Trinity House Communion

Morning Worship

San Francisco Theological Seminary

Friday, March 23^rd, 2007

Montgomery Chapel

Welcome

Call to Worship

We are gathered here to worship You alone, God.

We are many, gathered in one Spirit, to worship You alone, God.

When we worship and work together, we are open to Your Spirit in our lives.

Let us rejoice together, in Your Spirit!

Let us Worship God!

Hymn STF 2223 They’ll Know We are Christians by Our Love

Prayer of Confession

God, you bring us to your place of worship, hear us now as we admit our wrongs. We confess that we bring our personal business into this worship service and cannot stop thinking about things we need to do. Our minds and bodies, our whole attention, are focused on the coming break; thus, we are not fully focused on worshipping you. Forgive us, O God. You have called the church to be one body with many parts, yet we sever the body with our own selfish desires. Only by your mercy can we turn, fully, to you. Help us as a community, Merciful God, to be a whole body. Help us, Triune God, to see the error of our ways. Help us to quiet the other voices in our heads, so that we may hear only your voice. By your grace make us one in Christ. Amen.

Assurance of Pardon

To all who turn from sin in sorrow; to all who turn to God in hope, This is God’s Word of grace: We are accepted, we are forgiven, we are loved. This gift we have from God.

Thanks be to God.

Passing of the Peace

As God has forgiven us in grace through Jesus Christ,

let us share this grace with the community.

The peace of the Lord Jesus Christ be with you.

And also with you.

Prayer of Illumination

Scripture Reading 1 Corinthians 12:12-13 & 24-26

Communion Meditation “It takes a Community…” Mr. Nicholas Valadez

Sacrament of Holy Communion

Great Prayer of Thanksgiving

May God be with you.

And also with you.

Beloved of God, lift up your hearts.

We lift them to the One who knows us and loves us.

Beloved of God, give thanks to the Lord our God.

Our praise is continually offered to our Hope, our Trust, our God.

In that time when there was only You, you walked in the midst of chaos, shaping all that is good and beautiful. In that place where there was only your Love, You stretched out your hands scooping up the dirt off earth’s floors, shaping us in your image, breathing Spirit into our lungs. In that silence where there was only your Hope, you called us to be your people, God of Glory.

But the world sang of its seduction, sin called us to follow its despair, death blinded us to the life you offered. And so, we turned away, pouting and stamping our feet wanting our own way.

But you would not pay attention to our foolish tantrums, nor would you leave us in the grasp of death and sin, trusting that if we encountered the grace wrapped in your holiness, we would turn to you in joy.

And so, believing that you have reached out and called us to service with you, and touched our lips with songs of hope, we join our voices with those who, in every time and place, sing of your ways forever:

Holy are you, Sanctuary of our Hearts, and blessed is Jesus Christ, Word of joyous grace. In that time when we had lost our way, he called to us, so we could follow him into your joy; in that time when all hope had died, he touched our souls with the fire of your love; in that time when death’s cold grip wrapped tightly around our hearts, he came to surround us with your life. While we cannot understand the mysteries of your holiness and grace, when we are called to Christ’s side we can only cry, “Here we are; we will follow” even as we hope for that faith which was his. Great is the mystery of faith:

In this time of silence, Spirit of God, may this bread which is broken, become our wholeness. In this time of grace, may this cup which is poured touch our lips with healing. In this time when we feel the brush of your fingertips caressing us, may we believe that your justice and peace are to be shared with all people; that our hearts can bear the burdens of others; that we may bring joy to the lonely and hurting. Make us compassionate people, who have a passion for your justice. Through your Son, Jesus Christ, with the Holy Spirit in your holy church, all honor and glory are yours, Great God, our Hope, our Peace, now and forever. Amen.

Sung Lord’s Prayer (attached)

Words of Institution

*Distribution of the Elements

*Concluding Prayer

*Benediction

Participants in Worship:

Mr. Nicholas Valadez, Preacher, Senior

Ms. Heidi Skidmore, Liturgist

Rev. David Slorpe, Co-Celebrant, Pastor, Mt. Tamalpais United Methodist Church

Dr. Daniel Hoggatt, Musician

Communion Servers:

Ms. Molly Dowell

Mr. Andrew Hoeksema,

Mr. Baek Hee Kim

Ms. Erin Musolf

Ms. Talitha Phillips

Rev. Dr. Charles Marks, Chaplain

Mr. Joshua Dunham, Chaplain’s Assistant

COMMUNITY OFFERING

The baskets in the narthex are for receiving the offering of the seminary community. At the end of the semester, what has been offered and collected will be donated to a local charity.

Taize Prayer

Morning Worship

San Francisco Theological Seminary

Tuesday March 20^th, 2007

Montgomery Chapel

Welcome

Opening Sentences

God who said, “Out of darkness the light shall shine!”

is the same God who made light shine in our hearts

to bring us the knowledge of God’s glory

shining in the face of Christ. (2nd Corinthians 4:6)

Chant

(attached)

Kindle your spirit in our lives, filling us with your fire.

Kindle your spirit in our world, filling us with your fire.

1^st Scripture Reading Matthew 28:16-20

Silent Reflection

Chant

Kindle your spirit in our lives, filling us with your fire.

Kindle your spirit in our world, filling us with your fire.

2^nd Scripture Reading Ephesians 1:15-23

Silent Reflection

Chant

Kindle your spirit in our lives, filling us with your fire.

Kindle your spirit in our world, filling us with your fire.

Commissioning Service

We are called by God to be the church of Jesus Christ, a sign in the world today of what God intends for all humankind.

The great ends of the church are the proclamation of the gospel for the salvation of humankind; the shelter, nurture and spiritual fellowship of the children of God; the maintenance of divine worship; the preservation of the truth; the promotion of social righteousness; and the exhibition of the Kingdom of Heaven to the world.

To the Mission Team

As you go to New Orleans to serve God... Will you be Christ's faithful disciple, obeying His Word and showing His love?

I will, with God's help.

Do you promise to love neighbors, to help rebuild structures and lives and to work for the reconciling of the world?

I do.

Will you serve the people with energy, perseverance, imagination joy and commitment?

I will, with God's help

(Community Prays Together)

Almighty God, in Jesus Christ you call disciples and by the Holy Spirit you prepare them for your service throughout the nation and world. We pray that you will bless and guide the Mission Team that is going to serve you and the victims of the Katrina Hurricane in New Orleans, Louisiana. Grant them safe travel to and from their destination; openness to serve you through specific tasks and work projects that are needed; courage to do things that are new and that may test stamina and faith; willingness to meet, trust and work alongside of strangers; and wisdom to know when to call timeout and to rest from their labors. Bless and keep them close to you in all they do and be attentive to their silent and spoken prayers. In Jesus Name we pray. AMEN

Prayer of Support

Chant

Kindle your spirit in our lives, filling us with your fire.

Kindle your spirit in our world, filling us with your fire.

*Benediction

Participants in Worship:

Ms. Alison Hendley, Liturgist

Rev. Dr. Sam Hamilton-Poore, Musician

Rev. Dr. Charles Marks, Chaplain

Mr. Joshua Dunham, Chaplain’s Assistant

Mr. Timothy Mooney, Musician

Ms. Debra Arca Mooney, Musician

Beverly Brews a Storm

Morning Worship

San Francisco Theological Seminary

Monday March 19^th, 2007

Stewart Memorial Chapel

Prelude

Welcome

*Call to Worship

God calls us, God calls us in the morning.

God calls us all by name.

God calls us, God calls us in time of trouble.

God calls us all by name.

God calls us, God calls us all to live together, worship together, and be in community with all the people of the world.

God calls us all by name and God calls us to worship God now!

*Hymn #285 God, You Spin the Whirling Planets

Prayer of Confession

Holy and loving Creator, please forgive our ignorance. We confess that our arrogance gets in the way of worshipping you. We admit to taking this prayer as a checklist and ignoring it if we think it does not apply to our lives. And we acknowledge that often our head gets in the way of our hearts. Forgive our blindness Lord. Forgive our conscious and unconscious thoughts and actions that drive people away. Forgive us when those same thoughts or actions keep us from helping others. Help us Holy Parent, saving Christ, and soothing Spirit. Help us to see our own errors and admit them to you and to the world you have created. Help us God, help us.

Assurance of Pardon

In the life, death, and resurrection of Jesus, we are assured that there is no sin so terrible that God cannot forgive, no hurt so terrible that God cannot heal. God accepts, God forgives, and God sets free. Receive the forgiving love of God.

Thanks be to God!

*Passing of the Peace

Since God has forgiven us in Christ, let us forgive one another.

The peace of our Lord Jesus Christ be with you.

And also with you.

Prayer of Illumination

Scripture Reading Luke 15:11-32

Sermon Ms. Beverly Brewster

*Hymn (Attached) Softly and Tenderly Jesus is Calling

*Benediction

*Postlude

Participants In Worship:

Ms. Beverly Brewster, Preacher

Ms. Mi Ok Kang, Liturgist

Dr. Dan Hoggatt, Musician

Rev. Dr. Charles Marks, Chaplain

Mr. Joshua Dunham, Chaplain’s Assistant

Heidi Tells Us About Neediness

Morning Worship

San Francisco Theological Seminary

Friday, March 16, 2007

Montgomery Chapel

Welcome Chaplain Charles Marks

*Call to Worship

Leader: O God, our God,

Women: We long to worship you!

Men: We gather before you in this sacred space!

Leader: O God, our Alpha and our Omega,

Men: We ache for your refuge!

Women: We open our thirsty souls to you!

ALL: We are ready! Let us worship God!

*Hymn VU # 374 Come and Find the Quiet Centre

Call to Confession

In this holy place, we seek forgiveness so that we can once again be gathered in the wide embrace of God’s love and mercy. Let us confess our sins now.

Prayer of Confession

O God of shalom, you are sovereign over all our days. You are our strength when we are weak and our refuge when we are broken.

We confess that we build up walls to protect ourselves from the pain that can come with daily living, that those walls also shut us off from receiving your love and the love of others.

We confess that the busyness of our days covers up our deep need for you, that we are hungry and thirsty for your grace.

Forgive us, God of grace, when we neglect to acknowledge and rely upon your steadfast love.

Forgive us when we do not want to see you, or try stubbornly to do without you.

O loving God, break down our defenses, soothe our hearts, strengthen and nourish us so that we may grow closer to you. Help us to trust you, and give us the courage to rest in you.

Through Jesus Christ we pray, Amen.

Assurance of Pardon

Hear these comforting words: If we repent and believe in God’s redeeming mercy, our sins are forgiven. Trust in God’s promises and begin anew your life with God and all people. It is through Jesus Christ that we are forgiven!

Thanks be to God!

*Passing of the Peace

As God has given us peace through Christ, let us share the peace of Christ with each other. The peace of Christ be with you.

And also with you.

Prayer for Illumination

Scripture Reading Psalm 46

Communion Meditation “Resting In Neediness” Heidi Skidmore

Sacrament of Holy Communion

Invitation to the Lord’s Table

The Great Prayer of Thanksgiving

The Lord be with you.

And also with you.

Lift up you hearts.

We lift them up to the Lord.

Let us give thanks to the Lord our God.

It is right to give our thanks and praise.

Loving God, Source of all, we thank you and praise you with our lips and in our lives that, having created us, and all things through your Word, you welcome our prayer and praise. For the goodness of creation we praise you. For the law of holiness, inviting our obedience, and the call of prophets rebuking our disobedience, we praise you. With the faithful of every time and place, we join in this hymn of praise and thanksgiving:

We gratefully recall and remember the wonder of Jesus’ incarnation, his birth as one of us, his baptism for our sin, his compassion for our suffering, his intimacy with our frailty, his rebuke of our pride, his bearing of the cross with its death, and his rising from the tomb by the power of God. According to his commands and promise of presence, we affirm the mystery of faith.

Let us Pray

Loving God, Creative Power, blessing your name, we seek your Spirit. Come to us and bless these gifts of bread and wine that they might be for us the body and blood of Christ, a sign and seal of our forgiveness in Christ and our adoption as children of God. As we eat and drink together, make us one with Christ and one in Christ, a sign of his eternal reign in all the world. This sacrifice of praise and thanksgiving we offer to you, loving God, through Jesus Christ our Lord and Savior, in the unity of the Holy Spirit, one God to ages of ages. Amen.

Sung Lord’s Prayer (attached)

Words of Institution

*Communion of the People

*Prayer After Communion

*Charge and Blessing

Participants in Worship:

Ms. Heidi Skidmore, Senior, Preacher

Rev. Dr. Charles Marks, Chaplain, Celebrant

Dr. Daniel Hoggatt, Musician

Mr. Josh Dunham, Senior, Liturgist

Mr. Scott Clark, Middler, Chaplain’s Assistant

Communion Servers:

Ms. Beverly Brewster, Senior/Intern

Ms. Alison Hendley, Senior/Intern

Ms. Rebecca McClintock, Senior/Intern

Mr. Nick Valadez, Senior/Intern

Mr. Derrick Weston, Senior/Intern

COMMUNITY OFFERING

The baskets in the narthex are for receiving the offering of the seminary community. At the end of the semester, what has been offered and collected will be donated to a local charity.

A Litany for Peace

Morning Worship

San Francisco Theological Seminary

Tuesday, March 13, 2007

Montgomery Chapel

A Litany for Peace

Welcome

*Prayer of Preparation

Eternal God, you have called us to be members of one body. Join us with those who in all times and places have praised your name, that, with one heart and mind, we may live the unity of your church and bring honor to our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ. Amen.

*Hymn VU # 677 O God of Every Nation

First Scripture Reading Jeremiah 6:6-15

Call to Confession

Prayer of Confession

Loving God, Mothering Spirit and Prince of Peace, you created us for life in community and relationship – with each other and with you. In your great love, you call us to love one another and to live in peace. But we go our own way. Where you desire love, we breed contempt. Where you desire peace, we wage war. Where you desire reconciliation, we nurse our grudges. Leaning into your mercy, we confess the many ways we shatter your peace:

We confess our participation in the violence in our world.

Silence.

Lord, have mercy.

Christ, have mercy.

We confess our participation in the violence in our nation.

Silence.

Lord, have mercy.

Christ, have mercy.

We confess our participation in the violence in our local communities.

Silence.

Lord, have mercy.

Christ, have mercy.

We confess our participation in the violence in our families and in our relationships with others.

Silence.

Lord, have mercy.

Christ, have mercy.

God, in your mercy, forgive us. Heal your children’s warring madness, bend our pride to your control. Make us people of your grace, and begin again in us your work of peace. Amen.

Assurance of Pardon

Hear the good news! Jesus Christ came to bring peace to those who are far and to those who are near. Anyone who is in Christ is a new creation. The old life has gone; the new life has begun. In Jesus Christ, we are forgiven.

Amen! Thanks be to God!

*Responsive Hymn (attached) Dona Nobis Pacem

Second Scripture Reading Isaiah 2:1-5

Prayers for Peace

An Affirmation of Peace (VU #683)

Peace is not the product of terror or fear.

Peace is not the silence of cemeteries.

Peace is not the silence of violent repression.

Peace is the generous, tranquil contribution to the good of all.

Peace is dynamism. Peace is generosity.

It is right and duty.

Amen.

Prayers of the People

As we lift up our prayers in the tradition of our community, let us be particularly mindful of the need for peace in our world. Please conclude your spoken prayers with “God, in your mercy,” and the community will respond, “Lord, you bring us peace.”

The Prayer of St. Francis

Lord, make me an instrument of your peace.

Where there is hatred, let me sow love;

where there is injury, pardon;

where there is despair, hope;

where there is doubt, faith;

where there is darkness, light;

where there is sadness, joy.

O Divine Master, grant that I may not seek so much

to be consoled as to console,

to be understood as to understand,

to be loved as to love.

For it is in giving that we receive,

it is in pardoning that we are pardoned,

and it is in dying that we are born to eternal life.

Lord, make us instruments of your peace. Amen.

*Hymn Let There Be Peace on Earth

Let there be peace on earth, and let it begin with me.

Let there be peace on earth, the peace that was meant to be.

With God as our creator family all are we.

Let us walk with each other in perfect harmony.

Let peace begin with me; let this be the moment now.

With every step I take, let this be my solemn vow:

To take each moment, and live each moment in peace eternally!

Let there be peace on earth and let it begin with me.

*Passing of the Peace

*Charge and Benediction

Participants in Worship:

Mr. Andrew Hoeksema, Liturgist

Ms. Rachel Medema, Liturgist

Rev. Dr. Charles Marks, Chaplain

Mr. Joseph Nguyen, Musician

Mr. Scott Clark, Chaplain’s Assistant

Resources: The prayer of preparation and the Prayer of St. Francis are taken from the Book of Common Worship (1993), and are used with permission.

A Middle Eastern Market

Morning Worship

San Francisco Theological Seminary

Monday, March 12, 2007

Stewart Chapel

Prelude

Welcome

*Call to Worship (from Psalm 63)

O God, you are our God; eagerly we seek you.

Our souls long for you, our flesh faints for you,

as in a dry and weary land where there is no water.

Because your love is better than life, our lips will glorify you.

We will praise you as long as we live,

and in your name we will lift up our hands.

Come, let us worship God.

*Hymn PH 276 Great Is Thy Faithfulness

Call to Confession

Scripture tells us that John the Baptist came preaching a baptism of repentance for the forgiveness of sins. Jesus proclaimed, “Repent and believe the good news!” As we prepare to hear the good news read and preached, let us confess our sins before God and one another.

Prayer of Confession

Holy and Merciful God, in Jesus Christ you have shown us your great love for us. Yet we all, like sheep, have gone astray, each to our own way. Our thoughts have not been your thoughts; our ways have not been your ways. Turn us back to you, O God. In your grace, give us the strength to repent and to choose what is good. In your mercy, continue to forgive us so that we may go from this place in joy and in peace, a witness to the world of your great love for all your children. Amen.

*Assurance of Pardon

Friends, God is faithful. When we are tempted, God provides a way out. And when we fall, God calls us to repentance and forgives our sins. Hear the Good News: In Jesus Christ, we are forgiven. Amen.

*Sung Response of the People Great Is Thy Faithfulness (refrain)

Great is Thy faithfulness!

Great is Thy faithfulness!

Morning by morning new mercies I see;

All I have needed Thy hand hath provided;

Great is Thy faithfulness,

Lord, unto me.

Prayer of Illumination

Scripture Reading Isaiah 55:1-3

Sermon Mr. Jeff Hoffmeyer

*Closing Hymn PH 298 There’s a Wideness in God’s Mercy

*Benediction

*Passing of the Peace

Participants in Worship

Mr. Jeff Hoffmeyer, Preacher

Dr. Sharon Latour, Liturgist

Rev. Dr. Charles Marks, Chaplain, Preacher

Mr. Joseph Dai Nguyen, Musician

Mr. Scott Clark, Chaplain’s Assistant

Rev. Cheifetz Shares the Word

Morning Worship

San Francisco Theological Seminary

Friday, March 9, 2007

Montgomery Chapel

Prelude

Welcome

*Call To Worship

Behold, God is my salvation: I will trust and will not be afraid,

for the Lord God is my strength and my song: and has become my salvation.

With joy you will draw water from the wells of salvation:

and in that day all of you will say,

Give thanks and call upon the name of the Lord:

make known among the nations what the Lord has done,

proclaim that the name of the Lord is exalted.

Let us worship God!

*Song God of Grace and God of Glory

Call To Confession

Prayer Of Confession

Holy and merciful God, we have sinned against you, in thought, word and deed. We have not loved you with all of our heart. We have not loved others as our Saviour Christ loves us. We are truly sorry. In your mercy forgive what we have been, help us to amend what we are, and direct what we shall be; that we may delight in your will and walk in your ways, through Jesus Christ our Saviour. Amen.

Assurance Of Pardon

Since we are justified by faith, we have peace with God through our Lord Jesus Christ, through whom we have obtained access to this grace in which we stand. Sisters and brothers, in Christ we are forgiven!

*Passing Of The Peace

Since God has forgiven us in Christ, let us forgive one another.

The peace of our Lord Jesus Christ be with you.

And also with you.

Prayer Of Illumination

Scripture Reading Romans 5: 1-5

Communion Meditation Rev. Diana Nishita Cheifetz

Sacrament of Holy Communion

Invitation To The Lord's Table

The Great Prayer Of Thanksgiving

The Lord be with you.

And also with you.

Lift up your hearts.

We lift them up to the Lord.

Let us give thanks to the Lord our God.

It is right to give our thanks and praise.

You are the source of all life and goodness; through your eternal Word you have created all things from the beginning and formed us in your own image. When we sinned and turned away you called us back to yourself and gave your Son to share our human nature. By his death on the cross, he made the one perfect sacrifice for the sin of the world and freed us from the bondage of sin. You raised him to life triumphant over death. Though tempted in every way as we are, yet he did not sin; so through him we may triumph over sin and grow in grace. In him you have made us a holy people. Therefore we proclaim your great and glorious name, praising you and saying:

Glory to you, Lord Christ; your death we show forth; your resurrection we proclaim.

Therefore loving God, recalling your great goodness to us in Christ, his suffering and death, his resurrection and ascension, and looking for his coming in glory, we affirm this mystery of faith:

Loving God, blessing your name, we celebrate our redemption with this bread of life and this cup of salvation. Accept our sacrifice of praise and thanksgiving which we offer through Christ our great high priest. Send your Holy Spirit that these gifts which we receive may be the body and blood of Christ, and that we, filled with the Spirit’s grace and power, may be renewed for the service of your kingdom and share all of our gifts in Christ with others. Amen.

Let us continue in prayer together.

Eternal Spirit, Earth-maker, Pain-bearer, Life-giver, Source of all that is and that shall be, Father and Mother of us all, Loving God, in whom is heaven:

The hallowing of your name echo through the universe! The way of your justice be followed by the peoples of the world! Your heavenly will be done by all created beings! Your commonwealth of peace and freedom sustain our hope and come on earth. With the bread we need for today, feed us. In the hurts we absorb from one another, forgive us. From trials too great to endure, spare us. From the grip of all that is evil, free us. For you reign in the glory of the power that is love, now and forever. Amen.

Words Of Institution

*Communion Of The People

*Prayer After Communion

*Charge And Benediction

*Postlude

Participants In Worship:

Rev. Diana Nishita Cheifetz, Spiritual Director at the Lloyd Center, Preacher

Mr. Doug Hagler, Liturgist

Rev. Dr. Charles Marks, Chaplain

Mr. Joseph Nguyen, Musician

Ms. Kitty Lum, Chaplain's Assistant

Communion Servers:

Ms. Mi Ok Kang

Mr. Nicholas Kolivas

Mr. Jason Ku

Dr. Polly Coote

Resources: The Prayer of Confession, The Lord’s Prayer, The Great Prayer of Thanksgiving, and Communion Liturgy were adapted from The New Zealand Prayer Book, pp. 420-423.