Sunday Bulletin | July 21, 2019

G OV ER N MEN T S T R EE T P R E S BY T ERIA N C H U RCH S IX T H S UNDAY A FT E R P ENT E C O S T J ULY 21, 2 019 | 11 A M GATHERING

Mary learns at the feet of Jesus while Martha is busy with many tasks.

CHIMING OF THE HOUR

Worship begins with the

PRAYER OF THE DAY silent

Chiming of the Hour. Please observe silence and meditate on the Prayer of

the Day during this time.

Please silence all cellular devices for the duration of the service.  indicates an invitation to stand as you are able.

WESTMINSTER

Grant us this day, O God, not to be overtaken by anxious thoughts that can make us feel that you are not near. Give us the chance to sit at your feet, to enjoy every word and every musical note, that we may feel your real presence and in turn live out that presence within our families, our communities, our jobs, and our schools. Prepare us as we journey as your people, to worship and to obey. Through Jesus Christ our Lord, the image of the invisible God, and the firstborn over all creation. Amen.

PRELUDE | PIANO & ORGAN DUET As the Deer with The Swan WELCOME

ANN ADAMS, PIANIST Saint-Saëns/arr. McKechnie

ANNA GRACE CLAUNCH, LITURGIST

URBAN MISSION CAMP MORNINGSIDE PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH, ATLANTA, GEORGIA

 CALL TO WORSHIP responsive God is good and loving to the faithful.

Give thanks and praise for all that God has done for us.

God is good! Praise the Lord!

Let us worship God.  HYMN 363 Rejoice, the Lord Is King!

DARWALL’S 148TH

PRAYER OF CONFESSION unison Gracious God, You have given us the blessing and honor of serving you and others; yet, we become distracted by details and worried with the trivial.

We lose the joy of serving when we forget that you are our purpose.

Our resentment builds when we lose sight of the grace you offer us each day.

Forgive, O God. Show us the times when we need to sit at your feet and be reminded of your care.

Grant us joy in our learning and our serving.

Help us show your love in all we do and offer your grace to all we meet.

In the name of Christ we pray, Amen.

ASSURANCE OF PARDON RESPONSE | HYMN 240 Alleluia, Alleluia! Give Thanks

ALLELUIA NO. 1

PROCLAIMING THE WORD

Proclaiming the Word—we hear the good news of the Gospel.

PRAYER FOR ILLUMINATION FIRST READING Psalm 71:1-6

Old Testament p. 503

The Word of the Lord.

Thanks be to God.

Children ages four through

eight years are invited to

CHILDREN’S SERMON

Wee Worship following the

CHORAL ANTHEM

Children’s Sermon.

Wee Worship is held in the children’s classrooms located in the hall behind the sanctuary, and children may be picked up there following worship.

Be Thou My Vision

John Rutter, 1989

Be thou my vision, O Lord of my heart, be all else but naught to me, save that thou art; be thou my best thought in the day and the night, both waking and sleeping thy presence my light.

Be thou my wisdom, be thou my true word, be thou ever with me, and I with thee, Lord; be thou my great Father, and I thy true son; be thou in me dwelling, and I with thee one.

Be thou my breastplate, my sword for the fight; be thou my whole armour, be thou my true might; be thou my soul’s shelter, be thou my strong tower: o raise thou me heavenward, great power of my power.

Riches I heed not, nor man’s empty praise: be thou mine inheritance now and always; be thou and thou only the first in my heart: O Sov’reign of heaven, my treasure thou art.

High king of heaven thou heaven’s bright Sun, O grant me its joys after victory is won: great heart of my own heart, whatever befall, still be thou my vision O ruler of all.

SECOND READING Luke 10:38-42

New Testament p. 67

The Word of the Lord.

Thanks be to God.

SERMON

REV. REBEKAH ABEL LAMAR

Only One Thing

THANKSGIVING  HYMN 321 The Church’s One Foundation

AURELIA

 APOSTLES’ CREED I believe in God the Father Almighty, maker of heaven and earth; and in Jesus Christ his only Son our Lord; who was conceived by the Holy Ghost, born of the Virgin Mary, suffered under Pontius Pilate, was crucified, dead, and buried; he descended into hell; the third day he rose again from the dead; he ascended into heaven, and sitteth on the right hand of God the Father Almighty; from thence he shall come to judge the quick and the dead.

I believe in the Holy Ghost; the holy catholic church; the communion of saints; the forgiveness of sins; the resurrection of the body; and the life everlasting.

Amen.  GLORIA | HYMN 581 Glory Be to the Father

During the Prayer of Intercession, we pray silently for the petitions made known and for those of our own knowing.

PRAYER OF INTERCESSION

GLORIA PATRI

THE LORD’S PRAYER 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 debts, as we forgive our debtors; and lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from evil.

For thine is the kingdom, and the power, and the glory, forever.

Amen.

The peace may be exchanged with those

around you.

 THE PEACE

The peace of the Lord Jesus Christ be with you.

And also with you.

OFFERTORY CHORAL ANTHEM

THE SANCTUARY CHOIR

The Majesty and Glory of Your Name

Tom Fettke

When I gaze into the night skies and see the work of Your fingers; the moon and stars suspended in space.

Oh, what is man, that You are mindful of him? You have given man a crown of glory and honor, and have made him a little lower than the angels.

You have put him in charge of all creation: the beasts of the field, the birds of the air, the fish of the sea.

But what is man, that You are mindful of him?

O Lord, our God, the majesty and glory of Your name transcends the earth and fills the heavens. O Lord, our God, little children praise You perfectly, and so would we, and so would we. Alleluia, alleluia! The majesty and glory of Your name. Alleluia, alleluia! The majesty and glory of Your name. Alleluia!

 DOXOLOGY Praise God, from Whom All Blessings Flow

OLD HUNDREDTH

 PRAYER OF THANKSGIVING unison God, we give today in thankfulness and with the assurance that anything we give will contribute to the continuing growth of your kingdom in the world.

Give us wisdom as a church, so that this offering is used for the sharing of your word and the service of your people.

In the name of the One that gave us everything we are and have.

Amen.

SENDING

Sending—we are sent out  HYMN 307 to live the Gospel of the God of Grace, and God of Glory Lord Jesus Christ. We further commit, as a  BENEDICTION congregation, to our mission: “Called to Serve”.  CHORAL RESPONSE

CWM RHONDA

The Lord Bless You and Keep You

Peter C. Lutkin

POSTLUDE Prelude & Fugue in D Major

WORSHIP VOLUNTEERS Usher Captain: Sunday Assistants:

Nursery: Wee Worship:

Ashford Kettler Margaret Vidmer Hutchison Nicole Riis Katya Tippy Julie Otts

J.S. Bach 1685-1750

LECTIONARY READINGS FOR JULY 28 Hosea 1:2-10 Psalm 85 Colossians 2:6-15 (16-19) Luke 11:1-13

Welcome to Government Street!

Visitors are asked to complete the card found in the pew rack and return it with the offering.

Childcare is available in the nursery for infants to three-years-old.

New members are welcomed by profession of faith, reaffirmation of faith, or transfer of membership.

Please speak with the minister for further information.

By the grace of God and the will of the people, Government Street Presbyterian Church has called

Rev. Rebekah Abel Lamar to serve its congregation as Pastor and Head of Staff

Please join us in the Fellowship Hall, following worship, to greet the Lamar family.

is extended to the family of Susan Holler (John) and Georgia Schwarzauer in the death of their father, George Malley Franklin on July 15, 2019, in Montgomery, Alabama. Please keep these members of our GSPC family in your prayers.

THE SANCTUARY FLOWERS

300 Government Street Mobile, Alabama 36602 251.432.1749 | gspcmobile.org

are given to the glory of God, and in honor of the Lamar family: Ashley, Rebekah, Sam, Ann Thomas, & James by the Worship Committee.

 Staff REV. REBEKAH ABEL LAMAR Pastor & Head of Staff rebekah@gspcmobile.org TOMMY WATTS Director of Music & Organist tommy@gspcmobile.org BARBARA WILLIAMS Office & Property Manager barbara@gspcmobile.org DAWN HEARN Bookkeeper bookkeeper@gspcmobile.org

ANNA GRACE CLAUNCH Director, Urban Mission Camps anna@gspcmobile.org

CALENDAR Meals on Wheels | Monday—Friday 11:00a SUNDAY, JULY 21 | Rev. Rebekah Abel Lamar 9:30a Sunday School (Adult) 10:15a Choir Rehearsal 11:00a Worship Wee Worship 12:00p Reception for Lamar family MONDAY, JULY 22 TUESDAY, JULY 23 7:45a Bible Study | Home of Ann Adams

WEDNESDAY, JULY 24 THURSDAY, JULY 25

 SUNDAY SCHOOL 9:30AM SUNDAY WORSHIP 11AM

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FRIDAY, JULY 26 SATURDAY, JULY 27 SUNDAY, JULY 28 9:30a Sunday School (adult) 11:00a Worship Wee Worship