Springdale Presbyterian Church
Order of Worship
Sunday, November 24, 2019
Prelude
Deep Water – Marc Ford
Arise&Shine Singers
Please prepare your hearts for worship during this time.
Welcome and Announcements
Moment for Mission – Angel Tree
Call to Worship (responsive)
Leader: Friends, we gather here again today to give thanks and praise to the Holy One – our Creator, our Redeemer, and our Sustainer.
People: All of us – the young and the old and the middle-aged; the rich and the poor and the “comfortably well-off”;
Leader: Liberal and conservative and moderate; male and female and non-binary;
People: All races, all ethnicities; all sexual orientations; those with perfect pitch and those who can’t carry a tune in a bucket; those wearing jeans and those who would never come to church in anything but a suit or dress;
Leader: All of us have come here together, in this one place, with one love, to worship the one God who created and loves and guides us all. Come, let’s worship our God together!
*Opening Hymn 610 O for a Thousand Tongues to Sing (all 5 verses)
Prayer of Confession
Leader: God, we look at the world that you created and called “good,” even “very good,” and we know that in ways large and small, things have gone horribly wrong. We look, almost as if through a window, and see people standing by watching while those in need struggle to survive.
People: We see people casting their lots with those who worship power and success, or who intimidate and cause chaos. We see people who ridicule the humble and compassionate way of life that you call us to.
Leader: And then, we realize that it isn’t a window we’re looking through at all, but actually a mirror – and that the people doing those things are us.
People: We pray that your Spirit would transform us, God. Let us know and be renewed by your forgiveness. Mold our hearts, our minds, and our lives, to make us the people you want us to be.
(Silent Confession)
Assurance of Forgiveness
Leader: Hear the good news: through Jesus Christ, who reigns over our lives, God chooses to forgive our shortcomings and sin; and chooses to remember us as “very good” as we were created; and chooses to reconcile with us
Pastor: God prepares the way for us - the way to grace, to hope, to new life. Friends, proclaim the good news once again:
People: In Jesus Christ, we are forgiven!
*Response Hymn
Alleluia (see insert) Cantor intones Congregation responds
*Blessing One Another with the Peace
Prayer for Illumination
Scripture Reading
Luke 23:33-43 page 1105, pew Bible
Leader: The Word of the Lord.
People: Thanks be to God.
A Time with Young Disciples
Sermon
Rev. Dwain Lee
Reception of New Members
The Sacrament of Baptism
*Baptism Hymn 486 Child of Blessing, Child of Promise (all 4 verses)
Moment for Mission – Stewardship Campaign
Reception of 2020 Stewardship Pledges
The Offering
Offertory/Anthem
Thankful – Carol Bayer Sager
The Springdale Choir
Prayer Requests: If you have a prayer request card, please place it in the offering plate as the offering is received. Joys and concerns may also be shared aloud during the Prayers of the People.
Response Hymn
Gentle Doxology
Prayers of the People
The Prayers of the People will include a time when you are invited to join in prayer, either silently or spoken aloud.
When offering a prayer aloud…
Please raise your hand and wait for an usher to bring you a microphone, so all can hear and join in your prayer.
Conclude a prayer of joy by saying: “For this and all good things…”
…and the congregation will respond: “Thanks be to God!”
Conclude a concern saying: “Lord in your mercy…”
…and the congregation will respond: “Hear our prayer.”
The Pastor will conclude the Prayers of the People by leading the congregation in the Lord’s Prayer. The following is the English version that we typically use – but feel free to offer the prayer in whatever version or language you feel most comfortable with:
The Lord’s Prayer
Our Father, who art in heaven, hallowed be Thy name. Thy kingdom come; Thy will be done on earth as it is in heaven. Give us this day our daily bread, and forgive us our debts as we forgive our debtors. And lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from evil. For Thine is the kingdom, and the power, and the glory forever. Amen.
*Sending Hymn
853 We Are Marching in the Light of God (all 4 verses)
*Charge
*Benediction
*Postlude
Now Thank We All Our God – J.S. Bach
Deep Water – Marc Ford
Arise&Shine Singers
Please prepare your hearts for worship during this time.
Welcome and Announcements
Moment for Mission – Angel Tree
Call to Worship (responsive)
Leader: Friends, we gather here again today to give thanks and praise to the Holy One – our Creator, our Redeemer, and our Sustainer.
People: All of us – the young and the old and the middle-aged; the rich and the poor and the “comfortably well-off”;
Leader: Liberal and conservative and moderate; male and female and non-binary;
People: All races, all ethnicities; all sexual orientations; those with perfect pitch and those who can’t carry a tune in a bucket; those wearing jeans and those who would never come to church in anything but a suit or dress;
Leader: All of us have come here together, in this one place, with one love, to worship the one God who created and loves and guides us all. Come, let’s worship our God together!
*Opening Hymn 610 O for a Thousand Tongues to Sing (all 5 verses)
Prayer of Confession
Leader: God, we look at the world that you created and called “good,” even “very good,” and we know that in ways large and small, things have gone horribly wrong. We look, almost as if through a window, and see people standing by watching while those in need struggle to survive.
People: We see people casting their lots with those who worship power and success, or who intimidate and cause chaos. We see people who ridicule the humble and compassionate way of life that you call us to.
Leader: And then, we realize that it isn’t a window we’re looking through at all, but actually a mirror – and that the people doing those things are us.
People: We pray that your Spirit would transform us, God. Let us know and be renewed by your forgiveness. Mold our hearts, our minds, and our lives, to make us the people you want us to be.
(Silent Confession)
Assurance of Forgiveness
Leader: Hear the good news: through Jesus Christ, who reigns over our lives, God chooses to forgive our shortcomings and sin; and chooses to remember us as “very good” as we were created; and chooses to reconcile with us
Pastor: God prepares the way for us - the way to grace, to hope, to new life. Friends, proclaim the good news once again:
People: In Jesus Christ, we are forgiven!
*Response Hymn
Alleluia (see insert) Cantor intones Congregation responds
*Blessing One Another with the Peace
Prayer for Illumination
Scripture Reading
Luke 23:33-43 page 1105, pew Bible
Leader: The Word of the Lord.
People: Thanks be to God.
A Time with Young Disciples
Sermon
Rev. Dwain Lee
Reception of New Members
The Sacrament of Baptism
*Baptism Hymn 486 Child of Blessing, Child of Promise (all 4 verses)
Moment for Mission – Stewardship Campaign
Reception of 2020 Stewardship Pledges
The Offering
Offertory/Anthem
Thankful – Carol Bayer Sager
The Springdale Choir
Prayer Requests: If you have a prayer request card, please place it in the offering plate as the offering is received. Joys and concerns may also be shared aloud during the Prayers of the People.
Response Hymn
Gentle Doxology
Prayers of the People
The Prayers of the People will include a time when you are invited to join in prayer, either silently or spoken aloud.
When offering a prayer aloud…
Please raise your hand and wait for an usher to bring you a microphone, so all can hear and join in your prayer.
Conclude a prayer of joy by saying: “For this and all good things…”
…and the congregation will respond: “Thanks be to God!”
Conclude a concern saying: “Lord in your mercy…”
…and the congregation will respond: “Hear our prayer.”
The Pastor will conclude the Prayers of the People by leading the congregation in the Lord’s Prayer. The following is the English version that we typically use – but feel free to offer the prayer in whatever version or language you feel most comfortable with:
The Lord’s Prayer
Our Father, who art in heaven, hallowed be Thy name. Thy kingdom come; Thy will be done on earth as it is in heaven. Give us this day our daily bread, and forgive us our debts as we forgive our debtors. And lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from evil. For Thine is the kingdom, and the power, and the glory forever. Amen.
*Sending Hymn
853 We Are Marching in the Light of God (all 4 verses)
*Charge
*Benediction
*Postlude
Now Thank We All Our God – J.S. Bach
Learn & Serve
Connect with Springdale through worship, learning and service. Our Learn & Serve time begins at 11:15 am, following the worship service and fellowship time.
Connect with Springdale through worship, learning and service. Our Learn & Serve time begins at 11:15 am, following the worship service and fellowship time.
