Anchor & Hope Blog

  • 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…

    Read more

  • 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…

    Read more

  • 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…

    Read more

  • 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 /…

    Read more

  • 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…

    Read more

  • A Moment of Stillness As you begin this worship guide with your household (or on your own), invite all of those with you to find a couple of moments of stillness. School is on break, hopefully you have some time off from work — one year is ending and a new one is about to…

    Read more

  • The Fourth Sunday of Advent & Christmas Sunday Call to Worship Throughout this Advent season, we have gathered togetherlighting candles to remind us of Jesus, the Light of the World,and the gift of Christ’s light shining in and through our lives.  Even the darkness is not dark to God;the night is as bright as the…

    Read more

  • The Third Sunday of Advent Centering Practice We invite you to slow down, breathe, and connect with God, each other, and yourself: Lighting of the Advent Candles Week Three: The Candle of Joy Reading 1We give thanks for the light of Christ,shining in the lives of all God’s people.   Reading 2As we light our Advent…

    Read more

  • The Second Sunday of Advent Centering Practice We invite you to slow down, breathe, and connect with God, each other, and yourself: Lighting of the Advent Candles Week Two: The Candle of Peace Reading 1We give thanks for the light of Christ,shining in the lives of all God’s people.   Reading 2As we light our Advent…

    Read more

  • The First Sunday of Advent My Hallelujah Open up the doors againLet the King of glory inHis Kingdom will never endOh, I know that You are good Break the darkness with the lightAll the earth let praise ariseEvery dead place come aliveOh, I know that You are goodOh, I know that You are good You…

    Read more