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WESTMINSTER PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH Knowing Christ…..Making Christ Known
September 6, 2020 9:45 A.M. Traditional Live-Stream Worship
GATHERING THOUGHT
"There are so many ways to love God."
- David Dark
ORDER FOR THE WORSHIP OF GOD
September 6, 2020 9:45 A.M.
PRELUDE Liturgical Improvisation No. 2 in D Oldroyd
WELCOME (Please fill out the guest book form online.)
CALL TO WORSHIP
Leader: Let the beauty of the Lord our God be upon us.
People: Establish the work of our hands.
Leader: In love and grace,
People: Establish the work of our hands.
Leader: In justice and truth,
People: Walking in the way of Christ.
HYMN #401 Gather Us In
UNISON PRAYER OF CONFESSION
Patient Creator God, we come confessing that all too often our
fear has outweighed our love. Looking out for ourselves, we’ve
forsaken the truth of our interconnectedness. Our outlook on
Your world has been one of scarcity and not gracious abundance.
Hearing words of hate and violence, we have remained far too
silent. We have failed to see Christ in our neighbor. Have mercy
on us O Lord. Spirit, from the pained, fearful and broken parts of
our hearts, hear our prayer…….(time for us to offer silent prayers
of confession.)
ASSURANCE OF PARDON
Pastor: Friends, believe the good news of the gospel.
People: In Jesus Christ we are forgiven.
RESPONSE #582 Glory to God Whose Goodness Shines on Me
APOSTLES’ CREED (please stand if able)
I believe in God the Father Almighty, Maker of heaven and earth,
and in Jesus Christ His only Son our Lord, who was conceived by
the Holy Ghost, born of the Virgin Mary, suffered under Pontius
Pilate, was crucified, dead and buried; He descended into hell;
the third day He rose again from the dead; He ascended into
heaven, and sitteth on the right hand of God the Father Almighty;
from thence He shall come to judge the quick and the dead. I
believe in the Holy Ghost, the holy catholic church, the
communion of saints, the forgiveness of sins, the resurrection of
the body, and the life everlasting. Amen.
MOMENT FOR CHILDREN AND PASSING THE PEACE
PASTORAL PRAYER AND 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.
OFFERTORY Offertory John Ness Beck
With what shall I come before the LORD, and bow myself before
God on high? Shall I come before Him with burnt offerings.
Shall I come before Him with yearling calves?
Will the LORD be pleased with thousands of rams, with ten
thousand of rivers of oil? Shall I give my firstborn for my
transgression, the fruit of my body for the sin of my soul?
He hath shown you, O people. He hath shown you what is good.
And what does the LORD require of you, but to do justice, and to
love kindness, and to walk humbly with your God?
DOXOLOGY (please stand if able)
Praise God from whom all blessings flow. Praise Him all
creatures here below. Praise Him above ye heavenly hosts.
Praise Father, Son and Holy Ghost. Amen.
UNISON PRAYER OF DEDICATION
Abundant God, bless these gifts to the purposes of Your
kingdom. Through the ministries of this church, may they serve
as a means of doing justice, loving mercy and walking humbly
alongside our neighbors both near and far. Amen.
SCRIPTURE LESSON Romans 13: 8-14
Owe no one anything, except to love one another; for the one who
loves another has fulfilled the law. The commandments, “You
shall not commit adultery; You shall not murder; You shall not
steal; You shall not covet”; and any other commandment, are
summed up in this word, “Love your neighbor as yourself.” Love
does no wrong to a neighbor; therefore, love is the fulfilling of the
law.
Besides this, you know what time it is, how it is now the moment
for you to wake from sleep. For salvation is nearer to us now than
when we became believers; the night is far gone, the day is near.
Let us then lay aside the works of darkness and put on the armor
of light; let us live honorably as in the day, not in reveling and
drunkenness, not in debauchery and licentiousness, not in
quarreling and jealousy. Instead, put on the Lord Jesus Christ, and
make no provision for the flesh, to gratify its desires.
Pastor: The Word of the Lord.
People: Thanks be to God.
MEDITATION “Love Rescue Me” Chris Clark
SACRAMENT OF COMMUNION
Invitation
Prayer of Thanksgiving and Consecration
Pastor: The Lord be with you.
People: And also with you.
Pastor: Lift up your hearts.
People: We lift them up to the Lord.
Pastor: Let us give thanks to the Lord our God.
People: It is right to give thanks and praise.
Words of Institution
Sharing the Elements
Communion Prayer
HYMN #757 We All Are Called To Be Disciples
BENEDICTION
POSTLUDE We Will Glorify Paris/arr. Bock
A WARM THANK YOU to Conrad Olie and Ron and Joan Giles
for sharing their gifts with us while helping to lead worship.
KIDS CONNECT FALL 2020
PRE-K TO GRADE 5 EVENTS
Saturday, September 12, 10:00-11:30 a.m. –
DRIVE-BY & ICE CREAM TREATS
Sunday, September 13, 8:45-9:30 a.m. –
CELEBRATE WONDER via Zoom
Sunday, September 13, 12:00-1:00 p.m. –
DRIVE-BY & ICE CREAM TREATS
The Children’s Spiritual Growth Team is excited to ‘greet your
family’ during our drive by weekend! We will be handing out the
Family Fall Celebrate Wonder curriculum/activities; Bibles;
Family Resources for Back to School and Sidewalk Chalk! Let’s
get Creative!
Pre-K to Grade 5 Families: Please drive by the WPC Preschool
South Church Entrance to pick up your Fall Family Celebrate
Wonder Packets and enjoy an ice cream treat (in your car).
Families: Join us for CELEBRATE WONDER Sunday kickoff
(via Zoom) to meet and greet your fall leaders who will welcome
your children! We honor the spiritual life of your children and
look forward to experiencing and reflecting on Bible stories;
spiritual practices; and helping children make meaning of their
lives during these difficult days of living a virtual life. With eyes
of wonder we will begin with God Who Creates the Earth –
Genesis 1:1-19. To register, type the following in your browser:
https://bit.ly/3jJtqjj
Questions: Contact Sue Spotts as [email protected].
FINANCIAL UPDATE
August 2020
General Fund – Missions and Church Operations
% vs.
Actual Budget Budget
YTD Tithes and
Offering $1,502,991 $1,518,792 -1%
YTD Expenses $1,458,181 $1,642,075 -11%
We want to sincerely thank you for keeping your General Fund
pledges up to date; as you can see, this month tithes and offering have
fallen short of what we expected and budgeted. We encourage you to
keep up consistent giving, so that we can achieve 100% of our
pledged support. Please consider electronic giving. Setting up your
giving is simple through the “Donate” button on the “Give” page on
the church website, or request an authorization form by contacting
the church office.
Thank you for your commitment to the mission and ministry of Westminster.
WORSHIP INFORMATION
WEEKLY WORSHIP SCHEDULE
Live Streaming – Sunday
- 9:45 a.m. - Traditional Worship
- 11:10 a.m. - Contemporary Worship
- 5:00 p.m. – Prayer Worship
Live Streaming – Wednesday
- 9:10 a.m. - Prayer and Communion Worship
TEXT GIVING is available. You can give via your phone; it’s easy,
secure and instant. Start a new text message to 610-616-2826. Enter
the dollar amount of your gift as the text. Send. First time givers are
prompted to a link to enter credit/debit card information.
PRAYER CHAIN members receive a weekly list of prayer requests
via email and members include them in their conversations with God.
To have a prayer request included in the Prayer Chain or to become a
member, contact Jeanne Klaver at [email protected] or fill
out the prayer request form at www.westminsterpc.org.
TRANSCRIPTS, VIDEO AND AUDIO OF PREVIOUS
SERMONS are available online at www.westminsterpc.org.
* * * * * * * * * Ministers of Jesus Christ All the Members of the Congregation
Pastors Jennie Clark, Jon Frost, Ann Hatfield, Don Lincoln
Director of Music Bob Morris
Associate Director of Music and Organist Glenn Kinckner
