Preparing for October 29

29 October, Pentecost 21

Story: 1 Kings 5:1-5; 8:1-13 (pp. 304, 308, Pew Bible)

Message: New Times, New Rituals

Focus: Go Wholly Holy

Reflection: Read the scripture lesson for this week. What stands out for you about the description of the Temple? Is it the magnificence of the building? The Ark of the presence? What makes it holy? Thank God that wherever we are, God is with us, that holy ground can be wherever we experience God: in a building or out on a mountaintop; in a forest or by the sea; God is.

Hymns We Will Sing:

*HYMN #409                  “God Is Here!”                                    (ABBOT’S LEIGH)

*HYMN #394     “Christ Is Made the Sure Foundation”   (WESTMINSTER ABBEY)

*HYMN #321                  “The Church’s One Foundation”                                     (AURELIA)