September 14, 2025
Pine Street Presbyterian Church in the City of Harrisbur g
Pine Street is a Welcoming Church, Glorifying God through Worship, Fellowship and Service in the World.
Fourteenth Sunday after Pentecost
G ATHERING IN THE P RESENCE OF THE R ISEN C HRIST
PRAYER OF PREPARATION
Open unto me light for my darkness.
Open unto me courage for my fear.
Open unto me hope for my despair.
Open unto me peace for my turmoil.
Open unto me joy for my sorrow.
Open unto me strength for my weakness.
Open unto me wisdom for my confusion.
Open unto me forgiveness for my sins.
Open unto me love for my hates.
Open unto me thy Self for my self.
Lord, Lord, open unto me! Amen.
VOLUNTARY Thirty-eight Voluntaries Samuel Jackson
No. 2 Maestoso
No. 3 Moderato
(Please use the opening voluntary as a time of silent meditation and preparation for worship.)
† Those able are invited to stand Bold text is read or sung by all
INTROIT Steal Away Christopher Ruck Steal away, steal away, steal away to Jesus. Steal away, steal away home. I ain’ got long to stay here. My Lord, He calls me, He calls me by the thunder. The trumpet sounds within my soul. I ain’ got long to stay here. Green trees are bendin’; poor sinners stand a tremblin’. The trumpet sounds within my soul. I ain’ got long to stay here. Steal away, steal away, steal away to Jesus. Steal away, steal away home. I ain’ got long to stay here. My Lord, He calls me, He calls me by the lightnin’. The trumpet sounds with in-a my soul. I ain’ got long to stay here.
SALUTATION
One: Rejoice with me! The lost are found; Many: There is joy in the presence of God.
† CALL TO WORSHIP
One: The saying is sure and worthy of full acceptance.
Many: that Christ came into the world to save sinners.
One: Though the strong wind of judgement blows, all is not ended. God will renew stubborn hearts and soften stiff necks,
Many: for Jesus welcomed sinners and ate with them,
One: so we boldly come to make an offering of worship to the God of mercy, who seeks and saves the lost.
Many: Let us rejoice in the grace of our Lord!
† HYMN 619 Praise, My Soul, the God of Heaven (Psalm 103)
† PRAYER OF CONFESSION
Create in us clean hearts, O God, cast out any transgression you find there— ransack, renovate, redecorate our souls. Deep in our hearts, remove fearful features and restore your original design. The old lamps are dim; bring new light into the darkness. Make your dwelling place deep in our hearts, and teach us wisdom, so the hearts you transform may rejoice.
† SILENCE FOR PERSONAL CONFESSION
Amy Chick
LAUDA ANIMA
† ASSURANCE OF PARDON
One: The saying is sure and worthy of full acceptance, that Christ came into the world to save sinners. Believe the Gospel.
Many: In Jesus Christ, we are redeemed. Thanks be to God!
† GLORIA
PRAYER FOR ILLUMINATION
FIRST LESSON Jeremiah 4:11-12, 22-28
One: The Word of the Lord.
Many: Thanks be to God.
Alicelyn Sleber
Old Testament Page 702
† HYMN 335 The Foolish in Their Hearts Deny (Psalm 14) MAPLE AVENUE
SECOND LESSON 1 Timothy 1:12-17
THIRD LESSON Luke 15:1-10
SERMON “Hidden Camera Show”
† AFFIRMATION OF FAITH
New Testament Page 208
New Testament Page 78
The Rev. Seelman
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.
† THE PEACE
One: The peace of our Lord Jesus Christ be with you all. Many: And also with you.
WELCOME
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THE OFFERING OF TITHES AND GIFTS TO GOD
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ANTHEM There’s a Wideness in God’s Mercy Maurice Bevan There’s a wideness in God’s mercy like the wideness of the sea; there’s a kindness in his justice which is more than liberty. There is no place where earth’s sorrows are more felt than up in heaven; there is no place where earth’s failings have such kindly judgment given. For the love of God is broader than the measure of man’s mind; and the heart of the eternal is most wonderfully kind. But we make his love too narrow by false limits of our own, and we magnify his strictness with a zeal he will not own. There is plentiful redemption in the blood that has been shed; there is joy for all the members in the sorrows of the Head. There is grace enough for thousands of new worlds as great as this; there is room for fresh creations in that upper home of bliss. If our love were but more simple, we should take him at his word, and our lives would be all gladness in that joy of Christ our Lord.
† PRESENTATION OF THE GIFTS
Praise God, from whom all blessings flow; praise Christ, all people here below; praise Holy Spirit evermore; praise triune God, whom we adore. Amen.
† PRAYER OF DEDICATION
SEALING THE WORD SACRAMENT OF THE LORD’S SUPPER
INVITATION TO THE TABLE
GREAT PRAYER OF THANKSGIVING
One: The Lord be with you. Many: And also with you.
One: Lift up your hearts. Many: We lift them to the Lord.
One: Let us give thanks to the Lord our God. Many: It is right to give God thanks and praise.
The prayer continues.
… as we share this joyful feast
INTERCESSION
One: In your mercy,
Many: Lord, hear our prayer
… now
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.
DISTRIBUTION OF THE BREAD AND CUP
One: The gifts of God for the people of God. Many: Let us keep the joyful feast.
PRAYER AFTER COMMUNION
B EARING AND F OLLOWING THE W ORD OF G OD INTO THE W ORLD
† HYMN 649 Amazing Grace, How Sweet the Sound
† BENEDICTION
AMAZING GRACE
† CONGREGATIONAL RESPONSE Lift High the Cross CRUCIFER
Lift high the cross, the love of Christ proclaim till all the world adore his sacred name. Come, Christians, follow where our Savior trod, the Lamb victorious, Christ, the Son of God. Lift high the cross, the love of Christ proclaim till all the world adore His sacred name.
VOLUNTARY Moderato in C Major
L EADING IN W ORSHIP T ODAY
The Rev. Stuart Seelman, Pastor
Joseph Garrison, Minister of Music and Worship
Alicelyn Sleber, Lector
Amy Chick, Liturgist
Ellen Kamps, Acolyte
Timothy Lupia, tenor
The Chancel Choir
P. Piel
F LOWER D EDICATION
The flowers at the pulpit are given to the glory of God and in loving memory of the Reverend Richard E. Sigler by his wife Heather Sigler.
The flowers at the lectern are given to the glory of God and in loving memory of Doris and Paul Coyne from the Coyne Family.
DATES FOR YOUR CALENDAR
Sunday, September 14– 14th Sun. after Pentecost
9:00 am- Café Conversations
9:00 am- Faith Formations
9:00 am- Chancel Choir Warm-up
10:00 am- Worship
Friday, September 19
6:00 pm- 3rd in the Burg
Sunday, September 21– 15th Sun. after Pentecost
9:00 am- Café Conversations
9:00 am- Faith Formations
9:00 am- Chancel Choir Warm-up
10:00 am- Worship
C OPYRIGHT N OTICE
Music in the bulletin is used with permission under OneLicense.net # A-743343. All rights reserved. Liturgy was reprinted and adapted with permission from Westminster John Knox Press from Feasting on the Word® Worship Companion copyright 2013, and from the Book of Common Worship, © 2018 Westminster John Knox Press. All rights reserved.
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