October 30, 2022
Twenty-first Sunday After Pentecost
Enhance your online worship experience
Whether you’re a first-time online visitor or a life-long member, we welcome and celebrate the ways you enrich our collective worship of a scattered yet gathered Children of God. As we begin our service, we invite you to light a candle, just as we do in the prelude during our in-person worship. Our two altar candles symbolize that Christ was both a human being and God. A light being carried into the world shows that Jesus Christ is for all people - everywhere. Just as a the acolyte carries the lighted candlelight into the congregation, the light symbolizes the light of Jesus Christ preceding us into the world where we as the church are to serve.
Gathering
Chimes of the Trinity
Prelude
Amazing Grace arr. Lindy Kerby
Welcome and Announcements
Rev. Lisa Hartzog
Call to Worship
Inspired by Luke 19: 1-10
One: With the pressing crowds, searching for healing and hope,
Many: We wish to see Jesus.
One: With the pushed out and cast aside, with the lonely lost, stripped of pride,
Many: We wish to see Jesus.
One: With those who seek mystery and meaning, wisdom and grace,
Many: We wish to see Jesus. +
Hymn
A Mighty Fortress Is Our God UMH# 110
Concerns & Prayers with the Lord’s Prayer
Rev. Lisa Hartzog UMH# 895
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 trespasses,
as we forgive those who trespass against us.
And lead us not into temptation;
but deliver us from evil.
For thine is the kingdom, the power, and the glory,
for ever and ever. Amen
A Reading from the Old Testament
Anthem
Come Ye Sinners Poor and Needy Gordon Young
Danielle Fann, flute
A Reading from the Gospels
Sermon
Salvation Has Come | Rev. Paula Dempsey
Prayer of Confession & Assurance of Pardon
Our creator God knows us fully, and still loves us completely. Christ spots us even when we are hiding and beckons us to follow. Today salvation is here. In the name of Jesus Christ you are forgiven and made new.
In the name of Jesus Christ, we are forgiven and made new. Thanks be to God.
Blessing of the Tithes and Offerings
Doxology UMH# 94
Hymn
Hymn of Promise UMH# 707
Postlude
Jesus’ Hands Were Kind Hands arr. Marie-Ève Mainguy
Today’s Worship Participants
Our Pastor: Rev. Lisa Hartzog
Preaching: Rev. Paula Dempsey (we are grateful for Paula’s last-minute substation as Lisa is sick)
Music Director: Dr. Joel Reed
Pianist: Patty Higgins
Liturgist: Barbara Criss
Handbell Director: Lucy Butterworth
Pastor Emeritus: Rev. Wiley Cooper
Music Intern: Alex Ngamhuy
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