8:00am and 10:30am
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The Order of Worship
The order of our worship services at Grace Congregational UCC reflects a biblical model from the prophet, Isaiah, chapter 6.
Worship begins with the praise of God (Isaiah 6:2-4)
The Experience of God’s Holiness, leads us to confess our sins (Isaiah 6:5).
The Confession of our sins is followed by the Assurance of Pardon (Isaiah 6:6-7)
The climax of our worship is the time we devote to God’s Word (Isaiah 6:8a).
Our worship concludes with a ‘sending forth’ of God’s People (Isaiah 6:8b-13)
Music in our Worship Services
We live at a beautiful time in history. The church is blessed with a wonderful assortment of music that enriches the beauty of our worship of God. The staff at Grace Congregational Church strives to draw upon the rich resources of music as we prepare each service to the ‘glory of God.’
Traditional hymns are regularly included in our worship services. Many of our hymns that have lived in the church for generations of believers have a rich history of being biblically sound and spiritually enlightening. When we worship God at Grace Congregational UCC, we strive to use music that represents the wonderful history of our past.
The modern-day church is also blessed with music that is contemporary with its musical rhythms and verbal expressions of God’s continuing revelation. As a community, Grace Congregational Church welcomes the inclusion of contemporary music that speaks to the hearts and minds of faithful believers.
Worship of God
“Holy, Holy, Holy is the Lord of hosts; the whole earth is full of his glory” Isaiah 6:3
The scales fell from my eyes. I saw in a new light the misuse of prayer and the difficulties connected with prayer as well as the place of our own efforts in prayer.
Prayer life has its own laws, as all the rest of life has. The fundamental laws in prayer are these: Prayer is given ordained for the purpose of glorifying God. Prayer is the appointed way of giving Jesus an opportunity to exercise his supernatural powers of salvation. And in so doing he desires to make use of us.
- O. Hallesby
Our worship of God enables us to:
offer up our prayers for the world and our community and our selves.
Our worship of God gives us an opportunity to:
express mercy and acceptance and love of one another;
give offerings and gifts of gratitude; and
receive the blessings of God at the close of every worship service.
When we gather for worship,
we proclaim the sovereignty of God over us and over all the world;
we celebrate the love of Jesus Christ and his victory over death; and
we are embraced by the power of God’s Holy Spirit.
We believe that when we gather for worship:
we regain our sanity through the praise of God;
we remember our identity as baptized children of God;
we confess our sins and are cleansed of guilt, shame, and the burdens of life.
We believe that when we worship God:
we receive God’s forgiveness and a renewed knowledge of God’s grace;
we draw near to God through the Holy Scriptures and the Holy Sacraments.