Sharing the Ministry of Jesus Christ through worship, growing, serving and caring
WORSHIP SCHEDULE
Sundays | 10:00AM
CHURCH OFFICE HOURS
Monday - Thursday | 8:30AM - 4:30PM
June 23, 2024
Fifth Sunday of Pentecost
SUNDAY EDUCATION & FELLOWSHIP OFFERINGS
Childcare for Infants and Toddlers
Room 103 | 10:00AM
Summer Sunday School: 10:00AM
Pre-K - 5th Grade | Fireside Room
PRAYER REQUESTS
Please remember the following people in prayer:
Adam, Ben, Carl, Craig, Curtis, Debby, Dylan, Florence, the Galloway family, Jess and family, Jill, Jim, Ken, Lauren, Lori, Mayada, the family of Miles, Miranda, Nancy, the congregation of Overbrook Presbyterian Church, the Pastoral Nominating Committee, Paula and Richard.
If you have a prayer concern and would like to share with The Prayer and Praise Team, please call the church office at: (610) 688-8700 to leave a confidential voicemail, go to the homepage of the WPC website and click on the prayer request link, or use the WPC app on your phone.
COFFEE HOUR FOOD DONATIONS
Help us keep Coffee Hour going this all summer long!
We have heard your plea to continue Coffee Hour this summer. But we need your help! We want to give our dedicated program year hosts a well-deserved summer break, which means we need more volunteers! Sign up to host Coffee Hour, so we can enjoy fellowship after worship together all summer long! Pick a date to host at our Coffee Hour Table in the Connector on Sunday or reach out to Marian Hollingsworth at mhholling@gmail.com.
Date of Donation by Surname July 21 | M - R August 18 | S - Z
Sunday, June 23, 2024 Fifth Sunday of
+ Please stand as you are able.
Prelude | John Grecia, organ
Neno lake Mungu (Listen, God Is Calling) Anne Krentz Organ (b. 1960)
Words of Welcome
+ Call to Worship
If God is like a mother hen, we are under God’s wing. If God is like a long table, we each have a seat. If God is like a house, we are safe from the storm. If God is like a party, we’re invited to dance!
If God is like a sweet melody, our names are the lyrics. This is God’s house, where all are welcomed, all are loved, all belong. Let us worship God.
+ Hymn 394: WESTMINSTER ABBEY Christ is Made the Sure Foundation
+ Call to Confession
+ Prayer of Confession
Gracious God, we so often miss your kingdom at work among us. Captivated by power and prestige, we overlook the mustard seeds you have planted all around. Forgive us for failing to notice where and how you are at work. Forgive us when we work against your plans and purposes— fostering divisions when you have called us to a ministry of reconciliation; beset by apathy when the world has such deep needs; building walls to keep people out when your branches offer generous nests. Help us to grow in faithfulness, we pray, so that we might reach our fullest height of faith. In Christ’s name we pray. Amen.
+ Declaration of Forgiveness
Friends, believe the Good News of the Gospel. In Jesus Christ, we are forgiven.
+ Response of Praise: Hymn 581
+ Passing of the Peace
The peace of Christ be with you. And also with you.
Prayer for Illumination
Scripture Reading | Ezekiel 17:22–24
+ Hymn 36: AR HYD Y NOS For the Fruit of All Creation
Scripture Reading | Romans 10:5–15
Quartet Anthem | Jubilate Deo Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756-1791)
O be joyful in God all ye lands. O be joyful singing psalms in the name of the Lord; to give glory and honor to God.
Sermon | Rev. Christopher Holland
Time for Reflection
Affirmation of Faith | 1 Cor. 15:1–6; Mark 16:1–9; Matt. 16:16; Rev. 22:13; John 20:28
This is the good news which we have received, in which we stand, and by which we are saved, if we hold it fast: that Christ died for our sins according to the scriptures, that he was buried, that he was raised on the third day, and that he appeared first to the women, then to Peter, and to the Twelve, and then to many faithful witnesses. We believe that Jesus is the Christ, the Son of the living God. Jesus Christ is the first and the last, the beginning and the end; he is our Lord and our God. Amen.
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 smart phone. Please feel free to give in-person as well.
Offertory Anthem | Summer Chancel Choir | Josef Samargia, bass
I Want to Be Ready
Trad. Spiritual/Arr. Moses Hogan (1957-2003)
+ Doxology (Hymn 606) and Prayer of Dedication
Orison | Summer Chancel Choir
Jacques Berthier (1923-1994) Hymn 466: Come and Fill Our Hearts
Prayers of the People and The Lord’s Prayer
+ Hymn 12: ST. DENIO Immortal, Invisible, God Only Wise
Benediction | Summer Chancel Choir
Sevenfold Amen
Postlude | John Grecia, organ
Ordinary Time – More or Less
Peter C. Lutkin (1858-1931)
Rosalie Bonighton (b. 1946)
Liturgy from Feasting on the Word, Liturgies for Year B, Vol 2 Westminster John Knox Press, 2014
MISSION PARTNERS OF THE WEEK
WPC Partner | Carol Claypoole
Carol Claypoole, Director of the Great Valley Food Cupboard at the Baptist Church in the Great Valley in Devon. GVFC is a food bank provides food and other necessary items through private donations and the Chester County Food Bank to needy individuals and families living in the Wayne and Great Valley areas.
Address: The Great Valley Food Cupboard, Baptist Church in the Great Valley, 945 North Valley Forge Road, Devon, PA 19333
PCUSA Co-worker of the Week | Unzu Lee
Rev. Unzu Leeis the regional liaison for East Asia, focusing on Christian witness through ecumenical engagement in South Korea, North Korea, and Hong Kong.
Emails: unzu.lee@pcusa.org
NEW PASTOR MEET & GREET
MEMORIAL SERVICE DETAILS FOR REV. DR. JOHN T. GALLOWAY, JR.
Join us in honoring the late Rev. Dr. John T. Galloway, Jr. at a Memorial Service in the Sanctuary on Saturday, June 29 at 11:00AM. Overflow seating will be available in the Chapel. Reception to follow in the Chapel, Connector & Courtyard.
Volunteers are needed in the days leading up to the service and on the day of. To view all opportunities, and sign-up, please visit: bit.ly/GallowayVolunteers. We also invite all who knew Rev. Galloway to share their memories with the congregation through photographs. Scan the QR code to submit your photos, or visit: bit.ly/WPC-SHAREYOURPHOTOS. Thank you!
THANK YOU TO TODAY’S WORSHIP LEADERS
The Worship and Music Committee is thankful for our Liturgists, Ushers, and the XXX, for sharing their many gifts with our congregation this morning.
JOIN US IN WORSHIP THIS SUMMER
Sunday, June 30 at 10:00AM
Rev. Liz Wagner Preaching
Sunday, July 7 at 10:00AM Rev. Liz Wagner Preaching