Sunday October 27, 2024 Worship Service
Livestream at 11:10 a.m.

REFORMATION SUNDAY
Presbyterians celebrate the tradition that grounds our faith on Reformation Sunday.  It is always the last Sunday in October, marking the occasion in 1517 when Martin Luther posted his 95 theses on the church door in Wittenberg, Germany.

STEWARDSHIP SUNDAY
Today we look to 2025 and ask God’s blessing as we plan for the future. 
You may drop your 2025 pledge card in the offering plate today or mail it to the church office asap!  

GATHERING IN GOD’S NAME

PRELUDE — Fugue in G Minor — J.S. Bach
As the prelude begins, you are invited to begin your personal preparation for worship.

SILENT MEDITATION
“Our wisdom, in so far it ought to be deemed true and solid wisdom, consists almost entirely of two parts: the knowledge of God and of ourselves.”                                                           
Institutes of the Christian Religion, John Calvin

CALL TO WORSHIP                                                                                                   
Who is the King of Glory?
       The Lord, strong and mighty!
Lift up your heads, O gates! And be lifted up, O ancient doors!
       That the King of Glory may come in!

PRAISE AND ADORATION

*HYMN #93 — Lift Up Your Heads, Ye Mighty Gates — TRURO
(*Please stand, if you are able)

CONFESSION AND PARDON

CALL TO CONFESSION

PRAYER OF CONFESSION
Loving and Gracious God, we come before you acknowledging that we have not fully lived into the new life you have promised and set before us. We are called to constantly be reforming, and yet we so often resist change. We are called to a life of renewal and joy, and yet so often we want a life of ease and comfort. Forgive us, Lord. Help us to hear your Holy Word and respond to it accordingly. Amen.

SILENT PRAYERS OF CONFESSION AND PETITION

KYRIE ELEISON #575 — Lord, Have Mercy Upon Us — KYRIE ELEISON (Pardini)                                                          

ASSURANCE OF PARDON

CONGREGATIONAL RESPONSE (#447) — We Are Forgiven — WE ARE FORGIVEN

WELCOME              
During the welcome, children are invited to come forward for a time with Rev. Zieman

TIME FOR YOUNG DISCIPLES

MOMENT FOR STEWARDSHIP                                             
Belinda Greiner — Elder, Moderator of the Finance Committee

*HYMN #712 — As Those of Old Their Firstfruits Brought — FOREST GREEN

ANNOUNCEMENTS

RECEPTION OF NEW MEMBERS — Amy Boesen or Brenda Grauman
Co-Moderator of the Membership Committee
Joining today:  Jo Anderson, Wendy Anderson, Robert Dehner, Penny Dehner, Kathy Gross

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 — Andante — Justus Friedrich Dotzauer

PROCLAMATION OF GOD’S WORD

SCRIPTURE LESSON — Matthew 28:19-20 — page 812 of the pew Bible

SERMON — “A Legacy Undefined” — Joshua Garry

OUR RESPONSE TO GOD’S WORD

*AFFIRMATION OF FAITH — from the Heidelberg Catechism
I believe in God, the Father Almighty, creator of heaven and earth. I believe in Jesus Christ, his only begotten Son, our Lord, who was conceived of the Virgin Mary. He suffered under Pontius Pilate, was crucified, died, and was buried; he descended into hell. The third day he rose again from the dead. He ascended into heaven and is seated at the right hand of God the Father Almighty. From there he will come to choose the living and the dead. I believe in the Holy Spirit, the holy catholic church, the communion of saints, the forgiveness of sins, the resurrection of the body, and the life everlasting. Amen.

*GLORIA PATRI #581 — Glory Be to the Father — GLORIA PATRI

PRESENTATION OF TITHES AND OFFERINGS

OFFERTORY — Dona Nobis Pacem — Mozart; arr. Susan Brown

*DOXOLOGY (#607) — “Praise God, from Whom All Blessings Flow” OLD HUNDREDTH
Praise God, from whom all blessings flow. Praise Christ, all people here below;
praise Holy Spirit evermore; praise Triune God, whom we adore.  Amen.

*RESPONSIVE PRAYER OF DEDICATION OF ALL THE 2025 PLEDGES
Creator of all, the earth is yours, the world and all who live in it.
       You have entrusted us with gifts – time, talent, energy, money – and asked us to use them to build your kingdom.  With thanks and praise, we respond to your call.
We bring these gifts you have given, returning your generosity, paying it forward.
       We offer ourselves, our lives, our hopes and fears, our dollars and our hours.  We commit ourselves to work for your world, to love and serve wherever you call.
We ask your blessing on this, your church, as we seek to follow you with heart, mind, and soul.
       Bless also these gifts, our investment in your future, that they may multiply in faith, hope, and love.  Amen.

*HYMN #275 — A Mighty Fortress Is Our God — EIN FESTE BURG

*CHARGE AND BENEDICTION

*BENEDICTION RESPONSE — A Choral Amen — Marianne Forman

*POSTLUDE — A Mighty Fortress Is Our God — Helmut Walcha