September 27th, 2026 - 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 are so glad you've joined us, whether onsite or online. Please take a moment to tell us you are here by using the sign-in button below.
Words of 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
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Hymn
Let Me Enter God's Own Dwelling, Hymn 67
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
He Leadeth Me
arr. Heather Sorenson
Glenda Stansbury
arr. Heather Sorenson
Glenda Stansbury
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, a translation by 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.
Anthem
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Pastoral Prayer
Rev. Dr. Lori Walke
Scripture
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Sermon
Rev. Sheridan Irick
Hymn
Where Cross the Crowded Ways of Life, Hymn 543
New Century Hymnal
[Please rise in body or in spirit.]
New Century Hymnal
[Please rise in body or in spirit.]
Announcements
- Please support the work and mission of this congregation with your tithes and offerings using the giving link in our app or on our website or by putting your gift in the giving box located just outside the sanctuary.
- You’ve got a few more days to bring your donations for our 363 Jeans+ Drive to the church. You can also use the link online to have items shipped directly to the church. In October, we have a new drive focused on reproductive justice and support for our public schools. We’ll be collecting menstrual pads of all sizes, along with reams of copy paper for NW Classen High School. You can bring donations to the church, and we’ll have links online so that you can also have items shipped directly to the church.
- The Music Board's Chili luncheon is next Sunday, October 4th, so use the sign-up link to let us know if you’re bringing your favorite chili, mac-n-cheese, or dessert to raise money for our music program. You can also donate directly. Find the details in the events tab in the app or on our website.
- While our Handmade Ministry group usually meets on the first Sunday of the month, they are postponing until October 11th so that no one has to miss out on the chili.
- Next Sunday we kick off our next music and theology sermon series next week with Songs They Tried to Silence. We kick it off with John Lennon’s Imagine.
- The Events tab in our app and on our website can give the most up-to-date information on what is going on around here, so be sure to check it out!
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.
ALL: …every single other.
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.]