The Order for the Worship of God
*Please rise in body or spirit. CCLI License # 757967
Greeting, Welcome and Announcements
Minute for Mission Blair in Kenya
Centering Music Salute to America arr. Linker & McFadden
*Call to Worship
Leader: On Pentecost, God poured out the Holy Spirit upon the church.
People: Through the spirit, God calls us together.
Leader: The spirit empowers us with grace and strength as we worship God this day.
People: Come, Holy Spirit, fill our hearts with joy and praise.
*Hymn 128 On Pentecost They Gathered
Prayer of Confession and Pastoral Prayer
The Lord’s Prayer
Assurance of Pardon
*Response #108 Awesome God
Presentation of Our Tithes and Offerings
Offertory Anthem Sanctuary arr. Cota
*Doxology Hymn #592
Prayer of Dedication
Children’s Sermon MaryAnn Alderfer
*Hymn Tis So Sweet to Trust in Jesus Insert Scripture
Sermon “Chosen, Blessed, Empowered”
Reverend Ted Mingle
*Brief Statement of Faith
*Hymn 322
*Benediction
*Response
Spirit of the Living God
The Blessing
The Lord bless you and keep you, make His face shine upon you and be gracious to you. The Lord turn His face toward you and give you peace.
A - a - a - a - men a-men, a-men.
A - a - a - a - men a-men, a-men.
*Postlude
The Prayer Team is available to meet and pray with you in the front of the Sanctuary after each worship service. Today ’s prayer leaders are Ida Jane Heyser and Elder Ron Jobson
Visiting Today?
Welcome! We'd love to meet you! Stop by the welcome desk in the atrium for a gift and more information about our church.
SUNDAY MORNING GROWING OPPORTUNITIES
Nursery Care is available during the worship service for children 3 years old and younger.
Children’s Church is available for kids age 4 through third grade. Kids begin the service with their families and then are dismissed after the Children’s Sermon.
“A
Brief Statement of Faith” (PCUSA)
We trust in God the Holy Spirit, everywhere the giver and renewer of life. The Spirit justifies us by grace through faith, sets us free to accept ourselves and to love God and neighbor, and binds us together with all believers in the one body of Christ, the Church. The same Spirit who inspired the prophets and apostles rules our faith and life in Christ through Scripture, engages us through the Word proclaimed, claims us in the waters of baptism, feeds us with the bread of life and the cup of salvation, and calls women and men to all ministries of the church. In a broken and fearful world the Spirit gives us courage to pray without ceasing, to witness among all peoples to Christ as Lord and Savior, to unmask idolatries in Church and culture, to hear the voices of peoples long silenced, and to work with others for justice, freedom, and peace.
A Service of Remembrance
Hymn Amazing Grace Newton
Amazing grace! How sweet the sound, that saved a wretch like me! I once was lost, but now am found, was blind, but now I see.
Through many dangers, toils, and snares, I have already come. 'Tis grace has brought me safe thus far, and grace will lead me home.
When we've been there ten thousand years, bright shining as the sun. We've no less days to sing God's praise, than when we first begun.
A Litany
Minister: Almighty and everlasting God, before whom stand the spirits of the living and the dead; Light of lights; Fountain of wisdom and goodness: For all who have witnessed a good confession for Your glory, and the welfare of the world: the forbearers of the faith, prophets, and apostles; the wise of every land and age, and all teachers of humankind:
People: We praise You, O God, and bless Your name.
Minister: For martyrs of the faith; the faithful witnesses to Christ of Whom the world was not worthy; and for all who have resisted falsehood and wrong even to suffering or death:
People: We praise You, O God, and bless Your name.
Minister: For all who have labored and suffered for freedom, good government, just laws, and the sanctity of the home; and for all who have sought to bless humankind by their charity and sacrifice in good works, and to bring light to the dark places of the earth:
People: We praise You, O God, and bless Your name.
Minister: For close friends, and kindred of our homes whose faces we see no more, but whose love is with us forever:
People: We praise You, O God, and bless Your name.
Minister: For the teachers and companions of our childhood and youth; and the members of our household of faith who worship You now in heaven:
People: We praise You, O God, and bless Your name.
Minister: For the grace which was given to all these, and the trust and hopes in which they lived and died:
People: We praise You, O God, and bless Your name.
Minister: That we may hold them in continual remembrance, that the blessing of their wisdom and goodness may always be with us, and that we may prepare ourselves to follow them in their upward way:
People: We ask You to hear us, O God, and with all the company of heaven we praise and magnify Your name. Amen.
Psalm 116:15
Precious in the sight of the Lord is the death of his saints.
Revelation 14:13 Blessed are the dead who die in the Lord from now on. “Yes” says the Spirit, “they will rest from their labor, for their deeds will follow them.”
Reading the roll of deaths of church family and friends
A Prayer for Memorial Day
Hymn It Is Well With My Soul Nancy Care
Benediction
Taps Evan Romano
PREACHING
Rev. Ted Mingle
LITURGIST
Rev. Cara Cavicchia
MUSICIANS
Bell Choir
WELCOME AMBASSADORS
Linda Frank, Basil Iannone, Charlotte Iannone, Evelyn Lare, Suzie Lowery and Barbara Nocton
USHER
Larry Eckert
AV CREW
Brandye Goettler, Alice Jaworski, Bob Jaworski and Al Kearney
FLOWERS
The flowers on the chancel this morning are given to the glory of God, and in loving memory of my parents, George and Mildred Keyser, by Derrick and Wendy Emerson
Online Giving
To give online to LPPC, scan the code with your phone’s camera and follow the link. You can give online at any time.
We are an intergenerational church seeking Jesus together and shining His light from this hill. We aspire to be welcoming, growing and serving.
The LPPC Weekly for May 24, 2026
This Week’s 3 Things to Know
Service of Remembrance: Today
Today after worship there will be a Service of Remembrance in the church cemetery following the 9:45am worship service. During the Service of Remembrance we will honor the memory of members of LPPC, as well as friends and family of members, who have passed away during the last year.
Invite Sunday and Cookout: June 7
We need your help to make this a welcoming event for our community! Will you sign up to provide a side dish or dessert for our after worship cookout? Use the link in your weekly email, or stop by the table in the atrium. Don’t forget to invite your friends and neighbors.
Ever wanted to bring your pet to church? Now is your chance!
This summer’s Pet Rescue VBS needs your help! You can purchase supplies from our Amazon wish list, volunteer to bring your pet to VBS, lend us pet related supplies for props, or help decorate for VBS on June 21. Check out the complete list of ways to help in your weekly email and contact MaryAnn Alderfer with any questions. Together, we will make a dif-fur-ence!
Upcoming Events
Sunday, May 24
9:45 am Worship Service
10:45 am Fellowship - Atrium
10:45 am Service of Remembrance - Cemetery
2:00 pm Young Adult Gaming - Fireside Room
Monday, May 25
Church Office Closed
Tuesday, May 26
10:00 am Prayer Ministry - Library
7:30 pm Scouts Family Campfire
7:00 pm Deacons - Rowland Parlor
Wednesday, May 27
7:00 pm Zumba - Williams Hall
7:30 pm Men’s Basketball - Gym
Thursday, May 28
9:00 am Preschool Training - Rowland Parlor
6:00 pm Bell Choir - Music Room
7:00 pm Pickleball - Gym
7:15 pm Chancel Choir - Music Room
Saturday, May 30
8:30 am Zumba - Gym
10:00 am Men’s Basketball - Gym
Sunday, May 31
9:45 am Worship Service
10:45 am Congregational Meeting - Sanctuary
10:45 am Fellowship - Atrium
11:00 am Small Group Leader Lunch - Rowland Parlor
2:00 pm Young Adult Gaming - Fireside Room
Please Pray with Us
For those on our Senior Care List...
Lorraine Schoneker
Fran Schwass
Bobbe Smith
Stop by the table in the Atrium to sign a card for members who are homebound as well as those who have recently experienced illness or loss
For those who are serving our country…
Jeremy Allen
Thomas Chelednik
Jared Green
Jessica Heyser
David Pendleton
Adam R. Smith
Jake Smull
Geoffrey Wittenberg
For our May Mission Partner… Blair in Kenya
Attendance May 17
Worship Service In person - 183 Online - 50
We Aspire to be Welcoming, Growing, and Serving
Scouts Family Campfire: May 26, 7:30-8:30pm - Families are invited to come find out more about Scout Troop 267 during this free event! Dinner and campfire games provided. Sign up through the link in your weekly email. The campfire pit is located on the far side of LPPC ’s parking lot.
Congregational Meeting: May 31 - The session has called for a congregational meeting on May 31st, immediately following the service, to vote on the nominees for the office of elder and deacon for the class of 2029. There will also be a vote for a by-law change in regards to the deacon terms of call. The current term is that a deacon can serve three two -year consecutive terms totaling six years. The by-law proposed change is that deacons will now serve two three -year terms totaling six years.
Sacred Trails: June 2, 8:00am at Valley Forge Park - Sacred Trails are back as we look to the Psalms to be our lamp and for God ’s creation to light the path for our lives. Sacred Trails will be the first Tuesday of every month (May-Oct) beginning at 8am at various trails throughout our community. We will read an excerpt from Psalms and then enjoy God’s creation be either walking or jogging on the trail for the day. The walk/jog is a distance of your choice from 2-3 miles. Sign up through the link in your weekly email or by contacting Pastor Ted.
Presbyterian Seniors Bus Trip: July 22 - Come enjoy lunch at the Washington Crossing Inn, followed by a performance of “South Pacific” at the Bucks County Playhouse. Pick up a registration form in the atrium or find it in your weekly email. Contact Dave Brandau with questions (daveb631@aol.com)
Prayer Team: Tuesdays at 10:00am in the library - Did you know that a small group meets weekly to pray over the concerns of our congregation? New members are welcome! Contact Pam Cherry with questions (pcherry3@yahoo.com)
Hearing Devices - Hearing amplification devices are available in the Narthex. Ask an usher if you need assistance. After the service please make sure the battery is turned off and the device is hung back up in the Narthex.
Elders
Clerk of Session: Barb Logsdon
Class of 2026
Carey Heck
Beth Hill
Ron Jobson
Jack Munera
TJ Wudarski
Class of 2027
Dean Hart
David Klyce
Barbara Logsdon
David Shaw
Amybeth Weaver
Class of 2028
Linda Frank
Jim Ryan Mamta Shankar
Deacons: Dee Angelo, Susan Ardman, Brenda Bell, Bill Bucca, Pam Cherry, Philip Delong, Caroline Deininger, Jon Deininger, Larry Eckert, Tammy Engelman, Jackie Esbenshade, Tanya Fuhrmeister, Martha Huff, Bob Jaworski, Pat Kauffman, Fred McLaren, Larry McGranahan, Linda McGranahan, Susan Ryan, Beverly Shaeff, Kate Stedjan, Carla Skuchas, Kathy Westwood
Team Leaders
Growing Team - Amybeth Weaver Operations Team - David Klyce Revenue Team - Mamta Shankar
Serving Team - Carey Heck and TJ Wudarski
Talent Management Team - Jim Ryan Welcoming Team - Ron Jobson
Rev. Ted Mingle, Senior Pastor
Pastoral Staff
tmingle@lppcmin.org
Rev. Cara Cavicchia, Associate Pastor ccavicchia@lppcmin.org
Music Ministry
Justin Zepp, Director of Music Ministry jzepp@lppcmin.org
Christian Education Staff
MaryAnn Alderfer, Director of Children ’s Ministry …….. malderfer@lppcmin.org
Sandy Messner, Director of Preschool smessner@lppcmin.org
Tim Eisemann, Youth Director
Church Office Staff
teisemann@lppcmin.org
Nancy Care, Director of Congregational Care & Sr Ministry ncare@lppcmin.org
Jim Kardos, Accountant/Records Secretary business@lppcmin.org
Susan Hart, Treasurer
Will Heath, Facilities Coordinator
Clinton Bean, Cemetery Supervisor
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Office Hours: Monday through Friday, 9:30am to 3:30pm
(610) 539 -6635