SERVICE FOR THE LORD’S DAY

6th Sunday of Easter: May 1, 2005, 10:30 a.m.

 

GATHER IN GOD’S NAME

 

PRELUDE                                                 Rigaudon                                                 A. Campra

 

CARILLON, WELCOME, REGISTRATION, ANNOUNCEMENTS

 

PRELUDE                                            Reverberations                                                 S. Lloyd                                   

                                                         

*CALL TO WORSHIP                                                                       Psalm 66: 16-20 (NRSV)

 

Leader:  Come and hear, all you who fear God,

       and I will tell what God has done for me.

  I cried aloud to him, and he was extolled with my tongue.

  If I had cherished iniquity in my heart,

       the Lord would not have listened.

People:  But truly God has listened; 

       he has given heed to the words of my prayer.

   Blessed be God, because he has not rejected my prayer

       or removed his steadfast love from me.

 

CHORAL RESPONSE # 507                                                                          I Come with Joy

 

*LIGHTING THE CHRIST CANDLE       

 

*PROCESSIONAL HYMN # 376                                         Love Divine, All Loves Excelling

 

CONFESSION & ASSURANCE OF PARDON (in guided reflection)

                                                                                                    Seasons of the Spirit, Congregational Life, Lent Easter

 

*RESPONSE #579                                                                                  Glory Be to the Father   

*THE PEACE

Leader:  The peace of the Lord Jesus Christ be with you all.

            People:  Peace be with you.

(worshipers share words and gestures of God’s peace)

 

 

 

PROCLAIM GOD’S WORD

 

LESSON FROM HISTORY                                                   Acts 17: 22-31 (NRSV)

 

ANTHEM                                          Lonesome Valley                                arr. M. Schubert                                    

 

WORD WITH CHILDREN          

 

LESSON FROM THE GOSPEL                                                      John 14: 15-21 (NRSV)

 

SERMON                                                                                                                 “Another”

 

RESPOND TO GOD’S WORD

 

AN OFFERING OF OUR LIVES TO GOD’S PURPOSES

            Call to Respond

            Offertory                                Soon and Very Soon                                      A. Crouch

            *Response # 592                                   Praise God, From Whom All Blessings Flow

            *Prayer of Dedication

 

PRAYERS OF THANKSGIVING AND INTERCESSION, THE LORD’S PRAYER

 

DEPART IN GOD’S NAME

 

*HYMN # 554                                                                               Let All Things Now Living                                                               

*CHARGE

(congregation please be seated until after handbell postlude)

 

CHORAL BENEDICTION                  Benediction                                             arr. J. Beck

(Scott Wedell, Soloist)

 

POSTLUDE                                       Mallet Postlude                                           K. Mitchell

 

*Congregation stands as able

Next Week’s Script. Readings: Acts 1: 6-14; Ps. 68: 1-10; 1 Peter 4: 12-14; John 17: 1-11