“For all have sinned and fall short of the glory of God, and all are justified freely by his grace through the redemption that came by Christ Jesus.” Romans 3:23-24
A Journey A Journey of of Grace Grace Grace is Grace is a a Forgiveness Forgiveness
LOWER PROVIDENCE PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH SEPTEMBER 20, 2026
The Order for the Worship of God *Please rise in body or spirit.
CCLI License # 757967
Greeting, Welcome and Announcements Minute for Mission Centering Music
Bobbie Monaco
Wonderful Grace of Jesus
*Call to Worship Leader: Blessed are those whose iniquities are forgiven and whose sins are covered. People: Blessed are those whose sin the Lord does not count against them. Leader: We gather today not because we are perfect, but because God is gracious. People: In Christ, we are forgiven, redeemed, and made new. Leader: Come, let us worship the God whose grace forgives us. People: Thanks be to God for His amazing grace! *Hymn #469
Morning Has Broken
Prayer of the people and Prayer of Confession The Lord’s Prayer Assurance of Pardon *Response
Rain Down
Presentation of Our Tithes and Offerings Offertory Anthem
Lord, I’m Coming Home
arr. Page & Shafferman
*Doxology
Hymn #592
Prayer of Dedication *Hymn
Nothing but the Blood
Scripture Reading
Romans 3:21-26, 4:7-8
Sermon
“Grace is Forgiveness”
TNIV
*The Apostles’ Creed *Song of Praise
Lord, I Lift Your Name on High
*Benediction *Response
We Are (sung twice)
*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 Deacon Martha Huff. FLOWERS The flowers on the chancel this morning are given to the glory of God, and in loving memory of our parents, Don & Marilea Harvey, by Beth O’Neil and Kathy Harvey. 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.
"Morning Has Broken" Sometimes a melody provides the impetus for a hymn text. Percy Dearmer, editor of Songs of Praise (1931), requested a thanksgiving text from the poet Eleanor Farjeon to the lilting Gaelic tune BUNESSAN. Presbyterian Hymnbook (1955), but it was not until Cat Stevens (now Yusuf Islam) sang it on his triple platinum album Teaser and the Firecat (1971) that the song became well known and, as a result, has been included in most hymnals since that time. This is a rare, though not unique, example of a Christian hymn receiving acclaim through the popular media. UM Hymnal editor Carlton Young notes that the “text effectively links and expresses the creation stories in Genesis 1 and John 1, and reminds us that each new day is a gift from God.” The morning sings in the sounds of the blackbird - an echo of the “Word” or the voice of the Incarnation itself. The second stanza closes with a reference to God walking in Eden through the garden - “where his feet pass.” This is an echo of Genesis 3:8: “And they heard the sound of the LORD God walking in the garden in the cool of the day.” There is, however, no hint in this idyllic account of the fall of humanity that follows in that verse. The final stanza personalizes the experience. “Mine is the sunlight! Mine is the morning.” We share in the freshness and possibility of the “one light Eden saw play.” Our response is to “Praise with elation” for “God’s re-creation of the new day.” At first glance, “Morning Has Broken” may seem naïve in our current polluted environment of waning fresh water supplies, greenhouse gases and smog. Unlike the earlier days of the 20th century when Farjeon penned this poem, we now know that the earth’s resources are limited and its beauty is ours to preserve and foster. Yet, we all dream for a day when the beauty of the earth may be restored and that the rising of the morning sun will be a symbol of hope where all will share in the earth’s abundance.
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THE 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.
Lord I Lift Your Name On High (as published by Maranatha! Music)
Words and Music by
Rick Founds
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CCLI Song # 117947 © 1989 Universal Music - Brentwood Benson Publishing For use solely with the SongSelect® Terms of Use. All rights reserved. www.ccli.com CCLI License # 1277881
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PARTICIPATING IN WORSHIP LEADERSHIP TODAY: PREACHING Rev. Ted Mingle LITURGIST Linda Frank MUSICIANS Chancel Choir WELCOME AMBASSADORS Jackie Geddes, Charlotte & Basil Iannone, Sue Norris and Hannah Phillips CHAT HOST Martha Huff AV CREW Jon Deininger, Brandye Goettler, Tyler Kimble, Rich Koenig and Bill Phillips
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.
🌸 LPPC Ladies Tea Fundraiser benefitting Days For Girls 🌸 Saturday, September 26, 2026 Program begins at 1:00 PM
💕 Come hear Bobbie Monaco share her journey of faith, “A Life Pieced Together By God,” then stay for fellowship, fun & fabulous prizes!
Tickets are still available — $15!
🎁 12 FABULOUS RAFFLE BASKETS INCLUDE:
🌸 Restaurant & Day-Trip Gift Cards 🧵 Beautiful Handmade Quilts 🐾 Custom 11" x 14" Pet Portrait by Artist Rose Folkes 💵 Snoopy's Lucky Crisp new $100 Bill 🌿 Gardening Glory ☀️ Endless Summer — Just Add Friends 🍋 When Life Gives You Lemons... Have Cheesecake! 🧺 Cozy Weekend 🏊 Spring Valley YMCA Family Fun 🍴 Taste of Skippack 🎁 And MORE! 🎟️ RAFFLE TICKETS: 1 for $5 • 3 for $10 • 8 for $20
The Weekly for September 20, 2026 Announcements • Today’s Adult Sunday School class on Romans will be led by Rev. Patrick Sowers. Meet at 11:00am in Williams Hall. • Looking to learn more about LPPC or explore becoming a member? The Connections Class is for you! Classes will take place on October 11, 18, and November 1. Sign up through the church office. • Give the gift of life by signing up to donate blood at the Deacons Fall Blood Drive on October 17. Make your appointment at redcrossblood.org, sponsor code LPPC. • Our next Senior Fellowship Potluck is October 14 at noon. It will feature live music from the QUADAS Dulcimer Club! Sign up in the atrium or through your weekly email. Attendance in Worship on September 13:
• Book Club is back on November 1 at 6:30pm. If you are interested in exploring the biblical case in support of same sex relationships, join us in reading “God and the Gay Christian” by Matthew Vines. Sign up through the link in your weekly email. Contact Nancy Care with questions. • Pack a meal, save a life! Join us for Rise Against Hunger on October 13. Dinner will be served at 6:00pm and rice packing begins at 6:30pm. Sign up in the atrium or through your weekly email. Contact Kathy Phillabaum with questions. • Do you know calligraphy? Please contact the office if you would be willing to offer occasional assistance.
Your Gifts, God’s Glory
In Person – 121 Online – 51 Children/youth/leaders – 44 Adult Sunday School - 17
Giving on September 13 - $4,196
Building Use This Week Sunday, September 20 9:45am Worship Service and Sunday School 10:45am Fellowship – Atrium 11:00am Adult Sunday School –WH 11:00am Mosaic Friends - RP 6:00pm Youth Group Monday, September 21 11:45am Tai Chi – WH 12:00pm Women’s Lunch Bunch RP 7:00pm Pickleball – Gym 7:00pm Zumba – WH Tuesday, September 22 10:00am Prayer Ministry – Library 6:30pm Scouts 7:00pm Deacons – RP 7:30pm Valley Forge Chorale – Sanctuary Wednesday, September 23 7:00pm Zumba – Gym 7:30pm Men’s Basketball – Gym Thursday, September 24 6:00pm Bell Choir – Music Room 6:30pm Toast Masters - Library 6:30pm Mom’s Small Group Offsite 7:00pm Pickleball – Gym 7:15pm Chancel Choir – Music Rm
Friday, September 25 Middle School departs for Breakaway Saturday, September 26 8:30am Zumba – Gym 10:00am Men’s Basketball – Gym 1:00pm Ladie’s Tea Sunday, September 27 9:45am Worship Service and Sunday School 10:45am Fellowship – Atrium 11:00am Adult Sunday School -WH 6:30pm Grown and Flown – Offsite 6:30pm Empty Nesters – Offsite Middle School returns from Breakaway
Please Pray with Us For those on our Senior Care List... Hedy DeMito, Arlene Eckert, Beckie Eckert 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 September Serving Partner... The Hospitality Center
LPPC’s Leadership Elders: Class of 2027 - Dean Hart, David Klyce, Barbara Logsdon, David Shaw, Amybeth Weaver Class of 2028 - Laura Hewitt, Sue Norris, Jim Ryan, Mamta Shankar Class of 2029 - Natalie Hoepp, Ron Jobson, Al Kearney, Dian Trabulsy, Vinay Shankar Clerk of Session: Barb Logsdon Deacons: Susan Ardman, Bill Bucca, Jon Deininger, Philip Delong, Larry Eckert, Tammy Engelman, Jackie Esbenshade, Melissa Ferstenfeld, Tanya Fuhrmeister, Martha Huff, Bob Jaworski, Pat Kauffman, Heather Kearney, Lynda Kihle, Evelyn Lare, Anyce Miles, Fred McLaren, Kelsey Rule, Susan Ryan, Beverly Shaeff, Cathy Shaw, Carla Skuchas, Kate Stedjan, Kathy Westwood Team Leaders Growing Team - Amybeth Weaver Revenue Team - Mamta Shankar Talent Management Team - Jim Ryan
Operations Team - David Klyce Serving Team - Al Kearney Welcoming Team - Ron Jobson
Pastoral Staff Rev. Ted Mingle, Senior Pastor ………………………………………….tmingle@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 ……………………………...……. teisemann@lppcmin.org Church Office Staff Nancy Care, Director of Congregational Care & Sr Ministry …….. ncare@lppcmin.org Linda Frank, Office Administrative Assistant……………………...….office@lppcmin.org Jim Kardos, Accountant/Records Secretary……..……………….business@lppcmin.org Susan Hart, Treasurer ………………………………………………….slmatusiak@verizon.net Will Heath, Facilities Coordinator …………………..……..………….wheath@lppcmin.org Clinton Bean, Cemetery Supervisor ………………..… cbeanpainting@verizon.net Office Hours: Monday through Friday, 9:30am to 3:30pm Church Office …………………………………………………. (610) 539-6635 Lower Providence Presbyterian Church 3050 West Ridge Pike, Eagleville, PA 19403 www.lppcmin.org