SERVICE FOR WORLD COMMUNION

October 2, 2005  10:30 a.m.

 

GATHER IN GOD’S NAME                                                                                 

 

CARILLON, WELCOME, REGISTRATION, ANNOUNCEMENTS                                           

MINUTE FOR YOUTH

 

PRELUDE                                   Variations on Kum Ba Yah                                  J. Behnke

   1. “Someone’s Praying, Lord”

 2. “Someone’s Crying, Lord”

 

CHORAL INTROIT:             Be Present At Our Table, Lord                                       R. Lau

 

LIGHTING THE CHRIST CANDLE

 

CALL TO WORSHIP                                                               Psalm 150 from (The Message)

           

Hallelujah! Praise God in this holy house of worship.

   Praise God under open skies.

Praise for acts of power, for magnificent greatness;

   Praise God with a blast on the trumpet, by strumming soft strings.

   Praise God with castanets and dance, with banjo and flute.

   Praise God with cymbals and a big bass drum, with fiddles and mandolin.

Let every living, breathing creature praise God!

                       

 

*PROCESSIONAL HYMN # 257                                                        Give Praise to the Lord                                                                                                 

 

*AFFIRMATION OF GOD’S CALL & THE CHURCH’S FAITH (unison)

Philippians 4: 4-9 (NRSV)

Rejoice in the Lord always; again I will say, Rejoice.

Let your gentleness be known to everyone. The Lord is near.

Do not worry about anything

but in everything by prayer and supplication with thanksgiving

let your requests be made known to God.

And the peace of God, which surpasses all understanding,

will guard your hearts and your minds in Christ Jesus.

Finally, beloved, whatever is true, whatever is honorable, whatever is just,

whatever is pure, whatever is pleasing, whatever is commendable,

if there is any excellence and if there is anything worthy of praise,

think about these things.

Keep on doing the things

that you have learned and received and heard and seen in me,

and the God of peace will be with you.

       

*THE PEACE

The God of peace be with you.

Peace be with you.

(Worshipers greet one another with words and gestures of peace)

 

PROCLAIM GOD’S WORD

 

ANTHEM                         Let Us Talents and Tongues Employ                  arr. B. Ellingboe                                                                      

 

WORD WITH CHILDREN

 

SERMON                                                                                                        “Which Peace?”                   

 

RESPOND TO GOD’S WORD

 

OFFERING OURSELVES TO GOD’S PURPOSES

            Call for Response

            Offertory                                    At this Table                                                 A. Petker                        

 

SEAL THE WORD IN SACRAMENT

 

INVITATION TO THE LORD’S TABLE

 

GREAT PRAYER OF THANKSGIVING                                                      Hymnal P. 13

        RESPONSE # 581                                                                        Holy, Holy, Holy Lord

      *RESPONSE # 592                                     Praise God, from Whom All Blessings Flow

*THE LORD’S PRAYER (ecumenical)                                                            Hymnal P. 16

 

BREAKING BREAD AND SHARING THE CUP

Passing the bread, worshipers may say, “The bread of life for you.”

Sharing the cup, worshipers may say, “The cup of blessings in Christ for you.”

 

GO IN GOD’S NAME

 

*HYMN # 518                                                                                           Sheaves of Summer                                                               

 

CHARGE & BLESSING

 

POSTLUDE                                     3. “Someone’s Singing, Lord”                          J. Behnke

              (Please remain seated for Postlude)

 

*Congregation stands as able

Next Week’s Script. Readings:  Exod. 32: 1-14; Ps. 106: 1-6; Phil. 4: 1-9; Matt. 22: 1-14

 

WE ARE A STEPHEN MINISTRY CONGREGATION

 

WORSHIP LEADERS

 

Liturgists 

Jonathan C. Siehl

Sermon

Reverend William R. Leety

Word with Children

Jonathan C. Siehl

Musical Leadership

Westminster Choir

Chancel Choir

Amy Christie, Flute

Sarah Shaffer, Director

Nancy Deeth, Organist