October 20, 2024
Twenty-second Sunday after Pentecost (Green)
Prayer Focus: Central’s Children’s Ministry
Welcome to worship at Central!
In the name of Jesus Christ, welcome to worship at Central where it is our mission to follow Jesus by loving God and loving our neighbors. Our clergy, Rev. Thomas Smith, Rev. Dr. Ann Kovan, and Rev. Meg Jiunnies, are grateful you’ve chosen to make Central a part of your day! Whether it’s your first time with us or you’re a lifelong member, we welcome any opportunity to speak with you about how to connect with God through Central. If it is your first time with us, please fill out a Connect Card and bring it to the Welcome Center where you will receive a gift from the church. Once again, welcome!
Music Note
The Offertory Duet You Know Me was written by composer, performer, and educator Kristina Arakelyan. The Armenian-British musician, born in 1994, seeks to communicate profound emotions with her widely praised, 'strikingly beautiful' compositions. Kristina studied at London’s Purcell School, the Royal Academy of Music, the University of Oxford and King’s College, London. She began writing for professional ensembles in her mid-teens and has since reached audiences worldwide with her compositions. Kristina won the BBC Young Composer competition in 2010 and has received commissions from the BBC Proms, the City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra, BBC Radio 3, the Royal Albert Hall, St Paul’s Cathedral, Anna Lapwood, the National Youth Choir of Great Britain, and the BBC Singers.
Commitment Sunday
Join your Central family for the Celebration Brunch which will be held in the Davis Christian Life Center immediately following our Commitment Sunday worship service! Please register no later than Monday, October 21 so that we can prepare accordingly. There is no charge for the meal.
You may register on Realm, call the church office, or scan the QR code.
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 ..................................................................................... Alexandre Guilmant Prelude in E-flat
*CHIMING OF THE HOUR
(*All who are able are asked to stand.)
*GREETING
Leader: The Lord is our dwelling place, People: a home of peace and plenty.
Leader: The Lord is our dwelling place, People: a refuge when trouble is near.
Leader: The Lord is our dwelling place, People: a temple that will stand forever.
*HYMN IN PROCESSION 150 ...................................................................................... HOLY MANNA
God, Who Stretched the Spangled Heavens COLLECT AND THE LORD’S PRAYER
We give you thanks and praise, O God, that you have called us to this place to hear the promise of your holy word, to be immersed in the font of your grace, and to drink the cup of your blessing. Draw us deeper into your presence and send us out to love and serve. 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
RECEPTION OF NEW MEMBER 38 .................................................................................... Jules Hesse
PROCLAMATION
God’s Word is Shared
OLD TESTAMENT LESSON ................................................................................................
Leader: The Word of the Lord! People: Thanks be to God!
ANTHEM ....................................................................................................................
Whoever Would Be Great Among You
Job 38:1-7
Ronald A. Nelson
Whoever would be great among you, must become your servant, and whoever would be first among you, must be a slave of all. For the Son of Man came not to be served, but to serve. And to give his life as a ransom for many.
EPISTLE LESSON ........................................................................................................... Hebrews 5:1-10
Leader: The Word of the Lord! People: Thanks be to God!
*ACT OF PRAISE 826 ............................................................................................ Psalm 104:1-13, 24-35
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 530 ....................................................................................................................... BEACON HILL Are Ye Able
*GOSPEL LESSON ............................................................................................................. Mark 10:35-45
Leader: The Word of the Lord! People: Thanks be to God!
SERMON ..................................................................................................................
Thomas Smith Greatness Redefined PRAYERS OF THE PEOPLE
OFFERTORY .............................................................................................................. Kristina Arakelyan You Know Me
You have searched me, Lord, and you know me. You know when I sit and when I rise; you have searched me and you know me, you perceive my thoughts from afar. You are familiar with all my ways; Lord, you know me completely. Where can I go from your Spirit, where can I flee from your presence. If I go up to the heavens, if I make my bed in the depths, you are there. If I rise on the wings of the dawn, if I settle on the far side of the sea. Even there your hand will guide me, your right hand will hold me fast. Surely the darkness will hide me, and the light become night around me. Even the darkness will shine like the day for darkness is as light to you. Even the darkness will not be dark to you; the night will shine like the day. *DOXOLOGY 95 ..................................................................................................................... OLD 100th Praise God, from Whom All Blessings Flow PRAYER OF THANKSGIVING
Assisting in Worship
Patsy & Frank McLeod, Betty Searcy, George Stukes, Nancy Player, & John Orr ............. by Patty & Charles Howard
Carol Cockfield, Joyce Ford .................................................................................................................... by Anonymous MUSIC MINISTRY
Roger Malfatti ............................................................................................................................................ by Judy Love
Jody Parker, Sally Taylor, Jan Hursey, Barbara Holladay ......................................................... by Rett & Shot Padgett DISCRETIONARY
Beth Ann & Marvin Owen ..................................................................................................................... by Anonymous
Nancy Rawl ................................................................................................................................ by Betty & Bill Hester Carol Cockfield .............................................................................
Charlie Strait .......................................................................................................................... by Mary & Brian Falcone Gale Dixon, Joy Poole ............................................................................................................................ by
Martina & Ed Love .................................................................................................................. by Frances & Will King
Don Grice, Beverly Hazelwood, Lacey Scholars, Chancel Choir ............................................................... by Jody Parker IN HONOR OF GENERAL OPERATING BUDGET
SPECIAL GIFTS
COSTA RICA MISSION .................................................................................................... by Cathy & Don Swartz
DISCRETIONARY FUND, YOUTH MINISTRY ..................................................... by Kriste & Chuck Lindler EPWORTH CHILDREN’S HOME ..................................................................................................... by Judy Love UMCOR ....................................................................................................... by Anonymous, Susie & Kathy Brown,
.................. Caren & Jim Canup, Shirley Carr, Stuart Douglas, Becky & Joe Harlan, Elizabeth Harris, Jan Hursey, ..................................... Betty Gail & Reamer King, Kathy & Paul Learn, Carroll Player, Joy Poole, Marlene Porter,
............................................. Donna & Steve Reaves, Janis Tucker, Pam & John Turner, Carolyn & Leon Wagnon, .............................................................................................................................. Sarah Blanton Sunday School Class
MINISTRY .............................................. by Ashley & Tilly Thompson, Libby Ballenger, Sam Ballenger
