WestminsterPresbyterian ChurchA Telling Presence in the City

Sunday, August 2, 2020, 10:30 am

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Together we are the Body of Christ. While apart, we covenant still to be the church.We are not alone. Thanks be to God!

A juniper tree asserts its resilience in the desert of northern New Mexico at Ghost Ranch. Photo by Tim Hart-Andersen.

Preparing for the WordOur service begins with the Prelude, inviting us to prepare for worship.

Prelude Prelude in G Minor BWV 558 Johann Sebastian Bach Minuet from Suite Bergamasque Claude Debussy Kenneth Vigne, piano Resilience Abbie Betinis, from Justice Choir Songbook; Sung by the Voices of Hope women’s prison choir

Our Life in Christ Rev. Alanna Simone TylerOne: The Lord be with you. All: And also with you.

Call to Worship (from Isaiah 35)One: The wilderness and the dry land shall be glad.All: The desert shall rejoice and blossom.One: For waters shall break forth in the wilderness, and streams in the desert.All: The burning sand shall become a pool, and the thirsty ground springs of water.One: Say to those who are of a fearful heart:All: “Be strong, do not fear! Here is your God.”One: Let us worship God!

Hymn No. 65 Guide Me, O Thou Great Jehovah Deborah Carbaugh, Amanda Weber, Samuel Baker, Nathan Petersen-Kindem

Call to Confession and Prayer of Confession (Unison)Merciful God, in your gracious presence we confess our sin and the sin of this world. Although Christ is among us as our peace, we are a people divided against ourselves as we cling to the values of a broken world. The profit and pleasures we pursue lay waste the land and pollute the seas. The fears and jealousies that we harbor set neighbor against neighbor and nation against nation. We abuse your good gifts of imagination and freedom, of intellect and reason, and have turned them into bonds of oppression. Lord, have mercy upon us; heal and forgive us. Set us free to serve you in the world as agents of your reconciling love in Jesus Christ.

Personal Prayers of Confession Kyrie from Deutsche Messe Franz Schubert, adapt. Richard ProulxWorshippers search their own hearts in reflection during the choral anthem.

Assurance of God’s ForgivenessOne: Anyone who is in Christ is a new creation. The old life has gone; a new life has begun. Friends, hear the good news:All: In Jesus Christ we are forgiven. Alleluia! Amen.

Listening for the WordA Time with Children

Prayer for Illumination Priscilla Northenscold

Readings from Holy Scripture Isaiah 35 selected verses Hebrews 12:1-3, 12-13a

One: This is the Word of the Lord. All: Thanks be to God.

Sermon Learning on the Way about Resilience Rev. Dr. Timothy Hart-Andersen

Responding to the WordHymn No. 792 There Is a Balm in Gilead

Pastoral Prayer and The Lord’s Prayer Rev. David Tsai ShinnOur 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.

Offertory SentencesWorshippers are invited to use the “Give” link on the livestream page or the Tithe.ly church app, or mail a check to support the mission and ministry of Westminster. Thank you!

Offertory Wake Me Up, Lord Uzee Brown, JrWake me up, Lord, when it’s over; when the shouting is done and the course is run, wake me up, Lord.When your promise is fulfilled, and your Child has come home, wake me up, Lord, when it’s over.

Prayer of Dedication for the Offerings Received

Hymn No. 79 Light Dawns on a Weary World

Charge and BenedictionThe people respond with “Amen.”

Congregational Response Resilience Abbie BetinisResilience: we are strong. Shoulder to shoulder, keep moving on.Resilience: make a new plan. Stand up again and say, “Yes we can!”

Passing of the Peace

One: The peace of Christ be with you.All: And also with you.

Postlude Light Dawns on a Weary World Kenneth Vigne

Guide Me, O Thou Great Jehovah This hymn is in the public domain.

There Is a Balm in Gilead Music Arr. © 1990 Melva Wilson Costen. All rights reserved. Used by permission of the copyright holder.

Light Dawns on a Weary World Text: Mary Louise Bringle © 2002 GIA Publications, Inc. Music: William P. Rowan © 2000 William P. Rowan (admin. GIA Publications, Inc.). Printed with permission under One License #A-704045. All rights reserved.

Resilience, Text: Abbie Betinis © 2017 Abbie Betinis. This song, from the Justice Choir Songbook, is being printed under the Creative Commons BY-NC-ND 4.0 license. JusticeChoir.org

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Sundays 9:15 am Adult Education10:30 am Worship; 5 pm Gathered at Five

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August 2 .................... Matthew 14:13-213 .............................. Deuteronomy 8:1-104 ............................................ Acts 2:37-475 .................................. Matthew 15:32-396 .......................................1 Kings 19:9-187 ......................................... Psalm 85:8-138 ..................................... Romans 10:5-159 .................................. Matthew 14:22-33

Today’s flowers are in loving memory of Pat Berg

by the Berg family