Covenant Presbyterian Church

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1 Covenant Presbyterian Church 8:15 a.m. Austin, Texas July 16, 2017 PREPARATION WELCOME Please sign the friendship register at this time and pass it down the row, then return it to its original position, noting the names of those worshiping with you. At the conclusion of the service, take time to greet one another in the name of Christ. PASSING OF THE PEACE Since God has welcomed us in Jesus Christ, let us welcome one another by sharing a sign of Christ s peace. PRELUDE *CALL TO WORSHIP PRAISING GOD Leader: Let us worship the eternal love of God, the source of love and life, who creates us. People: Let us worship Jesus Christ, the risen one, who lives among us. Leader: Let us worship the Spirit, the holy fire, who renews us. All: To the one true God be praise in all times and places through the grace of Jesus Christ. *HYMN OF PRAISE Holy, Holy, Holy! Lord God Almighty! Hymn 136 PRAYER OF CONFESSION (silent confession ) We are so scattered, O God: We flit from cause to cause; we are easily distracted by the next important thing; we think about yesterday and tomorrow but not today. Help us to be mindful of the grace and beauty that surround us right now. Help us commit to the need that is before us right now. Help us to think deeply, and respond generously, as you have loved us deeply and forgiven us generously. This we pray in Jesus name. Amen. ASSURANCE OF GOD S GRACE AND PARDON *RESPONSE TO OUR FORGIVENESS Gloria Patri (Glory Be to the Father) Hymn 734 MINISTRY OF THE WORD SCRIPTURE Jeremiah 6:16 Old Testament, page 616 SERMON STORIES OF GOD Jon Wasson Prophetic Imagination RESPONSE TO THE WORD *HYMN OF RESPONSE O Day of Peace Hymn 539 COMMUNION LITURGY INVITATION PRAYER OF INTERCESSION AND CONSECRATION SHARING OF THE BREAD AND CUP

2 * Those who are able, please stand *PRAYER OF THANKSGIVING AND 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. *PARTING HYMN The Summons Hymn 350 (stanzas 1 and 4) Will you come and follow me if I but call your name? Will you go where you don t know and never be the same? Will you let my love be shown, will you let my name be known, Will you let my life be grown in you and you in me? Lord, your summons echoes true when you but call my name. Let me turn and follow you and never be the same. In your company I ll go where your love and footsteps show. Thus I ll move and live and grow in you and you in me. *BLESSING *POSTLUDE

3 Assisting in Worship Lay Liturgists Melanie Dixon and Cindy Young at 8:15; Kathryn Sedberry at 9:30 Tom Brown and John Schmidt, pianists Adolfo Ham preaching at 11:30 at Iglesia Presbiteriana Reformada en Luyanó (our sister church in Cuba) Jon Wasson preaching at 11:05 in the Contemporary Worship Service The flowers in the sanctuary are given to the glory of God.

4 Encouraging one another to follow Jesus wherever we live, work, and play. SUMMER WORSHIP TIMES The summer worship schedule will continue through Sunday, August 13. Two traditional worship services at 8:15 and 9:30 and a contemporary service at 11:05 a.m. For more information about events at Covenant, please see Covenant Matters. NEW TO COVENANT PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH? Welcome! We are thankful you have chosen to worship with us today! Please introduce yourself by signing the red welcome booklet in each pew. Find out more about our community at the turquoise table on the patio following the service. Our prayer is that Covenant becomes your second family. We want you to feel comfortable here and hope that we can help you find ways to grow in your faith. For more information about Covenant s many groups, programs and events, contact Amy Skaggs at askaggs@covenant.org. Amy is eager to meet and discuss ways of connecting. You can also find out more by visiting our website at covenant.org. Three worship services are offered each Sunday this summer through August 13 8:15 a.m. (traditional communion service), 9:30 a.m. (traditional service) and 11:05 a.m. (contemporary service). A shuttle service carries worshipers from the parking lot at the Texan Eye Center at 5717 Balcones Drive at Northland Drive, two blocks west of campus. Shuttle service runs from 7:55 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. COVENANT PRAYS Prayers of sympathy and support: Ed Summers, family and friends, on the death of his wife, Kathy Summers, on July 14. Mary and Charlie Teeple, Delaine and Bryan Teeple, family and friends, on the death of Delaine s father, Dick Bowen, on July 4. Gretchen and Josh Cleveland, family and friends, on the death of their infant daughter, Alma Charlotte Louise Cleveland, on July 3 in WA. Rob, Maureen, Brian and Sarah Crawley, family and friends, on the death of father and grandfather, Henry Hank Crawley on June 18. Linda and Bill Holtkamp, family and friends, on the death of Bill s brother, David Holtkamp, on June 16. Kim Nugent-Anderson and Austin Anderson, family and friends, on the death of Kim s grandmother, Hilda Beach, on June 14. Prayers for: Ann Glass, Tana Taylor, Marvin Cressman, Chuck Roth, Bridget Lonseth, Harry Tipton, Bill Robbins, Jr., Matt Blitch, Shirley McGee, LuAnn Bennett, Don Finney, David Phinney, Betty Andrews, Clara Jo Huckaby, T.J. Chapman, Dorothy Taylor, Cindy Sullivan, Kathy Shook, Dave Ferguson, Meghan Still, Erin Young, Denise Myers, Riley Furlong, Barbara Knisely. Prayers for people serving in our country s armed forces: USAF 2LT Gonzalo Hernando, USMC 1st Lt. Katherine Ashton, USA Pvt. Jessica Choe, USA 2LT Ben Smith, USN LCDR Bryan Gunkel, USA Col. Janet Riley, USAF Lt. Katy Deiters, USAF A1C Taylor Cotham, USA Maj. Seth Pruett, USA Capt. Matt Irwin, USN LCDR Austin Wade Latour, USAF Lt. Col. Joseph Chennault, USA SFC Kevin Guy, USMC Staff Sgt. Jeremy Alexander. Prayers requested by our sister church, Iglesia Presbiteriana Reformada en Luyanó, in Havana Cuba: Para María del Carmen Mata (who lost an eye in an accident July 4). Para Yamilét Sánchez, Aida Fuentes, Letdy González y Zaida García (sus enfermedades). Para Daniel y Martina Izquierdo. Thanksgiving for shared missional outreach to our communities in Austin and Luyanó. Gracias a Dios! Prayers requested by the Mission Committee: Redeemed Ministries of Austin & International Justice Mission, and Thais and Doug Kilday. Prayers requested by the Session: God, as we spend time in your biblical stories this summer, help us to see how you would use us in your ongoing story today. Although prayer requests will be removed from this listing after three weeks, please contact Kay Austin in the church office,

5 3030, or if prayer continues to be requested. Recycling containers for this publication are available in the Narthex.