October 19, 2025
Pine Street Presbyterian Church in the City of Harrisburg
Pine Street is a Welcoming Church, Glorifying God through Worship, Fellowship and Service in the World.
Nineteenth Sunday After Pentecost
PRAYER OF PREPARATION
God of mercy and justice, you administer to each according to your grace and not according to what we deserve. Keep from us all evil, the evil we commit, and the evil committed by others. By your providence, restore us in worship and preserve us as we depart, all to proclaim your holy name. Amen.
GATHERING IN THE PRESENCE OF THE RISEN CHRIST
THE RINGING OF THE CARILLON
VOLUNTARY Glorious Things of Thee Are Spoken F. J. Haydn, arr. by D. Hustad
(Please use the opening voluntary as a time of silent meditation and preparation for worship.)
SALUTATION
One: Those who love the Lord, God will deliver; Many: when they call, God will answer them.
INTROIT Alleluia
Alleluia, alleluia, alleluia…
† Those able are invited to stand.
Bold text is read or sung by all.
Barbara Neff
K. Lee Scott
† CALL TO WORSHIP
One: The days are surely coming, says the Lord, when I will no longer pluck up and break down.
Many: The days are surely coming when I will watch over them to build and to plant, says the Lord.
One: I will write my law on their hearts, and I will be their God, and they shall be my people.
Many: We will continue in what we have learned and firmly believe:
One: Our help comes from the Lord who made heaven and earth.
Many: In worship, let us call out to God who grants justice to his chosen ones.
Gracious God, we confess that we pursue our own needs, neglecting the needs of others. We pursue our own desires while slowly destroying the gifts of your creation. We deflect your call to ministry, ignoring the cries of those in need. We are drawn to proclaim the Gospel yet live it out only at our convenience. Have mercy on us, O God. Open our eyes to the truth of the gospel that, whatever the time or wherever we are, we may embody your love and justice for all the world.
† HYMN 366 Love Divine, All Loves Excelling HYFRYDOL
† PRAYER OF CONFESSION
† SILENCE FOR PERSONAL CONFESSION
† KYRIE
† ASSURANCE OF PARDON
One: Whoever we are, wherever we are, however we are, we belong to God. Through Jesus Christ, God cleanses us from all unrighteousness and leads us from sin. People of God, we are forgiven.
Many: Thanks be to God.
† GLORIA
READING AND HEARING THE WORD
PRAYER FOR ILLUMINATION Linda McKillop
FIRST LESSON Jeremiah 31:27-34 Old Testament Page 735
One: The Word of the Lord.
Many: Thanks be to God.
ANTHEM Psalm 121
Walter L. Pelz
I lift up my eyes to the hills. From whence does my help come? My help comes from the Lord, who made heaven and earth. He will not let your foot be moved; he who keeps you will not slumber. Behold, he who keeps Israel will neither slumber nor sleep. The Lord is your keeper; the Lord is your shade on your right hand. The sun
shall not smite you by day, nor the moon by night. The Lord will keep you from all evil; he will keep your life. The Lord will keep your going out and your coming in from this time forth and forevermore, forevermore.
SECOND LESSON 2 Timothy 3:14 - 4:5
THIRD LESSON Luke 18:1-8
New Testament Page 212
New Testament Page 81
SERMON “As a Matter of Fact” The Rev. Seelman
† AFFIRMATION OF FAITH
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 Be Thou My Vision Richard Walters
Be thou my vision, O Lord of my heart, naught be all else to me save that thou art. Thou my best thought, by day or by night, waking or sleeping, thy presence, my light. Be thou my wisdom, and thou my true word; I ever with thee and thou with me, Lord; thy my great Father and I thy true Son; thou in the dwelling, and I with thee one. Riches I need not, nor man’s empty praise. Thou mine inheritance, now and always; thou and thou only, first in my heart, high King of heaven, my treasure thou art. High King of heaven, my victory won, may I reach heaven’s joys, O bright heaven’s sun! Heart of my own heart, whatever befall, still be my vision, O ruler of all.
† 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.
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INTERCESSION
One: In your mercy,
Many: Lord, hear our prayer
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.
D
ISTRIBUTION
OF THE BREAD AND CUP
One: The gifts of God for the people of God. Many: Let us keep the feast.
PRAYER AFTER COMMUNION
BEARING AND FOLLOWING THE WORD OF GOD INTO THE WORLD
† HYMN 833 I, the Lord of Sea and Sky HERE I AM † BENEDICTION
† 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 Recessional
L EADING IN WORSHIP T ODAY
The Rev. Stuart Seelman, Pastor
Joseph Garrison, Minister of Music and Worship
Linda McKillop, Lector
F. W. Asper
Barb Neff, Liturgist
Benjamin Krumreig, tenor
The Chancel Choir
FLOWER DEDICATION
The flowers in the sanctuary are given to the glory of God and in loving memory of Ronald Barr Hartranft by Estelle Hartranft.
DATES FOR YOUR CALENDAR
Sunday, October 19
9:00 am- Café Conversations
9:00 am- Faith Formation
9:00 am- Chancel Choir Warm-up
10:00 am- Worship
Sunday, October 26
9:00 am- Café Conversations
9:00 am- Faith Formation
9:00 am- Chancel Choir Warm-up
10:00 am- Worship
4:00 pm- MAPS Violinist Jacques Forestier & Pianist Yoni Levyatov
C OPYRIGHT NOTICE
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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