September 17, 2023 |
Sixteenth Sunday
After Pentecost |
10:20AM |
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Welcome and Announcements |
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Prelude |
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Call to Worship |
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L: Bless God with our whole selves. Praise the Maker of
our being! P: Remember the mighty deeds and the good works of our
God. L: God endows us with many gifts and equips us to do good
work. P: Remember the mighty deeds and the good works of our
God. L: Holy Love entered the world with grace and forgiveness,
mercy and compassion, redemption and restoration. P: We give thanks for the mighty deeds and the good
works of our God! |
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Opening Prayer |
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*Hymn #619 |
Praise, My Soul, the
God of Heaven |
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*Call To
Confession |
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*Prayer Of Confession |
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God of grace, we need your strength in our lives. We confess
that we can judge our neighbors, family, and friends. We project our own
shortcomings onto others deflecting attention from our mistakes. We withhold
and condition forgiveness, mercy, and grace from those who wrong us at the
same time we seek it for the wrongs we have done. Even still, we struggle to
forgive ourselves. You have shown us the better way. Help us to follow your
path–receiving and extending forgiveness in a world in need of your love and
grace. In your mercy, O God, hear our prayer, and let us forgive as you
forgive. Amen. |
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*Silent Prayer
of Confession |
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*Assurance of
Pardon |
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*Gloria Patri |
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Prayer For Illumination |
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First Lesson |
See insert |
Romans 14:1-12 |
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Second Lesson |
See insert |
Matthew
18:21-35 |
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Meditation |
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Rev. Marie Bacchiocchi |
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*Affirmation Of
Faith |
Apostles’ Creed |
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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 life everlasting. Amen |
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*Hymn #435 |
There’s a
Wideness in God’s Mercy |
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Sharing Our Joys and Concerns |
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Pastoral Prayer |
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The Lord’s Prayer |
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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. |
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Call To Offering |
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Offertory |
“Lord, For Thy Tender Mercies’ Sake” |
R. Ferrant |
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*Doxology #606 |
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* Prayer of Dedication |
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Merciful God, receive our offerings as a testimony to
your provision and a demonstration of our love. May they be magnified and
multiplied for the benefit of our community and all creation. Amen. |
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*Hymn #315 |
In
the Midst of New Dimensions
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Benediction |
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*Choral Amen |
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Postlude |
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*Those Who Can, May
Stand |
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Today’s liturgy was adapted from the Ministry Matters,
Worship Ways, and the Abingdon Worship Annual. |
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