May 9, 2021 | 9:30am Mother’s Day | Fifth Sunday of Eastertide

Day 5: Animals PRELUDE | Sinfonia from Solomon by G.F. Handel | Susan Carroll, organ WELCOME AND ANNOUNCEMENTS | Rev. Erica Thompson RESPONSIVE CALL TO WORSHIP AND INVOCATION | Rev. Tracy Mehr-Muska One: Morning has broken like the first morning; All: blackbird has spoken like the first bird. One: Praise for the singing! Praise for this morning! All: God’s recreation of the new day! OPENING HYMN | Praise to the Lord, the Almighty EARLY LIFE MOMENT BLESSING OF THE NEW SANCTUARY FLOOR Helena Carvalho, Director of Operations; Brian Thompson, Buildings and Grounds Committee Chair PRAYERS OF THE PEOPLE AND LORD’S PRAYER | Pastor Jordan Rebholz TESTIMONY OF GENEROSITY | Africka Hinds, Deacon OFFERTORY | Gentle Shepherd by Bill and Gloria Gaither | AHCC Choir Section Leaders Gentle Shepherd come and lead us, for we need you to help us find our way. Gentle Shepherd come and feed us, for we need your strength from day to day. There's no other we can turn to who can help us face another day; Gentle Shepherd come and lead us, for we need to you to help us find our way.

DOXOLOGY AND PRAYER OF DEDICATION Praise God, from whom all blessing flow; Praise God all creatures here below; Praise God above, ye heavenly host; Creator, Christ, and Holy Ghost. Amen. SCRIPTURE | Genesis 1:20-25 | Camille Boyd, Charleston, SC 1 Corinthians 12:14-18 | Karina Hernandez; Guayaquil, Ecuador SERMON | Interdependence | Rev. Erica Thompson CLOSING HYMN | This is my Mother’s World BLESSING AND BENEDICTION POSTLUDE | Finale from Symphony No. 1 by Louis Vierne