Ten fifteen o’clock
May 11, 2008
Pentecost
The opening
voluntaries call us to silent, personal
preparation for the worship of God.
“Be still and know that I am God.”
Opening
Voluntary
Adagio on Aberystwyph
Alice Jordan
(Hymn 131
Wind
Who Makes All Winds That Blow)
Come, Holy Ghost, Our Souls Inspire
Wilbur Held
Welcome
and Concerns
Let all worshipers sign the Fellowship Register
so you may greet one another
following the service.
(Visitors please include your
address and telephone number.)
Minute for Mission
Celebration of Learning
Mary Gordon
Call to Worship
(Responsive)
Bill Monroe
And when the day of Pentecost had come,
they were all together in one
place.
Suddenly from heaven came a sound like the rush
of a mighty wind
and it filled the entire house
where they were sitting.
Tongues, as of fire, appeared among them and
rested on each of them.
And they were filled with the
Holy Spirit.
*Hymn 128
On Pentecost They Gathered
MUNICH
Call to Prayer
Prayer of Confession
(In unison)
O God,
You are Spirit;
You are wind;
You are breath.
You meet us in the
wonders of creation,
in the awe of
wonderful things,
in the terror of
fearful things.
You blow among the
fallen leaves,
the broken
branches,
the whining pain
and the whirlwinds
of delight.
Your wind gently
touches our brow
with comfort and
caress;
your forgiveness
raises us to life;
your challenge
disturbs our tidy plans
and spreads
opportunities before our eyes.
Gentle Spirit,
breathe on us your life.
Strong Spirit, open
our closed doors to your compassion;
Universal Spirit,
inspire us to sing and sigh for justice;
Spirit of Jesus,
teach us to walk, to work, to pray, to live, to
love
your way.
Awaken our dreams,
expand our visions, heal us for hope,
through Jesus
Christ our Lord. Amen
Assurance
of Pardon
*Gloria Patri 579
Glory Be to the Father
GLORIA PATRI
*Passing the Peace
The Spirit brings us together to share Christ’s
peace. Please share that
peace with one another. Peace be with
you.
Children’s Time
Congregational Prayer and
the
Lord’s Prayer
Scripture Reading
Acts 2: 1-21
(NT pp 103-104)
*Hymn
322
Spirit of the Living God
LIVING GOD
Sermon
A Spiritual Community
James L. Wallace
Ordination and Installation
of Church Officers
Explanation of the
Offices of Elder and Deacon
Constitutional Questions to Candidates
Constitutional Questions to Congregation
The Laying on of Hands
Prayer
Declaration and Welcoming
Offering
Offertory
Anthem
I Am Thine, O Lord
A. L. Butler
●
arr. Mark Patterson, 2001
Chorus of Men and Boys
I am Thine, O Lord, I have heard Thy voice, And
it told Thy love to me;
But I long to rise in the arms of faith,
And be closer drawn to Thee.
Draw me nearer, draw me nearer, draw me
nearer, Lord, to Thee;
I am Thine, O Lord, I am Thine, O Lord,
draw me nearer, Lord, to Thee.
Consecrate me now to Thy service, Lord,
By the power of grace divine.
Let my soul look up with a steadfast
hope, And my will be lost in Thine.
Draw me nearer, draw me nearer, draw me
nearer, Lord, to Thee;
I am Thine, O Lord, I am Thine, O Lord,
draw me nearer, Lord, to Thee.
--Fanny J. Crosby (1820 – 1915)
*Doxology 592
Praise God, from Whom All Blessings Flow
OLD HUNDREDTH
Sacrament
(Please hold the
bread to partake simultaneously;
of the Lord's Supper
drink the wine when served.)
Invitation and Thanksgiving
The Lord be with you.
And also with you.
Lift up your hearts.
We lift them up to the Lord.
Let us give thanks to the Lord our God.
It is right to give our thanks and praise.
Pour out Pentecost's Spirit upon these gifts of bread and cup,
and
on your daughters and sons who hunger for your
goodness.
As we eat the Bread, may grace satisfy our hearts and fill a
broken world.
As we
drink the Cup, may our lives be filled with love
and then poured out for a parched people.
And when that great day comes when you gather your children in
one place, around one great Table, we will fully
receive the Spirit, being fed by your Servant,
Jesus,
and
sing to you with one voice, one heart, as one
community. Amen.
Words of
Institution and
Distribution of the
Bread and Cup
As you serve your neighbor, you may say:
This is the Bread of Life
This is the Cup of our New Covenant.
Prayer
*Hymn
130
Let Every Christian Pray
LAUDES DOMINI
*Benediction
*Congregational
Breathe on Me, Breath of God
TRENTHAM
Response 316
(First Stanza)
Breathe on me, Breath of God,
Fill me with life a-new,
That I may love what Thou dost love,
And do what Thou wouldst do.--Edwin
Hatch, 1886
Closing
Voluntary
Little Prelude and Fugue No. 1
J. S. Bach
*If
able, please stand.
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