November 17, 2024
Twenty-sixth Sunday after Pentecost (Green)
Prayer Focus: Restoration and Healing
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 worshiping 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
Zanye Curry sings our Offertory Solo today. Our newest Lacy Choral Scholar, Mr. Curry is a Bass/Baritone singer and a student at Francis Marion University, where he is pursuing a Major in Mechanical Engineering and a Minor in Music, studying voice with Dr. Fran Coleman. Zanye’s love for music started at his church in his hometown of Orangeburg. He has been part of South Carolina’s All-State, American Choral Director’s Association, and District Honor Choirs, and he aspires to participate in many more choirs in the future.
Vocal Recital November 20
Join us on Wednesday, November 20, for a vocal recital featuring two of our Lacy Choral Scholars, Ashlei Jones and Dianna Wilson, accompanied by Dr. Don Grice. The recital will be held in the sanctuary at 6:15 PM and will include such beloved pieces as “I Waited for the Lord” by Felix Mendelssohn and “The King of Love My Shepherd Is” by Harry Rowe Shelley.
Altar Flowers
The flowers on the altar are given to the Glory of God and in memory of Linda Richardson by her family.
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 .............................................................................................. Louis Couperin Chaconne
*CHIMING OF THE HOUR
(*All who are able are asked to stand.)
*GREETING
Leader: Praise the Lord, O servants of the Lord, People: Praise the name of the Lord!
Leader: There is none holy like the Lord, People: There is no rock like our God.
*HYMN IN PROCESSION 60 .................................................................................................
I’ll Praise My Maker While I’ve Breath
*AFFIRMATION OF FAITH 881 .....................................................................................
OLD 113th
Apostles’ Creed
*GLORIA PATRI 71 ........................................................................................................... GREATOREX
Glory Be to the Father COLLECT AND THE LORD’S PRAYER
Almighty God, whose ways are all mercy and truth: Grant that we who attend upon your heavenly mysteries may be grounded in perfect faith and shine forth the light of your purity from our souls. 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
God’s Word is
*GOSPEL LESSON ................................................................................................................
Mark 13:1-8
Leader: The Word of the Lord!
People: Thanks be to God!
ANTHEM .................................................................................................................... Richard Shephard
Come Let Us Sing to the Lord
Come let us sing unto the Lord; let us shout for joy to the rock of our salvation. Let us come before his presence with thanksgiving and raise a loud shout to him with psalms. For the Lord is a great God, and a great King above all Gods. In his hand are all the caverns of the earth, and the heights of the hills are his also. The sea is his, for he made it, and his hands molded the dry land. Come let us bow down, and bend the knee, and kneel before the Lord our maker. For He is our God; and we are the people of his pasture, and the sheep of his hand. Oh, that today you would hearken to his voice.
EPISTLE LESSON ............................................................................................ Hebrews 10:11-14, 19-25
Leader: The Word of the Lord!
People: Thanks be to God!
*ACT OF PRAISE 834 ..............................................................................................................
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 496 .......................................................................................................................
Leader: The Word of the Lord!
People: Thanks be to God!
MEMORY OF
Richard Johnson .............................................................................................................. by
Bob Sharpe ................................................ by Audrey Cooke, Susan Kronenwetter, Patsy McMillan, Cheney Meiere
Fredrick Neely, Bob Sharpe, Bobby Street ......................................................................................... by Becky Crawford
Nancy Player ........................................................................................................................................ by Charles Polly
Dr. Vera Hyman .................................................................................................................. by Geneva & Larry Rabon
Carol Cockfield, Mary Ann Snow, Millie Jernigan ........................................................................... by Jeanne Stephens
Bob Sharpe, Richard Johnson, Bob Turner ................................................................................. by Pam & John Turner
Ginny Hill, Beth Ann Owen, Katri Skinner ............................................................................................
Chancel