Sunday May 17, 2026 Worship Service
Livestream at 11:10 a.m.

Gathering in God’s Name

Prelude — Pavane — Claude Debussy
As the prelude begins, you are invited to begin your personal preparation for worship.

Silent Meditation                                                                                                         
“Prayer involves speaking and listening. We share with God the deepest concerns and profoundest joys of our hearts, and we listen so that we might become aware of what is on God’s heart.”
– author Marjorie Thompson

Call to Worship — Psalm 68:7-10, 32
O God, when you went out before your people, when you marched through the wilderness, the earth quaked,
       the heavens poured down rain at the presence of God, the God of Sinai, at the presence of God, the God of Israel.
Rain in abundance, O God, you showered abroad; you restored your heritage when it languished; your flock found a dwelling in it; in your goodness, O God, you provided for the needy.
       Sing to God, O kingdoms of the earth; sing praises to the Lord.

Praise and Adoration

*Hymn #805 — Come Sing to God — ELLACOMBE   
(*Please stand, if you are able)

Confession and Pardon

Call to Confession

Prayer of Confession
Eternal God, you have loved us from generation to generation. You have shown your faithfulness more often than we can recall. The Bible tells us of your steadfast mercy. Your Spirit even intercedes for us.  Yet we live holding on to past hurts; we are not open to your new creation. We prefer the safety of what we know to the excitement of discipleship.  Forgive us, we pray, and make us again as you would have us be. We make all of our prayers in the name of Jesus Christ.  Amen.

Silent Prayers of Confession and Petition

Kyrie Eleison #551 — Lord, Have Mercy — LAND OF REST
Lord, have mercy; Christ, have mercy; Lord, have mercy upon us.
Lord, have mercy; Christ, have mercy; Lord, have mercy upon us.

Assurance of Pardon

*Congregational Response (#485) — We Know That Christ Is Raised — ENGELBERG

*Welcome

*Hymn 401 — Here in This Place — GATHER US IN

Announcements

Fellowship of Prayer

Joys and Concerns

Prayers of the People
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.

Anthem — I Want to Be a Child of Peace — Elaine Hagenberg

Proclamation of God’s Word

Scripture Lesson — John 17: 1-11 — page 879 of the pew Bible

Sermon — “When Jesus Prays” — Dr. Zieman    

Our Response to God’s Word

*Affirmation of Faith                                                                            
In a broken and fearful world, the Spirit gives us courage to pray without ceasing, to witness among all peoples to Christ as Lord and Savior, to unmask idolatries in church and culture, to hear the voices of peoples long silenced, and to work with others for justice, freedom, and peace. In gratitude to God, empowered by the Spirit, we strive to serve Christ in our daily tasks and to live holy and joyful lives, even as we watch for God’s new heaven and new earth, praying, Come, Lord Jesus!  With believers in every time and place, we rejoice that nothing in life or in death can separate us from the love of God in Christ Jesus our Lord. Glory be to the Father, and to the Son, and to the Holy Spirit.  Amen.

*Sanctus (#572) — Holy, Holy, Holy — SANCTUS (Pavlechko)

Presentation of Tithes and Offerings

Offertory — Angels Visit When We Sing — Tom Trenney

*Doxology (#609) — Praise God, from Whom All Blessings Flow — LASST UNS ERFREUEN
Praise God, from whom all blessings flow. Praise God, all creatures high and low. Alleluia, Alleluia!
Praise God, in Jesus fully known: Creator, Word, and Spirit one. Alleluia, alleluia! alleluia, alleluia, alleluia!

*Prayer of Dedication        
With abundance upon abundance, Almighty God, you have seen to our needs. We return this portion of our wealth, we offer these prayers, and we remember the gift of time you have given us as tokens of our commitment to know you, to love you, and to serve you. Bless these gifts, multiply and use them, as we beseech you to work in our midst.  Amen.

*Hymn of Dedication #372 — O for a World — AZMON

*Charge and Benediction

*Choral Benediction (11:10) — The Lord Bless You and Keep You — Peter Lutkin

Postlude — Fanfare — Jacques Lemmens