Come and bring light to a people in darkness. Come, set us free from the chains we have made. We are your people, the flock that you tend. Lord, open our eyes once again. To the ones brokenhearted: Open our eyes. To the plight of the poor: Open our eyes. To the innocent children: Open our eyes. To the victims of violence: Open our eyes. To the ones who seek justice: Open our eyes. To those sitting in prison: Open our eyes. When a color divides us: Open our eyes. When the darkness surrounds us: Open our eyes. When we choose to look elsewhere: Open our eyes. To those full of life s sorrow: Open our eyes. To the needs of the lowly: Open our eyes. To the ones who seek peace: Open our eyes. To those suffering illness: Open our eyes. To those trapped by addiction: Open our eyes. To those lost or forgotten: Open our eyes. Words and Music: Kevin Keil, 1998 Lorenz Publishing Company. All rights reserved. Reprinted under OneLicense.net #A-718381 A Community of Christ Sings resource, www.cofchrist.org/hymnal
Prelude: Hymn: CCS #123: Jubilate Deo... Congregation Hymn: CCS #1: When In Our Music God is Glorified... Congregation *Hymn: CCS #106: Louez le Seigneur!... Congregation Welcome... Christian Skoorsmith Song of Preparation: CCS #172: God Is Calling... Congregation Isaiah Model of Worship... Jane Gardner *Song of Rejoicing: CCS #78: O God of Vision, stanzas 1, 2 & 4... Congregation *Invocation... Rachel Mills *Response: CCS #192: O Lord, Hear My Prayer... Congregation Scripture: Psalm 51:1-3... Jane Gardner ALL: Have mercy on me, O God, according to your steadfast love; according to your abundant mercy blot out my failures. Wash me thoroughly from injustice, and cleanse me from my sin. Confessing to God: CCS #184: Kyrie Eleison... Congregation Moment of Silent Reflection Song of Hope in Confession: CCS #137: Touch the Earth Lightly... Congregation Scripture: Psalm 51:10-13... Jane Gardner ALL: Create in me a clean heart, O God, and put a new and right spirit within me. RIGHT SIDE: Do not cast me away from your presence, and do not take your holy spirit from me. LEFT SIDE: Restore to me the joy of your salvation, and sustain in me a willing spirit. ALL: Then I will teach transgressors your ways, and sinners will return to you. Sing of Clean Hearts: CCS #222: Gentle God, When We Are Driven Congregation Sharing Personal Experiences of Transformation Christian Skoorsmith, Congregation Response: CCS #216: God Is a Wonder to My Soul Congregation
Torah Reading: Genesis 21:14-20a So Abraham rose early in the morning, and took bread and a skin of water, and gave it to Hagar, putting it on her shoulder, along with the child, and sent her away. And she departed, and wandered about in the wilderness of Beer-sheba. When the water in the skin was gone, she cast the child under one of the bushes. Then she went and sat down opposite him a good way off, about the distance of a bowshot; for she said, Do not let me look on the death of the child. And as she sat opposite him, she lifted up her voice and wept. And God heard the voice of the boy; and the angel of God called to Hagar from heaven, and said to her, What troubles you, Hagar? Do not be afraid; for God has heard the voice of the boy where he is. Come, lift up the boy and hold him fast with your hand, for I will make a great nation of him. Then God opened her eyes, and she saw a well of water. She went, and filled the skin with water, and gave the boy a drink. God was with the boy, and he grew up. Song of Open Eyes: CCS #217: When the World is Babbling Round Us... Congregation Gospel Reading: Mark 8:22-25 They came to Bethsaida. Some people brought a blind man to him and begged him to touch him. He took the blind man by the hand and led him out of the village; and when he had put saliva on his eyes and laid his hands on him, he asked him, Can you see anything? And the man looked up and said, I can see people, but they look like trees, walking. Then Jesus laid his hands on his eyes again; and he looked intently and his sight was restored, and he saw everything clearly. Song of Healing: CCS #51: God of Dawn, Each Day s Renewal... Congregation Moment of Silent Reflection Song of Seeing: CCS #123: Jubilate Deo... Congregation *Benediction/Invocation... Ron Benedict *Seeing God and World Anew: CCS #62: Womb of Life and Source of Being... Congregation *Postlude: CCS #613: Nimwebo Ba Yahweh *Congregation stands if possible CCS=Community of Christ Sings Hymnal Lead Musician/Pianist... Mary Richardson Head Usher... Jeff Weaver Planner/Presider... Christian Skoorsmith Break Ordination Worship Service convenes at 11 am.
Prelude Welcome and Introductions... John Smallwood Call to Worship: Matthew 22:34-40... John Smallwood *Hymn: CCS #72: Gather Us In... Congregation *Invocation... Kent Wheeler *Response Hymn: CCS #164: Prayer of Peace, stanza 1... Congregation Dwelling in the Word: CCS #302: Beauty for Brokenness... Jane Gardner Disciples Generous Response... Bill McFarlin Free the full capacity of Christ s mission through generosity that imitates God s generosity. Hymn: CCS #558: Take the Path of the Disciple... Congregation Our Call to Mission... Robin Linkhart Seventy Affirmation: Doctrine and Covenants 161:1,3... GPNW Seventy Cluster Ordinations to the Priesthood Office of Seventy Answering the Call: Jesus is Calling for You... Conference Choir Ordination of Dorothy Wilgus to Seventy... President of Seventy Robin Linkhart Assisted by Seventy John Smallwood Answering the Call: The Summons... Youth Choir Ordination of Sean Langdon to Seventy... President of Seventy Robin Linkhart Assisted by Seventy Mary Richardson and Seventy Dee Robino *Hymn: CCS #287: Come and Bring Light... Congregation *Benediction... Dale Luffman
*Benediction Response: CCS 656: Hallelujah! We Sing Your Praises... Conference Choir (verses) & Congregation (chorus) *Postlude *Congregation stands if possible CCS=Community of Christ Sings Hymnal Pianist... Sandy Johnsen Head Usher... Jeff Weaver Planner... Christie Ostendorp Presider... John Smallwood If you attended Conference yesterday, please remember to drop off your Conference Evaluation form in the box at the Registration table. Parents, please be sure to pick up your child from child care promptly after the service ends so that our child care workers can start cleaning up. Please check your hymnal for the name of the congregation from which it came, and then return it to the appropriate box. Please help us pick up and stack the chairs after the service: Blue chairs should stack on square chair dollies, which will be returned to the music room. White chairs should be stacked on top of one another and left by the gym door. Metal chairs should be placed on large rolling dollies to go back into the gym closet. Please help to fold down tables. Any wood six-foot tables should be placed against the gym wall close to the outside door to the parking lot. Look for these tables in the music room, upstairs classrooms, foyer and gym. Please pick up any tape on the floor and discard. If you participated in the Caravan Silent Auction in the music room, be sure to check if you won! THANK YOU for coming to Mission Center Conference!
ane Gardner is president of the Quorum of High Priests and serves as a member of the World Church Leadership Council. She is director of Integrated Formation Ministries. She holds the priesthood office of High Priest. Jane received a bachelor s degree in music education from Graceland College, Lamoni, Iowa and a master s degree in education from Northwest Missouri State University in Maryville. She is also a certified computing professional. Jane worked in Iowa in business management positions, and was president of a reinsurance software subsidiary. obin Linkhart, a minister for Community of Christ, currently serves in the office of Seventy, assigned to the Western USA Mission Field, composed of seven Mission Centers spread over nearly half of the United States, including Alaska. She is President of the Sixth Quorum of Seventy and works closely with Apostle Ron Harmon to engage the church in mission. She also serves on the International Leaders Council, Theology Formation Team, Ecumenical and Interfaith Ministries Team, and chairs the Latterday Seekers Ministries Team. On special assignment in Utah, Robin is currently serving as pastor of Salt Lake City Community of Christ and supports a variety of new ministries along the Wasatch Front. Prior to holding the office of Seventy, Robin provided ministry in the offices of Elder and High Priest. Her experience includes pastor, youth and young adult ministries, community outreach/ partnering, leadership development, and congregational consulting. In her prior assignment, she served the Western USA Mission Field as Field Missionary Coordinator. Robin holds a bachelor s degree in biological sciences from the University of Northern Colorado and a master s degree in Christian ministry from Community of Christ Seminary. ohn VanDerWalker, a minister for Community of Christ, is Mission Research Assessment and Support Specialist for the Western USA Mission Field. He holds the priesthood office of High Priest. His past assignments include Inland West USA Mission Center president, Bountiful USA Mission Center president and financial officer; Advanced Leadership Studies; and Pacific Region congregational consultant. A native of Galveston, Texas, John calls Idaho his home state. He received his field minister s certificate in 2000, and graduated with honors and a bachelor s degree in history in 2005 from Marietta College, Marietta, Ohio. He received a Master s of Religion degree from Community of Christ Seminary in 2009. Before church employment John was a selfemployed beekeeper, operating his business in three states: Idaho, California, and Washington.