THE GIVING OF OUR TITHES AND OFFERINGS The Call to Give.....................Sondra Ladd The Offertory..............

Chancel Choir Open Now Thy Gates Robert Wetzler

Open now thy gates of beauty, Zion, let me enter there, where my soul in joyful duty waits for God who answers prayer. Oh how blessed is this place, filled with solace, light and grace! Lord my God, I come before thee, come thou also unto me; where we find thee and adore thee, there a heaven on earth must be. To my heart O enter thou, let it be thy temple now! Here thy praise is gladly chanted, here thy seed is duly sown; let my soul, where it is planted, bring forth precious sheaves alone, so that all I hear may be fruitful unto life in me. Speak, O God, and I will hear thee, let thy will be done indeed; May I undisturbed draw near thee while thou dost thy people feed. Here of life the fountain flows, here is balm for all our woes. Amen. Benjamin Schmolck, tr. Catherine Winkworth

*The DoxologyPraise God, from Whom All Blessings Flow.... No. 50

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! *The Thanksgiving for Tithes and Offerings..........Sondra Ladd THE CELEBRATION OF THE LORDS SUPPER The Call to Commune Together.........................Owen Cayton The Hymn of Preparation..............No. 423
Become to Us the Living Bread

The Prayer of the Elder for the Bread.............Nancy Trench The Prayer of the Elder for the Cup............................................Sharon Gober
Distribution: All believers are invited to partake of the Bread when it is passed. Retain the Cup, and we will partake together after reciting John 3:16 in unison.

For God so loved the world, that he gave his only-begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in him shall not perish, but have everlasting life. THE INVITATION TO DISCIPLESHIP *THE HYMN OF COMMITMENT.........No. 611 Rise Up, O Saints of God!
*THE BENEDICTION

THE POSTLUDE.....................David Hughes Alleluia Victor Togni

ORDER OF WORSHIP Sixth Sunday of Easter May 13, 2012 at 9:00am

THE PRELUDE...............David Hughes Aria: God Moves in a Mysterious Way Dan Locklair
*Please stand if you are able.

THE LIFE OF THE CHURCH...................Owen Cayton

*THE CALL TO WORSHIP....................................LeAnn Sapp Leader: O sing to the Lord a new song, for God has done marvelous things. People: We shout for joy for the Lord God has remembered his faithfulness to all the earth. Leader: Let the sea roar and all that fills it; the world and those who live in it. People: The floods clap their hands; and the hills sing together for joy at the presence of the Lord. All: Let us worship God with our shouts of joy and songs of praise. *THE HYMN OF PRAISE AND ADORATION...................................No. 14 Womb of Life, and Source of Being *THE INVOCATION AND LORDS PRAYER (In Unison) Loving One, we come into your presence this day honoring those who are mothers to us, any adult who has loved us through our hurts and celebrated our accomplishments. As we prepare our hearts and mind for worship, open our eyes to the beauty that is around us. Engage our whole being in response to the words spoken and sung in this place. We pray as Jesus taught us to pray for your kingdom saying, 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. * THE GLORIA

THE SCRIPTURE READING............Tracy Freeman Acts 10:44-48 THE ANTHEM...Chancel Choir O Come, Ye Servants of the Lord Christopher Tye
O come ye servants of the Lord and praise his holy name; from early morn to setting sun his might on earth proclaim. His laws are just and glad the heart; he makes his mercies known. Ye princes come, ye people too, and bow before his throne. -from Psalm 113

*THE GOSPEL.....................Owen Cayton

John 15:9-17 THE MESSAGE...........Owen Cayton What a Friend We Have in Jesus THE PRAYER HYMN...........No. 76 The Care the Eagle Gives Her Young THE JOYS/CONCERNS OF THE CHURCH......................Owen Cayton

THE PASTORAL PRAYER...............................Owen Cayton

THE PRAYER RESPONSE...Hear Our Prayer, O Lord.. No. 306 Hear our prayer, O Lord, hear our prayer, O Lord, incline thine ear to us, and grant us thy peace. Amen.