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 30, 2024
Sixth 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, Austin, Carl, Craig, Curtis, Debby, Dylan, the Eckman family, Florence, the Galloway family, Jess and family, Jill, Jim, Jim, Johnson, Ken, Lauren, Lori, Mayada, the family of Miles, Miranda, Nancy, the Niesley and DiAnnibella families, 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 7 | A - F
July 14 | G - L
July 21 | M - R
Sunday, June 30, 2024
Sixth Sunday of
+ Please stand as you are able.
Prelude | John Grecia, organ
Chorale Prelude on “Beach Spring” Aaron David Miller (b. 1972)
Words of Welcome
Moment for Mission
+ Call to Worship
The steadfast love of God never ceases. God’s mercies never come to an end; they are new every morning. Great is your faithfulness, O God. Weeping may linger for the night, but joy comes with the morning, for you hear us when we cry. So we will praise you and will not be silent. Sing praises, O you faithful ones, and give thanks to God’s holy name.
+ Hymn 35:
LOBE DEN HERREN Praise Ye the Lord, the Almighty
+ Call to Confession
+ Prayer of Confession
Trusting you does not always come easy when each day we are faced with the ugliness of the world. We do not believe that love conquers fear. We are not convinced that power comes through weakness. We cannot conceive how you could heal us. Forgive our lack of faith, O God, and renew our trust in you, for we would be disciples of Jesus, in whose name we pray. Amen.
Friends, believe the Good news of the Gospel. In Jesus Christ, we are forgiven. + Declaration of Forgiveness
+ Response of Praise: Hymn 581
GLORIA PATRI
+ Response of Praise | continued from previous page
The peace of Christ be with you. And also with you. + g
Prayer for Illumination
Scripture Reading | Mark 5: 21-43
+ Hymn 796: LAND OF REST We Come to You for Healing, Lord
Responsive Scripture Reading | Psalm 130
Out of the depths I cry to you, OLord. Lord, hear my voice! Let your ears be attentive to the voice of my supplications! If you were to keep watch over sins, OLord, who could stand? Yet with you, there is forgiveness,in order that you may be revered. I wait for you, OLord, my soul waits; and in your word is my hope. My soul waits for the Lord more than those who keep watch for the morning, more than those who watch for the morning.
O Israel, wait for theLord, for with theLordthere is steadfast love, with the Lord there is plenteous redemption. For the Lord shall redeem Israel from all their sins.
Scripture Reading | 2 Samuel 1: 1, 17-27
Quartet Anthem | Now Thank We All Our God Johann Pachelbel (1653-1706) Arr. Austin C. Lovelace (1919-2010)
Sermon | Rev. Liz Wagner
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.
Trad. Spiritual/Arr. André Van Rycheghem I'm Gonna Sing
I'm gonna sing when the spirit says "sing" and obey the spirit of the Lord. I'm gonna pray when the spirit says "pray" and obey the spirit of the Lord. I'm gonna shout, shout, shout when the spirit says "shout, shout, shout" and obey the spirit of the Lord. I'm gonna sing, I'm gonna pray, I'm gonna shout, "Hallelujah!" And obey the spirit of the Lord!
+ Doxology (Hymn 606) and Prayer of Dedication
Orison | Summer Chancel Choir
Prayers of the People and The Lord’s Prayer Offertory Anthem | Summer Chancel Choir
Jacques Berthier (1923-1994) Hymn 466: Come and Fill Our Hearts
+ Hymn 716: BEACH SPRING God, Whose Giving Knows No Ending
Benediction | Summer Chancel Choir
Peter C. Lutkin (1858-1931) Sevenfold Amen
Postlude | John Grecia, organ Theme and Fugue in D Adolf Hesse (1809-1863)
Liturgy from Feasting on the Word, Liturgies for Year B, Vol. 2. Westminster John Knox Press, 2014
A REMINDER FROM THE CHURCH OFFICE
Please be advised, the church office will be closed Thursday, July 4 and Friday, July 5 in observance of Independence Day. All staff will be off in celebration of this national holiday. If you have any questions, please reach out to John Pitocchelli, Director of Finance and Business Operations. Thank you!