🚨 ONLINE ONLY 🚨 Order of Worship for August 24, 2025: Sun of Righteousness

Call to Worship - Those of you joining us from home are invited to light a candle to welcome the presence of the Holy Spirit

Let the Day Begin - El Dorado

Welcome - Stephen Folds

They’ll Know We Are Christians By Our Love - El Dorado

Passing of the Peace: Through the act of passing the peace of Christ, we offer our sincere desire to love our neighbor.
You are invited to greet one another in the live stream chat on Instagram, YouTube, and Facebook. 

Dedicated Cooling Centers for the Weekend

10 AM - 9 PM

NOW EXTENDED THROUGH SUNDAY

Open thru Sunday (August 24)

CANOGA PARK Sr. Citizen's Center - 7326 Jordan Ave., Canoga Park  91303; phone: (818) 340-2633 

NORTH HOLLYWOOD Sr. Citizen Center - 5301 Tujunga Ave., No. Hollywood  91601; phone: (818) 763-7651

PECAN Recreation Center - 145 S. Pecan St., LA  90033; phone: (323) 656-2154

ALGIN SUTTON Recreation Center  - 8800 S. Hoover St., LA  90044; phone: (323) 753-5808

Find more than 100 additional centers (Recreation & Parks facilities & pools, plus City Public Library branches) also available for cooling during regular hours of operation, along with hydration stations -- by using the interactive Cool Spots LA link. 

 LA Public Library Branches
NOW Open Sunday, August 24, 1 PM - 5 PM

Chinatown Branch  - 639 N. Hill St., LA  90012; phone: (213) 620-0925

Pacoima Branch- 13605 Van Nuys Blvd., Pacoima  91331; phone: (818) 899-5203

Central & regional branches are ALSO open Sundays, from 1 PM to 5 PM:

Locations: Central (Downtown), Arroyo Seco, Expo Park, Hollywood, Mid-Valley, North Hollywood, Robertson, San Pedro, West LA and West Valley.

Know Your Rights:

You have constitutional rights:

• DO NOT OPEN THE DOOR if an immigration agent is knocking on the door.

• DO NOT ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS from an immigration agent if they try to talk to you. You have the right to remain silent.

• DO NOT SIGN ANYTHING without first speaking to a lawyer. You have the right to speak with a lawyer.

• If you are outside of your home, ask the agent if you are free to leave and if they say yes, leave calmly.

• GIVE THIS CARD TO THE AGENT. If you are inside of your home, show the card through the window or slide it under the door.

I do not wish to speak with you, answer your questions, or sign or hand you any documents based on my 5th Amendment rights under the United States Constitution.

I do not give you permission to enter my home based on my 4th Amendment rights under the United States Constitution unless you have a warrant to enter, signed by a judge or magistrate with my name on it that you slide under the door.

I do not give you permission to search any of my belongings based on my 4th Amendment rights.

I choose to exercise my constitutional rights.

These cards are available to citizens and noncitizens alike.

CALL TO PRAYER: How Great Thou Art - El Dorado

Joys and Concerns: Prayers of the People We believe that the best way to bear our burdens is to share them with one another. You are welcome to share your joys and concerns so that our community can hold these things in our hearts as we lift them to God together. 

You are invited to share your prayers in the Facebook Live Chat, or on the YouTube Live chat.

Old Testament Lesson: Malachi 4:1-6, NRSV

See, the day is coming, burning like an oven, when all the arrogant and all evildoers will be stubble; the day that comes shall burn them up, says the Lord of hosts, so that it will leave them neither root nor branch. But for you who revere my name the sun of righteousness shall rise, with healing in its wings. You shall go out leaping like calves from the stall. And you shall tread down the wicked, for they will be ashes under the soles of your feet, on the day when I act, says the Lord of hosts.

Remember the teaching of my servant Moses, the statutes and ordinances that I commanded him at Horeb for all Israel.

See, I will send you the prophet Elijah before the great and terrible day of the Lord comes. He will turn the hearts of parents to their children and the hearts of children to their parents, so that I will not come and strike the land with a curse.

One: This is the word of God for us, the People of God.
All: Thanks be to God!

Sermon: Sun of Righteousness - Rev. Dr. Mandy McDow, preaching

HOLY COMMUNION

Invitation to the Table: As we understand the Body of Christ to be inclusive, we understand God’s table of grace and fellowship can extend into our homes. As you’re able, bring your own elements to this time.

Bread, Juice, Coffee, Muffins… the Body of Christ is comprised of wonder and mystery. Today, we celebrate that God can reach us where we are, even if we are not together.

The Great Mystery of our Faith
All: Christ has died
Christ is risen. 
Christ will come again.

The Lord’s Prayer
Our Father, who art in heaven, hallowed be thy Name, 
thy kingdom come, thy will be done, 
on earth as it is in heaven. 

Give us this day our daily bread. 
And forgive us our trespasses, 
as we forgive those who trespass against us. 

And lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from evil. 

For thine is the kingdom, and the power, and the glory, 
for ever and ever. Amen.

MUSIC: Ring the Bells!- El Dorado

Benediction

And remember:
God is with you,
God is for you, 
God refuses to be God without you. 
And may all of God’s people say: Amen!

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