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Good Friday: Give Me Jesus
This Good Friday Service was designed by Rev. Samual Lundquist. Prelude (No music, nature sounds) Opening Song (Give e Jesus) In the morning when I riseIn the morning when I riseIn the morning when I riseGive me Jesus. Give me JesusGive me JesusYou can have all this world.But give me Jesus Welcome + Instructions Tonight,…
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Ash Wednesday Service
This Ash Wednesday service is focused on prayer. The rhythm of the service is Readings + Prayer + Ritual + Singing. As worshippers enter into service, instruct them to grab a pot, seed paper, and a pencil. welcome call to worship (Written by Lisa Frenz. Congregation sings the sung response.) In the softness of evening,in…
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Memorial Banner Art Installation
In cooperation with ABD Skywatchers and SF Night Ministry, we displayed these banners that carry the names of 296 people who died on the streets of San Francisco in 2024. We hung them during the season of Lent as we journey with Jesus through the wilderness to his own death at the hands of those…
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Christmas Pageant: The Ten Marys & Angel Gabriel
This is an old children’s book written by Aurora Magni that I adapted and updated into a reading. It is about how angel Gabriel needs to deliver a message to Mary, but he doesn’t know which one. So, with the help of a local named Bartholomew, he visits all the eligible Marys to find the…
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Good Friday: Last Words
This Good Friday Service was designed by Rev. Samual Lundquist. Prelude (No music, rain/storm sounds) Welcome + Instructions It is good that we are gathered here together on this Good Friday.Traditionally, this service is a time to vividly remember Jesus’s last days.We usually read a gospel account of Jesus’ betrayal, trials, humiliations,death on the cross,…
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Palm Sunday: Dueling Parades
This Palm Sunday reading centers around two different parades that happen in Jerusalem: the one led by Pilate and the one led by Jesus. The script is designed to be interactive with the whole congregation. I first set up the reading by sharing the book, A Pig Parade Is a Terrible Idea by Michael IanBlack.…
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Ash Wednesday: Praying in the Wilderness
Here a simple intergenerational worship service for Ash Wednesday that focuses on the theme of sand, ashes, and wilderness. Welcome Song Lord Have Mercy by Christ Church East Bay (V1) Ever begotten and only SonTeach us, dear Shepherd, our lives to dwellDeep in your shadows, we pass through hell (Chorus) Lord, have mercyChrist, have mercyOnly…
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“The Bible Is” Worship Series
This is a 6-part series focusing on our relationship with the Bible. Each Sunday looked at the Bible through a different lens. Sanctuary art For the sanctuary art, I was inspired by Lee Seung-Taek’s “Paper Tree” display. Since we were focusing on the Bible, I wanted to combine this art display with black out poetry.…
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Palm Sunday: a Donkey Who Carried a King
For Palm Sunday, I used the book A Donkey Who Carried a King by R. C. Sproul. The book is divided into four parts. I will only put excerpts here to give you an idea of how I split up the story. I gave the narrator parts to older kids and had the younger kids…
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Heartbeat of God: Syncing with the Rhythm
This is a 5-part series focusing on exploring spiritual care practices during the season of Lent. Stephen Macchia, in his book “Crafting a Rule of Life” says, All of us have an unwritten personal rule of life that we are following, some with great clarity, others unknowingly. We wake at certain times, get ready for…
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