May 24, 2026
Join us for worship on Sunday, May 24, 2026. Our sermon is given by Rev. Josh Garry. Our Scripture reading is Acts 2: 1-13. Our music is provided by Patty Ritchie, cello; Chamber Singers; Mark Kanitz, organ.
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Sunday May 24, 2026 Worship Service
Livestream at 10:00 a.m.
Gathering in God’s Name
Prelude — Zion’s Walls — Aaron Copland
As the prelude begins, you are invited to begin your personal preparation for worship.
Silent Meditation
“Words are… our most inexhaustible source of magic.” — Albus Dumbledore, The Deathly Hallows
Call to Worship
Holy Spirit of ancient days and old night, dwell amongst us in this place
Stir in our souls as your wind once did across the face of the waters
Advocate of the Holy One, move in our midst during this sacred hour
Fill our hearts with love and our voices with praise – let us worship God!
Praise and Adoration
*Hymn #282 — Come Down, O Love Divine — DOWN AMPNEY
(*Please stand, if you are able)
Confession and Pardon
Call to Confession
Prayer of Confession
Holy Ghost, You come to us in all languages and in all peoples; You come to us in the words of the poor and upon the faces of the hungry. Yet we pick and we choose when we listen to You. We pick and we choose when we look for You. Forgive us. Create in us a new heart. A heart that listens to You. A heart that looks for You. A heart that is ready to go out into the world and do Your work.
Silent Prayers of Confession and Petition
Response (#288) — Spirit of the Living God — LIVING GOD
Assurance of Pardon
*Congregational Response (#447) — We Are Forgiven — WE ARE FORGIVEN
*Welcome
Time for Young Disciples
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 — Spirit of God — Fred Gramann
Proclamation of God’s Word
Scripture Lesson — Acts 2: 1-13 — page 885 of the pew Bible
Sermon — “Divided Tongues” — Rev. Garry
Prayer
Our Response to God’s Word
Presentation of Tithes and Offerings
Offertory — Fanfare for the Common Man — Aaron Copland
The Sacrament of the Lord’s Supper
Invitation to the Lord’s Table
*Affirmation of Faith — 1The Scots Confession, Chapter XII, Faith in the Holy Ghost
2The Confession of 1967, Section C. The Communion of the Holy Spirit
We believe that our faith and its assurance do not proceed from flesh and blood, that is to say, from natural powers within us, but are the inspiration of the Holy Ghost; whom we do confess to be God, equal with the Father and with His Son, who sanctifies us, and brings us into all Truth by His own working.1 We believe that God the Holy Spirit fulfills the work of reconciliation in humankind, and that the Holy Spirit creates and renews the church as the community in which humankind is reconciled to God and one another.2 Amen.
*Sanctus (#280) — Come, O Spirit, Dwell Among Us — EBENEZER
The Words of Institution
The Serving of the Elements
Please come forward as directed by an usher. All baptized Christians are encouraged to partake – by taking a piece of bread and dipping it into the cup. Gluten-free bread is at the station closer to the pulpit. If you are unable to come forward, an elder will serve you in the pew.
Communion Anthem — Come Before the Table — Karen Marrolli
*Prayer
God of the Crucifixion, the Resurrection, and the Life Everlasting, we thank you for the gift of Your Son. A gift for which we neither understand nor can ever repay. Let this nourishing meal we just shared give us the strength to be Your disciples in this world and bring about Your Kingdom. Amen.
*Hymn #300 — We Are One in the Spirit — THEY’LL KNOW WE ARE CHRISTIANS
*Charge and Benediction
Choral Benediction — Alleluia — Elaine Hagenberg
Postlude — Veni Creator Spiritus — Paul Benoit