26 th SUNDAY AFTER PENTECOST November 18, :00 a.m.

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1 VANCE MEMORIAL PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH 905 National Road, Wheeling, West Virginia Church Telephone: (304) Fax: (304) vancechurch.org 26 th SUNDAY AFTER PENTECOST November 18, :00 a.m. Lectionary Selections of Scripture for this Sunday: 1 Samuel 1:4-20 ~ 1 Samuel 2:1-10 Hebrews 10:11-14 ~ Mark 13:1-8 The MISSION of Vance Memorial Presbyterian Church (USA) is to proclaim the Good News of Jesus Christ with everyone through Worship, Prayer, Education, Fellowship, and Mission Outreach. 1

2 Gathering around God s Word ORGAN PRELUDE CHIMES PREPARATION for WORSHIP My Lord! What a Morning, GtG 352 on screen GREETINGS and ANNOUNCEMENTS Please sign and pass the fellowship pad to the inside aisle. RESPONSIVE CALL to WORSHIP Leader: Let our hearts exult in the Lord; All: our strength is exalted in God. Leader: Let our mouths be ever fixed in praise; All: God has given us the victory. Leader: There is no Holy One like the Lord; All: there is no rock like our God. Praise the Lord! UNISON OPENING PRAYER All: Merciful God, you hear our cries and honor our tears. Stir in us such a passion during worship that we might vow to give you our best, for the glory of your name. Amen. OPENING HYMN of PRAISE Great Is Thy Faithfulness, GtG 39 on screen CONFESSION and time of self-examination Leader: Trusting in the grace of God, let us confess our sins against God and our neighbors. All: O God, who is faithful and just, we have failed to help those who have little while we have much. We are boastful and haughty and fail to appreciate the gifts you have given. Our arrogance has led us away from your righteous way. Forgive us, Merciful God, and lead us to a humble path for Jesus sake. SILENT PRAYER of CONFESSION SUNG RESPONSE Bless the Lord, O My Soul, GtG 535 on screen 2

3 RESPONSIVE DECLARATION OF PARDON Leader: People of God, Jesus Christ, who gave himself once and for all, forgives and saves. Therefore, be reconciled to one another, holding fast to the confession of our hope, through Christ our Lord. All: Thanks be to God! Amen. GLORIA PATRI Glory Be to the Father, PH 579, GtG 581 on screen PASSING the PEACE of CHRIST May the Peace of Christ be with you! And also with you! Encountering God s Word SONG for ILLUMINATION You Are My All in All, GtG 519 on screen CHILDREN S MESSAGE Miss Jane The ANTHEM Now Thank We All Our God Arranged by Mark Hayes The lyrics for this anthem may be referenced at hymn number 555 in the blue Presbyterian Hymnal. The SCRIPTURE HEBREW TESTAMENT READING: 1 Samuel 2:1-10 NEWER TESTAMENT READING: Hebrews 10:11-14 The Word of the Lord Thanks be to God! MORNING MESSAGE Reverend Erica L. Harley Responding to God s Word AFFIRMATION OF FAITH: A Brief Statement of Faith 10.2 We trust in Jesus Christ, fully human, fully God. Jesus proclaimed the reign of God: preaching good news to the poor and release to the captives, teaching by word and deed and blessing the children, healing 3

4 the sick and binding up the brokenhearted, eating with outcasts, forgiving sinners, and calling all to repent and believe the gospel. Unjustly condemned for blasphemy and sedition, Jesus was crucified, suffering the depths of human pain and giving his life for the sins of the world. God raised this Jesus from the dead, vindicating his sinless life, breaking the power of sin and evil, delivering us from death to life eternal. SONG of AFFIRMATION What Does the Lord Require of You?, GtG 70 on screen ALL: Sing each section 1, 2, and 3 in unison through twice. Congregation: Then sing section 1 again twice ~ even as Vance Choir sings all 3 parts. Harmony will be created as the three different melodies intertwine. INVITATION to the OFFERING Leader: People of God, the Lord has given us so much. Let us praise the Lord through our gifts for the uplift of God s kingdom. THE OFFERTORY What Wondrous Love Is This? TRADITIONAL AMERICAN FOLK HYMN Arranged by Mark Hayes The lyrics for this anthem may be referenced at hymn number 85 in the blue Presbyterian Hymnal. Though the hymn upon which this anthem is based is associated with Lent, Holy Week and Eastertide, this anthem may also be offered appropriately throughout the church year. We sing of the marvelous news of God s great love for us in sending His Son, Jesus Christ, to bear the heavy cross for our salvation. DOXOLOGY Praise God, from Whom All Blessings Flow, PH 592, GtG 606 UNISON PRAYER of DEDICATION All: Dear God, we offer these gifts back to you. Multiply them so that they might help build up your kingdom on earth. All glory, praise, and honor are due to you, now and forever. Amen. MORNING PRAYER & OUR 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; 4

5 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! Taking God s Word out, into our Worlds CLOSING HYMN What a Fellowship, What a Joy Divine, GtG 837 on screen BENEDICTION BENEDICTION RESPONSE VANCE CHOIR POSTLUDE Please stand if able. PH=Presbyterian Hymnal (Blue); CH=Celebration Hymnal (Red) GtG=Glory to God (screen or insert) Songs used with CCLI License # Today s liturgy is reprinted by permission of Westminster John Knox Press from Feasting on the Word Worship Companion, :00 a.m. Service of Worship regularly broadcast over WKWK-FM

6 The PASTOR and CHURCH STAFF Rev. Erica L. Harley ~ Senior Pastor Jane Schockey ~ Church Administrator/C.E. Director Deborah Podolski Breiding ~ Director of Music Russ Brown ~ Head Custodian Jay Carenbauer ~ Custodian Keith Wilson ~ Sound, Video, and Media Coordinator Christina Kestner ~ Seminary Intern ~ MINISTERS of the CHURCH: ALL MEMBERS ~ SESSION Jay Frey Beth Ann Dague John Hargleroad Howard Monroe Ted Owens Phil Polack Carol Obermann Geri Sloane Jill Flanagan Michelle John Scott Winters Bettie Steele DEACONS Kathy Hannan Ann Bopp Diane Crowl Michael Hires Marjorie Easton Russ Green Louise Limbert Carol Myers Janet Hart Joanne Winters Karen Seabright Joelle Oliver 2018 CHURCH DIRECTORY Clerk of Session...Julie Squibb President of the Board of Deacons...Russ Green Church Treasurer...Paul Limbert Chairperson of Building and Property Commission...Ted Owens Chairperson of Christian Education Commission...Jill Flanagan Chairperson of Worship & Music Commission...Howard Monroe Chairperson of Missions Commission...Carol Obermann Chairperson of Personnel Committee...Beth Ann Dague Chairpersons of Hospitality...Sue Abraham, Rowena Baker, Carol Myers Chairperson of Finance/Memorials Committee... Michelle John Chairperson of Nominating Committee...Scott Winters Chairperson of Stewardship Committee...Jay Frey Chairperson of Evangelism and Membership...John Hargleroad Moderator of Presbyterian Women...Virginia Dulany Congregational Nominating Committee for 2018 Members at large from our congregation: Ginny Dulany, Sam Driehorst and Lynne Exley Deacon: Michael Hires Elders: Geri Sloane & Scott Winters MISSION PERSONNEL of OUR DIRECT CONCERN Caleb & Claire (Seabright) Bermudez 6