August News
Worship God Anew!
Whether you are a worship planner, preacher, liturgist, artist, teacher, or an exhausted seeker who just needs to find repose during worship, you will find here ideas to inspire you and spur your creativity. This issue invites you to share that creativity with your local congregation or find some friends and invent an expression of worship yourselves, so that all may experience being part of the work of God in this world. Worship is always appropriate for celebrating the goodness of all God’s creation—and for grappling with God’s call to deal with the climate crisis, environmental hazards, and the resulting injustices and oppression. To help you create those times are new resources for the upcoming Season of Creation, “Let Justice and Peace Flow,” designed by our UM Creation Justice Movement worship team, and testimonies from those who worshiped using the recent Eastertide resources (also designed by the worship team), plus many other ideas for rich and beautiful worship that calls the people of God to action on behalf of the planet and all who share this common home.
Rev. Laura Baumgartner
Haller Lake United Methodist Church
Seattle, WA