Anchor & Hope Blog

  • The First Sunday in Lent Centering Practice We invite you to slow down, breathe, and connect with God, each other, and yourself. Today’s centering practice comes from Cole Arthur Riley, creator of Black Liturgies   Call to Worship As we journey togetherduring this Lenten season,we remember:  The everyday places we walkare holy ground;and the ordinary

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  • Centering Practice We invite you to slow down, breathe, and connect with God, each other, and yourself. Today’s centering practice comes from Cole Arthur Riley, creator of Black Liturgies   Call to Worship The glory of God is revealed in many ways:Through clouds of splendor, the fire of God’s love,and the radiant wonderof Christ transfigured

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  • Centering Practice We invite you to slow down, breathe, and connect with God, each other, and yourself. We continue to celebrate Black History month together. Today’s centering practice comes from Cole Arthur Riley, creator of Black Liturgies   Call to Worship Adapted from “Let Me Walk With You,” by Dr. Tamisha Tyler  Let down your

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  • Centering Practice We invite you to slow down, breathe, and connect with God, each other, and yourself. We continue to celebrate Black History month together. Today’s centering practice comes from Cole Arthur Riley, creator of Black Liturgies   Call to Worship Adapted from Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. O God, we thank You for Your

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  • Centering Practice Call to Worship During February, we will celebrate Black History Month together as a church. In a world that often dehumanizes and stereotypes, we honor, affirm, and uphold the God-given dignity & worth of our Black siblings. We celebrate the indelible contributions of the Black community to our faith, our culture, and our

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  • Centering Practice Call to Worship God is doing a new thing,making a way in the wildernessand creating streams of Living Waterin the wasteland. God has created and formed us,calling us precious, honored, and loved.We receive the love of Christand share it with our neighbors near and far.Amen.  Worship Song Oh Our Lord We behold the

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  • Centering Practice Call to Worship God is doing a new thing,making a way in the wildernessand creating streams of Living Waterin the wasteland. God has created and formed us,calling us precious, honored, and loved.We receive the love of Christand share it with our neighbors near and far.Amen.  Worship Song Be Thou My Vision w/ Open

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  • Centering Practice Call to Worship God is doing a new thing,making a way in the wildernessand creating streams of Living Waterin the wasteland. God has created and formed us,calling us precious, honored, and loved.We receive the love of Christand share it with our neighbors near and far.Amen.  Worship Song Sound of Adoration When we were

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  • Church Anniversary Sunday Centering Practice Call to Worship God is doing a new thing,making a way in the wildernessand creating streams of Living Waterin the wasteland. God has created and formed us,calling us precious, honored, and loved.We receive the love of Christand share it with our neighbors near and far.Amen.  Worship Song My Hallelujah /

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  • Opening Prayer Adapted from A Prayer for Walking into the New Year, by Rev. Karen Rohrer God of all new years,As we look out on the horizon,we admit our weariness — the memories we carry in our bodies, the patterns of anxiety we’ve practiced, and the weight of fears, old fables, and generational wounds. And

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