GATHERING
PARISH CONCERNS
Order of Worship
The People Come Together in the Lord’s Name
(The service of worship begins. The prelude is offered to the entire congregation. Quiet meditation and private prayer are encouraged.)
OPENING VOLUNTARY ........................................................................................... Patricia Hurlbutt
*CHIMING OF THE HOUR
By the Babylonian Rivers
(*All who are able are asked to stand.)
*GREETING
Leader: The Lord is holy, People: God is enthroned on the praises of Israel. Leader: In the Lord our forebears trusted; People: They trusted as God delivered them. Leader: Let our feet hold fast to the ways of God; People: And treasure God’s word in our hearts.
*HYMN IN PROCESSION 61 ......................................................................................
Come, Thou Almighty King COLLECT AND THE LORD’S PRAYER
ITALIAN HYMN
Almighty and merciful God, unto whose blessedness we ascend, not by the frailty of the flesh but by activity of the soul: By your inspiration lead us always to seek after that heavenly city where our eternal treasure lies, and by your mercy allow us to enter it; Through Jesus Christ our Lord, we now pray:
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 trespasses, as we forgive those who trespass against us. And lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from evil. For thine is the kingdom, and the power, and the glory, forever. Amen.
RITUAL OF FRIENDSHIP STEWARDSHIP SPEAKER
SACRAMENT OF BAPTISM 39 ......................................................................... Thomas Byrnes Ward son of Lee and Kelsey Ward
(Following the profession of faith on page 41, we will sing the Gloria Patri on page 71.)
BAPTISM HYMN 608 ............................................................................................................... AZMON
This Is the Spirit’s Entry Now
PROCLAMATION
God’s Word is Shared
OLD TESTAMENT LESSON .....................................................................................
Job 23:1-9; 16-17
Leader: The Word of the Lord!
People: Thanks be to God!
ANTHEM ..........................................................................................................................
Jerry Davidson
God of Mercy, God of Grace God of mercy, God of grace, show the brightness of thy face; shine upon us, Savior, shine, fill thy Church with light divine; and thy saving health extend, unto earth’s remotest end. Let thy people praise thee, Lord, be by all that live adored; let the nations shout and sing glory to their Savior King; let all be below, above, one in joy, and light, and love.
EPISTLE LESSON .......................................................................................................... Hebrew 4:12-16
Leader: The Word of the Lord!
People: Thanks be to God!
*ACT OF PRAISE 752 (R2) .................................................................................... Psalm 22:1-18, 25-31
CHILDREN’S TIME
(Children are invited to the chancel. An offering will be received from the children during Children’s Time. After Children’s Time, children ages 2nd grade and older will return to their seats, and children ages 3K to 1st grade will go with a leader and may be picked up in room #145 or #147 after the service.)
*HYMN 557 ................................................................................................................................... DENNIS Blest Be the Tie That Binds
LESSON ................................................................................................
Leader: The Word of the Lord!
People: Thanks be to God!
Music Note
The hymn Lord, You Give the Great Commission (UMH 584) penned by Jeffery Rowthorn (1978) was written for the tune ABBOT’S LEIGH and first appeared in the 1984 supplemental hymnal Laudamus for use at the Yale Divinity School. In it, the church is reminded of the social imperatives of the gospel the sharing of wealth and the establishment of a just society.
Kay Parker ...................................................................................................................... by United Methodist Women
Carol
Kay Parker ....................................................................................................... by Gale & Dick Dixon
by Linda Pausch
Boatwright .................................................................................................................. by Frances & Will King
by Kiwanis Club of Florence
by Anna Reaves Yarborough
by Kriste & Chuck Lindler
by Jessica & Danny Brown, Caren & Jim Canup, Ginny & Mike Hill, Margaret & Robert Morgan
