Name). Send (preferred pronoun) now to proclaim the good news of Jesus Christ, to announce the reign of God, and to equip the church for ministry, in the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit. Amen. MUSICAL OFFERING EXAMINATION OF DEACONS Annual Conference Choir Singing Great Jehovah by Pepper Choplin A deacon is called to share in Christ s ministry of servanthood, to relate the life of the community to its service in the world, to lead others into Christian discipleship, to nurture disciples for witness and service, to lead in worship, to teach and proclaim God s Word, COMMISSIONING AND ORDINATION 13

14 to assist elders and appointed local pastors at Holy Baptism and Holy Communion, to interpret to the church the world s hurts and hopes, to serve all people, particularly the poor, the sick, and the oppressed, and to lead Christ s people in ministries of compassion and justice, liberation and reconciliation, especially in the face of hardship and personal sacrifice. This is the rule of life and work of a deacon. Do you believe that God has called you to the life and work of a deacon? Candidate: I do so believe. LAYING ON OF HANDS AND PRAYER FOR DEACONS As this person is recognized or ordained by God and the church for the ministry of deacons to which we believe they have been called by the Holy Spirit, let us pray for them. The people pray for them in silence. We thank you, Living God, that in your great love you sent Jesus Christ to take the form of a servant, becoming obedient even to death on the cross, and now resurrected and exalted in the heavens. You have taught us, by his word and example, that whoever would be great among us must be servant of all. Give this servant grace to be faithful to (preferred pronoun) promises, constant in (preferred pronoun) discipleship, and always ready for works of loving service. Make (preferred pronoun) modest and humble, gentle and strong, rooted and grounded in love. Give (preferred pronoun) a share in the ministry of Jesus Christ, who came not to be served but to serve. *Family members and friends are invited to stand where they are for silent prayer during the laying on of hands for each ordinand. 14 CCLI LICENSE # CCS LICENSE #6439

15 Almighty God, pour your name upon Name the Holy Spirit for the office and work of a deacon in Christ s holy church. Amen. (Full Name), take authority as a deacon to proclaim the Word of God and to lead God s people in ministries of compassion and justice; in the name of the Father, and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit. Amen. RECOGNITION OF DEACON ORDERS After due examination of your call and ministry in another part of Christ s holy church, we now welcome you to this communion. You have given assurance of your faith and Christian experience. You have renewed the vows of your ordination and embraced our own, committing yourself to accept and uphold faithfully the doctrine, liturgy and discipline of The United Methodist Church. We rejoice that you have been called to serve among us, and pray that God may guide your ministry. (Full Name), we now recognize you as a deacon in The United Methodist Church. EXAMINATION OF ELDERS An elder is called to share in the ministry of Christ and of the whole church: to preach and teach the Word of God and faithfully administer the sacraments of Holy Baptism and Holy Communion; to lead the people of God in worship and prayer; to lead persons to faith in Jesus Christ; to exercise pastoral supervision, to order the life of the congregation and the connection, to counsel the troubled, and declare the forgiveness of sin; to lead the people of God in obedience to Christ s mission in the world; COMMISSIONING AND ORDINATION 15

16 to seek justice, peace, and freedom for all people; and to take a responsible place in the government of the Church and in service in and to the community. This is the rule of life and work of an elder. Bishop Stanovksy: Do you believe that God has called you to the life and work of an elder? Ordinands: I do so believe. LAYING ON OF HANDS AND PRAYER FOR ELDERS As these persons are recognized or ordained by God and the church for the ministry of elders to which we believe they have been called by the Holy Spirit, let us pray for them. The people pray for them in silence. We praise you, eternal God, because you have called us to be a priestly people, offering to you acceptable worship through Jesus Christ, our Lord, Apostle and High Priest, Shepherd and Bishop of our souls. We thank you that, by dying, Christ has overcome death and, having ascended into heaven, has poured forth gifts abundantly on your people, making some apostles, some prophets, some evangelists, some pastors and teachers, to equip the saints for the work of ministry, to build up Christ s body, and to fulfill your gracious purpose in the world. Give to these your servants the grace and power they need to serve you in this ministry. Make them faithful pastors, patient teachers, and wise counselors. Enable them to serve without reproach, to proclaim the gospel of salvation, to administer the sacraments of the new covenant, and to offer with all your people spiritual sacrifices acceptable to you; through Jesus Christ our Lord, 16 CCLI LICENSE # CCS LICENSE #6439

17 who lives and reigns with you, in the unity of the Holy Spirit, one God, now and forever. * Family members and friends are invited to stand where they are for silent prayer during the laying on of hands for each ordinand. Almighty God, pour upon (Name) the Holy Spirit, for the office and work of an elder in Christ s holy church. Amen. (Name), take authority as an elder to preach the Word of God, to administer the Holy Sacraments and to order the life of the Church; in the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit. Amen. RECOGNITION OF ORDERS After due examination of your call and ministry in another part of Christ s holy church, we now welcome you to this communion. You have given assurance of your faith and Christian experience. You have renewed the vows of your ordination and embraced our own, committing yourselves to accept and uphold faithfully the doctrine, liturgy, and discipline of The United Methodist Church. We rejoice that you have been called to serve among us, and pray that God may guide your ministry. (Full Name), we now recognize you as an Elder in Full Connection in The United Methodist Church. THANKSGIVING AND COMMUNION INVITATION TO THE TABLE Christ our Lord invites to his table all who love him, and all who seek to be at peace with God and one another. COMMISSIONING AND ORDINATION 17

18 THE GREAT THANKSGIVING 2 Dr. Leroy Barber: May the God of justice be with you. And also with you. Dr. Leroy Barber: People of God, open your hearts to the One who restores you. We bring our hearts to God, who has rescued us. Dr. Leroy Barber: Faithful sisters and brothers, sing songs of praise to God. Our voices unite in a chorus of thanksgiving. We would not cease singing our songs of thanksgiving to you, Innovating Creator. You imagine a sky as wide as eternity, and fluff it with billowy clouds. You shape mountains and top them with snow. You notice our uncertainty of the dark, and shower us with fireflies to twinkle our fears away. All this, you thought and did, for us. You would teach us your ways of kindness, peace and compassion, but we filled our minds with the empty words of a wayward world. You sent the prophets to retell your story of hope, but we urged them to go and preach to someone else. But when the world turned its back on us, when others pass by our pain, you sent Jesus to come and find us and to carry us into your heart. Therefore, we lift our songs of joy to you, joining our voices with those in heaven and on earth, who forever praise your name: 18 CCLI LICENSE # CCS LICENSE # Thom M. Shuman

19 Holy, holy, holy are you, Rescuer of the weak and needy. All the hope in creation gives glory to you. Hosanna in the highest! Blessed is the One who shows us mercy. Hosanna in the highest! Dr. Leroy Barber: Holy are you, God of Wonder, and blessed is Jesus Christ your Son. Your heart, your soul, your mind, your strength, he was willing to love you enough to become one of us; loving us as much as he loved himself, he endured the battering of the world, and stripped of his glory and grace, he was left by the side of the world by the gang of sin, evil, and death. Moved by his love and sacrifice, you came and found him, alone and forsaken in the tomb. Anointing him with the waters of baptism and the oil of hope s gladness, you brought him into the new life of your resurrection love. As we remember his life of great love, praise you, that as we break the bread of life, and drink from the cup of grace, we know the risen Christ is among us: Christ was broken, that we might be made whole; Christ was raised, that the gospel might bear fruit; Christ will come, that we might inherit eternal life. COMMISSIONING AND ORDINATION 19

20 We come to this Table looking for answers to our questions and for healing for our brokenness. So, pour out your Spirit upon your children, and upon the gifts of the bread and the cup, that nourished and fed by you, we might be strengthened to serve our sisters and brothers around us. As we get up from our seats at your Table, may we stand up for the rights of the lowly. As you pour out your grace upon us, may we wrap it around the orphans and weak; as you whisper your dreams for us, may we speak out on behalf of the poor; as you offer us the bread and the cup from your hands, may we reach down and lift up those who have fallen through the cracks of our society. Then, when all time has come to an end, and there is only life forever with you, we will join hands with all your children, singing our joy and thanks to you, God in Community, Holy in One. Amen. BREAKING THE BREAD Because there is one loaf, we, who are many, are one body, because we all partake of the one loaf. The bread which we break is a sharing in the body of Christ. Dr. Leroy Barber: The cup over which we give thanks is a sharing in the blood of Christ. 20 CCLI LICENSE # CCS LICENSE #6439

21 INVITATION TO MINISTRY You are invited to respond to the call that God has placed on your heart by filling out the cards on the table. Please place the cards in the designated baskets as you come forward to receive. If you would like someone to pray with you, please come to the designated prayer stations during communion and one of our District Superintendents will be available to pray with you. GIVING THE BREAD AND CUP Bishop Stanovsky SONGS DURING COMMUNION Refrain: One bread, one body, one Lord of all, One cup of blessing which we bless. And we, though many throughout the earth, we are one body in this one Lord. Verse 1 Gentile or Jew, servant or free, woman or man, no more. (Refrain) Verse 2 Many the gifts, many the works, one in the Lord of all. (Refrain) Verse 3 Grain for the fields, scattered the grown, gathered to one, for all. (Refrain) One Bread, One Body - UMH #620 As We Gather At Your Table - TFWS #2268 Verse 1 As we gather at your table, as we listen to your word, help us know, O God, your presence; let our hearts and minds be stirred. Nourish us with sacred story till we claim it as our own; teach us through this holy banquet how to make Love s victory known. COMMISSIONING AND ORDINATION 21

22 Verse 2 Turn our worship into witness in the sacrament of life; send us forth to love and serve you, bringing peace where there is strife. Give us, Christ, your great compassion to forgive as you forgave; may we still behold your image in the world you died to save. Verse 3 Gracious Spirit, help us summon other guests to share that feast where triumphant Love will welcome those who had been last and least. There no more will envy blind us nor will pride our peace destroy, as we join with saints and angels to repeat the sounding joy. Verse 1 Come to the table of grace. (repeat) This is God s table, it s not yours or mine. Come to the table of grace. Verse 2 Come to the table of peace Verse 3 Come to the table of love Verse 4 Come to the table of joy Verse 5 Come to the table of grace Come to the Table of Grace - W&S # CCLI LICENSE # CCS LICENSE #6439

23 PRAYER AFTER RECEIVING Let us pray. We thank you, gracious God, for this holy mystery in which you have given yourself to us, and united us in the communion of your Holy Spirit. We bless you for raising up among us faithful servants. Clothe them and us with your righteousness and grant that we, with them, may glorify you by giving ourselves to others, through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen. The grace of Jesus Christ, and the love of God, and the communion of the Holy Spirit be with you all always. Deacon Rev. Rachel Neer: DISMISSAL WITH BLESSING SENDING FORTH Go in peace to serve God and your neighbor in all that you do. We are sent in Christ s name. Thanks be to God! HYMNS OF GOING FORTH The Summons - TFWS #2130 Verse 1 Will you come and follow me if I but call your name? Will you go where you don t know and never be the same? Will you let my love be shown, will you let my name be known, will you let my life be grown in you and you in me? Verse 2 Will you leave yourself behind if I but call your name? Will you care for cruel and kind and never be the same? Will you risk the hostile stare should your life attract or scare? Will you let me answer prayer in you and you in me? COMMISSIONING AND ORDINATION 23

24 Verse 3 Will you let the blinded see if I but call your name? Will you set the prisoners free and never be the same? Will you kiss the leper clean, and do such as this unseen, and admit to what I mean in you and you in me? Verse 4 Will you love the you you hide if I but call your name? Will you quell the fear inside and never be the same? Will you you use the faith you ve found to reshape the world around, through my sight and touch and sound in you and you in me? Verse 5 Lord, your summons echoes true when you but call my name. Let me turn and follow you and never be the same. In your company I ll go where your love and footsteps show. Thus I ll move and live and grow in you and you in me. Verse 1 We are a wilderness wandering people on a journey of the soul. May we find our destination in our longing to be whole. Our Holy God is calling to us. With Jesus by our side may compassion be our compass; may the Spirit be our guide. Verse 2 May we cherish all our children, let us heal our family s pain. Help us cure our city s madness, let love and justice reign. Reconciled with one another in prayer and praise and song, we re the body of Christ together and we know that we belong we belong, we belong, we belong. A Wilderness Wandering People - W&S #3113 POSTLUDE 24 CCLI LICENSE # CCS LICENSE #6439