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Welcome to the live stream of worship from Church of the Holy Cross for Sunday, February 9, 2025. You will find the service outline below, and you may download and print the PDF to follow more easily.
Service of Worship February 9, 2025
Fifth Sunday after the Epiphany
Rev. Eric S. Anderson, Pastor
Rev. Dr. Diane Weible, Sabbatical Interim Pastor
WE GATHER TO WORSHIP GOD
Please note that audio and video of this service are being live streamed on the Internet and will be recorded. The right rear section of the sanctuary will not be captured by any cameras. Please be aware that in other sections you may be visible at times.
Prelude: Morning Has Broken Kayleen Yuda
Lighting of the Candles
Ringing of the Bell
Welcome Rev. Dr. Diane Weible
* Call to Worship Cindy Debus
Leader: There is a good word for you if you are weary.
People: It is the Word of Love, deeper than every despair.
Leader: There is a good word if you have ever felt unworthy.
People: It is the Word of Hope, “Do not be afraid!”
Leader: There is a good word that needs to be heard.
People: It is the Word of Life, that raises up abundant blessings.
* Hymn #173: You Have Come Down to the Lakeshore (vs. 1-2, English)
* Invocation Cindy Debus
Loving God, gather us anew into your net of love. Interrupt whatever overwhelms us with the gift of your renewing grace. Plumb every depth and reveal Your holy abundance. Let it awaken us to what you make possible when we risk answering your invitation to begin again. Gift us with the courage to trust the command of Christ to put out into the deep, even when it doesn’t seem to make sense. Answer our trust with Your promised presence as we gather in the name of Jesus. Amen.
WE SHARE THE WORD OF GOD
Anthem: Simple Gifts Kayleen Yuda
Time with the Children Rev. Dr. Diane Weible
Scripture: Isaiah 6:1-8 Cindy Debus
In the year that King Uzziah died, I saw the Lord sitting on a throne, high and lofty; and the hem of his robe filled the temple. Seraphs were in attendance above him; each had six wings: with two they covered their faces, and with two they covered their feet, and with two they flew. And one called to another and said:
‘Holy, holy, holy is the Lord of hosts; the whole earth is full of his glory.’
The pivotson the thresholds shook at the voices of those who called, and the house filled with smoke. And I said: ‘Woe is me! I am lost, for I am a man of unclean lips, and I live among a people of unclean lips; yet my eyes have seen the King, the Lord of hosts!’
Then one of the seraphs flew to me, holding a live coal that had been taken from the altar with a pair of tongs. The seraphtouched my mouth with it and said: ‘Now that this has touched your lips, your guilt has departed and your sin is blotted out.’ Then I heard the voice of the Lord saying, ‘Whom shall I send, and who will go for us?’ And I said, ‘Here am I; send me!’
Luke 5:1-11
Once while Jesuswas standing beside the lake of Gennesaret, and the crowd was pressing in on him to hear the word of God, he saw two boats there at the shore of the lake; the fishermen had gone out of them and were washing their nets. He got into one of the boats, the one belonging to Simon, and asked him to put out a little way from the shore. Then he sat down and taught the crowds from the boat. When he had finished speaking, he said to Simon, ‘Put out into the deep water and let down your nets for a catch.’ Simon answered, ‘Master, we have worked all night long but have caught nothing. Yet if you say so, I will let down the nets.’ When they had done this, they caught so many fish that their nets were beginning to break. So they signaled to their partners in the other boat to come and help them. And they came and filled both boats, so that they began to sink. But when Simon Peter saw it, he fell down at Jesus’ knees, saying, ‘Go away from me, Lord, for I am a sinful man!’ For he and all who were with him were amazed at the catch of fish that they had taken; and so also were James and John, sons of Zebedee, who were partners with Simon. Then Jesus said to Simon, ‘Do not be afraid; from now on you will be catching people.’ When they had brought their boats to shore, they left everything and followed him.
Sermon: Digging Deep Rev. Dr. Diane Weible
WE RESPOND IN WORD AND DEED
Pastoral Prayer Rev. Dr. Diane Weible
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 and ever. Amen
* Hymn #593 (UMH): Here I am, Lord (vs. 1-3)
Call to Offering Cindy Debus
Just when he was at his wit’s end, Peter received the command of Christ, to let down his nets into the deep and trust what God can and will do. The result was a net-bursting catch. Jesus revealed the secret of a generous life. It requires trust that God can and will multiply our best efforts for a good deeper and wider than we can imagine. As we bring our gifts to God, may the same spirit that enlivened Jesus and surprised Peter be at work in us. And may it grow in us a deep joy!
Offertory: Offertoire Kayleen Yuda
* Doxology
Praise God from whom all blessings flow,
Praise Him all creatures here below
Praise Him above ye heavenly host
Praise Father, Son and Holy Ghost – Amen
* Offertory Prayer Cindy Debus
God of the bursting nets, we thank you for your abundant blessings, rising up at every turn. Multiply these gifts and our faith that your good news of life-giving love may stretch wider still. Yes, form us deep in Your heart for this good and gracious work. Amen.
* Hymn #448: Take My Life, God, Let It Be (vs. 1-4)
Announcements Rev. Dr. Diane Weible
Benediction Rev. Dr. Diane Weible
Postlude: God’s Trumpet Call Kayleen Yuda
* Please stand if you are able.
Permissions
Worship liturgy reprinted from Worship Ways, Into the deep: Service Prayers for the Fifth Sunday after Epiphany Year C, by the Rev. Dr. David Long-Higgins, Conference Minister of the Heartland Conference of the United Church of Christ.
Morning Has Broken
Lani Smith
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You Have Come Down to the Lakeshore
Text and music © 1979 Cesáreo Gabaraín
Published by OCP
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Simple Gifts
Mark Hayes
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Here I Am, Lord
Daniel L. Schutte, 1981
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Offertoire
Theodore Dubois
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Take My Life, God, Let It Be
Frances R. Havergal, 1874
Tune: VIENNA
Arr. Justin H. Knecht, 1797
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God’s Trumpet Call
George Blake
Joseph W. Lerman
Tune: © 1978 Lorenz Publishing Company,
a division of The Lorenz Corporation
(Admin. by Music Services)
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Dates to Remember
February 1 to April 30, 2025 Pastor Eric’s Sabbatical Leave; The Rev. Dr. Diane Weible will be our Interim Pastor
February 16, 2025 Open and Affirming (ONA) Panel Discussion, 11:30 AM, Building of Faith
February 23, 2025 Annual Congregational Meeting, 11:30 AM, Sanctuary, after Worship Service
Please Send Pledge Cards
A reminder from the Every Member Canvass Committee, please send in your 2025 pledge cards if you have not done so. This will help us in planning for our year’s program. To date we have received 28 pledges for 68% of our goal. Thank you to all who have already sent in pledges.
Other Faith Groups that meet at Church of the Holy Cross
Other Faith Groups that meet at Church of the Holy Cross
The United Church of Christ, Pohnpei – Sanctuary, 12 noon
Rev. Bensis Henry
Congregational Christian Church of American Samoa – Sanctuary, 2:00 p.m.
Rev. Sitau Ofoia, Jr.
The Bedesta Church – Sanctuary, 4 p.m.
Rev. Edmes Edwin
Pastor Rev. Eric S. Anderson
Sabbatical Interim Pastor Rev. Dr. Diane Weible
Moderator Stefan Tanouye
Lay Reader Cindy Debus
Chapel Decorations Else Ushijima, the four Maeda children
In Memory of Ruth and Susumu Maeda
Organist Kayleen Yuda
Hand Bell Director Anna Kennedy
Projected Imagery Sue Smith
Web Master Ruth Niino-DuPonte
Videographers Eric Tanouye, Eli Yamaki,
Mace Peng, Bob Smith
