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On the campus of Calvin University and Calvin Theological Seminary
© 2025 Calvin Institute of Christian Worship
Prelude: "Eh Yahweh Kumama"
Welcome and Greeting
Opening Call to Worship: "The Tree of Life"
Scripture: Psalm 65:1-4, 9-13
Songs: "Gaao Re"
"This is God's Wondrous World"
"Great Are You, Lord"
Prayer
Scripture: Isaiah 5:1-7
Song: "Los bosques talados / The Forests Are Clear Cut"
Prayer of Confession, concluded with: "Abana Alathi Fi Samma / Abana in Heaven"
Scripture: John 15:1-11
Song: "Touch the Earth Lightly"
Assurance of Pardon
Songs: "예 주님 / Ye Junim"
"하나님께서 / May the Love of God / Agua viva fluya del Señor"
Scripture: Revelation 22:1-5
Songs: "Digno / Digne / Worthy"
"Kristus valda"
Sending and Blessing
Closing Song: "For the Fruit of All Creation"
Postlude: "Guide My Feet"
Leaders: Choir directed by Michael Hawn, Julia Start Fletcher; Norma de Waal Malefyt; Scripture Arts team led by Hannah Barker Nickolay and Jackson Nickolay; Kathy Smith; and Lisa Weaver
Jared Ortiz, professor at Hope College, Holland, Michigan, describes the Nicene Creed as a dramatic and powerful statement where every word is like a declaration of war, saying yes to the truth and no to many falsehoods.
Jane Williams, professor of theology at St. Mellitus College in London, England, sees the Nicene Creed, crafted 1700 years ago, as an extraordinary creative and exciting description of who God is and therefore what we trust in as Christians in God's world.
Maria Eugenia Cornou and Mikie Roberts serve on a planning team for an October worship event in Egypt to mark the 1700th anniversary of the Council of Nicaea and the ecumenical creed that emerged in the year 325 and remains firmly embedded in the worship practices of the church today.
Jared Ortiz, professor at Hope College, Holland, Michigan, describes the Nicene Creed as a dramatic and powerful statement where every word is like a declaration of war, saying yes to the truth and no to many falsehoods.
Jane Williams, professor of theology at St. Mellitus College in London, England, sees the Nicene Creed, crafted 1700 years ago, as an extraordinary creative and exciting description of who God is and therefore what we trust in as Christians in God's world.
Maria Eugenia Cornou and Mikie Roberts serve on a planning team for an October worship event in Egypt to mark the 1700th anniversary of the Council of Nicaea and the ecumenical creed that emerged in the year 325 and remains firmly embedded in the worship practices of the church today.
This expression of Psalm 148 was submitted by Ed Willmington, who wrote it with Clayton J. Schmit. The nature of Psalm 148 is total exuberance as all of nature offers praise to God.
