Welcome to our Service
Sunday, August 31, 2025, 10:30 a.m.
Worship Leader: Melita Penner
Pianist: Irene Hildebrandt
WELCOME AND ANNOUNCEMENTS
CALL TO WORSHIP:
L: When God feels far, we bring our sorrow and questions.
P: God welcomes our honesty and hears our cries.
L: When God feels near, we bring our gratitude and hope.
P: God’s steadfast love never lets us go.
L: Come, let us worship the Lord together.
P: For God is faithful in every season of life.
OPENING PRAYER
HYMN: There is a place of quiet rest - HWB #5
HYMN: Sing praise to God who reigns - HWB #59
CONGREGATIONAL PRAYER
HYMN: O Master, let me walk with thee - HWB #357
HYMN: In Christ there is no East or West - HWB #306
SCRIPTURE READING: Ruth 1:6-22
SERMON: Guest Speaker, Lois Siemans,
“Recall a time God felt far and when God felt near.“
HYMN of RESPONSE: He leadeth me - HWB #599
BENEDICTION
