Order of Worship
Sixth Sunday of Easter
May 5, 2024
11:00 am
Prelude - Rondo
Ringers on Broad
Welcome
Karen White
Choral Introit - Live in Charity
Chancel Choir
*Call to Worship - Rob. Hazlett, liturgist
Leader: Beloved, we are called to love one another, because love is from God.
People: God’s love is poured in us from our birth.
Leader: We are called to extend the love of God to all people.
People: God’s love is taught to us through the witness of God’s faithful people.
Leader: We are called to proclaim God’s love in all that we say and do.
People: In all creation, in all our relationships, may God’s love be made known. Amen
*Opening Hymn
Immortal, Invisible, God Only Wise
(Blue) Hymnal # 103
1 Immortal, invisible, God only wise, in light inaccessible hid from our eyes,
Most blessed, most glorious, the Ancient of Days,
almighty, victorious, thy great name we praise
2 Unresting, unhasting, and silent as light, nor wanting, nor wasting, thou rulest in might;
Thy justice like mountains high soaring above
Thy clouds which are fountains of goodness and love.
3 To all, life thou givest, to both great and small; in all life thou livest, the true life of all;
We blossom and flourish as leaves on the tree,
And wither and perish, but naught changeth thee.
4 Thou reignest in glory; thou dwellest in light; thine angels adore thee, all veiling their sight;
All laud we would render: O help us to see
‘tis only the splendor of light hideth thee.
*The Gospel Reading
Luke 7:36-50
Pastoral Prayer
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The Offering
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Offering plates are available at the Sanctuary exits
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Text the dollar amount to (614) 665-0525
Choral Anthem
A Place at the Table
Lori True
For everyone born, a place at the table, for everyone born, clean water and bread,
a shelter, a space, a safe place for growing, for everyone born, a star overhead.
And God will delight when we are creators of justice, justice and joy!
For young and for old, a place at the table, a voice to be heard, a part in the song,
the hands of a child in hands that are wrinkled, for young and for old, the right to belong.
For everyone born, a place at the table, to live without fear, and simply to be,
to work, to speak out, to witness and worship, for everyone born, the right to be free.
And God will delight when we are creators of justice, justice and joy!
*Congregational Response
Praise God, from Whom All Blessings Flow
(Blue) Hymnal # 94
Praise God, from whom all blessings flow;
Praise God, all creatures here below: Alleluia! Alleluia!
Praise God, the source of all our gifts!
Praise Jesus Christ, whose power uplifts!
Praise the Spirit, Holy Spirit! Alleluia! Alleluia! Alleluia!
Message
Love Means No One Is Excluded
Rev. Jim Waugh
Invitation to Holy Communion
Christ our Lord invites to his table all who love him, who earnestly repent of their sin and seek to live in peace with one another. Therefore, let us confess our sin before God and one another.
Unison Prayer of Confession
Merciful God, we confess that we have not loved you with our whole heart. We have failed to be an obedient church. We have not done your will, we have broken your law, we have rebelled against your love, we have not loved our neighbors, and we have not heard the cry of the needy. Forgive us, we pray. Free us for joyful obedience, through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.
Words of Forgiveness
Hear the good news: Christ died for us while we were yet sinners; that proves God’s love toward us. In the name of Jesus Christ, you are forgiven.
In the name of Jesus Christ, you are forgiven! Glory to God. Amen.
The Great 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.
…the prayer continues
…And so, with your people on earth and all the company of heaven, we praise your name and join their unending hymn.
Holy, holy, holy Lord, God of power and might, Heaven and earth are full of your glory. Hosanna in the highest. Blessed is the One who comes in the name of the Lord. Hosanna in the highest.
…the prayer continues
…in union with Christ’s offering for us we proclaim the mystery of faith.
Christ has died; Christ is risen; Christ will come again.
…the prayer continues
…Through your Son Jesus Christ, with the Holy Spirit in your holy church, all honor and glory is yours, almighty God, now and for ever. Amen.
And now, with the confidence of being children of God, let us pray:
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 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, and the power and the glory forever. Amen.
Receiving the Bread and Cup
Communion Hymns
I Come with Joy
Hymnal # 617
1 I come with joy to meet my Lord,
forgiven, loved and free,
In awe and wonder to recall
his life laid down for me,
his life laid down for me.
2 I come with Christians far and near
to find, as all are fed,
The new community of love
in Christ’s communion bread,
in Christ’s communion bread.
3 As Christ breaks bread and bids us share,
each proud division ends.
The love that made us makes us one,
and strangers now are friends,
and strangers now are friends.
4 And thus with joy we meet our Lord.
The Presence, always near,
Is in such friendship better known;
we see and praise God here,
we see and praise God here.
5 Together met, together bound,
we’ll go our different ways,
And as God’s people in the world,
we’ll live and speak God’s name,
we’ll live and speak God’s name.
Let Us Break Bread Together
Hymnal #618
1 Let us break bread together
on our knees, (on our knees)
let us break bread together
on our knees. (on our knees)
When I fall on my knees
with my face to the rising sun,
O Lord, have mercy on me. (on me)
2 Let us drink wine together
on our knees, (on our knees)
let us drink wine together
on our knees. (on our knees)
When I fall on my knees
with my face to the rising sun,
O Lord, have mercy on me. (on me)
3 Let us praise God together
on our knees, (on our knees)
let us praise God together
on our knees. (on our knees)
When I fall on my knees
with my face to the rising sun,
O Lord, have mercy on me. (on me)
4 Let us praise God together
on our knees, (on our knees)
let us praise God together
on our knees. (on our knees)
When I fall on my knees
with my face to the rising sun,
O Lord, have mercy if you please. (if you please)
Unison Prayer after Communion
Eternal God, we give you thanks for this holy mystery in which you have given yourself to us. Grant that we may go into the world in the strength of your Spirit, to give ourselves for others, in the name of Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.
*Closing Hymn
There’s A Wideness in God’s Mercy
(Blue) Hymnal # 121
1 There’s a wideness in God’s mercy like the wideness of the sea;
There’s a kindness in God’s justice, which is more than liberty.
2 There is welcome for the sinner, and more graces for the good!
There is mercy with the Savior; there is healing in his blood.
3 For the love of God is broader than the measure of our mind;
And the heart of the Eternal is most wonderfully kind.
4 If our love were but more simple, we should rest upon God’s word;
And our lives would be illumined by the presence of our Lord.
*Announcements & Benediction
*Benediction Response
Postlude - To God Be The Glory
Jason Mace, Piano
* Indicates an invitation to rise in body or in spirit
Worship Staff:
Rev. Jim Waugh, guest preacher
Gary Everts, Director of Music
Jon Sadler, interim choir director
Jason Mace, Organist
Olivia Miller, Handbell Director
Karen White, Seminary Intern
Danii G, Media and Communications Coordinator