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11:00 a.m. October 2, 2005
Assemble in God's Name
Organ Prelude:
Choral Introit:
Welcome and Concerns of the Church
s Passing the Peace
s Hymnbook: “Let Us Break Bread Together” #447
Call to Worship (I Timothy 3:16)
Leader: Christ was revealed in flesh, vindicated in spirit, seen by angels,
People: Proclaimed among Gentiles, believed in throughout the world, taken up in glory.
Opening Prayer
Prayer of Confession (in unison)
Trusting in your goodness and great mercy, O Lord, I come as one sick to the Healer, as one hungry and thirsty to the Fountain of life, as one in need to the King of heaven, a servant to his Lord, a creature to his Creator, a soul in desolation to my gentle Comforter.
But why do you come to me? Who am I that you should offer yourself to me? How dares the sinner to appear in your presence, and you, O Lord, why do you condescend to come to the sinner?
You know your servant, and you know that I have nothing good in me that you should grant me this. I confess, therefore, my unworthiness. I acknowledge your goodness. Amen.
[Thomas a Kempis Of the Imitation of Christ, Bk. IV Ch. 2]
Declaration of Forgiveness
Leader: The saying is sure and worthy of full acceptance, that Christ Jesus came into the world to save sinners (I Timothy 1:15).
People: He himself bore our sins in his body on the cross, so that, free from sins, we might live for righteousness; by his wounds you have been healed (I Peter 2:24).
s Hymnbook: "When I Survey the Wondrous Cross”…#198
s Gloria Patri #546
Presentation of Tithes and Offerings
s Doxology #544
Children's Sermon
Dismissal to Children’s Church (5 and Under)
Anthem:
Scripture Lesson: Acts 17:26-27
Sermon: "Holy Communion for the World"
The Eucharist
s Hymnbook: "Bread of the World in Mercy Broken” #445
(Stanza 1)
s The Nicene Creed p.12
Preparation of the Table
Prayer of Thanksgiving
ALL: Holy, holy, holy Lord, God of power and might, heaven and earth are full of your glory.
Hosanna in the highest.
Blessed is he who comes in the name of the Lord.
Hosanna in the highest.
The Lord's Prayer
Communion of the People
Go In God's Name
s Hymnbook: "Bread of the World in Mercy Broken” #445
(Stanza 2)
s Charge and Blessing
Postlude:
s: all who are able, please stand.
ANNOUNCEMENTS
Our chief business is to meditate upon the life of Jesus Christ. You are welcome to join with us as we look toward Christ.
Ann Connolly left on Wednesday to serve as a Red Cross volunteer in the hurricane-ravaged Gulf Coast area. Please keep Ann in your prayers. She will be gone for two weeks.
As a result of wounds received in Iraq, Steve Bosson is to have his foot amputated this week. Frances Withers is doing rehabilitation at ? (What Name?). Please remember all our sick and shut-ins in your prayers.
WOC Executive Board meets immediately after church today.
WOC Circles meet on Tuesday.
Bible Study meets on Wednesday 10 a.m. and 7 p.m.
“Having given his children eternal life based upon the finished work of our Lord Jesus Christ, God offers continual spiritual nourishment to them and sustains them in the fellowship of the body of Christ in the sacrament of the Lord’s Supper”
---Westminster Book of Worship
If you have questions or comments, email Tony Grant
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