Service for the Lord's Day

ORDER OF WORSHIP



Gathering and Centering Ourselves for Worship

Welcome



Prelude

Pavane - Gabriel Fauré

Call to Worship

One:

Creator God, your glory surrounds us.

Many:

Help us to see with eyes of gratitude and wonder.

One:

Loving Christ, you come to us in the humble and needy.

Many:

Help us to see with eyes of compassion and mercy.

One:

Holy Spirit, you work among us with power and grace.



Many:

Help us to see with eyes of faith.

Come, let us worship the Lord with praise and thanksgiving

Hymn

O Christ, the Healer

ERHALT UNS, HERR

The Prayer of Confession

in unison

Gracious God, we are people who still walk in the dark rather than the light. We keep shameful deeds quiet yet flaunt our occasional acts of virtue. We see ourselves as blameless but pass judgment on others. We do not stand firmly enough with those who are vulnerable but step back projecting ourselves.

Forgive us, we pray. Bring us into your light that we may see ourselves rightly. Bring us into your light that we may know ourselves loved. Bring us into your light that we may live more faithful lives.

Keep raising us, we pray, from the darkness of sin and shine upon us with your grace. In the name of Christ Jesus, the light of the world.

The Assurance of Forgiveness



One:

Friends, believe the Good News of the Gospel.

Many:

In Christ we are all forgiven.

Passing of the Peace

Announcements

Proclaiming the Word

A Reading from the Epistles

Ephesians 5:8-14

The Word of the Lord - Thanks be to God.

The Sacrament of Holy Baptism

The Presentation of the Candidate

One:

Jesus Christ calls us to make disciples...lives and grows in Christ?

Many:

We promise our love, support, and care.

The Thanksgiving Over the Water

The Baptism

The Welcome

One:

This child is now received...Let us welcome Kate Nicole Rawlston.

Many:

With joy and thanksgiving, we welcome you into Christ's Church to share with us in his ministry, for we are all one in Christ.

Baptismal Response

Child of Blessing, Child of Promise

KINGDOM

Anthem

The King of Love My Shepherd Is - Robert Lee

The King of love my Shepherd is, whose goodness faileth never, I nothing lack if I am His, and He is mine forever. Where streams of living water flow my ransomed soul He leadeth, and where the verdant pastures grow, with food celestial feedeth. Perverse and foolish oft I strayed, but yet in love He sought me, and on His shoulder gently laid, and home, rejoicing, brought me. And so through all the length of days Thy goodness faileth never; Good Shepherd, may I sing Thy praise within Thy house forever.

A Reading from the Gospels

John 9:1-41

The Word of the Lord - Thanks be to God.

Sermon

Children of the Light

Rev. Kent Winters-Hazelton

Our Response to the Word



Affirmation of Faith

from A Brief Statement of Faith

In gratitude to God, empowered by the Spirit, we strive to serve Christ in our daily lives, even as we watch for God’s new heaven and new earth, praying, “Come, Lord Jesus!”           

Hymn

Grant Me Your Vision

SLANE

The Church at Prayer

The Lord be with you. And also with you.



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.

Minute for Mission

Bill Robinett

The Presentation & Dedication of Our Gifts

Offertory

Erhalt uns, Herr, bei deinem Wort - J. C. Bach

Offertory Response

What Shall I Render to the Lord

MARTYRDOM

The Prayer of Thanksgiving

(in unison)

Every day is a day of thanksgiving, every choice an opportunity for us to sing praise to you, God of all, because all these days, all of these moments, all of these possibilities, come from your love. Thank you. In Jesus’ name we pray. Amen.

Going Forth into the World to Live the Gospel

Hymn

Longing for Light, We Wait in Darkness

CHRIST, BE OUR LIGHT

Benediction & Response

Farewell, Good Friends!

SHALOM, CHAVERIM

Postlude

Erhalt uns, Herr, bei deinem Wort - Georg Böhm

Kerm Dyer & Lyle Wilke, audio/visual

SOUTHMINSTER PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH STAFF



Rev. Kent Winters-Hazelton, Pastor (Transitional)

Joshua G. Hearn, Director of Music Ministry

Denise Dillon-Gruber, Office Manager

Resources for this worship include: Steve Garnaas-Holmes, Unfolding Light; Feasting on the Word: Worship Companion;

United Church of Canada.

Child of Blessing, Child of Promise | Text: Ronald S. Cole-Turner, © 1981 Ronald S. Cole-Turner. Reprinted with permission under ONE LICENSE #A-726989. All rights reserved.

Kyrie | Tune: Ronald A. Nelson, © 2006 Augsburg Fortress. Reprinted with permission under ONE LICENSE #A-726989. All rights reserved.

Grant Me Your Vision | Text: Steve Garnaas-Holmes, https://unfoldinglight.net/product/grant-me-your-visio/, © Steve Garnaas-Holmes. Used with permission.

Longing for Light, We Wait in Darkness | Text & Tune: Bernadette Farrell, © 1993 Bernadetter Farrell/OCP. Reprinted with permission under ONE LICENSE #A-726989. All rights reserved.

O Christ, the Healer | Text: Fred Pratt Green, © 1969 Hope Publishing Co. Reprinted with permission under ONE LICENSE #A-726989. All rights reserved.