Service for the Lord's Day
The Fifteenth Sunday after Pentecost
Sunday, September 18, 2022 | 11 a.m.
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ORDER OF WORSHIP
Gathering and Centering Ourselves for Worship
Welcome & Announcements
Prelude
Holy, Holy, Holy - arr. Melody Bober
Call to Worship
One:
Children of God: welcome!
Many:
Welcome to this place of love and grace,
One:
welcome to this place of hope and perseverance.
Many:
God invites all of us to be a part of the beloved community,
One:
God invites all of us to share in the good news:
Many:
We are welcome, just as we are. We are loved, just as we are.
In gratitude for all of this, let us worship God.
Hymn of Praise
God, Our Creator, You in Love Made Us
BUNESAN
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The Prayer of Confession
in unison
Almighty God, you make all things new, yet we often choose to cling to our old ways. We prefer to do things the way they have always been done because they feel safe and known. Yet we are puzzled and angry when the results do not change. Forgive us for being set in our ways, for not opening our minds and our hearts to your ways. Jolt us out of our comfortable ruts that we may see with new vision and seek the way you would call us to go. Create us anew again and again. In Christ’s name we pray. Amen.
The Assurance of Forgiveness
One:
Friends, believe the Good News of the Gospel
Many:
In Christ we are all forgiven.
Assurance Response
Glory to God
GLORY TO GOD (VASILE)
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Affirmation of Community | Passing of the Peace |
Proclaiming the Word
A Reading from the Old Testament
Deuteronomy 31:6-8
The Word of the Lord - Thanks be to God.
Anthem
Come, My Way, My Truth, My Life - Euguene Butler
Come my Way, my Truth, my Life, such a Way as gives us breath, such a Truth that ends all strife, such a Life that killeth death. Come my Light, my Feast, my Strength, such a Light as shows a feast, such a Feast as mends in length, such a Strength as makes his guest. Come my Joy, my Love, my Heart, such a Joy as none can move, such a Love as none can part, such as Heart that joys in Love.
A Time for All God's Children
A Reading from the Gospels
Luke 5:33-37
The Word of the Lord - Thanks be to God.
Sermon
"The Gospel According to Downtown Abbey: Change"
Rev. Karen A. Wright
Hymn
Spirit, Open My Heart
WILD MOUNTAIN THYME
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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
Largo from "Xerxes" - arr. Hal Hopson
Offertory Response
Praise to God the Father
DA N'ASE
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The Prayer of Thanksgiving
(in unison)
Great God of Heaven and Earth, you call us to leave behind our preoccupations and to follow you into the future. Sometimes we find your call challenging. We are comfortable, maybe even complacent, in our present. May this act of giving be a gesture of our willingness to follow where you lead. In Jesus’ name, we pray. Amen.
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Going Forth into the World to Live the Gospel
Sending Hymn
Jesus, Come! For We Invite You
SICILIAN MARINERS
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Benediction & Response
Alleluia!
CELTIC ALLELUIA
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Postlude
Postludium - Gordon Young
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The flowers for today’s worship service are given by Jerry and Linda Thornburgh to the Glory of God in honor of all school staff
and personnel as they begin a new school year.
Chris Leaver, guest organist
Julie Miguel, liturgist
Bryan Johnson & Rick Newkirk, audio/visual
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SOUTHMINSTER PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH STAFF
Rev. Karen Wright, Associate Pastor
Joshua G. Hearn, Director of Music Ministry
Denise Dillon-Gruber, Office Manager
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Alleluia! | Tune: O'Carroll/Walker, © 1985 O'Carroll/Walker (Published by OPC). Reprinted with permission under ONE LICENSE #A-726989. All rights reserved.
Glory to God, Whose Goodness Shines on Me | Text & Tune: Paul M. Vasile, © 2008 Paul M. Vasile. Reprinted with permission under ONE LICENSE #A-726989. All rights reserved.
God, Our Creator, You in Love Made Us | Text: John L. Bell, © 2017, WGRG, c/o Iona Community, GIA Publications, Inc. Reprinted with permission under ONE LICENSE #A-726989. All rights reserved.
Jesus, Come! For We Invite You | Text: Christopher Idle, © 1982 Hope Publishing Co. Reprinted with permission under ONE LICENSE #A-726989. All rights reserved.
Spirit, Open My Heart | Text: Ruth Duck; Tune: Irish Melody; arr. Alfred V. Fedak, © 1996 The Pilgrim Press. Reprinted with permission under ONE LICENSE #A-726989. All rights reserved.
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