G OVE RN MENT S T REET P RE SBY T E RI A N C H URCH E I GH TEENTH S UNDAY A FTE R P E NTE CO S T O C TO BE R 13 , 2 019 | 11 A M Please silence all cellular
GATHERING CHIMING OF THE HOUR
WESTMINSTER
devices for the duration of the service.
WELCOME & ANNOUNCEMENTS
indicates an invitation to
PRELUDE
here today by signing the Welcome Book located in the center of each pew. When finished, please pass the book toward the center
And Can It Be arr. Carolyn Hamlin
stand as you are able. Please let us know you are
REV. REBEKAH ABEL LAMAR
CALL TO WORSHIP responsive
JARRETT CALLAWAY, LITURGIST
Come and see what God has done! God’s deeds are awesome and fills us with praise. Make a joyful noise to God, all the earth. Sing to the glory of God’s name! Let us worship God!
aisles so we may call each other by name. Because Psalm 117 contains only two verses, Watts’ paraphrase had only two stanzas. Most later hymnals have created or borrowed additional stanzas, like the one included here, to
enlarge the hymn. Perhaps the best solution is found by adding Alleluias, as this tune invites.
HYMN 327
From All That Dwell Below the Skies LASST UNS ERFREUEN
PRAYER OF CONFESSION unison Lord and Savior, have mercy on us. We keep our distance from you, for we are broken and sick with sin. Yet you see us, and cleanse us, and make us whole. Forgive us when we forget to return to you. Have mercy when we fail to praise your name, and help us to exude the faith that makes us well. Amen. ASSURANCE OF PARDON
RESPONSE | HYMN 626 As the Deer
TRADITIONAL
PROCLAIMING THE WORD PRAYER FOR ILLUMINATION FIRST READING
Jeremiah 29:1, 4-7 Old Testament p. 687
The Word of the Lord. Thanks be to God. RESPONSORIAL | PSALM 98:1-4
1. Choir 2. Congregation
Children ages three through six years are invited to Wee Worship following the Children’s
CHILDREN’S SERMON
Sermon.
SECOND READING
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.
The Word of the Lord. Thanks be to God.
Luke 17:11-19 New Testament p. 75
SERMON | REV. REBEKAH ABEL LAMAR
Thanks and Praise
THANKSGIVING HYMN 37
Let All Things Now Living ASH GROVE
Written for an easy-to-sing folk melody familiar in England as well as Wales,
AFFIRMATION OF FAITH | APOSTLES’ CREED I believe in God the Father Almighty,
this 20-th century North
maker of heaven and earth;
American text bears many
and in Jesus Christ his only Son our Lord;
resemblances to both
who was conceived by the Holy Ghost,
Psalm 148 and the
born of the Virgin Mary,
traditional canticle Benedicite, omnia opera
suffered under Pontius Pilate,
Domini (Bless the Lord, all
was crucified, dead, and buried;
you works of the Lord).
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 PRAYER OF INTERCESSION During the Prayer of Intercession, we pray silently for the petitions made known and for those of our own knowing.
GLORIA PATRI
The Lord’s Prayer was prayed by Jesus to teach the disciples how to pray.
The peace may be exchanged with those around you as a sign and reminder of the peace Christ offers us.
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
The peace of the Lord Jesus Christ be with you all. And also with you. OFFERING CHORAL ANTHEM
Then Sings My Soul Stuart K. Hine; arr. Mary McDonald
Sending—we are sent out to live the Gospel of the
O Lord, my God! When I in awesome wonder: consider all the worlds thy hands have made, I see the stars, I hear the rolling thunder, thy power throughout the universe displayed. When through the woods and forest glades I wander, and hear the birds sing sweetly in the trees, when I look down from lofty mountain grandeur, and hear the brook and feel the gentle breeze.
Lord Jesus Christ. We
Then sings my soul, my Savior God, to thee: how great thou art!
further commit, as a
And when I think that God, his Son not sparing sent him to die, I scarce can take it in, that on the cross, my burden gladly bearing, he bled and died to take away my sin. When Christ shal come with shout of acclamation and take me home, what joy shall fill my heart! Then I shall bow in humble adoration, and there proclaim, “My God, how great thou art!”
congregation, to our mission: “We are called by the spirit to glorify God, so that all may become joyful disciples of Jesus Christ.”
DOXOLOGY Praise God, from Whom All Blessings Flow
OLD HUNDREDTH
PRAYER OF THANKSGIVING unison Gracious Lord, you have given us more than we could have imagined. For tidings of joy, for wholeness received, for the gift of belonging, we thank you. Make us and make these gifts offerings of good news to the poor, hope to the hopeless, and signs of your power to reconcile and redeem. We ask all things in the name of Christ. Amen.
This text comes from an eighteen stanza hymn the
author wrote to mark the first anniversary of his lifechanging conversion
SENDING
experience. It is now customarily the first hymn
HYMN 610
O for a Thousand Tongues to Sing AZMON
in Methodist hymnals worldwide. This tune,
CONGREGATIONAL MEETING | NOMINATING COMMITTEE
adapted from a German
Nominees for Elder and Deacon, for the Class of 2022 may be found on the last page of this bulletin.
composer, is the usual North American setting.
BENEDICTION POSTLUDE
Postlude on ‘Old Hundredth’ arr. Fred Bock
WORSHIP VOLUNTEERS Usher Captain: Sunday Assistants: Nursery: Wee Worship:
LECTIONARY READINGS FOR OCTOBER 20
Ashford Kettler
Jeremiah 31:27-34
Marcia Wyatt Abbie Bowron
Psalm 119:97-104
Georgia Schwarzauer Ashley Trice Sally Ericson
II Timothy 3:14-4:5 Luke 18:1-8
Welcome to Government Street! 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.
Session will meet on Tuesday evening at 5:30 in the Library. CHRISTIAN EDUCATION Monday, October 21 at 5:30pm. Starbucks at Government & Catherine Streets WORSHIP COMMITTEE Tuesday, October 22 at 5:30pm. in the Library
Join us at PYC on Sunday, October 20, 6-8pm at Guesnard House. We’ll start a new Bible study on “The Gospel According to the Simpsons,” by Mark Pinsky. Pizza, fellowship, and fun for all. Please bring your friends!
GOVERNMENT STREET PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH
NOMINATING COMMITTEE’S SLATE FOR THE CLASS OF 2022 Each of these members has agreed to serve a three-year term. —————NOMINEES FOR ELDER————— John Browning Joy Gardner Dorothy Morrison George Shorter Scott Weldon Marcia Wyatt —————NOMINEES FOR DEACON————— Kym Carroll Sally Ericson
John Peebles Georgia Schwarzauer James van Haneghan Zach Weaver Linda Dealy has agreed to fill a vacancy in the Class of 2021.
Thanks to Carter Hale, Sally Ericson, Bligh Jones, and Mary Herndon Nordmann, committee members. SUSAN MILLER, NOMINATING CHAIR
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CALENDAR Meals on Wheels | Monday—Friday 11:00a SUNDAY, OCTOBER 13 9:30a Sunday School (all ages) “Sticky Faith” SS Class | Fellowship Hall Cherubs’ & Children’s Choir Rehearsal 11:00a Worship | Congregational Meeting Wee Worship MONDAY, OCTOBER 14 TUESDAY, OCTOBER 15 7:00a Bible Study | Home of Rudy Nordmann 7:45a Bible Study | Home of Ann Adams 10:00a Ladies’ Bible Study | Frist Room 5:30p Session | Library WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 16 6:00p Men’s Disciple Class | Library 6:00p Handbell Rehearsal | Sanctuary 7:00p Sanctuary Choir Rehearsal | Choir Suite THURSDAY, OCTOBER 17 6:15p PW Fall Gathering | Guesnard House FRIDAY, OCTOBER 18 SATURDAY, OCTOBER 19 SUNDAY, OCTOBER 20 9:30a Sunday School (all ages) “Sticky Faith” SS Class | Fellowship Hall Cherubs’ & Children’s Choir Rehearsal 10:30a Sanctuary Choir Rehearsal 11:00a Worship Wee Worship