Northbrae Community Church

Our church service begins at 10:30 every Sunday morning.  Children and young adults leave for Sunday School immediately after the Children's Story Sermon, about 10:45 a.m.  Nursery care is available for infants and pre-school children from 10:00 a.m. to noon.  Visitors are invited to sign the guest book near the main doors to the Chapel.

Everyone is invited to the Parlor (across the patio from the Chapel and into the "old" building) for refreshments following the service.  Visitors can meet church members who will answer questions and introduce you to other members.  Visitors are invited to take our newsletter, The Penny Post, and any informational material available in either the Chapel or Parlor.

If hearing assistance or other special needs are required, please contact an usher.

A Communion Service is held the first Sunday of the month after the church services.                                                                                                         

The Prayer Group meets each Sunday, except Communion Sunday, immediately after the service.  Their main goal is to compile a prayer list from requests of those in need of prayer.  Members take this list home and pray for these concerns during the following week. 

Order of Service

(This order changes from time to time to enable seasonal and topical variations)

--- Focusing Consciousness Toward Worship ---

Musical Salutation

A Moment in Community (Announcements)

*Opening Hymn

--- Pondering Who and Where We Are in the World ---

 *Responsive Reading (on second page of bulletin)

 *Response …         

                               Praise God, the Love we all may share;

                               Praise God, the Beauty everywhere;

                               Praise God, the Hope of good to be;

                               Praise God, the Truth that makes us free … Amen    

 *Invocation and Lord’s Prayer

 *Gathering Song:               “Spirit of Life”          

 Spirit of Life, come to me.  Sing in my heart all the stirrings of compassion.  Blow in the wind, rise in the sea, move in the hand, giving life the shape of justice.  Roots hold me close, wings set me free.  Spirit of Life, come to me, come to me.

 Children’s Story ( then children leave for Sunday School )  

 Sharing Joys and Concerns

--- Opening the Windows of Awareness ---

Choir Selection               

Parable / Poem

Silent Meditation and Prayer

--- Gratitude and Replenishment ---      

Offertory Hymn

A Moment of Spirituality

Solo

Scripture Reading

Sermon                                   

---- The Sending Forth ----

*Closing Hymn

*The Sending Forth

*Moravian Ritual of Fellowship  

“Say ‘My Peace I leave with you.’” “Amen, Amen, be it so.”

*Musical Benediction

     ( *  Congregations stands, all who can) 

Before or after the service you are invited to light candles for your prayer concerns or put prayer requests into the prayer box.  No one will read them.  After church please join us for a brief time of prayer.  We invite all prayer chain members, those who are interested in trying new forms of prayer, and those who would like to request prayers.  We meet briefly every Sunday except Communion Sunday, and adjourn for coffee hour.