9:55 a.m. January 12, 2020 Watch
Welcome to worship! As you settle in for worship, please feel free to light a candle of prayer in the chapel area (right side of sanctuary). The children will be with us through the word with The Children, then may be excused to their program. There is nursery care available throughout the service, and a crying room for those who become inconsolable.
RINGING OF THE CHIMES Sylvia Berry, Organist
GREETING & ANNOUNCEMENTS Sue Koza, Vice ModeratorWatch
*PROCESSIONAL HYMN ‘O God, Our Help in Ages Past’ No. 67
CALL TO WORSHIP: (from Psalm 29)
Leader: Ascribe to the Lord, O heavenly beings,
ALL: ascribe to the Lord glory and strength.
Leader: Ascribe to the Lord the glory of God’s name;
ALL: worship the Lord in holy splendor.
Leader: May the Lord give strength to God’s people!
ALL: May the Lord bless God’s people with peace!
INTROIT ‘Woke Up this Morning’ Traditional
A READING FROM THE HEBREW SCRIPTURES Isaiah 42:1-6
Lay Reader: Adam Mitchell
MISSIONS MOMENTWatch
A WORD WITH THE CHILDREN: Interim Ann-Marie IllsleyWatch
SINGING THE CHILDREN OUT ‘This Little Light of Mine’
*Asterisk indicates all who are able may stand
Bold print indicates congregational response
PRAYER OF RECONCILIATION (in unison)
We are precious in your sight, yet we often forget that we are your beloved. We confess that our love can be fickle and inconstant. We follow selfish goals and deny that our way of life harms others and hurts your world. We are sorry and want to change. Create in us a clean heart, strengthen our resolve, reconcile us one to another, and bless us with your peace. Amen.
KYRIE ‘Blessed Quietness’ refrain No. 267
Blessed quietness, holy quietness, what assurance in my soul. On the stormy sea, Jesus speaks to me, and the billows cease to roll.
*WORDS OF ASSURANCE Acts 10: 34 and 43
(please stand as you are able)
*RECEIVING AND SHARING GOD’S LOVE
(by handshake, embrace, or with hands folded)
The peace of Christ be with you.
And also with you.
*GLORIA ‘Arise, Shine; for Your Light Has Come’
Arise, shine; for your light has come, and the glory of the Lord has dawned upon you. The Lord will be your everlasting light, and your God will be your glory.
THE STORY OF THE BAPTISM OF JESUS Matthew 3:13-17Watch
SERMON Rev. Katrina ClintonWatch
ANTHEM ‘Precious Lord, Take My Hand’ Rev. Thomas Dorsey, arr. Ed LojeskiWatch
When my way grows drear, precious Lord linger near when my life is almost gone. Hear my cry, hear my call, hold my hand lest I fall. Take my hand precious Lord, lead me home. Precious Lord, take my hand, lead me on, let me stand. I’m tired, I’m weak, I’m worn. Through the storm, through the night, lead me on to the light. Take my hand precious Lord, lead me home. When the darkness appears and the night draws near and the day is past and gone. At the river I stand guide my feet, hold my hand. Take my hand, precious Lord, lead me home.
MORNING PRAYERS
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 sins, as we forgive those who sin against us. And lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from evil, for thine is the kingdom, and the power, and the glory forever. Amen.
OFFERINGS OF THE PEOPLE OF GODWatch
OFFERTORY ‘Trouble!’ Traditional, arr. Sally Albrecht
Trouble! Soon I will be done with the trouble! Wade in the water, children. God’s gonna trouble the water. See that band all dressed in red. Must be the ones that Moses led. No more weepin’ and awailin’, I’m going to live with God.
*DOXOLOGY ‘All People That On Earth Do Dwell’ vs 2 No. 18
Know that there is one God, indeed, who fashions us without our aid, who claims, us, gives us all we need, whose tender care will never fade.
*PRAYER OF DEDICATION
*HYMN ‘Called As Partners in Christ’s Service’ No. 453
*COMMISSIONING AND BENEDICTION
(please be seated for the closing music)
CLOSING MUSICWatch
Serving Today:
Rev. Katrina Clinton
Ann-Marie Illsley, Acting Associate Minister
Murray Kidd, Music Director
Sylvia Berry, Organist
David Wilcox, Sign Language
Loren Stott, Sign Language
Adam Mitchell, Lay Reader
Loren Stott, Hospitality Team Leader
