Franklin Federated Churchcast
June 7,2020 Worship Podcast
INTRODUCTION
Good morning, and welcome to the June 7th Podcast from Franklin Federated Church, which is located on the Common, in Franklin, Massachusetts. Our building is currently closed, and we hope see you there, when it is safe to reopen it for worship.
Although our building is closed, our church community continues to be active virtually. Please join us for a Facebook live prayer time on Sunday mornings at 10 am. You can access the livestream through our website or Facebook page.
If you are new to our community, we would love to get to know you. Just click on the “contact us” link on our website, and leave a brief message, and we would be happy to be in touch.
My name is Marlayna Schmidt, and I am the new interim pastor here. This is my first Sunday, and I look forward to getting to know you all! I hope that you can join us for a virtual coffee hour following our prayer time on Sunday.
Franklin Federated Church is an Open and Affirming Church, affiliated with The American Baptist Church in America and the United Church of Christ. No matter who you are, where you come from, or where you are in your life journey, you are always welcome here.
LITANY OF WELCOME AND COMMITMENT
Moderator
We at the Franklin Federated Church are in a special time in our history, a time when God has called us to do a new thing, and provided us with a pastor to help us respond wisely and faithfully to this new call.
Congregration
Rev. Marlayna Schmidt we welcome you here to the ministry at Franklin Federated Church; a special ministry during this our time of transition and discernment. We are glad to have you walk with us and guide us through these times of uncertainty and opportunity.
Interim Minister
Brothers and sisters at Franklin Federated Church, it is my joy and honor to take up the ministry here with you that together we might do the work God has laid out for us, making the way ready for the one who will come as your settled pastor. To the extent that I am able, I promise to help you through the interim tasks, while preaching, teaching, and offering counsel among you, listening to your stories and your dreams, acknowledging your disappointments, honoring our gifts and celebrating God's presence amount us through it all.
Congregation
Rev. Marlayna, with you we take up this ministry of transition, promising to be partners in faithfulness. With you we will ask some hard questions, discover new truths, and dream dreams for tomorrow, seeking to be the faithful people of God.
Interim Minister
My friends, then let us take up this work together, for the short time we have been given, that we might feel the mighty hand of God, the wisdom of the Holy Spirit, and the grace of our Lord Jesus Christ working with us and through us.
ALL
Today we make this covenant, to be honest and faithful, to share this ministry of transition, to give of ourselves, to do justice, to love kindness, to walk humbly together with our God and to love one another.
The Scripture for today is from the Gospel of Matthew, chapter 28, verses 16-20.
THE MESSAGE
The prayer quoted in the Message is by Rev. Arianne Braithwaite Lehn, from her book Ash and Starlight: prayers for the chaos and grace of daily life
Please join with me in praying the Lord’s Prayer
Our Father, who art in heaven
Hallowed be Thy Name
Thy kingdom come
Thy 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 thine is the kingdom and the power and the glory forever. AMEN
SONG “Together We Are Strong” An original song written for the 2020 UCC National Youth Event
SENDING BLESSING