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March 2, 2025 | 9:30 & 11:00AM
Transfiguration of the Lord
TODAY’S EDUCATION & FELLOWSHIP OFFERINGS
Bible Study with Dr. Joe Modica Fireside Room | 9:30AM
Childcare for Infants & Toddlers Rooms 101/102 | 9:30AM
Coffee Hour
See you next week!
Sunday School: 9:30AM
Pre-K (2, 3, 4-year-olds) | Rm 103
Kindergarten & 1st Grade | Rm 304
2nd & 3rd Grades | Rm 301
4th & 5th Grades | Rm 306
6th & 7th Grades | Rm 204 High School | Rm 208/209
Confirmation Class Knox Room | 9:30AM Youth Group Rooms 208/209 | 6:00PM Westminster Youth Choir Music Room | 5:00PM
Fellowship of the Bean Library | 9:30AM
WinGS: Let’s PAUSE Fireside Room | 6:00PM
PRAYER REQUESTS
Please hold the following in prayer:
Bethany, Bob, Carl, Joann Palmer, Charles Baker and family, Ted Behr and family, Craig, Carolyn, Debby Jones, Diana Whaley, Jacklyn, Jane, Janice Hill, Jess and family, Jill, Johnson, Lauren, Mason, Sean MacLaughlin, Nancy, Peter Forrest, Richard, Sarah Foster, Sarah Stewart, & Tyler and family.
COFFEE HOUR FOOD DONATIONS
Members are asked to bring treats for Coffee Hour Fellowship held in the Connector on Sundays in-between Worship services.
Date of Donation by Surname
March 9 | G - L, March 16 | M - R, March 23 | S - Z, March 30 | A - F
Please contact Marian Hollingsworth with any questions. mhholling@gmail.com OR (484) 557 - 5733
ORDER OF WORSHIP
Sunday, March 2, 2025
Transfiguration of the Lord
Prelude | Wayne Presbyterian Chamber Orchestra | Joseph Kauffman, director Nursery Suite , Mvt. 1 (Awake) Edward Elgar (1857-1924) + Please stand as you are able.
+ Call to Worship
From the rising of the sun to its setting
The Lord’s name is great among the nations.
+ Hymn 260:
Alleluia! Sing to Jesus
+ Call to Confession
+ Prayer of Confession
Merciful God, in your gracious presence we confess our sin and the sin of this world. Although Christ is among us as our peace, we are a people divided against ourselves as we cling to the values of a broken world. The profit and pleasures we pursue lay waste to the land and pollute the seas. The fears and jealousies that we harbor set neighbor against neighbor. We abuse your good gifts of imagination and freedom, of intellect and reason, and have turned them into bonds of oppression.
Lord, have mercy upon us; heal and forgive us. Set us free to serve you in the world as agents of your reconciling love in Jesus Christ. Amen.
+ Declaration of Forgiveness
In Jesus Christ, you are forgiven. Thanks be to God.
+ Response of Praise: Christ is the World’s True Light
+ Passing of the Peace
The peace of Christ be with you. And also with you.
Words of Welcome & Announcements
Prayer for Illumination
Scripture Reading | Exodus 34:29-35
+ Hymn: WAREHAM O Wondrous Sight! O Vision Fair
Scripture Reading | I Corinthians 13:1-13
Anthem | Quartet
It is a Precious Thing
Moravian/Johann Friedrich Peter (1746-1813)
It is a precious thing when the heart is fixed and trusteth in God; through the mercy of God and our Saviour , Jesus Christ. My heart is resting, O my Saviour , In Thy loving care , My trust is ever stayed on Thee; O hear my earnest prayer That ever faithful I may be , and ever do Thy will; O grant this in Thy mercy still , Through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.
Sermon | The Rev. Ryan Balsan | “The Right Path”
Time for Reflection
Affirmation of Faith | A selection from, ‘A Brief Statement of Faith’
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 believersin the one body of Christ, the Church.The same Spiritwho 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 worldthe Spirit gives us courageto 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.
Invitation to Gratitude
Text the word GIVE (not case sensitive) to our church's Giving Number: (610)-819-4483, or scan the QR code on your phone. Please feel free to give in-person as well.
Offertory Anthem | 9:30AM Chancel Choir | 11:00AM Quartet + Choral Scholars
Wayne Presbyterian Chamber Orchestra | Joseph Kauffman, director
And Then Shall Your Light Break Forth (from Elijah) Felix Mendelssohn (1809-1847)
And then shall your light break forth as the light of the morning breaketh , and your health shall speedily spring forth then; and the glory of the Lord ever shall reward you. Lord , our Creator , how excellent Thy Name is in all the nations! Thou fillest heaven with Thy glory. Amen.
+ Doxology (Hymn 606) and Prayer of Dedication
Orison | 9:30AM Chancel Choir | 11:00AM Quartet + Choral Scholars
Holy Spirit, Fall on Me
Prayers of the People & The Lord’s Prayer
Mary Kay Beall (b. 1943)
+ Hymn 327: LASST UNS ERFREUEN From All That Dwell Below the Skies
Benediction | 9:30AM Chancel Choir | 11:00AM Quartet + Choral Scholars
Hal H. Hopson (b. 1933) Go in Peace
Postlude | Wayne Presbyterian Chamber Orchestra | Joseph Kauffman, director
Imperial March William Walton (1902-1983)
PANCAKE BREAKFAST: TODAY!
Meet us in the Chapel following the 9:30AM service today for our Annual Pancake Breakfast! Lovingly hosted by the 4th & 5th Graders of Children’s Ministry.
PICK UP YOUR LENTEN DEVOTIONAL TODAY
Our Lenten Devotional is very special this year—-because it was created by us! Be guided through Lent with beautiful original artwork and daily reflections from the thoughtful perspective of your friends at Wayne Presbyterian Church. "Encounters with Jesus in Matthew's Gospel: Lenten Devotional 2025" are free for pickup outside the Sanctuary.
LOOKING AHEAD IN WORSHIP
JOIN US ON SUNDAYS AT 9:30 & 11:00AM
Sunday, March 9
Rev. Katy Shevel Preaching First Sunday of Lent Sunday, March 16 10:00AM Service Only Youth Sunday Second Sunday of Lent
WPC MISSION PARTNER OF THE WEEK
JOSÉ MANUEL CAPELLA-PRATTS AND VILMARIE CINTRÓN-OLIVIERI
As regional liaisons for the Caribbean, Jose and Vilmarie listen and accompany church partners in ministry in Cuba, the Dominican Republic, Haiti, and other island nations in the region. They also work with the Caribbean and North American Council for Mission (CANACOM), an organization that enables mutual mission, accompaniment, and empowerment among churches.
EMAIL | JM.Capella-Pratts@pcusa.org & Vilmarie.Cintron-Olivieri@pcusa.org