Service for the Lord's Day

The Second Sunday after Pentecost

Sunday, June 19, 2022 | 11:00 a.m.

ORDER OF WORSHIP

Gathering and Centering Ourselves for Worship

Welcome & Announcements

Prelude

Recollection - Richard Lloyd

Call to Worship 

(in unison)

from Psalm 67

God, we remember with wonder and joy that your spirit is reaching everywhere: rejoicing in the liveliness of all living things; touching what is wounded or ill with healing power; gathering in the lonely, the lost, the least; soothing ancient animosities; creating and recreating a vision of hope.

Come now, Holy Spirit. Let our worship rejoice in you, and lift our hearts, and bind us in one family of loving grace. We ask in Jesus’ name, Amen.

 

Hymn of Praise

Come Thou Fount of Every Blessing

NETTLETON

Prayer of Confession

(in unison)

by Bruce Prewer

Loving God, whatever you see as self-righteous, censure; as twisted, straighten; as heartless, soften; as fruitless, prune; as infected, cleanse. Flood your relentless Spirit through our whole being, sweeping away guilt and lethargy, and by the saving grace of Christ Jesus, heal the hidden springs of our personality. Thank you, Holy One, for answering our prayers before we get round to asking them, and for doing much more than we ask or think. Through your Son and our Savior, Amen.

Confession Response

Come, Ye Sinners, Poor and Needy

RESTORATION

The Assurance of Forgiveness

Affirmation of Community | Passing of the Peace

Proclaiming the Word

The Gospel Reading

John 15:1-8

The Word of the Lord - Thanks be to God.

Musical Offering

Come, Thou Fount of Every Blessing - arr. Gail Ann Wasson

Joshua Hearn, piano

A Time for All God's Children

A Reading from the Acts of the Apostles

Acts 8:26-40

The Word of the Lord - Thanks be to God.

Sermon

"The Movement of the Holy Spirit: Power Shift"

Rev. Karen A. Wright

Hymn

Take Me to the Water

TAKE ME TO THE WATER

Our Response to the Word

The Invitation to Discipleship and Life in the Church

The Church at Prayer

The Lord be with you. And also with you.

The Sharing of Joys and Concerns - Lord, hear our prayer.

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 Presentation & Dedication of Our Gifts

Offertory

Ricercare - Floriano Arresti

Doxology

We Give Thee But Thine Own

SCHUMANN

Prayer of Thanksgiving

(in unison)

Lord, you give us everything that is good—our homes, our food, our families, and even our lives. All that we own and all that we are belong to you. Since you give us so much, we thank you by sharing our time, our talents, and our money with others in need. Use these gifts to show your love to people throughout our world in Jesus’ name. Amen.

Going Forth into the World to Live the Gospel

Sending Hymn

Help Us Accept Each Other

BARONITA

Benediction & Response

God Welcomes All

THEMBA AMEN

Postlude

You Shall Go Out with Joy! - Douglas E. Wagner

The flowers for today’s worship service

are given by Muriel Mellott to the Glory of God

in celebration of her family.

Annehara Tatschl, liturgist

Devin Blinn & Wayne Wilson, audio/visual

SOUTHMINSTER PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH STAFF

Rev. Jeffrey C. Clayton, Pastor

Rev. Karen Wright, Associate Pastor

Joshua G. Hearn, Director of Music Ministry

Denise Dillon-Gruber, Office Manager

God Welcomes All | Text: John L. Bell; Tune: South African song; transcr. John. L. Bell, © 2008 WGRG, Iona Community (admins. GIA Publications, Inc.). Reprinted with permission under ONE LICENSE #A-726989. All rights reserved.

Help Us Accept Each Other | Text: Fred Kaan; Tune: Doreen Potter, ©1975 Hope Publishing Co. Reprinted with permission under ONE LICENSE #A-726989. All rights reserved.