Sunday, August 16, 2020

CALL TO WORSHIP
Psalm 34

MUSIC
Curated by Kevin Borst
Bethel Music - We Praise You
Hillsong Worship - King of Kings
HIllsong Worship - Cornerstone

APOSTLES' CREED
We believe in God, the Father, the Almighty,
the Creator of heaven and earth.

We believe in Jesus Christ, God's only Son, our Lord,
who was conceived by the Holy Spirit,
born of the Virgin Mary,
suffered under Pontius Pilate,
was crucified, died, and was buried;
Jesus descended to the dead.
and on the third day rose again;
Christ, our saviour, ascended into heaven,
is seated at the right hand of the loving God,
and will come again to judge the living and the dead.

We believe in the Holy Spirit,
the holy christian Church,
the communion of saints,
the forgiveness of sins,
the resurrection of the body,
and the life everlasting.

Amen.

A RULE FOR PANDEMIC COMMUNITY
Written by Scott Wall

I affirm that to be intellectually honest is to be flexible -
Quick in admitting my mistakes and blind spots in a world full of conflict.
Willing to embrace careful thought, patient learning, and humble positions.
Choosing curiosity instead of cynicism. 
I’ve felt pandemic life pushing me to take mental shortcuts - and I push back. 

I affirm that to be spiritually passionate I must become a curator of well-lived life - 
Resisting the ways pandemic life has undermined my ability to be grateful.
Recommitting myself to creative expression and active solidarity - trusting that love is best seen live…and local. Admitting that relationships are a telling barometer of my faith, that they are always the truest measure of community, and that my investment in them is divine work.
Moving toward constructing my cohorts, sharing my spaces, and cultivating new habits to include others in a distanced world.

I affirm that to be Christ centred - paradoxically - is to be always moving outward
Beyond the imagination of church I can’t go back to. 
Trusting the Spirit’s work out in the world in a host of secular liturgies.
Assuming the best in others, looking for the image of Jesus in everyone I meet.
Growing in how I carry the story of things made new beyond our gatherings - into service, friendship, and justice.