W YNE PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH
August 30, 2026 14 th Sunday after Pentecost 10:00AM Worship
Griswold, Solomon J., 1830-1897. The Conversion of Saul, from Art in the Christian Tradition, a project of the Vanderbilt University Divinity Library, Nashville, TN. https://act.library.vanderbilt.edu/artworks/58998 [retrieved August 27, 2026].
Phone: 610.688.8700 | Website: waynepres.org | Address: 125 E. Lancaster Avenue, Wayne, PA 19087
SUNDAY WORSHIP, EDUCATION & FELLOWSHIP CHILD CARE For infants & toddlers 9:45AM - 11:15PM | Rooms 101/102 SUMMER SUNDAY SCHOOL 10:00AM-11:00AM
COFFEE HOUR 11:00AM | Connector SUNDAY SCHOOL TEACHER’S MEETING 11:00AM | Calvin & Knox Rooms
Preschool (Age 2 - Pre-K) | Room 103 Elementary School | Fireside Room
YOUNG ADULT SMALL GROUP 11:00AM | Fireside Room!
WORSHIP 10:00AM | Sanctuary
5th SUNDAYS GROWTH GROUP 11:00AM | Library!
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LOOKING AHEAD IN WORSHIP SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 6, 2026 10:00AM Worship Communion Sunday Rev. Ryan Balsan Preaching All-Church Picnic
SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 13, 2026 9:30AM Worship | Sanctuary 11:00AM Worship | Chapel Rev. Ryan Balsan Preaching Fall Kickoff Sunday
PRAYER REQUESTS Please hold the following in prayer: Carl, Dick Parker, Ellen Aman, Jane, Lorraine, Lynda, Mary Hodge, Nancy Dever and family, Richard, Scott Laird, Tom & family We express Christian sympathies to Elizabeth (Liz) Andrews, and her daughters Joanna & Emma Santello, on the death of George S. Santello who passed on To submit a prayer request to the Prayer & Praise Team, visit waynepres.org or call the church office.
ORDER OF WORSHIP + Please stand as you are able. Prelude | John Grecia, organ Andante in C
Sunday, August 30, 2026 14th Sunday after Pentecost Samuel Sabastian Wesley (1810-1876)
+ Call to Worship Gather us in, we of broken and joyful hearts. Gather us in, we who are meek and strong. Gather us in, we who are fearful and brave. Gather us in, we who are bold and doubtful. Gather us in, to sing and to praise. Gather us in, to worship and wonder. Gather us in, to know of God’s love.
GATHER US IN
+ Hymn 401: Here in This Place
+ Call to Confession + Prayer of Confession Holy Lord, sometimes our lives have so little focus. There is always so much to do. We possess so much stuff, and we’re driven by the need for more. Forgive us, God, for how distracted we’ve become, for losing our way without even realizing it. Guide us back to you and help us know in our hearts and souls that you are all we need. Through Christ, we pray. Amen. + Declaration of Forgiveness God so loved the world that God gave his only Son, so that everyone who believes in him will not perish but may have eternal life. Friends, hear the Good News of the Gospel. In Jesus Christ, we are forgiven.
+ Response of Praise
GLORIA PATRI (Greatorex)
+ Passing of the Peace The peace of our Lord Jesus Christ be with you. And also with you.
Words of Welcome & Announcements Prayer for Illumination Scripture Reading | James 4:11-17 + Hymn: Take My Life and Let It Be
HOLLINGSIDE
Scripture Reading | Acts 9:17-31 Anthem | David Price, tenor | Josef Samargia, bass Steal Away Trad. African-American Spiritual | Arr. Lloyd Larson (b.1954) Steal away, steal away, steal to Jesus! Steal away, steal away home, I ain’t got long to stay here. My Lord, he calls me, he calls me by the thunder (v. 2: lightning); the trumpet sounds within my soul; I ain’t got long to stay here. Sermon | “Doing the Hard Thing” | The Rev. Katy Shevel Cunningham Time for Reflection + Affirmation of Faith | The Confession of 1967 To be reconciled to God is to be sent into the world as God’s reconciling community. This community, the church universal, is entrusted with God’s message of reconciliation and shares God ’s labor of healing the enmities which separate people from God and from each other. Christ has called the church to this mission and given it the gift of the Holy Spirit. The church maintains continuity with the apostles and with Israel by faithful obedience to his call. The life, death, resurrection, and promised coming of Jesus Christ has set the pattern
Continued from previous page pattern for the church’s mission. His human life involves the church in the common life of all people. His service to men and women commits the church to work for every form of human well-being. His suffering makes the church sensitive to all human suffering so that it sees the face of Christ in the faces of persons in every kind of need. His crucifixion discloses to the church God’s judgment on the inhumanity that marks human relations, and the awful consequences of the church’s own complicity in injustice. In the power of the risen Christ and the hope of his coming, the church sees the promise of God’s renewal of human life in society and of God’s victory over all wrong. The church follows this pattern in the form of its life and in the method of its action. So to live and serve is to confess Christ as Lord. Invitation to Gratitude To donate online now, text the word GIVE to our church's Giving Number: (610) 819 - 4483, or scan the QR code on your smart phone. Please also feel free to give in-person in the baskets at the front of the Sanctuary. Offertory Anthem | Summer Chancel Choir American Folk Tune Bright Canaan Arr. Alice Parker (1925-2003) & Robert Shaw (1916-1999) O who will come and go with me, I am bound for the land of Canaan. I’m bound fair Canaan’s land to see, I am bound for the land of Canaan. O, Canaan, bright Canaan, I’m bound for the land of Canaan, O, Canaan, it is my happy home, I am bound for the land of Canaan. I’ll join with them who’ve gone before, I am bound for the land of Canaan. Where sin and sorrows are no more, I am bound for the land of Canaan. Our songs of praise shall fill the skies, I am bound for the land of Canaan, And higher still our joys they rise. I am bound for the land of Canaan. + Doxology (Hymn 606) and Prayer of Dedication
Orison | Summer Chancel Choir Come and Fill Our Hearts Prayers of the People & The Lord’s Prayer
Jacques Berthier (1923-1994)
ST. ANNE
+ Hymn 687: Our God, Our Help in Ages Past
+ Benediction | Summer Chancel Choir Sevenfold Amen
Peter C. Lutkin (1858-1931)
Postlude | John Grecia, organ Postlude in D
Berthold Tours (1838-1897)
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ANNOUNCEMENTS REGISTER FOR CHILDREN’S MINISTRY | God made me on purpose, for a purpose, and I am loved by Him | All children age 2 through Grade 5 are warmly welcomed to join us for Sunday School 2026-2027: Created with Purpose. Join us Sundays, starting September 13, at 9:30AM. Child care is available for infants and toddlers. Register online now! Contact Kelli Masters at: Kelli@waynepres.org. FIRST FRIDAY SENIOR LUNCH GROUP Join us as we continue this monthly tradition! A time for good food, relaxed conversation and fun! Meet us in the Chapel on Friday, September 4, 2026 at 12:30PM. Lunch will be catered and a free will offering will be taken. To RSVP or to learn more, contact Alice Hood at alicesmu@aol.com. RING, SING, PLAY WITH MUSIC MINISTRIES AT WPC! Our 2026-2027 season is approaching with opportunities to get involved for all ages! If you want to join an ensemble and/or are interested in learning more, please reach out to our staff! Contact John Grecia, Director of Music Ministries at JGrecia@waynepres.org or Ryan Fleming, Associate Director of Music Ministries at RFleming@waynepres.org. REGISTER FOR YOUTH MINISTRY Registration for the 2026-2027 year is now open! We welcome all students in grades 6-12 to join us for a year of faith, friendship, and fun. Youth Ministry offers Sunday School starting September 13 at 9:30AM, Youth Group on Sunday evenings from 6:00-8:00PM, retreats, service projects, special events, and plenty of opportunities to build meaningful friendships and grow in faith. Register online today and be part of all that God has in store this year! Questions can be directed to Kyle Putnam, Director of Youth Ministry at kyle@waynepres.org. RED CROSS BLOOD DRIVE Give the gift of life! Please consider joining us on Wednesday, September 9 from 1:00PM-6:00PM to support our community by donating blood. A single donation can help save multiple lives and make a real difference for patients in need. Register now at redcrossblood.org using code WAYNEPRES. Questions? Contact Wendy Norman at wnormanpa@yahoo.com.
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WPC WEEKLY AGENDA SUNDAY, AUGUST 30, 2026 10:00 AM-11:00 AM - 10:00AM Worship (One Service Only) 10:00 AM-11:00 AM - Summer Sunday School 11:00 AM-11:30 AM - Summer Coffee Hour 11:00 AM-12:00 PM - Sunday School Teacher's Meeting 11:00 AM-12:00 PM - Young Adult Small Group 12:00 PM-2:00 PM - 5th Sundays Growth Group TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 01, 2026 10:30 AM-12:00 PM - Weekly Staff Meeting Sunday, June 28, 2026 6:30 PM-7:30 PM - Personnel Committee Meeting 10:00AM-11:00AM - 10:00AM Worship 7:00 PM-8:30 PM - Faith in Action Committee Meeting(One Service Only)
10:00AM-11:00AM - Summer Sunday School
WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 02, 2026 11:00AM-11:30AM - Coffee Hour 1:30 PM-2:30 PM - Worship at Shannondell 11:00AM-2:00PM Faith in Action Committee Planning Meeting 7:00 PM-8:00 PM - Community Fellowship Committee Meeting 11:15AM-12:30PM Children'sMeeting Summer Book Club 7:00 PM-8:00 PM - Global Mission- Committee
Wednesday, July 01, 2026
THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 03, 2026 1:30PM-2:30PM - Worship at Shannondell 7:00 AM-8:15 AM - Thursday Morning Men's Ministry (TM3) - Community Fellowship Committee Meeting 1:00 7:00PM-8:00PM PM-3:00 PM - Property Committee Meeting Thursday, July 02, 2026 6:30 PM-8:00 PM - By-Laws Task Force Meeting
1:00PM-3:00PM - Property Committee Meeting
FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 04, 2026 Friday, July 03, 2026 12:30 PM-2:00 PM - First Friday Senior Lunch
all day - Independence Day observed
SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 06, 2026 - First Friday Senior Lunch 12:30PM-2:00PM Communion Sunday Saturday, July 04, 2026 10:00 AM-11:00 AM - 10:00AM Worship (One Service Only) all - Independence Day 10:00 AM-11:00 AM - Summerday Sunday School Sunday, 11:00 AM-2:00 PM - All-Church Picnic July 05, 2026
10:00AM-11:00AM - 10:00AM Worship (One Service Only) 10:00AM-11:00AM - Summer Sunday School 11:00AM-11:30AM - Coffee Hour 11:15AM-12:30PM - Children'sPASTORAL Summer BookLEADERSHIP Club WPC WEEKLY AGENDA SENIOR PASTOR & HEAD OF STAFF Rev. Ryan Balsan | Ryan@waynepres.org | ext. 214
ASSOCIATE PASTOR OF CONGREGATIONAL LIFE Rev. Katy Shevel Cunningham | Katy@waynepres.org | ext. 219 PASTORAL CARE ASSOCIATE Rev. Timothy Pretz | TPretz@waynepres.org | ext. 228 A FULL STAFF DIRECTORY CAN BE FOUND AT WAYNEPRES.ORG. WITH QUESTIONS, CALL THE CHURCH OFFICE AT (610) 688-8700.
Phone: 610.688.8700 | Website: waynepres.org | Address: 125 E. Lancaster Avenue, Wayne, PA 19087