Service for the Lord's Day

ORDER OF WORSHIP

Gathering and Centering Ourselves for Worship

Welcome



Prelude

To the Glory of God - Howard F. Starks

The Bells of Peace



Call to Worship

One:

In deep gratitude we come to worship God.

Many:

We recognize God as the source of all goodness.

One:

All good gifts come from the Spirit of God:

Many:

love, peace, joy, patience, kindness, gentleness are all of God.

One:

We come with grateful hearts, not for things, but for who God is.

Many:

We gather to show our gratitude in song and prayer.

Hymn

Lord of All Hopefulness

SLANE

Prayer of Confession

A Prayer from the Christian Tradition

One:

Living God, come and make our souls the temple of your Spirit.

Many:

Sanctify us Lord.

One:

Fully baptize your Church with fire that its divisions may soon end

and that it may be built up in the world as a pillar and support of your truth.

Many:

Sanctify us Lord.

One:

Grant each of us the fruits of your Holy Spirit: brotherly and sisterly love,

joy, peace, patience, goodness, faithfulness.

Many:

Sanctify us Lord.

One:

May your Holy Spirit speak through the lips of your servants

who preach your Word in this place and throughout the world.

Many:

Sanctify us Lord.

SILENCE IS KEPT

Assurance of Pardon

One:

Friends, believe the Good News of the Gospel.

Many:

In Christ, we are all forgiven.

Assurance Response

Come, Thou Font of Every Blessing

NETTLETON

Passing of the Peace & Announcements

Proclaiming the Word

A Reading from the Psalms

Psalm 37:1-5, 21-28

The Word of the Lord - Thanks be to God.

Anthem

Grant Us your Peace - Felix Mendelssohn

The Southminster Choir

Grant us your peace, O loving Lord, our Rock and firm foundation. Our faith is in your excellent word, speaking to every nation. Your promise of sure salvation.

A Time for All God's Children



A Reading from the Epistles

Galatians 5:13-15, 22-26

The Word of the Lord - Thanks be to God.

Sermon

Gifts from Each Generation

Rev. Kent Winters-Hazelton

Our Response to the Word

Affirmation of Faith

from Second Helvetic Confession (1566)

(in unison)

We acknowledge the saints to be living members of Christ and friends of God who have gloriously overcome the flesh and the world. Hence, we love them as brothers and sisters, and also honor them… by an honorable opinion and just praises of them… For with ardent longings and supplications, we earnestly desire to be imitators of their faith and virtues, to dwell eternally with them in the presence of God, and to rejoice with them in Christ.

Hymn

O God in Whom All Life Begins

NOEL

Reflection on Stewardship

Abigail Singleton

The Presentation & Dedication of Our Gifts

Offertory

Amazing Grace My Chains Are Gone – arr. Joel Raney

The Bells of Peace

Offertory Response

A Grateful Heart

ROCKINGHAM

The Prayer of Dedication

(in unison)

God, you call us to Christ’s mission and ministry. Bless these gifts that they might spread the hope of your good news, feed the hungry, shelter the poor, comfort the suffering, and free the captives. Bless us, also, so that our lives conform to radical love and faithful humility. Amen.

Invitation to the Lord's Table

THE LORD'S SUPPER

As a sign of our unity in Christ, let us hold the cup

until all have been served and partake together.

The Invitation

One:

The Lord be with you.

Many:

And also with you.

One:

Lift up your hearts.

Many:

We lift them up to the Lord.

One:

Let us give our thanks to the Lord our God.

Many:

It is right to give our thanks and praise.

The Great Prayer of Thanksgiving

In Memoriam - The Remembrance of Saints Departed

Gretta Ross—11/01/1929 - 02/13/2023

Don Singleton—10/11/1930 - 04/10/2023

Ed Calkins—06/16/1938 - 04/23/2023

Juli McClellan Hayes—05/22/1986 - 05/22/2023

Chris Calkins—06/29/1962 - 05/26/2023

David Huckett—05/20/1930 - 05/31/2023

Ginny Cuppage—07/22/1933 - 07/19/2023

George Gandy—11/04/41 - 09/15/2023

Irv Wagner—02/14/1937 - 09/15/2023

The Lord's Prayer

(in unison)

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 debts, as we forgive our debtors. And lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from evil. For thine is the kingdom, and the power, and the glory, forever. Amen.

The Breaking of Bread

The Prayer after Communion

(in unison)

Living God, present with us now, present with us always: we give thanks for this meal and the privilege of sharing it with one another. We give thanks for the many ways you strengthen us for the journey. As we walk with you, give us courage, compassion, wisdom, and grace, all in equal measure. Give us your vision that it might become our own. Amen.

Going Forth into the World to Live the Gospel

Hymn

The Church of Christ in Every Age

WAREHAM

Benediction & Response

Forward Through the Ages

ST. GERTRUDE

Postlude

Toccata – Johann Speth

The flowers for today’s worship service are given by Lee & Becca Sigmon

to the Glory of God in memory of their parents.



Linda Thornburgh, liturgist

Rick Blinn & Wayne Wilson, audio/visual

SOUTHMINSTER PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH STAFF



Rev. Kent Winters-Hazelton, Pastor (Transitional)

Joshua G. Hearn, Director of Music Ministry

Hannah Ratliff, Director of Children & Youth Ministry

Denise Dillon-Gruber, Office Manager

Resources used for this service include:

The Presbyterian Church in Canada website; A Prayer from the Christian Tradition (Re:Worship.com)

A Grateful Heart | Text: David Gambrell, © 2011 David Gambrell. Reprinted with permission under ONE LICENSE #A-726989. All rights reserved.

Lord of All Hopefulness | Text: Jan Struther, © 1971 Hope Publishing Co. Reprinted with permission under ONE LICENSE #A-726989. All rights reserved.

O God in Whom All Life Begins | Text: Carl P. Daw, Jr., © 1931 Oxford University Press. Reprinted with permission under ONE LICENSE #A-726989. All rights reserved.

The Church of Christ in Every Age | Text: Fred Pratt Green, © 1971 Hope Publishing Co. Reprinted with permission under ONE LICENSE #A-726989. All rights reserved.