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Worship & Song #3006, Praise God for This Holy Ground

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Psalm 148 by Gustav Holst with First UMC Chancel Choir (First 2 verses)

• YouTube Video
• Sheet Music (First 3 pages)
• This melody is famously associated with All Creatures Of Our God And King

After this, Pastor Kelsie retreats to the Processional

Psalm 122. Taken from UMH p.845.

(Apologies to Barbara for the formatting. This will be call and response like we normally do: normal text is read by the liturgist and bold text is said by everyone. This wiki is somewhat limiting in how I can present information.)

• [Refrain]
• I was glad when they said to me, “Let us go to the house of the Lord!”
• Our feet were standing within your gates, O Jerusalem!
• Jerusalem is built as a city and is bound firmly together,
• to which the tribes go up, the tribes of the Lord,
• to give thanks to the name of the Lord,
• as was decreed for Israel.
• Thrones for judgment were set there, the thrones of the house of Dvid.
• [Refrain]
• Pray for the peace of Jerusalem!
• “May they prosper who love you! Peace be within your walls, and security within your towers!”
• For the sake of my relatives and friends I will say, “Peace be within you!”
• For the sake of the house of the Lord our God, I will seek your good.“
• [Refrain]

Procession with:

• Bible
• Water
• Flame
• Dove
• Parament
• Stained Glass Relic
• Flags?

Blocking: Stewards carrying items would process down the 2 middle rows and stand by their respective designated locations: the Cross at the communition table, the Bible at the lectern, the water at the baptismal font, the flame at the candleholders, the dove TBD, and the relic at the Communion table.

During the 4th verse, each steward would place their items.

Apostle of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints

(From The United Methodist Book of Worship, p.638

Brothers and sisters in Christ, this is a day of rejoicing.

We have cone together to reconsecrate this building of First United Methodist Church.

Let us open our hearts and minds to receive God's Word with faith.

May our blessed communion, bown of one baptism and nortured at one table of the Lord, become one temple of the Holy Spirit as we gather in love.

(From the Book of Worship, p.639)

(Sections without parenthesis will be read by Mike Green. Empty parenthesis may be read by Bishop Stoneking, or assigned to someone else. The Book of Worship is only specific on a few paragraphs. Nap is putting his suggestions in italics with a question mark.)

We present this building to be reconsecrated for the worship of God and the service of all people.

(Bishop): By what name is this house known?

(Mike G): It is called First United Methodist Church of Salt Lake City.

(Pastor Kelsie?): Dear friends, rejoice that God so moved the hearts of people that this house has been built for praise and prayer. Let us now reconsecrate it for sevice and celebrate its holy use.

(Barbara?): This building is not ours but yours, oh God Who Provides. Its strong walls have lasted through 120 years, through many pastors, believers, and families who meet together to praise your holy name. As the storms came, the winds blew and the earth shook, the building stood firm as a witness to your power and strength. We are just the current stewards of this place, and at just the right time, you provided the workers to strengthen and beautify the outside to reflect the spirit within it. Its foundation will always be Jesus Christ, and we will continue the work of reaching outside to the needy world. We re-consecrate not just masonry, but ourselves. (Note: This is not from the official text.)

(Bishop): O eternal God, mighty in power and of incomprehensible majesty, whom the heavens cannot contain, much less the walls of temples made with hands, you have promised your special presence whenever two or three are assembled in your name to offer praise and prayer.

By the power of your Holy Spirit reconsecrate this house of your worship. Bless us and sanctify what we do here, that this place may be holy for us and a house of prayer for all people.

(Pastor Kelsie?): Guide and empower in this place by the same Spirit

• the proclamation of your Word and the celebration of your Sacraments,
• the pouring out of prayer and the singing of your praise,
• processions of faith and testimonies to your grace,
• the joining of men and women in marriage,
• and the celebration of death and resurrection.

(Barry?): Save us from that failure of vision which would confine our worship within these walls, but send us out from here to be your servants in the world, sharing the blessings of Christ with the world He came to redeem.

(Bishop): Now, O God, sanctify this place, for everything in heaven and on earth is yours. Yours, Lord, is the dominion, and you are exalted as head above all.

Matthew 7:24-27

by Jay Althouse

First UMC Chancel Choir

1 Corinthians 3:9-11

Congregation sings UMH 559: Christ is Made the Sure Foundation, and Tongan / Samoan dance

(We have not been provided a title or theme)

(Ask all workers to stand who were part of each renovation to be recognized.)

Gracious Lord, we thank you for reminding us in Galatians 3:28 that “ There is no longer Jew or Greek; there is no longer slave or free; there is no longer male and female, for all of you are one in Christ Jesus.” Today there is also no longer able-bodied or infirm, young or old, for we welcome all to “enter your gates with thanksgiving,” by the blessing of our elevator. We praise you for providing this needed help through generous gifts and compassionate hearts.  We re-consecrate it today to continue the important work of meeting our whole community’s needs.

“We Will Build This House” - Liturgical Dance by Jason Archuleta

• Larry Hjalmarson, guitar
• Iris Nixdorf, soprano
• Mary Otterstrom, violin

Dear Lord God, we celebrate Jesus’ life through the art of our stained glass windows. You speak to us through the beautiful windows that remind us of his miraculous birth, to his knocking at the door of our hearts, to his gentle shepherding through our lives and his triumphant resurrection at the tomb on Easter. He was the king with the thorny crown, the light of the world, and king of our lives today. We re-consecrate the historic windows that let in your glorious light and witness to the world our faith, and joy in living for Christ.

Vocal, Organ, or Piano Solo TBD

(Ask all workers to stand who were part of each renovation to be recognized.)

Loving God, in Genesis 8, you remind us that, ”As long as the earth endures, seedtime and harvest, cold and heat, summer and winter, day and night shall not cease.” We thank you for the warmth of our heating system, to protect us in the cold winters, that we can gather to worship and serve in comfort and safety. We gratefully share the warmth with our unsheltered neighbors and praise your lovingkindness. We re-consecrate our new boiler and the hands that repaired it.

Need poem title

• 3132: House of God

Assign this please

Please attach:

• Photos of the stained glass windows that got redone
• Photo of the stained glass relic
• At least one photo of the elevator
  • (Nap would like a photo from the outside of the building, with one person holding the outside door open, another at the elevator buttons, and the elevator door itself open. Can we swing that?)
• Scans of the dedication service from 1906

• Nap:
  • Get the rest of the photos.
  • Psalm 122 (UMH 845, Response 1) arrange for slides
• Nancy: Talk to Al and Sina to ask about dancing
• Jason:
  • Find out for sure that we aren't doing communion.
  • Secure talent for the kinetic response.

Next Meeting: March 8th after church