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WORSHIP SCHEDULE
Sundays | 10:00AM
Monday - Thursday | 8:30AM - 4:30PM
July 21, 2024
Ninth 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:
Austin, Carl, Cathy, Craig, Curtis, Debby, Florence, Jess and family, Jill, Johnson, Ken, Lauren, Lori, Mayada, Miranda, Nancy, the Niesley and DiAnnibella families, Paula, Richard, Sarah and Weezie.
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 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 28 | S - Z Aug 04 | A - F Aug 11 | G - L
Sunday, July 21, 2024 Ninth Sunday of
+ Please stand as you are able.
Prelude | John Grecia, organ Andante Religioso Henry Thomas Smart (1813-1879)
Words of Welcome
+ Call to Worship
Make a joyful noise to the LORD, all the earth!
Serve the LORD with gladness; come before His presence with singing. Know that the LORD is God; it is He who made us, and not we ourselves. We are His people and the sheep of His pasture.
Enter inro His gates with thanksgiving, and into His courts with praise. Be thankful and bless His name.
For the LORD is good; His mercy is everlasting, And His truth endures to all generations.
+ Hymn 49: LEONI The God of Abraham Praise
+ Call to Confession
+ Litany of Confession
Gracious God, we have seen the works that testify to your goodness, but we still wonder if we should attribute them elsewhere.
Forgive us, Lord.
Should we consider the unexpected encouragement that we needed as a word from you, or simply the kindness of a stranger?
Forgive us, Lord.
Should we consider the healing that has occurred in our life as a gift from you, or merely the skill of a doctor?
Forgive us, Lord.
Should we attribute our mourning turning into dancing to your grace, or to our hard interior work?
Forgive us, Lord, and give us hearts to believe, and eyes to recognize your gifts to us made manifest in others. Amen.
+ Assurance of God’s Grace | 1 John 1: 8-9
If we say we have no sin, we deceive ourselves, and the truth is not in us. If we confess our sins, God is faithful and just to forgive us our sins and cleanse us from all unrighteousness. Friends, believe the Good News of the Gospel. In Jesus Christ we are forgiven.
+ Response of Praise: Hymn 581
GLORIA PATRI
The peace of Christ be with you. And also with you.
The Sacrament of Baptism | Rev. Katy Shevel
+ The Apostle’s 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.
McKinley Joe Van Ostenbridge | Child of Mitchell and Lauren Van Ostenbridge
The Baptism + Baptismal Hymn 188 (v. 1): Jesus Loves Me! JESUS LOVES ME
Prayer for Illumination
Scripture Reading | 1 Corinthians 3:1-9
+ Hymn 840: VILLE DU HAVRE It is Well with My Soul
Quartet Anthem
Bound for Jubilee
Joyce Eilers (1941-2009)
Hallelu, Hallelu, I’m on my way, bound for Jubilee. Oh, my brother, won’t you come with me? Oh, my sister, you must come today. Oh, my brother, won’t you come with me? Or the Devil might come and take you away, ‘fore you get to Jubilee! My Lord’s callin’, I must go with Him. Can’t you hear Him callin’ you today? My Lord’s callin’, I must go with Him, or the Devil might come and take me away, ‘fore I get to Jubilee. Hallelu, Hallelu! Bound for Jubilee!
Sermon | Rev. Timothy Pretz | “How Are We Doing?”
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.
The WPC Deacons, in the exercise of their caring and charitable purpose, have established a Deacon Compassion Fund to assist persons in financial need. Today’s offering will be taken to provide funds for this purpose. Please designate ‘Deacon Compassion Fund’ on the offering envelope in the pew, when giving online, or on your check memo line. Thank you.
Offertory Anthem | Summer Chancel Choir
The Lord is My Shepherd
Time for Reflection + Doxology (Hymn 606) and Prayer of Dedication
Howard Goodall (b. 1958)
The Lord is my shepherd, I shall not want; He maketh me to lie down in green pastures: He leadeth me beside the still waters. Yea, though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death, I will fear no evil. For you are with me, you will comfort me. Surely goodness and mercy shall follow me all the days of my life: And I will dwell in the house of the Lord forever.
Orison | Summer Chancel Choir
Larry Visser (b. 1962) Draw Near
Sacrament of the Lord’s Supper
Invitation
The Great Prayer of Thanksgiving
Words of Institution
Distribution of Elements
Prayers of the People and The Lord’s Prayer
+ Hymn 320:
WAREHAM The Church of Christ in Every Age
Benediction | Summer Chancel Choir
God Be with You
Postlude | John Grecia, organ
Dale Wood (1934-2003)
Postlude in D Healey Willan (1880-1968)
FLOWER DEDICATIONS
The Chancel flowers are dedicated today to the glory of God and in thanksgiving for young McKinley Joe Van Ostenbridge whose baptism we celebrate today.
MISSION PARTNERS OF THE WEEK
WPC Partner | Rev. Dr. Janel Dixon
Philadelphia Chapter of the National Black Presbyterian Caucus which is committed to Jesus Christ and works to ensure that the witness of Presbyterians of African Descent is healthy, growing, dynamic, and empowering; that reacial justice is integral in the church's self-understanding and lived out n every aspect of ministry in the Presbyterian Church.
Address: Cedar Park Presbyterian Churh, 7740 Limekiln Pike Philadelphia, PA 19150
PCUSA Co-worker of the Week | Cobbie and Dessa Palm
Cobbie and Dessa serve at the invitation of the UCC in the Philippines. Cobbie serves the church as a mission facilitator. Dessa coordinates the UCCP’s Theater for Evangelism and Advocacy, which seeks to train church workers and members to creatively communicate the gospel and bear witness to the transformative role of a caring and compassionate church.
Emails: cobbie.palm@pcusa.org dessa.palm@pcusa.org