September 7th, 2025 - The Season After Pentecost
We offer you a warm welcome, and as is our practice, we remember that the land on which we meet is, was, and always will be native land. We acknowledge those indigenous tribes to Oklahoma: the Wichitas, Caddos, Plains Apaches, and the Quapaws, as the original custodians of the land in this place. We grieve the violence done to native language, culture, and personhood, and seek to honor the sovereignty and dignity of native peoples.
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We offer you a warm welcome, and as is our practice, we remember that the land on which we meet is, was, and always will be native land. We acknowledge those indigenous tribes to Oklahoma: the Wichitas, Caddos, Plains Apaches, and the Quapaws, as the original custodians of the land in this place. We grieve the violence done to native language, culture, and personhood, and seek to honor the sovereignty and dignity of native peoples.
We are so glad you've joined us, whether in person or online. Please take a moment to tell us you are here by using the sign-in button below.
Welcome
One: Good morning and welcome from Mayflower Congregational United Church of Christ, where no matter who you are or where you are on life’s journey . . .
All: You are welcome here!
All: You are welcome here!
Call to Worship
One: Some of us came for the donuts. Three of us showed up for the coffee. All of us come to this community for something. None of us will leave empty.
All: We are here to practice resurrection hope with friends and strangers who are full of fear and trembling, but looking for the empty tomb, anyway.
One: We gather to help each other see all that we have, to ask God for what we need, and to brave risks together.
All: Trusting that the Spirit will lead us home, we begin our journey by joining our voices in song!
All: We are here to practice resurrection hope with friends and strangers who are full of fear and trembling, but looking for the empty tomb, anyway.
One: We gather to help each other see all that we have, to ask God for what we need, and to brave risks together.
All: Trusting that the Spirit will lead us home, we begin our journey by joining our voices in song!
Hymn
Sweet Hour of Prayer, Hymn 505
New Century Hymnal
[Please rise in body or in spirit.]
New Century Hymnal
[Please rise in body or in spirit.]
Pass the Peace of Christ
One: "May the peace of Christ be with you."
All: "And also with you!"
All: "And also with you!"
Anthem
Be Thou My Vision
arr. Paul Manz
Carolyn Sargent
arr. Paul Manz
Carolyn Sargent
Joys + Concerns
For the joys of this congregation, let the people say: “Thanks be to God!”
The Lord's Prayer
Let us say together the Lord's Prayer, as translated by members of this congregation:
All: Our Creator, who is in heaven, holy is your name. Your kingdom come, your will be done, on earth as it is in heaven. Give us this day our daily bread and forgive us our debts as we forgive our debtors. And lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from evil. For you reign in the power that is love, now and always, Amen.
All: Our Creator, who is in heaven, holy is your name. Your kingdom come, your will be done, on earth as it is in heaven. Give us this day our daily bread and forgive us our debts as we forgive our debtors. And lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from evil. For you reign in the power that is love, now and always, Amen.
Anthem
O God Beyond All Praising
arr. Mark Hayes
Glenda Stansbury
arr. Mark Hayes
Glenda Stansbury
Pastoral Prayer
Rev. Sheridan Irick
Scripture:
Sermon:
Rev. Dr. Lori Walke
Communion Liturgy
Type your new text here.
Hymn
Like a Mother Who Has Borne Us, Hymn 583
New Century Hymnal
[Please rise in body or in spirit.]
New Century Hymnal
[Please rise in body or in spirit.]
Announcements
- Please use the giving link above to support the work and mission of this congregation with your tithes and offerings.
- Martha Circle, a gathering to enjoy the company of other Mayflower women meets this Tuesday at 6:30pm, in Milligan Hall.
- Our weekly Prayer Vigil for Immigration Justice meets on Wednesdays at noon in front of the Oklahoma County Jail.
- There are quite a few things happening next Sunday, September 7th: (1) we start our Music & Theology Sermon Series with a look at The Highwomen; (2) Our Handmade Ministry Group meets after worship, and all folks who love to knit or crochet gather in the Seeker’s Room; and we have our first Continue the Conversation event, “Speed Friendshipping,” where we’ll get to know each other through guided questions meant to prompt stories and laughter for all ages and stages, both onsite and online.
- Please sign up for our weekly email updates on our website and download our app so that you can have all of the details of our work and ministry close at hand.
Benediction
One: May God grant to us the grace to never sell ourselves short, the courage to risk something big for something good, and the wisdom to know that the world is too small for anything but love. So let us go in peace, pray for peace, wage a little peace, and love one another.
ALL: Every single other. Amen.
ALL: Every single other. Amen.
Benediction Response
What Does the Lord Require?
Jim Strathdee
Part 1: What does the Lord require of you? What does the Lord require of you?
Part 2: Justice, kindness, walk humbly with your God. Justice, kindness, walk humbly with your God.
Part 3: To do justice, and love kindness and walk humbly with your God. To do justice, and love kindness and walk humbly with your God.
[Sung in a round, Part 1 begins the response, joined the second time by Part 2, then by Part 3, and then a fourth time through. For those in-person, it is our tradition for the congregation to stand and turn towards the center aisle during the benediction response so that we might "send each other forth" to embody what we sing.]
Jim Strathdee
Part 1: What does the Lord require of you? What does the Lord require of you?
Part 2: Justice, kindness, walk humbly with your God. Justice, kindness, walk humbly with your God.
Part 3: To do justice, and love kindness and walk humbly with your God. To do justice, and love kindness and walk humbly with your God.
[Sung in a round, Part 1 begins the response, joined the second time by Part 2, then by Part 3, and then a fourth time through. For those in-person, it is our tradition for the congregation to stand and turn towards the center aisle during the benediction response so that we might "send each other forth" to embody what we sing.]