Service of Ordination
A Worship Service of Southeast Association of the
Indiana-Kentucky Conference for the Ordination of Dakota Roberts
Saturday, January 29, 2022
| The Order of Worship |
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| The Bells Call Us To Worship |
| Prelude: Here I Am, Lord - Schutte, Arr. Linker |
| *Call to Worship: Rev. Sarah Haas |
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One: I was glad when they said unto to me, let us go into the house of the Lord.
All: Let us enter this place with love in our hearts. One: We gather together to pray, to listen, to sing, to lay hands, to receive the good news. All: Let us call on the Holy Spirit, that its passion be felt and its will be done. One: May the meditations of our hearts and the praise of our voices be pleasing unto you, O God. All: Amen. |
| *Processional Hymnn: For All the Saints (#637, v. 1-4) |
| Welcome: Rev. Marc Hayden |
| Hymn of Adoration: Love Divine, All Loves Excelling (#517) |
| *Prayer of Confession and Assurance of Pardon: Rev. Dr. Keith Phillips |
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One: Let us pray.
All: God of our ancestors, of Abraham and Sarah, of Isaac and Ishmael, we look back on our past, on our history, and we ask for your forgiveness. Your son came and reminded us that the first commandment is to love you with our whole hearts, and that the second is like it, to love our neighbor as ourselves. We confess that we have not always loved you whole heartedly and we have not always loved others the way we love ourselves. Forgive us, for these missteps in our lives. Renew our spirits, strengthen our faith, and grant us the courage to pursue your love and your justice in the world. Amen. One: Through God’s mercy and grace we are forever and always forgiven. The past is finished and gone, everything has become fresh and new. Beloved children of God, through Christ Jesus, you are forgiven. Friends, believe the good news of the Gospel. |
| Service of the Word |
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| First Scripture: Micah 6: 1-4, 6-8 - Rev. Josh Jackson |
| Second Scripture: 2 Corinthians 4:1-2, 5-10 - Johnathan Faulkner |
| Sermon: Rev. Dr. Christopher Grundy |
| Worship in Music: Be Thou My Vision - Oliver Valle |
| Time for Prayer: Rev. Tom Baynham |
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All: 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 debts as we forgive our debtors; and lead us not into temptation but deliver us from evil; for thine is the kingdom and the power and the glory forever. Amen.
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| Service of Ordination |
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| Statements of Support |
| Presentation of the Candidate: Rev. Marc Hayden and Rev. Peter Frye |
| Exhortation: Rev. Peter Frye |
| Examination: Rev. Peter Frye and Dakota Roberts |
| Acclamation |
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Peter: People of God you have heard the promises Dakota has made. What is your will?
Association Members: By the grace of God, he is worthy! Let us ordain him, Come, Holy Spirit. Peter: Will you support Dakota in the ministry of Christ? Association Members: We will. |
| Laying of Hands Rev. Dr. Chad Abbott |
| Declaration: Rev. Peter Frye |
| Worship in Music: I Love to Tell the Story - Oliver Valle |
| Presentation of Gifts |
| Remarks from the Candidate: Rev. Dakota Roberts |
| Service of Table |
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| Invitation to the Table: Rev. Madison Peterson |
| Words of Institution and Sharing of Elements: Rev. Dakota Roberts |
| Communion Hymn: One Bread, One Body (#393) |
| Prayer of Thanksgiving: Rev. Madison Peterson |
| *Hymn of Parting: Here I Am, Lord (#452) |
| *Benediction: Rev. Dakota Roberts |
| *Benediction Response:
And God will raise you up on eagle’s wings, bear you on the breath of dawn, make you to shine like the sun, and hold you in the palm, of God’s hand. And hold you, hold you in the palm, of God’s hand. |
| Postlude: Trumpet Tune in D Major - Johnson |
Special Thanks
Senior Pastor, Friedens UCC, Rev. Marc Hayden
Associate Pastor, Friedens UCC, Rev. Sarah Haas
Office Administrator, Friedens UCC, Heidi Richmond
Music Director, Friedens UCC, Kristin Petty
Principal Organist, Friedens UCC, Dwight Huntley
Livestream Operator, Michael Kendall
Southeast Association President, Rev. Peter Frye
Southeast Committee on Ministry
Indiana-Kentucky Conference Minister, Rev. Dr. Chad Abbott
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