Sunday, May 23rd

Children’s Message

Word

Acts 2:1-21 • Psalm 104 • Romans 8:22-27

Ezekiel 37:1-14

The hand of the Lord came upon me, and he brought me out by the spirit of the Lord and set me down in the middle of a valley; it was full of bones. He led me all around them; there were very many lying in the valley, and they were very dry. He said to me, “Mortal, can these bones live?” I answered, “O Lord God, you know.” Then he said to me, “Prophesy to these bones, and say to them: O dry bones, hear the word of the Lord. Thus says the Lord God to these bones: I will cause breath to enter you, and you shall live. I will lay sinews on you, and will cause flesh to come upon you, and cover you with skin, and put breath in you, and you shall live; and you shall know that I am the Lord.”

So I prophesied as I had been commanded; and as I prophesied, suddenly there was a noise, a rattling, and the bones came together, bone to its bone. I looked, and there were sinews on them, and flesh had come upon them, and skin had covered them; but there was no breath in them. Then he said to me, “Prophesy to the breath, prophesy, mortal, and say to the breath: Thus says the Lord God: Come from the four winds, O breath, and breathe upon these slain, that they may live.” I prophesied as he commanded me, and the breath came into them, and they lived, and stood on their feet, a vast multitude.

Then he said to me, “Mortal, these bones are the whole house of Israel. They say, ‘Our bones are dried up, and our hope is lost; we are cut off completely.’ Therefore prophesy, and say to them, Thus says the Lord God: I am going to open your graves, and bring you up from your graves, O my people; and I will bring you back to the land of Israel. And you shall know that I am the Lord, when I open your graves, and bring you up from your graves, O my people. I will put my spirit within you, and you shall live, and I will place you on your own soil; then you shall know that I, the Lord, have spoken and will act, says the Lord.”

Ancient Word, resurrected wisdom.

Thanks be to God.

Acts 2:1-21

When the day of Pentecost had come, [the apostles] were all together in one place. And suddenly from heaven there came a sound like the rush of a violent wind, and it filled the entire house where they were sitting. Divided tongues, as of fire, appeared among them, and a tongue rested on each of them. All of them were filled with the Holy Spirit and began to speak in other languages, as the Spirit gave them ability.

Now there were devout Jews from every nation under heaven living in Jerusalem. And at this sound the crowd gathered and was bewildered, because each one heard them speaking in the native language of each. Amazed and astonished, they asked, “Are not all these who are speaking Galileans? And how is it that we hear, each of us, in our own native language? Parthians, Medes, Elamites, and residents of Mesopotamia, Judea and Cappadocia, Pontus and Asia, Phrygia and Pamphylia, Egypt and the parts of Libya belonging to Cyrene, and visitors from Rome, both Jews and proselytes, Cretans and Arabs—in our own languages we hear them speaking about God’s deeds of power.” All were amazed and perplexed, saying to one another, “What does this mean?” But others sneered and said, “They are filled with new wine.”

But Peter, standing with the eleven, raised his voice and addressed them, “Men of Judea and all who live in Jerusalem, let this be known to you, and listen to what I say. Indeed, these are not drunk, as you suppose, for it is only nine o’clock in the morning. No, this is what was spoken through the prophet Joel:

‘In the last days it will be, God declares,
that I will pour out my Spirit upon all flesh,
and your sons and your daughters shall prophesy,
and your young men shall see visions,
and your old men shall dream dreams.
Even upon my slaves, both men and women,
in those days I will pour out my Spirit;
and they shall prophesy.
And I will show portents in the heaven above
and signs on the earth below,
blood, and fire, and smoky mist.
The sun shall be turned to darkness
and the moon to blood,
before the coming of the Lord’s great and glorious day.
Then everyone who calls on the name of the Lord shall be saved.’ ”

Ancient Word, resurrected wisdom.
Thanks be to God.

Creed, Prayers, Passing of the Peace

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The Creed

We have faith in God who lives among us. We are not alone, we live in God’s world:

We believe in God: who has created and is creating, who has come in Jesus,

the Word made flesh, to reconcile and make new, who works in us and others by the Spirit.

We trust in God. We are called to be the Church:

to celebrate God’s presence, to live with respect in creation,

to love and serve others, to seek peace and resist evil,

to proclaim Jesus, crucified and risen, our judge and our hope.

In life, in death, in life beyond death, God is with us. We are not alone. Thanks be to God!

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Prelude

Song of Praise

Morning Praise: Opening Dialogue. Text: J. Tasch Jordan, adapt. Music: David Haas. © 1996 GIA Publications, Inc. All rights reserved. Used by permission under OneLicense.net license #A-708353.God is Alive/Morning Hymn. Text and Music: David Haas, b. 1957. Music: SUMMIT HILL. © 1987 GIA Publications, Inc. All rights reserved. Used by permission under OneLicense.net license #A-708353.

Gospel Acclamation

Now Bless the God of Israel. Text: Benedictus, Luke 1:68-79, adapted by Ruth Duck, b.1947, © 1992, GIA Publications, Inc. Tune: MELBOURNE, Marty Haugen, b.1950, © 1994, GIA Publications, Inc. All rights reserved. Used by permission under OneLicense.net license #A-708353.

Sermon Song

Send Down the Fire. Tune and Text by Marty Haugen, © 1989, 1990, GIA Publications, Inc. Text: © 1989, 1990, GIA Publications, Inc.All rights reserved. Used by permission under OneLicense.net license #A-708353.

Offertory

One Day Soon (maybe).... Music by Jon Raybould. Offered by Lisa H & John S. Written in December 2020 in the hope that the world will "one day soon (maybe)..." recover from the pandemic and return to normal life.

The Lord’s Prayer

Spoken Liturgy

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Additional spoken liturgy may be taken from the Iona Abbey Worship Book.

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Additional scripture quotations may be taken from the Spark Story Bible, a paraphrase with contributions by Patti Thisted Arthur, et. al. © 2009 Augsburg Fortress. All Rights Reserved. Used by permission.