Participating through leadership in
worship this morning are:
Leader: Rev. Bob Lockhart
Organist: Al Fougere
Lay Reader: Bob Downard
Greeters: Sally & George Fox
Collectors: Curtis Fox, Lisa Rhynold
St. David’s Congregation wishes to
welcome and express our appreciation to Rev. Bob Lockhart for leading
us in Worship on this our 127th Anniversary.
127th Anniversary Sunday – St. David’s
Announcements The
Work of Church and Community
WE GATHER TO WORSHIP GOD
Welcome and greeting one another
with the Peace of Christ.
* Introit To you, O God, I
lift my soul, to you I lift my soul.
* Call to Worship:
(based on Psalm 118 and Micah 6:8)
One: This is the Day the Lord has made.
All: Let us rejoice and be glad in it.
One: What is special about this day?
All: We gather to give thanks for God’s many blessings as
we remember and celebrate the history of this congregation.
One: And what does the LORD require of us
as we venture into the future?
All: To do justice, to love kindness
and to walk humbly with God.
One: This is the Day the Lord has made.
All: Let us rejoice and be glad in it.
One: What is special about this day?
All: We gather to give thanks for God’s many blessings as
we remember and celebrate the history of this congregation.
One: And what does the LORD require of us
as we venture into the future?
All: To do justice, to love kindness
and to walk humbly with God.
* Opening
Prayer: (in unsion)
God
of grace and glory, we come to praise your holy name for
the many ways in which you have touched and blessed us. Today we give thanks as we remember those who planted the seeds of Christian faith in this community. In coming together to celebrate this 127th Anniversary, we recommit ourselves to the mission journey you set before us as the disciples of Jesus Christ, in whose name we pray: Our Father who art in heaven hallowed by thy name…. AMEN
the many ways in which you have touched and blessed us. Today we give thanks as we remember those who planted the seeds of Christian faith in this community. In coming together to celebrate this 127th Anniversary, we recommit ourselves to the mission journey you set before us as the disciples of Jesus Christ, in whose name we pray: Our Father who art in heaven hallowed by thy name…. AMEN
*
Hymn Joyful,
Joyful We Adore You VU
232
Invitation to Confession
Prayer of Confession: (in unison)
Holy and loving God, we confess that we have sinned,
By choice, and by conditioning,
In ignorance, and in awareness,
on our own, and with others.
We take responsibility for what we have done and ask for your forgiveness.
Prayer of Confession: (in unison)
Holy and loving God, we confess that we have sinned,
By choice, and by conditioning,
In ignorance, and in awareness,
on our own, and with others.
We take responsibility for what we have done and ask for your forgiveness.
By your Holy Spirit, turn us from the
pathways of evil
and lead us along the pathways which lead to your good.
Give us time to change our ways.
Help us to live truthfully, practice justice,
kindness and faithfulness.
In the name of Jesus we pray. Amen
Words of Assurance
and lead us along the pathways which lead to your good.
Give us time to change our ways.
Help us to live truthfully, practice justice,
kindness and faithfulness.
In the name of Jesus we pray. Amen
Words of Assurance
WE LISTEN FOR GOD’S WORD
Scripture
Readings:
Old Testament Exodus 32:1-6
Psalm 121 VU 844
Hebrews 5:1-10
* Hymn: This
Is the Day VU
412
Time with Children
The Gospel Acclamation
Gospel: Mark 10:32-45
One:
The gospel of Jesus
Christ. All: Praise to
you, Lord Jesus Christ.
Sermon: Confused and afraid, we
tend to settle for false gods.
Choir Offering: Take Now My
Voice
WE RESPOND IN FAITH
Offering Our Gifts to God
* Doxology VU 540
Prayers of Thanksgiving and
Intercession
WE GO TO SERVE GOD
* Hymn How Great Thou
Art (Back Cover Hymn Book)
* Commissioning
Benediction Go Now In Peace
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