Due to inclement weather, there is NO WORSHIP SERVICE for November 30, 2025. Please take time to reflect with these words from Pastor Selva. First Sunday of Advent: Hope Isaiah 2:1–5; Psalm 122; Romans 13:11–14; Matthew 24:37–44 Light and Being Awake Today we step into a new liturgical year. With it begins the season of Advent—a time of waiting, watching, deepening, and preparing. Through this year we will walk with the Gospel of Matthew. Advent invites us to look in three di

In our waiting and watching, we come to you in prayer, O God, trusting your promise to renew the church, the nations, and the whole creation. A brief silence. God of the people, we come seeking wisdom and instruction. Uphold and strengthen lay leaders, teachers, deacons, pastors, and bishops. Teach us your ways and lead us in your paths. God of grace, hear our prayer. God of the earth, we seek your goodness in the grandeur of creation. Empower us to care for forests and ocean

Gathered with one voice, we offer our prayers for the church, the world, and all who are in need. A brief silence. We pray for the church in the world, its leaders, and its mission to share the good news of healing and restoration. Inspire us to embody the beloved community in ways that faithfully witness to the Holy Spirit. Hear us, O God. Your mercy is great. We pray for the trembling mountains and glad streams of creation. Preserve and renew your coastlines, deep seas, for

Gathered with one voice, we offer our prayers for the church, the world, and all who are in need. A brief silence. God of roots and branches, defend the leaders of your church as they proclaim the gospel using discernment, wisdom, and brave testimony. Keep all the baptized on righteous paths in response to Christ’s call. Hear us, O God. Your mercy is great. God of roaring seas, in a world of earthquake, famine, and plague, use your mighty power to nurture the land and all tha