Order of Worship

ORDER OF WORSHIP
February 22, 2026
Continuing God’s Story Together
“Let this little message be but a reminder,
and I will continue with the story.”

2 Maccabees 6:17
Worship Participants
Deacon: Paula McQuaid
Welcomers:
Reader: Brent Orr
Announcer: Rebecca Rosensweig

Prelude

Welcome                                   Rev. Tina Walker-Morin

Opening Song                           Enter the Story

Opening Prayer (unison)               Deacon
We stand at the gate,
hesitant and uncertain.
Will we join the parade,
risking our reputation along with Jesus?
Or will we play it safe?
God, such moments are not easy.
You entered our story through Jesus,
now help us to enter fully into the story. Amen

Song                    Days of Elijah

Scripture:            Matthew 21:1-11 (NRSVUE)
Today’s reading is from the gospel of Matthew:
When they had come near Jerusalem and had reached Bethphage, at the Mount of Olives, Jesus
sent two disciples, saying to them, “Go into the village ahead of you, and immediately you will
find a donkey tied and a colt with her; untie them and bring them to me. 3
If anyone says anything
to you, just say this, ‘The Lord needs them.’ And he will send them immediately.”This took
place to fulfill what had been spoken through the prophet:
“Tell the daughter of Zion,
Look, your king is coming to you,
humble and mounted on a donkey,
and on a colt, the foal of a donkey.”
The disciples went and did as Jesus had directed them; they brought the donkey and the colt and
put their cloaks on them, and he sat on them. A very large crowd spread their cloaks on the road,
and others cut branches from the trees and spread them on the road. The crowds that went ahead
of him and that followed were shouting,
“Hosanna to the Son of David!
Blessed is the one who comes in the name of the Lord!
Hosanna in the highest heaven!”
When he entered Jerusalem, the whole city was in turmoil, asking, “Who is this?” The crowds
were saying, “This is the prophet Jesus from Nazareth in Galilee.”
May God bless this reading and our understanding.

God’s Stories              Rev. Jennie Valentine

Message for All Ages                Rev. Jennie Valentine

Sermon                  Rev. Tina Walker-Morin

Song                         I Speak Jesus

Prayers of the People & Lord’s Prayer         Rev. Tina Walker-Morin
Our Father/Mother/Creator,
who art in heaven hallowed be thy name. Thy kin-dom come, thy will be done, on
earth as it is in heaven. Give us this day our daily bread, and forgive us our debts, as
we forgive our debtors; and lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from evil.
For thine is the kin-dom and the power and the glory for ever. Amen

Offering
Invitation
Song             Psalm 113
Dedication

Send Forth Song                The Tree of the Field

Benediction             Rev. Tina Walker-Morin
Announcements
Postlude