November 23, 2025
Worship Words:
Leader: O God, who called all life into being.
~ O Bondye, ou menm ki te rele tout lavi pou kreye.
All: the earth, sea and sky are yours.
~ tè a, lanmè a ak syèl la se pou ou.
Leader: Your presence is all around us;
~ Prezans ou toutotou nou;
All: every atom is full of your energy.
~ chak atòm plen ak enèji ou.
Leader: Your Spirit enlivens all who walk the earth;
~ Lespri ou bay tout moun k'ap mache sou latè lavi;
All: with her we yearn for justice to be done,
~ avèk li nou anvi pou jistis fèt,
Leader: for creation to be freed from bondage,
~ pou kreyasyon an ka libere anba esklavaj,
All: for the hungry to be fed,
~ pou moun ki grangou yo ka jwenn manje,
Leader: for captives to be released,
~ pou yo ka lage prizonye yo,
All: for your kingdom of peace to come on earth! AMEN!
~pou wayòm lapè ou a vini sou latè! AMÈN!
Hymns:
Jesus Calls Us Here to Meet Him STJ #3
Over My Head STJ #18
God of the Bible STJ #27
Video: Freedom Is Coming
Scriptures: Luke 1:68 - 79 (Creole), Col. 1:1 & 2; 10 - 20 (Creole)
November 16, 2025
Worship Words (adapted lyrics of Brian Wren)
Joyful is the dark, holy, hidden God, rolling cloud of night beyond all naming, majesty in darkness energy of love, Word in flesh, the mystery proclaiming. Joyful is the dark Spirit of the deep, winging wildly over the world’s creation, silken sheen of midnight plumage black and bright, swooping with the beauty of a raven. Joyful is the dark, shadowed stable floor; angels flicker, God on earth confessing, as with exultation, Mary giving birth, hails the infant cry of need and blessing. Joyful is the dark coolness of the tomb, waiting for the wonder of the morning. Never was that midnight touched by dread and gloom: darkness was the cradle of the dawning. Joyful is the dark depth of love divine, roaring, looming thundercloud of glory, holy, haunting beauty, living loving God. Hallelujah! Sing and tell the story!
Responsive Reading: (adapted from Isaiah 12)
Guide: You will say on that day: “We will give thanks to you, O Lord, for though you were angry, your anger turned away, and you comforted us.
~ Jou sa a, n'a di: "N'a di ou mèsi, O Senyè, paske menm si ou te fache, kòlè ou a te bese, epi ou te konsole nou."
All: Surely God is our salvation; we will trust and not be afraid, for the Lord is our strength and might.”
~ Se vre wi, Bondye se delivrans nou; n ap mete konfyans nou, nou p ap pè, paske Senyè a se fòs nou ak fòs nou.”
Guide: Give thanks to the Lord; call on God’s name; make known the deeds of God among the nations; proclaim that the name of the Lord is exalted.
~ Di mèsi Senyè a; rele non Bondye; fè konnen aksyon Bondye yo nan mitan nasyon yo; fè konnen ke non Senyè a gen pouvwa.
All: Sing praises to the Lord, for the Lord has done gloriously; let this be known in all the earth.
~ Chante louwanj pou Senyè a, paske Senyè a fè yon bèl travay; Se pou tout moun konnen sa sou latè.
Hymns:
Morning Has Broken VT #495
I Would Be Like Jesus NCH #175
My Hope is Built VT #620
Video: Freedom Is Coming
Scriptures: Isaiah 65:17-25 (Creole); Luke 21:5-19 (Creole)
November 9, 2025
Responsive Reading: (adapted from Psalm 145)
Guide: I will extol you, my God and life guide, and bless your name for ever and ever. Great is the Lord, whose greatness is unsearchable.
~ M'ap fè lwanj ou, Bondye mwen, gid lavi mwen, epi m'ap beni non ou pou tout tan. Gran se Senyè a, grandè li pa ka jwenn.
All: One generation will extol your works to the next one, they will share the glorious splendor of your majesty. On this splendor we will meditate.
~ Yon jenerasyon ap fè lwanj travay ou bay lòt jenerasyon an, y ap pataje bèlte mayifik ou. Se sou bèlte sa a n ap medite.
Guide: The Lord is just in all ways and kind in all doings. The Lord is near to all those who call to the Lord in truth. The Lord watches over all who love the Lord, but all the wicked will see justice.
~ Senyè a jis nan tout chemen epi li bon nan tout sa li fè. Senyè a toupre tout moun ki rele Senyè a avèk verite. Senyè a veye sou tout moun ki renmen Senyè a, men tout mechan yo va jwenn jistis.
All: Our voice will speak the praise of the Lord, and all flesh will bless the holy name of the Lord forever and ever.
~ Vwa nou ap pale louwanj Senyè a, epi tout moun ap beni non sen Senyè a pou tout tan.
Communion
Unison Prayer:
O God, we give thanks for uniting us as the body of Christ and for filling us with joy at this table. Lead us toward the unity of your church, and help us treasure your signs of reconciliation. Through Jesus Christ, who lives and reigns with you in the unity of the Holy Spirit, ever one God, world without end. Amen.
~ O Bondye, nou remèsye w dèske ou ini nou kòm kò Kris la epi dèske ou ranpli nou ak lajwa nan tab sa a. Mennen nou nan direksyon inite legliz ou a, epi ede nou apresye siy rekonsilyasyon ou yo. Gras a Jezikri, ki viv epi ki renye avèk ou nan inite Sentespri a, yon sèl Bondye pou tout tan, pou tout tan. Amèn.
Hymns:
God Is Here among Us VT #62
There is a Fountain NCH #88
I Sought the Lord VT #161 / HWB #506
Sent Forth by God’s Blessing VT #812
Scriptures: Haggai 1:15b—2:9 (Creole), Luke 20:27-38 (Creole)
November 2, 2025
Responsive Reading: (adapted from Psalm 63) 1-8
A psalm of David. When he was in the Desert of Judah.
1 You, God, are my God,
earnestly I seek you;
I thirst for you,
my whole being longs for you,
in a dry and parched land
where there is no water.
2 I have seen you in the sanctuary
and beheld your power and your glory.
3 Because your love is better than life,
my lips will glorify you.
4 I will praise you as long as I live,
and in your name I will lift up my hands.
5 I will be fully satisfied as with the richest of foods;
with singing lips my mouth will praise you.
6 On my bed I remember you;
I think of you through the watches of the night.
7 Because you are my help,
I sing in the shadow of your wings.
8 I cling to you;
your right hand upholds me.
Hymns:
Tout Joyeux Benissons le Seigneur / Sweet and sweet by and by
Yon vi pou Jezu / Living for Jesus, Oh what peace
M’ konfye m nan Dye / My heavenly Father watches over me
Scriptures: Mark 4: 26-29 (Creole), Luke 21:1-4 (Creole)
October 26, 2025
There is no audio for this week.
Responsive Reading: (Psalm 51)
Leader: Have mercy on me, O God, according to your steadfast love
People: according to your abundant mercy, blot out my transgressions.
Leader: Wash me thoroughly from my iniquity,
People: and cleanse me from my sin.
Leader: Create in me a clean heart, O God,
People: and put a new and right spirit within me.
Leader: Do not cast me from your presence,
People: and do not take your holy spirit from me.
All: Restore to me the joy of your salvation, and sustain in me a willing spirit.
Hymns:
Come, Now Is The Time To Worship STJ #9
Tis So Sweet To Trust in Jesus NCH #198
What A Friend We Have In Jesus NCH #302
Scripture: Luke 18:9-14 (Creole)
October 19, 2025
Responsive Reading: (adapted from Psalm 119:97-104)
Guide: Oh, how I love your law! It is my meditation all day long. Your commandment makes us wiser than my enemies, for it is always with us.
~ O, jan mwen renmen lalwa ou la! Se li m'ap medite tout lajounen. Kòmandman ou yo fè nou gen plis sajès pase lènmi m' yo, paske li toujou la avèk nou.
All: I have more understanding than all my teachers, for your decrees are my meditation. I understand more than the aged, for I keep your precepts.
~ Mwen gen plis konpreyansyon pase tout pwofesè m yo, paske m ap medite sou lòd ou yo. Mwen gen plis konpreyansyon pase granmoun yo, paske mwen kenbe lòd ou yo.
Guide: We hold back our feet from every evil way, in order to keep your word. We do not turn away from your ordinances, for you have taught us.
~ Nou anpeche pye nou pran tout move chemen, pou nou ka kenbe pawòl ou. Nou pa vire do bay lòd ou yo, paske se ou menm ki te anseye nou.
All: How sweet are your words to our taste, sweeter than honey to our mouth! Through your precepts we get understanding; therefore we hate every false way.
~ Ala dous pawòl ou yo nan bouch nou! Yo pi dous pase siwo myèl nan bouch nou! Prensip ou yo fè nou vin gen konpreyansyon. Se poutèt sa nou rayi tout chemen ki bay manti.
Hymns:
Spirit of God! Descend VT #557
Immortal, Invisible, God Only Wise VT #98
Be Thou My Vision VT #549
Scripture: Jeremiah 31:27-34 (Creole); Luke 18:1-8 (Creole)
October 12, 2025
Responsive Reading: (adapted from Psalm 66)
Guide: Make a joyful noise to God, all the earth; Sing praises to the glory of God’s name! Give to God glorious praise! Say to God, “How awesome are your deeds!”
~ Chante yon chante pou Bondye, tout moun sou latè! Chante pou glwa non Bondye! Di Bondye: “Ala bèl bagay ou fè yo remakab!”
All: Come and see what God has done: God turned the sea into dry land; they passed through the river on foot. There we rejoiced in God whose eyes keep watch on the nations.
~ Vin wè sa Bondye fè: Bondye te transfòme lanmè a an tè sèk; yo te travèse larivyè a apye. La nou te rejwi pou Bondye ki gen je l ap veye nasyon yo.
Guide: Bless our God, O peoples; let the sound of God’s praise be heard, who has kept us among the living and has not let our feet slip.
~ Benediksyon pou Bondye nou an, nou menm pèp yo! Se pou yo tande son louwanj Bondye a, li menm ki kenbe nou pami moun vivan yo epi ki pa kite pye nou yo glise.
All: For you, O God, have tested us; you have tried us as silver is tried. You brought us into the net; we went through fire and water; yet you have brought us out to a spacious place.
~ Paske ou menm, Bondye, ou teste nou, ou teste nou menm jan yo teste ajan. Ou fè nou tonbe nan pèlen. Nou pase nan dife ak nan dlo. Men, ou mennen nou nan yon kote ki laj.
Hymns:
Lord Speak to Me HWB #499
Nearer still nearer NCH #237
Video: Live Into Hope
God, Whose Giving VT #745
Scriptures: 2 Timothy 2:8-15 (Creole), Luke 17:11-19 (Creole)
October 5, 2025
There is no church this Sunday. We are at a local park doing a service there.
September 28, 2025
Responsive Reading: (adapted from Psalm 91)
Guide: You who live in the shelter of the Most High, who abide in who abide in the shadow of the Almighty, will say to the Lord, “My refuge; my God, in whom I trust.”
~ Nou menm ki rete anba pwoteksyon Bondye ki anwo nan syèl la, nou menm ki rete anba lonbray Bondye ki gen tout pouvwa a, n'a di Seyè a: Se ou menm ki refij mwen, se Bondye mwen, se nan ou mwen mete tout konfyans mwen.
All: God will cover you with the Lord’s pinions, and under God’s wings you will find refuge; God’s faithfulness is a shield and defense.
~ Bondye ap pwoteje w ak zèl Senyè a, epi anba zèl Bondye w ap jwenn refij; fidelite Bondye a se yon boukliye ak yon defans.
Guide: You will not fear the terror of the night or the arrow that flies by day or the pestilence that stalks in darkness or the destruction that wastes at noonday.
~ Ou p'ap pè laterè lannwit lan, ni flèch ki vole lajounen, ni epidemi ki mache nan fènwa a, ni destriksyon ki ravaje midi a.
All: Those who love me, I will deliver; I will protect those who know my name. I will be with them in trouble; I will rescue them and honor them. With long life I will satisfy them and show them my salvation.
~ Moun ki renmen m' yo, m'ap delivre yo. M'ap pwoteje moun ki konnen non m' yo. M'ap avèk yo nan pwoblèm. M'ap sove yo, m'ap onore yo. M'ap ba yo yon lavi ki long, m'ap fè yo wè delivrans mwen.
Hymns:
O Thou, in Whose Presence HWB #559
We Give Thee but Thine Own HWB #384
On Jordan’s Stormy Banks I Stand VT# 661
Scriptures: Jeremiah 32:1-3a, 6-15 (Creole), Luke 16:19-31 (Creole)
September 21, 2025
Hymns:
Count Your Blessings NCH #296
Because He Lives NCH #122
Lord, God I want my Life
One Day at a Time, Sweet Jesus
Scriptures: Psalm 91: 1-2, Psalm 1:3 (Creole), Matthew 13: 1-9, 12: 33-35 (Creole)
September 14, 2025
The Lord’s Prayer (from the New Zealand Prayer Book)
Eternal Sprit
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 echoes through the universe!
The way of your justice be followed by the peoples of the earth.
Your heavenly will be done by all created beings.
Your commonwealth of peace and freedom
sustain our hope and come to earth.
With the bread we need for today, feed us.
In the hurts we absorb from one another, forgive us.
In times of temptation and trial, 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.
Child Dedication:
Congregational Commitment:
We rejoice with you and give thanks for the gift of your child. With God as our guide, we will share in your child’s nurture and well-being. We will support, by our example and words, your efforts to provide a loving and caring home where trust in God grows and Christ may be known. Our prayers are with you and for you. May our shared life and witness help you grow together in faithfulness and joy.
Hymns:
Spirit, Working in Creation STJ #10
Lord, We Bring to You Our Children STJ #90
Healing River of the Spirit VT #642
Scriptures: Luke 15:1-10 (Creole)
September 7, 2025
Responsive Reading: (adapted from Psalm 139)
Guide: O Lord, you have searched me and known me. You discern my thoughts from far away. You are acquainted with all my ways. Even before a word is on my tongue, you know it completely.
~ Senyè, ou sonde m', ou konnen m'. Ou konprann panse m' byen lwen. Ou konnen tout chemen m' yo. Anvan menm yon mo sou lang mwen, ou konnen l' nèt.
Many: Such knowledge is too wonderful for me; it is so high that I cannot attain it. For it was you who formed my inward parts. I praise you, for I am fearfully and wonderfully made.
~ Konesans sa a twò bèl pou mwen; li tèlman wo ke mwen pa ka rive jwenn li. Paske se ou ki te fòme pati anndan mwen. M ap fè lwanj ou, paske mwen fèt yon fason ki fè m pè e ki bèl.
Guide: Wonderful are your works; that we know very well. Our frame was not hidden from you, when we were being made in secret. Intricately woven in the depths of the earth.
~ Travay ou yo bèl anpil; nou konnen sa byen. Kò nou pa t kache devan ou, lè yo t ap kreye nou an sekrè. Li te byen trikote nan fon tè a.
All: How weighty are your thoughts, O God! How vast is the sum of them! We come to the end—We are still with you.
~ Ala gwo panse ou yo ye, O Bondye! Ala gwo kantite yo ye! Nou rive nan fen an—Nou toujou avèk ou.
Hymns:
Over My Head VT #594
If You Believe and I Believe STJ #32
Blest are They STJ #94
Scriptures: Jeremiah 18:1-11 (Creole), Philemon 1-21 (Creole)
August 31, 2025
Hymns:
Blessed Assurance NCH #144
My Father Planned it All
The Solid Rock NCH #54
Christ Receiveth Sinful Men NCH # 106
Scripture: Luke 17:1-6 (Creole)
August 24, 2025
Responsive Reading: (adapted from Psalm 71)
Guide: In you, O Lord, we take refuge; let us never be put to shame. In your righteousness deliver us and rescue us; incline you ear to us and save us.
~ Nan ou menm, Senyè, nou pran refij; pa janm kite nou wont. Nan jistis ou, delivre nou epi sove nou; panche zòrèy ou sou nou epi sove nou.
Many: For you are our rock and our fortress. Rescue us, O our God, from the hand of the wicked, from the grasp of the unjust and cruel.
~ Paske ou se wòch nou ak fòtrès nou. Delivre nou, O Bondye nou, anba men mechan yo, anba grif moun ki enjis yo ak mechan yo.
Guide: For you, O Lord, are our hope, our trust, O Lord, from our youth.
~ Paske ou menm, Senyè, se ou menm ki espwa nou, konfyans nou, Senyè, depi nou te jèn.
All: From our birth we have leaned upon you, our protector since our mother’s womb. Our praise is continually of you.
~ Depi nou fèt, se sou ou nou apiye, ou menm ki pwoteje nou depi nan vant manman nou. Se ou menm n'ap toujou fè lwanj.
Hymns:
Praise to the Lord, the Almighty VT #88 / NCH #256
This Little Light of Mine VT #762
How Firm a Foundation VT #592 / NCH #320
Scriptures: Jeremiah 1:4-10 (Creole), Luke 13:10-17 (Creole)