October 18, 2026
Liturgy
October Mission - The Salvation Army
The Salvation Army has been meeting human needs without discrimination since 1865.
From our iconic Red Kettle Campaign to our wide variety of available programs that serve local communities, the Salvation Army is dedicated to serving our friends and neighbors. At the Colorado Springs Corps Community Center: Spiritual Support: We offer a welcoming and supportive environment where individuals in our community can connect with their faith and find peace. Our dedicated team of local chaplains and volunteers provides compassionate spiritual care, offering guidance, prayer, and support. Through individual counseling, group sessions, and community events, we help our neighbors explore their faith and develop a deeper connection with God.
By addressing the spiritual dimension of well-being, we aim to help individuals find healing, hope, and purpose. Our services are open to people in our area of all backgrounds and beliefs, and we strive to create a space where everyone feels accepted and valued.
Whether you’re facing a personal challenge, seeking spiritual direction, or simply looking for a place to connect with others, we invite you to experience the transformative power of spiritual healing.
Homelessness: The Salvation Army is committed to providing long-term and temporary shelter and support to individuals and families in our community who are experiencing homelessness. Our local office offers a variety of programs and services designed to help people overcome homelessness and rebuild their lives. Many communities have emergency homeless shelters to provide a safe and secure environment for unhoused individuals and families to stay while they seek stable housing. We offer essential services such as meals, clothing, and hygiene supplies. Our dedicated staff and volunteers are committed to creating a welcoming and supportive environment.
Senior Services: We dedicate ourselves to serving seniors in our community. We believe that everyone deserves to live with dignity and purpose. Our local team includes caring professionals and volunteers. They are dedicated to providing services for older adults. These services are designed to meet their unique needs. We offer a variety of programs and activities designed to promote physical, mental, and spiritual well-being to our senior neighbors. From social gatherings and recreational outings to health screenings and educational workshops, we strive to create a supportive and engaging environment where older adults thrive.
Our goal is to enable seniors to maintain and strengthen their connections to the community. We provide practical assistance, emotional support, and spiritual guidance to help older adults overcome challenges and further enrich their lives. If you’re an older adult seeking companionship, assistance with daily tasks, or simply a friendly face, we’re here to support you.
Family Services: is dedicated to strengthening families and empowering individuals in our area to overcome hardships. Here, we provide a range of support services to help families thrive. Our compassionate team works with families to address their unique needs and provide tailored solutions. Through counseling, support groups, and community programs, we strive to help families become stronger and more resilient. We offer a safe and supportive environment where individuals can seek guidance, develop new coping skills, and work toward positive change.
Youth Services: The Salvation Army is committed to empowering young people and providing them with opportunities to thrive. Our local youth programs offer a variety of activities and services designed to inspire, educate, and support young people. Our dedicated local staff and volunteers are committed to creating a safe and positive environment where young people can learn, grow, and develop important life skills. Through mentoring, tutoring, summer camp, music programs, and recreational activities, we strive to help young people in our area reach their full potential.
Employment: For those stuck in long-term unemployment, The Salvation Army is a refuge of resources and support. We combat the symptoms of prolonged joblessness, as well as its root causes, through programs that address the mind, body, and soul. It’s a holistic approach that is creating sustainable change for millions of families and individuals every year.
The Salvation Army has been meeting human needs without discrimination since 1865.
From our iconic Red Kettle Campaign to our wide variety of available programs that serve local communities, the Salvation Army is dedicated to serving our friends and neighbors. At the Colorado Springs Corps Community Center: Spiritual Support: We offer a welcoming and supportive environment where individuals in our community can connect with their faith and find peace. Our dedicated team of local chaplains and volunteers provides compassionate spiritual care, offering guidance, prayer, and support. Through individual counseling, group sessions, and community events, we help our neighbors explore their faith and develop a deeper connection with God.
By addressing the spiritual dimension of well-being, we aim to help individuals find healing, hope, and purpose. Our services are open to people in our area of all backgrounds and beliefs, and we strive to create a space where everyone feels accepted and valued.
Whether you’re facing a personal challenge, seeking spiritual direction, or simply looking for a place to connect with others, we invite you to experience the transformative power of spiritual healing.
Homelessness: The Salvation Army is committed to providing long-term and temporary shelter and support to individuals and families in our community who are experiencing homelessness. Our local office offers a variety of programs and services designed to help people overcome homelessness and rebuild their lives. Many communities have emergency homeless shelters to provide a safe and secure environment for unhoused individuals and families to stay while they seek stable housing. We offer essential services such as meals, clothing, and hygiene supplies. Our dedicated staff and volunteers are committed to creating a welcoming and supportive environment.
Senior Services: We dedicate ourselves to serving seniors in our community. We believe that everyone deserves to live with dignity and purpose. Our local team includes caring professionals and volunteers. They are dedicated to providing services for older adults. These services are designed to meet their unique needs. We offer a variety of programs and activities designed to promote physical, mental, and spiritual well-being to our senior neighbors. From social gatherings and recreational outings to health screenings and educational workshops, we strive to create a supportive and engaging environment where older adults thrive.
Our goal is to enable seniors to maintain and strengthen their connections to the community. We provide practical assistance, emotional support, and spiritual guidance to help older adults overcome challenges and further enrich their lives. If you’re an older adult seeking companionship, assistance with daily tasks, or simply a friendly face, we’re here to support you.
Family Services: is dedicated to strengthening families and empowering individuals in our area to overcome hardships. Here, we provide a range of support services to help families thrive. Our compassionate team works with families to address their unique needs and provide tailored solutions. Through counseling, support groups, and community programs, we strive to help families become stronger and more resilient. We offer a safe and supportive environment where individuals can seek guidance, develop new coping skills, and work toward positive change.
Youth Services: The Salvation Army is committed to empowering young people and providing them with opportunities to thrive. Our local youth programs offer a variety of activities and services designed to inspire, educate, and support young people. Our dedicated local staff and volunteers are committed to creating a safe and positive environment where young people can learn, grow, and develop important life skills. Through mentoring, tutoring, summer camp, music programs, and recreational activities, we strive to help young people in our area reach their full potential.
Employment: For those stuck in long-term unemployment, The Salvation Army is a refuge of resources and support. We combat the symptoms of prolonged joblessness, as well as its root causes, through programs that address the mind, body, and soul. It’s a holistic approach that is creating sustainable change for millions of families and individuals every year.
Grocery Cards
It’s always a great time to purchase grocery cards from the church. They can be used at all Safeway and KingSoopers stores, in addition to using them for your own grocery shopping. They are as simple to use as a credit or debit card. You can purchase grocery cards for $25, $50, or $100. The cards never expire, and you can use them multiple times until the entire balance on the card has been spent. Best of all, the church makes 5% of the face value of each card sold.
Start saving your change! We will have the children and youth trick-or-treating through the pews on Sunday, October 25, 2026, to collect change for UNICEF.
UNICEF is Always There for Children in Crisis
UNICEF is on the ground across the globe, delivering help for the children who need it most. Other organizations help children, but UNICEF does more by fighting for children’s rights and delivering the essentials every child needs for an equitable chance in life. UNICEF has helped save and meaningfully improve more children’s lives than any other humanitarian organization. UNICEF won’t stop until every child is healthy, educated, protected and respected.
UNICEF is Always There for Children in Crisis
UNICEF is on the ground across the globe, delivering help for the children who need it most. Other organizations help children, but UNICEF does more by fighting for children’s rights and delivering the essentials every child needs for an equitable chance in life. UNICEF has helped save and meaningfully improve more children’s lives than any other humanitarian organization. UNICEF won’t stop until every child is healthy, educated, protected and respected.
Trunk or Treat & Pumpkin Carving
On October 25th, we will have our Trunk or Treat & Pumpkin Carving starting at 5:00 pm. There will be hot dogs, candy, pumpkins, kids in costume, and decorated trunks. We are looking for volunteers and individually wrapped candies. There will be a box in the Narthex for the candy, and there will be sign-up sheets for people who would like to bring a trunk to decorate.
On October 25th, we will have our Trunk or Treat & Pumpkin Carving starting at 5:00 pm. There will be hot dogs, candy, pumpkins, kids in costume, and decorated trunks. We are looking for volunteers and individually wrapped candies. There will be a box in the Narthex for the candy, and there will be sign-up sheets for people who would like to bring a trunk to decorate.
TESLA
A number of students attending the TESLA school across the
street from the church have some needs that you can help supply.
They need food cards, deodorant (boys and girls scents), hairbrushes, toothpaste/toothbrushes, hoodies/sweaters (all adult sizes),
and boys’ and girls’ t-shirts and long sleeve t-shirts (all adult sizes).
They have also asked for help with a food drive. You can donate grocery cards or non-perishables. Any assistance you can provide will let the young people know that people care about them.
A number of students attending the TESLA school across the
street from the church have some needs that you can help supply.
They need food cards, deodorant (boys and girls scents), hairbrushes, toothpaste/toothbrushes, hoodies/sweaters (all adult sizes),
and boys’ and girls’ t-shirts and long sleeve t-shirts (all adult sizes).
They have also asked for help with a food drive. You can donate grocery cards or non-perishables. Any assistance you can provide will let the young people know that people care about them.
Tesla Thanksgiving Needs
Thanksgiving is not that far away! We are joining with Tesla to help 30 of their families with Thanksgiving and personal hygiene boxes. We need non-perishables, personal hygiene, and some clothing items. We will have a box in the Chapel for these items. We will take the items to the school on Wednesday, November 18th so the school can sort and prep the baskets.
The items needed are listed below. The items with the asterisk are the most needed.
Personal Hygiene – full sized please
*Body Wash
*Shampoo/Conditioner
*Deodorant
Toothbrushes
Toothpaste
Shoes: new or gently used
Men’s - 8-13 especially sizes 10-11
Women’s – 5-9 especially sizes 7-8
Men’s sweatpants and T-shirts: sizes M, L, XL
Women's sweatpants and T-shirts: sizes – S, M
Nonperishables for the Baskets
*Instant Mashed potatoes
*Stuffing
*Gravy mix
*Canned veggies
Grocery Cards in $25 increments
Cranberry sauce
Broth – Chicken or Vegetable
Mini marshmallows
Canned pumpkin pie filling
Cake mixes
Sugar
Instant coffee
Box of Tea bags
Bread mixes
French fried onions
Top ramen
Mac and cheese
Canned chicken, turkey, tuna, salmon
Canned soup
Spices
Thank you in advance for your help showing the children of Tesla that they are in our thoughts and a part of our community family.
Thanksgiving is not that far away! We are joining with Tesla to help 30 of their families with Thanksgiving and personal hygiene boxes. We need non-perishables, personal hygiene, and some clothing items. We will have a box in the Chapel for these items. We will take the items to the school on Wednesday, November 18th so the school can sort and prep the baskets.
The items needed are listed below. The items with the asterisk are the most needed.
Personal Hygiene – full sized please
*Body Wash
*Shampoo/Conditioner
*Deodorant
Toothbrushes
Toothpaste
Shoes: new or gently used
Men’s - 8-13 especially sizes 10-11
Women’s – 5-9 especially sizes 7-8
Men’s sweatpants and T-shirts: sizes M, L, XL
Women's sweatpants and T-shirts: sizes – S, M
Nonperishables for the Baskets
*Instant Mashed potatoes
*Stuffing
*Gravy mix
*Canned veggies
Grocery Cards in $25 increments
Cranberry sauce
Broth – Chicken or Vegetable
Mini marshmallows
Canned pumpkin pie filling
Cake mixes
Sugar
Instant coffee
Box of Tea bags
Bread mixes
French fried onions
Top ramen
Mac and cheese
Canned chicken, turkey, tuna, salmon
Canned soup
Spices
Thank you in advance for your help showing the children of Tesla that they are in our thoughts and a part of our community family.
Gathering
October 18, 2026 9:30 am Worship Service
Gathering
Prelude
Cynthia Hibbetts
Welcome
Rev. David Petty
Crossing the Threshold
Threshold Moment
Rev. David Petty
Threshold Song
Lord, Listen to Your Children Praying
TFWS #2193
Lord, listen to your
children praying,
Lord, send your Spirit
in this place;
Lord, listen to your
children praying,
send us love,
send us power,
send us grace.
Call to Worship
CLM Twinkle Gordon
Leader: We arrive fully into this moment, Holy One. We open to sense your presence among us. We hear you say,
People: “Grace is always embracing you.”
Leader: We need you, Jesus, to help us. We come to you as your first disciples did. We hear you say,
People: “Grace is always embracing you”
Leader: Spirit of Divine Love, come to us with your healing waters. We hear you say,
People: “Grace is always embracing you.”
Threshold Song
Lord, Listen to Your Children Praying
TFWS #2193
Lord, listen to your
children praying,
Lord, send your Spirit
in this place;
Lord, listen to your
children praying,
send us love,
send us power,
send us grace.
Threshold Moment
Rev. David Petty
*Hymn
God, How Can We Forgive
TFWS #2169
WORDS: Ruth Duck (Matt. 6:12-15; 18:21-35; John 8:2-11) MUSIC: Hebrew Melody, Sacred Harmony; harm. from Hymns Ancient and Modern, alt. © 1996 The Pilgrim Press
1. God, how can we forgive
when bonds of
love are torn?
How can we rise and
start anew,
our trust reborn?
When human loving fails
and every hope is gone,
your love gives strength
beyond our own
to face the dawn.
2. When we have
missed the mark,
and tears of anguish flow,
how can you still
release our guilt,
the debt we owe?
The ocean depth of grace
surpasses all our needs.
A priest who shares
our human pain,
Christ intercedes.
3. Who dares to throw
the stone
to damn another’s sin,
when you, while knowing
all our past,
forgive again?
No more we play the judge,
for by your grace we live.
As you, O God,
forgive our sin,
may we forgive.
*Announcements/Greet Your Neighbor – Passing the Peace of Christ
Mystery Box
Gathering
Prelude
Cynthia Hibbetts
Welcome
Rev. David Petty
Crossing the Threshold
Threshold Moment
Rev. David Petty
Threshold Song
Lord, Listen to Your Children Praying
TFWS #2193
Lord, listen to your
children praying,
Lord, send your Spirit
in this place;
Lord, listen to your
children praying,
send us love,
send us power,
send us grace.
Call to Worship
CLM Twinkle Gordon
Leader: We arrive fully into this moment, Holy One. We open to sense your presence among us. We hear you say,
People: “Grace is always embracing you.”
Leader: We need you, Jesus, to help us. We come to you as your first disciples did. We hear you say,
People: “Grace is always embracing you”
Leader: Spirit of Divine Love, come to us with your healing waters. We hear you say,
People: “Grace is always embracing you.”
Threshold Song
Lord, Listen to Your Children Praying
TFWS #2193
Lord, listen to your
children praying,
Lord, send your Spirit
in this place;
Lord, listen to your
children praying,
send us love,
send us power,
send us grace.
Threshold Moment
Rev. David Petty
*Hymn
God, How Can We Forgive
TFWS #2169
WORDS: Ruth Duck (Matt. 6:12-15; 18:21-35; John 8:2-11) MUSIC: Hebrew Melody, Sacred Harmony; harm. from Hymns Ancient and Modern, alt. © 1996 The Pilgrim Press
1. God, how can we forgive
when bonds of
love are torn?
How can we rise and
start anew,
our trust reborn?
When human loving fails
and every hope is gone,
your love gives strength
beyond our own
to face the dawn.
2. When we have
missed the mark,
and tears of anguish flow,
how can you still
release our guilt,
the debt we owe?
The ocean depth of grace
surpasses all our needs.
A priest who shares
our human pain,
Christ intercedes.
3. Who dares to throw
the stone
to damn another’s sin,
when you, while knowing
all our past,
forgive again?
No more we play the judge,
for by your grace we live.
As you, O God,
forgive our sin,
may we forgive.
*Announcements/Greet Your Neighbor – Passing the Peace of Christ
Mystery Box
Proclaiming
A Word of Inspiration
Scripture Reading
CLM Twinkle Gordon
First Reading
Colossians 3:12-14
Therefore, as God’s chosen ones, holy and beloved, clothe yourselves with compassion, kindness, humility, meekness, and patience. Bear with one another and, if anyone has a complaint against another, forgive each other; just as the Lord has forgiven you, so you also must forgive. Above all, clothe yourselves with love, which binds everything together in perfect harmony.
Second Reading
Mark 11:25
“Whenever you stand praying, forgive, if you have anything against anyone, so that your Father in heaven may also forgive you your trespasses.”
Prayer for Illumination
Leader: May the words of my mouth,
People: and the meditations of all of our hearts
All: be acceptable in your sight, O Lord our rock and our redeemer.
Psalm 19:14
Message
Pardon
Rev. David Petty
Scripture Reading
CLM Twinkle Gordon
First Reading
Colossians 3:12-14
Therefore, as God’s chosen ones, holy and beloved, clothe yourselves with compassion, kindness, humility, meekness, and patience. Bear with one another and, if anyone has a complaint against another, forgive each other; just as the Lord has forgiven you, so you also must forgive. Above all, clothe yourselves with love, which binds everything together in perfect harmony.
Second Reading
Mark 11:25
“Whenever you stand praying, forgive, if you have anything against anyone, so that your Father in heaven may also forgive you your trespasses.”
Prayer for Illumination
Leader: May the words of my mouth,
People: and the meditations of all of our hearts
All: be acceptable in your sight, O Lord our rock and our redeemer.
Psalm 19:14
Message
Pardon
Rev. David Petty
Prayer
Prayer Song
All My Days
You know my words before they’re said.
You know my need and I am fed.
You give me life.
You know my ways,
my strength, my path, for all my days.
my strength, my path, for all my days.
Prayers of the People
Rev. David Petty
The Prayer of Pardon
Leader: Each week we have focused on a different kind of prayer with our prayer beads. Today, we have focused on forgiveness as a reciprocal prayer for well-being that reminds us that we are made to love each other. Forgiveness needs both our willingness to look in the mirror at our own part, and releasing ourselves from the grip of bitterness toward the other. We will take a time of quiet music to move through eight beads, reciting each line in our minds, letting each one sink into our hearts as we use our hands to move from one bead to another. You may have specific things to insert or you might just say, “forgive me” and “help me forgive” when you get to those lines. Do this on your own time, with the words in the quiet of your own heart
Bead 1: Open my heart.
Bead 2: Comfort my heart.
Bead 3: Give me the courage to look in the mirror of my heart.
Bead 4: Forgive me for ______________________.
Bead 5: Help me forgive _____________________.
Bead 6: Help me let go.
Bead 7: Give me freedom from my bitterness.
End Bead: I believe you can heal the hurt.
The Lord’s Prayer
Our Father
who art in heaven,
hallowed be Thy Name;
Thy Kingdom come.
Thy will be done
on earth
as it is in heaven.
Give us this day
our daily bread,
and forgive us
our trespasses,
as we forgive those
who trespass against us.
Lead us not
into temptation
but deliver us from evil.
For Thine is the Kingdom,
and the Power
and the Glory forever.
Amen
Prayer Song
All My Days
You know my words before they’re said.
You know my need and I am fed.
You give me life.
You know my ways,
my strength, my path, for all my days.
my strength, my path, for all my days.
Prayers of the People
Rev. David Petty
The Prayer of Pardon
Leader: Each week we have focused on a different kind of prayer with our prayer beads. Today, we have focused on forgiveness as a reciprocal prayer for well-being that reminds us that we are made to love each other. Forgiveness needs both our willingness to look in the mirror at our own part, and releasing ourselves from the grip of bitterness toward the other. We will take a time of quiet music to move through eight beads, reciting each line in our minds, letting each one sink into our hearts as we use our hands to move from one bead to another. You may have specific things to insert or you might just say, “forgive me” and “help me forgive” when you get to those lines. Do this on your own time, with the words in the quiet of your own heart
Bead 1: Open my heart.
Bead 2: Comfort my heart.
Bead 3: Give me the courage to look in the mirror of my heart.
Bead 4: Forgive me for ______________________.
Bead 5: Help me forgive _____________________.
Bead 6: Help me let go.
Bead 7: Give me freedom from my bitterness.
End Bead: I believe you can heal the hurt.
The Lord’s Prayer
Our Father
who art in heaven,
hallowed be Thy Name;
Thy Kingdom come.
Thy will be done
on earth
as it is in heaven.
Give us this day
our daily bread,
and forgive us
our trespasses,
as we forgive those
who trespass against us.
Lead us not
into temptation
but deliver us from evil.
For Thine is the Kingdom,
and the Power
and the Glory forever.
Amen
Offertory
Giving Back
Invitation to Offering
CLM Twinkle Gordon
Offertory
Prayer of Thanksgiving
Rev. David Petty
Doxology
Praise God from Who All Blessings Flow
UMH #94
Praise God, from whom
all blessings flow;
Praise God, all creatures
here below: Alleluia! Alleluia!
Praise God, the source
of all our gifts!
Praise Jesus Christ,
whose power uplifts!
Praise the Spirit,
Holy Spirit!
Alleluia! Alleluia!
Alleluia!
Invitation to Offering
CLM Twinkle Gordon
Offertory
Prayer of Thanksgiving
Rev. David Petty
Doxology
Praise God from Who All Blessings Flow
UMH #94
Praise God, from whom
all blessings flow;
Praise God, all creatures
here below: Alleluia! Alleluia!
Praise God, the source
of all our gifts!
Praise Jesus Christ,
whose power uplifts!
Praise the Spirit,
Holy Spirit!
Alleluia! Alleluia!
Alleluia!
Sending
Sending Forth
*Closing Hymn
Pass Me Not, O Gentle Savior
UMH #351
WORDS: Fanny J. Crosby, 1868
1. Pass me not,
O gentle Savior,
hear my humble cry;
while on others
thou art calling,
do not pass me by.
Refrain
Savior, Savior,
hear my humble cry;
while on others
thou art calling,
do not pass me by.
2. Let me at thy
throne of mercy
find a sweet relief,
kneeling there
in deep contrition;
help my unbelief.
Refrain
Savior, Savior,
hear my humble cry;
while on others
thou art calling,
do not pass me by.
3. Trusting only
in thy merit,
would I seek thy face;
heal my wounded,
broken spirit,
save me by thy grace.
Refrain
Savior, Savior,
hear my humble cry;
while on others
thou art calling,
do not pass me by.
4. Thou the spring
of all my comfort,
more than life to me,
whom have I
on earth beside thee?
Whom in heaven but thee?
Refrain
Savior, Savior,
hear my humble cry;
while on others
thou art calling,
do not pass me by.
*Benediction
Rev. David Petty
Postlude
Cynthia Hibbetts
*Closing Hymn
Pass Me Not, O Gentle Savior
UMH #351
WORDS: Fanny J. Crosby, 1868
1. Pass me not,
O gentle Savior,
hear my humble cry;
while on others
thou art calling,
do not pass me by.
Refrain
Savior, Savior,
hear my humble cry;
while on others
thou art calling,
do not pass me by.
2. Let me at thy
throne of mercy
find a sweet relief,
kneeling there
in deep contrition;
help my unbelief.
Refrain
Savior, Savior,
hear my humble cry;
while on others
thou art calling,
do not pass me by.
3. Trusting only
in thy merit,
would I seek thy face;
heal my wounded,
broken spirit,
save me by thy grace.
Refrain
Savior, Savior,
hear my humble cry;
while on others
thou art calling,
do not pass me by.
4. Thou the spring
of all my comfort,
more than life to me,
whom have I
on earth beside thee?
Whom in heaven but thee?
Refrain
Savior, Savior,
hear my humble cry;
while on others
thou art calling,
do not pass me by.
*Benediction
Rev. David Petty
Postlude
Cynthia Hibbetts
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